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Netflix Is Testing Its “Free Service” In Kenya, Only Available On Android Smartphones
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Netflix has launched its most ambitious plan yet in hopes of luring more customers. As seen on Variety, movie streaming giant Netflix has begun offering a free tier of its service. The catch is it is only available to users in Kenya who own Android smartphones. The 100% free service will offer about one-fourth of the content available to those who subscribe to the service. Netflix hopes by giving users a taste of its service, it can convince those users of the free tier to sign up for a paid subscription. “If you’ve never watched Netflix before — and many people in Kenya haven’t — this is a great way to experience our service,” Cathy Conk, director of product innovation at Netflix, announced in a blog post. “And if you like what you se...
50 Cent Talks Directing Eminem for BMF, Weighs In On Nicki Minaj Swollen Testicles Struggle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN 50 Cent isn’t shy about sharing his feelings on anything and during his recent trip on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, he not only shared what it was like directing his friends but also weighed in on the big debate that started with a tweet. While discussing his new show Black Mafia Family set to premiere on Starz on Sunday (Sept. 26), 50 Cent weighed in on the debate taking over political Twitter and sending Barbz to the CDC— Nicki Minaj‘s cousin’s friend’s swollen testicles. “I heard that you got — and I know this is supposed to be a surprise — but I heard you got Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles to be on this show. Is that true?” Jimmy Kimmel asked Fif. “Listen, you didn’t look at the details of that situation,” 50 said...
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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital Last week Lil Baby seemingly got finessed by his jeweler. The merchant has admitted to selling him a fake watch and gifted him some free ice for the error. As spotted on Complex the Atlanta trapper turned rapper got the shock of his “Drip Too Hard” career last week. He was alerted that the limited-edition Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary timepiece he purchased from Rafaello & Co. was a fake. When news spread the Fake Watch Buster Instagram account did a side by side comparison that detailed all the inconsistencies. Baby then quickly took to social media to call the jewelers out. “Now @rafaelloandco y’all Kno better then to sell ME of all people a FAKE Or anything that could be called a FAKE,” he wrote. ...
Kerry Washington Honors Michael K. Williams At 2021 Emmy Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty The 2021 Emmy Awards had their share of highlights, and among the best of them was the poignant tribute to the late actor Michael K. Williams delivered by actress Kerry Washington. [embedded content] The highly popular film and television star of ABC’s Scandal and Little Fires Everywhere was tasked to introduce him and the other nominees for the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Montrose Freeman in HBO’s Lovecraft Country. “Michael was a brilliantly talented actor and a generous human being who has left us far too soon,” she said at the beginning of introducing the nominees, which included John Lithgow for Perry Mason, Tobias Menzies for The Crown, Giancarlo Esposito for The Mandalorian, a...
HHW Tech Review: Samsung Further Tightens Its Grip On The Foldable Market With The Galaxy Z Flip3 5G
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Samsung is one of the few companies to have fully invested in the foldable phone market. We previously wrote that the company is ahead of the curve, and with its latest foldable smartphones, that continues to be the case. Samsung shook the smartphone world in 2019 with the introduction of the Galaxy Z Fold. It was a captivating device, but people were still on the fence about it. In 2020, we got the Galaxy Z Fold2 and the Galaxy Z Flip. Both devices sported some decent improvements but left room for plenty to be improved upon, and that’s where the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 come in. Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 We got our hands on the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G: Thom Browne edition, and it left us very impresse...
Meek Mill Claims Karen Civil Trashed His Name, She Refutes Allegations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Things got rougher this past weekend for influencer, publicist, and podcast host Karen Civil after Meek Mill joined the group of artists accusing her of theft with some hefty allegations of his own. Civil was catching major heat after Joyner Lucas put her on blast for supposedly scamming him out of $60,000 in a series of tweets Saturday morning (September 18), alleging that she ghosted him after he requested her help for a marketing campaign. The accusation was similar to one that Cam’ron had made against her in 2017 regarding fellow Diplomats rapper DukeDaGod. Cam even took to Instagram to rehash those allegations. The furor wound up compelling Jessie Woo and Jason Lee to come forward with their own accusations about Civil, with a...
