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Dave East Honors Nipsey Hussle As He Buys First Store In Harlem
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Dave East has been busy adding to his sizable resume with solid rap releases and acting. And now, he’s adding “business owner” to that list, crediting the late Nipsey Hussle as motivation. The Hoffa rapper and Wu-Tang: An American Saga star took to social media on Sunday (November 28) to share that he’s officially the owner of a convenience store in his native Harlem, New York. The post shows the 33-year old grinning and holding the keys as he proudly stands in the space. Related Stories He writes in the caption, “Bought my first store today. I told Nipsey he laid the blueprint for real ones everywhere. Wish Shooter could see this s**t. Coming soon 2022. Couldn’t have made this happen without @queenofharlem The realest!” Da...
Posting Photos & Videos of Private Individuals Without Their Consent Is Now Banned On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Don’t hit send on that tweet containing a photo or video of a private individual cause it could get you in trouble. Coming on the heels of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stepping down, the popular social media platform announced on Tuesday (Dec.1) that sharing images and videos of private individuals without their consent is now banned. Users will now be able to contact Twitter and ask that photos of themselves be removed from the platform. There is a small caveat to the new rule. It does not apply to public figures, but the platform can take down images and videos featuring those individuals if Twitter says the content posted was to “harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence them.” “We will always try to assess the context in which the cont...
Trey Songz Under Investigation For Alleged Sexual Assault In Las Vegas
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Trey Songz is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault in Las Vegas. The specifics are cloudy, for now, but it supposedly went down at The Cosmopolitan sometime this past weekend. The crooner was in town celebrating his birthday. Reports TMZ: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently looking into claims of a sexual assault incident at The Cosmopolitan. It’s unclear what day the alleged assault happened, but we’re told the report was made to the police on Sunday. Our sources say at this time, Trey is cooperating with the investigation … no arrests have been made. According to a source at the Cosmopolitan, after celebrating his born day with a performance at Drai’s Nightclub on S...
Omarion Trending Because Of Omicron Variant, Black Twitter Chimes In With Jokes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Black Twitter has the uncanny ability to turn almost anything into a well-timed joke, and the same has happened with the Omicron COVID-19variant that raised concerns around the globe. Using humor as a means to cope with the pandemic fatigue, Black Twitter has R&B singer Omarion‘s name trending as a result, and while this is a serious situation, the reactions easily induced some chuckles. Although Omarion’s name began trending in earnest on Monday (Nov. 29), credit should be given to another Twitter user who seemed to be ahead of everyone over the weekend. Since then, others have come with their own variation of the twist on words, coming in the wake of folks getting Decepticons trending after the World Health Organization...
Vince Staples & Union Partner For New Beats Studio Buds Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats Vince Staples has many talents, most especially in the world of music where the rapper and social media genius displays an amazing diversity in sound. Partnering with streetwear standout Union, the two entities have collaborated to release a limited-edition Beats Studio Buds set to coincide with Union’s 30th year in existence. Starting this Wednesday (Dec. 1), the Beats Studio Buds will be available for purchase exclusively at Union’s Los Angeles and Tokyo outfits and online. The color scheme of the buds is a striking red, Black, and green design showcased both via the buds and their packaging. The colors of the Pan-African flag are a distinct reminder that Union is a Black-owned company and that lines up with Staples’ personal philosophies....
Kanye West Aims To Eliminate Homelessness In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty Kanye West, also known as Ye, has a new calling he’s undertaking —helping the homeless in the city of Los Angeles get back on their feet. As reported by TMZ, Kanye spent a considerable amount of time at the L.A. Mission last week, dropping off enough meals to feed one thousand people. Related Stories It was here that he took the microphone and delivered an elaborate and vulnerable prayer which included a hopeful entreaty that he and former spouse Kim Kardashian would reunite with the help of God, saying: “But when God brings Kimye together, there’s going to be millions of families that are going to be influenced to see that they can overcome the work of the separation, of trauma the devil has used to capitalise to keep people in m...
