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Robinhood Responds To Ice Cube’s Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Carlo Allegri / Getty Ice Cube may not be out in these streets bringing drama to the ops, but the N.W.A. OG is damn sure taking them to court for getting outta pocket. According to AllHiphop, Cube has filed a lawsuit against the financial services app, Robinhood, for using his likeness and lyrics without his permission. In a suit filed on March 31, Cube accused Robinhood of robbin’ his image in an ad for their new service, Robinhood Snacks. To add insult to injury the ad even featured some of Cube’s lyrics remixed into fitting their format and read “Correct yourself, before you wreck yourself.” An obvious reference to Cube’s hit “Check Yo Self.” Last week Robinhood replied to Cube’s allegations and suggested Cube had no grounds to stand on as they’re prot...
Chadwick Boseman’s Family Is Fine With Actor Not Winning An Oscar Award
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Last Sunday (April 25), the 93rd annual Academy Awards was held at Union Station in Los Angeles. And while many wondered why viewers choked up when Chadwick Boseman‘s likeness appeared during the customary “In Memoriam” segment, some were upset that King T’Challa didn’t win the “Best Actor” award that night. Millions of Boseman fans felt the late-great actor was deserving of the award for his role as Levee Green in Ma’s Rainy Black Bottom, but ultimately the Oscar went to Anthony Hopkins for his role in The Father. Though fans were upset at the end result, TMZ is reporting that Boseman’s family are actually okay with Hopkins taking home the gold. Taking the high road in the matter, Chadwick’s brother, Derrick says that at the end of the day, e...
HHW Gaming: Team Xbox Will Discuss Accessible Representative Gaming at this Year’s Super Diverse GamesBeat Summit Inbox
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty Representation matters, not only in film but in video games as well. Xbox is very aware of that and is looking to tackle the issue head-on. Xbox is one of the few companies in the gaming space that is actively doing the work to promote more diversity, accessibility, and representation in gaming and at the same time challenging the rest of the industry to do the same. During Black History Month, Xbox announced a series of activations to amplify Black voices and promote inclusive storytelling in video games. Ensuring that it’s keeping the same energy, Xbox announced on Tuesday (Apr.27) that four members of Team Xbox will host a much-needed discussion to talk about “how it plans to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on t...
HHW Gaming: ‘Mortal Kombat’ & ‘Injustice’ Studio Working On New Marvel Fighting Game: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 A new Marvel-based fighting game? Made by the same studio that brought us Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice? WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT. According to the digital grapevine, a new Marvel fighting game is in the works, and NetherRealm Studio is allegedly behind it. If this is indeed the case, it will be the first game since 2017’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and would mean that NetherRealm is not currently working on the follow-up to Injustice 2: Gods Among Us. [embedded content] The report comes from Daniel Richtman (via Stealth Optional) and doesn’t bear much in the form of details, so please take all of this with the tiniest grain of salt while at the same time being excited at the possibility that su...
Tyler Perry Accepts Humanitarian Award at 2021 Oscars With Plea To Not Hate Police Officers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Recent remarks from Tyler Perry have confused fans after announcing his refusal to hate police officers during his Academy Awards speech. On Sunday (April 25), the Atlanta media mogul recently took home the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work in helping others and feeding people during the pandemic, per a Fox 5 Atlanta report. Perry using his billion-dollar wallet to help people in their time of need has been well documented over the year. His good deeds include: leaving $21,000 in tips at an Atlanta restaurant, paying the tab for seniors shopping at 73 groceries stores, offering to pay for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks and Secoriea Turner, donating $100,000 to the legal defense fund of Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, and feed...
Lakeith Stanfield Voices Lead For Netflix’s Black Samurai Anime ‘Yasuke’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix The tale of Yasuke, thought to be the world’s first Black samurai, is a little-known fact that deserves a larger story. A new anime based on the legendary figure is set to make its debut this Thursday on Netflix. Lakeith Stanfield voices the titular character for Yasuke, who was said to be a servant of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Vaglignano. The pair traveled to Japan around 1579, where they met warlord Oda Nobunaga. Because of his size, Nobunaga made Yasuke his personal bodyguard according to accounts. Yasuke’s time as a samurai was short-lived as Nobunaga was overthrown by way of a coup and the warrior was sent back to the missionary, and much of his story has been lost to history. The Netflix retelling of Yasuke’s story isn’t...
