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GloRilla Blesses Old High School With $25K, Links With Cardi B For ‘Tomorrow 2’ Visual
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lisa Lake / Getty What do you do when you finally achieve some success and name recognition in the music game? Well, if you’re GloRilla you bless your old high school with a King Kong grip and then you call on Cardi B to get together on a track. According to TMZ the “F.N.F” rapper went back to Martin Luther King Prep High School in her hometown of Memphis, Ten-A-Key to donate a very generous check for $25,000 to the school’s fine arts programs in hopes of helping its students realize their dreams in the coming future. Related Stories MLK Prep principal Chiquita Perry accepted the check in front of students and faculty members, and Glo called being in the position to give back a blessing, just like her recent single. The move comes after Cardi B also went ...
Apple Music Offcially The New Sponsor Of The Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cooper Neill / Getty Hey Siri, who’s performing at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime show? We don’t know the answer yet, but we know that Apple Music will sponsor the big show. Per The Verge, Apple Music will begin its partnership with the NFL by sponsoring the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, replacing long-time sponsor Pepsi. Related Stories In a recent press release, the NFL announced the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent drew 120 million viewers. The specifics of Apple Music and the NFL’s deal have not been disclosed, but according to the New York Times, the NFL was looking for around $50 million for a new home for its sponsorship deal. The Verge also ...
Future “I’M DAT N****,” Wiz Khalifa ft. Girl Talk “Big Daddy Wiz” & More | Daily Visuals 9.21.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The Toxic King had a pretty busy Summer ’22 with all the guest features he dished out along with his own solo work. Now Future looks to continue his grind into the fall as he comes through with a new video that also serves as a reminder of who he is. In his latest visuals for “I’M DAT N****,” the ATLien travels to France where he takes to the streets of Paris with his team to ball out and get some shopping done at luxury stores before kicking it at the hotel with some thick French beauties. Oui oui indeed. Back in the States, Wiz Khalifa enjoys some thick female company of his own and for his clip to the Girl Talk assisted “Big Daddy Wiz” throws himself a house party with many women in attendance. There are also scenes of Khalifa han...
MTA Plans To Install Surveillance Cameras In All Subway Cars Over Next 3 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty After a year of all kinds of crimes taking place on the New York City subway system, the MTA is taking new steps to ensure the safety of its passengers and its workers. The Gothamist is reporting that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the plans on installing two surveillance cameras in all subway cars on the New York City transit line. We would’ve preferred more Notorious B.I.G. MetroCards for everyone that didn’t get a chance to get one to be honest, but we’re not mad at the new initiative for safety. Related Stories Hochul said she hopes the surveillance will result in more people choosing to ride the subway, where ridership remains down 37% on weekdays – despite reaching a post-pandemic high just last week. “You think Big ...
Almost Ten Years Later Ye Admits Sway Did Have Answers, Twitter Says N0 Duh!
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty It’s been almost ten years since Ye, who went by his birth name Kanye West at the time, got extremely loud with legendary radio personality Sway Calloway infamously telling him, “you ain’t got the answers.” Now, the boisterous multihyphenate finally admits he was wrong. Ye has been making the rounds since he decided to log back into his Instagram account to detail his followers on his ongoing battle with both GAP and adidas to free himself from the companies he feels have not held up their part of the deals he signed with them. Speaking with ABC News Linsey Davis for an exclusive Good Morning America cover story, Ye touched on his issues with both companies and, most specifically, his plan to get his sneakers and cl...
Police Investigating Whether PnB Rock’s Murder Was Due To Past Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty The murder of Philadelphia rapper, PnB Rock sent shockwaves through the Hip-Hop community with many believing it was a robbery attempt turned murder scene, but now it seems like the situation might’ve been a result of PnB’s past history. TMZ is reporting that police are investigating the possibility that PnB was murdered due to some unknown beef he might’ve had with certain people or even for hanging out with the wrong group of people. The reason for the latest theory that his death might’ve been an execution is because authorities are pondering why the gunmen didn’t just rob him and leave as opposed to robbing and then killing the “Misunderstood” rapper. The new theory even has investigators crossing state lines and branching...
