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Stacey Dash Reveals Drug Addiction Past, Once Took 18-20 Vicodin Daily
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Tran / Getty Drug addiction is no laughing matter, and given the past year and change, many are turning to narcotics and other substances to cope with the daily stresses of life. Stacey Dash recently revealed her past battles with addiction and says she relies heavily on her Christian faith to get her through. Dash, 54, was a guest on The Dr. Oz Show, at one telling the host that she took between 18-20 Vicodin pills daily. Dr. Oz remarked that Dash’s habit was an expensive one with the Clueless actress stating that she lost everything. In a clip that has been circulating online, Dash tells Oz that she’s been clean for five years and shared how she’s come to understand her own parents’ struggles with addiction in an emotional video that can be view...
JAY-Z & Kelly Rowland’s Embrace At ‘The Harder They Fall’ L.A. Premiere Lands On Meme Calendar
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Laid back and uncharacteristically jovial HOV has become social media’s latest favorite thing. Netflix’s lit western, The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, is on the way and already has had two premieres. The most recent one in Los Angeles is has been the talk of social media because of one epic moment between the film’s co-producer, JAY-Z, and Kelly Rowland. In a video shared and captured by Netflix, we see Jigga with a look on his face few have witnessed when he catches Kelly Rowland out of the corner of his eye on the red carpet and quickly runs to hug her. You can hear the Brooklyn rapper say, “I didn’t even know you was coming.” The caption for the post read: “Obsessed with this super cute ...
RZA Thinks 2Pac Was A More Dangerous MC Compared To The Notorious B.I.G.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty When the RZA speaks, Hip-Hop listens. When asked his thoughts on 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. as MC’s his vote went to Makaveli. As spotted on Hype Beast the Rap legend was a recent guest on The Art Of Dialogue. While he answered a variety of questions regarding his career and the genre in general, one clip of the interview has begun to pick up steam on the internet. When asked to share his viewpoint on the two fallen rappers he drew a clear line on who he felt was the more formidable talent. “Pac, once again, immaculate voice, but what Pac had, I think, was a way of touching us in all of our emotions” he explained. “Like, Pac had the power to infuse your emotional thought, like ‘Brenda Has a Baby,’ ‘Dear Mama,’ but then...
Summer Walker Drops “Ex For A Reason” Track, Twitter Has Mixed Reactions
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Summer Walker might be in the headlines for reasons outside of music these days, but fans of the songstress are primed and ready for new tunes. Walker dropped a new single from her forthcoming Still Over It album titled “Ex For A Reason” featuring JT of the City Girls fame, and fans on Twitter are sharing mixed reactions. Produced by Buddah Bless, Sean Garrett, and Boobie, Walker, 25, digs deep into her sharp songwriting bag and doesn’t mince words as she sings about a lover who needs to check an ex-girlfriend who isn’t respecting the boundaries of the relationship. While Walker croons about going through her lover’s phone and threatening to “spin the block” as the kids say, it’s JT’s verse that hammers home what the song is ...
Young Thug Drops Second Studio LP ‘Punk’ & Twitter Salutes The Young Stoner Life Boss
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty Young Thug has released hours upon hours of music but he’s actually just releasing his second studio album this Friday (October 15). The Atlanta star released his latest body of work titled Punk, and Twitter thus far is enjoying the Young Stoner Life honcho’s newest track. There isn’t a ton of backstory regarding Punk, save for some quips over the past two years since the release of his studio album debut, So Much Fun. While he’s built up his YSL Records family with hitmakers Lil Baby, Gunna, and more, Thugger has long been considered the young king of trap and melody in Atlanta and his sound continues to evolve with the new record. Joining Thug on his sophomore studio album is this YSL team in Strick and Gunna, and he also ...
Jay-Z Raises $1M For Innocence Project To Investigate Wrongful Convictions In Midwest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty It seems philanthropic Hov is here for real. The Rap icon has used his celebrity to help raise funds for a cause that will help reverse wrongful convictions. As spotted on The Huffington Post Jay-Z has once again partnered with The Innocence Project. This time their focus is on the Midwest. According to the announcement Team Roc, the criminal justice division of Roc Nation, has helped raise over one million dollars for the non-for-profit organization. Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project, called the effort “a huge investment”. As per the press release the funds will ultimately strengthen their ability to look at these cases which is going to shine a light on what the group needs to do to provi...
