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HHW Gaming: Still Looking For A PS5? Verizon Might Be Your Saving Grace, But There Is A Catch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Purchasing a PS5 is still more complicated than acquiring a platinum trophy in your favorite PS5 game, but Verizon could make that mission a little bit easier. Tuesday (Nov.9), PC Mag reported that Verizon would be selling PS5 consoles, a strange step for the mobile phone service provider. Speaking with the website, a spokesperson for the company confirmed the news saying, “In the near future, Verizon will be selling a very limited quantity of Sony PlayStation 5 consoles in a handful of pilot stores and online. Inventory will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.” The spokesperson also revealed that consoles will not be available for everyone telling PC Mag, “Online customers must have an existing, post-paid Veri...
Boosie Badazz Stages Confrontation By Alleged Lil Nas X Fan, Twitter Asks What Was The Reason
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Boosie once again has social media and the streets talking after a viral video shows him being confronted by an alleged member of the LBGTQ community over his continuous comments about Lil Nas X. The video, which was shared by a fan, features Boosie being confronted by an alleged Lil Nas X fan over his recent comments regarding the Atlanta pop star’s trolling of Boosie. Related Stories “I know you! You the rapper Lil Boosie that’s talking about my friends and my niece, my niece Lil Nas X? That’s my niece,” the fan begins telling Boosie. “B–ch, I’ll beat you up, talk sh-t now.” The quick verbal jabs prompted Boosie to fire back with a homophobic slur after the alleged fan ins...
Twitter Hilariously Flips Leonardo DiCaprio Playing Mass-Suicide Cult Leader Jim Jones Into Dipset Memes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Only Black Twitter can find a way to make jokes out of Leonardo DiCaprio landing another acting gig. News broke that DiCaprio has signed on to play the infamous cult leader Jim Jones in a forthcoming biopic about the controversial figure’s life. For those who don’t know, Jones was behind the infamous Jonestown mass-suicide event that saw 900 people kill themselves after drinking flavor aid laced with cyanide and other drugs in 1978. As expected, Leonardo DiCaprio began to trend following the announcement, but not for the reason you think. Black Twitter hilariously started sharing tweets that Acadamy Award-winning actor and producer would play Harlem’s own Jim Jones from the legendary Hip-Hop stable Dipset. Related Stories...
Drake Issues Statement After Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The events at last weekend’s Astroworld Festival that left eight people dead and several others injured still looms heavy in the minds of many. After Astroworld organizer Travis Scott addressed social media, Drake followed suit and issued a statement of his own. The Canadian superstar joined Scott on stage last Friday (November 5), at Houston’s NRG Park in a surprise moment of the festival. While Drake’s appearance doesn’t appear to be the lone factor in the crowd surge, it may have been a contributing factor. Variety shared in its reporting that Scott’s arrival on stage and a corresponding clock with a countdown meter may have agitated the crowd along with Scott’s typical high energy performance stirring up even more of a frenzy. “I’...
Bobby Shmurda “Splash,” Travis Scott “Escape Plan,” & More | Daily Visuals 11.8.21
HipHopWired Featured Video After years of being locked up in prison, Bobby Shmurda has finally returned the rap game with some new material and though it’s not exactly what the streets been asking for, it’s good to see Bobby making up for lost time. In his new visuals to “Splash,” the Brooklyn rapper throws himself a pool party and invites every woman in New York City to attend and welcome him home by twerking and turning up in the pool. Bobby meanwhile steals the scene by showing off his Michael Jackson dance skills. Can’t say we saw that coming. Back in Houston Travis Scott shows how he’s living and for his clip to “Escape Plan” politics in his spiffy mansion where his dogs and security guards make sure intruders catch a bad one if they try to pull up. Check out the rest of today’s drops...
YouTuber Posts & Deletes Leaked Images Of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marvel / Marvel Spider-Man: No Way Home will be the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pipeline when it releases next month, and the expectations are extremely high. A YouTube personality apparently posted and deleted leaked images from the film that seemingly confirms that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will be joined by the other actors who played the character before him. Canadian YouTuber John Campea shared a watermarked pair of images that showed Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, and Holland’s Peter Parker sitting across from a table. In the middle of them was Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer by day and superpowered crimefighter at night, Daredevil. Why this is significant is that Cox’s Daredevil program was part of a slate of Netflix ...
