Newsletter
Charlamagne Gives Himself “Donkey of the Day” Over Insensitive Kwame Brown Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tom Williams / Getty Charlamagne Tha God decided to give his infamous “Donkey of the Day” award to himself. On Monday (Mar 24), Charlamagne revealed his decision after explaining to listeners that the reason was due to him “going too far” when touching on the fellow South Carolina native, Kwame Brown’s, personal life; before adding that he was urged by mutual associates to publicly apologize to Brown. “I’m sure I caused pain for not only Kwame Brown but for his family—‘specially, his family in my hometown of Moncks Corner, South Carolina. You know how I know? Because I spoke to a few of them,” he said around the clip’s 1:30 minute mark. “I was apologizing for triggering them.” Charlemagne’s apology comes a few days after the former shock-jock turned menta...
J. Cole “applying . pressure,” Young M.A ft. Rubi Rose “Don Diva” & More | Daily Visuals 5.25.21
HipHopWired Featured Video With Off-Season bumping out of speakers from the barbershop to the BBQ, J. Cole’s got another banger on his hands and with that comes the visuals for fan favorite cuts. Today the MC from N.C. comes through with some new visuals for “Applying . Pressure” in which Cole gets all gritty and gutter with his steez and roams the subways of NYC before taking to the streets of the Big Apple. Anyone been watching him play ball in the African Basketball League? Thoughts? From keeping it gritty to keepin’ it pimpin,’ Young M.A gets her mack on and for her clip to the Rubi Rose assisted “Don Diva” enjoys a private show while Rose works the poll without taking anything off. Reminds us of LL Cool J’s “Doin’ It” video. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Bruh...
Kanye West’s First Yeezy Gap Collection Will Debut This June
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Neil Mockford / Getty After being almost a year in the making one of Kanye West’s most anticipated projects will finally come to life. His Yeezy Gap Collection is slated for a June release. As spotted on Page Six the Chicago, Illinois native is finally ready to unveil his first season with the apparel brand. Fashion trade outlet Business Of Fashion confirms the drop is locked in for a June release. While the report does not provide any direct insight on how many pieces will be included in the collection they make it clear that the San Francisco, California based brand is depending on his magic to get their profile back up. “The company has said its flagship brand’s Yeezy line is on track to be released by end of June. The Gap is counting its Kanye We...
LeBron James Dodged NBA’s COVID-19 Violation After Attending His Tequila Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Lakers superstar LeBron James dodged a COVID-19 violation with the NBA after haters tried to call him out for partying with his famous friends at an event for his tequila brand last week. The four-time league champion was one of many celebrities who attended a gathering last Monday to celebrate his latest business venture, Lobos Tequilla. High notables seen at the launch include Drake, Michael B. Jordan, Damson Idris, Quavo, and Kelly Rowland. His agent Rich Paul and legendary photographer and Roc Nation executive Lenny “Lenny S.” Santiago arranged the event. James kept a low profile and didn’t post photos from the party on his social media, but that didn’t stop Drake or Lenny S. from showing off the images on Instagra...
JAY-Z, Bad Bunny, & Nneka Ogwumike Help LeBron James Kick Off HBO’s ‘The Shop: Uninterrupted’s 4th Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: HBO Sports/ UNINTERRUPTED Lebron James‘ barbershop-styled talk show returns with a bang. Monday (May 24), HBO announced The Shop: Uninterrupted is back, and when it hits your television screens this Friday (May 28), there will be some big names in those barber chairs breaking bread with hosts and executive producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter. For the first episode in the show’s fourth season, legendary Brooklyn rapper and mogul JAY-Z, singer, songwriter, and part-time wrestler Bad Bunny, WNBA superstar Nneka Ogwumike plus marketing executive and The Shop creator Paul Rivera. Deadline reports the topics the panel will touch on during the premiere will include “confidence on the big stage, parenthood, and WrestleMania.” Since its 2018 prem...
Ray J Hits $17,000 Jackpot Playing The Slots At Casino
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur/2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards / Getty Looks like Ray J just made a little more paper to invest in some more Scoot E Bikes or something as he just hit the jackpot at a San Miguel casino in L.A. According to TMZ the “Wait A Minute” singer found himself raking in a cool $17,000 playing a penny-slot game dubbed “Buffalo” after spending more than $100 on the digital game. Looking into the camera Ray apologizes to his “baby” saying “I told you I was coming home but I wanted to come to the casino. You know my dog is sick… this is for Bully.” His wifey might have to see more of that $17K than Bully if he wants to keep her off his ass for not coming home. As for why Ray J’s playing old folks games and not at the crap table or something, Ray feels h...
