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New Michael Jordan Film Focuses On His Trip To London In The 80’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Jordan Brand It’s been more than two decades since Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball and still we can’t get enough of him whether it be through his classic sneaker silhouettes or videos of his greatness. While we know what Air Jordan did for the game in the United States in the 80’s and 90’s, many don’t know just how he impacted the culture out in London in the mid 80’s. Looking to put people on to the little known story, Nike teamed with director Sekou Abineri, to create a short film detailing a young Michael Jordan’s influence on Brixton Topcats when he went to visit and train with them out in the UK. Though he wasn’t the 6-time NBA Champion/GOAT at the time, he was still the biggest NBA star to ever head out there and lend ...
Petition For President Biden To Free YoungBoy Never Broke Again Passes 100K In Signatures
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Miller / Getty It seems Hip-Hop is backing YoungBoy Never Broke Again like never before. A petition to free him has already surpassed 100,000 signatures. As spotted on Complex the Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper is still behind bars even though his stock in the music industry continues to rise. This week a Change.org petition was created requesting that he be freed by President Joe Biden. “Although his next court cases are scheduled to be on the dates of 10/18 and 10/19, there’s a slight chance that he would be able to be released and celebrate his birthday on the 20th with family and friends. It is with great belief that Mr. Gaulden would see this as a great opportunity to ameliorate himself as a person and an artist. We have watched him grow ove...
Letitia Wright Still Reps Anti-Vax Stance on Set of Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Sequel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN The set of the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel’s Black Panther is clouded in tension, thanks to the anti-vaccine stance of actress Letitia Wright. But a new stipulation set to go into effect could add to it and put her role in jeopardy. In an article by The Hollywood Reporter on the film industry’s struggles in keeping cast and crew members safe and healthy while the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, a major revelation is that Wright, who is currently in Atlanta, Georgia filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is still expressing skepticism about vaccines while on set. Related Stories The actress has been mired in controversy for her anti-vaccine stance since December 2020 when she shared a now-deleted tweet featuring a se...
About Time: HBO Announces ‘Game Theory With Bomani Jones’ Late Night Sports Talk Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bruce Glikas / Getty Finally, a late-night sports talk show we honestly want to see. Deadline reports that HBO is blessing Bomani Jones with a new late-night sports talk show, Game Theory With Bomani Jones. The website revealed the show will begin production in New York starting in 2022 and will see Jones bring his style of sports reporting while tackling “timely issues in sports.” Jones is no stranger to HBO. He is currently keeping it all the way real on HBO’s Back on The Record with Bob Costas and has contributed to HBO Sports documentaries like The Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina and Runnin’ Rebels. Jones has been in the sports media for 15 years, spending most of his time dishing out his takes on ESPN on shows like Around Th...
Foot Locker Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With ‘Flow Original’ Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Foot Locker / Foot Locker We swear that Foot Locker drops something new for every season, every culture, and every aspect of life at this point, but we ain’t mad in the slightest. Source: Foot Locker / Foot Locker This time around the OG sneaker store is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a new collection dubbed “Flow Original” which will feature pieces designed by some of LatinX’s hottest designers, professionals, and sneakerheads in the game. In a press release Foot Locker explained “‘Flow Original’ is another step in Foot Locker’s continued support of the LatinX community. Through its Home Grown platform, Foot Locker continuously highlights the positive impact LatinX vendors, artists, designers and more have on the communities in geos across...
“F*ck Twitter”: Dave Chappelle Defies Cancel Culture At Doc Screening In L.A.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stacy Revere / Getty Dave Chappelle doesn’t appear to be too bothered by the outrage stoked up over his latest comedy special which contained a slew of jokes about the trans community and LGBTQ people, finally addressing it – somewhat – in front of a sold-out audience in Los Angeles, California on Thursday night (October 7th). “If this is what being canceled is about, I love it,” Chappelle said to a cheering audience of 18,000 (who had their phones locked up in magnetic pouches) at the Hollywood Bowl according to Deadline. Fans were on hand to watch the documentary (tentatively titled The Get Up) about his comedic summer camp held on his farm out in Ohio last year. “I don’t know what to tell you, except I’m a bad mother***er,” he reportedly continued. Cha...