The Air Jordan 1 Mid’s Are Rising In Popularity
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand The Air Jordan 1 Mid’s have gotten a lot of hate over the past few years from sneakerheads and collectors alike. Despite many wanting Jordan Brand to drop many of their colorways in AJ1 High form, the Mid’s are apparently a big deal overseas. In StockX’s Big Facts report, they are finding that one of the most hated on silhouettes in the sneaker game is actually performing pretty well out in Europe with the UK buying up to three times the Mid’s as the whole world, but now sales across the globe are up 100%. Word?! Not only are the Mid’s getting more love around the world, but apparently women’s releases are appreciating more in value than the men’s are. We’re not sure if that’s because women buy more than men or because the wome...
EXCLUSIVE: Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges Talks Writing Bars For His New Netflix Animated Series ‘Karma’s World’ & More
Chris “Ludacris” Bridges has accomplished it all, whether it be his first love, music, or acting. Now, he’s looking to add creating a successful animated series to that list of accomplishments with his new Netflix show, Karma’s World. Chris Bridges, or as the world has come to know him by his stage name Ludacris has been able to stay relevant in a world where rappers seem to come and go thanks to his ability to adapt constantly. Bridges constantly says, “If you don’t evolve, you’ll evaporate,” and he stands by the phrase, and it shows with all the success he has not just inside the booth but outside of it as well. The multi-hyphenated star hopes that success will carry over with his new Netflix animated series Karma’s World inspired by the “Southern Hospitality” crafter’s oldest daughter K...
Meek Mill’s Album Artwork On Bus Sets Off Random & Controversial Video Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video The artwork for Meek Mill’s latest album has instigated a heavy conversation about art, expression, and perspective thanks to a viral video featuring a white man ranting about the cover’s promotional placement on a city bus. For his latest album, Expensive Pain, Meek was inspired by the artwork of Nina Chanel Abney and used her piece which depicts him surrounded by three nude women as his cover. Abney, a Black female contemporary artist whose work dives into the exploration of race, gender, pop culture, and homophobia among other subjects, is widely acclaimed for her art drawing comparisons to icons such as Jean Michel Basquiat. In promotion for the album, the cover was wrapped on a bus in Los Angeles, California. This bus caught the attention of an unnamed local...
¿Qué lo que?: Offset Buys Cardi B A Mansion In The Dominican Republic For Her Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B continues to live her very best life. For her birthday Offset gifted her a mansion in the Dominican Republic. As spotted on Madam Noire the trend of Hip-Hop couples gifting each other land continues. This week the Bronx bombshell got a big surprise for her special day. At her Dancehall themed bash her husband the stop festivities to reveal his lavish present to his queen. Footage captured from the event shows him delivering the news in his signature delivery saying “I bought you a house in DR. Yessir that’s how we comin. Pool in the roof.” Naturally his announcement not only took her by surprise but everyone else in attendance. Previously the “WAP” rapper had been urging the Migos member “to invest in sh...
Hack of Oath Keepers Militia Finds Hundreds Enlisted Across New Jersey
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty An anonymous hacker’s latest exploit has unearthed a tremendous controversy that discovered hundreds of law enforcement members, military personnel, and even federal government employees in the state of New Jersey being enrolled in the far-right, anti-government militia known as the Oath Keepers. The hack, as reported by Gothamist, found that the members in the militia that was a prime instigator in the infamous storming of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021 represented a range from police officers and first responders to retired and active government personnel. Further investigation by the outlet corroborated much of the information about the more than 500 New Jersey residents involved that were found by the hacker,...
Lil Kim Checks 50 Cent For Laughing At ‘Leprechaun’ Meme
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The low frequency war between Lil Kim and 50 Cent rages on. As expected she has responded to Fif’s petty shot. As spotted on Bossip the Queens native got a nice tickle out of a recent meme that hit the internet this week. The post shows Kim doing a slow two step then it flips to a scene from Leprechaun where the evil monster is backing up in a waddling fashion. “I’m sorry I know it’s early but idk why sh*t like this is funny to me. LOL.” he wrote. On Wednesday, October 13 Queen Bee gathered up Fofty nicely. “Ur so Obsessed wit me and this getting creepy,” she wrote. “Yarnnnn this one ain’t it bro not funny at all I was hoping to laugh wit u but cornyyyyyy, booooo!!!” she responded. But her clap back didn’t end there. “GET O...
