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What You Need To Know About Scam Using Urban One-Radio Name
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Creative Services / Radio One Digital The following is an urgent warning from Radio One about a scam involving some of its radio station properties. With the advent of social media, these scams are on the rise, and Radio One, an Urban One company, wants its listeners to be educated, advised, and on the alert for these scams. Here’s how it works: the scammer creates a fake station or personality page, possibly even stealing logos and photos of real stations or personalities without Radio One’s permission. The scammer then reaches out to aspiring artists via social media. You may get a direct message or phone call about a song contest or about putting your song on air. The message or caller claims to be with a Radio One or other local radio station and says...
You Care: Kanye West Changes Instagram Profile Pic To Kris Jenner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty Ye aka Kanye West is apparently seeking to mend his relationship with Kris Jenner, changing his Instagram profile image to a picture of her in a gesture of peace. According to reports, fans noticed the change in the choice of picture to feature the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan on the artist’s Instagram profile earlier this week. It prompted a flurry of speculation, as he’s recently been on a rampage of publicly criticizing Jenner. The storm of comments even compelled Ray J to make his own tirade against Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But there’s no malice in the move, according to West. Related Stories “I POSTED KRIS WITH THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND RESPECT,” the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” artist, 45, wrote in a post made via hi...
Aladdin Chops It Up With Rising Bay Area Rapper Symba For ‘Behind The Mic’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Behind The Mic / #BTM Any Hip-Hop fan that hasn’t heard of Symba and his blistering “Never Go Broke” track is either out of touch or living under a rock. The rising Bay Area star was recently in the Nation’s Capital and chopped it up with Aladdin, The Prince Of The Airwayz, for the media personality’s Behind The Mic series. Symba, who just released his Results Take Time Gangsta Grillz mixtape hosted by DJ Drama, sat down with Aladdin and P Stew for a wide-ranging chat about his early days in the Bay, chasing his hoop dreams, discovering a passion for making music with his longtime friends, and how he came to naming his latest project. The interview took place in the historic H Street corridor in Washington, D.C. at Lydia On H, an Afro -Caribbean eatery co...
DJ Drama Announces Snoop Dogg Gangsta Grillz Project ‘I Still Got It’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motorcity Casino / MotorCity Casino Snoop Dogg is back in the lab. He has announced that he has a Gangsta Grillz on the way and looks to prove he hasn’t lost a step. As per Hype Beast the Long Beach, California native has some new material in the works. On Tuesday, Sept. 27 DJ Drama shared a screen shot of the duo FaceTiming and announced the forthcoming project. “I Still Got It. Gangsta Grillz. 10/20/22 💨💨💨” his caption read. Related Stories The Doggfather will be the latest installment in the mixtape series which follows Symba’s Results Take Time and the D-Day project from J-Cole’s Dreamville Records. In 2021 Mr. Thanksgiving narrated Tyler The Creator’s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST which took home a Grammy Award for Best Ra...
Freddie Lee Trone And Son Arrested And Charged For Murder Of PnB Rock
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LAPD / LAPD The shooting death of PnB Rock earlier this month took everyone by surprise and shocked the Hip-Hop community to it’s core, but now it seems like Rock will be one of the few rappers who were killed to get justice as the assailants have been apprehended and charged for his murder. TMZ is reporting that L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a father and his son have been arrested and charged with the murder. Freddie Lee Trone and his 17-year-old son were both charged with one count of murder and conspiracy to commit robbery along with two counts of second-degree robbery. Though Trone was on the run while police were piecing the case together, authorities ultimately found him and booked him in Las Vegas where he is currently ...
DaBaby Claims He’s Being Blackballed Over Bummy Album Sales
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The recent album from DaBaby hasn’t performed as well as his previous releases, prompting the rapper to believe that he’s being blackballed by the industry. The “Bop” rapper’s latest album, Baby on Baby 2 was released last week. Initial sales projections estimate that the LP will move 16,000 album-equivalent units for that first week. In comparison to the numbers that his 2020 album Blame It on Baby made in the first week, which was 124,000 units along with debuting number one on the Billboard Hot 200, the amount for his new release does seem a bit paltry. Related Stories For DaBaby, the news was an occasion for him to give himself some props and add his own conclusions via his Instagram stories. On Wednesday, he wrote: “Not bad for ...
