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Balenciaga Creative Director Slotted To Curate Kanye West’s 2nd ‘Donda’ Listening Session
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West is switching things up for his second Donda listening session. He has selected Balenciaga’s Creative Director to curate this week’s event. As spotted on High Snobiety the rapper is hosting an additional get together for his fans to soak in all the vibes from his forthcoming album. According to the media outlet Yeezy has enlisted the talents of Demna Gvasalia, Creative Director of Balenciaga and co-founder of Vetements, to oversee the festivities. Naturally the announcement took not only his fans by surprise but also the fashion industry alike. Demna is one of the game’s most influential figures and has the track record to prove it. Under his reign the luxury brand produced the Balenciaga Triple S sneaker....
Skateboarding Star Terry Kennedy Charged With First-Degree Murder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty Terry Kennedy, a popular skateboarder known for the Fly Society brand and recording label, is now facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a fellow skateboarder. The Long Beach, Calif. native was arrested on July 27 for allegedly beating Josiah Kassahun to death at an Illinois motel west of Chicago. TMZ Sports reports that Kennedy, 36, was taken in by the authorities after Kennedy allegedly attacked the Kassahun at an Oak Brook motel and left the scene of the crime. Kassahun eventually succumbed to his injuries and his death was ruled a homicide over the weekend by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. In the following report from TMZ Sports, it’s been shared that Kassahun’s family has filed a wrongful death suit ag...
Edgeless Warrior Candace Owens Trends Again On Twitter For Trolling Ways
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Davis / Getty One of the worst things about waking up and checking Twitter is to see something horrible trending. In this regard, Candace Owens takes center stage once again for some awful comments she’s made on the social media platform in the past couple of days. Yesterday (August 2), the edgeless espouser of disgusting right-wing commentary took to Twitter to give her fans a double dose of ugly rhetoric. Her first tweet that caused a backlash was directed against Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. Women’s National soccer team, who lost in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics semifinals to Canada. Owens targeted Rapinoe primarily for the player’s protest against police brutality and racial equality by taking a knee on the field. And in keeping with her reputation of b...
HHW Gaming: Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack Steps Down Following California Lawsuit & Employee Walk out
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty The fallout from the California lawsuit alleging American-based video game publishers, Activision Blizzard being accused of fostering a “frat boy” culture in which female employees are allegedly subjected to unequal pay and sexual harassment” continues. Following the walkout staged by Activision Blizzard employees and gamers online calling for the company to take some real action to address the allegations, Blizzard President J. Allen Brack has stepped down. Activision Blizzard announced to staff that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra would “co-lead” in his place. In a statement spotted on Polygon, a spokesperson for Blizzard said: “Both leaders are deeply committed to all of our employees; to the work ahead to ensure Blizzard is th...
Biz Markie Honored By Hip-Hop Royalty At Long Island Memorial Service
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis/WENN.com / WENN The passing of Biz Markie sent shockwaves throughout the Hip-Hop industry, with many fondly remembering the rapper, beatbox, and DJ for his decades of entertaining the public and his musical contributions. A memorial service was held in honor of The Diabolical on Long Island on Monday (August 1) with his family and Hip-Hop royalty in attendance. The memorial service for the artist born Marcel Theo Hall was held at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts in Long Island, N.Y. Markie was born April 8, 1964, in Harlem and spent his early years in Long Island. His stage name was inspired by Hip-Hop legend Busy Bee, who was in attendance at the memorial service along with other greats such as Ice-T, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Fa...
She’s Back!: The GOAT Simone Biles Will Perform Balance Beam Final At The Olympics
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jamie Squire / Getty The GOAT is back! Simone Biles will be making her return to the gymnastics floor when she competes in the Balance Beam Final Tuesday (Aug.3). After understandably taking a break from competition after she revealed she was battling the “twisties,” a term coined by gymnasts to describe when they can’t judge where they are while in the air that could result in awkward landing, which could lead to a serious injury, the world’s greatest gymnast is back. USA Gymnastics confirmed the decorated gymnasts returned in a tweet stating, “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!” Biles has been cheering on the USA Gymnastics team f...
