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Goosebumps: Travis Scott To Be Honored By Parsons School Of Design
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Travis Scott will be adding another accomplishment to his trophy wall. The New School’s Parsons School of Design will honor him at this year’s Parsons Benefit. As reported on Hype Beast the “SICKO MODE” rapper will be given a special designation by the institution for their upcoming ceremony. Along with Cactus Jack several other noted figures who have contributed to design will grace the stage to receive an award. The other honorees include Jeff Gennette, chairman and CEO of Macy’s, Inc.; Angela Ahrendts, former SVP of Apple Retail and former CEO of Burberry; designers Gabriela Hearst and Kerby Jean-Raymond; and artist Carrie Mae Weems. Travis shared his enthusiasm regarding the distinction via a formal statement. “I’m ver...
HHW Gaming: The NBA Lands On The Fairway In Latest Update For ‘PGA Tour 2K1’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / PGA Tour 2K1 For those who don’t know, HB Studios has an excellent golf game out with PGA Tour 2K21, and now with this latest update, you can rep your favorite NBA team. Tired of rocking those boring golf polos and hats? 2K and HB Studios said no problem and announced Monday (May 17) the arrival of NBA team logo gear for players to throw on their created players when they tee off f on the links. All 30 NBA franchises are represented and accounted for, and players can now bring their NBA fandom to the fairway and show their love for their favorite squad while landing hole-in-ones. The gear is available for all MyPLAYERs and can be purchased in the game shop. PGA Tour 2K1 launched in August 2020 and alongside the release of a hilarious launch tra...
Bill Gates Stepped Down From Microsoft After Allegations of Sexual Relationship With Female Subordinate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Bill Gates may look like a nerd to most, but it seems like the man was trying to be a player like Bill Bellamy in the 90’s or something. Word is Microsoft pushed him off its board due to his Playboy-ish aspirations. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft Executives decided it was best that Bill Gates step down from his role at the company as they investigated his relationship with a female Microsoft employee which they deemed inappropriate. The investigation was prompted last year after a Microsoft engineer wrote a letter stating that she and Billy had a sexual entanglement that lasted years. “Microsoft received a concern in the latter half of 2019 that Bill Gates sought to initiate an intimate relationship with a co...
Moment 4 Life: Nicki Minaj Pays Tribute To Her Father On His Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 While she returned to the Rap game last week Nicki Minaj’s heart is very heavy. 2021 is the first year she celebrated her father’s birthday without him in the physical. As reported by HipHopDX the queen from Queens finally opened up with the world regarding the loss of her parent. On Sunday, May 16 she shared a post dedicated to her dad. While it was far from lengthy anyone who read the caption could tell it took a lot for her to hit the share button on Instagram. “Happy Birthday Daddy. Miss u so much. So much. So so much. Rest In Peace. Oh my God. 🙏🏽” she wrote. This past weekend would have been Robert Maraj’s 65th birthday. In February 2021 he suffered life ending injuries from a hit and run a...
Adam Levine Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Complex News / Adam Levine Sneaker Shopping Adam Levine‘s been rockin’ the crowd for damn near two decades and while he’s known for being the lead vocalist in Maroon 5, y’all would be surprised to learn that the he man is also a sneaker aficionado. In the latest installment of Sneaker Shopping With Complex, the “Girls Like You” singer links up with Joe La Puma at SoleStage in LA to talk about sneakers, getting some Red October Yeezy’s from Kanye himself and his memories about the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant. “He was my guy. We all miss him so much. Being from LA, born and raised, he was such a big part of my life growing up. I saw so many of his most celebrated moments. I still really haven’t fully been able to grasp it. I’m still kind of in shock.” We all a...
New Merger Alert: AT&T Announces It Is Merging WarnerMedia With Discovery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty After fighting to make the initial merger happen, AT&T has decided to switch things up by creating a new media giant. Monday (May 17), AT&T announced that it would be spinning off WarnerMedia by merging it with the TV company Discovery leading to the creation of a new media giant that could compete with streaming titans Netflix and the new kid on the block Disney+. The new deal will see WarnerMedia properties like HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT, and the Warner Bros. movie studio plus channels like HGTV, Animal Planet, Food Network, and TLC which Discovery operates under one tent. Both companies also have their own streaming platforms with HBO Max and Discovery Plus. As per the press release announcing the move, the b...
