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Ryan Coogler Still Processing Chadwick Boseman’s Passing As ‘Black Panther 2’ Production Nears
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe/WENN.com / WENN Ever since the shocking passing of Chadwick “T’Challa” Boseman last year, fans have been pondering what’s to become of the Black Panther franchise that he helped turn into a worldwide phenomenon. With the star of the franchise no longer here to carry it for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, many have speculated how the sequel would work without Boseman donning the Wakandan vibranium in the next film. In a recent interview with Jemele Hill on her podcast, Unbothered, director and writer, Ryan Coogler spoke on working on Black Panther 2 without Boseman, and how it’s affected him personally. Like many of us, Coogler is still processing the loss of Boseman and we can only imagine how much more real it became when work on Black Panther 2 got u...
Rapper & Activist Obe Noir Shot & Killed In Houston
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy / Courtesy A shooting incident in Houston this past Monday (March 8) has left a local rapper and activist dead. Obe Noir, who was raised in the same housing projects as George Floyd, was found dead from gunshot wounds in the city’s downtown section. Local publication The Houston Chronicle reports that Noir, real name Xavier Roberson was shot and killed in the early morning hours after a press release regarding the shooting was issued by the city’s press arm. The outlet made mention of Noir’s ties to the region and noted that he was considered the “Nipsey Hussle of East Texas” due to his presence in the community, most especially the city’s Third Ward. Coupled with his music career and activism, it was clear by the outpouring of condolences from t...
All Hail: CBS Renews ‘The Equalizer’ For A Second Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty We are going to see more of one Rap’s greatest talents get more screen time in 2021 and beyond. CBS has greenlighted some more action for The Equalizer. As spotted on Deadline Columbia Broadcasting Systems have renewed the action drama for a second season. The announcement comes after it launched earlier this year to great success with Queen Latifah serving as the protagonist. This project is actually a reboot of the 1980’s television series of the same name and follows a the 2014 film adaption and its 2018 sequel. The series centers around Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman in New York City and single mother to teenage daughter Delilah, with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help t...
Producer Southside Says He’s Retiring, Next 808 Mafia Project To Be His Last
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Beloved Hip-Hop producer Southside has just announced that he’d be putting down the drum machine and calling it a career. Well, at least that what he wants his fan to think. Yesterday the man who’s produced cuts for the likes of Drake, Gucci Mane, Young Thug and 21 Savage amongst many others, took to Twitter to unexpectedly let his fans know he’s contemplating retirement from the game and asking them “how y’all feel about that.” What happen to the love for music where did it go the game is full of accidental super stars — Southside (@sizzle808MAFIA) March 9, 2021 I’m thinking bout retirement how y’all feel about that — Southside (@sizzle808MAFIA) March 9, 2021 Naturally fans begged him to rethink his position saying that the game n...
HHW Gaming: ‘TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’ Hopes To Be Perfect Love Letter To Fans of The Iconic Cartoon Franchise
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dotemu / Tribute Games Back in the day, we used to go to these places called arcades to play video games with other people. Crazy right? One game that gobbled up quarters was Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Video Game developer and publisher Dotemu want to restore the feeling with a new TMNT video game. In what many are calling a pleasant surprise, Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4) dropped the first trailer for its new beat-em-up sidescrolling Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ game, Shredder’s Revenge which looks to be a blast from the past. The game, which is also co-developed by Tribute Games (Panzer Paladin), takes some cues from the SNES classic Turtles In Time and combines it with the popular arcade game for a brand new adventure still heavy on nostalgia...
Nike Names New VP Replacement For Ann Hebert aka “SNKRS Backdoor”, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Last week the sneaker world was up in arms and furious when it was revealed that famous sneaker reseller WestCoastStreetWear, Joe Hebert, was actually the son of Nike VP/GM Ann Hebert (and yes, she oversaw the much-hated and frustrating Nike SNKRS app to boot). After the news caused an uproar in the sneaker community, Hebert stepped down from her position after holding it down for a quarter of a century and possibly having a hand in having us hold all those L’s the past few years. Though her son Joe Herbert maintains that his cook group and sneaker bots are the reason that he has a massive stockpile of limited edition sneakers in his mini warehouse, heads feel like his mama helped give him some kind of keys to the SNKRS backdoor. Now that Hebe...
