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Kanye West Mocks Supreme Creative Director Tremaine Emory
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty For the past few days Ye’s been making headlines for his divisive point of views that are akin to that of a White Nationalist and now he seems to be taking shots at Supreme’s creative director, Tremaine Emory. Page Six is reporting that recently the artist formerly known as Kanye West wore a shirt that featured a drawing of Emory’s face with a hand clad in Stars and Stripes covering his mouth. Above the illustration the word “Tremendez” was printed as that’s Ye’s new nickname for his former friend and collaborator. The shot taken at Tremaine comes on the heels of Emory criticizing Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” t-shirt that caused an uproar amongst non-racist people and calling out Kanye for invoking Virgil Abloh’s name in one of his rants...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ The Perfect Ghostbusting Video Game Experience
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Illfonic / Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed There have been multiple video games based on the Ghostbusters movie franchise, many of which are not memorable. Illfonic, a game studio with plenty of experience turning popular movie franchises into video games, decided it was time to give Ghostbusters fans the video game they have been waiting years for with Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. The timing of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed couldn’t have been more perfect. The game arrives after Sony’s movie franchise was given new life thanks to the exceptionally good film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Like Afterlife, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is heavy on fan service but in a good way. All the ghostbusting tools (except Ecto-1) are at your disposal; the Ray Parke...
Kaalan “KR” Walker Convicted At Rape Trial, Slapped With 50 Year To Life Sentene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kaalan Walker, stylized also as Kaalan “KR” Walker, was convicted of serial rape earlier this year with intention of appealing the charges. On Monday (Oct. 17), Walker was convicted at trial and slapped with a sentence of at least 50 years up to a life sentence. The Los Angeles Times, which has been closely following the Kaalan Walker matter, reported that the 27-year-old was accused of using his status to lure models into his clutches after promising them access to the modeling world. In April, Walker was convicted of three counts of forcible rape, two counts of statutory rape, and two counts of rape by intoxication according to the Los Angeles County DA’s office. Via social media, Walker would reportedly invite the models to a prop...
Dave East x SNIPES Collaborate On New Timberland Boots
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Snipes / Snipes Here’s a collab that only makes sense. Harlem representing rapper Dave East has teamed with sneaker and apparel retailer Snipes and Timberland for a collection of boots. The collab includes a campaign featuring Dave East and three new Timberland styles, as well as an original song from the rapper featured in a video promoting the project. The clip takes you on journey with East as he gets his workout on in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem and hits the studio to create the song you’re listening to. While Harlem is the centerpiece of the clip, the campaign vid also highlights the Dave East x Timberland x SNIPES versions of the classic 6-Inch Premium Boot ($198), the 6-inch Field Boot ($175) and the mid-cut Field Boot ($160). If you want to cop a...
Westside Gunn Announces Release Date For ‘Hitler Wears Hermes 10’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty It’s been a minute since Westside Gunn released his last project, Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B, but fans of the Buffalo, NY MC are about to get their fix as Gunn has just announced the release date of his next project, Hitler Wears Hermes 10 (what happened to 9?!). During an interview on Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg, the “Jesus Crack” rapper announced that Hitler Wears Hermes 10 will be hitting the streets in just a two weeks on Oct. 28. That being said, Westside Gunn says that will be the final installment in the Hitler Wears Hermes series that he kicked off back in 2012 saying “The last one was going to be the final one, but I felt weird doing nine and not 10 of them, and you know, like in anything, you alway...
Amazon Music To Air Concerts After Thursday Night NFL Games, Hosted By 2 Chainz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In March 2021, when Amazon announced its “10-year agreements to exclusively broadcast 15 Thursday Night Football games and one pre-season game per year on Prime Video,” the response was overwhelmingly positive. The online retail giant—which also has television streaming and music DSP is now planning to kick off Amazon Music Live on October 27. Amazon Music Live will feature concerts after the football games featuring some of the hottest artists in the country. Lil Baby will be the first to perform. Also slated to appear is Megan Thee Stallion, who will take to the stage on November 3rd. According to Digital Music News, “more epic performances will be announced in the weeks to come,” for Prime subscribers. The concerts themselves wi...
