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Ford Unveils Their F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup Truck
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ford / FORD One of America’s most beloved trucks charges into the future with the Ford F-150 Lightning, elevated by all the advantages of electrification and connected technology. Source: Ford / FORD The F-150 Lightning might be the most innovative truck Ford has ever built. From near instant torque to intelligent towing, seamless connectivity to software updates, plus power for your home, a power frunk and a digital screen that’s larger than any currently offered on a full-size truck. The F-150 Lightning is a pillar of the company’s more than $22 billion global electric vehicle plan to lead electrification in areas of strength. Ford is starting with zero-emissions versions of its most popular and best-loved franchises – Mustang, Transit and F-150 – with ...
Lollapalooza 2021 Returning To Chicago With Tyler, The Creator, Post Malone As Headliners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Barry Brecheisen / Getty Chicago is taking a giant step toward pre-pandemic normalcy by announcing the return of the famed music festival Lollapalooza. With a loaded star-studded lineup hitting the stage, the event is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans this summer. According to Vulture, the event will take place at Grant Park from July 29th to August 1st and will operate at full capacity while complying with local health rules. Attendees are to arrive fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of arriving each day of the event. The strict guidelines haven’t deterred fans from buying passage to the event. Immediately after tickets went on sale Wednesday at noon, all four-day passes had sold out by even...
Puma To Release New “Off-Season Red” Colorway of J. Cole’s ‘Dreamer 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Puma / Puma Basketball This past weekend J. Cole made his professional basketball debut when he stepped on the court as a member of the Patriots Basketball Club in the new Basketball African League, but it was the release of his latest LP, Off-Season that had the Hip-Hop world buzzing. Now Puma is celebrating his 6th studio album with a new colorway of his signature line, The Dreamer 2. Source: Puma / Puma Basketball Inspired by The Off-Season, the Dreamer 2 “Off-Season Red” features a fiery red and black colorway draped over the silhouette that Cole rocked while balling on the court on his pro basketball debut. Featuring PUMA’s signature ProFoam throughout the midsole which any baller can appreciate while on the court, The Dreamer 2 boasts elements from ...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure For Her Work on The 1619 Project
Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty The conservative backlash to the acclaim of the widely-heralded 1619 Project by the New York Times Magazine has caused another controversy for journalist and 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones. Hannah-Jones was denied a tenured professorship at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill this week. The position, a Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism, was denied her by the school’s Board of Trustees this week despite the recommendations of the dean, faculty and school Chancellor Kevin Gusciewicz. Instead, she will begin a five-year contract with her alma mater beginning July 1st as a Professor of the Practice with the option to have another tenure review at the end of her term. The move ha...
HBO Max Working On Batman & Superman Animated Shows
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WarnerMedia / WarnerMedia Fans of the cult-classic 90’s cartoon, Batman: The Animated series were elated when it was rumored that HBO Max would be bringing back the beloved program but with a different tone. Now The Verge is reporting that not only will the show’s original creators, Bruce Timm and Matt Reeves, will be returning to helm the show, but revered film director/producer, J.J. Abrams and The Batman director Matt Reeves will be involved as well. Batman: The Caped Crusader was rumored to be picking up where The Animated Series left off, but judging from the report and new poster, it’s going to be a brand new affair. “The series will be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic...
Milwaukee Rapper Fatboi Gwalla Gwalla Found Dead Inside Burning Vehicle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeremy Hogan / Getty Fatboi Gwalla Gwalla, a rapper hailed from Milwaukee, was found dead inside a burning vehicle this past Tuesday (May 18). Police in the city will now investigate Gwalla’s death as a homicide. Local outlet CBS 58 reports that the 42-year-old Gwalla, real name Lamonn C. Young, was found dead near Hawley Road and Martin Drive, adding to a recent rash of homicides that have ravaged the Wisconsin city. Gwalla’s death triggered a response from a local activist who spoke up regarding Gwalla’s death and its impact on Milwaukee. “A lot of talent is gone, it’s gone way too soon,” activist Tracey Dent said to CBS 58. “It’s a sense of urgency right now because people are scared, you know, they’re scared to come out of their house, because someone...