HHW Gaming: Epic Straight Up Removes Travis Scott’s Emote From ‘Fortnite’ Item Shop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Neilson Barnard / Getty Travis Scott is feeling the fallout from the tragic events at his Astroworld music festival. Travis Scott reportedly is “too distraught” to headline the Day N Vegas festival, gave those who attended the Astroworld festival full refunds, and was slapped with a lawsuit despite announcing he would pay for the funeral costs of the eight people who died. Now, his existence from Fortnite is being scrubbed from the highly-addictive game. Per The Verge, via a Eurogamer report, the “Out West” emote that features a snippet of Travis Scott’s song of the same name was removed from the Fortnite Item Shop by the game’s developer. At the time, the entire Item Shop was taken down without any explanation before Fortnite put out a tweet acknowledgin...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft & Gucci Tease Luxurious Xbox Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty This collaboration between Gucci and Xbox is something we did not see coming. The two iconic brands raised video game fans’ eyebrows on Twitter after interacting with each other in a series of tweets. In one tweet that got rumors swirling about something in the pipeline, Xbox wrote, “Saying ‘GG’ at the end of every game will never go out of fashion.” Gucci’s Twitter handle responded, “we couldn’t agree more.” To add more fuel to the speculation fire, 100 Thieves CEO Matthew Haag, better known as “Nadeshot,” shared a photo of what looks to be Gucci luggage featuring the brand’s signature monogram logo with a leather tag with both Xbox and Gucci’s logo on it. Related Stories Outside of the photo, Nadeshot shared, that’s all the information ...
Wendy Williams Gives Fans An Update Regarding Her Ongoing Health Issues
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Hall / Getty Even though Wendy Williams is still sidelined the show must go on. She recently released a statement and gave a much needed update regarding her health battle. As spotted on Page Six the New Jersey native has finally broken her silence about her comeback via her Instagram account. “HOW YOU DOIN’? I MISS YOU ALL! As everyone knows, my health has been a hot topic. I’m making progress but it’s just one of those things that’s taking longer than we expected,” the statement began. “I’m a woman of a certain age, and I know enough to listen to my doctors and will return to my purple chair as soon as we all agree I’m ready,” the 57-year-old continued. “I want to thank all of my staff and our guest hosts for stepping up and stepping in whi...
Drink Champs To Drop 2nd Part To Kanye West Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Just when you thought Kanye’s Drink Champs interview gave you all you could handle, apparently there’s still more to come. Taking to Instagram to share the news, Drink Champs announced that this Thursday the second part to Ye’s Drink Champs interview will be dropping and we’re left wondering just what else is left to be heard and how long was the interview altogether. The first installment was a long (and entertaining) two and a half hours of Ye going off on any and everything. You’d think they gave us all the shocking and controversial material from that interview, but apparently there’s still more left to be revealed. What exactly? We have no idea, but after all his controversial comments in the first one best believe we’ll be tuning in....
Nikola Jokić & Markieff Morris Deliver Hard Foul Exchange, Joker Could Face Suspension
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty Nikola Jokić, the reigning MVP of the NBA, might be facing a suspension after an exchange of hard fouls between him and Markieff Morris cleared the benches for their respective squads. After Morris delivered a hard foul to Jokić’s ribs, the Denver Nuggets big man shoved the Miami Heat forward hard to the ground, prompting the refs to eject Joker with Morris slapped with a flagrant foul charge. The Nuggets hosted the Heat on Monday (November 8) and were up to the tune of 111-94 with just 2 minutes and 39 seconds remaining in the contest. As Jokić was taking the ball down the court, Morris leaned in to stop the progress of the ball but delivered a left elbow shot to Jokić’s right...
Stevie J Files For Divorce From Faith Evans After Three Years Of Marriage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Three years after surprising the Hip-Hop world with a surprising marriage announcement, Stevie J and Faith Evans are heading for divorce court. TMZ is reporting that “Stebee” filed for divorce yesterday (November 8) at the Los Angeles County Superior Court after three years of wedded and sometimes turbulent bliss. After getting hitched in a private ceremony in their hotel room back in 2018, the couple went through many ups and downs including claims of domestic violence in which Faith Evans was arrested for putting paws on Stevie in 2020. Luckily for her the case was dismissed as Stevie refused to cooperate in the case. Looking to show and prove his love for the “Love Like This” singer, Stevie even got a tattoo of Evan’s face on ...
