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G Herbo Slapped With New Federal Charges, Accused Of Lying To FBI
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Chicago rapper G Herbo is currently battling a federal fraud scheme case and now there are new developments in the ongoing matter. A new report states that the rapper born Herbert Wright III faces new charges of lying to an FBI agent during a 2018 investigation. The Chicago Tribune has been covering the 25-year-old rapper’s case since it broke wide and shared details of the new charges that were recently filed in federal court. The charges allege that Herbo lied to an agent regarding what he knew of the fraud scheme and misleading authorities of what connections he had that existed within the crew carrying out the crimes. The fraudsters allegedly rang up $1.5 million in charges and splurged on a variety of gifts, including private fl...
Peep A Clip Of DMX’s Final Interview For TV One’s ‘Uncensored’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One Uncensored It’s been a few weeks since the untimely passing of Hip-Hop legend, DMX and while we still mourn the passing of the icon, fans will in fact get to see and hear X one last time. On May 16, TV One will be airing DMX’s final interview for Uncensored and the network shared a clip of the late, great Yonkers rapper speaking about being grateful for his life and how he feels it was all basically meant to be. Dressed down in all-black and dark camo attire, X candidly says, “I’m going to look back on my life, just before I go, and thank God for every moment. It’s those moments, when they come together, that you see the beauty in who you are and why you are.” Yeah, we’re almost sure we’ll be watching this entire interview holding back tea...
The ALIFE Store In New York City Is Set To Close After 20 Year Run
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty One of the brands that helped defined the streetwear scene in New York City is about to shut their doors. ALIFE has announced they are closing their signature store in The Big Apple As spotted on High Snobiety ALIFE has announced it will be closing their brick and mortar operation in downtown Manhattan. Earlier this week General Manager Treis Hill broke the news via his personal Instagram account. “Alife Rivington Club gave birth to this generations sneaker stores and streetwear world wide. There isn’t a person of influence in streetwear today that has not stepped foot in the shop” he wrote. “It was more than just a retail store, it was a meeting ground for downtown’s youth, it played host to countless live concerts from Drake, N...
Birdman Says Cash Money Records Makes $20-$30M Annually From Masters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gerardo Mora / Getty Birdman, the co-founder of the successful Cash Money Records empire, recently shared that the fruits of his label’s labor are still plentiful and abundant. In a recent interview, the music mogul says that the outfit rakes in millions of dollars off its master recordings across its stable of artists. Bryan “Birdman” Williams sat down with Wallace “Wallo” Peeples for his Where’s Wallo podcast and video series. With his signature confidence and calm demeanor, the Cash Money honcho made several mentions of his legacy, the early beginnings of him and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams’ foray into the music biz, and hoping to get the company valued to a billion and more. However, an interesting portion of the conversation occurred when Bird...
Megan The Stallion Is Putting Her Dog Mom Skills On Display In New Snapchat Show ‘Off Thee Leash’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Next to being a hot girl, Megan Thee Stallion loves being a dog mom. We’re gonna get to see more of that side on a new show coming to Snapchat. Last month, Megan Thee Stallion announced to her fans she was taking a break from her music career but assured the hotties she would be back. In the meantime, she is still keeping the hotties updated with her life through social media. Variety reports the Good News crafter is getting her own Snapchat show called Off Thee Leash With Megan Thee Stallion, and it is being produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Westbrook Media group. The show is geared toward the younger audience who still faithfully use the app and is part of the Snap Original series slate of 128 shows like S...
Warner Bros. Reportedly Searching For Black Director To Helm Black Superman Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty The rumored Black Superman movie is picking up more steam. JJ Abrams is already attached to this long-rumored project. Still, he won’t be sitting in the director’s chair when it’s time to start filming because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it would be “tone-deaf,” during the age of inclusivity in Hollywood, a DC insider revealed to the publication. To ensure the film keeps that inclusive energy, Warner Bros. and DC are committed to finding a Black director for the movie, and the shortlist of potential names is stacked. Those being considered to direct the film, per THR, are Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., J.D. Dillard, Regina King, and Shaka King. The film already has famed autho...
