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Nike & John Geiger Reach A Settlement In Air Force 1 Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke The battle over the culture’s most beloved low top is now over. Nike and John Geiger have reached a settlement over the Air Force 1 trademark infringement accusations. As per Nice Kick the longtime designer has made nice with the global sportswear giant. On Tuesday, August 30 Nike released a statement confirming the two parties have come to a mutual understanding over the sneaker. “Nike and John Geiger have resolved the lawsuit related to Nike’s Air Force 1 trade dress and John Geiger’s footwear products, specifically his GF-01 shoes,” reads the joint statement. “ The lawsuit has been resolved through an amicable resolution that includes a consent judgement. As part of the resolution, John Geiger has agreed to modify the design of hi...
Jackson Water Crisis Was A Disaster Years In The Making: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brad Vest / Getty Here we go again, another water crisis in the “greatest country world” that will affect Black Americans primarily. NPR reports the Jackson water crisis directly results from years of neglect to fix the city’s aging water system. Before last week’s rain caused massive flooding making Mississippi’s capital city’s drinking water undrinkable for more than 150,000 residents, Jackson was already struggling to fix its deteriorating system. Per NPR: For years, residents of the majority-Black city have endured everything from service disruptions and recurring boil-water advisories to concerns over contaminants like lead and E. coli bacteria, thanks to failures to upgrade Jackson’s aging infrastructure. With the city now ...
Dr. Dre & Diddy Link Up In The Studio, See Photos Of Epic Session
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Giovanni Bandero / press handout The East vs. West beef is long over and now that it’s been all love between the two coasts. Dr. Dre and Sean “Diddy” Combs have at last linked up in the studio together and we have the pics to prove it.Recently the two Hip-Hop icons linked up for a studio session as Dr. Dre works with Snoop Dogg on their new album. Reportedly, Dre helped walk Diddy through his vocals for the upcoming project. Taking to Instagram to reveal that he was indeed working with The Chronic icon, P. Diddy expressed his love and gratitude for having the opportunity to work with Dr. Dre and wrote as much in the caption. “Yesterday, one of my biggest dreams finally came true. I remember the first time I heard @DrDre’s production. It gave me clea...
Joe Budden Slams Adam22 For Resurfacing Kevin Samuels Content
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Joe Budden is now a member of the media by way of his popular eponymously named podcast, and now he’s using his position as a leader to challenge others in the space. During a recent episode, the retired rapper challenged Adam22 and his decision to unearth Kevin Samuels footage after the passing of the relationship guru. Adam22 joined the crew of The Joe Budden Podcast and the topic of Kevin Samuels was raised by Budden, who felt that his guest uploading an interview he conducted with Samuels as a means to drive traffic to his channels was, in Budden’s words, “nasty.” Without flinching, Adam22 took Budden’s criticism head on, making mention that Budden himself is in the same space where bad news is still news. It then led to Adam22 an...
#DonovanLewis: Cops Shoot & Kill Unarmed Columbus Man Donovan Lewis
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 31 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 ...
Quavo & Takeoff ft. Birdman “Big Stunna,” John Legend ft. Saweetie “All She Wanna Do” & More | Daily Visuals 8.29.22
HipHopWired Featured Video With Offset officially out on his solo grind, Quavo and Takeoff continue to do the duo thing and invited a Ca$h Money triple OG to roll with them in some big boy toys that many men will never be able to push in their lifetimes. Linking up with Bideman for their visuals to “Big Stunna,” Quavo and Takeoff pull out all kinds of exotic cars with the suicide doors that had all the big booty women within a 15 foot radius twerking like there was no tomorrow. Cars like this are capable of that for some reason. On the R&B tip, John Legend gets a gang of women to bust a move to his tunes in another room while he cuts a rug on his side of the wall for his Saweetie assisted visuals to “All She Wanna do.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve mi...
