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HHW Tech Review: Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Are A Worthy Sequel To Its Predecessor

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / Samsung Galaxy Buds2 The million-dollar question is can Samsung continue to improve on its innovative wireless buds design? With the arrival of the Galaxy Buds2, the answer is YES. Introduced as a nice complimentary accessory alongside Samsung’s latest flagship phones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3, the Galaxy Buds2 are the successor of the tech giants Galaxy Buds but with some vast improvements and that help make it easily one of the best wireless buds on the market not called the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, which we previously reviewed and is currently our favorite wireless earbuds on the market. The Galaxy Buds first arrived in 2019 and have seen five different designs, including the Galaxy Buds2. Each version boasts significa...

Blueface & His Team Caught On Video Putting Hands & Feet On Club Bouncer

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Y’all know whenever Blueface makes news for anything other than his music, it’s never anything really good. This time around TMZ is reporting that the LA rapper has been caught on video laying the smacketh down on a bouncer for the Skinny Lounge after he refused to let Blueface into a San Fernando Valley club without his ID this past Sunday (September 12). While the bouncer was simply following club policy, that was more than enough to set up what proved to be a brutal beatdown. “As you can see, the altercation started in the entryway to the club, and a member of Blueface’s group throws the first punch … then Blueface and the other 2 men proceed to attack, unloading a flurry of punches and kicks.” Blueface then proceeded ...

After Another Brief Pause, Twitter Re-Rolls Out Its Profile Verification Process… Again

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty Twitter just can’t seem to get its own verification process right, the company hopes the third time will be the charm. Twitter first relaunched its verification process back in May much to the excitement of those who have been trying to get that highly-coveted blue check next to their Twitter handles. The social media company claimed that it had been working on the process for months and ushered in a new policy that provided more clarity to the process based on feedback the company received from users. Well, Twitter’s verification process still was still a mess and once again was put on hold but has since been relaunched once again. The Verge reports Twitter decided to halt the process after “numerous cases of genuinely notable an...

Peep The Trailer To Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ Series On Disney+

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chuck Zlotnick / Disney Disney+ really has a knack for taking overlooked Avengers characters and giving them some real entertaining solo series, and now Hawkeye is next in line to get the solo adventure treatment. Source: Chuck Zlotnick / Disney Today Disney dropped the first trailer for the Jeremy Renner starring Hawkeye series in which the man with the bow and arrow is out to look for someone who’s replicating his Ronin days during Infinity War’s “blip” event. Along the way Hawkeye runs into one Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) who too knows a thing or two about bows and arrows and gets taken under the Hawk’s wing for training and possibly becoming the next Hawkeye in the MCU. We thought he was training his daughter to take up that mantle? The Christmas-t...

Conor McGregor Calls Machine Gun Kelly A “Vanilla Boy Rapper” After VMA Drama [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Coppola / Getty There was a bit of drama at the VMA’s between Machine Gun Kelly and Conor McGregor. The Irishman is now saying that it would be a waste of time to put the beats on the performer. As spotted on Page Six the former MMA champion had a tense moment with the former Bad Boy Entertainment MC. An unnamed source says the two exchanged hands on the red carpet because of a photo snub. “They scuffled, then it settled down and Conor went for him again,” the source said, adding that the photographers “weren’t happy” and were “saying they were going to boycott Conor because they were worried MGK and Megan wouldn’t walk.” “[McGregor] was ready to throw fists,” the second source said, adding, “Security was having trouble holding him back.” Well C...

Ja Rule Addresses 50 Cent Verzuz Rumor

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / TMZ On Tuesday night (Sept. 14), the fan-favorite Verzuz competition will be adding a new chapter when Fat Joe and Ja Rule go head-to-head and hit-for-hit in Madison Square Garden. Alhough it’s not the 50 Verzuz Ja that we had hoped for, don’t dismiss a Fofty appearance just yet. Recently TMZ caught up with the once cornerstone of the Murder Inc. record label to talk about his upcoming battle with Fat Joe in which Joey Crack promised to “drag” Ja through the streets with his block huggin’ records. Taking the “threats” in stride, Ja said he would be comfortable taking it to the streets with Joe, but when the subject came to 50 Cent, Ja felt that 50 doesn’t deserve his attention anymore saying, “He had his shot. I wanted him in the doghouse first...

