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Smokey Robinson Reveals He Almost Died While Battling COVID-19
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty We almost lost a legend. Soulful crooner and Motown Legend Smokey Robinson could have easily been one of the 718,000 and counting Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Speaking with The Daily Mail, Robinson detailed his scary battle with the highly contagious virus last year that had him thinking he would never sing again. The “I Second That Emotion” crafter revealed that he almost died in acute care in a Los Angeles hospital last December. “It was over, man,” he revealed. “They had to rush me to the hospital. I got it severely, and I was hospitalized for 11 days, and four or five of those I do not even remember. It really was touch and go and a terribly debilitating ailment.” Robinson also spoke on the fear of losing hi...
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Stadium Goods & BAPE Collab On New BAPE Sneakers [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stadium Goods / Stadium Goods Here’s a collaboration that only makes sense. Sneaker consignment destination Stadium Goods has teamed up with streetwear brand BAPE to drop BAPE STA and BAPE SK8 STA kicks due out later this fall. Source: Stadium Goods / Stadium Goods Look too fast and you might think you’re looking at the same shoe in different colorways, but you’d be wrong. The BAPE STA model is dipped in a “Lexington Grey” colorway that’s pretty much grey on grey. As for the SK8 STA, the grey, white and blue hues are deemed “Claremont Blue.” Both shoes will retail for a cool $315 each, and of course they will be released in very limited quantities. Related Stories Some of the design flourishes on the STA and SK8 STA, clearly based on the Nike Air Fo...
No Kap: Kaepernick Trends On Twitter After NFL Coach Jon Gruden’s Racist Emails Go Wide
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images / Getty Until yesterday (October 11), Jon Gruden was known around the NFL as a brilliant offensive mind and helped lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl title in 2003. After a series of emails were flagged by the NFL and sent to the Las Vegas Raiders, Gruden stepped down as head coach of the team, prompting many online to remind the world that Colin Kaepernick was indeed correct about the league’s widespread racism. Last Friday (October 8), the Wall Street Journal published a scathing report highlighting that Gruden used racist language towards NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email dating back to 2011. The email was initially sent to the president of...
#BlackInkChi Recap: Phor & Nina’s Shaky Relationship Is Put On Full Display, Twitter Thinks They Need To Split
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / Black Ink Crew: Chicago Last week we caught back up with the crew after some time off. The premiere episode saw Ryan finally have a much-needed conversation with Anthony, his former best friend. Episode two picks up where that conversation left off before heading into this week’s drama. Ryan Takes Ownership of His Past Aint Sh*tness The conversation between Anthony and Ryan was a long-winded shouting match between two grown men who don’t know how to express their feelings adequately. Finally, during Monday (Oct.11) night’s episode, Ryan got to the point. Henry admitted to Anthony that he doesn’t know why he chose to sleep with Anthony’s baby mama. Still, he does admit to having a penchant for hurting people close to him, basically own...
Anti-Vaxx Vibes: Brooklyn Nets To Sit Kyrie Irving Unless He Complies With NYC Vaccine Rules
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Kyrie Irving is without a shadow of a doubt one of the NBA’s best basketball players and has exhibited a strong aversion to anything that doesn’t align with his principles to boot. The Brooklyn Nets issued a statement on Tuesday (October 12) that they’ll be sitting the All-Star guard until he complies with New York’s citywide vaccination rules. Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks has issued the following statement: Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant. Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently the choice restricts his ability to be ...
Nicki Minaj Puts On Cape To Defend Jesy Nelson After She Was Called Out For “Blackfishing,” Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Neil Mockford / Getty Nicki Minaj continues to make Barbz’s jobs even more challenging when it comes to defending her. Chatter around Nicki Minaj simmered down after the ballsy tweet that had her looking like a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic. The Queens rapper is back in the headlines after deciding to die on a hill protecting former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson after she was called out for “blackfishing” and cultural appropriation in the video for her new super-mid single “Boyz.” In case y’all missed it, Nicki Minaj, who has a history of working with problematic artists, is featured in the song and in the video that also has a cameo from Diddy. Things got interesting when Instagram user NoHun shared screenshots of Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock e...
