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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 7.9.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: miniseries / Getty We at Hip-Hop Wired pride ourselves on being fully immersed in the music of the culture we rep proudly. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing what musically and there’s no better way to do that beyond our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) bi-weekly playlist. This week’s playlist opens up with a new joint from BIA, which is a remix of her 2020 London Jae-produced joint “Whole Lotta Money” featuring the Queen from Queens, Nicki Minaj. Keeping in the Q borough, Bas returns with his first single of 2021 in “The Jackie” and joined by Dreamville Records honcho J. Cole and young hitmaker Lil TJay. North Side Long Beach superstar Vince Staples dropped his self-titled fourth studio album and the opening trac...
John Boyega Replaces Jonathan Majors In War Drama ‘892’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN John Boyega rightfully gets mentioned as one of the top Black actors of his generation, but there were some assumptions that the top producers and directors in the film industry might be overlooking him due to his outspoken nature. Fans of Boyega will be elated to know that the Nigerian-British actor will grace screens in the upcoming war drive 892, replacing Jonathan Majors presumably due to a scheduling conflict. In an exclusive report from The Hollywood Reporter, Majors was set to appear as a frazzled Marine veteran returning to civilian life in the Abi Damaris Corbin-directed indie feature. However, Majors couldn’t commit to filming as he’s currently set to appear in the third upcoming film in the Ant-Man franchise alongside Paul Rudd,...
Tyler, The Creator “LEMONHEAD,” LBP Poody, Lil Wayne & Moneybagg Yo “Batman Remix” & More | Daily Visuals 7.8.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Tyler, The Creator’s never really been one to floss ice like some of your favorite rappers, but today the man is ready to showoff a spiffy bucket of ice on his chest that keeps him cool in the hottest of climates. In his latest visuals to “LEMONHEAD,” the Cali rapper finds himself out in the middle of nowhere pushing a speedboat through a field of wheat before jumping off and showing off his $500K iced out bellhop piece. He ain’t actually wear it but did take the time to give it some good camera time. Next level flossing? Back in Gotham City, LPB Poody links up with Lil Wayne and Moneybagg Yo to get turnt up with some badass women whose superpower appears to be twerking for the clip to “Batman Remix.” Check out the rest of today’s dro...
Saweetie Admits Having Regrets Working With Dr. Luke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Saweetie is caught up in the middle of some controversy thanks to her collaboration with the notorious producer Dr. Luke, which came up in a recent interview. The “Back To The Streets” rapper sat down to talk with New York magazine for a multi-part profile interview. In discussing her work on her upcoming album Pretty B—- Music, writer Hunter Harris asked her about working with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who had been embroiled in a legal battle with Kesha which included the singer alleging that he sexually assaulted her in addition to emotionally abusing her. To that question, Saweetie responded, “I’m so green. Maybe that’s a double-edged sword because I’m coming into the studio and I’m not knowing who these people are. I was able to ...
Wale Tells His Fans That He’s “Extremely Sick”, Goes On Social Media Hiatus
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Taking a break from social media is common these days, but Wale has recently stated that he’s stepping away from social media because he’s “extremely sick.” The D.C. rapper shared the news via his Instagram Stories, revealing that in his current condition he can’t even muster up any energy to check text messages or phone calls. He elaborated further on his Twitter account. “I am out of commission. I been extremely sick since Saturday,” Wale wrote. “I’ve missed many calls and texts. Thank you to everybody who called with genuine concern. I ain’t sure how long I’ll be down but this shit ain’t slight.” There is no word as to what illness the “Lotus Flower Bomb” rapper was stricken with. Wale did go on to say that his management team wil...
HHW Gaming: A New PS5 Firmware Update Is Now Live, So What Does It Do?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty The latest PS5 firmware has update has arrived. So exactly what does it do? The latest update to Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is now available for download and brings the system’s firmware to version 21.01-03.21.00. As far as any significant changes to your console’s software, we hope you were not expecting those because all it does is “improves system performance,” which still could be a big deal, depending on what exactly is being improved. As to exactly what kind of improvements to system performance? Your guess is as good as ours. But, we hope that it corrects many of the issues PS5 owners, such as our resident tech and video game writer Beanz, experience now and then when logging substantial hours on the console. Some of the...