Syng’s New $1,799 Cell Alpha Speaker Will Allow Users To “Hear, See, & Touch Sounds”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Syng / Syng Cell Alpha Triphonic Speaker Former Apple Designer Christopher Stringer is looking to bring new life to the 90-year-old, stagnant audio industry that seems to have moved its focus from speakers to headphones. Stringer spent 20 years at Apple and helped design groundbreaking devices like the iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch. He is trying to bring that same energy to the audio world with Syng’s new Cell Alpha, the world’s first Triphonic speaker. Stringer teamed up with Damon Way (DC Shoes, Incase) to help usher in a new era of sound, and the Cell Alpha, the company’s flagship speaker, is leading that charge. Source: Syng / Syng Cell Alpha Triphonic Speaker Introduced to the world on May.14, the Cell Alpha promises to deliver users a...
Dave Chappelle Returned To New York To Help Revive Live Comedy Scene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Kamau / Getty Dave Chappelle hasn’t lived in New York City for years after putting down his roots in Yellow Springs, Ohio, but he made a return to the Big Apple to help usher in the revival of live events. Chappelle joined Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, and others for two nights a venue in Union Square which points towards things returning to normal sooner than later. Page Six reports that Chappelle flew in from Ohio to do two nights at The Stand and joined Rock, Noah, and comedian Michelle Wolf this past Tuesday. “I know Dave wanted to come back to New York and put the spotlight on live shows and say comedy is back,” venue owner Paolo Italia said to Page Six. Italia continued with, “He wanted to be part of that moment. I think what he did was great not ...
Police Say Man Confronted Lil Reese Over Stolen SUV In Recent Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty More details have surfaced regarding Lil Reese’s recent encounter with gun violence. Local authorities say the rapper was confronted over a stolen car. As spotted on Rap-Up we are getting to closer to knowing what happened to the “Us” MC. FOX 32 is reporting that they have exclusively spoken to a spokeswoman from the Chicago Police Department. Their source says the crime stems from a stolen vehicle, a Dodge Durango specifically. A 55-year-old father tracked his son’s missing SUV via tracker with the GPS showing its’ location as a garage on the first block of West Grand Avenue. The unidentified parent headed to the location in question and reportedly found Lil Reese and others inside the car while parked on the third level. It is uncle...
Brazilian Artist MC Kevin Fell To His Death Trying To Hide Threesome From Wife, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MC Kevin / Instagram MC Kevin, a popular artist in Brazil, died after falling from a hotel balcony after reportedly trying to avoid getting caught by his wife while having a threesome. A local publication reports that MC Kevin and a friend hooked up with a model in a hotel suite this past Sunday when the tragic incident occurred. Extra Globo and other news outlets report that MC Kevin, real name Kevin Nascimento (some outlets have Bueno as his last name), was staying at the Brisa Barra Hotel in Rio De Janeiro this past Sunday (May 16) and was in tow with fellow artist Victor Fontenelle just outside the establishment. The men met with 26-yer-old Bianca Domingues, a model, and she was invited up to MC Kevin’s suite. MC Kevin was married just three weeks pri...
According To New Book Barack Obama Privately Called Donald Trump A “F*cking Lunatic” & A “Racist, Sexist Pig”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty Our forever President Barack Obama kept it cordial in public when it comes to the orange menace, Donald Trump, but according to a new book, behind closed doors was completely another story. As spotted on Raw Story, in excerpts obtained The Guardian from a new book titled, Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Donald Trump written by The Atlantic staff writer Edward-Isaac Dovere, Barack Obama pretty much felt how we all felt about Donald Trump in private. The excerpts reveal that Obama kept it all the way real about Trump calling “madman,” a “racist, sexist pig,” “that f*cking lunatic,” and a “corrupt motherf*cker.” Per Raw Story: “He’s a madman,” Obama said, according to Dovere. “More often: ‘I didn’t ...
Drake Invests Millions In Plant-Based “Chicken” Company
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PYMCA / Getty With more people and celebrities choosing to live the vegetarian and vegan way of life, Drake is looking to get in on the lifestyle change and is investing big bucks in an up and coming faux-chicken making company, Daring Foods. According to Bloomberg, the King of The North was amongst many investors who’ve chosen to help finance Daring Food’s plant-based chicken initiative and plunked down $40 million to help them with their efforts. This should come as no surprise as the likes of Jay-Z and Serena Williams have also invested in vegan and vegetarian products and with Drake himself being a vegetarian, it’s only right he’d get in on the action. Drake’s investment will be helping Daring Foods expand their distrubution to more than 4,500 new ret...