Damon Wayans Says Dave Chappelle Has “Freed The Slaves” Of Comedy, And, Well…Meh
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN By now you’ve caught wind of the controversy over Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix stand-up special The Closer. Audiences both love and hate the special—just as they have the last several in his series of Netflix stand-ups—as some believe he’s been a welcome punch in the gut to what they consider to be out-of-control “cancel culture,” while others believe Chappelle is actively harming LGBTQ people, and particularly trans people, by crafting a dangerous narrative around the existence of a marginalized group he is not a part of. Critics called for Chappelle’s latest to be removed from the Netflix platform—just as some did after his special before it, Sticks & Stones—and Netflix, of course, declined to and, instead, defended th...
Netflix Defends Dave Chappelle Doc & Suspends Protesting Staffers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lester Cohen / Courtesy of Netflix The furor over the latest comedy special from Dave Chappelle has induced Netflix to defend the comedian, even as it has suspended a few of its transgendered employees who protested the special. In an internal memo to employees after a quarterly meeting which was obtained by Variety, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos addressed the controversy, stating that “We don’t allow titles (on) Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe The Closer crosses that line.” He continued: “I recognize, however, that distinguishing between commentary and harm is hard, especially with stand-up comedy which exists to push boundaries.” Sarandos did say that the company would not be pulling the special off the platform des...
Sorry For The L’s?: Nike Says They Want To Fix Their SNKRS Releases
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Nike has heard our cries and seen our tears and are apparently FINALLY about to “fix” their SNKRS app to ensure more people take home “W’s” instead of having these bots eat like the app is a buffet. Hypebeast is reporting that during a meeting last week, Nike execs were discussing the displeasure sneakerheads have been experiencing with their biggest app and blamed it for sneakerheads turning to other brands such as New Balance, adidas, and even Crocs at this point. Looking to get those customers back and have them satisfied, Nike is hoping to up the number of W’s on the app to keep customers coming back and satisfied with their hated app. The meeting, which was first reported by Brendan Dunne, heard SNKRS’ global vice president mention that N...
Tyga Allegedly Put Hands On His Ex-Girlfriend Camaryn Swanson, Has Turned Himself In
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeremy Moeller / Getty Tyga could find himself in some serious legal trouble if these allegations are true. *Update* TMZ reports that Tyga has voluntarily turned himself in and was booked on “felony domestic violence, his bail has been set at $50,000.” TMZ reports Tyga has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend, Camaryn Swanson. The celebrity gossip site first said that Tyga and Swanson “got into it” after she showed up at his house screaming in the middle of the night, eventually leading to her accusing him of domestic violence. Per TMZ: Related Stories According to a source very close to the rapper … his ex-GF, Camaryn Swanson, came over to his home around 3 AM after he told her not to, and she was at his front door, shouting at the...
Where Are You Yeezy?: Kanye West Puts His Wyoming Ranch Up For Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apple Music / Beats 1 Kanye West is looking to offload some property before the calendar year is finished. His Wyoming ranch is now up for a sale and you can become the owner for a cool $11 million dollars. As spotted on Hype Beast the self-proclaimed Louis Vuitton Don is selling the land that he purchased about two years ago. In September 2019 he bought a 4,500-acre plot of land called Monster Lake. Located in Cody, Wyoming the property features eight lodging units and is most known as a hot spot for “monster trout” fishing. Additionally it also has two freshwater lakes, a restaurant, an event center, meeting facilities, and several barns. The Wyoming ranch is synonymous with a very important time in his discography which has been loosely calle...
Donald Trump Claims Haitian Migrants ‘Probably Have AIDS’ Because He’s A Bigot & A Liar, And A Lying Bigot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Olson / Getty Nobody: Nobody in Haiti: Related Stories Nobody across the diaspora: Y’all’s ex-president: “AIDS! THEY ALL HAVE AIDS!! HAITIANS WILL COME HERE FROM THEIR S**THOLE COUNTRY AND GIVE US ALL AIDS!!! THEY WANT TO MAKE AIDS GREAT AGAIN!!!” My God—white, conservative, Bigots R Us America knew exactly what it was doing when it elected our 45th president, and losing his bid for re-election appears to have only made him more bitter and more outwardly racist and xenophobic (if that’s even possible.) On Thursday (Oct. 7), Donald Trump made an appearance on Republican spank bank network Fox News and sat down with Satan’s third testicle, Sean Hannity, where the two discussed the Haitian immigration crisis. During that discussion, Trump went with the...
