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FBI Raids Home & Office of MAGA NYPD Union Chief, The Op Resigns
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty This isn’t Donald Trump’s FBI, that’s for sure. On Tuesday (Oct. 5), the Federal Bureau of Investigation took everyone off guard when it was being reported that they raided the home of a very senior NYPD Union Chief, Ed Mullins. Though no details were given at the time, it’s possible that Mullins was participating in mail and wire fraud, which caused the FBI to put their eye on his alleged shenanigans. According to NYMag, Mullins has since resigned from his post as the Sergeants Benevolent Association president as it seems he may in fact be in some deep doo-doo. Agents who conducted the raid were seen making off with Mullin’s computer gear and boxes of documents possibly pertaining to his criminal activity. This is the same man who h...
Diplo May Be Charged With Rape & Invasion of Privacy in L.A., Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nicky Nelson/WENN.com / WENN Celebrity electronic music DJ and producer Diplo is facing a new wave of headlines spurred by news of him being potentially charged for rape after accusations came to the attention of law enforcement in California. As first reported by Buzzfeed News, the Los Angeles city attorney is now considering filing charges against the entertainer after police conducted an initial investigation into allegations of sexual assault. The investigation was sparked by a complaint by a 25-year old woman that was filed in October 2020. The complaint alleges that the 42-year old Major Lazer performer raped her in his hotel room after one of his shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also alleges that he recorded sexually explicit videos of her without h...
The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners &; Best Performances
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards aired last night (Oct. 5) after being held in Atlanta late last week. “In Hip Hop We Stand” was the theme of this year’s awards show as the producers wanted to stress one culture that spans different generations, styles, and regions. The show stayed true to that mandate with performances Lil Jon & Bia, Baby Keem, Big Daddy Kane Tobe Nwigwe, Young Thug and more. St. Louis rap legend Nelly was honored as this year’s “I Am Hip Hop” recipient and he reminded everybody why with a medley of his greatest hits. Related Stories As far as the night’s winners, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Tyler, The Creator, Drake and Lil Durk led the field with the most nominations but Lil Baby and Tyler, The Creator went home...
Lies And Lawsuits: The Demise Of Ozy Media Explained
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty Ozy Media, a media and entertainment company founded by ex-MSNBC host Carlos Watson and company COO Samir Rao, is starting to look more and more like the Fyre Festival of media platforms. News continues to unfold about the company closing its doors while allegedly leaving investors stuck like Chuck after putting millions into an idea that seemingly turned into a flop. In fact, one investor, LifeLine Legacy Holdings—a money management company based in Beverly Hills, California, with a client list that includes NFL player Marshon Lattimore and actress and TV/film producer Issa Rae—filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming Ozy Media “engaged in fraudulent, deceptive and illegal conduct,” in claiming to have a much larger audience and way more clo...
I Can’t Stream Baby: YouTube Removes R. Kelly’s Channels, Let’s His Music Rock, Though
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty The hits just keep on coming for R. Kelly but not in the way he’s accustomed to. After being found guilty by a jury of his peers of sex trafficking last week in New York City, Bloomberg is now reporting that R. Kelly’s YouTube channels have been taken down now that he’s a convicted sex offender. A week after Kelly was finally held accountable for his crimes against countless young women, YouTube banned both R. Kelly TV and R. Kelly Vevo from its video platform. “We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines,” a spokesperson for YouTube stated. YouTube’s Head of Legal, Nicole Alston added “Egregious actions committed by R. Kelly warrant penalties beyon...
Dave Chappelle Jabs LGBTQ Community & DaBaby In New Comedy Special
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stacy Revere / Getty Dave Chappelle has never seen a controversy he doesn’t want to tackle head-on. And in his latest comedy special on Netflix, he proves that to be right once again by addressing the homophobic comments made by DaBaby as well as the response to them. In the early moments of The Closer, Chappelle lets the audience know that he approached this taping with “an objective” that ties into his previous specials on the streaming giant. “I came here tonight because this body of work that I’ve done on Netflix, I’m going to complete,” he began. “All the questions you might have had about all these jokes I’ve said in the last few years, I hope to answer tonight. And I’d like to start by addressing the [LGBTQ] community directly. I want every member ...
