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#BlackInkChi Recap: Ryan Seeks Therapy, Charmaine Deals With Another Tragic Loss
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: VH1 / ViacomCBS Last week, Ryan held a struggle intervention dinner that didn’t work at helping bring them any closer together. This week he decides to work on himself mentally while the crew still processes what happened last week. Prince Isn’t Feeling Charmaine The episode opens up with Prince and his “buddy” Draya speaking about the meeting. Prince was not too happy about his boss calling him out and accusing him of cheating on his girlfriend with Draya. Both Prince and Draya are adamant in their denial of hooking up, but Charmaine feels otherwise, and Prince thinks Charmaine’s behavior was absolutely messy. Prince is now unsure if he wants to continue working at 2nd City Ink. Meanwhile, Charmaine still believes something happened between Prince ...
Adele’s ‘One Night Only’ Performance Shines Light On Black Love With Epic Proposal Assist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty Adele may have captivated audiences with her amazing vocals, but it was her assist in helping a man propose that truly stole hearts and the show. During the CBS special Adele One Night Only on Sunday (November 14), the 15-time Grammy-winning singer returned to the stage for the first time in more than four years for a concert in front of some of her famous friends, and also sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an exclusive interview discussing topics from her weight loss to her relationship with sports agent Rich Paul. Related Stories Gushing about how he stole her heart, the “Hello” songstress revealed during her sit down with Oprah that she and Paul initially met on the dance floor at a birthday party. Although it took a “couple yea...
Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” Dominates Critics Choice Documentary Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Questlove’s cinematic labor of love, Summer Of Soul, was a smash hit at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, winning in all of the categories it was nominated in including best documentary feature. The awards were held on Sunday night (November 14) in Brooklyn, N.Y., and hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr., marking the first time it was held with a live audience since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Related Stories Summer of Soul, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, explores the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. The highly acclaimed film features footage that was forgotten and unseen for over 50 years from the entire festival which includes performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and Sly and The Fam...
HHW Gaming: ‘Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’ Back on PC After Struggle Launch
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rockstar Games / Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: The Definitive Edition Rockstar Games hoped Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition would serve as an excellent placeholder until GTA 6’s release. That has not been the case, unfortunately. Last week, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was released to eager gamers anxious to relive the good old days when they first played Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Immediately after the launch, Rockstar Games Launcher went down, and all three games were pulled, leaving gamers scratching their heads. Related Stories PC Mag reports following the launcher returning late Friday (Nov.12) minus the game, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilog...
Astroworld Attendees Might Waive Their Rights To Sue If They Accept Refunds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The aftermath behind the tragic events from the Astroworld festival continues. Lawyers have stated that anyone who is accepting refunds will essentially be waiving their rights to seek damages. As spotted on Hype Beast, anyone who went to Astroworld needs to read the fine print for anything related to the show. West Coast Trial Lawyers president and co-founder Neama Rahmani gave an expert opinion on the matter. Related Stories “Courts generally uphold those types of waivers,” Rahmani explained to Insider. “The classic case is arbitration agreements. Everyone kind of scrolls through. No one reads the fine print, and guess what, you’ve waived your right to a jury trial, waived your right to file a lawsuit, to demand arbitration.” John...
Rubber Mask Kanye Clones Mob Through Manhattan For ‘Donda’ Deluxe Edition Release Promo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt November continues to not disappoint when it comes to bizarre Kanye West headlines. Last week, a mob of Ye clones hit the street in what seems to be a marketing ploy for the Donda deluxe edition. As spotted on TMZ, a crew of individuals hit the streets, and to say it was a scene to behold would be an understatement. On Saturday (November 13), about 20 to 30 people wearing the YZY x Gap round jacket, rubber face masks, and black caps walked together throughout the Union Square area of Manhattan. At first glance, it seemed that the group was either paying homage to the unique outfit but upon further review, all signs point to the stunt being a marketing ploy. The army hit the streets the same weekend that Ye’s Donda (Deluxe) finally mad...
