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DJ Clark Kent Speaks On The Song That Didn’t Make Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty The anniversary of Jay-Z’s legendary debut album Reasonable Doubt is approaching fast, and DJ Clark Kent reveals that there was just one track that didn’t make the cut. In an interview with Lowkey that will premiere today (June 25th) on Apple Music Hits, the longtime collaborator, producer and sneaker king talks about how the album was put together. He also spoke on how one song wasn’t included in what would be the final version. “There was only one thing that didn’t happen on the album,” Kent said. “And it was there was a song that was supposed to be on an album that we couldn’t find the DAT for when it was time to master. So it just didn’t make the album. It was called ‘Tell Me How It Feels.’ It would have been perfect on the alb...
Black TikTokker’s Are Boycotting ‘Thot Sh*t’ To Put White Users On Blast For Stealing Dance Moves
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s no secret. Black people are the sole reason social media is popping. This latest protest on TikTok is proving that point easily. Megan Thee Stallion’s new summer anthem “Thot Sh*t” is tailor-made to go viral on TikTok. The song, which also serves as a clap back to conservative pundits who had something to say about “WAP,” has a catchy hook, plus the instructions for the dance are quite simple. Still, if you noticed, there are no viral moments anywhere featuring Thee Stallion’s latest single, and that’s on purpose. Black creatives on TikTok have grown really tired of not getting the credit for the plethora of dance moves they have created on the app that white users jack without shame and get all recognition for their...
R. Kelly Transferred From Chicago Prison To New York Ahead Of Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Imprisoned R&B singer R. Kelly has been transferred from a Chicago facility to a detention center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ahead of his sex crimes trial there. Kelly is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) and he’ll face trial starting this summer. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, Kelly 54, has been held at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center for almost two years, adding that Kelly’s stay at the MCC has been replete with some issues that include him being attacked by an inmate among other concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Kellly will face racketeering charges in New York, and this request was known for quite some time, this ...
Paloma Ford ft. Rick Ross “All For Nothing,” Lil Gotit ft. Young Thug “Playa Chanel” & More | Daily Visuals 6.24.21
HipHopWired Featured Video As of late Rick Ross has been poppin’ up with guest appearances on the records of artists that most heads are unfamiliar with and today he continues the trend with an up and coming R&B singer that’ll move your soul. Linking up with Pamola Ford for her visuals to “All For Nothing,” Rozay and the young woman go for a ride through the forest while sippin’ on some spirits before she does her own thing with nature. Elsewhere Lil Gotit get together with Young Thug for the visuals to “Playa Chanel” where the two throw a private soiree with a gang of beautiful young women who look ready for a good time. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Asian Doll, Akeem Ali featuring Fleetwood Fred, and more. PALOMA FORD FT. RICK ROSS – “ALL FOR NOTHING” [embed...
Gucci Mane “Dboy Style,” Joyner Lucas ft. Rick Ross “Legend,” & More | Daily Visuals 6.23.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Gucci Mane’s been home a while now and though he’s been relatively quiet for a minute, lately he’s been popping up here on there with solo cuts and guest verses on other artists tracks. Today Guwop comes with some new visuals for his latest joint, “Dboy Style” where he takes to the studio in some leopard print attire to growl on the track and flex some impressive jewelry. And we thought leopard print clothes were for cougars at the club and ish. Joyner Lucas meanwhile links up with Rick Ross and for his clip to “Legend” utilizes some old home videos to detail his ascension in the game while he and Ross walk on water. Luckily Rick Ross lost a lot of weight cause if this was 2011 Rick Ross we not sure that water would’ve held. Just sayin.’ Check out the rest of tod...
Quavo Selling Bentley He Took Back From Saweetie Following Breakup For $279K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 The Bentley saga between Quavo and Saweetie has reached its conclusion. Quavo’s breakup with longtime girlfriend Saweetie sparked many rumors and speculations. One rumor that had people calling The Migos member petty was rumblings that he took back the Bentley Continental he bought her for her 27th birthday. At the time, it was just pure speculation until the Atlanta rapper decided the Drake-assisted track, “Having Our Way” off the rap group’s latest album Culture III was the best way to confirm the repossession of the luxury vehicle. On the song, he rapped, “Havin’ my way, now this shit like a business. Load up the bases. Now I feel like Cal Ripken/She had it her way, now she out of a Bentley.” Now, TMZ reports tha...
