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HHW Gaming: ‘Kingdom Heart’s Sora The Final ‘Super Smash Bros.’ DLC Character, Gamers Raise Keyblades In Excitement
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Chesnot / Getty During Nintendo’s last direct presentation, the company promised it would reveal the final DLC fighter was coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later. Tuesday (Oct.5), that promise was kept by Nintendo, and gamers are very pleased. During a special presentation solely dedicated to the Nintendo Switch brawler, Director Masahiro Sakurai revealed the next challenger joining the fight is none other than Sora of Kingdom Hearts fame. Sora is a skilled airborne fighter that is also nimble, but at the same time, is “very light” and can be launched quickly by competitors. His skills include fire, lightning, ice magic attacks, and a vertical spiral move that some players will compare to Link’s similar spin attack. [embedded content] Before the...
Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship Created At Howard University
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Howard University / Howard University The spirit of Chadwick Boseman continues to shine through, with yet another honor at his alma mater of Howard University in the form of a scholarship for students of the fine arts. On Monday (October 4th), Howard University announced the creation of The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship in conjunction with Netflix. The endowment, estimated at $5.4 million, will cover four years of tuition at the HBCU’s College of Fine Arts which was been renamed after the late actor earlier this year. “This scholarship embodies Chadwick’s love for Howard, his passion for storytelling, and his willingness to support future generations of Howard students. I am thankful for the continuous support and partnership of Cha...
MICK And Chi Duly Blend Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint’ Beats And Beyoncé’s Vocals On ‘B-Print’ Mixtape
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty One of the culture’s best curators is leaving the mixtape game with a bang. MICK has partnered with Chi Duly on a project that merges Jay-Z’s The Blueprint beats to Beyoncé’s vocals. As spotted on Complex the acclaimed DJ has put his golden touch on some of the royal couple’s most iconic cuts. The B-Print features the iconic instrumentals from The Blueprint album and pairs it with B’s acapellas. While the two could have easily stuck to the traditional method of blending both elements together but clearly this effort is an elevated project on all angles. MICK, formerly Mick Boogie, detailed the approach in a press release. “Recently, I was blasting Jay-Z’s The Blueprint in honor of its 20th anniversary. My fiancé...
Peep The Trailer to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘House of The Dragon’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ollie Upton / HBO The last season of Game of Thrones left much to be desired as the half-assed writing and unsatisfying ending left fans demanding they reshoot the entire final season to correct the many wrongs. While HBO didn’t heed to those demands, they are releasing a brand new Game of Thrones prequel series revolving around the Targaryen family dubbed House of The Dragon, and today we get our first teaser trailer to the somewhat highly anticipated series. Set two hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of The Dragon will explore the reign of the Targaryen bloodline and promises to feature many dragons and all kinds of sword fights. Boasting an impressive cast including the likes of Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, and Sonoya Mizuno, the...
Strong Salute: Noname & Comrades Opens Radical Hood Library
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Simone Joyner / Getty Noname has made her mark both as a talented musician but also a strong and consistent advocate of justice for oppressed citizens around the world. The Chicago native, along with her comrades, has announced the new Radical Hood Library, which puts an emphasis on servicing the Black and brown community first and foremost. Noname, 30, established the Noname Book Club as an extension of her political stances and cultural ambitions as it relates to poor, working-class people. Much of Noname’s interests by way of her Twitter account were centered on the tenants of radicalism, socialism, and other related factors in those spaces. Related Stories The book club often shares free PDF books and suggests a monthly title for adults and chil...
Facebook & Its Family of Apps Suffer Massive Service Outage, Hilarity Ensues On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty The world found out what life would be like if Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp didn’t exist for a few hours. Monday (Oct.4), social media was a spooky place for people who spend most of their time on Facebook and its family of apps it acquired. Ironically, right after a whistleblower revealed how shady the social media giant is when it comes to capitalizing off its user’s mental health during an episode of 60 Minutes on Sunday (Oct.3), the service came crashing down on Monday. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were useless for about five hours and revealed how attached people have grown to these apps. Businesses, politicians, and everyday people felt the sting of the planetary outage due to the company built by Mark Zuck...
