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YFN Lucci’s Visit To A Strip Club & Recording Studio Could Land Him Back In Jail
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty YFN Lucci’s alleged visit to a strip club and the studio could land him right back in prison if prosecutors have their way. TMZ reports that prosecutors argue the rapper violated his bond’s strict conditions by visiting the booty club and recording studio in Atlanta on the same day as he awaits trial for a murder case. According to court documents obtained by the celebrity gossip site, Lucci violated the conditions of his $500,000 on the first day he was released from prison. Bruh. What makes this even more eye-opening is that the “Every Day We Lit” crafter visited the same strip club at the center of a gang-related shooting investigation. To make matters worse for Lucci, prosecutors are claiming that he tampered with his ankle monit...
Will Smith Relocates Movie Away From Georgia Over Voting Laws
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nicky Nelson/WENN.com / WENN Will Smith is once again taking a stand for change. On Monday (Apr 12), the legendary triple threat and director Antoine Fuqua announced that they have decided to eliminate plans to film their new movie, Emancipation, in Georgia as a protest over the controversial legislation. In a joint statement, Smith, and Fuqua state that the decision was not easy but they felt that it was important to stand up for inequality. “At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice,” Smith and Fuqua said in the statement. “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that...
Jay-Z, Nas & Diddy Co-Sign Ray McGuire For Mayor of New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray McGuire for Mayor / Youtube With Bill de Blasio’s tumultuous time as the Mayor of New York City coming to an end this November, many interesting candidates have thrown their hats in the mayoral race including the likes of Maya Wiley, Andrew Yang, and Ray McGuire. With the Democratic primaries for Mayor of New York City just a few months away, some of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars have made up their mind on which candidate they want to see lead the city that never sleeps for the next few years and that man is Ray McGuire. Jay-Z, P. Diddy and Nas have decided that they want to see Citigroup’s former global co-head of investment banking executive take the helm of New York City’s Chief Executive and in a new rollout video in support of McGuire’s mayoral run, th...
DMX’s Family Says Beware Of Scammers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty While Hip-Hop mourns the loss of Rap titan DMX, the scammers are afoot. Dark Man X’s family is telling fans to beware of those using his death for a cash windfall. According to the family, anyone saying they’re raising money for funeral costs is trying to pull a fast one. Reports TMZ: X’s direct family members tell TMZ … there’s been a lot of unfounded rumors circulating after DMX’s death last week, including a particularly absurd one — namely, that his inner circle is raising money to help pay for his upcoming funeral. This one’s pretty easy to throw water on, because we’re told family members are absolutely not raising money, and they actually want the public to know any campaigns suggesting the contrary are completely bogus, and...
Danielle Kwateng Named Executive Editor of ‘Teen Vogue’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Scarnici / Getty Teen Vogue has finally named its new executive editor. According to published reports, Danielle Kwateng has been named to the post following the exit of Alexi McCammond who recently resigned as editor-in-chief after her old, racially insensitive tweets resurfaced. “I’m so excited for the future of Teen Vogue. Our diverse and brilliant staff of editors and writers plan to continue amplifying the voices of the unheard, telling stories that normally go untold, and providing resources for teens looking to make a tangible impact in their communities,” Kwateng wrote in an introduction letter. “But we also plan to evolve with our readers, because we can’t be the young person’s guide to saving the world without you.” Kwateng, who’s a How...
HHW Gaming: PS5’s First Big System Update Coming Wednesday, Here Is What To Expect
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty It’s been a few months since the release of the PS5, and it’s finally getting its first big system update, and with it comes some much-needed relief for your console’s hard drive. Sony announced via its blog that PS5 owners could look forward to the console’s first big system update on Wednesday (Apr.14). New features coming to the next-generation console include external USB storage support for PS5 games and cross-generational share play between PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. As expected, the biggest news is the support for external USB drives for PS5 game storage. Something PS5 owners have been praying to the video game gods for. According to Sony, PS5 owners can move installed PS5 games from the internal SSD to a compatible USB ex...