Kim Burrell Is Still BIG MAD About Yolanda Adams’ Criticism of Her Problematic Sermon From 2017
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Kim Burrell is still BIG MAD about Yolanda Adams not feeling her controversial sermon from 2017 that wreaked of homophobia. The acclaimed gospel singer used a recent visit to the Tamron Hall show to express her disappointment, and the talk show host had some pushback. The 50-year-old gospel addressed the controversial sermon Thursday (Sept.29) on the Tamron Hall show, where she mentioned the “perverted homosexual spirit” that led to Adams calling out, adding to the calls for Burrell to be canceled. Ellen canceled Kim Burrell’s appearance on her show, and Burrell’s radio show got the axe because of her statement. “I was disappointed because we’ve all shared the same stage, back rooms, and green rooms, and some of their publ...
Nike To Partner With JD Sports & Zalando To Create A Better Digital Marketplace
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Earlier this year there were rumors that Nike would be cutting off Foot Locker and Champs from carrying their products as they feel they no longer need the middle man. Now it seems like that may just be the case, eventually, as Nike is partnering with Foot Locker rival JD Sports in an effort to expand their digitally connected marketplace. According to Nike, this Fall the company will be collaborating with JD Sports and Zalando to cover more digital ground out in these internet streets as sneaker collecting and reselling continues to be a lucrative business. The move comes just one year after Nike partnered up with Dicks Sporting Goods for similar services. Through these new partnerships, Nike Members can link their membership accounts with th...
HHW Gaming: MTN DEW Launches Real Deal Challenge To Elevate & Highlight Black HBCU Gamers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MTN DEW / Real Change Challenge MTN DEW is continuing its promise to help level the playing field, plus elevate and highlight Black gamers in the process. MTN Dew launched its Real Change Opportunity Fund in 2021, “a commitment from the brand to make tangible investment in Black entrepreneurs through a unique competition” and providing winners with the resources, programming, and funding to start their businesses. Related Stories In the second year of the initiative, the soft drink company is shifting the focus to the world of video games by supporting Black gamers and the HBCU Esports League owned by Cxmmunity with the creation of the MTN DEW Real Change Challenge. The goal is to “increase Black representation in esports and gaming” by supporting HBCU ga...
Armani Caesar ft. Westside Gunn “Paula Deen,” NBA YoungBoy “Made Rich” & More | Daily Visuals 9.29.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Them Griselda artists sure love naming their songs after actual people don’t they? Westside Gunn keeps that tradition alive as he links up with Armani Caesar for her latest visual to keep things gully and glamourous. For her new visual to “Paula Deen,” Armani Caesar styles out in some fancy furs and iced out necklaces while Westside Gunn provides street flavor that the real Paula Deen would’ve never allowed in her kitchen with her racist a$$. NBA YoungBoy meanwhile continues to enjoy his big payday from the comfort of his own home and in his clip to “Made Rich” turns up in his crib in multiple outfits and continues to isolate himself from the outside world. We not mad at that one bit. Keep living, King. Check out the rest of today’s d...
Cardi B & Reebok Release “Let Me Be…Next Level Energy” Capsule Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok The Cardi B and Reebok collaboration has been going strong for quite some time now and next month a new capsule collection will drop to keep that bond strong and that paper flowing in. Source: Reebok / Reebok The new Reebok x Cardi Let Me Be…Next Level Energy Collection will be dropping on Oct. 14 and for fans of the “Bodak Yellow” rapper, it’s definitely got some pieces that’ll keep you dipped for the fall whether you’re heading back to class or dropping your kids off at school. Introducing two new silhouettes, Club C Cardi V2 and Cardi Slide (adidas ain’t gonna like that) the new collection will also feature some new attire to go with the kicks. Related Stories Consisting of a crop top, a bodysuit and a fresh new woven jacket along ...
Kent Did: DJ Clark Kent Ranks Jay-Z’s Best Verses On ‘Complex Brackets’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The discussion on Jay-Z’s best verse rages on. DJ Clark Kent paid a visit to Complex Brackets and his opinion was interesting to say the least. As per Rap Radar the self proclaimed God’s favorite DJ was a recent guest on the popular Rap talk show. Coming off the hinges Hov’s verse from “GOD DID” the Brooklyn producer paid a visit and chopped it up with Brian “B Dot” Miller on some of the rapper’s most celebrated bars. While it wasn’t the easiest task at hand given his stellar discography of guest appearances, Clark made some controversial choices including selecting “Blackout” (DMX) over “My Mind Right” (Memphis Bleek). He also goes with “Seen It All” (Young Jeezy) over “Guess Who’s Back” (Scarface). The final four is w...
