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The Rock Lay’s The Smacketh Down In Latest ‘Black Adam’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Good news comic book fanboys, there might be some hope for the DCEU after all. Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. With just a little over a month to go before we witness Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson take on the titular role of the anti-hero known as Black Adam, we’ve gotten a new trailer to see what else we can expect from the long-awaited film and it actually seems, well, good. Aside from the expected action-packed scenes in which Black Adam takes on never-before-seen superheroes such as Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) and Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), we learn that The Suicide Squad‘s Amanda Walker (Viola Davis) is involved in the movie and a part of the Justice Society of America. Working with the JSA to tame a Black Adam who’s bee...
Lil Kim Blasts 50 Cent For Slandering Her Baby Daughter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Looks like 50 Cent might’ve bitten off a little more than he can chew with his trolling ways as social media is calling him out for talking sideways about Lil Kim’s baby daughter. It started when 50 Cent tried to goat Nicki Minaj into engaging in another fight with Lil Kim when he accused Kim of talking about her on Kim’s verse to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Plan B” by writing “@nickiminaj you better light her up I’m watching. she said something about the baby.” But 50 being 50, he took things way too far when he commented on Kim’s own baby by adding “her baby eye f*cked up.” Related Stories Unnecessary and uncalled for, social media users immediately came for Diddy and after catching much backlash online, Lil Kim decided to address the ...
Westside Gunn Shows Up To Show Out At ‘AEW Dynamite’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty The latest edition of All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite program had a little bit extra heat, as Westside Gunn showed up to wow the crowd. The Griselda Records artist & co-founder made a surprise appearance on Wednesday night (September 7th) as AEW held their Dynamite event in Gunn’s hometown of Buffalo, New York. The sold-out crowd at the KeyBank Center witnessed the wrestling organization’s first-ever event in the city, and Gunn walked out onto the runway performing his verse from “Dr. Birds” off of Griselda’s 2019 debut album, WWCD. As he finished, he introduced Daniel Garcia (also a Buffalo native) and walked him to the ring. Related Stories Garcia was competing against Wheeler Yuta for the Ring of Honor Championship...
Skepta’s Big Smoke Corporation Announces Partnership With Puma
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @skeptagram / @skeptagram Skepta is taking his talents to the sportwear industry with what seems to be more control. His Big Smoke Corporation has inked a new deal with Puma. Source: @skeptagram / @skeptagram As per Complex the London talent is about his business; figuratively and literally. On Wednesday, September 7 he announced that his Big Smoke Corporation is now in contract with Puma. “Cheers to creative control 🥂 we are excited to announce our @puma x @bigsmokecorp partnership. Looking forward to bringing our world to #Futro 🧩” he wrote on an Instagram caption that was accompanied by photos of he and some Puma executives. While details are scarce many speculate the German based brand is giving the ...
Turk Tries To Clarify His “Prison Sex” Comments On Drink Champs, Twitter Still Confused
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Right now, Noreaga has the right formula to get his guests, mainly rappers, to spill tea and run their mouths, sometimes to their detriment. Hot Boy and Cash Money Records artist Turk is an excellent example. Turk had had the internet collectively raising its eyebrows following an interesting explanation of “gay games” men play when he sat down with the op DJ Vlad. Now, the rapper has become the subject of conversation again after Drink Champs host Noreaga allowed him to clear up his comments about having a lot of sex while he was in prison. Unfortunately for Turk, his attempt at clarifying what he meant led to even more confusion. Twitter users are now debating if Turk said, “I f*cked, man,” “I f*cked her, man,” or “I f*cked a ...
Check Out The Trailer For Prime Video’s UK Hip-Hop Drama ‘JUNGLE’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Delroy Matty / Prime Video Hip-Hoppers on the States side know that the UK has their own rap scene that’s been flourishing for quite some time and we’re about to get an idea of how Hip-Hoppers live the life across the pond. Source: Delroy Matty / Prime Video Prime Video is gearing up to drop a new series in JUNGLE, which centers around the world of the UK rap and drill music scene. The show gives viewers a better understanding of how things are in the Hip-Hop world of the Brits. Related Stories In the cinematic and vibrant trailer to the upcoming series, we follow a few artists as they work their way through the streets of the UK with the same struggles and obstacles heads face on the daily over here in America. Created and executive produced by Chas Appe...
