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Off-White™ x Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” Resale Prices Go Through The Roof
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Virgil Abloh’s posthumous legacy is already surging. His Off-White™ x Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” has almost doubled in price just a day after his passing. As spotted on Hype Beast the sneaker of 2019 is doing even bigger numbers in 2020. Not even 24 hours after the sudden passing of the esteemed designer his signature collaboration with Nike has gone through the roof on the resale market. According to streetwear news Instagram account @DropsByLeo the ticket for these feet pieces have skyrocketed. “RESELL PRICE ON THESE WENT FROM AS LOW AS $5,300 TO $10,000+ WITHIN COUPLE OF HOURS. THOUGHTS ON THIS? 👀” the post read. Nike has released a statement dedicated to Virgil. “We are heartbroken by the news of Virgil Abloh’s passing. Sin...
Swap It Out: Quavo Seemingly Responds To Rumors Of Lil Baby & Saweetie Dating
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Dating as a celebrity means that the moment you get caught slipping, the Internet is going to have a field day with the rumors and chatter. The latest stars to get caught up in that manner of discussion are Lil Baby and Saweetie, who some believe are currently dating, but Quavo, the ex-boyfriend of the “Icy Girl” star, seemingly endorsed the alleged union via social media. First, let’s take it back to next week to an article from Hollywood Unclocked that alleges Lil Baby spent bands on Saweetie at the Chanel store in New York and even posted her supposed boo but deleted the image after. Twitter sleuths seemed to link a pair of images together to determine the mystery man in question was Lil Baby and the rest is history. Atlan...
Twitter Marvels At Rihanna’s Booty Butt Cheeks As She Rocks Ass-Out Savage X Fenty Fit
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Robert Kamau / Getty Rihanna might very well be the sexiest woman on the planet and whenever she models one of her Savage X Fenty pieces, everyone stops to take notice. Showing off her new Tied-Up Tartan line, the Barbadian singer and entrepreneur rocked a bottom-out pair of sleepwear pants and Twitter couldn’t get enough. If anyone is holding out hope that Rihanna will relax on the fashion tip and get back to music, think again. Things are going well at the House of Savage X Fenty, and the Tied-Up Tartan line covers both men and women of all sizes in an eye-pleasing dark blue and black plaid design that looks primed for nighttime activities or just chilling after a hard day of work. Rihanna modeled the fit herself, complete with a matching bra and ...
Amber Rose’s Ex-Boyfriend A.E. Apologizes For Cheating, Says He Just Wants His Family Back
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Kanye West is not the only person on the internet begging for his wife back. Amber Rose’s current ex-boyfriend, Alexander “A.E.” Edwards, is hopped on social media to say sorry for being a “f***boy” will help him get back in Rose’s good graces. In a post shared in his Instagram stories, Edwards apologized to his “wife” for the “pain” he caused, pleading to get his family back. “I want to sincerely apologize to my beautiful wife @amberrose. You didn’t deserve what I did to you,” he wrote. “You’re an Amazing person and a wonderful mother to our boys. I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you, my son Slash and my stepson Sebastian.” A.E. did more begging than your favorite R&B artist on a song promising to do whatever it takes...
Rico Nasty Tweets & Deletes Troubling Messages Regarding Tour With Playboi Carti
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: FilmMagic / Getty We’d like to open up this post by showing our support for Rico Nasty as she’s one of the most talented artists of her generation. Fans are rallying around the Washington, D.C. native after she posted and deleted some troubling messages while traveling on tour with Playboi Carti. Rico Nasty is currently out on tour for Carti’s King Vamp tour where she shared a series of tweets, and we must warn the messages within might be triggering to some regarding their theme. “I wish I was dead just as much as y’all do trust me…Y’all win,” Rico tweeted on Saturday (Nov. 27), presumably a response to how fans have been responding to her on tour. She added in another pair of tweets, “I dead ass need at least two hours out of each day. To just cry...
D.C. To Buffalo: John Young Is Credited As The Creator Of Buffalo Wings, Reportedly Inspired By D.C.’s Mambo Sauce
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Residents of Washington, D.C., and abroad are well aware of a delicious and heavily-debated condiment lovingly known as “Mambo Sauce,” as in mumble sauce. Late Buffalo, N.Y. restaurant owner John Young was reportedly inspired by the city’s wing sauce of choice, taking the idea back home and is largely credited for inventing buffalo wings although that point has faced contention. According to a detailed report from USA Today, two families lay claim to inventing the buffalo wing and it all depends on which side of town you’re from. The typical tale goes that Italian restaurant owners Frank and Teressa Bellissimo featured the deep-fried and sauced-up wings at the Anchor Bar, which still exists today in downtown Buffalo. Back in ...
