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Kendrick Lamar Dominates At The 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty The 2022 BET HipHop Awards lived up to the hype, as the ceremony was packed with the best and brightest of the culture receiving top honors with Kendrick Lamar leading the way. On Tuesday night (Oct. 4), the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards premiered on the network as well as airing simultaneously on MTV2, VH1 and BETHer. Hosted by Grammy Award-nominated rapper, business mogul, and media personality Fat Joe, the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, Georgia was the setting for the hottest artists in the game to receive recognition for their artistic contributions. Related Stories Kendrick Lamar dominated the evening with six wins which included Artist of The Year, Lyricist of The Year, Best Live Performer and Album of the Year, all due to his latest album, Mr...
Phony Stark, AKA Elon Musk Finally Agrees To $44 Billion Twitter Purchase
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Phony Stark, aka Elon Musk, wants to buy Twitter. No, for real this time. We think. Yahoo! Finance reports the Tesla chief finally agreed to purchase Twitter, and the social media company has also decided to honor Musk’s initial proposal. Per Yahoo! Finance: Twitter has agreed — once again — to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for $54.20 a share. In a statement, Twitter confirmed it had received Musk’s letter that “the intention of the Company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share.” Related Stories The agreement follows months of legal drama after Musk tried to back out of his original agreement to buy the company for $44 billion this spring. The two sides were set to go to trial later this month as Twitter...
My Name Is My Name: French Basketball Player Steeve Ho You Fat Has The Internet Going Wild
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 2 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Drake To Perform At The Apollo Theater For SiriusXM Concert
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vaughn Ridley / Getty Rejoice OVO loyalists for the King of The North, Drake, plans on traveling south of his border and descending upon his loyal subjects for a one-night only concert at Harlem’s iconic theater, The Apollo. According to his Instagram announcement on Tuesday evening (Oct. 4(, Drake plans on hitting the historic venue for the first time for a SiriusXM concert this November 11 because tis the season of giving. Interestingly enough this will be the first time the multi-platinum selling artist will be performing at The Apollo, so expect it to be quite the spectacle. Related Stories The show is part of SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. Those in attendance can expect an intimate type setting from the 6 God. The Apollo Theater has roughly 1500...
Lil Nas X Stars In New “Courage To Be Real” Campaign For Coach
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PETRA COLLINS FOR COACH / PETRA COLLINS FOR COACH Lil Nas X continues to use his star power to empower the people. He is the face of Coach’s new “Courage To Be Real” campaign. As spotted on Complex the Atlanta, Georgia native is championing self expression with the luxury brand. Courage To Be Real is Coach’s mission and message about embracing all aspects of who you are with confidence—and inspiring others to express themselves authentically, too. The visuals tells the story of Lil Nas X’s courageous evolution to become the person he is today, and the obstacles he overcame along the journey. Related Stories Set in a dream-like world informed by Petra Collins’ and Coach’s shared vision of American pop culture, through the lens of the ne...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: Ryan Hints At Changes Coming To 9 MAG, Draya Meets Her Dad & More
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: VH1 / Black Ink Crew: Chicago This week on Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Don and Ashely go to therapy to scream at each other some more. Ryan is tired of paying all the bills while his employees are no shows and Draya’s meeting with her dad was a mess. Draya & Prince Take A Trip To The Big Apple After deciding it’s time to meet her absent father, Draya and Prince hop on a plane and head to NYC. Of course, Draya is nervous about meeting her biological father, but thankfully she has Prince there for moral support. Immediately the trip hits a sour note when a meeting with family members Draya has never met flops. Draya’s sister, Anastacia, is the only person that shows up. She tearfully revealed everyone flaked because they didn’t want to be on camera. ...
