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Woman Who Ran Fake Vaccination Card Scam Charges With 2 Felonies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Grace Cary / Getty A New Jersey woman is currently facing two felony charges after selling over two hundred fake vaccination cards via her Instagram page. Jasmine Clifford faces two felonies related to the scam along with an additional misdemeanor conspiracy charge, and another woman also faces charges for entering false records in the state of New York’s immunization database. WABC in New York reports that Clifford, 31, was among 15 people charged in the vaccine card conspiracy. Among the group, Nadayza Barkley, 27, assisted Clifford by entering at least 10 names into the aforementioned database by way of her job at a medical clinic in Patchogue, N.Y. The charges were laid out in Manhattan criminal court with prosecutors sharing via documents on Tuesday ...
Lil Wayne Links With Topps For ‘Carter IV’ Trading Card Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty It’s truly been a decade since Lil Wayne had the game in a chokehold and heads across the board were bumping cuts off Tha Carter IV like it was the only rap album in existence. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the cult classic Hip-Hop album, Weezy and the Topps trading card company have teamed up to release an exclusive trading card collection dedicated to the rap album that helped solidify Weezy as one of the best to ever do it. The cards are available now on the Topps website and not only will there be special inserts to be had, but some lucky fans might even score an autographed card signed by Weezy F. Baby himself. Retailing for $20, the trading card collection is a must-have for any fan out there that can’t get enough of Lil...
Cash Money Records Celebrates 3 Decades Of Hits Via New TIDAL Hub
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Cash Money Records is, without question, one of music’s greatest success stories and has launched the careers of certified superstars and still continues to push forward. The label was founded in New Orleans in 1991 and to celebrate 30 years of hitmaking and relevance, Cash Money has joined forced with TIDAL to unveil a new music hub designed to get listeners up to speed on the legacy of the CMB machine. Founded by brothers Ronald “Slim” Williams and Bryan “Birdman” Williams, the label began pumping out records in 1992 ahead of cementing their status on the back of massive hits from the likes of Juvenile, Hot Boys, B.G., and more. Near the turn of the century, Lil Wayne would be the next to carry the Cash Money flag to new levels, whi...
Down Low: Male Accuser Details Sexual Abuse He Allegedly Endured At The Hands of R.Kelly During Federal Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced singer and alleged peddler of herpes R.Kelly didn’t just prey on young Black girls. He also allegedly messed with boys too. R.Kelly’s federal sex trafficking trial is currently underway. The witnesses are spilling the tea on the stand, and all share similar stories of how the singer/songwriter used his fame and influence to manipulate them into performing sexual acts. But one witness, in particular, is garnering attention, being that he is a male. As spotted on NewsOne, the male accuser whose identity remains concealed detailed how R.Kelly met him at his alleged favorite scouting location McDonald’s, when he was only 17. Like Kelly’s alleged female victims, the “Down Low” singer used the at-the-time 17-year old’s dream of...
Jay-Z’s Made In America 2021 Coming Soon, Here Are 7 Of Our Favorite Moments Of MIA’s Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 In 2012, Hip-Hop legend and business mogul Jay-Z brought the Made In America music festival to Philadelphia, Pa., and every year since, the colossal musical extravaganza has brought us some of the biggest names across genres and has headlined artists who define the current culture. This month on Sept. 4 and 5 (aka Labor Day Weekend), the festival will be celebrating its 10th year with an exciting lineup of artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Moneybagg Yo, Griselda, Roddy Ricch and, of course, the show’s headliners Justin Bieber and Lil Baby. So, in honor of 2021 being set to cap off a decade of breathtaking performances and cultural celebration, we have compiled 7 of the best Made In America moments that have take...
DaBaby Met With HIV Organizations After Rolling Loud Homophobic Rant Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SMG John Paul Jones Arena / SMG John Paul Jones Arena DaBaby is trying to make amends on his inflammatory comments from Rolling Loud. He recently met with several HIV awareness organizations to get a better of understanding of why his words were so reckless. As spotted on TMZ the Charlotte, North Carolina MC is trying to right his wrongs from his very homophobic rant at the Miami installment of the music festival. According to the celebrity gossip site he spoke to nine institutions whose focus is to advance the population’s awareness on HIV/AIDS. During the sync he reportedly heard from individuals on their personal stories as HIV positive citizens. The representatives from the organizations stated that the “Red Light Green Light” rapper seemed to be...
