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Kid Cudi & Netflix Dropping ‘Entergalactic’ Animated Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Kid Cudi is out here making big boy moves and while his fans await some new work on the music end, the Man on The Moon artist is giving them something else that they might actually appreciate. According to Vulture, Kid Cudi and Netflix have teamed up for a new animated series dubbed “Entergalactic” which stars Cudi as a bachelor named Jabari who’s learning that love will find you when you least expect it or when you’re not entirely ready for it. Related Stories The longtime actor developed the Netflix series — a love story between two artists in New York City co-starring Jessica Williams — with Black-ishcreator Kenya Barris. The trailer gives the first hints at the plot with Cudder’s bachelor, Jabari, spacing out over a new girl, ...
Jazz Legend & Hip-Hop Influencer Ramsey Lewis Dies At 87
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Clayton Call / Getty Ramsey Lewis, the pianist whose recordings made him a legend in the world of jazz and a wellspring of inspiration for Hip-Hop artists, has passed away at the age of 87. According to reports, Lewis passed away peacefully on Monday (Sept. 12) at his home in his native city of Chicago, Illinois. “Ramsey’s passion for music was truly fueled by the love and dedication of his fans across the globe,” his wife Janet Lewis said in a statement posted shortly afterward on social media. “He loved touring and meeting music lovers from so many cultures and walks of life. It was our family’s great pleasure to share Ramsey in this special way with all those who admired his God-given talents. We are forever grateful for your support.” The family asked...
Pete Davidson Copies Kanye’s 2019 Met Gala Outfit For The 2022 Emmys
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Ever since news of his breakup with Kim Kardashian became public, Pete Davidson has kept a very low profile with word that he had to check into trauma therapy to deal with the separation and Kanye West’s constant harassment. Source: Christopher Polk/NBC / Getty Now it seems like the former “Saturday Night Live” star is ready to get back into the limelight and for his most recent appearance, seems to have taken some fashion tips from the artist formerly known as the Louis Vuitton Don. According to Page Six, Pete Davidson showed up to the 2022 Emmy Awards donning an outfit that closely resembled Kanye West’s simplistic Gala getup back in 2019 when he and Kim Kardashian were still living in wedded bliss. Related Stories Davidson, 28, wor...
Megan Thee Stallion Discusses “WAP” & Conservative Haters With Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MAURO PIMENTEL / Getty A moment we didn’t know we needed, Megan Thee Stallion talking “WAP” and more with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. The Houston rapper linked up with the former First Lady and her daughter for an episode of their new Apple TV+ series Gutsy. In the aptly titled “Gutsy Women Refuse Hate,” Thee Stallion chops it up with the Clintons about the hate and misogyny they experienced while navigating through their personal and professional lives. Before the mother and daughter bring out Thee Stallion, Clinton reminds viewers, “don’t let anyone define who you are.” In a clip from the episode that is currently making its rounds on social media, Hillary Clinton reveals that while Chelsea is big into Hip-Hop, she became aware of Megan Thee Stall...
Ray J & Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Gained $1.4M In Sales In 6 Weeks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Ray J got the news cycle spinning with a relentless Instagram Live session that he recently engaged in, using the moment to hit back at the Kardashian family over the infamous sex tape. According to some older documentation, it appears that Ray J and Kim Kardashian made the pornography company that put out their joint sex tape a pretty penny in just six weeks. TMZ reports that Vivid, the company that put out the infamous sex tape which seemingly sparked the career of Kim Kardashian, boasted of a flurry of sales in the opening weeks of the tape’s much-ballyhooed release From TMZ: We’ve obtained an email from Vivid Entertainment honcho Steve Hirsch dated May 1, 2007, in which he informs Kim the tape made $1,424,636.63 in revenue, in...
