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Chunky Comedian Aries Spears Attacks Lizzo With Fatphobia, Twitter Holds Up A Mirror
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Aries Spears is currently catching the wrath of Twitter after fat-shaming Lizzo and using a highly insensitive comparison to do so. As a result, fans of the popular singer is reminding Spears that he’s definitely seen slimmer days himself. The clip of Aries Spears taking a shot at Lizzo was captured by the YouTube program, The Art Of Dialogue, which shared a now-viral clip of Spears looking far more washed that the 47 years of age he reportedly is. We would love to avoid giving a breakdown of what Spears said but for the sake of context, the comedian compared Lizzo’s shape to the poop emoji and complained about her choice to show off her body in an array of outfits. To be fair to Spears, he did realize that this was the ...
NAV “Wrong Decisions,” Flo Milli “Big Steppa” & More | Daily Visuals 8.25.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mat Hayward / Getty Needless to say millions of people across the world had nothing to do but self-reflect during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020, but NAV took it a step further and turned his inner-findings during that time into a song that his fans could appreciate in “Wrong Decisions.” Coming through with some visuals for the aforementioned cut, NAV breaks down a confessional of sorts as he throws on some shades while blowing on some smoke and rolling some dice in a spiffy pair of Travis Scott Air Jordan 6’s. Us sneakerheads quickly notice which kicks these artists be rocking in their videos. Elsewhere Flo Milli got some heat for her fans and in her clip to “Big Steppa” sets her city on fire while towering over some model buildings like a Goddesszilla. ...
Megan Thee Stallion Request Depositions Of Carl Crawford And J. Prince In Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The dispute with Megan Thee Stallion and her label continues to get more tense. She is now requesting that Carl Crawford and J. Prince sit for depositions. As per TMZ everyone’s favorite Hot Girl is playing hard ball when it comes to her paperwork with 1501 Entertainment. In the newest update of their legal saga her lawyers have asked that her CEO Carl Crawford and Rap-A-Lot Records founder J. Prince be formally questioned. According to the celebrity gossip website the request has been granted and Prince goes up to bat first on Monday, October 24. The former Major League Baseball great is slotted for the following day on Tuesday, October 25. Related Stories The two parties have had tension for o we a year but Tina Snow offi...
DJ Khaled Drops ‘GOD DID’ LP, Twitter Loves Title Track Verse From Jay-Z
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 11 hours 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...
Drake Debuts New Sticky Shag Hairdo, Twitter Says He’s Giving “Lunch Lady Vibes”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Drake is making his hair a talking point along with his hits and tattoos, and his latest hairstyle has the internet talking. Apparently, the only thing sticky right now is Drake’s hair. Like his flow and accents, Drake loves to switch up his hair. This week, the Honestly, Nevermind crafter debuted his slicked-back shag to his 120 million Instagram followers. While not giving any reasoning behind the new do, the rapper left it up to his friends and fans to give his new persona a name. His famous rapper friends did oblige. Quavo quickly dubbed him “RAZOR AUBREY RAMONE aka SCOTT HALL,” a nod to the late WWE Hall-of-Famer, while Riff Raff pointed out, “You about 3 months shy of a Million Dollar Mull...
HHW Gaming: Everyone Including NFL Pros Are Frying ‘Madden NFL 23’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: EA / Madden NFL 23 Madden NFL 23 is here, and it’s only been a week since the game’s release, and it is getting dragged by not just fans of the annual sports video game franchise but NFL pros, too. Developers behind the game came into this season riding the momentum off Madden NFL 22, which was an improvement from Madden NFL 21. Reviews for Madden NFL 23 on OpenCritic have the game sitting at its usual fair rating despite new next-gen features like “FieldSense” technology that’s supposed to help improve the game’s feel and improvements to modes. But, there is another damming indicator of just how bad this game and it’s the reactions from players on social media, NFL pros in particular, who are trashing Madden NFL 23. “First game out on Mad...
