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David Alan Grier Cracks Up Tony Awards Crowd With Audra McDonald Shoutout
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty On a night where Broadway celebrated its return with the 74th annual Tony Awards ceremony, David Alan Grier started the night off with some genuine humor towards host Audra McDonald as he accepted his first-ever award. The veteran TV and film actor began the evening’s festivities when he won the Tony for Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Sergeant Waters in A Soldier’s Play, the captivating tale about Black soldiers on a military base during World War II which won a Pulitzer Prize before being converted into a play. Grier took the stage decked out in a black tuxedo jacket and vibrant plaid pants and began his acceptance speech with a playful jab at McDonald: “Audra, I finally won one of these, too!” Mc...
A Woman Cracked The Code On The Origins Of A$AP Rocky’s Met Gala Quilt
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sean Zanni / Getty A$AP Rocky’s Met Gala fit is still a hot topic within the fashion industry. One woman has stepped forward and cracked the code behind the very colorful piece. As spotted on Buzz Feed the Harlem native pulled up to the star studded event wearing a very unique coverall. Rocky gave credit to ERL designer Eli Russell Linnetz on the quilt but the bedspread has been around for years. Last week a woman named Sarah took to social media to clarify where the cover came from. “So my great grandmothers quilt was donated to an antique/thrift store a while back. When I saw the #metgala Photo I realized instantly that it had to be the same quilt” she wrote. “I read the vogue article about the designer finding the quilt in Southern California and ...
MySpace Inspires Kid Cudi Reflection On Pre-Success Goals: “I Had That Fire Burnin In Me”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Kid Cudi clearly knew the assignment, even before there was one. On Sunday (Sept 26) the Kids See Ghosts rapper took a trip down memory lane by sharing his old Myspace bio reflecting his goals upon making it in the music business. Amid a round of fan interactions, Kid Cudi shared another Twitter user’s post that included screenshots of his old Myspace profile pic and bio. In the bio, written when Cudi was 22 years old, the then up and coming artist wrote of wanting to take “hip hop or music n general 2 a whole nother level,” before noting his desire to bring his unique lens to the Grammys. “I don’t wanna get in da game 2 blend in, I’m tryna change da face of it,” he wrote at the time. Reflecting on his early ambitions, career accomplis...
No Longer “Missing” Kelly Price Reveals That She “Flatlined” While Battling COVID-19 In The Hospital
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Kelly Price has finally broken her silence. If you have been under a rock, famed singer, Kelly Price was the talk of social media for the last few days after Georgia police declared her missing following a welfare check. Fans and the Grammy-nominated singer’s family became worried after she went “missing” after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Speaking exclusively with TMZ, the 48-year old singer revealed in an emotional interview that her bout with COVID-19 was severe and that she “flatlined” as doctors worked to save her life. “At some point, they lost me. I woke up a couple of days, and the first thing I remember was the doctors standing around me asking me if I knew what year it was,” Price said, revisiting the terrifying orde...
No Cap: Drake Gives J. Cole His Flowers & Says “He’s One of The Greatest Rappers Ever”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty J. Cole got the ultimate co-sign from one of his peers. On Friday night (Sept. 24), J. Cole’s “The Off-Season Tour” kicked off in Miami at the FTX Arena with a bang. Fans in attendance were blessed with an appearance from the Certified Lover Boy himself, Drake. Not only did he treat fans to a performance of his hit single “Way 2 Sexy” with Future, but he also used the opportunity to give Cole his flowers in front of the sold-out arena. “I don’t know how the f**k you pulled it off, but thank you for being the first person to bring us back to arenas so we could do some shows for these people,” he told the Dreamville general. Drizzy’s admiration for the North Carolina native comes after Cole surprised his loyal fans with his Heaven...