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Ice-T Responds To Criticism Behind His Daughter Wearing French Tip Nails [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PYMCA / Getty A Rap OG has been reminded that the Internets have no chill. Ice-T has responded to those that questioned his parenting skills after his daughter flicked it up with French tip nails. As spotted on Page Six the West Coast legend faced heavy criticism last week when a photo of his princess was published by his wife Coco. In the image Chanel wore “mini” nail tips for school picture day. Naturally the accents took several people by surprise which in turn gave said individuals a lane to criticize them for giving their little girl a French manicure. On a recent appearance on The View the “Colors” rapper made it clear that the peanut gallery has no effect on his day to day movements. “Rule 1: Do not pay attention to anything anyone s...
J. Prince Reveals Drake & Kanye West Are Helping Him with Petition to Free Larry Hoover
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jemal Countess / Getty J. Prince is working on efforts to free infamous Gangsters Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover and is tapping A-listers like Drake and Kanye West for help. On Saturday (Oct 2), the Rap-A-Lot founder, Drake, and Kanye West have teamed up with a plan to finally get the 70-year-old released from prison. “IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU PLAN TO FAIL,” J. Prince wrote. “Good plans in the making to free our brother Larry Hoover with the support of @champagnepapi and @kanyewest #TheArtandScienceOfRespect. To be continued.” Larry Hoover has been in prison since 1973 when he was convicted of killing a then 19-year-old drug dealer named William “Pooky” Young. While serving his sentence, Hoover was slapped with additional charges of conspiracy, extortio...
Nike Opens The LeBron James Innovation Center
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke After Michael Jordan, LeBron James is the biggest name that Nike has on its roster so it only makes sense that the NBA legend gets his own building at Nike headquarters. Source: Nike / NIke Recently Nike opened their doors to the LeBron James Innovation Center which is dedicated to understanding the “unique needs and opportunities, contextualize challenges, and generate breakthroughs across the spectrum of play and movement in a variety of environments.” Housing a Nike Sports Research Lab on one of it’s floors, the NSRL boasts 84,000 square feet for sports research along with the world’s largest motion-capture installation (400 cameras), 97 force plates, and body-mapping equipment amongst many other things to help turn today’s athletes in...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’s Ryan Henry & Charmaine Bey Talk About Drama, Reflection, R. Kelly & More
After a pandemic shortened sixth season, Black Ink Crew: Chicago is back, so that means fans can expect the return of the tattoos and, of course, drama in season 7. We’re heading back to Chicago. No, the pandemic isn’t officially over, but the world is slowly opening up, so that means 9 MAG’s owner Ryan Henry and 2nd City Ink’s boss Charmaine Bey have turned on the lights and tattoo guns in their shops again. We spoke with the reality stars/ tattoo shop owners on Zoom, and during our online conversation, we talked about Ryan’s drama with his former best friend after he got called out for sleeping with his boy’s baby mama. We also touched on how Charmaine keeps it together after losing both of her parents in a short time span and at the same time becoming a new mom. Henry and Bey also talke...
Lamar Odom Win’s Latest Celebrity Boxing Match, Benzino Wants A Shot At The Champ
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: via UNCENSORED / TV One Ever since the Los Angeles Lakers traded Lamar Odom away to make cap room back in 2011, the life of the former NBA Sixth Man of The Year went into a spiral that he has never been able to recover from (Kardashian Kurse?). After surviving the infamous OD at a brothel in Las Vegas in 2015, the man has struggled to piece back together his life and has resorted to celebrity boxing just to get a paycheck. That’s the bad news. The good news is at least he won his bout against J. Lo’s ex-hubby, Ojani Noa (who?!). According to TMZ, the 6’10 former NBA star put the beatings on the 6’1 Noa and won the fight via decision even though he probably should’ve scored a KO at that height advantage. This is Lamar’s second win as he took home the “W” w...
Mike Tyson Willing To Properly Fade One Of The Paul Brothers For Big Bucks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty In another one of those oddities that has marked society during the pandemic, YouTube celebrities Jake Paul and Logan Paul have been making waves by nabbing victories in the boxing ring against seasoned athletes. There’s one significant figure who looks ready to square up in the ring against them – Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight boxing champion sat down with rapper Freddie Gibbs as the featured guest on his Hotboxin’ podcast. The two spoke about the growing sentiment that the sport “fell off”, and Gibbs elaborated on his feeling by saying, “They just need to put the right fights together, man. You know what I’m sayin’? I’m sick of seeing all these Jake Paul fights and all that type of s–t.” Tyson countered by saying that there...
