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LeBron James Might Have Stunted On All of Us By Rocking Unannounced Beats Studio Buds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty Being the king has its perks, one of them being able to try unannounced Beats products. LeBron James took to Instagram like he usually does to show off his pre-game drip with some tunnel fit photos. While the attention would normally go to his clothes, kicks, and for these particular photos, his grill, some eagle-eyed techies noticed Bron rocking a pair of interesting earbuds. Rumor has it, Beats has been working on a pair of wireless earbuds, and The Verge reports the accessory named the Beats Studio Buds showed up in beta releases of iOS and tvOS. On top of that, there have been plenty of leaks regarding the buds, and now the photos of James actually sporting Beats’ latest wireless accessory, which strongly suggests the company is rea...
Jay-Z Announces The Return of The ‘Made In America Festival’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Now that COVID restrictions are being lifted and life is getting back to a normalcy not seen for a year and change, concert events are steadily coming back. The Made In America Festival is the latest to announce its return. Jay-Z announced that the much-lauded Made In America Festival would be making its comeback in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, a year after having to cancel the concert due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released to the public, Jay-Z professed his excitement and let everyone know that expectations for the event should be high. “We are thrilled to announce Made in America 2021 on the legendary Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This year will be like no other, as Made in America celebrates 10 y...
Virgil Abloh Reveals New Sneaker Box Design for His Nike Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Outside of the album cover for Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot For The Stars, everything Virgil Abloh touches is guaranteed money. Now the revered designer is looking to remix the sneaker box your kicks come in. Yesterday Virgil unveiled the sneaker box that his upcoming Dear Summer collection will be shipping in and if nothing else, it’s damn sure different. Looking like a junior high school project complete with black tape on the edges and a struggle swoosh drawn on the top cover, the box also features the circular cut-outs that debuted on his Air Jordan V collaboration last year. Well, it definitely stands out. While the box looks like it’ll collapse under the weight of other sneaker boxes on top of it, we’re sure it’s stu...
Singer Who Really Sang Milli Vanilli Songs John Davis Dies Of COVID
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty One of the most important voices of the late 80’s and early 90’s has passed away. John Davis, the real singer of Milli Vanilli’s hits, has passed on. As spotted on TMZ the voice behind one of the notorious groups ever to make it big in the music industry has left us. According to the report his daughter Jasmin confirmed his death via a social media post. “My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus.” She continued, “He made a lot of people happy with his laughter and smile, his happy spirit, love and especially through his music. He gave so much to the world! Please give him the last round of applause. We will miss him dearly.” Milli Vanilli was a German-French R&B duo from Munich. The grou...
HHW Gaming: Aloy Is Back & Shows Off New Skills In 14-Minutes of ‘Horizon Forbidden West’ Gameplay Footage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Guerrilla Games / PlayStation Our favorite machine hunter is back, and she is looking better than ever. PlayStation gave fans of Horizon Zero Dawn (such as our resident gamer Beanz) our first real look at the highly anticipated follow-up Horizon Forbidden West. Thursday (May 27), PlayStation returned with its State of Play, showing off 14 glorious minutes of the game in action on a PS5 console, of course. Horizon Forbidden West picks up 6 months after the events of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn. Aloy is now an alpha machine hunter and has set out west to investigate the blight, a mysterious and deadly red cloud that literally leaves a path of death and destruction. During her journey in the uncharted lands in the post-apocalyptic machine-dominated world, she e...
HHW Gaming: Nintendo’s New “Switch Pro” Model Reportedly Will Be Revealed Before E3
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Nintendo’s long-rumored Switch Pro model could be coming very soon. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo plans to get the ball rolling on the production of its Switch Pro model as soon as July. It could be available in September or October, with a possible reveal ahead of E3 2021. According to the report, the Switch Pro will cost more than the $299 current Nintendo Switch model, which could be unveiled before E3 2021 to “allow publishers to showcase their full range of Switch games at the global event.” As expected, the Switch Pro will replace the current Switch model and will be sold alongside the $199 Nintendo Switch Lite. As we previously reported, the Switch Pro would have a 7-inch 720p Samsung Display Co. OLED display and faster Nvidia...
