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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...
Kanye West Says He’s Done With Corporate America: “Time For Me To Go It Alone”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty Kanye West wants to cut out the middleman. In a recent interview, Ye says that he’s done with corporate America—well, at least until his contracts with the Gap and adidas are completed. Recently, Ye went on Instagram tirades against adidas, basically complaining about not receiving enough decision-making responsibilities and feeling disrespected despite making the brand millions of dollars. In an interview with Bloomberg, the Chicago multi-hyphenate says he’s done with that game. “It’s time for me to go it alone,” he told the business outlet. “It’s fine. I made the companies money. The companies made me money. We created ideas that will change apparel forever. Like the round jacket, the foam runner, the slides that have changed th...
STAPLE & NFL Team Up, Announce New Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Staple / Staple The 2022-23 NFL season has officially kicked off and to help commemorate the return of professional football, popular streetwear clothing brand STAPLE is collaborating with the NFL to drop a collection that football fans and tailgaters will certainly want to invest in. Source: Staple / Staple In a press release it was announced that the new collaboration collection between STAPLE and the NFL will feature items such as t-shirts, hoodies, outerwear and headwear courtesy of New Era. Related Stories The collection arrives just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the STAPLE brand, founded by the renowned designer Jeff Staple. The collab dropped on Monday, September 12 and is already available exclusively across Fanatics sites (Fanatics...
Is It Over? Rumors Swirl About Possible Lil Durk and India Royale Breakup
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty First the Fat Boys break up… There are rumors swirling that Lil Durk and his fiancée India Royale may be splitsville. India recently tweeted that she is a “free agent” and according to XXL, she also unfollowed her Chicago superstar boyfriend. Related Stories The couple have been dating for five years. They have one daughter together, Willow. India has an older daughter from a previous relationship, while Durk is the father of five other children. The breakup rumors quickly got the attention of social media users who had varying opinions. “if lil durk and india really broke up every female bout to post “true love doesn’t exist 💔,” one fan wrote. While other fans were worried for the Chicago rappe...
StockX Stops Sales Of Allegedly Stolen Jordans From The Memphis Jux
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: StockX / StockX Last week’s brazen robbery of $800,000 worth of Air Jordan and Nikes from storage trailers in Memphis, Tennessee sent shockwaves through the sneaker community and now StockX is taking a stand against the thieves using their website to get off the hot product. NiceKicks is reporting that StockX has decided to pull the plug on sneakers they feel might be connected to the Memphis robbery as they probably should’ve done from the get-go. These sneakers include the “Cherry” Air Jordan 11’s, “Chrome” Air Jordan 6’s and “Navy Blue” Air Jordan 4’s. Being that these particular sneakers haven’t been released yet, it makes it easier to spot the stolen merchandise if it’s coming from somewhere in Memphis. StockX released a statement to Nice Kicks on th...
Las Vegas Public Official Arrested In Murder of Reporter, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Getty A city official in Las Vegas, Nevada has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a reporter days after the individual was found dead at his residence. According to reports, Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday evening (September 7th). His arrest was in connection with the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German. German, whose investigative reporting of Telles put him in an unfavorable light which led to his third-place showing in a Democratic primary in June, was found stabbed to death outside of his home in a northwestern neighborhood of Las Vegas on Saturday morning(September 3rd). In a press confere...
Merriam-Webster Adds 370 New Words To The Dictionary, Including Internet Slang
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Let me just start by saying—all words are made up. Language wasn’t bestowed on us on holy tablets and delivered by Advanced Placement Moses so that our tongues would know what to do with themselves. Language was developed by people—who made up words. Still, English aficionados—who never wondered whether the person who came up with the word “flabbergasted” ever got funny looks—love to get their underoos all in a bunch whenever slang or informal words get added to the dictionary. Well, those people might not be happy with the fact that Merriam-Webster has added a slew of internet terminology to the great book of words and their meanings. From Engadget: The addition of “metaverse” comes as no surprise, seeing as companies like Face...
Boosie Denies Any Involvement In Jeweler’s Murder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Boosie is back in the headlines. A jeweler who befriended him is no longer with us and now he is fighting rumors that he had a hand in his demise. As per TMZ the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native is once again trying to clear his name with regards to someone’s untimely passing. During the holiday weekend he was in Houston for both business and leisure which included linking with Duke The Jeweler. On Sunday, September 4 Duke was killed. According to local police two unidentified men jumped out of a black GMC SUV and gunned him down on foot. Shortly after they fled the scene. Now his name is being attached to the hit as he met with Duke earlier that day. Related Stories Naturally the ru...