Jay-Z Files Lawsuit Against Bacardi Over D’Ussé Cognac Financials
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty One of the largest spirit companies has some answering to do. Jay-Z is suing Bacardi over the financials regarding his D’Ussé Cognac. As spotted on TMZ, the Brooklyn, New York native is taking one of his partners to court. This week the celebrity gossip website obtained paperwork which confirms that Hov’s corporation, SC Liquors, is demanding total financial transparency from the global conglomerate. In addition he is asking some very pointed questions regarding the production process including “the location of all warehouses storing D’Ussé barrels, bottles and accessories.” Furthermore Carter wants Bacardi to fully detail their inventory process in an effort to “monitor the conduct of [Bacardi’s] business to protect SC’...
Stupidity Is A Choice: Ye Says “He Doesn’t Believe In The Term” Antisemitism
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Davis / Getty In more Ye news, the coon in boots has added a new hot take to his growing list of tomfoolery, claiming that antisemitism is not real. Linking up with ex-CNN host Chris Cuomo who now has another show on the NewsNation, from his vehicle, the problematic hyphenate had a lot more stupidy to get off his mind. Among the topics discussed was Ye’s recent acquisition of Parler, the right-wing cesspool disguised as a social media platform, and his antisemitic statements. “I don’t like the term antisemitic,” West loudly and wrongly said when asked at the 4:30 mark in the interview about his insanely troubling comments about Jewish people. “It’s been a term that’s allowed people, specifically in my industry, to get away with murder—sometimes lite...
Concepts & Reebok Collab To Remix Allen Iverson’s Question Mid “Draft Class”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Reebok continues to keep Allen Iverson’s iconic legacy alive with the releases of his signature sneaker line and this time around have collaborated with Concepts to breath new life into a classic silhouette. Source: Reebok / Reebok Linking up with the Boston-based boutique to remix Allen Iverson’s first signature shoe, “the Question Mid,” Reebok has announced that on Oct. 21 the Concepts x Reebok Question Mid “Draft Class” will be dropping and it’s colorway is something that’s sure to turn heads. But it’s all about the details which is something that Concepts founder and CEO, Tarek Hassan is very keen on. Shipping within special packaging that tributes a favorite Concepts’ vintage ad, key design elements making up the shoe include an ...
Like Father, Like Son: Bronny James Lands NIL Deal With Beats by Dre
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Armond / Getty Future NBA prospect and son of NBA superstar LeBron James, Bronny James, continues to follow his father’s path. Fresh off of securing an endorsement deal with Nike, Bronny James landed a NIL (name, image, and likeness) deal with Beats By Dre, joining his dad. LeBron James was the first athlete to represent the audio brand as an ambassador, signing his deal with the now Apple-owned brand in 2008. 14-years later, his seed, Bronny, is now on a similar path that will see him “co-developing and promoting personalized products at the consumer audio company,” Hypebeast reports. As Bronny approached 18, his dad has been very vocal about the prospect of hooping alongside or possibly against his son in the NBA. The announcement of the deal was ...
Pot Meet Kettle: Even Donald Trump Thinks Ye Is “Crazy” & Needs “Help”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Consolidated News Pictures / Getty Donald Trump still has sway over the Republican Party and his brand of so-called MAGA politics has a wide share of supporters, including one Kanye West aka Ye. However, the former president believes that Ye’s recent outbursts against what the Chicago superstar is framing as a shadowy network of Jewish individuals controlling all of the major media outlets are, quote, “crazy.” Rolling Stone exclusively reports that their pair of sources reveal that Donald Trump thinks that Ye should seek outside “help” for his repeated media outbursts of late and framed Ye as “crazy” according to the outlet’s account. Many are defecting from the camp of Kanye in the wake of what many are calling an antisemitic crusade along with his attac...
HHW Gaming: Going Pro Will Cost You, Sony’s PS5 DualSense Edge Wireless Controller Will Cost $199.99
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony / PS5 DualSense Edge Wireless Controller At Gamescon, PS5 owners saw Sony’s new DualSense Edge Wireless Controller. Now we know if you want to go pro, it will set you back some coins. Sony has never offered PlayStation players a pro controller. Third-party companies like Scuf were your only option to get a “Pro” DualSense Controller until now. In a blog post, Sony officially unveiled its new DualSesne Edge Wireless Controller, and it’s a beautiful and costly gaming accessory. Sony’s answer to Xbox’s Elite Controller is also fully customizable and features removable analog thumbsticks, rear buttons, changeable stick caps, and multiple control profiles. Owners of the DualSense Edge will have the ability to change out stick caps for three types: standar...