Upcoming Doc Claims Michael Jackson Used Fake IDs To Buy Drugs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kimberly White / Getty Michael Jackson would have turned 64 this past Monday (August 29) and instead of celebrating the life and legacy of the King Of Pop, folks are focusing on the entertainer’s reported struggles with drug addiction. According to an upcoming documentary, Jackson allegedly used 19 falsified ID cards to obtain drugs. A new documentary coming next week titled TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson examines the passing of Jackson, who died at the age of 50 in 2009. According to widely known reports, Jackson succumbed due to acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. Jackson’s physician, Conrad Murray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the death was ruled a homicide. Murray served two years of a four-year pris...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: Phor & Nina Still Have Issues, Don Wants To Help Ryan Get A Boo
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / Black Ink Crew: Chicago This week on Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Phor and Nina still have issues they need to work out despite getting along in the co-parenting department. Don wants to help Ryan get a boo. Phor & Nina Are Fine With Just Co-parenting While plugging his new project aptly titled Phorplay, Phor stopped by the Kendra G radio show. We don’t really care about his music, so the conversation shifted toward his love life, and he reveals to the radio host that he is single and that co-parenting is going well with his son’s mother, Nina. He also revealed to Kendra G that he’s planning on holding a lingerie listening party to celebrate the project and to give his fans and friends a taste of his new music. Don Wants To Help Ryan ...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Saints Row’ Is A Reboot That Fails To Make A Good Impression
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Volition Games / Saints Row After playing four hours of Saints Row during a preview session, optimism was very high about Volition Studios’ big reboot of the franchise. After getting our hands on the entire game, the optimism quickly waned, but it wasn’t an entirely terrible experience. As a video game franchise, Saints Row is in an interesting space. The game was stuck in limbo following 2015’s lackluster Gat Out Hell, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of fans of Saints Row. Volition knew they had to recapture the zany magic that gamers have come to expect from the open-world game that is not Grand Theft Auto and present it in a next-gen package. Did they manage to do that? Yes, but mostly no, unfortunately. Related Stories As you travel around the gorge...
MAGA Stooge Nick Adams Says Kid Rock Should Drop Music Same Day As Taylor Swift
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Legato / Getty Kid Rock, a middling struggle rapper at best, is something of a MAGA mascot these days and a favorite of former president and top-secret document hoarder, Donald Trump. Nick Adams, a political pundit who stans for Trump, issued a pair of tweets suggesting Kid Rock should drop an album the same day as Taylor Swift. Out of respect for your time and energy, we won’t post the direct tweets in question but instead share it in full below. From Nick Adams: Under Joe Biden, America is more divided than at any point in our history since the Civil War. Music brings people together. It’s become abundantly clear, America does NOT need new music from Taylor Swift. America needs a new Kid Rock album ASAP to re-unify the country! — Kid Rock sh...
Serena Williams Hailed For Iconic Career After US Open Victory
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frey/TPN / Getty In the opening match of what has been billed as her final tennis tournament, Serena Williams powered her way to a win at the U.S. Open and was honored by luminaries afterward. Serena Williams began her opening round match on Monday night against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in a rocky fashion, committing double faults and nearly being down 4-2 in the first set. But a sterling backhand return by the tennis legend, set the scene for a tremendous comeback which saw her win the match, 6-3, 6-3, straight sets. The win added more luster to Williams’ career, making it the 40th time she won an opening match at the U.S. Open. Her win over the 80th-ranked Kovinic also extended her number of Grand Slam victories to 366 – the most for a woman player. ...
TikToker Duane Cali Admits He Faked Having Monkeypox To Promote His Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Today people will do or say anything to bring attention to whatever they’re promoting, but a TikToker might’ve went over the line in his attempt to get more people to listen to his new song. According to Blavity, TikToker Duane Cali had the bright idea of claiming that he was infected with the Mokeypox virus that has been running rampant across numerous communities. He recently admitted that it was all a farce and he just wanted to get his music more clicks. In a new video he posted on his TikTok account, Cali decided to come clean after he went on a McDonald’s run and received backlash from followers who reminded him he could be spreading the virus. Related Stories Before he came clean about his unusual and unnecessary promo method,...
