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R. Kelly Ordered To Pay Over $300K To One Of His Victims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty The L’s just keep piling up for R. Kelly (deservingly so) as a court has just ordered he pay up big time to one of his many victims. The Guardian is reporting that the disgraced R&B singer has been ordered to pay more than $300,000 to one of his victims who accused Kelly of giving her an STD during one of their sexual encounters. U.S. district judge Ann Donnelly made the decision citing that the money would cover the cost of treatment for herpes and psychotherapy that the victim (who’s referred to only by a pseudonym) had to endure due to Kelly’s recklessness. Unfortunately for Kelly, it may not end there. Related Stories Kelly could be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars more to pay for herpes treatment and counseling...
White Man Who Signed AI Rapper FN Meka Loved Using The N-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Virtual Humans / Virtual Humans FN Meka was a debacle from the time the digitally-created “rapper” was rolled out to the masses and the controversy that ensued eventually lead to a dissolved record deal with Capitol Records. It has since come forth that much like the AI rapper, the white man who signed FN Meka to his label reportedly had a penchant for using the N-word at will. According to a detailed report from Rolling Stone, Anthony Martini, who works as an executive at Royalty Exchange, was once the frontman for a New Jersey Rap Metal band, E.Town Concrete, and was known for using the racially-charged slur during tracks and performances. Across the band’s first two albums, the N-word was used by Martini, who went by the names Ant-Money and Ignant Ass ...
HHW Gaming: Cardi B Reveals “Stupd Decisions” Led To Her Fumbling Multimillion-Dollar ‘Call of Duty’ Bag
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cardi B / Call of Duty Hip-Hop superstar Cardi B took a break from flaming Akbar V on Twitter to express some regrets about stupid decisions that have stopped a big bag for her. Remember when Cardi B rocked a one-of-a-kind Call of Duty necklace in her visual for “Hot Shit?” On Tuesday (Sept.27), Cardi B took to Twitter, revealing that due to legal issues stemming from a recent assault case, she fumbled a multimillion-dollar bag with Activision’s insanely popular first-person shooter. Source: Cardi B / Youtube Related Stories “My stupid decisions from the past caused me to miss out on money now,” the “Money” rapper tweeted. “I had a multimillion-dollar Call of Duty deal on the table that I couldn’t take because of court.” She also used to tweet to be a cau...
Kyrie Irving Says He Lost Millions Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Newsday LLC / Getty Kyrie Irving says that his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine cost him a multiyear contract extension worth millions although he’s still raking in a little of a third of what he could’ve earned this season alone. The star Brooklyn Nets guard doubled down on his stance to not get the jab and positioned himself as the “voice of the voiceless.” Kyrie Irving spoke to the press earlier this week for a Brooklyn Nets media day event this past Monday (Sept. 26) and spoke candidly on how his decision to remain unvaccinated put him at odds with the team, his sponsors, and the NBA at large according to a report from Deadline. “I gave up 4 years, $100-something million deciding to be unvaccinated,” Irving said at the press event. “That was the de...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: The Men of 9 MAG Are All Going Through It
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty On this week’s episode of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, the men of 9 MAG, are all going through it. Ryan, Don & Phor Open Up About Their Issues The episode opens up with Ryan, Don, and Phor catching up with each other following game night that went left after Van showed up. Don felt the conversation between Ryan and Van needed to happen. Still, the 9 MAG owner thinks otherwise, revealing he had no intentions of ever speaking with Van after having to pay for his expensive struggle tattoo and Van’s petty moves by linking up with Ceaser when the tattoo shop moguls were beefing. Ryan admits that it was a big mistake ever being friends with Van and having him in his close circle. Don reveals that he and Ashley have again hit a rough p...
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...
