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Will Smith Shares More Stunning Excerpts From His Memoir, Contemplated Killing Own Father
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty In another stunning reveal from his upcoming memoir, Will Smith dishes on how he fell in love with his co-star while filming his first movie – and how he contemplated killing his own father. In the past few days, the versatile entertainer has shared a lot about his journey in his upcoming book. The latest excerpt made public opens up about the situation that emerged as he starred in the 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation as Paul Poitier, a young Black man who endears himself to a wealthy white couple played by Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing. His character in the film initiates an affair with Channing’s character, and as Smith writes, those feelings developed as the cameras shut down as he committed to remaining in character...
Will Smith Shares More Stunning Excerpts From His Memoir, Contemplated Killing Own Father
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty In another stunning reveal from his upcoming memoir, Will Smith dishes on how he fell in love with his co-star while filming his first movie – and how he contemplated killing his own father. In the past few days, the versatile entertainer has shared a lot about his journey in his upcoming book. The latest excerpt made public opens up about the situation that emerged as he starred in the 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation as Paul Poitier, a young Black man who endears himself to a wealthy white couple played by Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing. His character in the film initiates an affair with Channing’s character, and as Smith writes, those feelings developed as the cameras shut down as he committed to remaining in character...
Out Of Context Twitter Thinks Joe Budden Is Bisexual, The Jokes Are Still Joking Anyway
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Love him or hate him, Joe Budden will always attract a certain amount of interest due to the popularity of his podcast program and the many ventures he involves himself in. On the most recent episode of his eponymously named podcast, fans on Twitter have committed to taking his words out of context and assuming the host admitted to being bisexual, and the jokes are doing what they do on the social media network. On Wednesday’s (November 4) episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden and his co-hosts Ice, Ish, and Parks did their usual chopping it up over Jumpoff Joey’s annoyance with Six Flags in New Jersey, arguing with Ice over the merits of Nicki Minaj’s career, and J. Cole rocking the Rolling Loud stages in a rainstorm. The...
Out Of Context Twitter Thinks Joe Budden Is Bisexual, The Jokes Are Still Joking Anyway
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Love him or hate him, Joe Budden will always attract a certain amount of interest due to the popularity of his podcast program and the many ventures he involves himself in. On the most recent episode of his eponymously named podcast, fans on Twitter have committed to taking his words out of context and assuming the host admitted to being bisexual, and the jokes are doing what they do on the social media network. On Wednesday’s (November 4) episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden and his co-hosts Ice, Ish, and Parks did their usual chopping it up over Jumpoff Joey’s annoyance with Six Flags in New Jersey, arguing with Ice over the merits of Nicki Minaj’s career, and J. Cole rocking the Rolling Loud stages in a rainstorm. The...
HHW Gaming: FaZe Clan Announces First-Ever “Friendsgaming” Event Fueled By McDonald’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McDonald’s / FaZe Clan “Friendsgaming” FaZe Clan and McDonald’s are teaming up for a new holiday tradition that satisfies both your hunger and gaming needs. Building off the partnership established earlier this year, FaZe Clan announced that this November that it will be partnering with the mega fast-food franchise McDonald’s for a new holiday tradition called “friendsgaming.” The event which the golden arches will fuel invites gamers from coast-to-coast celebrate their online friendships. Related Stories The virtual celebration will feature a live stream event on November 20 on FaZe Swagg’s Twitch page. Those tuned will see Swagg and other members of the FaZe Clan crew streaming from the comfort of their living rooms, playing video games, giving away exc...
HHW Gaming: Xbox & adidas Latest Sneaker Collaboration Pays Homage To The Iconic Xbox 360 Console
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / adidas The Xbox x adidas collaboration is giving gamers more heat for their feet. In celebration of Xbox’s 20th anniversary, Microsoft and adidas unveiled another pair of kicks, the Xbox 360 Forum Mid. Based on the name alone, you already know these particular sneakers draw inspiration from Microsoft’s follow-up to its first console, the Xbox 360, which is considered one of the greatest video consoles ever made. The sneakers look exactly like the console taking its white coloring with grey accents while featuring the chrome disc tray from the 360 consoles. The Xbox button from the 360 controllers and console air vents also lives on the side of each sneaker. Source: Xbox / adidas Related Stories It would be an Xbox-themed sneaker if there weren’t an...