Nas Rejoins Sony Music In a New Deal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 For Nas, his latest move has brought him back to familiar territory. The “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” rapper’s Mass Appeal Records has inked a deal with a subsidiary company of Sony Music according to a report from Music Business Worldwide. Nas’ career began with the company via Columbia, which released his groundbreaking debut Illmatic along with It Was Written (1996) and I Am…(1999). The entire Mass Appeal roster of recording artists (which also includes Run The Jewels, Dave East and Fashawn) will be working with Sony’s subsidiary company The Orchard, which boasts distribution, marketing and radio promotion among its array of services. The significance of the new partnership isn’t lost on the Grammy-winning artist. “This is ...
Hot 97 Announces 2021 Summer Jam Concert In August
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz One of Hip-Hop’s biggest music events is coming back. Hot 97 has announced the 2021 installment of Summer Jam. As spotted on Hip Hop N More the New York City radio station has confirmed that they will be hosting their annual concert on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. The on air personalities and executive staff expressed their enthusiasm in a formal press release. “HOT 97’s Summer Jam is back on August 22nd, as the first New York metro area music festival of 2021, and we’re excited to put on an amazing show. We are committed to health and safety as we welcome our fans back to MetLife stadium,” said Ron deCastro, Market Manager, HOT 97. While the roster of talent has yet t...
Amazon Backs Up The Brink’s Truck, Purchases MGM For A Whopping $8.45 Billion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Amazon Prime Video just got a big boost. Wednesday (May 26), Amazon backed up the Brink’s truck and dropped an $8.5 billion bag for the iconic Hollywood studio company that is the home of James Bond and Rocky. The deal is the largest since Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of the grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. The deal will give Amazon Prime Video a boost with new programming created from MGM properties while strengthening Amazon Studios’ original productions. So what can we expect as viewers? Well, possibly spinoffs, reboots, and sequels, being that Amazon revealed it would be digging into MGM’s film and TV franchises. “The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reima...
SZA Calls Out Magazine For Refusing To Hire Black Photographer For Photoshoot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk/NBC / Getty It seems some media outlets are still refusing to hire from the culture they profit from. SZA has called out one publication for refusing to hire a Black photographer for her photoshoot. As reported by Madame Noire the songstress did a bit of venting earlier this week regarding opportunities for people of color within the entertainment industry. On Tuesday, May 25 she took to Twitter to reveal that she requested a creative from the melanin community curate the visuals for said feature but was told no by the staff. I requested a black photographer for a cover n the mag told me no lol its 2021.. and almost Juneteenth . Respectfully I can’t do it” she wrote. Naturally the post quickly went viral and her fans pressed he...
Royce Da 5’9 Calls For DJ Vlad Boycott After Juvenile Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Royce Da 5’9 has previously made his disdain for Hip-Hop’s agent provocateur DJ Vlad known in the past. The Detroit wordsmith once again took aim at Vlad, this after an interview with Juvenile went left after the mention of Young Buck. The New Orleans rapper sat down with DJ Vlad for a recent video which covered his extensive career, his upbringing, and more. However, Juve’s tone shifted drastically when Vlad tried to steer the conversation into when Young Buck was aligned with UTP and Cash Money Records early in his career. Juve immediately shut it down and tried to move on, but Vlad kept pressing the issue. The video of Juvenile’s reaction towards Vlad’s Young Buck question went wide and had folks wondering what exactly was the r...
Metro Marrs Arrested At High School Graduation for Making It Rain with $10K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Metro Marrs has never had a problem showing love to his high school, but it appears that his recent act of kindness may have gone too far. According to published reports, Metro Marrs drew a loud ovation after making it rain at his high school graduation, but the stunt ended up getting him detained by cops. While walking across the Langston Hughes High School stage on Friday (May 21), the Quality Control rapper made it rain $100 bills with about $10,000 in total hitting the floor. Despite school officials attempting to stop the “Bye Felicia” rapper, Marrs continued to throw money in the sky, which eventually resulted in him being detained by police and escorted out of his own graduation. While the flex earned him a standing ovation ...