Russian Rapper Dies By Suicide After Being Drafted To Fight In Ukraine War
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @mrwalkie / Instagram A Russian rapper opposed to the war in Ukraine reportedly died by suicide after being drafted. Walkie, 27, posted a video that served as a final testimony and suicide note. He reportedly jumped from a high-rise building to end his life Reports TMZ: 27-year-old rapper Walkie posted a video in which he said, “If you are watching this video, then I am no longer alive. I can’t take the sin of murder on my soul and I don’t want to. I am not ready to kill for any ideals.” Walkie went on … “I choose to remain in history forever. As a man who did not support what was happening I am not ready to take up arms and kill my own kind.” He had already served in the Russian Army, and despised the experience. This time around he tried to get a d...
Jason Lee “Brokers” Peace Between Cardi B & JT, Twitter Tells Him To Stay Out of Women’s Business
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Monday, October 3, was a complete mess on social media. Kanye West went Super Saiyan coon, and Cardi B and City Girls member JT started beefing out of nowhere. The once budding friendship between the Hip-Hop stars looked shaky, but apparently, blogger Jason Lee was the only one who could save it. Twitter collectively pulled up their lawn chairs as Cardi B and JT went at each other on the social media platform, and it looked like the two were heading to a place of no return until Jason Lee decided to step in and “fix” the situation. Jason Lee, the CEO of the Hollywood Unlocked gossip site, decided to take a break from his vacation to address the situation. Lee immediately stated he would get on the phone with both artists to b...
HHW Gaming: ‘Dead Space’ Remake’s First Trailer Previews Survival Horror On A Next-Gen Level
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motive Studio / Dead Space Remake Fans of survival horror video games, you will be eating at the end of 2022 and well into 2023. If you played the original Dead Space, released in 2008, you already experienced your nerves being destroyed; Motive Studio decided it’s time to take those scares and take them to the next-gen level. It’s been roughly 13 years since Dead Space 3, the final and very polarizing release in EA’s insanely popular survival horror franchise. Motive, the studio that blessed us with Star Wars: Squadrons and a forthcoming Iron Man video game, has been working hard on a remake of the original Dead Space video game. Related Stories After steadily giving fans glimpses of the game during its development, on Tuesday, October 4, Motive Studio p...
Ryan Coogler Says He Almost Quit Film After Chadwick Boseman Died
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Albert L. Ortega / Getty As fans around the world await Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, director Ryan Coogler revealed that he almost left film for good after the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. In an interview, the director and screenwriter spoke candidly about how much the loss of his friend in August 2020 impacted him. “I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business,’” Coogler said to Entertainment Weekly. “I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] another Black Panther movie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?’” Related Stories He took time to reflect on all the moments that he and Boseman shared together while making Black...
Tiffany & Co. And Beyoncé Curate New Campaign Set To ‘Summer Renaissance’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tiffany & Co / Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. and Beyoncé are extending the summer vibes. The American luxury jewelry brand has shot a new campaign set to her “Summer Renaissance” song. As per High Snobiety the specialty retailer is making very good use of their partnership with Bey. On Monday, Oct. 3 Tiffany & Co. launched their fall 2022 LOSE YOURSELF IN LOVE campaign and set the visuals to her sleeper hit. The disco themed visual shows Mrs. Carter in all her star power while party goers revel in the good energy. Shot on a rare 65mm camera, the LOSE YOURSELF IN LOVE anthem film is inspired by the iconic Studio 54-era of New York City. As expected she is adorned with some opulent pieces from the Tiffany HardWear collection which is...
Loud & Wrong: Kanye West Calls ‘Black Lives Matter’ A Scam After Being Dragged For ‘White Lives Matter’ Tee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Kanye West had Twitter in an uproar when photos of him, edgeless conservative Candace Owens, and models in his surprise Paris Fashion Week show wore black shirts with “White Lives Matter” written on the back. In response to the backlash, Ye decided to double down on the stupidity by dissing Black Lives Matter. The embattled multihyphenate had something to say about the backlash towards his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. Taking to his favorite pulpit, Instagram stories, West called Black Lives Matter a scam and feels we should thank him for pointing that out. Related Stories “EVERYONE KNOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM,” the 45-year-old knucklehead wrote in his Instagram Stories early Tuesday morning. “NOW IT’S OVER. YOU’RE WELCOM...
