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HHW Gaming: Razer Unveils New 5G Handheld Gaming Device, The Razer Edge
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Razer The handheld gaming space just got a bit more crowded. Razer, the company, best known for its computer and gaming accessories, announced the Razer Edge, its new handheld gaming device. Dubbed the ultimate Android gaming handheld, the Razer Edge is a custom-built device utilizing the exclusive Snapdragon G3x Gen 1, ensuring users experience “unrivaled performance.” It also features a 6.8″ 144Hz AMOLED touch display that offers “incredible clarity” at high speeds. The company boasts games will look better and run smoother than the completion’s handheld device. Source: Razer Edge The device will also feature the company’s exceptional Kishi V2 Pro with microswitch buttons, analog triggers, programmable macros, plus Razer HyperSense haptics for competiti...
A$AP Bari Sued $30K For A Car Crash That Left A Man Injured
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty A few years ago A$AP Bari dodged a legal bullet when he had a sexual assault case tossed in court, but now the Harlem representative is once again facing legal troubles and could end up paying up big time. TMZ is reporting that the A$AP Mob co-founder has just been hit with a lawsuit over a car crash that happened this past July in Miami that left a man badly injured along with a stack of hospital bills. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop … the A$AP Mob co-founder was driving his Mercedes-Benz “carelessly, recklessly, and negligently” when his car collided with another vehicle driven by a guy named Jorge Baez. Baez’s lawyer, Jared Newman is suing Bari for a cool $30,000 in damages as he said the crash left him wit...
Battle Rap Star Tsu Surf Arrested In NJ On RICO Charges
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Tsu Surf, one of the standout talents in the vast battle rap scene, is currently facing a legal battle after an arrest last week. According to reports, the New Jersey rapper was arrested last Thursday (Oct. 13) at a residence in Jersey City. According to a report from Fox 5 NY, Tsu Surf, real name Rahjon Cox, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service NY NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force over a RICO charge connected to a DEA case. Cox was at the residence with a woman who has not been identified and the pair reportedly tried to exit the home via the rear but law enforcement officers surrounded the place. The outlet adds that Cox and the woman remained in a standoff with the officers for over an hour after barricading themselves...
Run My Coins: Judge Orders Tasha K To Pay Cardi B $4M Over Defamation Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B has received additional good news during her birthday month. A judge has ordered Tasha K to pay her four million dollars immediately. As spotted on Blavity the YouTube personality was formally instructed to pay the Bronx bombshell the aforementioned monies; right away. On Thursday, Oct. 13 William Ray made the ruling even though the woman legally knows as LaTasha Kebe has been seeking to appeal. The judge has asked her to make payment right away and will only pause the order if she posts a supersedeas, which is a writ that suspends authority of a trial court to issue an execution on a judgement. In layman’s terms the judge will pause it if she gets a bond, provided by private lenders, that covers the entire amo...
Twitter Cooks MAGA Tap Dance Queen Candace Owens Because Why Not?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty Candace Owens is seen by many on social media to be nothing more than a grifter, leaning into her role as a passionate Black conservative with calculated glee. In the wake of the news that Kanye West aka Ye is going to buy the social media service that her husband oversees, Owens’ name began trending on Twitter with all the insults packed in as one can imagine. Candace Owens, a mature-looking 33 years of age, is a star of the conservative pundit space and has aligned herself with the likes of Donald Trump and other right wings stalwarts supporters and figures. Parler, the so-called free speech social media app erected as a counter to Twitter, names Owens’ husband, George Farmer, as its CEO. Farmer also put funds behind in...
Lil Baby “California Breeze,” Gucci Man & Finesse2Tyme “Gucci Flow”” & More | Daily Visuals 10.14.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Last night Lil Baby blessed his fans with his latest guest-star laced album, It’s Only Me, and today comes through with some new visuals to accompany the release of his third studio album. Giving the visual treatment to one of the album’s standout cuts “California Breeze,” Lil Baby takes to the open seas in a private boat alongside a beautiful young lady before blessing her with the kind of ice that can chill the hot waters of the west coast. Lil Baby ballin’ like a big boy. Back in the A, Gucci Mane shows he has some impressive ice of his own and in his and Finesse2Tyme’s clip to “Gucci Flow” the two men spit into a mic that’s hanging in a hallway while flexing the kind of iced out pieces that dwarf your favorite rapper’s jewelry. Check out t...