Pooh Shiesty Faces Life In Prison For Role In Armed Robbery Involving Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Earlier this summer it was reported that Pooh Shiesty was arrested for an armed robbery and shooting that went down at Bay Harbor Islands hotel in Florida, and now it seems like he’s facing quite a lengthy prison sentence for his actions. According to Rolling Stone, the Memphis, TN rapper born Lontrell Williams, faces a possible life sentence for his role in the June robbery as he and his legal team are asking the court to revoke their own request to delay their trial and instead get it started earlier than they asked for. Initially Pooh and his co-defendants had asked for their October trial to be pushed to December stating that they needed more time to get their defense together, which was granted. But when the feds said tha...
Touch the Sky: Kanye West Flies Economy and Fans Share Experience
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: starzfly/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Kanye West may be a billionaire, but that’s not keeping him from catching flights with the working class. Earlier this week, Kanye West was recently captured taking a flight from Los Angeles’ LAX airport as a number of fans revealed that they were flying commercial with the DONDA rapper. Yeezy was spotted without his usual obscuring mask and was happy to take photos with fans that asked. Collaborator, Goody Grace, took to social media to share a photo of ‘Ye, saying: “‘Ye told me he been traveling solo commercial on some normal sh*t I thought he was capping.” Chiming in on the rare sighting, other fans in the airport also shared that the Jeen-Yuhs creator spent his time simply waiting to board while enjoying a coffee adding ...
Ray J Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Still Files For Divorce From Princess Love
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur/2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards / Getty Looks like Ray J is in bad shape, y’all. According to TMZ the Love & Hip Hop star is currently hospitalized at a Miami hospital where he’s struggling to breathe as he battles a horrible case of pneumonia. To make matters worse, doctors assumed that Ray J had become the latest person to fall victim to the Coronavirus, and placed him in the COVID wing of the hospital where he could’ve been exposed to the deadly virus that’s already claimed 500,000 Americans. “Ray told us … when he was admitted doctors assumed he had COVID, so they placed him in the COVID wing of the hospital, which he said was frightening, telling us, “I thought it was over. I started praying and knew God is good so I just kept praying.” ...
Better Be Good To Me: Tina Turner Sells Her Music Catalog To BMG Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty One of music’s most iconic voices has struck a deal to ensure her work will indeed be forever. Tina Turner has announced she has sold her catalog to BMG. As spotted on WHBL the singer has partnered with the German based media company for the rights to all projects. On Wednesday, October 6 the move was confirmed via a formal press release. Tina Turner said, “Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is something personal. I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music my work is in professional and reliable hands.” The deal means BMG will be a partner in all of Tina Turner’s music interests. The transaction includes Tina Turner’s artist’s share of her recordings, her music publishing writer’s share,...
Kanye West Reportedly Assisting Kim Kardashian Ahead Of Her ‘SNL’ Hosting Gig, Twitter Isn’t Amused
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Pierre Suu / Getty Kim Kardashian will embark on a new task this weekend as the guest host for Saturday Night Live, which has seemingly divided some who believe the social media star isn’t fit for the role. To prepare for the big event, Kanye West is reportedly helping his estranged wife as she prepares for her hosting gig but many on Twitter aren’t amused. Now in its 47th season, SNL is still going strong and the long-running sketch comedy series is still considered event television by many. When SNL announced its slate of hosts, many seemed to balk at the notion that Kardashian, who isn’t known for her comedy chops, would be a host. Still, however controversial the decision to place Kardashian in that role, perhaps West coming to her aid will be j...
Photographer Deletes Couple’s Wedding Photos In Front of Them After Being Denied Food
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Pollyana Ventura / Getty This story from one photographer should serve as a life lesson for other aspiring photogs. Wednesday (Oct. 6), a photographer’s tale of dealing with a sheisty groom went viral on Twitter. First spotted in a post on Reddit’s AITA [Am I The A**hole] thread, an unnamed poster asked if they were in the wrong for deleting wedding photos after the newlyweds denied them a break to eat and drink. The person revealed that they were not a wedding photographer by trade but a dog groomer and took on the task of capturing the magical moments by a friend who was getting married. The original poster detailed that the couple was looking to save money by not hiring a professional photographer and reassured them that the pictures did not need...