Drake’s “God’s Plan” Winner Used The Money To Get Her Master’s Degree
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube Drake’s good will has changed the life one individual forever. The winner from the “God’s Plan” scholarship used the funds to get her Master’s degree. As reported by Buzz Feed Drizzy’s 2018 single not only became of the biggest songs of the year but also provided him a lane to give back to his fans. Instead of taking the production budget to make the another over top visual he took every cent and gave it away to random people in need. The donations totaled to a whopping $996,631.90; yes you read that correctly. One of the lucky recipients used her money wisely. Champagne Papi gave Destiny James a cool $50,000 dollars that faithful day. Fast forward to May 2019 and she graduated from the University Of Miami with her Bachelor’s Degree...
Bill Maher Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Getting Vaccine
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN Americans got served another reminder that the vaccine does not make you 100% immune to COVID-19. Bill Maher has tested positive after getting his shots. As spotted on The Daily Beast political commentator will have to take a timeout in the next coming days. Earlier this week Real Time With Bill Maher released a statement on their official Twitter account saying the New York City native has contracted the virus. According to the post he arrived for a shoot last week it was determined that production had to be shut down immediately. “The Friday, May 14th taping of Real Time With Bill Maher has been cancelled. Bill tested positive during weekly staff PCR testing for COVID. He is fully vaccinated and as a ...
Skepta & Nike Collaborate on New “Bloody Chrome” Colorway for Air Max Tailwind & ‘Phantom Boot’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Looks like U.K. rapper Skepta and Nike will continue their relationship as Nike has just revealed their latest collaborative creation, but one silhouette is not exactly for everyone. Source: Nike / NIke On Thursday (May 13), Nike revealed that the latest addition to their Skepta collection will be a new colorway of the classic Air Max Tail Wind V and a football “Phantom boot” for grid iron workers who take to the field on any given Sunday. The “Bloody Chrome” colorways of the upcoming silhouettes will surely standout and catch eyes like Julio Jones catches footballs as it’s detailed pattern was meant to do. “The two silhouettes share a wealth of design details — the red butterfly print applied to the uppers continues Skepta’s exploration of cr...
‘Urban One Honors’ Honoree Robin Rue Simmons Is A Trailblazer for Reparations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Just a few miles north of Chicago, the city of Evanston, Illinois is known as the home to Northwestern University and regarded as one of the best places to live in the U.S. But in 2019, a vote by the city council gained Evanston more notoriety as the first city in the United States to officially install a program dedicated to repairing the widening gap between white and Black people in terms of opportunity and wealth. Resolution 126-R-19 made the world stop and take notice of the woman that helped to make it all possible—Robin Rue Simmons, Alderman of Evanston’s 5th Ward. Her personal journey to this point and her commitment to make this happen, is something to take note of as she gains more recognition with her recent nomina...
Jack Harlow Issues Statement After DJ Indicted In Louisville Club Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury / Getty A shooting incident on the eve of the Kentucky Derby at a Louisville nightclub left one woman dead, with the incident making headlines due to rapper Jack Harlow being in attendance. Harlow has issued a statement regarding the shooting after his DJ, Ronnie O’Bannon, was indicted this past Tuesday on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence. Local outlet WDRB reports that the 27-year-old O’Bannon, also known as DJ Ronnie Luciano, was connected to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Kasmira Nash on May 1 at Vibes Restaurant and Ultra Lounge. A warrant for O’Bannon’s arrest went out and he turned himself in to Louisville Metro Police. Video accounts of the shooting show two people, presumed to be O’Bannon and Nash, having an argu...
Another Accuser Alleges T.I. & Tiny Forced Her To Have Sex With Nelly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Manny Hernandez / Getty The sexual assault allegations continue to mount against T.I. and Tiny. Now fellow Hip-Hop artist Nelly is involved. As spotted on Madame Noire, another unidentified woman has come forward with some serious allegations against the couple, claiming they forced her to have sex with Nelly in 2014. In a heart-wrenching video shared on Instagram on an account named @notyourmodelvictim back in February, it details numerous sexual allegations that have been levied against the Atlanta rapper and his wife. The caption for the post reads: “The following allegations are apart of a criminal referral sent to the following agencies: California Attorney Generals Office, Georgia Attorney Generals office, United States Attorneys Office for the Nort...