Ye Has Agreed To Buy Right-Wing Social Media Cesspool Parler, Twitter Says He’s Being Swindled
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Coon in boots, aka Kanye West, aka Ye, is doubling down on his MAGA ways with his latest business move. Spotted on Bloomberg, Ye has agreed to purchase Parler, the social media platform where MAGA whites went to share their far-right (racist) political thoughts “freely.” Per Bloomberg: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has agreed to buy Parler, a social media platform that has been embraced by conservatives who departed Twitter over allegations of political censorship. Parlement Technologies, the parent company behind Parler, announced Monday that it plans to sell the social media platform to the hip-hop icon for an undisclosed amount. The deal would include technical support from Parlement, such as...
GOAT Announces Plan To Acquire Grailed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: GOAT / GOAT Sneaker reselling app GOAT has been doing good business for the past few years (StockX have only themselves to blame) and is now looking to expand their business and have announced that they would be acquiring another resale app to do just that. According to Hypebeast, GOAT has announced that they are on the verge of acquiring clothing resale app, Grailed, and making them the go-to app for secondary market streetwear attire. With brands like Supreme, Balenciaga, and Off-White becoming a hot commodity out on these streets, it makes sense that GOAT would invest in such a venture. For those unfamiliar with either platform, Grailed works uniquely from the GOAT App. Both feature the most sought-after sneakers and streetwear, however, Grailed doesn’...
Whoopi Goldberg Wants Keke Palmer, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj And Anyone Who Wants ‘To Have Some Fun’ Join ‘Sister Act 3’ Cast
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty It has been nearly 30 years since the last Sister Act sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, came out in 1993 and exactly 30 years after the original film premiered in 1992. (I’m not old, you’re old.) Well, now, Sister Act 3 is in development, and the film’s star, Whoopi Goldberg, appears to want all the currently relevant Black women to be a part of it. OK, so all she really mentioned specifically is that she wants Keke Palmer, Lizzo, and Nicki Minaj—who she hilariously referred to as “the girl with the chest”—to be included in the cast. “I’m gonna ask Keke to come. You know, I want everybody to come in. I want Lizzo to come,” Goldberg said during an appearance on Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God. “I want a...
Self-Shooter Charleston White Admits To Rape In Disturbing Resurfaced Video
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @charlestonwhiteclips / Instagram We wish to issue a trigger warning to all reading this story as it contains disturbing details. Charleston White, the controversial gun-toting YouTube star, found himself trending recently after an old video resurfaced of him essentially admitting to committing rape. Charleston White gained massive popularity on the backs of his attacks on Hip-Hop acts, violence within that community, and a recent skirmish with Soulja Boy that involved mace. White, who also fashions himself as a pro-gun advocate, gained big views online due to this no-holds-barred tough talk and propensity to wish for the death of rappers. In the grainy cellphone video reshared by Twitter account @streetmediatv, White is seen sitting in a car with a...
It’s A Cameo-Filled ‘House Party’ At LeBron James’ Crib In The First Trailer For The Intriguing Remake
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures / Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures That House Party remake that fans of the original movie are up in arms about is still happening, and the first trailer gives us a glimpse of the reimagining of the hood classic. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema hope that a fresh take and tons of cameos will help ease the fears that the upcoming House Party remake will not tarnish the legacy of the original 90s films. The film stars Jacob Latimore (Kevin) and Tosin Cole (Damon). Kevin and Damon are two friends struggling to make ends meet and work together in a dead-end job cleaning houses. Kevin needs money ASAP to help take care of his daughter, and just by luck, they end up in the mansion of LeBron James – who also happens...
Video Of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Surfaces From Jan. 6 Attack, Twitter Reacts
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 9 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