Disney+’s MCU Series ‘Loki’ Gets Release Date Moved Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Marvel Studios / Disney With the success of both WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, fans can’t wait to continue to delve into Disney+’s continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Loki is next up to bat. Looking to appease the hardcore MCU fans subscribing to their streaming network, Disney+ has decided to move up the release date for the highly-anticipated series albeit it’s only a few days. In a new short video Loki star Tom Holland makes the case for the antihero to be considered a good guy as he’s “heroic” and “charming,” before declaring that “Wednesday’s are the new Fridays.” That’s when we see the release date change from June 11th to June 9th. Well, something’s something, right? The new Loki series will get into ...
Sydney Chase Says Tristan Kardashian Recently Smashed, Claims She Has Receipts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN The Tristan Thompson cheating saga continues, allegedly. Online personality and professional hot girl Sydney Chase says she hooked up with the baller after he reunited with Khloe Kardashian. As spotted on The Cut, the model recently conducted an interview with Adam22 on the No Jumper podcast. While she discussed a lot of different topics relating to her “career”, one portion of the discussion has made big waves throughout pop culture. Midway through the Q&A she revealed that she had recently dated Tristan Thomas and they were romantically involved saying he had ““a peek-a-boo d***, but, baby, it was good.” When asked if she was aware he had reconnected with his child’s mother Khloe she responded “he told me he was not in a re...
DJ Clark Kent Talks About Coppin’ Kicks on eBay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty For those who don’t know, legendary Hip-Hop DJ/producer, DJ Clark Kent has been collecting sneakers longer than you’ve been entering raffles to resell them joints. Recently the OG Hip-Hop legend linked up with Highsnobiety and Ebay to talk talk about his love of sneakers and give viewers some tips on how to go about your sneaker collecting business. Reminiscing about how his first pair of Pro-Keds were the talk of his disenfranchised neighborhood, Clark’s love of flashy footwear kicked off and since then he’s gone on to accumulate quite the collection. That includes even working with Nike on quite a few exclusives that go for a grip these days including some LeBron 8’s, Air Max 1’s and of course the classic silhouette, Air Force 1’s. N...
Billboard & Twitter Unite For New “Hot Trending” Music Chart
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty Well, this was unexpected, but it makes total sense in today’s age of social media. Billboard and Twitter have united to form a first-of-its-kind chart called Billboard Hot Trending. In a statement from Billboard, the publication dedicated to all things music, said the chart would shine a spotlight on “the most talked-about songs” on Twitter by monitoring tweets and trends in real-time. The criteria that will help determine what makes this particular list include “music nostalgia threads,” new music releases, awards shows, plus music and festival highlights. The chart will refresh every 24 hours, an industry first, to keep up with the latest trends across the platform. Speaking about the chart, Billboard said, “The chart is also u...
Washington Wizards Make Bold Statement With New Team Photo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick Smith / Getty Since the rise of movements like Black Lives Matter and the various protests that are connected, many players in the NBA have made a stand in support of the outcry and demands for justice. The Washington Wizards, already established in this regard, hammered home their viewpoint by way of a striking team photo that made a significant statement. The 2020-21 Washington Wizards squad is actually one of the hottest teams in the NBA after the first portion of the truncated season left the team saddled with injuries and the adjustment of trading away former star guard John Wall for Russell Westbrook. A few shrewd moves since the blockbuster trade are finally beginning to gel and the team is in the hunt for the playoffs by way of a new play-...
Facebook Oversight Board Says NAH To Donald Trump, Upholds Ban On The Orange Menace
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images / Getty The MAGA faithful won’t be hearing from their lord and savior on Facebook any time soon. The world held its breath as Facebook’s Oversight Board debated whether or not Facebook was justified in banning Donald Trump after he incited January 5th’s violent insurrection at the Washington Capitol building, leaving five people dead more the 140 people injured. Wednesday (May.5), as soon as the clock hit 9 AM, the Oversight Board, which serves as sort of Facebook’s “supreme court” that was put together last year, ruled that the company was justified in banning the former president. The Board’s main goal is to listen to appeals from users like Trump, who have had their posts removed due to violations. The dec...
