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The Weeknd Apologizes To Fans For Canceling LA Show Mid-Performance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Canadian superstar The Weeknd had to cancel a Los Angeles concert mid-performance on Saturday night. During the show at SoFi Stadium, the singer broke the sad news to his fans saying, according to CBS News, “I don’t know what just happened when I screamed, but I just lost my voice,” he said. “This is killing me, I don’t want to stop the show but I can’t give you the concert I want to give you right now.” The cancelation came just after the second song in the show and fans expressed their disappointment, however, The Weeknd promised them refunds and that he would set a new date. Related Stories “But I wanted to come out and personally apologize, not tweet it or Instagram or whatever. I wanted you guys to know that I can’t ...
London Drill Rapper M Lo Dead At 29
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter Screenshot / Twitter M Lo, a London rapper who performed music within the Drill scene, was shot over the weekend and succumbed to his wounds. According to reports, M Lo leaves behind a pair of young daughters. According to the Evening Standard, M Lo, whose real name is Maximillian Kusi-Owusu, was found early Sunday (September 4) morning suffering from gunshot wounds. Upon being sent to a nearby hospital, the man died three hours later after being found by the authorities. A 29-year-old suspect was arrested and later released according to accounts from Scotland Yard. More from The Evening Standard: A family friend told The Standard: “Fame never changed Max. He’s a very straightforward, energetic and down-to-earth human being. “He was extremely tale...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: Phor & Nina Don’t Understand They Are Single, Don Can’t Reach His Baby Mama
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / Phor This week on Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Phor and Nina try to talk about their issues but fail miserably. Draya meets her long-lost sister, Ryan loses an artist, and Don is having some baby mama drama. Draya Reveals She Might Have Siblings The episode opens up with 9 MAG undergoing some significant renovations. Ryan decided to add some new booths to the shop. The crew is excited about the changes to the shop but doesn’t want to get in the way of the work and will wait till the work is done and let Ryan decide who gets what booth. Anyway, Draya, who had always believed that she was an only child, reveals to her coworkers that she discovered that she might have siblings. Through social media, she connected with a young woman who might...
No CAP: Young Guru Drops Receipt That JAY-Z Recorded Epic ‘God Did’ Verse In One Take
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty We’re still talking about JAY-Z’s epic “God Did” verse, and now there is skepticism about whether or not HOV recorded it in his signature one-take style. Young Guru has come through with a huge receipt to kill all doubt. Fresh off his expert dissection of Jigga’s “God Did” bars, the engineer/producer decided to shut up the naysayers who fixed their lips and Twitter fingers to say JAY-Z did not record the verse in one take. In the caption for the IG post that shares a photo of JAY-Z taking a photo or recording a video of Guru doing what he does best, he wrote: “This is first and last time I’m gonna do this. I could care less if you believe me when I say that he did this @djkhaled verse in one take. Let’s be clear for the youth. D...
HHW Gaming: PlayStation Is Helping The Push For Diversity In Gaming With Its Latest Efforts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: valentinrussanov / Getty PlayStation is putting its money where its mouth is to ensure video game development gets some melanin injected into it. On Tuesday (Sep.6), PlayStation announced via its blog about recent efforts the company has made to improve diversity in the gaming world. In 2020 with the $100 million Global Social Justice Fund to “support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world.” Keeping the momentum going, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has committed more than $11 million in total to “advance race equity within the gaming industry and beyond.” PlayStation also announced new partners would join SIE’s global Social Justice Fund. [embedded content] Per PlayStation: “Through SIE’s Social Justice Initiative and our PlayS...
Sotheby’s Taps Skepta To Curate Contemporary Art Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joseph Okpako / Getty After years of making a name for himself on the UK Hip-Hop scene, Skepta is expanding his repertoire and adding “visual artist” to his portfolio. Highsnobiety is reporting that the man who was once rumored to be dating Adele (wasn’t true), will be taking his talents to the halls of Sotheby’s as he will be co-curating a Contemporary Curated auction that will be taking place in September at Sotheby’s London. Taking to IG to talk about his latest project, the rapper/Nike collaborator expressed his love for art and how having African art in his home “shaped me” and how it’s influenced his appreciation for art in general. “For me it’s about that beautiful thing of being able to look at a picture and feeling an emotion. If I look at an art...
