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Ashanti Closes Door On Nelly Reunion By Announcing She’s Booed Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Fans hopeful of a reunion between Hip-Hop’s ageless former couple finally have closure after Ashanti reveals she’s not interested in reuniting with her ex, Nelly,— and for a good reason. While chatting things up with Fat Joe, Ja Rule, and Remy Ma for a post-Verzuz recap, Ashanti revealed that she has no interest in reconciling with her ex of 11-years due to being in a relationship. “Listen, there’s nothing happening,” Ashanti said. “Now look, this is the crazy part. I had no idea he was gonna be there and I haven’t seen him or spoken to him since we broke up. Six years or something? So, I didn’t know what to expect. I seen him move you out the way,” she added with a laugh. After seeing Nelly’s beeline for a hug while onstage during th...
Philadelphia Agrees To Pay $2M to Black Woman Beaten By Police
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: W.Wade/WENN / WENN The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has agreed to pay a young Black woman $2 million as part of a settlement after she was confronted by police officers, pulled out of her car, and beaten as they took her young son away from her. Rickia Young, a nurse’s aide, was heading home from work on October 27, 2020, when she ran across a protest organized to demand justice for the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr. by law enforcement. She tried to drive away so she wouldn’t be mistaken for being involved, but officers on the scene stopped her and smashed her window in with batons. Young was then handcuffed for several hours and separated from her 2-year old son and teenaged nephew who were in the car with her. There were no charges levied against ...
HHW Gaming: ‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’ BETA Weekend 2 Is Live & Free-To-Play On All Platforms
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Vanguard PlayStation owners were first to hit the battlefield in Call of Duty: Vanguard’s BETA, now it’s time for the rest of the combatants to get in on the action. Starting Thursday (Sept.16), Activision’s Call of Duty: Vanguard BETA will be live and free99 for COD fans across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, or S, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net. Usually, to have access to Call of Duty betas, gamers would have to preorder the game or have an Xbox Live Gold membership, but that won’t be the case this time around. Activision encourages those participating in the BETA to put in that work while playing Vanguard’s fast-paced multiplayer mode that takes the intense action back to World War II, allowing them to try out n...
HHW Gaming: ‘Battlefield 2042’s Deployment Delayed At Least A Month
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA / DICE EA/DICE’s answer to Call of Duty, Battlefield 2042, has officially gotten its wig pushed back. DICE’s parent company Electronic Arts announced the unfortunate news on Wednesday (Sep.15) that Battlefield 2042, the next installment in the EA’s Battlefield first-person shooter franchise, will have its release date pushed back nearly a month. The game was originally set to hit consoles and PC on October 22nd and now will arrive on November 19th, two weeks after Call of Duty: Vanguard. In a statement shared by Electronic Arts, Oskar Gabrielson, studio GM at DICE, said on behalf of the Battlefield 2042 team: “Building the next generation of Battlefield during a global pandemic has created unforeseen challenges for our development teams. “Given the sca...
La Batalla Continua: Red Bull Batalla 2021 U.S. Finals Occurs On September 18 In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Red Bull / Red Bull Red Bull Batalla, the world’s leading Spanish freestyle competition, has provided a foundational hub for the ever-expanding art form while advancing Hip-Hop from its traditional American and Caribbean roots to the global stage. This coming Saturday (September 18), over a dozen of the nation’s top competitors hopeful for an opportunity to take their skills to the world finals in December will verbally clash in Los Angeles for a chance to represent America against the world’s best. A few weeks ago, Hip-Hop Wired had the pleasure of meeting Spanish freestyle artists Dilema, JAYCO, Jordi, Adonys, and 2020 U.S. Champion Yartzi, with each rapper graciously granting their time in explaining their various styles and angles of attack whil...
HHW Gaming: Razer Launches Its Most Advanced Controller Ever, The WOLVERINE V2 CHROMA Pro
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Razer / WOLVERINE V2 CHROMA Pro Controller For Xbox & PC Turtle Beach impressed us with The Recon, the company’s first stab at a game controller. Now, Razer has just launched a brand new pro controller for the Xbox and PC. Thursday (Sep.16), Razer announced the launch of its most advanced controller ever, the Wolverine V2 Chroma. The controller works on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles and PC and is a culmination of “competitive excellence and R&D” from the company’s PC peripheral lines packed into the Wolverine V2 Chroma. Source: Razer / WOLVERINE V2 CHROMA Pro Controller For Xbox & PC The controller features Razer’s Mecha-Tactile Action Buttons and D-Pad that supply the user with “super-fast actuation and response times.” There are also...