Prolific Pops Nick Cannon Says He’s Having All These Babies On Purpose After JT Of The City Girls Tells Him To Wrap It Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Nick Cannon has made headlines of late due to the fact he keeps having babies on top of babies, leading many to think that the choice was an errant one. However, it appears that the famed entertainer and media personality is aware of the chatter and wants the world to know that this is all part of a grand plan. In a recent episode of Cannon’s radio show on Power 106 in Los Angeles, the City Girls paid the set a visit to talk a host of things, including Internet trolls, living one’s best life, and the dynamic duo even dispensed some advice for Cannon during their chat. It was at that point when Cannon asked the ladies to advise him when JT casually told the host to “wrap it up” in regards to the recent news of all the children he’s fa...
Rare Trading Card Featuring Bird, Magic & Dr. J Set To Nab 500K At Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Boston Globe / Getty It’s an unquestioned fact that Larry Bird, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Julius “Dr. J” Erving are three of the greatest basketball players ever. By way of an upcoming auction, a rare card featuring all three legends is set to hit the auction block for a staggering amount. SCP Auctions has unveiled a truly rare basketball trading card that has the legends from the Celtics, Lakers, and the 76ers of the National Basketball Association on it for auction at their website. The 1980 – 1981 Topps Scoring Leader card is unique among cards of this nature as it shows all of them in-game action, for one thing. The second amazing fact about this card is that according to the requirements by authentication and grading standards authority PSA, it has...
Bill Cosby Plans To Return The Comedy Stage After His Prison Release
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Abbott / Getty Bill Cosby is looking to make up for lost time with plans for a new comedy tour, fresh off of being released from prison after his conviction for sexual assault of Andrea Constand was overturned. A week after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released the comedian on a technicality stemming from an agreement with a prior prosecutor in 2005, his publicist Andrew Wyatt claims that Cosby is feeling energized. “In his physical appearance, he’s exuberant. In his mental state, he’s exuberant. In his feelings and humor, he’s exuberant,” said Wyatt in an interview with the press. Cosby is spending time with his family at the moment, but there are plans for him to get on stage doing a tour with stops across the U.S. as well as in Canada and pot...
R. Kelly’s New Defense Attorney Requests To Delay Racketeering Trial Date
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: E. JASON WAMBSGANS / Getty R&Pee singer R. Kelly finally has new legal representation after his old team dumped him last month. As the racketeering trial date fast approaches, they’re requesting a delay fearing there won’t be enough time to prepare for their day in court. According to Law & Crime, the delay request cites that attorney Deveraux L. Cannick has limited access to Kelly due to the current conditions of his incarceration paired with pandemic restrictions. The obstacles make it difficult to fully dive into his “massive discovery” before the trial date next month. “We write to request a delay in the commencement of Robert Kelly’s trial,” Cannick wrote in a motion to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. “While he i...
Jalen Rose Talks VERZUZ, Wines & More With E-40
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Jalen Rose was one of the best college and professional basketball players to emerge from Detroit, and he continued that same professionalism as an NBA analyst and broadcaster. Rose, who is the host of the Renaissance Man podcast, invited the prolific and entertaining E-40 to the show where the pair talked about music, 40 Water’s many business ventures, VERZUZ, and much more. Rose’s Renaissance Man podcast, presented by the New York Post, also has a column component where Rose expands on the topic and subject at hand. The episode itself showcased Rose’s deep knowledge of Hip-Hop and voiced his appreciation for this “player potnah” in the rapper born Earl Stevens. The Vallejo, Calif. star is comfortably in his early 50s but has shown ...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Cxmmunity To Deliver 50 Xbox Kits To Over 50 HBCUs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox continues to do great things when it comes to shining light on gamers of color and pushing for diversity in the gaming community. Thursday (Jul.8), Xbox revealed that it partnered with Cxmmunity, a nonprofit that works tirelessly to shine a light on Black and Brown gamers and increase diversity within the gaming industry, Warner Bros and Space Jam: A New Legacy for a very dope cause, and that is to provide Xbox Kits to more than 50+ HBCUs to build new gaming labs. Source: Xbox / Cxmmunity Xbox also revealed that it held an HBCU esports showdown in Atlanta on July 1. One student from prestigious HBCUs like Johnson C. Smith, Fort Valley State University, Hampton University, Florida A&M University, Oakwood University, North Carolina...