Small Chips: Judge Orders Seizure of Nearly $28K From R. Kelly’s Jail Account
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections A judge has granted permission for the Bureau of Prisons to move forward to seize funds from R. Kelly’s prison account. According to reports, federal Judge Ann Donnelly directed the Bureau of Prisons to seize $27,828 from the disgraced singer’s inmate commissary account last Friday (September 9th). Judge Donnelly granted approval of the motion, which was filed last month in the Brooklyn federal court by prosecutors to seize the money until a restitution amount judgment for the victims in Kelly’s first federal trial could be reached. “On August 4, 2022, at the government’s direction, the BOP restrained or ‘froze’ $27,824.24 of the money in the defendant’s trust account, leav...
21 Savage Requests All Evidence Be Tossed In ICE Arrest Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Years later and 21 Savage is still dealing with legal issues stemming from his ICE arrest. The Atlanta rapper has recently requested all the evidence in the case be suppressed. As per TMZ the trapper turned rapper is still working to clear his good name after getting arrested three years ago. On February 3, 2019, he was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) after a vehicle was pulled over that contained him, Young Nudy and two other individuals. Related Stories Young Nudy and the two others were being investigated on charges of aggravated assault and violation of the Georgia Gang Act. The “A Lot” rapper later alleged that he was personally also targeted in the operation. After his arrest, I...
PnB Rock Tributes Pour In From The Hip-Hop & Music Community
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 27 mins 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 ...
Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir Expecting Their Second Child
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince WIlliams / Prince Williams/ATLPics.net Entrepreneur Keyshia Ka’oir and legendary Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane are expecting their second child and they made the announcement in a very touching viral video. Ka’oir shared a video this weekend of her walking into a room and showing Gucci the positive pregnancy test result. The “So Icy” rapper is seen in the video beaming at the exciting news. The video also showed the couple at an ultrasound appointment. The couple have not revealed the gender of their coming blessing. Related Stories “Let’s Have Another Baby ICE Needs Somebody To Play With,” Ka’oir wrote in the caption. The couple has a nearly two-year-old son together, appropriately named Ice Davis. Per Madame Noire, Gucci Mane shower...
The Off-White™ x Nike Air Force 1 Low “Brooklyn” To Drop Tomorrow Via SNKRS Crap Shoot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Virgil Abloh may be gone (Rest In Power, King) but his Off-White™ creations are still a hot commodity out in these streets, and tomorrow (September 13) hypebeasts will be foaming out the mouth when some limited-edition Off-White™ Air Force 1’s drop on the dreaded Nike SNKRS app. HypeBeast is reporting that the bright green colorway to the Off-White™ Air Force 1’s will be releasing on Tuesday (September 13th) via raffle on the Nike SNKRS app as a way to celebrate the late-great Virgil Abloh’s “Figures of Speech” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Related Stories Previously referred to as the “Light Green Spark” colorway, the “Brooklyn” entry in the partnership features a striking all-green look accented by me...
Twitter Gives Jeff Bezos The Bird For Attacking Black Professor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty A tweet made by Jeff Bezos blasting a Black professor over her comments regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II has brought him a whirlwind of condemnation from many users on Twitter. Last Thursday (September 8), the death of the British monarch elicited a vast array of reactions online – with some not too broken up over her passing. As initial reports spoke of her grave condition an hour before, Carnegie Mellon University professor Uju Anya expressed her thoughts on Twitter. “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying,” she wrote. “May her pain be excruciating.” Related Stories The billionaire founder of Amazon wasn’t thrilled with Anya’s comment, quote-tweeting it and saying: “This is s...
PnB Rock Shot Dead While Dining In L.A. Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Rapper PnB Rock was shot today (Sept. 12) while he was out dining at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he has passed away. According to TMZ, PnB was eating at the Inglewood location of the restaurant with his girlfriend on Monday afternoon. A little before 1:30 pm PT, a gunman came in and shot PnB. Reportedly, the assailant removed jewelry from PnB’s person before fleeing, and didn’t target anyone else in the restaurant. Related Stories Video of PnB as he laid shot on the floor of the restaurant soon started circulating on social media but we will not be sharing that footage. It’s likely his Opps may have moved on PnB after his girlfriend shared footage of where they were eating [Note: Blame the sho...