Shark Ye?: Kanye West Accused of Stealing Donda Merch Design From Black Designer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty As Kanye West’s long-awaited tribute album to his mother Donda was released this past weekend, it’s caused a firestorm of controversy—and now an alleged jack move by West that’s surprising in how blatant it appears is adding to the drama. According to Randy Dawkins, creative director of the fashion line Infinity G8ds, West blatantly stole the design used on their clothing for his own $100 t-shirt sold at the August 5 listening event for Donda at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The design in question is an elongated black Star of David logo with a thin cross in the middle, with the album name and the date of the event listed underneath. In an interview with The Daily Beast about the allegation, Dawkins said “We don’t have any bad vi...
Soulja Boy Wants All The Smoke With Kanye West Over ‘Donda’ Snub
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Soulja Boy is not cutting Kanye West any breaks. Big Draco’s online assault on Yeezy continues to heat up. As spotted on Complex the “Kiss Me Through The Phone” performer is still in his feelings about not making the final cut on Donda. In case you have been living under a rock Soulja recorded a verse for “Remote Control” but when the much delayed and hyped LP finally dropped his verse was missing. Naturally he felt a ways and took to social media to express himself. According to the rapper that has done everything first, Kanye told him he loved the verse and would be making the album. The tweets ranged from the album’s sales performance “Donda flopped” to challenging the Chicago, Illinois native to a fight “I wanna fight, Do u k...
White Man Who Ran Down On Black MSNBC Reporter Has Criminal Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gulfport Police / NBC News Police are seeking an Ohio man who appeared to threaten and attempt to menace a Black television journalist during a live broadcast. Benjamin Eugene Dagley was seen during an MSNBC segment running and shouting towards the network’s Shaquille Brewster but the situation was swiftly handled and later it was revealed the man has quite the dangerous criminal past. Brewster was live on air broadcasting from Gulfport, Miss. reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Ida as it made its way out of the region. Maintaining his professional demeanor, Brewster never seemed frazzled or worried about Dagley’s shouting but back that MSNBC’s main studio, Craig Melvin expressed some genuine concern for his colleague. “I am going to turn this way bec...
50 Cent, Megan Fox & Sylvester Stallone To Star In New ‘The Expendables’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 50 Cent is about to flex his acting muscle in a big way in 2022. He has been booked to star in the newest installment of The Expendables. As spotted on Complex the Queens native has been announced as a feature player in action movie series. According to The Hollywood Reporter many of the original crew members will be returning to the big screen including Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Sylvester Stallone. Joining the legacy characters will be 50 Cent, Megan Fox (Transformers: The Last Knight), Tony Jaa (Monster Hunter) and Scott Waugh (Need for Speed). While the overall plotline is currently under wraps both Lionsgate and Millennium Media have both revealed that the story wil...
21 Savage Talks About The Financial Benefits of Owning His Masters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Count 21 Savage as one of those music artists who knows the value behind owning their masters and being on top of their game, as he revealed in a recent interview. The “No Heart” Rapper broke down how much he benefits from the situation while appearing on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast hosted by Gillie Da Kid and Wallo. “I had a platinum album before I signed my deal, you see what I’m saying. So…I own my masters. I own my masters right now. Every song you ever heard, I own it,” he stated. “My split, I got a 70/30 split with my label; I get 70, they get 30. I own all my masters.” 21 Savage went to explain that being in this position made him more financially stable than going out on tour. “A lot of rappers, most of their m...
Drake’s Team Gave Away ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Nike T-Shirts To Toronto Fans
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty With Drake’s next album, Certified Lover Boy, set to drop this Friday (September 3rd), the King of The North’s army took to the streets to bless his loyal subjects with some exclusive CLB merch that have yet to hit the racks. Drake’s man’s and ’em, OVO Mark, took to IG to show he and his team hitting the streets of Toronto with some Nike/Certified Lover Boy tees and straight gave them away to Drizzy fans who were lucky enough to be in the vicinity at the time. The black t-shirts carried some love-struck messages on them such as “Should’ve said you loved me today because tomorrow is a new day” and “I don’t miss… Let alone miss you.” That’s pretty clever and heartbroken-ish. At one point OVO Mark even got some FaceTime in with...
