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‘Transformers: Rise of The Beasts’ Wraps Production, Optimus Prime Pic
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @stevencaplejr / Instagram Outside of Bumblebee, the last few live-action Transformers movies have been disappointing to say the least. But that isn’t keeping Paramount from dropping another installment into the franchise and director Steven Caple Jr. announced on Instagram that Transformers: Rise of The Beasts has officially wrapped production. Sharing a photo of himself driving the truck better known as Optimus Prime with a caption that reads “That’s a wrap,” the Creed II director seems more than confident that he’ll be able to right the wrongs of the previous Transformers films. As per Hypebeast, the new film aims to give fans that nostalgic feeling that’s been missing while introducing some new elements to the world of the Autobots. Looking at the tru...
Culture Control: Salehe Bembury Named Creative Director of LeBron’s UNINTERRUPTED Apparel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Our culture is getting more representation at the fashion table. Salehe Bembury has been named Creative Director for UNINTERRUPTED Apparel. As spotted on Nice Kicks the emerging designer has been spotted holding down LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s clothing label. While UNINTERRUPTED is largely synonymous with the hit talk series their brainchild has successfully executed some noteworthy collaborations with Sue Bird and the Space Jam franchise. The appointment was announced via the brand’s Instagram account. “Proud to welcome @uninterrupted’s new creative director, Salehe Bembury. Big things coming soon” accompanied an image of James shaking Bembury’s hand. For those not in the know the Syracuse University alumni is valid whe...
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Drake Threw Himself A ‘Narcos’ Themed Birthday Bash [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Cole Burston / Getty Over the weekend Drake celebrated his 35th year on this earth and to get things popping the King of The North threw himself a Narcos themed birthday bash which featured tons of ice, cake, and celebrity peers. Titled “Chico Amante” which means “Lover Boy” in Spanish, the lavish soiree featured bricks of fake cocaine (was it though?), and had guests dressed down as Mexican cartel street soldiers with Drizzy partaking in the costume festivities himself. Showing up in denim attire with cowboy boots and a cowboy hat to resemble a drug lord south of the border, Drake was looking like someone of interest to the FBI or something. That’s pretty damn funny. With friends like YG, Future and Draya Michele coming out to play, Drizzy had a he...
Rest Powerfully In Peace To Shawn “Jeranimo” Oliver Of Rumpletilskinz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter / @JazzUNGang Hip-Hop fans of a certain age are no doubt well aware of the iconic dance, the East Coast Stomp, popularized by Long Island collective, Leaders Of The New School. The inventor of the dance, Shawn “Jeranimo” Oliver of Rumpletilskinz fame has reportedly passed away. Few details are known about Oliver’s passing, but Jazz from the group, The U.N., shared a tweet on Monday (October 25) mourning the loss of his Long Island brethren in Jeranimo. “Rest In Perfection Shawn “Geronimo” Oliver,” read one tweet from Jazz, featuring an image of the late Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, a woman who appears to be rapper Lin Que, and Dinco D of Leaders Of The New School. In the flick, Phife is pretending...
Game-Worn Michael Jordan Nike Sneakers Sell For $1.47M In Las Vegas
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s If you happen to have any game-worn kicks donned by Michael Jordan himself in your collection, you’re sitting on millions. On Sunday, Oct. 24, a pair of Air Ships rocked by the GOAT in one of his earliest NBA games sold for a cool $1.47M. Source: Courtesy Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s The auction was handled by Sotheby’s—now clearly the purveyor of million-dollar kicks—at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Bloomberg reports that the buyer was Nick Fiorella, who is described as “a high-end cards collector.” That’s a card holder with plenty of banks. Related Stories Reportedly, the kicks were worn during just the 5th game (Nov. 1, 1984) of Michael Jordan’s career. Sneakerheads will recognize the white and red shoe not as his A...
Black Louisiana Dads Celebrated For Stepping Up For High School Students #DadsOnDuty
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: CBS News / CBS In one of the best stories to come out in this early part of the fall, a group of fathers tiring of the violence at a Louisiana high school have stepped up in a major way. After a series of violent incidents at Southwood High School, the dads put everything on the line and it appears that their presence alone has touched the hearts of not only the students but onlookers across the nation as well. CBS News published a report highlighting the violence and the arrest of 23 students in the span of three days along with several skirmishes on the grounds that were caught on video. Frustrated with the danger the students were putting themselves through, a group of around 40 fathers formed the Dads on Duty group and, amazingly, since th...