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation & The Reform Alliance To Host A Job Fair At Madison Square Garden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Days after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jay-Z is in a giving mood and will soon have Roc Nation helping people in need find new employment in New York City. Page Six is reporting that Jay-Z’s Roc Nation will be teaming with the criminal justice advocacy organization known as the Reform Alliance to host a job fair at Madison Square Garden on November 18. The goal of the event is to help disadvantaged people such as single parents and ex-convicts get jobs in New York City. These aren’t just any old bodega positions either as big name corporations such as Zara, Lowe’s, Madison Square Garden, Amazon, Foot Locker, Live Nation, VICE, and 40/40 Club will be there to interview attendees on site. “Th...
Drinks Champs Teases Ye FKA Kanye West As An Upcoming Guest, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty Drink Champs, the popular podcast and video interview program featuring N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, has become one of the premier hubs of Hip-Hop culture and the discussion of such. On Thursday (November 4), the Drink Champs squad teased that Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will join the raucous environment of the show for what is sure to be a must-watch event. For the uninitiated, Drink Champs is essentially N.O.R.E., DJ EFN, and the entire production crew chopping it up with legends of music new and familiar, digging deep into their careers and legacy. N.O.R.E., who was there for many of Hip-Hop’s biggest moments, commands the show with manic energy but also possesses a historian’s bent for making connections in real-time to the ...
California Love: Tupac Museum Set To Open In Los Angeles In 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Next January, there’s going to be an opportunity for the public to get a chance to take a look at the life of Tupac Shakur thanks to a new museum initiative. In cooperation with the late rap icon’s estate, an immersive museum that will dig deep into Tupac’s music, his life and his legacy will make its debut in downtown Los Angeles. “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free” will be housed in a 2,000 square foot exhibition space dubbed The Canvas at the L.A. Live entertainment complex. Related Stories The exhibition itself will be full of contemporary art honoring the rapper, as well as artifacts from his life such as notebooks, home videos, and other items along with multisensory elements. The museum’s title comes from the title of a poem by S...
New York City Elects Its Second Black Mayor In Eric Adams
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty It was Election Tuesday in many states across America and while Democrats were disappointed to see fear-mongering and culture war waging Republicans take home many surprising W’s, New York City Dems were happy to see Eric Adams become only the second Black man to be elected Mayor of the Big Apple. The Gothamist is reporting that the 61-year-old retired police officer beat Republican candidate Curtis “Guardian Angel” Silwa by a landslide being the projected winner by a mere 10 minutes after the polls closed at 9pm. Even though New York City is considered one of the few melting pots in America, Adams has become only the second African-American Mayor in the city’s history behind David Dinkins who won the honors back in 1989. That’s hell...
Megan Thee Stallion Stunning As One of ‘Glamour’ Mag’s “Women of the Year”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kennedi Carter / Glamour Megan Thee Stallion is no stranger to slaying, but her latest feature is stealing the show. Source: Kennedi Carter / Glamour The 26-year-old rapper graces the latest cover of Glamour Magazine as one of its 2021 Women of the Year alongside Mariska Hargitay and poet Amanda Gorman, but it’s her high fashion looks that have left fans speechless and taken her fashion status to the next level. Rocking a handful of stunning, skin-baring designer outfits, Meg looked breathtaking in a more natural element, before modeling some jaw-dropping beauty looks throughout the featured photos. Related Stories Taking to Instagram to share the news, the “Bless the Booth Freestyle” rapper shouted out her roots before announcing the honor. “THE HTO...
HHW Gaming Review: Ubisoft Annecy’s ‘Riders Republic’ Is An Extremely Good A** Time
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Riders Republic Ubisoft uses its expertise in building worlds to deliver an enjoyable open-world extreme sports experience with Riders Republic. No Training Wheels Necessary Keeping it a buck, we’re not big on extreme sports here at Hip-Hop Wired, so going into Riders Republic, we were not sure we would enjoy this game. We are no experts in snowboarding or any other games requiring you to put together tricks, so imagine our surprise when we immediately found out Riders Republic isn’t one of those games where tricks are the main focus. The learning curve is not insanely difficult. Right off the bat, the game gives you a crash course on all of the extreme sports you will be engaging in throughout the game with a sick intro that sees your player fl...