War Ready: Big Daddy Kane & KRS-ONE To Face Off On Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Jadakiss’ reign as the Verzuz G.O.A.T. might come to an end soon. Big Daddy Kane and KRS-ONE have signed on to go at it at the next battle and we are here for it. The two Rap legends have confirmed that they will face off in what seems to a be an epic match on the next installment of Verzuz. For months fans have urged founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to set up a Kane and Rakim battle but to hear the “Set It Off” MC tell it he didn’t see that as a good match up. “If it’s going to be me and Rakim, then we might as well just do it with the music. You know what I mean? I don’t really see him as a battle rapper” he told HipHopDX. He then continued to say that The Blastmaster would be better suited for his skillset. “I think it ...
Yara Shahidi Announced As Dell XPS’s Newest Brand Ambassador, Wants To Help “Expand Your Youniverse”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dell XPS / Yara Shahidi Yara Shahidi and Dell XPS are joining forces for a new campaign. Wednesday (Oct.6), Dell XPS announced that Grown-ish and Black-ish star Yara Shahidi is partnering with the company to become its newest brand ambassador. As part of the partnership, Shahidi be the face of the new creative campaign “Expand Your Youniverse,” which also features Indigenous model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse and Muslim twin sisters and rap duo Aint Afraid. Source: Dell XPS / Yara Shahidi and Quannah Chasinghorse Source: Dell XPS / Muslim twin sisters and rap duo Aint Afraid. Per a press release, Dell XPS says that both it and Shahidi are “grounded by a shared mission to inspire the next generation of change agents through the use of ...
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#BRUHnews: Nick Cannon Says He Will Be Going Celibate For Rest Of 2021 [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhtoosByBeanz83 Nick Cannon has been doing the absolute most when it comes to his romantic life. But he now says he will try to stay celibate for rest of the year. As spotted on Page Six media personality is claiming he will be slowing down with the opposite sex for the next 90 days. In a recent appearance on The Drink Champs, N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN took him to task over the multiple children but multiple women he has had in 2021. While he made it clear he has no regrets about the babies he says that for October to New Years he will not be entangled with any women as per his therapist. Naturally the crew didn’t believe him thus a response which was obviously included some underlining humor. “I told you, man, I’m celibate right now, I’m goin...
Sage Steele Victim Blames Women For Being Sexually Harassed By Men
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Juan David Granda / Getty The dangers of being a woman and the threat of violence they endure from men and women alike have been well noted and the focus should be on the assailant’s actions instead of the victim. Sage Steele leaned into quite an antiquated assumption that women invite sexual assault and unwanted attention by the way they dress, even stating the women are doing so on purpose. Steele, an EPSN anchor, sat down on former NFL quarter Jay Cutler’s Uncut podcast and the pair bumped into a topic of being leered at by athletes in post-game coverage, even going so far as to say she “didn’t care” about the inappropriate comments, simplifying their actions and them “being stupid guys in the locker room.” “I do think that as women we have to be respo...
#BlackInkChi Recap: Ryan Confronts Former Friend After Sleeping With His Ex, Twitter Says He’s For The Streets
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / ViacomCBS Black Ink Crew: Chicago is back for its seventh season, and in the season premiere, we catch up with the crew from Chi-Town. New Views On Life Despite the tone in the show, the pandemic is still going on. We just wanted to make that perfectly clear here. But, keeping with the vibes of the show, Black Ink Crew: Chicago returns in its full glory following a pandemic shortened season that saw Ryan shutter his tattoo shop and get dismissed by Rachel when he asked to quarantine with her and the kids. He seems to be in a better space now, despite some drama that we will touch on in a bit. Charmaine had it extremely rough during the pandemic. She lost her mom BUT welcomed her daughter during the height of the pandemic when ho...
Cash Rules: Andrew Wiggins Got Vaccinated, But Feels He Was “Forced” To Do So
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Abbie Parr / Getty After refusing to take the vaccine and risk forfeiting millions of dollars on his NBA contract, Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins finally got the jab, but don’t think for a second he’s happy about that fact. CNN is reporting that after holding out on getting the vaccine for “personal reasons,” Wiggins finally gave in knowing he’d lose millions if he sat out the season. Saying it came down to getting the vaccine or not playing ball, Wiggins says he felt “forced” to get the shot and will now fear what will become of him in 10 years as conspiracy theorists say the vaccine will come back to haunt the vaccinated in about a decade. What’s more interesting is that Wiggins got the Johnson & Johnson shot which some studies sh...
