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A Rundown of All the Stellar Performances From the 2021 BET Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty The 21st annual BET Awards this past Sunday (June 27th) night proved to be a fantastic affair. Hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson, the awards show took place in front of a live audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. BET made sure that this awards show, the first since last year’s all-virtual event, was charged with intensity from the opening performance of gospel legend Kirk Franklin and rapper Lil Baby’s song “We Win.” The theme of the 2021 BET Awards was “The Year of The Black Woman”, and the ladies certainly shined with their performances throughout the night. [embedded content] Migos took to the stage and got the crowd hyped with their performance of “Straightenin”, and Cardi B joined them for “Type S–t” –...
Walmart Removes Fake Foam Runners Kanye West Sued Over
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production / Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production To The US Last week, Kanye West sued Walmart for bubbling some bootleg versions of his hugely popular Yeezy Foam Runners, and it seems like the lawsuit worked as Walmart has pulled the fugazi footwear from their shelves. According to TMZ the chain removed their version of the Foam Runners from its stores and website, but still many other sites are selling their own knockoff versions of adidas’ latest hottest product. “You’d think the lawsuit would scare away others, but we discovered hundreds of other listings on sites pushing what appear to be more wannabes. Friday, Etsy still remained a hotspot for them, with pair...
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Method Man, Griselda & More Honored DMX At 2021 BET Awards [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty All dogs go to heaven and Hip-Hop made sure DMX felt the love all the way from Los Angeles. Some of his closest peers paid tribute to the late MC at the 2021 BET Awards. Swizz Beatz ensured Dark Man X received the proper send off at this year’s BET Awards. The moment took top billing too as it closed out the ceremony. Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man set things off with his rendition of X’s classic single “Get At Me Dog” from his debut album It’s Dark and Hell is Hot. As he cruised through the first verse he was joined by Swizz and some key members from the Ruff Ryder collective including Joaquin “Waah” Dean and Darrin “Dee” Dean. Next Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher hit the stage to perform “Hood Blu...
Doritos Launches The SOLID BLACK Campaign To Amplify Black Innovators
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Doritos / Doritos Known for bringing the public through their snacks, Doritos is aiming to bring them the ideas and voices of innovative creators within the Black community with a new campaign. Doritos, as part of the Frito-Lays company has launched the SOLID BLACK campaign, with a new television advertisement that aired during the 2021 BET Awards last night (June 27th). The SOLID BLACK initiative is designed to build on the work that it underwent in 2020 with their #AmplifyBlackVoices campaign with a promise of investing $5 million into the community. The first part of the new campaign features the Changemakers which will feature seven bold and remarkable individuals from the Black community. In a press release, the company has announced that each of the...
T-Pain ft. Kehlani “I Like Dat,” YG & Mozzy ft. Young M.A. “MAD” & More | Daily Visuals 6.28.21
HipHopWired Featured Video After a lengthy absence T-Pain returns and even brings back the hat look though not exactly the Mad Hatter joints he was once known for. Linking up with Kehlani for the visuals to “I Like Dat,” T-Pain goes back in time to the Wild Wild West era where he gets the town to turn up before Kehalni gets it poppin’ at the bar much to the delight of the townspeople. Lil Nas X should be in a remix video to this or something. Back in Cali YG and Mozzy spread some love across the board and for their visuals to “MAD” call on Young M.A to join them on a yacht where the women shake their rumps to the point that the boat was in danger of capsizing. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Chinese Kitty, Fivio F...
A Bottle of Sprite Is All You Need To Attend Sprite’s Virtual Summer Concert Featuring Saweetie & Latto
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sprite / Sprite Summer Concert Series Outside is opening back up, and concerts and festivals are being announced left and right. Sprite is getting in on the act as well with two of Hip-Hop’s biggest and brightest acts. Monday (Jun.28), Sprite announced the launch of its Live From The Label virtual summer concert series, and to kick things off, the soft drink brand enlisted the help of Saweetie and Latto. Now here is the best part: to attend the show, the price of admission is literally a bottle of Sprite. Source: Sprite / Sprite Summer Concert Series That’s right, whatever you pay for a 20 oz bottle of Sprite or Sprite Zero Sugar at your local store or bodega will be your ticket to you one of the hottest virtual concert events this summer. Sprite will beg...
