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PnB Rock Teen Murder Suspect Arrested, Suspect Father Still Loose
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LAPD / LAPD It has been a little over two weeks since the murder of PnB Rock, born Rakim Allen, in a Los Angeles restaurant. More details are starting to come to light, and the police have identified a suspect and arrested the alleged shooter. On Wednesday morning (Sept. 28), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced Freddie Lee Trone as someone involved in the shooting, robbery and murder of PnB Rock. Since, and according to TMZ, the LAPD has arrested the shooter, a teen identified as Trone’s son. Related Stories The rapper was gunned down in a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles on Monday, September 12. Reportedly, the shooter removed several of the rapper’s chains before fleeing. The shooter also “demanded property” from PnB’s girlfriend who was di...
Frank Ocean Cleared His Instagram Account, Fans Speculate New Album On The Way
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Frank Ocean fans think the crooner has something up his sleeve. He recently cleared his Instagram account and his supporters think a new album is on the way. As per Billboard Magazine, the singer songwriter has been a bit more active with his social media handles in his own artistic way. On Monday, Sept. 26, the Long Beach, California native totally wiped his Instagram account of all content leaving only his profile picture on his page. While there was no indication of why the scrub occurred, a blank slate for musicians often points to new material. The scrub has Frank Ocean fans wondering what he may have up his sleeve. Related Stories Naturally, this sent his fans into a frenzy and many took to Twitter to speculate on what’s n...
#BringBackMasks: Bring Back Masks Trends On Twitter, Sees Some Pushback
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 13 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...
West Coast Rapper Coolio Dead At 59
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 5 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 ...
Daphne Joy Denies Dating Diddy After Petty 50 Cent Instagram Post
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Just when you think 50 Cent is solely focused on television, he jumps back in his petty bag. Daphne Joy, his child’s mother, has responded to a wisecrack he made speculating she is Diddy’s new flame. As spotted on Complex the G-Unit Records founder is back to doing the most on social media. On Tuesday, Sept. 28 he posted a photo of him and his son Sire, wearing matching yellow sunglasses looking askew. “oh sh*t, that’s your mommy over there with Puffy. LOL😆😆😆 Remember what i told you the other day, these b!tche’s be crazy. SMH” his caption read. Related Stories Naturally the post quickly went viral and landed on Daphne Joy’s radar and it seemed like she didn’t take kindly to the joke. “Please st...
G Herbo ft. Future “Blues,” Cordae & Hit-Boy “Checkmate” & More | Daily Visuals 9.28.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Even with his latest album, I Never Liked You, still in heavy rotation out in these streets, Future has no qualm with lending his talents to his fellow peers. This time around, he heads to Chi-Town to kick it with a Chiraq representative in this latest video. Linking up with G Herbo for G’s new visuals to “Blues,” the toxic king and Herbo take a boring old laundromat and turn it into a stripper’s delight as a gang of thick women twerk to the beat while Future and G wash some money and maybe some clothes while turning up and smoking some bud. Related Stories Elsewhere Cordae and Hit-Boy collaborate for the love of Madden and in their clip to “Checkmate” kick it at a studio where a football game plays on the big screen as the two create some new heat to keep their ...
eBay Announces New Partnership With FedEx For Shipping & Authentication
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Last week eBay and StockX announced that they’d be adding new fees to the sneakers sold on their websites and now eBay is making a new announcement as they’ve revealed that they will be partnering with FedEx for both shipping and authenticating purposes. No, FedEx workers aren’t going to be authenticating sneakers, they’ll still just be delivering them (hopefully). But according to Nice Kicks, the new partnership will ensure a free ride for sneakers sold on eBay to authenticators as opposed to paying for that kind of service. Related Stories “Beginning in October, upon sale, eBay will provide you with a FedEx label at no cost, to ship your Authenticity Guarantee-eligible sneakers to our authentication center.” “The change wil...
Pusha T Links Up With Arby’s To Drop New McDonald’s Diss Track ‘Rib Roast’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz If we’ve learned anything about Pusha T it’s that he wants all the smoke whether it’s out in these streets or all up in the kitchen, and McDonald’s ’bout to find out they done pissed off the wrong one. Continuing to beef with Ronald McDonald and the Mickey D’s crew via Arby‘s (hella random), Pusha T has released a new diss track against the burger franchise and he’s cooking them with all the spices he has in his pantry. Taking aim at the hugely popular McRib sandwich (it really does have a cult following), Pusha let off bars against Arby’s competition while praising Arby’s Rib Roast joint saying, “They call me when it’s time to do damage / When the quality ain’t up to my standards / That McRib falls below average, replaced ...
McDonald’s Collabs With Cactus Plant Flea Market For Limited-Edition Happy Meal®
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s Everyone remembers their first Happy Meal® as a kid and the can’t-sit-still feeling as you dug in to see what was inside. Cactus Plant Flea Market is reimagining that experience in a whole new way – this time, for adults. Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s As per Hype Beast the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box, a first-of-its-kind collaboration made exclusively for McDonald’s fans by one of the most important brands in culture. It all starts with the box, which has been totally redesigned in Cactus Plant Flea Market’s signature style alongside McDonald’s iconic Golden Arches. Fans who purchase the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box on the McDonald’s App will automatically be entered for a chance to score exclusive merch for free every...
Safaree Is STRAIIIIGGHHTTTT Getting Clowned On Twitter After Hitting Himself With A Chair
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @PhotosByBeanz/ Safaree Safaree tried to make a scene on a recent episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta but, in the process, became the butt of the joke. Nicki Minaj and Erica Mena’s ex made a fool of himself on the latest episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. In a scene featuring himself, Rich Dollaz, Scrappy Mendeecees, Kirk Frost, and some other guy, forgive us, it’s been a while since we tuned in, Safaree had Twitter in stitches for an epic fail involving himself and a chair he tried to throw in frustration. Spotted on Complex, the reality star got BIG MAD after arguing with his fellow LHHATL co-stars about his co-parenting situation with Erica Mena. In the scene, Safaree can be seen “playing cards” before losing his cool because they wouldn’...
‘Blade’ Director Bassam Tariq Steps Down As Executive Producer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andreas Rentz / Getty Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe got blindsided as the director of the much-anticipated Blade movie is stepping down from the project before filming. According to reports, Bassam Tariq has stepped down as director of the movie with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role. Tariq confirmed the move in a statement released on Tuesday (Sept. 27). “It’s been an honor working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film,” he wrote. “Due to continued shifts in our production schedule, Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of Blade but will remain an executive producer on the film,” Marvel said in a statement to the press. “We ...
Hugh Jackman To Return As Wolverine In ‘Deadpool 3’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James D. Morgan / Getty It’s finally happening! After years of teasing a possible Deadpool and Wolverine crossover film, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds shocked comic book fans yesterday, (Sept. 27) when he announced that Hugh Jackman would be reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine in the third installment of Deadpool. In a comedic video posted on his official Twitter page, Ryan Reynolds informed his fans that he was “working hard” on Deadpool 3 but ultimately came up with “nothing.” That’s when the shocker came. With Hugh Jackman walking into the scene in the background, Ryan asked “Hey Hugh, you wanna play Wolverine one more time?” to which Jackman plainly responded “Yeah. Sure, Ryan.” And with that the internet went nuts. Though there had been rumors that a...
