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HHW Gaming: Sony Acknowledges The PS5 Supply Struggle Will Continue Throughout 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty This is definitely not the news people still searching for a PS5 console want to hear. It’s no secret there is a huge supply issue when it comes to the PS5. To make matters worse, greedy a** resellers scoop up whatever stock hits online retailers so they can throw it on sites like StockX and eBay and sell them for a jacked-up price. Sony is well aware of that issue, and when it comes to that problem, the company doesn’t have good news on that front. According to Bloomberg, Hiroki Totoki revealed that Sony is having a tough time keeping up with the demand for its latest console, and it expects this to be an issue going into 2022. “I don’t think demand is calming down this year, and even if we secure a lot more devices and produce many m...
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Reebok & Cardi B To Drop “Mommy and Me” Capsule Collection [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Yesterday (May 9) millions of people showered their Queens with love and praise for Mother’s Day, and to commemorate the celebratory day, Reebok and Cardi B dropped a capsule collection dedicated to the moms, mothers, and mommy’s of the world. Source: Reebok / Reebok The new Reebok “Mommy and Me” capsule collection will feature two new colorways of the Club C Cardi silhouettes which will boast a Rose Gold and Aqua Dust tones. Cardi says that the new hues were inspired by the special moments she spent with her baby girl, Kulture. “Known as the metal of love, rose gold is shiny and feminine but strong and durable, much like Cardi’s love and affection for Kulture. The Aqua Dust colorway ties back to the Aquamarine stone which represents clari...
Carnage Is Here: Peep The Trailer to ‘Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony / Venom: Let There Be Carnage After years of rumors, leaks, and anticipation, comic book fans are finally getting their first look at classic Spider-Man villain, Carnage in the new trailer to Sony’s sequel to 2018’s surprise hit, Venom. Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage will finally pit the Lethal Enforcer against it’s offspring, Carnage, and though Spidey will be missing in action (or will he?), it should still be quite an entertaining and bloody affair. Starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock (Venom) and Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady (Carnage), the film takes place after the events of Venom and finds Eddie and the alien symbiote bonding and learning to live with comedically learning to live with each other. Source: Sony / Venom: Let There Be Carnage Meanw...
Author Of Unauthorized Mac Miller Biography Hits Back At “Exploitative” Claims From Family
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty Mac Miller left the world just as he was coming into his own as a wide-ranging musician in 2018, and naturally, there are many who want his story to live on forever. Veteran journalist Paul Cantor has been hard at work on a biography on the Pittsburgh rapper that is said to be unauthorized and is pushing back against the claims of Miller’s family that he’s exploiting his name. In a report from Page Six, it was revealed that Cantor’s decision of going forward with the release of the biography Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller came after Miller’s mother, Karen Meyers, shared a statement that Cantor did not have a relationship with the rapper. The statement also goes on to say that an official biography, The Book of Mac from a...
Kevin Hart Navigates Being A Single Dad In Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Fatherhood’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Being a parent is a tough job but doing so all alone is even harder, and it is rare that the struggle single fathers face is depicted in films. Kevin Hart is set to play a widower and sudden single dad in the upcoming movie, Fatherhood, and a new trailer shows some of the stand-up comic’s range as an actor. Fatherhood is based on a novel by author Matthew Logelin, who wrote Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love after losing his wife a day after she gave birth to their daughter. The film follows the same premise with Hart cast as Matt and details what he learns about raising his baby girl and the doubts heaved upon him by the family. However, it appears in the film that despite the hardships, Matt will learn the hardest lesson...
Is Jay-Z Looking To Start His Own Film Production Company?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray McGuire for Mayor / Youtube If you thought Jay-Z making bank with the moves he’s been making as of late was enough to have him kick back and take it easy for a minute, think again. According to TMZ the Hip-Hop icon might be on the verge of starting his own production company as they’ve obtained legal documents that show S. Carter Enterprises has filed “to trademark “2/J” on May 3 for “entertainment services in the nature of creation, development, and production” of television programming, TV series, movies and similar projects.” Oh word? Jigga’s trying to get in on that feature film paper and judging from his past, he’s not going to stop until he gets a piece of that pie. Whether making a killing with his music streaming service in Tidal or pocketing ...