CDC & FDA Hit Pause Button On Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine After 6 Cases of Rare Blood Clotting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / Getty The effort to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 has just hit a significant roadblock. Injections of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are halting across the country after both the CDC and FDA called for a pause in its use “out of an abundance of caution” after cases of a rare blood clotting disorder emerged in six recipients of the vaccine. “We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC both announced in a joint statement, they also made sure to point out “Right now, these adverse events appear to b...
26-Year Veteran Police Officer Kimberly A. Potter Identified As Daunte Wright’s Killer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty Daunte Wright’s killer has been identified, and she has a very sketchy past when it comes to police shootings. As protests continued for a second night in the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the unjust killing of Daunte Wright and a third night of unrest fully expected, Wright’s killer’s identity has been kept from the public for days. That was until Tuesday (Apr. 13). Following the release of body cam footage, we now know the person behind the so-called “accidental discharge” that took another unarmed Black man’s life. Kimberly A. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department who just also happens to be president of the police union, has been identified as Wright’s killer. Pott...
New True-Crime Doc About The Murder of Jam Master Jay Coming To ABC Streaming Apps Friday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty A new doc that will give more insight on the mysterious murder of Run-DMC’s DJ Jam Master Jay is coming this week. Deadline reports the new doc, Set the Record Straight: The Jam Master Jay Case, which focuses on the 2002 tragic killing of the DJ born Jason Mizell, is set to premiere on ABC steaming apps this Friday (Apr.16) before landing on Hulu next week. Viewers will be able to watch via eight free connected-TV apps owned and ran by the ABC station. Those located outside of Los Angeles, New York, and the six other markets specific to the app can catch the doc on Roku, Amazon Fire, Android, and Apple TV. Disney-owned Hulu will premiere the doc on April 20, while other ABC-owned stations will air it during separate time slots on ...
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Reebok & Hasbro Team Up For A Sweet ‘Candy Land’ Collab [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Kids today will probably never know the joy of playing board games with their friends and family as some of us did thanks to videogame consoles and smartphone apps. Still, Reebok remembers how things of yester-decade was and have teamed up with the Hasbro toy company for a new footwear collection that will have us older heads feeling nostalgic like a MF. Source: Reebok / Reebok The new Reebok x Candyland collaboration features some new takes on classic Reebok silhouettes, including the Question Mid and the Kamikaze II’s. While the Candy Land Question Mid’s feature a mostly white base with pink toe box with purple polka dots, the Candy Land Kamikaze comes draped in multi-colored patent leather that would make Tekashi Snitch9ine proud. Don’t...
You Mad!: Cam’ron Drags Derrick Jaxn Over DMX Post
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Cam’ron is known for saying exactly what’s on his mind no matter what, so when it came to his longtime friend DMX getting “fake love” from Derrick Jaxn, Cam took to social media to let him know just what X would really say about his post. On Friday (Apr 9), as the world mourned the loss of the iconic MC, DMX, Jaxn, like many others, shared a tribute to X on his Instagram page. Killa Cam, who has his own issues with the self-appointed relationship expert, was not pleased about the “fake love” and decided to continue his campaign of calling out the YouTuber with a post of his own. “This n***a been low since he got caught cheating. Now he wanna resurface with this post. I know/knew X personally. He don’t f*ck wit ya kind homi...
Understand-ment: Quando Rondo Talks King Von Shooting With Angela Yee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Youtube / Youtube We’re not sure what Quando Rondo’s endgame is here, but he’s talking, sort of. The Savannah, GA rapper recently sat down with Angela Yee to discuss the King Von shooting that cut the up-and-coming rapper’s life short and more details behind the tragedy. The Breakfast Club host asked Quando Rondo about that fateful night in Atlanta that left King Von dead. Despite this interview being posted on his own social media account, he immediately started saying that he was not clout-chasing, instead of just answering the question, “That night when you was in the parking lot, what lead up to you even being in the parking lot?” Rondo was cool with Von and Lil Durk, the latter of which has directed much ire at the rapper since the death of his frien...