Guilty As Charged: Pied Piper of R&Creep R. Kelly Convicted In Sex Trafficking Trial, Twitter Rejoices
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty R. Kelly, who was alleged to be the mastermind of a sex trafficking ring that went on for years despite failed attempts to bring him to justice, finally has been found guilty as charged. In just the second day of deliberations in his trial in New York, the jury found the shamed R&B star guilty of racketeering, and Twitter is rejoicing. The Associated Press and The New York Times among several other major outlets broke the news wide that Kelly, 54, coerced and groomed young women to be his servants and perform sexual acts, some too disgusting to reprint here in full detail. The trial, which began on August 18, the prosecutors in the matter introduced witness testimony and statements, along with other evidence that pointed ...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Black Ink Crew Chicago’ Star Charmaine Bey Says She Is “Pleased R. Kelly Has To Face His Demons”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Black Ink Crew Chicago’s premiere is just days away. Hip-Hop Wired caught up with OG cast member Charmaine Bey, and we asked her about R.Kelly’s recent conviction ahead of the show’s premiere. R.Kelly’s day of reckoning finally arrived on Monday (Sept. 27) after the singer was found guilty on all counts of sex trafficking and racketeering. In one episode of the hit VH1 reality show, Bey linked up with fellow radio personality Kendra G. to protest against the disgraced singer in his hometown of Chicago. During our interview, we asked the reality star/radio host how she felt about the pied piper of R&Pee being found guilty. She admitted to not being up to speed on what was going on in the trial but was “pleased” to know...
Oh Word?: Ghostface Says Kanye & Mike Dean Executive Producing ‘Supreme Clientele 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 According to Ghostface Killah, Kanye West and Mike Dean will be executive producing his forthcoming Supreme Clientele 2 album. Being that the album is a sequel to a certified classic, the news was received with a fair share of caution instead of universal praise and excitement. Ghost Deini was on Reddit’s HipHopHeads forum when dropped dime on when Supreme Clientele 2 will be available, writing, “SUPREME CLIENTELE 2 IS EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN & PRODUCERPLUGUNI.COM, RELEASE DATE: FEB 2022.” If it was a decade or even five years ago (Ghostface guested on West’s “New God Flow” in 2012), the thought of Ghost getting busy over Kanye West beats would have set the Internet on fire. But now...
Unbelievable: Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor Actually Signed On To Defend R. Kelly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty R. Kelly might very well be the most desirable client for even the most talented of defense attorneys, but it appears that the beleaguered signer and songwriter has at least one legal ally willing to risk it all. A former sex crimes prosecutor who once viewed Kelly in an unfavorable light has since switched her position and is now defending him. Insider profiled Nicole Blank Becker, who reportedly worked for over 20 years in support of sexual assault and related sex crimes victims in order to bring their alleged assailant to justice. In the piece, Becker, who watched the shocking Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly, was initially disgusted by the details shared within. Now, she’s decided to switch her stance and lend her...
RIP: Body Found In River Confirmed to Be Missing Grad Student Jelani Day
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Todd Ryburn Photography / Getty In a heartbreaking development, the search for the missing Black graduate student Jelani Day has come to an end after a body found earlier in the month has been identified as the 25-year-olds. In a statement after the news broke, the Illinois State University graduate student’s family stated that “Our hearts are broken.” According to NBC Chicago, the coroner for LaSalle County identified the body through rigorous forensic testing and DNA matching, found near the Chicago suburb of Peru in the Illinois River on September 4th as the grad student who was reported missing in late August. “We ask that you continue to pray for our family during what will be very hard days ahead. Throughout these 30 days, our very first concern was...
Russell Westbrook To Release Documentary About His Basketball Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN / WENN One of the biggest names in sports about to formally tell his story. Russell Westbrook has announced that he will be releasing a documentary on his life; on and off the court. The NBA all star is about to take his talents to the big screen and the Brodie has partnered up with Showtime for his upcoming film Passion Play: Russell Westbrook. The film will not only detail his greatness as one of the premier scorers in the league but his come up. In an exclusive statement to The Los Angeles Times he expressed his enthusiasm about the project. “I’m proud to share this documentary and give audiences an inside look into who I really am on and off the court. There are a lot of misconceptions about me but I’m ready to share my story and m...
Rihanna Confirms ‘R9’ Is Coming Soon: ” It’s Going To Have A Completely Different Sound”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty RiRi Navy rejoice! Rihanna has finally confirmed that new music is on the way and fans are in for a surprise. During an interview this week at her Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3, the Associated Press, among others, asked the fashion designer, and newly-minted billionaire about her highly anticipated upcoming album, prompting Rihanna to share a few details about R9. “You’re not gonna expect what you hear,” Rihanna said with a smirk, perhaps knowing that we have come to expect hearing nothing at all. “Whatever you know of Rihanna is not gonna be what you hear,” she continued. “I’m really experimenting. And music is like fashion, you should be able to play.” While she stopped short of revealing an actual direction for the album, back in 2019 d...
