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T.I. & Tiny Under Investigation By LAPD For Alleged 2005 Sexual Assault

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle-Harris have been hit with a number of allegations of sexual assault from nearly two dozen women. Details of an alleged 2005 incident sparked an investigation into the matter by the LAPD after an unidentified woman spoke with the authorities. As exclusively reported by Deadline, the woman reportedly met with detectives from the LAPD to share her account of the 2005 incident where T.I. and Tiny alleged drugged and sexually assaulted her, echoing claims made by other women that have since come forward. “There is an active investigation into Clifford Harris,” Officer William Cooper of the LAPD said to Deadline on Monday (May 17). The outlet adds that the statement came after ru...

Snoop Dogg’s Daughter Cori Broadus Reveals She Attempted To Take Her Own Life

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty This is just another prime example that it doesn’t matter how good a person’s circumstances are. You never know exactly what they are dealing with mentally. If you didn’t know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and plenty of people are coming forward with their mental struggles and bravely sharing their stories on social media. One of those individuals is Snoop Dogg’s 21-year-old daughter Cori Broadus. On Sunday (May 16), Broadus took to Instagram to share four photos in a gallery and detailed at one point in her still young existence that she reached a low point and considered taking her own life. In the caption for the post, she confessed: “The last few weeks my mental has not been so great, at one point I tried to end my li...

J. Cole Is The New Don in Visuals to “a m a r i”

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Ever since releasing his latest LP, The Off-Season, J. Cole’s had the internet going nuts with it’s bomb tracks and continuous lyrical onslaught. Today the MC from N.C. gives fans a new visual for one of the album’s standout cuts, “a m a r i” and in it finds himself traveling from one place to another to drop his intricate verses and water like flow. From going back to his college dorm where the platinum plaques decorate his wall to controlling a helicopter with a remote control over the Hudson River, Cole seems to be having a grand ol’ time while spitting his bars. Nice dapper don suit too, homie. Cole and his crew looking like The Untouchables out here. Check out the latest visuals for J. Cole’s “a m a r i” below and le...

Coi Leray Reflects On How Far She’s Come Via 2018 Mugshot, Says Album On The Way

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The journey to fame can be a treacherous one, especially in the consistently shifting landscape of Hip-Hop music. Coi Leray, realizing her good fortune, reflected on her past by way of sharing a mugshot and announced that her album is on the way. On Monday (May 17), Coi Leray shared the image of her 2018 mugshot via her Instagram channel after an arrest for drug possession. Using the image to address some of her detractors, Leray placed some choice words in the caption for the post. “Lol this is crazy. I just took my braids out I was getting money,” Leray’s caption read. “They don’t know a thing about me, smh album is done man I’m ready.” Leray notched a hit with “BIG PURR” alongside Pooh Shiesty. An announcement date for the album...

Naomi Campbell Welcomes First Baby and It’s A Girl

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty Naomi Campbell is officially a mom! The 50-year old supermodel took to Instagram to share the news with fans, announcing the t the birth of her daughter by sharing a sweet photo of her hand holding the infant’s feet with a heartfelt caption calling it an “honor” to be a mother. “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,” Campbell wrote. “So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.” Despite Campbell‘s private love life, the model turned actress has spoken previously about the addition to children in her life. In May 2017, Campbell told Evening Standard magazine that she had “thought about becoming a moth...

Breaking Bad: New Jersey Police Officer Arrested For Running A Meth Lab Out of His Home

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ArtistGNDphotography / Getty One New Jersey Police Officer’s pension and pay weren’t enough. He decided to sling crystal meth on the side. On Facebook, the Monmouth County Prosecutor announced Officer Christopher Walls, a 19-year veteran, was busted running his own meth lab out of his home, Newsweek reports. “Officer Christopher Walls, who has been a member of the Long Branch Police Department for 19 years, was charged with producing, possessing, and selling methamphetamine,” the report detailed. He is currently awaiting trial and has been suspended from the force without pay. Walls was busted doing his best Walter White from Breaking Bad impression during “a domestic disturbance.” According to the report, the responding officers were warned there could b...

