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Iman Shumpert Becomes First Former NBA Player To Win ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Mirrorball Trophy, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Eric McCandless / Getty Iman Shumpert’s impressive dance moves helped him and his dance partner make history on ABC’s dance competition show Dancing With The Stars. Iman Shumpert has been wowing viewers of the popular dance competition show since he hit the dance floor and instantly became a favorite to win the highly-coveted Mirrorball Trophy. Shumpert and his fantastic dance partner Daniella Karagach did just that during Monday night’s (Nov.23) final. Related Stories Before the final round kicked off, all celebrity competitors reunited to perform an electric opening to BTS’s hit record “Dynamite.” Once that was out the way, the four couples left standing hit the floor to battle for the Mirrorball Trophy. When the dust settled, Shumpert and K...
Cardi B Understood The Assignment As Host of The AMAs, New Edition’s Return Had Twitter Buzzing
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Winter / Getty The American Music Awards returned in live capacity on Sunday (Nov.21) and didn’t miss a beat. No longer in a virtual capacity, the American Music Awards marked its triumphant return Sunday night and had the perfect host in Cardi B to mark the occasion. The Bronx native made her hosting debut and didn’t disappoint, bringing her infectious energy and showcasing her impeccable style with numerous wardrobe changes. As far as the winners are concerned, it was a good night for some of our favorites, like Megan Thee Stallion, who took home three AMAs for Best Trending Song for her smash hit “Body,” Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, and Favorite Hip-Hop Album for debut Good News. Megan Thee Stallion was supposed to be in attendance to perfor...
Daughter of Malcolm X, Malikah Shabazz, Found Dead In Apartment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of late Civil Rights icon Malcolm X was found dead in her Brooklyn apartment. She was 56. ABC News reports that Shabazz was found on Monday (Nov. 22) around 5pm by her daughter per the police. One of Malcolm X’s six daughters, Shabazz’s death reportedly does not seem suspicious, but details are sparse. This tragic news arrives after two men convicted of Malcolm X’s assassination had their convictions dismissed. Interestingly, a man who admitted to being one of the actual shooters, and who is now free and living in Brooklyn, expressed relief at the two innocent men, Muhammad Aziz and Kahlil Islam, formerly known as Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, respectively, being exonerated. Another of M...
Don’t Be A Bamma: Kyle Kuzma Fried Online Over Pink Patrick The Starfish Pre-Game Fit
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kyle Kuzma / @kuz The Washington Wizards are one of the surprise teams in the NBA after trading away All-Star Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers and bringing on a bevy of necessary players. Kyle Kuzma, who is one of the team’s best contributors, is currently getting fried online after rocking an extremely loud and pink Patrick The Starfish outfit ahead of a Monday night game. Kuz was draped in a Raf Simons sweater that was probably meant to be worn by a member of the Annunaki instead of a normal-sized human. Sure, the sweater probably costs more than anything in most folks’ closets but that’s not going to stop anyone from getting their jokes off. What was wild about Kuz’s fit is that he’s already a rather tall gentleman, and the sleeves of ...
Key Glock Breaks Silence On Young Dolph’s Murder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty As the Hip-Hop world and Memphis continues to process the shocking murder of Young Dolph, his loved ones have slowly broken their silence on the matter. Now his day one, Key Glock, has become the latest to open up about the sad event as it seems many have been reaching out to him about the matter. Taking to his IG stories to vent his frustration with people checking in on him, Glock bluntly stated “STOP asking me if I’m ok. Knowing damn well I ain’t.” Following the murder of Young Dolph, Key Glock had deactivated his IG account as he’d naturally need to be alone and keep off social media with the craziness that followed the tragic news. Being Young Dolph’s cousin by marriage, Key Glock and YD have previously collaborated on ...
Delroy Lindo Joins Cast Of Marvel’s New ‘Blade’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Coppola / Getty One of the highly anticipated movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe just got a major addition to the roster, as the new Blade movie has added Delroy Lindo to its cast. Lindo, who has been captivating audiences recently in Netflix’s The Harder They Fall as Marshal Bass Reeves, is set to be part of Marvel Studios’ reboot of Blade as reported in Variety. The 69-year veteran actor is the first to join the film after Mahershala Ali was booked to play the iconic vampire hunter, resulting in a triumphant announcement of the reboot in 2019 at the end of Marvel’s panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. Related Stories Lindo has been on a tear of late, also scoring critical acclaim for his performance in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods alongside the late...