J. Cole’s Manager Ibrahim “IB” Hamad Shares More Details About The Infamous “Diddy Fight”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty J. Cole’s manager and Dreamville cofounder Ibrahim “IB” Hamad shared more details about the infamous “scrap” between his Cole and Diddy. Hamad shed more light on the “altercation” between the two Hip-Hop stars during a recent interview on the Say Less podcast. Before this interview, Cole already confirmed the 2013 fight went down on the Off-Season track “Let Go My Hand,” which ironically features an outro from Diddy himself. In the song, Simba raps, “My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would’ve thought it?” Around the 12-minute mark of the 2-hour episode, Hamad spoke on the incident saying, “The Puff story… I just remember hearing about it and laughing. Cause I was there.” When it all went down, word spread on Tw...
Master P Is Honored By Lincoln University With A Doctorate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Olson / Getty Proving the doubters wrong once again, Master P has a new title to go along with being a multi-millionaire rapper, producer and entrepreneur—Doctor. This past Sunday (May 23), the New Orleans native and founder of No Limit Records was present at the graduation ceremony at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania along with 400 other graduates and six valedictorians. There, the Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters was bestowed upon him. Master P shared the news with his three million Instagram followers on Monday night in a post that featured highlights from the day, along with an inspirational caption. His son, rapper and actor Romeo Miller shared his heartfelt congratulations in the comments of the post: “You make everything look easy but t...
Converse Accused Of Stealing Sneaker Design From Rejected Intern
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Foot Locker / Foot Locker Even with Converse officially under the Nike umbrella, the brand that introduced the classic Chuck Taylor to the world of fashion isn’t exactly considered must-have attired. But would they resort to stealing ideas to get things poppin’ for themselves? The New York Post is reporting that up and coming designer Cecilia Monge is claiming that Converse juxed a silhouette design she presented to the company in a rejected internship application she submitted in 2019. In a TikTok video posted this past Saturday, Monge explained her side of the story and she felt that one of Converse’s latest drops bore an uncanny resemblance to the design she submitted two years ago. TikTok viewers agreed. Her original “National Park” inspired design fe...
Disney Plus Taps Kid Cudi To Join Cast For Sci-Fi Film ‘Crater’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty Kid Cudi is making major moves in television and film and from the looks of things, he has no plans of slowing down. According to Deadline, Kid Cudi is set to join the cast of the Disney plus Sci-Fi adventure, Crater. Crater, which also stars Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce, and Gifted’s Mckenna Grace is a coming-of-age story about a boy growing up on a lunar colony who takes a trip to explore a mysterious crater with his four best friends. Cudi, who is set to play Bailey’s dad in the film, has been busy in the past year most recently seen in HBO and Luca Guadagnino’s series We Are Who We Are, earning some of the best reviews of his career, along with roles in Bill & Ted Face The Music ...
L’s On Deck: The Dior x Air Jordan 1 Is Rumored To Return In 3 New Colorways
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand Last year’s release of the Dior Air Jordan 1‘s had sneakerheads in a frenzy trying to enter Dior’s raffle for the limited edition kicks that retailed for $2,000. Now prepare for a repeat of that madness as it’s rumored that not only will Dior once again release the Jordan 1 collaboration, but they’ll be returning in three new colors including the classic OG red, white, and black Chicago colorway. According to Highsnobiety rumors are running rampant that there are plans to retro the 2020 new classics in black and red, “Royal,” and an all-white colorway with one of the three being exclusively for women. Y’all know that a women’s exclusive never stopped male sneakerheads from copping for themselves though. Neither Jordan Brand not...
‘Last Man Standing: Suge Knight & The Murders of Biggie and Tupac’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty The first trailer for Last Man Standing: Suge Knight And The Murders Of Biggie & Tupac is now available to the public. The new film is from acclaimed documentarian Nick Broomfield, the man behind the Biggie & Tupac documentary released in 2002. This new doc follows up by digging further into new evidence that was unearthed in relation to the murders of these two influential Hip-Hop figures that were at the center of a furious beef between the East and West Coasts. Broomfield also gets to further explore the life and career of Marion “Suge” Knight, the infamous former CEO of Death Row Records who’s now serving a 28-year sentence in prison for manslaughter in addition to other offenses. Last Man Standing also features new intervie...