DJ Khaled ft. Jadakiss “JADAKISS INTERLUDE” & More | Daily Visuals 9.6.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months since Kendrick Lamar blessed us with his latest project, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, but that isn’t keeping the man from dropping a new visual for one the album’s standout cuts. Coming through with a short film for “We Cry Together,” K. Dot ditches the audio from the album and goes live and direct with it as he argues up a storm with the talented Taylour Paige and reminds us that he truly is a once in a generation artist that we need to appreciate while he’s here. It was like watching a play and we loved every second of it. Related Stories Back in Yonkers, DJ Khaled continues to push his GOD DID album and for his clip to “JADAKISS INTERLUDE” links up with Jay-To-The-Muah on his home turf where it was kinda weird to see Khaled hang ou...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K23’ Player Ratings Drop, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson & Twitter Have Thoughts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K23 NBA 2K23’s release is right around the corner, and now it’s finally time to learn the 2K player ratings for your favorite NBA superstar. It’s arguing time! NBA players wait all year to learn exactly how their previous year’s effort on the court will reflect on their ratings in the next version of NBA 2K23. Well, that day has finally arrived, and the usual suspects occupy the top of the list, but unlike last year, one player is wearing the crown as the highest-rated player in NBA 2K23, and that’s Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, with a 97 rating. Last year, the Greek Freak shared the top spot with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, now they sit behind him, with each of them sharing a 96 rating a...
New AP African American Studies Course Debuts This Fall
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal History Archive / Getty As the new school year begins, high school students at advanced levels will now have the opportunity to take a course devoted to the breadth of African American history. The College Board has launched the first-ever Advanced Placement course that is devoted to African American studies. The program is the 40th course for high school students to receive collegiate credit introduced by the board, and its first new one since 2014. The new AP African American Studies course will be available at 60 high schools nationwide this fall. Students who participate this year will not receive college credit, but it will be available for those who enroll during the 2024-2025 school year when it will be offered nationwide at every high sc...
Netflix & Vince Staples Partner For New Series ‘The Vince Staples Show’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prashant Gupta / Netflix Seems like just yesterday Vince Staples had haters raising money for his retirement from rap music. But not only has the North Long Beach rapper continued to bless heads with new work, he’s not linking up with Netflix on an entirely new venture. Netflix has announced that they will be partnering up with the “Blue Suede” rapper for a new series dubbed The Vince Staples Show which is set to go into production sooner than later. Though it will be centered around the artist from the LBC, The Vince Staples Show will actually be a fictional series which will draw inspiration and ideas from the life and times of Vince as he stars in the show as himself. Vince expressed his excitement for the upcoming show. “I am excited to partner with N...
Nope, Scottie Pippen’s Ex & Michael Jordan’s Son Not Dating, Despite Being Spotted Out Together
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Manny Hernandez / Getty We all know that nothing gets the rumor mill spinning like when celebrities who know one thought were dating are caught out it public together looking like they’re on a date. Well, apparently, that also applies to the family members of celebrities. So, Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife was spotted with Michael Jordan’s son and the two appeared to be on a double date with another couple. Now, for those of us who would not recognize Pippen’s ex or Jordan’s son if we bumped into them at Waffle House and they were both wearing the respective Chicago Bulls jerseys of the NBA legend they’re attached to, we might wonder how anyone even noticed the pair. (To be fair, Pippen’s ex is a Real Housewives star, so, fans would certainly know her. It’s ent...
DJ Drama & Jeezy “I Ain’t Gon Hold Ya,” Dave East “Gangsta” & More | Daily Visuals 9.2.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been forever since we’ve gotten a DJ Drama and Jeezy Gangsta Grillz mixtape and while we’re not going to be getting one anytime soon at least they’ve blessed us with a new cut for the real heads out there. Linking up for the visuals to “I Ain’t Gon Hold Ya,” DJ Drama and Jeezy reunite (as does Jeezy’s head with his old bandana) to kick it with some thick young ladies who twerk on a paisley covered couch that’s sure to become a traphouse stable. That’s a gangsta couch. Speaking of gangsta, back in Harlem Dave East keeps it just that and for his clip to “Gangsta” kicks it with his crew at his new store From The Deli up on 145th street. He got some dope murals painted up in there. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from JID, Tyga, and more. DJ D...
