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HHW Gaming: Sony Jacking Up The Global Prices of PlayStation 5, US Gamers Safe For Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty If you live outside of the United States and are still looking for a PlayStation 5, this is not the news you were hoping to hear about Sony’s still hard-to-get next-gen console. Per The Guardian, Sony is increasing its PlayStation 5 console’s price by as much as 20% in every market outside of the United States. The console is still high in demand and short in supply due to the global supply chain issues will see its price increase in the EU by 6% (£30), from £449.99 to £479.99. The disc-less version will also see the same bump from £359.99 to £389.99. Australian gamers can also expect to dish out more mula for the PS5. Prices will go from AU$749.95 to AU$799.95 for the disc version and from AU$599.95 to AU$649.95 for the digital editio...
Fabolous ft. Jim Jones “Rich Hustle,” Gucci Mane ft. BigDogWalk & Peewee Longway “Gelati” & More | Daily Visuals 8.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For the past year Fabolous, Jim Jones and Maino have shared their hilarious workout bromance on social media for all to enjoy but now Fab and Jim have finally gotten out the gym and into the studio to lay down some bars for their day-one fans to bop to. Linking up for the visuals to “Rich Hustle,” Fabolous heads out to Harlem to get his Bentley handwashed before popping bottles and flossing ridiculous amounts of ice with Jim Jones at Dyckman Park as a basketball game is played for the crowd in attendance. Down South, Gucci Mane calls on BigWalkDog and Peewee Longway to meet him at the hangout spot to get things turnt and stunt with reasonable amounts of ice for his latest clip to “Gelati.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Hotboii, Stefflong...
Sony Teases New DualSense Edge Wireless Controller At Gamescon
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony / Sony The PlayStation vs. Xbox wars continue to ensue as Sony has unveiled its new DualSense Edge Wireless controller which bares some similarities to that of the Xbox Elite controller. The Verge is reporting that during Gamescon opening night, Sony teased their new PlayStation accessory and it’s looking like it’s going to be a beaut. Related Stories The DualSense Edge allows owners to change out stick caps for three types: standard, high dome, and low dome. There are also two swappable back buttons (half-dome or lever) that can be mapped to any other buttons, much like typical paddles. You can even replace the stick modules, which is a great advantage over the Xbox Elite. These will be sold separately. Sony has also added adjustable trigger hair lo...
Bizarre Video from ‘Love & Hip Hop’s’ Yandy Smith Sparks Cheating Rumors
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty In an Instagram reel earlier this month, Love & Hip Hop star and entrepreneur Yandy Smith-Harris seems to suggest that there is another man in her life other than her husband, Mendeecees Harris. “This is important because I feel like this is gonna end up on the blogs anyway,” Smith-Harris says in the reel.“I have been out and about and I recently…” she says as a man pops into the frame and interjects. “You gonna tell them or what?” he asks—smoking a cigar. “I don’t got all day.” The man adds, “I’m not saying I’m the other guy but I’m not saying I’m not the other guy.” Smith-Harris then says, “Alright well, that’s certainly not how I felt like I wanted to tell everybody,” she says. “Say hi to the blogs,” the man interj...
Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking, Faces Five Years In Jail
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap is poised to go to prison for five years after pleading guilty to his involvement in a major drug trafficking enterprise in court. According to reports, Willie Junior Maxwell II aka Fetty Wap pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances in a Central Islip, New York courtroom on Monday (August 22nd). The charge carries a mandatory prison sentence of five years, but federal sentencing guidelines have the potential to add another two years to that. The plea was heard by U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, who had previously revoked the rapper’s $500,000 bond and sent him to jail two weeks beforehand. This resulted from him violating his pretrial release guidelines by threatening...
Styles P “Order In The Court,” 10Percent ft. Moneybagg Yo “Major Payne” & More | Daily Visuals 8.24.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erika Goldring / Getty As a trio The Lox is one of Hip-Hop’s most revered rap groups of all-time as in their heyday they dropped street banger after street banger, but even as solo artists they’ve proven to be just as potent with their pen and pads. Styles P shows and proves that fact to be true as he comes through with his latest visuals to “Order In The Court” in which The Ghost haunts the streets of Yonkers with his crew in tow and some pitbulls on leashes just in case they have to run down some ops who get out of pocket while in the presence of a street legend. Related Stories From the concrete jungles of New York to the sticks down in the South, 10Percent gets his soldiers ready for war and for his Moneybagg Yo assisted clip to “Major Payne” takes hi...