Scorpio Season: Check Out This List Of 15 Hip-Hop Scorpios
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Wr Wrrn Kheluxn Phechr / EyeEm / Getty Today is October 23 and as many of you have already heard, it’s the first day of Scorpio season. Considering the pride among the people born under this astrological sign, Hip-Hop Wired thought it fitting to list out these XXX Hip-Hop Scorpios. Many of these names will be familiar as a certain Canadian superstar named his album after his astrological sign. A hitmaker from St. Louis also is part of this hallowed group, and New York’s number one “Bad Boy” is also a part of the Scorpio massive. A couple of struggle rappers are also Scorpios, but we won’t be listing them for all the reasons you can imagine. Check out our list below. — Photo: Getty 1. Prodigy of Mobb Deep Rest in peace to Bandana P, Banana Clip P. B-...
Los Angeles Lakers Face Chemistry Questions After Dustup Between Anthony Davis & Dwight Howard
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty The Los Angeles Lakers opened up the 2021-22 NBA season as favorites to potentially win it all in the west after trading for Russell Westbrook and adding some other key pieces from teams past. However, the new-look Lake Show might have to talk some things out behind closed doors after big men Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard got into it on the bench. The Lakers are just two seasons out of winning the NBA championship and any team with LeBron James is a shoo-in to be a contender for the title. However, the young NBA season has proven already that what looks good on paper might not be good in reality. It should also be noted that the Lakers’ bench is a bit depleted as Talen Horton-Tucker, Kendrick Nunn, Wayne Ellington, and Tr...
Lil Durk & India Royale Squash Rumors of Infidelity With Photo of Passionate Kiss, Twitter Still Suspicious
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Lil Durk and India Royale let the world know they are still very much together. The Chicago rapper and popular Instagram model/entrepreneur had to fend off pesky rumors of cheating on social media Thursday (Oct.22). Allegedly, Durk was caught out here cheating on Royale with an unidentified transgender woman. According to the website Parle Magazine, the woman accused Durk of cheating with her and made her case with a series of blurry photos. Durk allegedly posted a photo of himself in the same hallway that can be seen in the pictures and then quickly deleted them, but that gave many enough time to make a “connection.” Fueling the cheating rumors was Durk briefly deleting his Instagram account and India Royale archiving phot...
The NBA’s 75th Anniversary Greatest Players List Has Expected Names, Several Snubs #NBA75
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Michael Reaves / Getty The new NBA season launched this week and much of the celebration of its return was centered around the league’s 75th anniversary, along with a list of the 75 greatest players of all time. While there are some expected names on the list, there have been several snubs and #NBATwitter definitely had something to say. The league has done similar lists before, most famously its 50 all-time greats list that was released on the league’s 50th anniversary. All of the names from the previous list were grandfathered to the current one, with the additional 25 being a mix of names that should’ve been on the first iteration and plenty of snubs abound this time. The complete list can be viewed below: KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR RAY ALLEN GIANNIS AN...
Prop Gun Misfire On Alec Baldwin Movie Set Kills Cinematographer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Sagliocco / Getty Tragedy struck on a movie set out in New Mexico on Thursday (October 21), as word broke that an accident involving Alec Baldwin and a prop firearm resulted in the death of the film’s cinematographer and caused injury to the film’s director. According to the Huffington Post, police from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s department were summoned to the set of Rust, a Western that Baldwin is producing as well as starring in around 2 P.M. local time. Upon their arrival at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, they found that the Sex and The City actor had fired a prop firearm which malfunctioned on discharge during a scene. The malfunction’s impact struck cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza. Hutchins, 48, was airlifted to the Univers...
Swedish Rapper Einar Killed In Alleged Gang-Related Attack
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JESSICA GOW / Getty Einar, one of the most popular young rappers in Sweden, was shot and killed on Thursday (October 21) in what authorities allege was a gang-related attack. Einar, birth name Nils Gronberg, was murdered in Stockholm and police are still on the lookout for the suspects. In a report from CNN, it was revealed that Einar was apparently the target of rival rappers last year after he was abducted and physically assaulted. Fears of rising gang violence in the European Union country have raised concerns among citizens, and the nation’s prime minister addressed the killing in a statement. “A young life has been extinguished, and I understand that he meant a lot to many young people. It is tragic,” Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said to TT, Sweden’s...