Big Sean & Hit-Boy “Chaos,” DaBaby “ROOF” & More | Daily Visuals 11.15.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Big Sean and Hit-Boy’s What You Expect album hasn’t been out but a minute and already, the two have dropped quite a few visuals in support of their collaborative project. The latest album cut to get the visual treatment is standout cut “Chaos” in which things are, well, chaotic. People running around the streets, Sean and Hit making it rain at an undisclosed location – things are just wild all around. Looks like fun though. Related Stories DaBaby meanwhile seems to be enjoying his uncanceled status and in his clip to “ROOF” takes to a parking lot to get turnt up with friends and fans while handing out DaBaby t-shirts. A few weeks ago those shirts would’ve been shunned, b. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some other joints you...
DaBeef: DaBaby & DaniLeigh Argue On Instagram Live, Pair Issue Statements As Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: DaniLeigh / Instagram DaBaby and DaniLeigh are parents to a new baby but it doesn’t appear to be a joyous union as evidenced by a video that surfaced recently. During an Instagram Live stream, the (former?) couple got into a heated argument, promoting both sides to issue statements to the public with DaniLeigh stating that they’ve been living together for months. This story has many moving parts so we’ll do our best to capture all the happenings as we know them. An Instagram Live video shows DaniLeigh holding their newborn while DaBaby seemingly asks her to leave the residence. In another video, police appear on the scene while DaBaby asks DaniLeigh to leave the residence. The shocking video showcased DaniLeigh feeding their child as their intense a...
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro & Galaxy Buds2 Reportedly Causing Widespread Ear Complications
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Samsung might have a massive problem with two of its exceptionally wearable devices. Spotted on the Notebook Check via Android Central, Samsung’s wearables, the Galaxy Buds Pro, and Galaxy Buds2 are reportedly widespread issues among users. Wearers report suffering ear irritations and infections. Per Notebook Check: As reported by Android Central, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro looks to be causing widespread complications among users. Said complications seem to start off as irritation, before potentially spiraling off into full-blown infections. It doesn’t appear to be a random issue either that could leave the cause of the ear complications in doubt—the author of the report empirically establishes that the Galaxy Buds Pro cau...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary, Gamers Got All The Gifts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox Game Pass It’s been 20 years since the big black box, aka Xbox, made its debut. Monday (Nov.15), Microsoft decided to celebrate the occasion. Today was a momentous occasion for Xbox, and gamers were the ones blessed with all of the gifts. During 30-minute pretaped presentation, we saw former Xbox head Robbie Bach, current head of Xbox Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox Creator Experience Sarah Bond, and more reflect on the console’s rich history over the years with the Xbox Community. [embedded content] Xbox made it clear it was not announcing any new games ahead of the presentation event, but the company did come bearing gifts for its loyal gaming community. For starters, Xbox revealed its already massive collection of backward compatible titles is g...
Getting Over It: Summer Walker Scores 1st No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 Chart
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Summer Walker had plenty riding on her second studio album Still Over It, considering the subject matter involved her ex-boyfriend London On Da Track, who produced much of her debut. With the release of the new record, the singer and songwriter notched her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 charts. Still Over It dropped on November 5 to much fanfare as fans dove into the album, assumed largely to be a 20-track affair detailing the happenings of her last relationship. While the connection between Walker and London has gone considerably icy, it should be noted that the producer proved a handful of tracks for the new album. What isn’t known is if those tracks were older contributions or current ones. Related Stories According to t...
Anderson .Paak Calls Bruno Mars “One Of The Greatest Vocalists” He’s Worked With
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars recently dropped their highly anticipated Silk Sonic duet album, An Evening With Silk Sonic. And while the fans have been loving the work that the two created together (it is hella dope), .Paak is probably more impressed with Mars than anyone. During an interview on R&B Now Radio on Apple Music 1, .Paak and Mars discussed their duet album and with .Paak taking the time to throw some mighty high praise on the 24K Magic crooner calling him, “one of the greatest vocalists I’ve worked with.” “I’ve done collabs with everybody. I don’t know not one person old, young, everyone on my checklist I’ve already checked and I’ve done all kinds of stuff,” .Paak said. “I’ve had records that have gotten Grammys but the...