Frank Ocean To Headline 2023 Coachella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Gettynews Rejoice Frank Ocean fans for the California crooner is set to come out of hiding and return to the stage for the first time in forever at the next Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in 2023. The Blonde artist is set to headline next year’s Coachella festival IF the new delta variant of the Coronavirus doesn’t cause another shutdown of the world. Originally set to take the stage at the 2020 event, Ocean along with the likes of Travis Scott and many other artists had no choice but to stay home as the pandemic hit and caused the cancelations of just about every single thing we loved from music concerts to sports events. Now that things are opening back up (for better or much worse), CEO of AEG subsidiary Goldenvoice, Paul Toll...
The Fire This Time: Celebrating James Baldwin On His 97th Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sophie Bassouls / Getty Today (August 2) would’ve been the esteemed author, playwright and activist James Baldwin’s 97th birthday. In honor of the day, many outlets and individuals on social media are celebrating his life and his words, which still have great resonance and a prophetic tone today. Baldwin’s early life was marked with discoveries and moments of disillusion with society due to racism and hypocrisy. This ranged from his experiences in school to what he encountered in the Pentecostal church he once found refuge in after becoming a junior minister. He worked on his writing, being published in The Nation when he was 17 and having his first book, Go Tell It On The Mountain published while he lived in Paris, France where he would spend most of his...
Dolly Parton Used Her Whitney Houston Royalties To Help A Black Community
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN Dolly Parton continues to be thoughtful in her philanthropic efforts. The woke Country music icon has taken monies earned from when Whitney Houston used her song to help a Black community. As spotted on Yahoo News the icon reminded folks yet again that she is about the people. Last week she joined Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. While the two discussed several topics one has gone viral and with good reason. During their conversation Andy asked what did she do with the enormous bag she has received over the years from Whitney Houston remaking her song “I Will Always Love You”. “I bought my big office complex down in Nashville. So I thought, ‘well this is a wonderful place to be,’” she revealed. She...
Governors Ball Drops DaBaby Like A Bad Habit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Digital DaBaby just lost another gig due to his bout of homophobia while on the Rolling Loud Miami stage. On Monday (August 2). the Governors Ball music festival announced it was removing the Charlotte rapper from its lineup. This news comes a day after the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago dropped DaBaby the same day he was scheduled to perform on Sunday. “Founders Entertainment does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind,” read a tweet from the official Governors Ball account. “We welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world.” Governors Ball is three days, September 24 – 26, 2001, and DaBaby was originally set to perform on Friday, September 24. No...
Death Of Fetty Wap’s 4-Year-Old Daughter Confirmed By Turquoise Miami
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Back in June, reports went wide that Fetty Wap‘s four-year-old daughter passed away but they were largely unconfirmed. Over the weekend, Turquoise Miami, the mother of the child, confirmed the tragic loss via a moving Instagram post. Over the weekend, Turquoise Miami posted a brief video of her beautiful baby girl and the caption illustrates not only the love she had for little Lauren but also what joy she brought to her mom’s life. From IG: This is my amazing ,beautiful , funny , vibrant, loving ,talented , smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius. If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself “ i love you LAUREN ”because they say that souls can feel your love #rip Again, as we said back in June, ou...
Go Fast: Lovers & Friends Festival Tickets On Sale Now, Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, & TLC Among Headliners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lovers & Friends / Instagram Lovers & Friends was supposed to be one of the premier music festivals of 2020 but COVID-19 had other ideas for our summer that year. With a revamped lineup, the festival will make a triumphant return and just launched a pre-sale on Monday (August 2) for the show that will feature the likes of Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, TLC, Ludacris along with many more. TIckets for Lovers & Friends just went live at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST and offer a wide range of ticket options beginning as low as $175. Fans will be able to put $19.99 as a down payment for tickets and the ranges are what one should expect for an event of this magnitude. General Admission prices begin at $175 as previously mentioned and a General Admission plus package ...