Roland Martin Calls Out Chris Christie For Enabling Donald Trump

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz There’s an effort by former supporters of Donald Trump, like former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), who are attempting to downplay any connections with him and the current state of the Republican Party. But other members of the press aren’t having it, such as journalist and broadcaster Roland Martin. During a segment on domestic terrorism on ABC’s This Week on Sunday (September 12th), host George Stephanopoulos brought up recent remarks made by Christie in a speech last Thursday suggesting that the party needs to walk away from the position of claiming that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump. “You’re now seeing more and more Republicans saying they’re buying into the conspiracy theories,” Stephanop...

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Was Arrested In London

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Over the weekend Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie was set to showcase his talents to the UK, but instead of performing for fans across the pond, the “Swervin” rapper found himself behind bars. The Grio is reporting that A Boogie was arrested by UK authorities before he was supposed to perform in London on Saturday afternoon. Though the charges still remain a mystery, A Boogie took to social media to state that he was handcuffed for something “I was accused of two years ago.” What the hell was he accused of two years ago in the UK?! Naturally, fans of the Bronx representative who attended the show at Wireless were disappointed, but the matter seems to be serious enough to have UK po-po pull up on A Boogie right before his set. A Boo...

Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro & 13 Pro Max Will Be The First To Have 1TB of Storage : Report

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty This news is specifically for the iPhone user who runs out of space on their smartphones. The one thing we can expect every year is for Apple to make us side-eye our current iPhones with the announcement of a new one. Days before its big showcase on Tuesday (Sep.14), word on the street is that Apple is gearing up to announce the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. According to very reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo via 9to5Mac, they will be the first phones from the tech company Jobs built to sport 1TB of storage space. Previous rumors about the iPhone 13 claimed the this year’s version of Apple’s insanely popular flagship smartphone would include four models and come to the same size offerings as the previous models. As with any new phone, ...

Lil Nas X And Elton John Star In Uber Eats Commercial [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS Lil Nas X has collaborated with one of music’s biggest pioneers. He and Elton John are the new faces of an Uber Eats advertising campaign. Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS As spotted on Complex the polarizing Rap star is taking his talents to the online food ordering and delivery platform category. In a new commercial Lil Nas X stole Sir Elton’s look in a very color shoot that shows both performers enjoying they entrees. The Lithia Springs, Georgia native is wearing one of the Rocket Man’s most iconic outfits as an homage to the legendary piano player. In return the “Tiny Dancer” singer wears Lil Nas X’s pink Versace cowboy suit from the 2020 Grammys. “It was actually probably one of the coolest [outfits] I’ve ever been in; it...

Lil Nas X And Elton John Star In Uber Eats Commercial [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS Lil Nas X has collaborated with one of music’s biggest pioneers. He and Elton John are the new faces of an Uber Eats advertising campaign. Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS As spotted on Complex the polarizing Rap star is taking his talents to the online food ordering and delivery platform category. In a new commercial Lil Nas X stole Sir Elton’s look in a very color shoot that shows both performers enjoying they entrees. The Lithia Springs, Georgia native is wearing one of the Rocket Man’s most iconic outfits as an homage to the legendary piano player. In return the “Tiny Dancer” singer wears Lil Nas X’s pink Versace cowboy suit from the 2020 Grammys. “It was actually probably one of the coolest [outfits] I’ve ever been in; it...

Lil Nas X And Elton John Star In Uber Eats Commercial [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS Lil Nas X has collaborated with one of music’s biggest pioneers. He and Elton John are the new faces of an Uber Eats advertising campaign. Source: UBER EATS / UBER EATS As spotted on Complex the polarizing Rap star is taking his talents to the online food ordering and delivery platform category. In a new commercial Lil Nas X stole Sir Elton’s look in a very color shoot that shows both performers enjoying they entrees. The Lithia Springs, Georgia native is wearing one of the Rocket Man’s most iconic outfits as an homage to the legendary piano player. In return the “Tiny Dancer” singer wears Lil Nas X’s pink Versace cowboy suit from the 2020 Grammys. “It was actually probably one of the coolest [outfits] I’ve ever been in; it...