Netflix Black Western ‘The Harder They Fall’ Is Lit, Peep Trailer & Photos
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Netflix It’s been almost a decade since Jamie Foxx and Quentin Tarantino showed everyone how badass a Black cowboy could be when Django Unchained hit theaters in 2012. Now Netflix is revisiting the notion with an all-star cast that’s sure to turn the wild wild west on its head. Written and directed by Jeymes Samuel (They Die By Dawn, Jay-Z: Legacy), Netflix’s upcoming The Harder They Fall stars the likes of Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Regina King, and LaKeith Stanfield amongst many others. The “spaghetti western” centers around everything you’d expect from shoot-em-up epic such as revenge, love, and of course, action. The synopsis for the film basically promises to deliver a helluva good time. “When outlaw N...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Not Join UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Without Tenure
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Monica Schipper / Getty Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning journalist best known for her work on The 1619 Project, was thought to be joining the faculty of the University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill this July. However, Hannah-Jones has elected not to start her position there until the university makes good with its promise to offer her tenure, a point that has met resistance from the school’s Board of Trustees. NC Policy Watch‘s The Progressive Pulse blog exclusively reports that Hannah-Jones’ legal team sent UNC-Chapel Hill officials a letter stating that her appointment as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media will not begin as planned on July 1 until an agreement for tenure is put in...
Reebok To Drop All-White Question Low “White Ice”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok It’s that time of year when it’s all-white kicks to keep your fresh cool during the hot summer months. While crispy white on white Air Force 1’s are usually the go-to attire for this time of year, Reebok is about to drop some competition as they’re giving the classic Question Low a new squeaky clean all-white makeover just in time for the dog days of 2021. The upcoming “White Ice” version of the Reebok Question Low silhouette will sport an all-white colorway with an icy blue bottom sole to keep things extra cold wherever you walk. These. Are. Clean! The Reebok Question Low “White Ice” is set to hit Foot Locker, Champs and other exclusive Foot Locker Inc. banners on Wednesday (June 30) and will retail for a cool $120. Check out pics of the ...
Tristan Kardashian Wins $50K Settlement Against Kimberly Alexander, Khloe Hints Break Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty Even though Tristan Thompson has no chance at a championship he took a win this week. A judge ruled in his favor with regards to a woman claiming he fathered her child and more. As spotted on Page Six the NBA player got one of his most high profile critics to pay like they weigh. This week a court granted him a victory in his libel lawsuit against Kimberly Alexander. On Tuesday, June 22 she was ordered to pay him $50,000 dollars in general damages and $2,901.95 in costs. He filed the charges against her back in May 2020 after she claimed he fathered her five-year old son. He then took a paternity test and it proved he was not the father. “Alexander has persisted in publicly proclaiming that Thompson is her child...
Rihanna & A$AP Rocky’s PDA-Filled Date Night In New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Samir Hussein / Getty Rihanna and her beau A$AP Rocky were spotted having themselves a sizzling date night out in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood on Wednesday (June 23rd). With everyone buzzing over A$AP Rocky’s declaration in a recent interview about Rihanna being “the love of his life”, there were many wondering about when they’d see the couple in public. They got their wish as the two visited the Barcade restaurant, blissfully ignoring the paparazzi, as reported by TMZ. Rihanna showed out in a Barbie-pink sleeveless dress with a high leg slit and a fuzzy pink hat to match, toting a vintage Fendi bag. A$AP Rocky wore a maroon tank top with a leather jacket and pants for the date. Onlookers in the dining establishment observed the two being highly affe...
Peep The New Trailer To Jordan Peele & Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal Pictures / Universal Pictures Last year’s unforeseen pandemic didn’t just shut down businesses across the globe, but also pushed back many highly-anticipated films including Marvel’s Black Widow, A Quiet Place 2, and Jordan Peele’s Candyman. Now that A Quiet Place 2 has been released and Black Widow is set to drop next month, Candyman has finally gotten a new release date and a trailer to get the buzz going once again (as if it needed it). The latest trailer to Jordan Peele’s reboot of the classic franchise puts a new spin on the origins of the dreaded hooked spirit of vengeance as it paints the picture of an innocent Black man killed by overzealous police with itchy trigger fingers (sound familiar?). After Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) ...