Where Are You Yeezy: Kanye West’s 1 Of 1 Goyard Backpack Sells For $55,000.00
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michel Dufour / Getty The masses prove once again they miss the old Kanye West. His 2010 custom bag has resold for a cool $55,000. As spotted on High Snobiety one of the rapper’s most famous accessories has just landed a new owner. Last week Yeezy’s custom Goyard backpack was sold for half a ticket via Justin Reed’s online boutique consignment shop. How the “All Of The Lights” MC came to securing the bag is described on the site as “while Kanye West and his girlfriend, Amber Rose, were in Paris during the 2010 Paris Fashion Week, West picked up his 1 of 1 ‘Robot Face’ Goyard Backpack that he designed. The 1 of 1 Goyard backpack is just one of the many limited edition pieces that West has accumulated in his closet.” This is not the only Goyard pi...
Childish Gambino Sued For Allegedly Lifting “This Is America” From Another Rapper
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Laurent KOFFEL / Getty Childish Gambino will have to answer for one of his biggest hits. One of his peers claims Donald Glover took elements of his song to make “This Is America”. As spotted on Hype Beast the California native has just been hit with a lawsuit surrounding his classic single “This Is America”. Earlier this week Wes, real name Emelike Wesley Nwosuocha, filed paperwork saying the Atlanta star borrowed several parts from his song “Made in America.” The track was originally uploaded to the Soundcloud streaming service in 2016 as part of Wes’ initial push for the track. Later one “Made In America” was slotted on his 2017 album Eleven: The Junior Senior Year which was copyrighted. Wes’ legal team filed documentation saying “the substantial s...
Baltimore Rapper Sentenced To 30 Months For Stealing $4 Million to Finance Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @iamchadarrington / Instagram A Baltimore rap artist who juxed $4 million dollars to promote his budding rap career has just been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his thieving ways. According to The Baltimore Sun, Chad Arrington a.k.a. “Chad Focus” plead guilty to stealing a King Kong grip from his employer to finance his aspiring rap career using the company credit card. For his monumental transgression the 33-year-old Randallstown man was giving 30 months behind bars by U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett. “At his sentencing hearing, Arrington said he’d been humiliated by national public attention on his case, and his attorney said that his actions were in part fueled by amphetamine use and undiagnosed mental illness. While federal p...
Where’s The 40 Acres & A Mule We’re Owed? – A Timeline of The Fight for Reparations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Zach Gibson / Getty Last month, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives took the highly significant first step of advancing House Resolution 40 by voting it out for full review by the entire House of Representatives. H.R. 40 is a bill that would put together a committee to explore the systemic effects of slavery on those African-American descendants and to detail how these people would receive reparations. This is the latest chapter in a journey for Black citizens of the United States that has gained more attention thanks to many in the past who’ve fought for what was owed to them. Let’s take a closer look at the timeline and the events that brought us one step closer to seeing reparations as promised to actually becoming a reality. Source...
Ultimate Rap League’s Ultimate Madness 3 Tournament Round 2 Launches Saturday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: screenshot / Youtube The Ultimate Rap League (URL) launched its latest Ultimate Madness 3 tournament back in April with both expected and surprising results. Round two of the battle rap showdown takes place Saturday night (May 8) as the competitors prepare to unleash their best bars at a chance to snag a $100,000 cash prize from Drake himself. The preparation and turnaround time was a swift ordeal as the winners of the opening round last battled on April 24 live via the Caffeine app. In round two, the lineup is another star-studded list of rising battle rap wordsmiths and established veterans who have graced a number of big stages during their careers. Saturday’s Ultimate Madness 3 Round 2 lineup is as follows: Jakkboy Maine vs. Cortez Drugz vs. Rum Nitty...
Benny The Butcher & Harry Fraud ft. Chinx “Overall,” DJ Khaled ft. H.E.R. & Migos “We Going Crazy” & More | Daily Visuals 5.6.21
HipHopWired Featured Video For the past few weeks Benny The Butcher and Harry fraud have been constantly dropping new videos for cuts off their collabo album, The Plugs I Met 2, and just when you thought the streak would end, we have another one. Villain But instead of releasing a traditional in-person visual, Benny and Harry decide to go with an cartoon clip for their Chinx featured “Overall” which is serves as a throwback to old school animation which older heads can get into and feel nostalgic about. Pretty dope ish. DJ Khaled meanwhile continues to drop new visuals in support of his latest album Khaled Khaled and in the clip to “We Going Crazy” links up H.E.R. and Migos for some treasure huntin’ fun at the beach. How did that dragon not eat Khaled? Check out the rest of today’s drops i...