Twitter Clowns Republican Party’s Tweet Highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris’ Cookware Purchase
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty The divisionary tactics used in politics work as they’re intended because how else does one explain former Buffoon-In-Chief Donald Trump? The Republican Party once again is sowing seeds of dissent after fighting an article that mentioned a cookware purchase made by Vice President Kamala Harris, and Twitter is getting the weak attempt at a dig out of here. On Friday (Nov. 26), the GOP’s Twitter account linked a story from The Washington Free Beacon titled “Kamala Harris Bought $375 Pot on Paris Trip” with the sub-HED reading, “Spending spree at French boutique comes as US families fret over [the] cost of Thanksgiving dinner.” It is exactly the type of headline meant to inspire outrage from Republican and conservative voters w...
Ballsy Move: LeBron James Fined $15K For Grabbing Crotch After Hitting Dagger Shot In Indiana
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andy Lyons / Getty LeBron James is an equally beloved and hated player, and that’s been true for much of his 19-season career. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar was slapped with a $15,000 fine after grabbing his crotch while sinking a dagger shot against the Indiana Pacers. During a contest on Wednesday (Nov. 24), James and the Lakers took the game into overtime and displayed some heroics on the court with a big-time shot then walked off holding his private area. According to accounts, fans were doing the same towards James and shouting profanity, sparking him to return the favor. “When obscene gestures and language come into it, can’t be tolerated. There’s a difference between cheering for your team and not wanting the other team to win, and things I woul...
Hot 97’s Ebro Catches Twitter Backlash For Calling Tinashe’s Last Name “Ghetto”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Looks like Hot 97’s Ebro done run afoul of the Black Twitterverse and on a holiday weekend no less (when basically everyone got time).It all happened during an interview (from back in 2013) that Ebro and Peter Rosenberg conducted with Tinashe which seemed innocent enough, but things went left when Ebro asked Tinashe about her last name. After saying her last name was “Kachingwe,” Ebro went on to make an eyebrow scrunching response when he said, “Can we point out how lightskinned she is with the ghetto ass name though.” After Peter tried to help him save some face by pointing out that her name comes from her African heritage, Ebro stepped into it a bit more by saying, “Sometimes these ghetto names are actually African.” Needless ...
Dollar Tree Raises Prices, Vince Staples Bashes The Jig
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mario Tama / Getty For many people who are budget-conscious or looking for good bargains, going to Dollar Tree has helped out greatly. But the bargain chain’s latest move has many upset—including Vince Staples. As first reported by NBC News, Dollar Tree announced on Tuesday (November 23) that the company would be making its first price hike, raising its baseline price of a dollar for many items in its stores to $1.25. This follows up on moves that the company made in September, where some items in-store were offered for $3 and $5. Citing the “overwhelmingly positive” response to the change, the decision was made to revamp 500 locations into Dollar Tree Plus stores. “Our Dollar Tree pricing tests have demonstrated broad consumer acceptance of the new price...
Viruses In Disguise: WHO Designates New COVID-19 Variant As Omicron, Twitter Gets Decepticon Trending
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty COVID-19 is no laughing matter as millions have perished from the deadly virus. However, Twitter couldn’t resist making light of the World Health Organization’s (WHO), naming of a new variant, Omicron, getting the term Decepticon trending as a result. As seen in a post from WHO, the B.1.1.529 variant that is currently ravaging South Africa was named in a press release earlier on Friday (Nov. 26). From the WHO: The B.1.1.529 variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021. The epidemiological situation in South Africa has been characterized by three distinct peaks in reported cases, the latest of which was predominantly the Delta variant. In recent weeks, infections have increased steeply, coinciding with...
Dave Chappelle Returns To High School Alma Mater Amid ‘The Closer’ Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Dave Chappelle continues to stand in stark defiance of the critique raised after his latest Netflix stand-up special The Closer went wide. After being told he was no longer welcome, the Washington, D.C. native returned to his hometown to visit his alma mater and was met with jeers and tough questions from the student body. POLITICO provided a detailed account of Chappelle’s surprise visit to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, with the famed comedian hosting an hourlong Q&A session on Tuesday (Nov. 23) that found him being called a “bigot” by one student and complaints of his visit from some of the parents of the students. In response to the 16-year-old student who called him a bigot and reportedly said that Chappelle ha...
