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Boycott Deez N***: ‘The Woman King’ Slays Initial Projections, Tops Weekend Box Office With $19M Haul
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy / Sony Pictures The Woman King reigns supreme at the box office. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, took in $19 million over the weekend. The Sony-distributed film starring Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis as General Nanisca, the leader of an African army of powerful Black women called the Agojie whose life mission is to protect the 18th-century African kingdom of Dahomey. The film is loosely based on historical facts, including the practice of kingdoms like Dahomey selling Africans and captured combatants into slavery. That became the subject of intense debate over the weekend with some people who decided to do their Google searches about the Black women warriors and the kingdom the film’s story was based on, calling for a boycott of ...
AB Ft. Young Thug “Get In My Bag,” Fabolous “Easy Freestyle” & More | Daily Visuals 9.19.22
HipHopWired Featured Video The Hip-Hop world knows that Young Thug is currently incarcerated awaiting trial where he could end up serving decades behind bars but apparently the ATLien was able to record a video before feds put those iron bracelets on him. Lending an assisted to former NFL superstar, Antonio Brown (AB) for his clip to “Get In My Bag,” Thugger and AB go bowling with a gang of women whose rear-ends are as rounded as the balls used in the bowling alley. We rooting for Thugger to beat them charges, b. Related Stories Back in Brooklyn, Fabolous continues to drop random videos to remind everyone he’s still got bars and for his latest clip to “Easy Freestyle,” the Brooklynite takes his Lambo for a spin with a thick shorty riding shotgun as they make pitstops around the city. Check...
Common To Make Broadway Debut & Aim For EGOT Status
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Common is gearing up for another acting role, this time making his debut on the Broadway stage in a revival of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play – potentially putting him in line to make the EGOT list. According to reports, the veteran rapper and actor has signed on to be in the revival of Between Riverside and Crazy, completing the cast. The play, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015. It will be directed by Austin Pendleton and return most of the cast from the original production. Common shared the news with his fans on social media last Friday (Sept. 16th), expressing his gratitude for being a part of the production. Related Stories Common’s addition to the cast has him playing the role of recentl...
White Georgia Principal Caught On Camera Using N-Word While Lecturing White Student About C-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Google Maps / Google A white Georgia high school principal is under fire after being caught on camera using the n-word while trying to explain the harm of racial slurs to a white student. He apparently didn’t realize the student was recording him, but that’s only a legitimate excuse if you’re of the opinion that racial slurs are OK so long as they aren’t documented. (If a racist drops the n-word in the forest and nobody hears it, does it make a bigoted sound? HELL YES, IT DOES! TF?) According to NBC News, Jeff Cheney, the principal of East Forsyth High School in Gainesville, was reprimanding the white student in front of two other staff members, according to a statement by Forsyth County Schools. Apparently, the white student had called him a “crack...
President Joe Biden Gains High Remarks After ’60 Minutes’ Interview
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 4 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 ...
Guy Who Married His Ex-Partner’s Step Daughter Retiring From Making Movies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty Woody Allen, the renowned and controversial director who infamously married his ex-partner’s adopted daughter, is retiring. You care. In a recent interview, the 86-year-old with questionable morals said he’s calling it quits after his next, and 50th film. Reports the Hollywood Reporter: The Oscar-winning director and screenwriter told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia in an interview published Saturday that he intends for his next film to be his last, and that he’ll then focus more on writing, as he would like to work on a novel. He said his 50th and final film, one which he previously has said will film in France later this year, will be similar in tone to his 2005 thriller Match Point. “My idea, in princi...
Gas Me Up: Vic Mensa Gives Out $10K Gas & 93 Boyz “Gas” In Chicago
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Vic Mensa has always presented himself as a man of the people, and he made good on that distinction over the weekend. While posted up in his hometown of Chicago, Vic handed out gas to 200 cars and also threw in a little, ahem, “gas” from his new cannabis brand. TMZ reports that Vic Mensa, 29, visited a gas station in the Southside neighborhood where he grew up and handed out around $10,000 in gas, and then threw in some greenery from his new 93 Boyz brand, the first Black-owned cannabis brand in the state. As reported by the outlet, one woman rolled up to the station with just five bucks hoping to make it stretch to get her granddaughter to work. The timing of Mensa’s giveaway was impeccable. Mensa also handed out pre-rolled joints fo...