Kanye West’s 2008 Grammy Worn Air Yeezy Sneakers Sell For $1.8 Million At Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOTHEBY’S / Sotheby’s The nostalgia for the old Kanye West is hotter than ever. His Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes from 2008 sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million via private sale. As spotted on CNN Sotheby’s announced this week that sneaker investing platform RARES has acquired the Kanye West ‘Grammy Worn’ shoes from 2008 for a record-breaking $1.8 million via private sale. The price sets a new milestone for a publicly recorded sneaker sale, shattering the current auction record for sneakers by almost three times, and establishes the Yeezy 1 Prototypes as the most valuable sneakers ever and the first recorded sneaker sale for more than $1 million. Source: SOTHEBY’S / Sotheby’s Worn during Kanye’s memorable and emotional performance of “Hey Mama” and ...
Cordae ft. Q-Tip “More Life,” The Weeknd ft. Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” & More | Daily Visuals 4.26.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty To many, Cordae is simply the rapping boyfriend of tennis star, Naomi Osaka, but heads in the know recognize that the kid’s lyrical prowess is hella impressive and it looks like it’s well enough to have gotten Q-Tip’s ear. Linking up with the legendary Hip-Hop producer/rapper for his visuals to “More Life,” Cordae roams around his town spreading good vibes to his fans before hoping on the horn with Tip to get some life lessons from the OG. On the R&B tip, The Weeknd links up with Ariana Grande to make some sweet music together in the animated clip to “Save Your Tears” where the Canadian crooner constructs Ariana like a Barbie doll. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including...
Big Daddy Kane Talks DJ Stint Before Becoming An MC In New Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty One of the genre’s greatest talents is detailing his career like never before. Big Daddy Kane reveals his transition from being a DJ to a God MC in a new interview series. As spotted on HipHopDX, the Brooklyn native linked up with his long-time friend and peer MC Search. The founding member of 3rd Bass has launched a new podcast titled Did I Ever Tell You The One About which focuses on providing our legends a platform to speak on their career and more. The “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’” rapper has been slotted for the first season and it is primed to be a piece of very memorable content. In the teaser, the Juice Crew member explains that he was originally manning the wheels of steel prior to picking up a microphone as DJ Sir...
Logic & Madlib Drop “Mars Only Pt. 3” Single Off Upcoming MadGic Project
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Horton / Getty It seems a long-rumored collaboration will be finally coming to life. Madlib and Logic have released their first single from MadGic. As spotted on Hypebeast, the Gaithersburg, Md. native has officially connected with the famed beatsmith. The track “Mars Only pt. 3” finds Bobby Tarantino on a version of the 2005 Quasimoto track “Rappcats.” While the MC retired back in July of 202,0 he shows no signs of rust on the microphone while name dropping a host of his peers including Kanye West, Diddy, Kendrick Lamar (via his debut g.o.o.d kid m.A.A.d city), and Freddie Gibbs (via his collaborative effort with Madlib Bandana). Additionally, he confirms that the effort was curated during the height of the pandemic. “Logic and Madlib is M...
‘Black Ink Crew’: Walt Claims He Didn’t Break Into The Shop, Hints At Ceaser Lying For TV Ratings In Deleted Comment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 We’re only one episode in Black Ink Crew: New York’s ninth season, and the drama is already playing out. Last week fans of the hit VH1 reality television franchise were shocked to learn that Walt did his brother and best friend Ceaser dirty by hitting the 125th tattoo shop for $5,000. The episode ended with Walt seemingly admitted to taking the cash with the intention of putting the money back but left us on a cliffhanger without revealing exactly why he went that route. “The whole bullsh*t with the whole register sh*t man… I definitely had something to do with that,” he admitted. “I tried to like, fix it up later on when I got the break up from the back. Sh*t ain’t really easy for me. I’m not making any excuses, but I de...
iOS 14.5 Is Live, Lets You Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing A Mask But There Is A Catch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apple / iOS 14.5 While mask-wearing keeps us safe and rona-free, it is a nuisance when it comes to unlocking our iPhones. Apple’s latest software update, iOS 14.5, rectifies that issue, but there is a catch. Apple announced today that iOS 14.5 is rolling out for iOS and iPadOS and features a ton of improvements to its devices. The biggest one being the ability to unlock your phone without having to input the unlock code because of mask-wearing. Due to having to mask up throughout the day because, yes, we are still in a pandemic, unlocking your iPhone has become a chore, but no more, thanks to iOS 14.5 not requiring a Face ID match or passcode. To utilize the feature, you have to own an Apple Watch, unfortunately, which is a bummer for those who don’t care...
