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Beyonce’s Belated 41st Birthday Party Deep With A-List Celebs
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Steven Ryan / Getty Beyoncé’s birthday was on a holiday (Labor Day Weekend), so of course she was going to have the actual party this past weekend (Saturday, Sept. 10) in Bel Air. If you weren’t on this guest list, you ain’t as big of a star as you think, respectfully. The A-listers were in force to party with Queen Bey, including Hip-Hop stars like Drake and Hollywood elite like Zendaya and LeBron James’ homie, super agent Rich Paul, and his girlfriend Adele. Per TMZ: The stars were out and on the prowl Saturday night … hitting up a mansion in Bel Air, where Bey and Jay-Z were hosting to celebrate her the big 4-1. It would appear just about anyone who’s anyone got an invite — and they didn’t hesitate to take Bey up on her offer to rage. Huge celeb...
Ray J Drags Kris Jenner & Kim Kardashian After Polygraph Results Refute Sex Tape Release Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Ray J is speaking out to finally clear his name regarding who actually released the now infamous sex tape between him and Kim Kardashian. On Saturday (Sept 10), the Raycon mogul called out Kris Jenner and Kim K after Jenner participated in a polygraph test during an interview on Late Night with James Corden allegedly refuting Ray J’s claim that she assisted in the release of the tape. Related Stories During the test, Kris sat next to Kylie as James Corden asked, “Did you help Kim release her sex tape?” –to which Jenner answered with a firm “No” to the question, before the examiner, John Grogan, said it was “true.” [embedded content] Catching wind of the news, Ray J took to social media to call out the Kardashian matriarch for not ...
Benny The Butcher & BSF ft. Conway The Machine & Cory Gunz “Pandemic Flow,” YG “Alone” & More | Daily Visuals 9.9.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Buffalo stand up! After watching the Buffalo Bills open up the 2022 NFL season by dismantaling the Super Bowl champs, LA Rams, Benny The Butcher blesses the Bills Mafia with some gangsta music to groove to. Coming through with his Black Soprano Family behind him, Benny enlists the talents of Conway The Machine and Cory Gunz for his clip to “Pandemic Flow” where the men blow smoke, drops bars, and toast to the success they’ve accumulated thus far in their careers. From East to West, YG looks like a man on an island and in his clip to “Alone” kicks it in the studio by his lonesome with nothing more than some masked security guards standing behind him as he lays down his vocals in the booth. Interesting concept that’s for sure. Check out...
Nike JDI Day Returns, Drake Hosts Nike Maxim Awards—Travis Scott & More Celebs Big Up Employees
Written By Alvin aqua Blanco , Director of Content Posted 3 hours ago @aqua174 Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men’s Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately documente...
White House Finally Unveils Official Obama Portraits
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty In a restoration of tradition, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were at the White House for a ceremony honoring the unveiling of their official portraits. On Wednesday afternoon (September 7th), the Obamas were the guests of honor at the White House as their official portraits were unveiled to the public for the first time. The ceremony honoring a former President & First Lady which is hosted by his successor is a time-honored tradition – one broken as former President Donald J. Trump refused to hold the ceremony during his term in office. President Joe Biden, Trump’s successor, held court over the proceedings in the East Room. “Welcome home!”, he said to the former President and his family...
Encore: Eminem Reveals Details Of Near Death Overdose Scare In 2007
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MARK RALSTON / Getty Eminem has had to fight his share of demons. He recently opened up about his near death overdose back in 2007 that almost left him permanently brain damaged. As per Complex the Detroit native is giving the world a look into his past drug issues. Slim joined his longtime manager, Paul Rosenberg, during a special edition of Rosenberg’s original SiriusXM podcast series: Paul Pod: Curtain Call 2. During Part one of their two-episode sit-down, the “Rap God” rapper got candid about his substance abuse issues and taking about “75-80 valium” a night during his detox. “It took a long time for my brain to start working again,” he revealed. Related Stories Paul went on to add further context to story. “You literally were coming off of ...
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...
