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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...
Pioneering Black CNN News Anchor Bernard Shaw Dies At 82
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CNN / Getty The world of news journalism is mourning the loss of former CNN lead anchor Bernard Shaw, one of the first notable Black media personalities in the field, who has passed away. He was 82. Shaw’s family confirmed the news of his death to the press. The former anchor passed away due to pneumonia unrelated to COVID-19 on Wednesday (September 7th) at a hospital in Washington D.C., according to a friend and former chief executive at CNN, Tom Johnson. In the statement from his family, they stated that a funeral will be held for members of the family and invited guests with a public memorial service to be announced at a later date. “In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Bernard Shaw Scholarship Fund at the Universi...
OG ‘Lord of The Rings’ Cast Reunite To Condemn ‘Rings of Power’ Racist Backlash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ben Rothstein / Rings of Power Racism has somehow found its way into Middle Earth, home to Elves, Orcs, and other mythical creatures. The original cast members from the Lord of The Ring trilogy have banded together to call for inclusivity following racist backlash to the new Rings of Power Prime Video series. Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan, the stars of Peter Jackson’s beloved Lord of The Rings films, hopped on social media to show support for the diverse casting in the new Prime Video LOTR series, Rings of Power. While disappointing but not surprising, some butt-hurt nerds felt the need to complain about the fictional creatures of Middle-Earth having melanin because they feel it goes against the original source material. In a tweet, Woods ...
Redman Is Officially A Licensed Skydiver
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Hip-Hop legend Redman is out here proving that age ain’t nothing but a number as he’s now gearing up to teach people how to safely jump out of airplanes. According to TMZ the Muddy Waters rapper has officially become a licensed skydiver after completing 27 jumps over the years and also passed a written test to get documentation. Taking to Instagram to share the news, Reggie Noble posted a video of himself jumping out of a plane with a caption that read, “I worked HARD for this !! 27 JUMPS and Studied Hard for my Written Exam and Passed TODAY !! I’m an OFFICIAL A LICENSED SKYDIVER.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I’m WILDING IN THE SKIES.” The veteran rap star was out in Houston at an undisclo...
The Time The Late Queen Elizabeth II Helped Snoop Dogg Avoid UK Ban
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / Getty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at 96. It’s not a stretch to say Hip-Hop isn’t into the Royals (there’s that whole colonizer situation), but somehow, Snoop Dogg once found himself on the good side of the late monarch. Earlier this year, Snoop detailed how the Queen kept him from being banned in the UK during the midst of his infamous murder trial. The “Gin & Juice” rapper told DJ Whoo Kid how back in ’94 (two years before his acquittal), the Queen held him down. “This was while I was fighting a murder case, over there [U.K.] doing shows,” said Snoop after recalling how UK citizens wanted him banned from the nation. “But guess who came to my defense? Just take a guess…” Yep. “The queen” said Snoop. “The queen said, ‘Th...
Aries Spears Says Accusers Are Using “Extortion” Tactics
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bobby Bank / Getty Aries Spears and Tiffany Haddish found themselves in a well of controversy after an explosive piece released by The Daily Beast revealed that the pair were being sued for molestation and grooming. Both comedians responded publicly to the accusations brought forth in the lawsuit, but Spears took it one step further and says that the lawsuit is “extortion.” Taking to the Instagram page of the Spears & Steinberg podcast from Aries Spears and Andy Steinberg. In a clip teasing an upcoming episode, Spears, 47, addressed the lawsuit in a vague fashion but apparently wanted to say more. Related Stories “Listen, obviously for legal reasons, I really can’t talk about anything at this time,” Spears says in the clip. “But I just, more or less, ...
Method Man Explains Why He Opted Out Of Wu-Tang Clan NY State Of Mind Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Method Man is one of the standout members of the sprawling Wu-Tang Clan collective, but fans who checked out the group’s NY State Of Mind Tour with Nas probably left disappointed. Meth explained to his legion of fans expecting to see him onstage why he isn’t joining the tour at the moment but showed love all the same. Method Man took to Instagram Live to address the chatter around him not appearing on the tour, pointing to the fact that he has a few irons in the fire as an actor these days along with financial responsibility to his family. Related Stories “I’m a clear this shit up once and for all,” Meth began. “I’m a say this one last time. One of the nicest motherf*ckers in the world, but I am not a pushover. I have sacrificed so ...