Mystikal Faces Prison In Life After First-Degree Rape Indictment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Mystikal, having endured similar charges and serving time in the past, faces up to life in prison after a first-degree rape indictment was handed down. The charge is tied to an alleged July 30 incident at the Louisiana rapper’s home and other charges were levied as well. Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, was indicted by an Ascension Parish grand jury this past Tuesday and the 51-year-old veteran rapper remains in the Ascension Parish Prison according to a report from the New Orleans Advocate. Mystikal’s previous attorney shot down the allegations but he has since retained new counsel in Joel Pearce, who represented the rapper in 2017 in another rape case that Mystikal served 18 months in prison over. Related Sto...
Babyface ft. Ella Mai “Keep On Fallin,’” Ne-Yo ft. Zae France “Layin’ Low” & More | Daily Visuals 9.8.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Babyface isn’t just an R&B verteran, he’s a true R&B OG who’s been dropping baby-makin’ music for decades and now he’s returned to link up with a young crooner who’s been ascending in the game for a minute now. Teaming up with the lovely Ella Mai for his latest visuals to “Keep On Fallin’,” Babyface takes things back to a renaissance era to turn up with Mai in a old school lookin mansion where they enjoy a fancy meal complete with lit candles and bottles of champagne. Speaking of R&B OG’s, Ne-Yo makes a rare appearance and in his latest clip for “Layin’ Low,” links up with Zae France for a pool party that turns into an after-dark affair that’s sure to be used as evidence in his divorce proceedings. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fr...
adidas Partners With Disney & Marvel For A “Dr. Doom” Stan Smith Colorway
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Dr. Doom has yet to make his official debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but fans will be glad to learn that the popular supervillain is already getting his own sneaker thanks to adidas. Source: adidas / adidas Nice Kicks is reporting that adidas is prepping for the release of an exclusive Stan Smith x Dr. Doom sneaker that came about thanks to a Disney, Marvel, and adidas collaboration for comic book fans and sneakerheads around the world. Could this be a hint to the comic book world that Dr. Doom will actually be making his debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as is currently rumored? Probably not but the sneakers still go hard with the details. The pair arrives in a sleek chalk white upper crafted from recycled materials. Notewo...
Quavo & Takeoff Announce ‘Only Built For Infinity Links’ Debut & Cover Art
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty There’s finally a release date for the debut joint album by Quavo and Takeoff, and a look at the new cover artwork to go with it with a shoutout to Kanye West. The two members (and relatives) of MIgos announced a release date for their debut joint album, which will be called Only Built For Infinity Links. The album will be available on October 7th through Quality Control and Motown. There is no official tracklist published by the two, but Quavo did release the album artwork via Twitter on Wednesday (September 7th). The cover garnered many positive responses, with some observing the tribute to Southern Hip-Hop pioneers Outkast in terms of the styling. The album title is another homage, inspired by Raekwon The Chef’s classic 1995 rel...
MF DOOM’s Widow Confirms Rapper’s Rhyme Books Were Stolen, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: C Brandon / Getty Recently, Talib Kweli accused Eothen “Egon” Alapatt of “stealing” the late, great MF DOOM’s rhyme book. The beloved rapper’s widow has confirmed that her husband’s books of rhymes (plural) were indeed stolen, allegedly. Back on August 31, Kweli took to Instagram to call out Alapatt as a “culture vulture,” but what really threw fans for a loop were the Broooklyn rapper’s claims that DOOM’s rhymebook had been pilfered. Related Stories “One day the hiphop community is going to have to discuss what a lying, stealing, conniving culture vulture Eothen Apalatt AKA Egon from Now Again Records is,” read part of Kweli’s IG message. “This is a non Black person who routinely takes advantage of Black artists and brags about it.” Alapatt is well-known...
Pusha T Responds To Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Quoting His Rhyme
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz On Wednesday (Sept. 7), social media was buzzing when the official Ukraine Ministry of Defense Twitter account quoted a Pusha T rhyme to announce the kind of damage they’ve inflicted on invading Russian forces, and now King Push has responded to the famous tweet. Hours after the Defense of Ukraine Twitter account wrote “I put numbers on the boards” and broke down exactly how many Russian tanks, jets, and helicopters they took down, Pusha T retweeted their post and simply stated “Great taste in music for the win…” Y’all know Drake somewhere a tad bit jealous that Ukraine didn’t quote any of his many hits. Related Stories It was a bit surprising to learn that Ukraine was familiar with Pusha T much less a lyric from his 2013 c...