A Ma Maniére To Drop 23,000 Pairs Of The Nike Air Ship Via Raffle, Good Luck With That
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: A Ma Maniere / A Ma Maniere A few days ago A Ma Maniére shocked everyone when they suddenly announced that they had an another Air Jordan collaboration releasing this month and now we have the details on how to get yourself a pair of the new collaboration. Later this week A Ma Maniére will be dropping just 23,000 pairs of their “Royal Blue” Air Ship via raffle both in-store and online and though not many people go gaga for the Air Ship’s, the limited quantities will surely move people to try and get a pair. Taking to IG to announce the raffle, the good folks over at A Ma Maniére explained why they decided to remix the Air Ship and how people can enter to get a pair. Related Stories Drawing a parallel between A Ma Maniére’s commitment to amplify ...
Kanye West Won’t Face Charges For Punching Out Fan In LA
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Earlier this year Kanye West found himself in legal hot water when he laid out a fan who asked him for an autograph at the worst possible time, but luckily Ye won’t be facing any charges for letting his “gangsta” out the cage. According to Page Six, a spokesperson for the LA City Attorney’s Office told them that Kanye would not be charged for the January incident as their investigation of the incident led them to believe that there would be “no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” Kanye West’s attorney, Michael Goldstein weighed in on the decision saying “We are satisfied with this resolution as it recognizes my client did nothing wrong.” Related Stories The criminal defense lawyer then alleges that “video and photogra...
2022 Black Footwear Forum Goes Down In Detroit In September
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The 2022 Black Footwear Forum (BFF), formerly the African American Footwear Forum (AAFF), is going down this September in Detroit. The gathering aims to address issues of diversity in the world of footwear, and the list of attendees features a who’s who of creatives and talent in the business. Source: Black Footwear Forum / BFF The BFF is scheduled for Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18, and will be held at the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and in partnership with Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). If you don’t know, the Lewis College of Business was acquired by Pensole Academy founder and renowned designer D’Wayne Edwards in 2021. As such, it became what’s touted as not o...
Kevin Durant Agrees To Return To Brooklyn Nets Amid Trade Rumor Drama
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Newsday LLC / Getty Kevin Durant was easily the top available asset in the NBA after a flurry of big-time signings, trades, and roster moves shuffled the deck considerably across the league. After weeks of uncertainty and plenty of unconfirmed chatter, KD plans to run it back with the Brooklyn Nets after a new announcement was made. The Kevin Durant saga ended on an unexpected note with all parties deciding to put aside differences that played out in intense fashion in the press and figure a way to bring wins back to a talented if turbulent Nets squad. Durant, 33, was a central figure in the team’s structure so his return is a big win for Brooklyn. Via their social media accounts, the Brooklyn Nets issued a statement authored by Nets GM, Sean Marks. From ...
Popular Demand: Cam’ron Reveals How He And Jay-Z Squashed Their Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Cam’ron rarely does interviews but when he does he doesn’t disappoint. In a new Q&A he reveals how he and Jay-Z squashed their beef. As per Complex the Harlem, New York native paid a visit to the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast. While Gillie Da Kid and Wallo got the “Get Em’ Girls” rapper to discuss several iconic moments in his career, it was his take on his back and forth with Hov that got the Hip-Hop Community talking. During the 56-minute mark he was asked how things got nasty between them and he pointed to his smash single “Oh Boy”. Related Stories Jigga surprised him with a remix verse but Killa wasn’t feeling it thus he erased it. “I was just so caught up… I’m very, very petty, man” he said. But looking ba...
NAACP Says Biden Student Loan Debt Relief Proposal Not Enough
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bill Clark / Getty As President Joe Biden is set to make a major announcement about reducing the amount of student loan debt for those struggling, the NAACP has firmly and publicly stated that it’s not enough to help Black borrowers. According to reports, President Biden is poised to announce a new plan to forgive up to $10,000 of student loan debt for those borrowers who earn below a certain level of income and to extend the current pause on repayments until January 2023. Some outlets have pointed to the White House making an official announcement on Wednesday (August 24th). The move would immediately impact 45 million Americans or one-third of all current borrowers. The news of this proposal, which sources say is still being finalized, was met with swif...