Black Councilman Catches Cop Urinating On Property After Calling Out Police Killings

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty The police shooting incident which left Black North Carolina man Andrew Brown Jr. dead has raised tensions across the state, leading to a heinous act from authorities sworn to protect citizens. A Black councilman in the state has video footage of a police officer urinating on his funeral home property after speaking out against police who shot and killed Brown. As reported by local publication The Herald, Councilman Gabriel Adkins says that he has surveillance video footage of Pasquotank County deputy relieving himself at his funeral home property and alleges that the act was in retaliation for his outspoken views regarding the April shooting of Brown. It isn’t immediately clear from the report if it was one or more deputies who too...

Lil Yachty’s Clarifies His Nail Polish Is For Men As Well [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Yachty is bossing up but on his own terms. He wants to make sure the world knows that his recent nail polish genderless. As spotted on TMZ the Atlanta, Georgia native recent paid a virtual visit to the celebrity gossip platform. While he covered off on a couple different trending topics he discussed the goal of his new nail polish. Big Boat announced the launch of his cosmetics company via his Crete brand. On Monday, May 3 he announced the new project. In his Q&A with the Thirty Mile Zone staff he served up a reminder that guys can get in on these very distinct vibes. When asked whether the direction was to help the youth who want to express themselves in this manner or to empower men he said both. “Well I mean I ...

Issa Rae Tapped To Lead ‘Project Greenlight’ Revival For HBO Max

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Issa Rae is showing creatives how to do it and with her latest project, she’s providing them the opportunity too. According to Variety, the Insecure creator has been tapped by HBO Max and Miramax to revive the critically acclaimed docuseries “Project Greenlight,” which originally spotlighted first-time filmmakers on HBO. The updated reboot of “Project Greenlight” will focus on talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an executive producer, providing guidance and mentorship to aspiring filmmakers, with the finished film premiering on HBO Max. “By relaunching the iconic ‘Project Greenlight’ with the brilliant Issa Rae and HBO Max, we continue...

Young Thug Clarifies His Prior Comparison To Jay-Z’s Catalog Because Duh [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN While Young Thug has the whole world skiing now some of his words have come back to bite him. In a recent interview he explains why he said he has more hits than Jay-Z. As reported by Complex the Atlanta, Georgia native paid a second visit to the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast. The overall vibes were very festive as he had most of his Young Stoner Life Records crew in attendance and everyone was still enjoying the positive feedback regarding their recent Slime Language 2 release. During his last appearance had some choice words regarding the legitimacy of his discography and even said that Hall of Fame Hov doesn’t have 30 stadium anthems. Naturally Wallo and Gillie asked him about the moment and he admitted he was spee...

J. Cole’s Professional Basketball Debut Is In The Books

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole is still basking in the glow of releasing his sixth studio album in The Off-Season last week, and now he has another accomplishment to celebrate. The North Carolina rapper and producer made his professional basketball debut over the weekend, adding a feather to his cap by living out his hoop dreams on the world stage. As reported by ESPN, this was the first game for the new Basketball Africa League after it was initially founded in 2019 and had its debut delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Cole, 36, played basketball in high school and briefly at St. John’s University in New York before going on to becoming one of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars. Cole will suit up for the Patriots Basketball Club for a handful of games not to exceed ...

CVS Employee Arrested After Cops Found Fraudulent COVID Vaccination Cards

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty It was bound to happen. Now that COVID-19 Vaccination Cards are officially a thing, fugazi vaccine cards are in circulation and allowing non-vaccinated people to potentially get around establishment COVID requirements. Luckily law enforcement is taking the new practice seriously and one CVS employee is facing some serious charges after police found him in possession of fake vaccine cards at his car in Long Island. According to ABC7, 21-year-old Zachary Honig was arrested last Tuesday (May 11) in East Garden City after police spotted him sitting in his grey Mazda and asked him for ID. When police opened the passenger side door they found some brass knuckles and searched the car for any other illegal items in his possession. After going th...