Tariq AKA Michael Rainy Jr. Thinks Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Sold Out For VERZUZ Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brad Barket / Getty As the news of the sale of the VERZUZ platform to Triller continues to ignite conversations throughout the industry, some people are viewing the move negatively. Michael Rainey Jr. was one such critic, calling VERZUZ creators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland “sellouts” but the pair parried the young actor’s jab with facts. “Can’t ever just have something of our own. It’s always about the money… Cool move but these n*ggas still sellouts,” Rainey reportedly wrote via his @Whereis22 Instagram page and serves as a hub for his music career happenings, as reported by AllHipHop. Hollywood Unlocked screen-capped the dig from Rainey, along with responses from Timbo and Swizz letting it be known that they own stake in Triller. “But we own Triller,” Tim...
HHW Gaming: A Few Helpful Tips To Aid You On Your Mission To Buy To A PS5 or Xbox Series X
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty It’s been roughly 5 months since the arrival of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and while the systems are different spec-wise, they both share one similar aspect, they are hard to find. If you asked anyone what’s the most difficult thing to purchase right now, without a doubt, the PS5, Xbox Series X, and a pair of Jordans would be on everyone’s lists. Before the launch of each next-gen console, both Microsoft and Sony warned gamers that availability would be an issue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were not lying on that front. What gamers didn’t account for is the bots scooping the consoles up before they can add either one of them to their carts and swiftly dropping them on the online marketplaces like eBay or StockX. Re...
Matthew Knowles Calls Fans “Idiots” For Beyoncé x Chloe Bailey Comparison
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Matthew Knowles may be known in the industry as being the one to develop Destiny’s Child and his legendary daughters but when it comes to comparing anyone to his children, he is very much still a dad. During an interview with radio personality, Leah A. Henry for “Leah’s Lemonade,” Papa Knowles discussed his feelings about the comparisons between his eldest daughter, Beyonce, and half of the Bey signed duo Chloe x Halle, Chloe Bailey, revealing that he doesn’t agree. Matthew Knowles stated that while he understands the comparison for Chloe to portray the triple threat in a biopic, he feels that fans trying to compare the two women’s talent are “idiots.” It all went down toward the end of their chat, when Leah told him that a lot of fans online constantly compare...
Stay In Your Lane: Cardi B Claps Back At Fans Who Keep Pressuring Her For New Music
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B is making money moves-literally but it appears as if her historic achievements aren’t enough for some fans causing the Bronx-bred emcee to delete her Twitter page. On Friday the 28-year-old rapper took to social media to announce the launch of her a doll designed in her likeness, which was created in collaboration with the new brand Real Women Are, a company dedicated to diversity and inclusion to celebrate all girls. While the announcement was celebratory of her latest business venture, fans took to the posts to social media to question when the “Bodak Yellow” rapper was releasing her highly anticipated sophomore album. “BARDI GANG!! I’m dropping my own doll TODAY! Inspired by me. Created by me. Designed by me,” she shared on Instagram. “T...
Rick Ross Paid $3.5 Milli In Cash For Amare Stoudemire’s Florida Home
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Rick Ross’s Atlanta luxurious mansion might’ve been used as the royal castle for King Akeem of Zaumda in Coming 2 America, but that isn’t keeping the Bawse from purchasing more million dollar real estate in other places. People is reporting that the “Hustlin” rapper just put down $3.5 million to relieve former NBA All-Star, Amare Stoudemire of his Florida estate. Oh, did we mention he paid straight up cash for it? We mean, if you have a few million dollars just sitting around in the crib with nothing to do, might as well use it, right? At this point we wonder if Ross brought the cash in a Louis Vuitton suitcase or book bag. While we’re sure Florida is filled with multi-million dollar homes on the market to choose from, the Miami representative seems to have pa...
Drake Relaunches OVO Sound Radio On SiriusXM
Source: State Farm / State Farm A few days after Drake made a triumphant return to the rap game with his trey bag of work in Scary Hours 2, Drizzy is readying to apply some extra pressure to the game with the return of OVO Sound Radio on Sirius XM Radio. After three years off the air, the once popular OVO Sound Radio will be returning as a 24-our station dubbed SOUND 42 and will broadcast live from the city of Toronto where Drake sits on his throne plotting his next moves. Originally airing on Apple Music Beats 1, OVO Sound Radio held it down for Drizzy fans between 2015 and 2018 before going off the air. Billboard is reporting Drizzy’s excitement about OVO Sound’s return to the airwaves and what he hopes it brings to the game for his fans. “First and foremost I want to send some positivit...