EXCLUSIVE: Nia Long On Passing Of Anthony ‘A.J.’ Johnson: ‘A.J. Was A Joy To Work With On Set’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Hall / Getty The passing of Friday and House Party actor Anthony “A.J.” Johnson has sent ripples through the entertainment world, including among those who worked alongside the standup comedian. Hip-Hop Wired briefly spoke with Johnson’s Friday co-star Nia Long, who shared that her memories of the star and his body of work will live on forever. Long, who played the role of Debbie in the 1995 classic starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker, learned of the shocking news just moments before we spoke with her. While she shared in the sadness many have expressed who knew Johnson, she was clear in centering his work and his legacy first and foremost. “A.J. was a joy on set to work with and one thing about him when you saw him, you knew that a joke was coming...
Wack 100 Claims To Have Part 2 of Kim Kardashian & Ray J’s Legendary Sex Tape
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Blueface’s current manager, Wack 100, claims he has part two of the world’s most infamous sex tape. Wack 100 has spent the entire weekend breaking down the inner workings of the radio industry on Clubhouse after Joyner Lucas called out Karen Civil for allegedly finessing him out of $60,000. Now, Ray J’s former manager claims that he has part two of his ex-clients legendary sex tape with reality tv star turned mogul Kim Kardashian. Speaking with Bootleg Kev on Saturday (Sep.18), Wack 100, real name Cash Jones said he owns “part two” of the amateur boom boom flick featuring Ray J and Kim Kardashian. What makes this situation even more eyebrow-raising is he wants Kanye West to have it. “All I know is Kanye, holla at me, bro,” he revealed...
Uptown’s Finest: Dapper Dan To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty One of the culture’s biggest influencers ever is about to get some overdue acclaim. Dapper Dan is set to receive the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA. As spotted on Hype Beast the Harlem, Manhattan native will be honored during the forthcoming 2021 CFDA Awards. This distinction is unique in many ways as Dap is first ever recipient to ever receive it without activating a runway show. He spoke about the announcement on his Instagram account. In true fashion he pointed to his Uptown roots for giving him the DNA. “Isn’t it ironic how the fashion world says that Dapper Dan won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, without ever having a runway show?” he wrote. The streets of Harlem have been my...
We Good: LeVar Burton Has Moved Beyond ‘Jeopardy!’ Debacle, Potential Game Show In Works
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty LeVar Burton was probably well aware of how beloved he was long before he was eyeing a potential position of hosting the long-running Jeopardy! game show series, but ultimately didn’t get the gig. While most fans balked at the choice the show’s producers made to hire someone that they had to ultimately fire over his behavior, Burton says he’s moving on and has his eyes on other plans. Burton, handsome and suave at 64, sat down with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for a chat that obviously honed in on the Jeopardy! ordeal, how Burton actively campaigned for the job with the help of fans, and how he was able to move on beyond it. “The crazy thing is that when you set your sights on something, they say be careful of what you wish for, b...
Top 5 Anti-Vaxx Rappers From Least To Most Cringey & Embarrassing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there, of all demographics and non-medical-field-related professions, who have decided to approach this pandemic and the subject of vaccines by trusting their research from the prestigious University of YouTube over the actual medical research of actual medical professionals and scientists. They’ll tell you the conspiracy is real and provide you with a link from SeeTheConspiracyIsReal.com as proof. Rappers and other recording artists have not been immune to this kind of thinking (or the virus, while we’re on the subject) and so they’ve used their massive platforms to spread dangerous misinformation regarding the pandemic and the importance of getting vaccinated. So we have take...
Kanye West Rises Above It All In Latest “24” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Looks like Kanye West is gonna make using his concert footage a thing for all of his visuals off his Donda album. In his latest video for Donda cut “24,” Kanye once again uses footage of one of his Donda album listening concerts where he floats into the air, but the in the visuals Kanye ends up floating outside of the venue and into the heavens. Directed by Nick Knight, Yeezus finds himself traveling around the atmosphere in a visually entrancing video. Though we don’t ever see Kanye actually rapping or even get a good closeup of his face, it’s still a pretty original and entertaining video. Members of his congregation might even call it a spiritual experience at the end of the day. Check out the visuals to “24” below and let us know your tho...
