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The Weeknd Can Now Feel His Face, Says He Is “Sober Lite” After Quiting Hard Drugs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty The Weeknd’s music might be sounding a whole lot different going forward. It’s no secret that some of The Weeknd’s biggest hits were referencing drug use, but now the Canadian-born singer will be singing a different tune. In the cover story for GQ’s upcoming September issue, The Weeknd revealed that he now considers himself “sober lite” after stopping his use of hard drugs and alcohol as a means of coping. The 31-year-old singer, born Abel Tesfaye, isn’t going cold turkey, admitting that he still will puff on weed and drink “occasionally,” but he now considers himself to be clean outside of that. “I’m not a heavy drinker, as much as I used to be. The romance of drinking isn’t there,” he tells GQ. The “Save Your Tears” crafter ad...
Queens Get The Money: Nas Announces New Album ‘King’s Disease II’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mass Appeal / Def Jam Nas is applying pressure on his Rap peers. Not even a year after his last release he has announced a new album with King’s Disease II. As spotted on Hype Beast the Queens legend took his fans and the Hip-Hop community as a whole by surprise this week. On Thursday, July 29 he revealed he has a new album coming out and it is a sequel. “We’re back in business! King’s Disease II • 8/6” he wrote. While he did not disclose any accompanying information regarding features, production, track list or the theme for the work, he did follow things up with a separate Instagram post that seemingly gave us a little bit of insight to the project. The visual in question shows Nas and Hitboy back together and the caption pretty much conf...
Cash For Shots: President Biden Wants To Give You $100 For Getting Vaccinated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: fotostorm / Getty COVID-19 is showing how resilient it is thanks to the highly contagious Delta variant. While masks are one measure to help stop the spread, vaccines are the main tool to end this pandemic. Now, President Joe Biden wants to incentivize getting vaccinated. We are not out of the pandemic woods yet, and it’s now all hands on deck. A leaked CDC document detailed just how fluid and dangerous the situation is because of the Delta variant. Before the report hit Twitter timelines via a Washington Post report, Joe Biden kept it a buck and told Americans things looked real spooky again because of the unvaccinated portion of the country. President Biden revealed a series of new measures to get vaccination numbers up during his passionate plea, inclu...
NYC Mayor & Universal Hip Hop Museum Announce Free Rap Concert Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Big Apple is about celebrate our culture in a big way this season. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) have announced a free Rap concert series for New York City. As a celebration of New York City’s comeback during NYC Homecoming Week, between August 14th to 22nd, all tickets for “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” concerts—produced by New York City, the Universal Hip Hop Museum, and IDEKO—will be available for free. “You don’t want to miss the local, legendary talent performing throughout NYC Homecoming Week,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we celebrate this Summer of New York City, we’re proud to partner with Rocky Bucano and the Universal Hip Hop Museum to bring these momentous...
NBA Honored Late Kentucky Wildcats Star Terrence Clarke During The Draft
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty Terrence Clarke was projected to be one of the rising young selections of the 2021 NBA Draft but unfortunately,y he was tragically killed in an automobile accident earlier this year. During the 2021 NBA Draft, Clarke was made an honorary draft selection in one of the most emotional moments we’ve seen in sports all year. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made Clarke, a member of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball program, an honorary draftee between the 14th and 15th picks of the draft. Clarke’s mother and his two siblings were in attendance during the selection. Osmine Clarke, with tears streaming down her face, embraced Silver after he made the selection and gave glowing words in honor of Clarke. ESPN spoke with Ms. Clarke after...
Delta Variant May Spread Easily As Chickenpox According To CDC Document
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: RgStudio / Getty As the United States and the rest of the world continue to combat the spread of the coronavirus at varying levels, a document from the CDC presents a grim warning that public health experts seemingly knew to expect. According to an internal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document, the Delta variant of the coronavirus may be transmitted as easily as chickenpox with the added dangers that it might be a deadlier infection. The Washington Post broke the news of the CDC’s internal document on Thursday (July 29), and the paper reportedly points to evidence that the Delta variant’s potential to be spread in a fashion not dissimilar to the childhood disease chickenpox is high. This document is said to be the agency’s spark for its ...
