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DreamDoll Details Getting Lil Kim To Collab With Her on “Funeral”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net While Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion are the top female rappers in the game, Lil Kim is still a legend and getting a feature from her is still a big deal. DreamDoll knows this to be true which is why she was more than happy to have the OG Queen Bee hop on her record, “Funeral.” Speaking to Hot 107.9’s B High on during this past weekend’s annual Birthday Bash in Atlanta, the Boogie Down artist and reality TV star looked back on how her Lil Kim collabo came about and what it meant to her and her mama saying “She was crying.” “Like her being able to – she don’t collab with a lot of artists like that,” said DreamDoll. “So it was a big deal for her to believe in me cause that was my second mixtape, it wasn’t like an...
Future Says Blu Jasmine “Big Capping” After She Claimed He Offered 5 Stacks For Sex
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Future has earned a reputation as a so-called “sniper” when it comes to the ladies, although he’s also known for having a ton of kids due to his galavanting ways. However, he clearly knows discernment after refuting claims that he offered Instagram model Blu Jasmine $5,000 for sex after she appeared on Twitch with DJ Akademiks. Blu Jasmine, who frames herself as a “Motivational Speaker,” hopped on Twitch with Ak and the discussion was apparently about rappers paying for the privilege of a young lady’s time. Blu claimed that women are getting $10,000 from Future but Ak wasn’t believing it. In fact, Blu then said that the “Stick Talk” rapper offered her half of that amount but Akademiks didn’t believe her. Adding to that disbelief, F...
Spike Lee Addresses Cannes Film Festival Announcement Snafu
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Spike Lee’s historic stint as the first Black president of the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival included a shocking snafu as he announced the final winner early. On Saturday (July 17th), the acclaimed director was asked by the host of the awards ceremony, French actress Toria Diller to announce the “first prize” of the festival. Apparently, Lee took the question to mean “first place” and prematurely announced that Titane, was the winner of the Palme d’Or. The slip-up caused quite a commotion, as seen on French network Canal Plus’ coverage of the moment. The 74-year old director is taking it all in stride, saying that he “messed up, simple as that” when talking about the gaffe in a press conference after the cere...
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Lil Baby & His Son Shine During Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Performance [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital In case you missed it, Atlanta’s biggest Hip-Hop concert, Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash, went down over the weekend, and Lil Baby was on hand to shut it down. The Atlanta native made sure to represent during his performance at Birthday Bash, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. To mark the momentous occasion, the concert was moved to Center Parc Stadium, a much bigger venue that it’s usually held at to accommodate the larger crowd who showed up to see the larger-than-life lineup of acts that included Young Thug, Migos, Gunna, Lil Keed, Gucci Mane, Moneybagg Yo, Big Latto, Beat King, BRS Kash, Money Mu, Yung Bleu, Morray, Mooski, Erica Banks and of course Lil Baby. Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital Lil ...
Dame Dash Calls Roc-A-Fella Records Lawsuit Corny & Embarrassing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The sale of Roc-A-Fella Records continues to get muddier and muddier by the week. Dame Dash is calling the legal back and forth a bad look for the culture. The Harlem native continues to question the business ethics of his former business associates. Recently the entrepreneur spoke to HipHopDX and expressed his disappointment in Jay-Z. “From my perspective, it feels like this was all done to devalue this asset,” he explained. “I just don’t understand why. What’s odd is that they knew I was only trying to sell one-third, but they’re trying to say I tried to sell the whole thing. But we all know that that’s not the case, so why do they keep saying it? The question is, why is it such a big deal? Why is everyone so scared for me to sell m...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft Announces New 6v6 First-Person Shooter ‘Tom Clancy’s XDefiant’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Ubisoft’s newest Tom Clancy game is taking the famed franchise in a new direction. The cat was already out of the bag thanks to IGN teasing us, but now it’s official tissue. Monday (Jul.19), Ubisoft announced its newest Tom Clancy game, a 6v6 free-to-play first-person shooter called Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, as well as on Stadia, Luna, and Ubisoft Connect. Ubisoft also promises that crossplay will be available at launch. Source: Ubisoft / Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Developed by Ubisoft’s San Francisco studio with Call of Duty veteran Mark Rubin leading the way, Tom Clancy’s XDefiant is ditching the tactical playstyle we have become used to with Tom Clancy game...