Patti LaBelle Joins Deon Cole & Gabrielle Dennis In New ‘Old Spice’ Commercial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Old Spice / Old Spice Y’all can’t front, y’all know those Old Spice commercials starring Deon Cole and Gabrielle Dennis are hella entertaining and funny. Now they’re going to be adding a new member to the comedic team in the form of the one and only Patti LaBelle. In their latest commercial spot the legendary singer plays Deon Cole’s mother-in-law who of course decides to bogart Cole’s Old Spice moisturizer much to the chagrin of the comedian. Telling Dennis that her mother “has to go,” Cole’s fed up with his wife and now her mother using up all his Old Spice products. Enter LaBelle who sneaks up on the frustrated Cole to inform him that they’re all out of Old Spice. Comedy. The spot is part of Old Spice’s Men Have Skin, Too campaign and highlights the Ol...
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Miss Jones Alludes To Having A Threesome With 2Pac And Monie Love? [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt It seems 2Pac had a way with ladies that few men on earth will be able to relate to. Miss Jones has hinted that she and Monie Love shared the late great MC in a night of passion. As spotted on HipHopDX, the most recent episode of Drink Champs took a very interesting turn when Miss Jones reminisced about her times as an upcoming R&B talent in the 1990’s. During the podcast she was asked about the meeting Tupac Shakur. While it seems everyone who was anyone from that era has their own Pac story, her interaction was next level to say the least. “I’m gonna tell you about the party,” Miss Jones said. “So Pac came and we’re walking and it’s like the music stops. Everyone else hears the music, but I’m with Monie and he stops and he looks...
HHW Gaming: Latest ‘GTA 6’ Rumor Hints At A Return To A Fan-Favorite Location
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mario Tama / Getty The rumor mill regarding Gran Theft Auto 6 isn’t slowing down at all. As with any rumors regarding the highly-anticipated 6th installment in Rockstar Games iconic Grand Theft Auto franchise, take this news with the tiniest grain of salt. As seen on DualShockers, Tom Henderson, a reliable leaker for games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, has some really eyebrow-raising info regarding GTA 6. According to Henderson, GTA 6 will take players back to Vice City and have an “evolving map,” a female protagonist, and will take place in a modern-day setting. Henderson dropped what could be considered some bombs in a YouTube video while clearing up some rumors. He claims the reason the game will take place in a modern-day setting is because of&nb...
Bow Wow and Soulja Boy Verzuz Certifies Their Hip-Hop Influence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ben Rose / Getty When the official announcement was made that Bow Wow and Soulja Boy would be going head to head, held no punches when it came to promotion; so fans knew that the battle itself would be hilarious— they were right. On Saturday (Jun 26) the official battle went down, kicking off the night with Soulja Boy performing his current hit record, “She Make it Clap,” before Bow Wow came out blazing with the Destiny’s Child feature on the “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” So So Def remix. Despite coming with a big gun by capitalizing on his record with Queen Bey, Soulja Boy reminded “Shad” that he worked with Beyoncé too by playing the sample from Beyonce’s “Hold Up” before going into his own smash record “Turn My Swag On.” Of course, the two internet troll kings exc...
Queen Latifah Gives Moving BET ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ Speech
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The 2021 BET Awards had a few moments that had social media users typing away on their personal pages, but for us, Queen Latifah’s Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech was the most moving thing we saw and heard all night. With three decades worth of an entertainment career under her belt, the Hip-Hop legend (and HHW’s GOAT Female Rapper) was honored last night (June 27) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles by BET with their Lifetime Achievement Award. After some dope performances from Rapsody who paid homage to the Queen with her own rendition of “Ladies First,” and Lil Kim who did “U.N.I.T.Y.,” the rapper/actress took to the stage and gave a heartfelt speech with a picture of her dearly departed mother in her hand. Thankin...
Lil Kim Says She’s Down To Do A Verzuz With Nicki Minaj
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty If the Gucci Mane and Jeezy Verzuz taught us anything it’s that old foes can put aside their feelings for the culture, and it seems to have inspired Lil Kim as she’s ready to go face-to-face with an old nemesis in the name of Hip-Hop. During a red carpet interview with DJ Envy at last night’s BET Awards, Envy asked the Hip-Hop legend who she’d be interested in doing a Verzuz with to which the Queen Bee immediately replied “Nicki.” Didn’t even think about it! Kim just put that out there immediately. Even DJ Envy was surprised and said “I would love to see that” to which Kim replied, “Me too.” Maaaaaan listen! If Swizz and Timbo can get these two rap icons in the same room for a VErzuz it may very well indeed break allll the viewing rec...