DaBaby Is Down Bad With Response To Questlove’s Criticism
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty DaBaby is on a serious downward slide after his homophobic comments made at Rolling Loud earlier in the week, this time pretending that he doesn’t know who Questlove is after the drummer blasted him for his behavior. In a series of Instagram stories that he put out Thursday night (July 29), the North Carolina rapper mocked The Roots drummer claiming he didn’t know who he was. “I ain’t even tryna be funny when I say… I do not know who dis n—a is dawg,” he wrote. “And I do not care ’bout losing you as a fan my boy lol @questlove. You or any other n—a who wanna play follow the leader. This superstar was a fan of is stand up n—a, yeen never seen one of these huh?.” The immediate response on social media was swift, with people clowning the rapper w...
Netflix Unveils Trailer For New UNTOLD Doc Series, Features Malice At The Palace
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Netflix is betting big on their unique perspectives when it comes to documentaries by launching the trailer for a new series next month that will give viewers a look into some of the most compelling stories from the world of sports. Source: Netflix / Netflix UNTOLD is a new series from the streaming giant, executive produced by the directors of Wild Wild Country, Chapman and Maclein Way. The duo, who saw their successful partnership with Netlfix resulting in Wild Wild Country being nominated at Sundance when it premiered in 2018 and won an Emmy that same year were also behind a previous documentary. Titled The Battered Bastards of Baseball, the doc covered an independent minor league baseball team in 1973. The Ways will also be directing...
Will Smith Inspires As Venus & Serena Williams’ Father In ‘King Richard’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JEWEL SAMAD / Getty Will Smith may not be the box office golden boy he once was, but the iconic actor sure knows how to turn real-life stories into moving cinematic experiences. The Fresh Prince’s latest film, King Richard, seems like it’s bound to be just that. Starring as the father of tennis legends, Venus and Serena Williams, King Richards centers around the process that Richard Williams took to ensure that his two daughters not only excelled at the sport of tennis, but means how he took them from Compton to the world stage step-by-step. Whether he found himself getting beat up on the tennis court in the hood during late night sessions or convincing uppity white folk to give his daughters a chance to prove themselves on the tennis court, Will Smith’s ...
Hot Girl Summer Over?: Woman Arrested For Playing “WAP” Too Loud At Public Pool
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Screenshot / Youtube One of Cardi B’s biggest anthems has put one of her fans behind bars. A woman was arrested for playing “WAP” too loud at a public pool. As spotted on Complex Stephanie Crute was asked to leave the premises at Tamaqua Bungalow Pool in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 23. According to The Republican Herald she was playing “WAP” by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion and other music that apparently featured “containing offensive language and racial slurs.” Other patrons complained and called police to the venue. Local authorities asked the 36-year-old, along with her daughter, to vacate the premises. She refused to and then things went very left. Police said she began arguing with them and swung on one of the officers shortly after. ...
Lil Nas X Responds To DaBaby’s Homophobic Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz DaBaby’s rant at Rolling Loud Miami has got everyone feeling in a way; regardless of their sexuality. Lil Nas X has commented on the matter and clearly he had time. DaBaby got himself in front of the line at the cancel culture review board when he talked reckless in between his set last week. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up. Ladies, if your p***y smell like water, put your cellphone light in the air. “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d*** in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up” he said. Shortly after T.I. released a video co-signing the DaBaby’s message and naturally upset e...
Charles Barkley Keeps It All The Way Real, Says People Who Don’t Want To Get Vaccinated Are “A**holes”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cliff Hawkins / Getty Charles Barkley is not known for biting his tongue, so when it comes to his feelings towards people who don’t want to get vaccinated, the Chuckster didn’t sugarcoat them. Speaking with CNBC, the Hall of Famer wasn’t shy about revealing his vaccination status, sharing that he did indeed get the COVID-19 vaccine and kept it all the way real about the people who still have not gotten the shot. “Everybody should be vaccinated. Period,” he said, before letting the chopper spray adding, “The only people who are not vaccinated are just assholes.” The brutally honest Inside The NBA host also believes that all sports leagues should mandate that athletes have to be vaccinated to play. “Can you imagine if one of these guys that are not vaccinat...