Kid Cudi Responds To Fans Criticizing Him Painting His Nails
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Kid Cudi is trying to get a new look off and some of his fans had some questions. He has since responded and asked them to kindly get lost. As spotted on Hype Beast the rapper shared a photo to social media over the weekend that triggered some of his followers. In the photo he is shown wearing a Mandalorian helmet while throwing up a peace sign with his left hand. His fingers were clearly painted in metallic colors. While the Cleveland, Ohio native is known for having a very unique sense of fashion, the rainbow flair on his hands did not sit well with several individuals and they seemingly made it known in the comments section of the post. The feedback didn’t sit too well with the “Soundtrack 2 My Life” rapper. On Saturday, ...
Pop Smoke ft. Future “Mr. Jones,” Blueface “TikTok,” & More | Daily Visuals 7.19.21
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since the shocking murder of up and coming rap star, Pop Smoke, and though he’s gone his presence is still felt and missed thanks to new music that continues to roll out. Keeping his memory alive with some new visuals to the Future assisted “Mr. Jones,” the video features stock footage of Pop enjoying the fruits of his labor at the club before Future takes over and hits up a hotel with a gang of baddies behind him. Back on the Left Coast, Blueface keeps the party going and for his clip to “TikTok” throws himself a house party where the invitees are bikini-clad women who seem intent on twerking till the sun comes up. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Kxng Crooked, Lil Mam...
Yankees vs Red Sox Game Postponed After Players Test Positive For The Rona
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty Though the world has begun to go back to business as usual as if the Coronavirus is long gone, the pandemic is actually still very much alive and the most recent hiccup in the world of sports reminds us of that fact. According to The New York Times, the New York Yankees learned that a few of their players had tested positive for the Coronavirus right before game time, and had to postpone their game with their rival, Boston Red Sox. Yankees pitchers, Nestor Cortes Jr., Jonathan Loaisiga and Wandy Peralta all tested positive for the Rona even though they were fully vaccinated. Though the Yankees have reached the 85% vaccination rate for the team to operate under relaxed Covid protocols, the breakthrough...
Wiz Khalifa Reveals He Tested Positive For COVID-19
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 In a bit of a surprise, Wiz Khalifa told his fans and the world that he’s the latest public figure to test positive for COVID-19. The “Black and Yellow” rapper took to Twitter early Thursday morning (July 15) to share the news of his positive status and asked his family and friends to “stay away from me a little while” out of caution. He also said that he learned he was asymptomatic. Wiz shared that he intends to remain busy as he undergoes quarantine. “While im in the house I’ll be givin y’all new content, planning raves, and readying this new project.”, he expressed in a follow-up tweet. Of course, the Internet never forgets and news of his positive results reminded quite a few people of something Wiz tweeted out last s...
Richard Sherman Released From Jail Without Bail After Domestic Dispute
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Scarnici / Getty Richard Sherman has been having a rough week but some finally got some good news. A judge has set him free with no bail after being booked for very erratic behavior with his wife. As spotted on ESPN the former Seattle Seahawks started had a rough night on Tuesday, July 13. Allegedly he was acting in a menacing fashion to not only his wife but also some of his in-laws. Naturally his actions made the family nervous prompting his better half to contact 911. She claimed he had way too much to drink. His father-in-law Raymond Moss added extra details about the crazy series of events to police. “The family began to yell in fear,” Moss said. “I used pepper spray on Sherman’s face through the partially opened door as he was still banging...
Snooze Or Lose: NBC Sports Reportedly Close To Inking Deal With ESPN’s Maria Taylor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Meg Oliphant / Getty Maria Taylor has seen her name plenty in recent headlines after a private conversation from her ESPN colleague Rachel Nichols went wide and accused her of being a simple diversity hire. The famed sports network is seeking to retain the talented Taylor, but rival NBC Sports has applied pressure and is working to secure her services across the network’s popular brands and shows. Front Office Sports reports that Taylor has been at the center of negotiations between the rival networks, all made especially interesting due to the fact that the Nichols conversation landed Taylor into the coveted position of covering the NBA Finals on ESPN’s NBA Countdown program but her contract with the network ends on July 20. Sources are saying that...