Common & Tiffany Haddish Split After A Year Because Allegedly They Are ‘Too Busy for a Serious Relationship’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Common and Tiffany Haddish are back on the market. PEOPLE exclusively reports Common and Tiffany Haddish has decided to dead their relationship, a source revealed to the publication. So what pushed them to end their relationship? Apparently, they are just too occupied with other things instead of each other. “They are never in the same city together, and both of them are just too busy for a serious relationship,” a source told PEOPLE. Related Stories Common 49, and Haddish 41, sent shockwaves through the internet when they officially went public with their relationship that bloomed during the pandemic. Haddish confirmed they were dating during an appearance on Steve-O’s podcast Steve-O’s Wild Ride. “I am in a relationship,” she happi...
Ari Lennox Details Amsterdam Airport Arrest On Twitter, Allegedly Was Drunk In Public
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Amsterdam law enforcement applied pressure on Ari Lennox on Monday (Nov.29). Fresh off of blowing our minds during the Soul Train Awards, Ari Lennox found herself in police custody abroad. Early Monday, the “Shea Butter Baby” crafter announced she touched down in Amsterdam, but things went all the way left an hour later. “Fuck Amsterdam security. They hate black people,” she said in a tweet. A couple of minutes later, she tweeted, “I just want to go home. I’ll never leave my house again,” adding in a series of follow-up tweets, “wow,” and “They’re arresting me.” Related Stories Lennox revealed the reasoning behind her arrest, stating, “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me.” The Dutc...
NYC Issues Indoor Masking Advisory Due Concerns over Omicron Variant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty As news about the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic has many alarmed, New York City health officials have issued a new health advisory recommending people wear masks indoors and in public settings. NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi and Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the concerns at the daily press conference held by the Mayor’s Office on Monday (November 29th). They said that while there has been no detection of cases caused by the new variant in the five boroughs, there is some worry that it could add to the recent uptick in cases in the city. The announced mask advisory stops short of a full mandate. In addition to the advisory, the mayor extended the vaccination mandate for public educators to the 102,000 who w...
StockX, ESPN & The V Foundation Team Up For Charity Raffle Contest, Drake Golf Clubs Included
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: StockX / ESPN Drake plays golf?! Can’t say we can see him getting busy on the green like that but apparently Drizzy does have some NOCTA Taylor Made P·790 Irons and they can be yours thanks to a charity campaign courtesy of StockX and ESPN. Source: StockX / ESPN Partnering with the V Foundation, ESPN and StockX have come together to offer fans a chance to own some Drake Friends and Family golf clubs along with other sports memorabilia from some of your favorite sports figures such as Kevin Durant (signed Nike KD14 Floral sneakers), Noami Osaka (signed NikeCourt Air Zoom GP Turbo Naomi Osaka), and Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski (Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski signed Nike LeBron XVIII Duke PE). To get in on the raffle fans can donate $10 on the charity website a...
In Plenty And In Time Of Need: Rihanna Hailed As National Hero In Barbados
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Pool / Getty Rihanna has been in the spotlight since the mid-2000s and is now one of the leading businesswomen of her era by way of both her hit sings and the popular Savage X Fenty fashion line. On Monday (Nov. 29), Rihanna was bestowed with the honor of national hero in her native Barbados, adding to the revelry of the island nation becoming the world’s newest republic. Prime Minister Mia Mottley offered glowing words to the 33-year-old artist born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, honoring her for providing continued service and philanthropy to her homeland. “Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty has given service to Barbados which has been exemplified by visionary and pioneering leadership,” Prime Minister Mottley said. “May you continue to shine like a diamond and...
Sony & Marvel Already Planning New ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy Starring Tom Holland
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Pictures / Sony Pictures Spider-Man: No Way Home hasn’t even hit theaters yet and already Sony and Marvel are gearing up for another Webhead trilogy starring everyone’s current favorite arachnid superhero, Tom Holland. Fandango is reporting that Sony exec and film producer, Amy Pascal, spilled the beans on what’s next after No Way Home and while many feared it would be the end of Tom Holland’s run as Spider-Man, it’s actually just the end of this current three-part chapter that began with Spider-Man: Homecoming. During the interview with Fandango, Pascal revealed that Sony and Marvel are already planning Spidey’s next three-part adventure and it would definitely involve Tom Holland as the web-slinging wisecracking superhero. “This is not the last mov...