HHW Gaming: Netflix Cancels ‘Resident Evil’ Series After 1 Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: COURTESY OF NETFLIX / Resident Evil Welp, that was fast. After one season, Netflix has decided that its once-promising Resident Evil series does not deserve a second season. Deadline exclusively reports that Netflix is doing its usual by canceling a show just after one season. The latest victim is the Resident Evil series which puts a fresh spin on the popular survival horror video game franchise. Related Stories The news of the show’s demise comes just months after its July 14 release and, according to the website, isn’t surprising due to how the show performed on the streaming service. The show faired poorly on Netflix’s Top 10 and was expensive to produce. Two factors against it, combined with a poor critical response, made Netflix’s decision easy to m...
Going Once…: Zadeh Kicks’ Confiscated Sneakers Getting Auctioned By The U.S. Government
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke A few weeks ago now infamous sneaker reseller Michael Malekzadeh a.k.a Zadeh Kicks was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and money laundering after jerking many sneakerheads out of millions of dollars. Now his own personal collection is up for auction courtesy of the U.S. Government. According to Fortune, more than 60,000 pairs of sneakers that Malekzadeh held at a warehouse have hit the auction block in an attempt to recoup some of the $70 million that the reseller had swindled out of countless customers who pre-ordered sneakers that he couldn’t have possibly obtained. Of the tens of thousands of sneakers that the government is reselling (LOL), 1,100 pairs are from Malekzadeh’s own personal collection and have an estim...
Scissor Talk: Megan Thee Stallion Is Down For Some Bedroom Fun With Yung Miami
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Caresha Please Yung Miami seems to be onto something with her REVOLT podcast Caresha Please. In the latest episode, she got her good friend Megan Thee Stallion to open up about the idea of having sex with her. After breaking the internet when she finally got Diddy to admit they date “real bad,” Yung Miami has scored another viral moment that has the internet’s attention. This time, Caresha got her good friend, Megan Thee Stallion, to spill some tea on whether or not she would take down the City Girl. Related Stories Being that she has no filter, Yung Miami asks the “Traumazine” crafter if she liked women, with Thee Stallion responding, “I like, what I like.” Seeing that she now has an in, Yung Miami follows up, “You want to f**k me?” Thee Stallio...
Jamie Foxx Does A Spot-On Impression of Donald Trump, Twitter Crowns Him The Impersonation King
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Tiffany Rose / Getty Is there anyone Jamie Foxx can’t impersonate to perfection? That was the question many people were asking after he smoked an impersonation of Cheetoh Mussolini, aka Donald Trump. It’s no secret just how talented Jamie Foxx is. The actor/musician/host reminded us just how good he is at impersonating people during a recent episode of the Rap Radar Podcast with Elliott Wilson and B.Dot. While promoting his new Netflix movie Day Shift, which also stars Snoop Dogg, the former disgraced president’s name came up when the hosts asked Snoop about reconnecting with Michael “Harry-O” Harris, a businessman who helped fund Death Row Records after Trump pardoned him in 2021. Harris was given a get-out-of-jail-free card after serving 30 years ...
Quavo Cast to Star Opposite Billy Zane In New Action-Thriller ‘Takeover’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Looks like Quavo will become the latest rapper to transition from Hip-Hop to Hollywood as he’s set to star in an action-thriller alongside a Tinsel Town OG. Variety is reporting that the Migos representative has been cast to star opposite Billy Zane in a new action-thriller dubbed Takeover with production set to go down in Quavo’s hometown of Atlanta. As for what the film’s plot will revolve around, it seems like a pretty interesting concept. Related Stories Zane plays Gamal Akopyan, the leader of an international heist ring, who uses street takeovers to get away with mass robberies. When his latest heist goes awry, he must do whatever it takes to escape the Atlanta takeover scene alive – with nine figures worth of dia...
Kodak Black Donates $50K Worth Of Water To Help Haiti’s Water Crisis
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) Kodak Black is once again putting on for his homeland. He is donating $50,000 dollars worth of water to help Haiti during their water crisis. As per TMZ the Pompano Beach, Florida native is putting his money where is heart is. The country is up against yet another misfortune and this time it is not a natural disaster. Over the last couple of days the island has been held hostage by local drug cartels and since locals have been cut off from food and water. The “Super Gremlin” rapper heard about the unfortunate news and is stepping up in order to offer Haitians relief. Related Stories On Tuesday, August 23 his lawyer Bradford Cohen announced that the man now legally known as Bil...