Dr. Fauci Responds To Nicki Minaj’s Cousin’s Friend’s Swollen Testicles Claim
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Nicki Minaj once again sent the internet in a frenzy over her political views after tweeting that she declined to go to the 2021 Met Gala due to the vaccine requirement. As previously reported, earlier this week the “Seeing Green” rapper shared some thoughts regarding the COVID-19 vaccine before tweeting a wild claim regarding her cousin’s friend’s testicles. “My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent,” Minaj Twetted. “His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied.” The tweet prompted an onslaught of feedback over the misinformation includin...
Nicki Minaj Accuses The White House of Capping During Instagram Live Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Nicki Minaj is now saying the White House is capping after they claimed they did not invite her for a visit. Minaj is not backing down and is sticking by her initial tweet claiming The White House invited her to speak with the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Fauci, and U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy after she tweeted that headassery claiming a friend of her cousin became impotent or as a Trinidadian TV host called it had a “flat tire.” Both the CDC and even the Health Minister of Trinidad & Tobago had to waste time and debunk. As we previously reported, the White House denied her claim, explaining that the invite was for a phone call, not a trip to 1600 Pennsy...
Courtney B. Vance Honors Michael K. Williams At Emmys, Questions ‘Lovecraft Countr’y Cancelation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Esteemed actor Courtney B. Vance took some time out to pay tribute to his Lovecraft Country co-star Michael K. Williams while accepting an Emmy, and he also had pointed criticism over the series not being brought back as well. Vance received his award this past Sunday (September 12th) for his role as George Freeman at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony for the smash HBO horror/sci-fi series and paid homage to Williams, who died on September 6th in his acceptance speech after thanking show creator Misha Green, his family, and other co-stars. “Finally to Michael K. Williams,” he began. “Misha said it best. Michael did everything with his full heart open, with his infinite spirit, and with way too much style. May he rest in...
G-Eazy Arrested For Early Morning Brawl During Fashion Week
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty At first glance G-Eazy doesn’t exactly strike fear into the hearts of men (or some women), but apparently the man isn’t shy about putting paws on people who he feels step outta line. According to Page Six, the “No Limit” artist was booked and charged by NYPD on Monday (Sept. 13) after partaking in a bruhaha this past Friday morning following some Fashion Week parties at Le Bain and the Boom Boom Room. “Sources told us that at around 12:40 a.m. “something set someone off” and in the ensuing melee someone in G-Eazy’s crew ended up hitting socialite Daniel Chetrit — who is the son of real estate developer Joseph Chetrit and whose famous pals include Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid — over the head with a bottle.” Police t...
HHW Gaming: Anthony Mackie Tapped To Star In ‘Twisted Metal’ TV Series As A “Smart-A** Milk Man”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Finally, some news about Twisted Metal, but not the news we expected… at all. Twisted Metal, the iconic video game that made its debut on PlayStation in 1995, is being turned into a tv series developed by PlayStation Productions and Sony TV and will star the new Captain America in the MCU Anthony Mackie. Deadline broke the news Wednesday (Sep.15), revealing some interesting plot details about the show based on the popular video game franchise that fans have been hoping for years would return to PlayStation consoles. In the show, Mackie will star in the lead role of John Doe, described as “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, he gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of fi...
Nas Graces ‘Ebony’ Magazine October 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ebony / EBONY This summer names like Jadakiss, Kanye West and Drake might’ve dominated the summer headlines, but Nas had one of the best albums of the year in Kings Disease II and Ebony has rewarded the Hip-Hop icon by having him grace the cover to their October issue. On the heels of scoring his 10th number 1 album on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his latest project, Nas sat down with acclaimed journalist Miles Marshall Lewis to open up about a bevy of topics near and dear to him including his personal battle with COVID-19, how Hip-Hop helped build black wealth across the board, and naturally his own personal legacy that he’ll be leaving behind in the music game once he walks away. “On the cover, Nas dons his classic QB chain a...
