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‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Ceaser Checks Van About The Houston Shop Flopping , Puma & Quani Are Hopeful About Their Son & More
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty This week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser is unhappy about what is going down at Black Ink Houston and checks Van. Puma and Quani are hopeful about their son after a positive outing. Alex has an OnlyFans account, and Puma celebrates turning the BIG 40. Quani Is Ready For A Career The episode begins with Puma and Teddy conversing after Ceaser spoke to them last week. Puma tells the professional couch sitter he doesn’t want anyone to feel pity for him after sharing that his son is on the spectrum for autism. Paul, aka Puma, wants to enjoy life as his 40th birthday approaches, and he wants to do something big to celebrate because he doesn’t feel old. Puma is not the only person feeling the stress. His wife, Quani, is also going through i...
HHW Gaming: New Study Shows Kids Who Play Video Games Score Higher On Brain Function Tests
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Riska / Getty Parents, listen up, video games are more than likely not ruining your young gamer’s brain, but they might improve how it functions. A new study focusing on adolescent brain functions shows that kids who play video games seem to have better memory and control over their motor skills than kids who don’t pick up the sticks. While the study also does state that video game playing might not be the reason for the differences in brain functions, it doesn’t dismiss the idea of gamers performing better on some tests of brain functions. If that is the case, it could further push the argument for developing video games to help improve and treat cognitive problems. “This study adds to our growing understanding of the associations between playing video g...
HHW Gaming: Is The Xbox Series S Holding Back Next-Gen Games? Some Devs Think So
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Series S, the idea of a mid-tier, affordable, next-gen console sounded good to gamers, but could it also be slowing down the development of next-gen games? Some developers believe that is the case. According to a VGC report, a game developer claims “many” studios want Microsoft to drop the requirement that games they work on have to launch on the Xbox Series S. VFX artist Ian Mac [319 articles]” target=”_blank”>Maclure said the quiet part out loud In response to a post from Jeff Gerstmann, formerly of Giant Bomb. Gerstman said in a tweet, “Series S is holding back next-gen games’ argument seems really broken to me.” Maclure, a part of the Xbox Series X|S title I Am Fish...
Russian Appeals Court Upholds Brittney Griner’s 9-Year Prison Sentence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty American WNBA star Brittney Griner remains in a Russian prison after a decision today by a Russian appeals court to uphold her nine-year sentence on drug smuggling charges. The ruling now leaves Brittney Griner’s best chance for release in the hands of the United States government. According to The New York Times, the Biden Administration and representatives of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has been engaged in secretive negotiations to possibly include Griner in an exchange of prisoners. The U.S. government offered a swap in June, but Russian officials refused to discuss it until all legal recourse was met. The article notes that the ruling by a three-judge panel means that Griner will soon be transported to a R...
Megan Thee Stallion Reads The “Horrorscopes” of Your Favorite Netflix Original Characters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Megan Thee Stallion Netflix & Chills Megan Thee Stallion is on a break, but she still got some things coming with Netflix. The Houston artist who throws an annual Halloween party called Hottieween is teaming up with Netflix for some unique spooky season content. As part of the promotion, Megan Thee Stallion reads the “horroscopes” of your favorite Netflix original characters. In the cute video, the “Anxiety” rapper chooses Eric from Sex Education, Chloe from Too Hot To Handle, Max from Stranger Things, and Maury the Hormone Monster from Big Mouth and compares them to Thing from The Addams Family, a zombie, vampire and, her admittedly “always horny self.” The streaming service dropped this video after Megan Thee ...
Kanye West Claims Quentin Tarantino Got ‘Django Unhchained’ From Him
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Director Quentin Tarantino and actor Jamie Foxx are now the next targets of Ye aka Kanye West’s rants, as he claims that they got the idea of Django Unchained from him. While appearing as a guest on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ye was at times combative, sparring with Morgan often. Seven minutes into the interview on Oct. 21, Morgan asked: “Do you believe there are limits to free speech, and if there are, what are they?” The rapper and fashion designer cited Django Unchained as an example that there are no limits to free speech, given that the film is laden with racial slurs and graphic depictions of slavery and it is still embraced by viewing audiences. He’d continue, making the claim that the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood dire...
BREAKING: adidas Cuts Ties With Ye AKA Kanye West
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 1 hour ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first B...
Pras Of The Fugees Sued For Allegedly Finessing Company Over Music Catalog Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pras has some more explaining to do. A company is alleging he finessed them after they gave him a loan for his music. As spotted on Digital Music News The Fugees‘ member will have to answer for himself in a court of law. Back in January, a firm called Open On Sunday struck a deal with the “How Many Mics” performer. Both parties agreed the OOS would secure a loan based on his Sony Music royalties stemming from his work on Blunted On Reality, The Score, and his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar. Things seemed to get a bit messy immediately after the contract was finalized. In February, Pras allegedly asked for an amendment to the contract requesting for the loan to be based on a book deal versus his catalog which was denie...
Jim Jones & Hitmaka ft. Beam “Gunshot,” Future “Massaging Me” & More | Daily Visuals 10.21.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Stobe / Getty All these years later and hype man turned rap star, Jim Jones continues to be the most active member out of Dip Set. We must say we did not see that coming. After dropping off a ton of work with Harry Fraud, Jones now links up with producer Hitmaka for the Beam assisted visuals to “Gunshot” where the men head to Little Haiti in Miami to turn up with the locals, blaze some zaza, and do some laundry while they’re at it. Gotta keep it fresh and clean regardless of where you at, na’mean? Future meanwhile, seems ready to get toxic with the next woman and in his clip to “Massaging Me” kicks it with a gang of women who may or may not have left this video shoot as his next baby mama. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Milly...
Phony Stark aka Elon Musk May Layoff 75% Of Twitter Workers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty A new report concerning billionaire Elon Musk and his impending acquisition of Twitter says that he may let go of up to 75% of the company’s workforce. According to one report, the Tesla founder has stated to prospective investors in the social media platform that he’s planning to get rid of up of 75% of the workforce once his deal to acquire Twitter is closed. The news, delivered Thursday (Oct. 20), sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry. It was confirmed that the company had already planned layoffs among its 7,500-employee workforce in addition to shuttering key data centers. A lawyer for Elon Musk declined to comment when contacted by the press, but the billionaire reportedly told people on an earnings call for Tesla that h...
BET Announces 2022 Soul Train Award Nominations; Deon Cole To Host
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty One of the most important music ceremonies is back. BET Networks has announced the 2022 Soul Train Awards nominations with Deon Cole as host. As spotted on The Grio, BET announced the return of the Soul Train Awards to Las Vegas. The annual celebration will tape on Sunday, Nov. 13, recognizing the best in Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop from both established industry legends and the next generation of promising artists. Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige lead all nominations with an impressive seven nods each. Beyoncé for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and twice for Best Collaboration and The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award. Mary J. Blige for Certified Soul Award, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Al...
Black Mafia Family Docuseries Premieres On Starz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The story of the Black Mafia Family has captivated viewers due to the 50 Cent-produced Starz series, and now a documentary series on the notorious empire has made its debut. On Sunday (Oct. 23), The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast premiered on Starz. The new series is an in-depth look at the founders of the Black Mafia Family, Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory. Both men led the infamous drug trafficking empire that sprung out of the crack epidemic that ravaged Detroit, Michigan in the 1980s. Like the BMF series that premiered on the network featuring Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory as his father, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is the executive producer. 50 Cent tapped Shan Nicholson, best known for helming Rubb...