New York Attorney General Letitia James Sues Trump & Family For $250M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Former President Donald Trump and his family were hit with another legal blow as New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $250 million lawsuit against them. In a press conference on Wednesday (Sept. 21), James announced that her office was filing a lawsuit against Trump, accusing him of fraudulently overvaluing his assets by billions of dollars to insurers and lenders as “part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family and his company” over a ten year period from 2011 to 2021. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump were also named in the suit along with former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg and Trump Organization executive Jeffrey Mcconney. Related Stories James s...
Nike & Mexican Soda Brand Jarritos Rumored To Collab On New SB Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: South China Morning Post / Getty The Nike Dunk continues to be the hottest silhouette in the sneaker game today and now it’s about to get some new flavor courtesy of Mexican soda brand, Jarritos. Word?! Complex is reporting that the next installment of Nike Dunks will resemble the colorways of the flavors that Jarritos offers and truth be told, they go hella hard. Too bad these are “unofficial” mockups of what to expect but if the kicks resemble anything like what’s been leaked, these are going to be grails in certain hoods and barrios. The coming Jarritos x Nike SB Dunk Low represents the gradual shift in strategy for Nike’s skateboarding division when it comes to collaboration partners. In SB’s early days, it would work on shoes with more subcultural ti...
Kid Cudi Declares He’s Writing A Memoir
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty It seems that Kid Cudi isn’t pleased with being the center of speculation and beef, so he’s taking control and declaring that he will write a memoir. The Man In The Moon rapper has been active on social media in the past few days, even referring to himself as “the most hated man in Hip-Hop right now.” But in a later post, the artist claimed that he’s going to write his own story. “I’m writing a memoir. I’m finally gonna tell my story. The full story. All real. All honest,” he wrote in a Twitter post last Friday (Sept. 16). Related Stories He continued in another tweet saying that he had actually written a chapter: “Started writing the first chapter of my book. It’s comin together really well. Tellin my s...
New Surveillance Footage Shows Man Who Chaka Zulu Shot & Killed Attacked First
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty News of Ludacris’ long-time manager Chaka Zulu’s arrest on a murder charge sent shockwaves throughout the Hip-Hop community. Now, new surveillance footage might help his self-defense argument. TMZ Hip Hop got its hands on some new surveillance footage of the incident involving Chaka Zulu and a group of men, including Artez Benton, who was shot and killed. Related Stories The new footage shows Benton and a group of men arriving at Zulu’s Atlanta restaurant Apt4B on June 26 and making their way inside before leaving 10 minutes after a dispute. Zulu can be seen in the parking lot talking with a friend before making his way back to the restaurant and getting into a heated exchange with Tre’mon Robinson, one of the men in the group w...
Kodak Black “Spin,” Peezy ft. G Herbo “I Told Her” & More | Daily Visuals 9.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Kodak Black’s been hard at work lately with his music grind and is now adding a new skill to his growing resume as he’s decided to get in the director’s chair for his latest video. Taking the helm for his latest visuals to “Spin,” Kodak Black finds himself getting the party going from a high school prom (how old is Kodak again?) to the streets where he directs foot traffic to get to two-steppin’ and spinning at his pace. We wonder if his homie Cheeto Jesus bumps any of his music. Probably not. Back in New York, Peezy rolls out the welcome mat for his homie, G Herbo and for their clip to “I Told Her” the two paint the town red from Harlem to the strip club where the two make it rain on some amazing talent. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Ri...
Nelly Says His Song Caused Air Force 1 Sneakers To Go Up In Price
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 The Nike Air Force 1 didn’t become the culture’s favorite sneaker overnight. To hear Nelly tell it he is the reason for the shoe going up in price. As per Vibe Magazine the St. Louis, Missouri native was a recent guest on Complex’s popular show Sneaker Shopping. The former St. Lunatic joined host Joe La Puma at A Ma Maniere in Atlanta. The two discussed his friendship with Michael Jordan and his “Dancing With The Stars” special shoes. Naturally the iconic white on white sneakers came up and he made it clear that the global sportswear company definitely cashed in on his hit song “Air Force Ones”. Related Stories “Everybody that got Nike shoe deals need to be thanking us right now,” he rationalized. “We opened Nike’s e...