Ludacris’ Manager Chaka Zulu Arrested On Murder Charge, Claims Self-Defense
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty Chaka Zulu, longtime manager of rapper and actor Ludacris, has been arrested on a murder charge. The media executive surrendered to authorities in Atlanta on Tuesday (September 13) and bonded out the same day. Back in June, the music industry was shocked to learn that Chaka Zulu had been shot outside of his restaurant in Atlanta. Flash forward, and Chaka Zulu, born Ahmed Obafemi, got picked up on four charges, including murder, tied to the Jne Shooting. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 23-year-old man named Artez Jamil Benton was killed in the June 26 shooting. Investigators eventually identified Chaka Zulu as a suspect in the recent college graduate’s death. According to WSB-TV, police believe the shooting, which left ...
New York AG Letitia James Rebuffs Trump Settlements, Considers Fraud Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty New York Attorney General Letitia James has rebuffed a settlement offer from former President Donald Trump and is now considering a lawsuit against him and one of his children for fraud. According to sources close to the office, lawyers on behalf of Trump and the Trump Organization have made more than one settlement offer in the civil case against it by the state of New York. Each of those has been turned down, although both sides are still in discussion. Related Stories The decision is “setting the stage for a lawsuit that would accuse Trump of fraud,” and it has also led James to consider also pursuing a lawsuit against one of his adult children. This could apply to Eric, Ivanka or Donald Trump Jr., as both have been senior e...
NDA Ye: Kanye West’s Donda Academy Lead By 28-Year-Old Choir Director
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sean Zanni / Getty Kanye West is serious about opening more private schools under his Donda Academy umbrella. However, the implementation of his educational institution is raising a lot of questions about how legit they are when it comes to academics. Rolling Stone investigated the Donda Academy in Simi Valley, CA and the report makes it seem like despite what may be his best intentions, Ye just might be getting fleeced. Only more questions were asked as the outlet tried to pin down info on the private school’s academics and faculty. The most immediate cause for concern, from the outside looking in, is that parents reportedly have to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to have their children attend the school. And it only gets wilder from there. Per Rol...
Toxic Avengers: Chrisean Rock Says Blueface Knocked Her Father Out In Baltimore
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Chrisean Rock, the on-again, off-again, and back-on-again romantic partner of Blueface made an explosive claim about the rhythmically-challenged rapper. The Baltimore native says that Blueface allegedly knocked out her father in her hometown and folks on Twitter have plenty to say. Chrisean Rock & Blueface Are Back At It On Friday (September 16), Chrisean Rock took to her Instagram Story feed and dropped the bombshell of the day, writing in her story caption, “So My Boyfriend Knocked My Dad Out Da Family Stuff Didn’t Go Well Ino Even Know What’s Going On” and ending it with a heartbreak emoji. However, what’s odd is that Rock continued to post messages in her story feed, including a video of the couple sitting next togeth...
Swish: Someone Dropped A Record $10.1 Million Bag On Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Jersey
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty One person now owns a significant piece of NBA history, a 1998 NBA Finals Michael Jordan jersey he wore during “The Last Dance” season. Somebody backed up the Brink’s truck during a recent Sotheby’s auction and dropped a record $10.1 million on the piece of sports history; on a 1998 NBA Finals Michael Jordan jersey. Related Stories The GOAT’s red away Chicago Bulls jersey made by Nike sold for two times its original estimate, easily shattering the record for the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia ever sold during an auction. The jersey now takes the top spot as the most costly Michael Jordan relic, eclipsing the autographed basketball card from the 1997-98 NBA season that moved for $2.7 million. The Jordan jersey also...