Juicy Smolliét aka Jussie Smollet Makes An Appearance At NYC Movie Screening Ahead of Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rob Kim / Getty Jussie Smollett is back in these streets and hitting red carpets again. Per Page Six, the embattled actor attended a screening of his film B-Boy Blues held at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9. Smollett’s red carpet appearance marked the first time he’s been spotted on a red carpet since his infamous incident, where he allegedly staged a racially-charged attack on himself in December 2019. The film is Smollett’s directorial debut and is based on James Earl Hardy’s 1994 novel. The 39-year old actor took to Instagram to celebrate the occasion. He wrote, “To see all the love for the film is crazy beautiful in his Instagram Stories. More to come while I catch up but to everyone who came out last night with so much love and community… on behalf of eve...
Eric Bledsoe Trending After TikTok User Unearths Hilarious Sada Baby Line
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sean M. Haffey / Getty In one of the most unexpectedly hilarious moments to bubble on social media, we’re sad to report that it came at the expense of NBA player, Eric Bledsoe. After Twiter fans resurfaced a track from Compton rapper YS titled “Mobsters,” and a line from Detroit rapper Sada Baby took a shot at the Los Angeles guard that has folks reacting. On 2020’s YS and RONRONTHEPRODUCER’s extremely dope “Mobsters” track, Sada Baby comes in on the second verse with all the disrespect in the world for those who like to stay in the gym. From “Mobsters”: “Change the motherf*ckin’ topic ’cause I said so/He got muscles for no reason, Eric Bledsoe/He in the gym workin’ out to get a headstone/…” As many on Twitter have noted, the only way anyone would k...
‘The Matrix Resurrections’ & UnitedMasters Are Giving Away $15,000 To One Lucky Artist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Matrix Resurrections / UnitedMasters UnitedMasters is allowing artists to enter The Matrix without taking the blue pill and getting a nice chunk of change. UnitedMasters, “the record label in your pocket” for independent artists, is celebrating the upcoming release of filmmaker Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections by offering artists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. UnitedMasters is looking for original songs created and submitted by UnitedMasters Select artists for the chance to win $15,000 and the possibility of having their track featured in a promotional campaign for the film. To enter, artists must upload their song through the UnitedMasters app, “contain vocals, be clear of any and all samples, and above all else – get people excited ...
Jadakiss Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Complex News / Complex Styles P might be done with the sneaker game, but his “Top 5 Dead Or Alive” partner-in-crime, Jadakiss isn’t calling it quits just yet. In the latest installment of Sneaker Shopping With Complex, the undisputed MVP of the Verzuz battle arena linked up with Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods in New York City to add some more grails to his ever growing collection while talking his love of footwear and his memories related to them. Reminiscing about hitting up his family members for money as a teenager to copp some kicks and how Michael Jordan himself told his Jordan Brand team to make sure Kiss “gets everything” he wants from the Jumpman brand, Jay-To-The-Muah has been blessed to have built himself quite an impressive sneaker throne in his ...
Man Who Shot Malcolm X Relieved Other Suspects Are Cleared After 56 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal History Archive / Getty Last week, the news of two men who were members of the Nation of Islam involved in the assassination of the civil rights icon Malcolm X 56 years ago were formally exonerated after a judge threw out their convictions. The news came as a relief to the third man involved, formerly known as Talmadge Hayer. Hayer, who now goes by the name of Mujahid Abdul Halim, expressed his gratitude at the news when contacted at his home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn by a reporter from the New York Times. “God bless you, they’re exonerated,” he said behind the closed door, not wishing to grant an interview. Halim had been steadily advocating for that outcome for Muhammad Aziz and Kahlil Islam, formerly known as Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Jo...
T-Pain Forgives Usher For Telling Him He “Kinda F*cked Up Music” As The 2 R&B Icons Share Stage In Atlanta
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Do y’all remember when singer/songwriter and producer T-Pain made an appearance on the Netflix docuseries This Is Pop and recalled how he was on a flight when he was woken up to meet with none other than R&B icon Usher on the plane only to have Usher tell him about how he “kinda f***ed up music” with his signature use of auto-tune in his songs, and how that sent him into a depression? I mean, it was kind of a punk move. Even if you do believe T-Pain’s use of the audio plug-in he made famous was the beginning of the end of mainstream music—which…meh, that’s debatable—you have to admit that Usher being a music legend and going out of his way to ambush an up and coming artist on a flight to tell him that he and his digital voice box...
