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Dennis Rodman Was Headed To Russia To Help Brittney Griner, State Department Urged Otherwise
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Dennis Rodman is most certainly cemented in the annals of history as an NBA legend as evidenced by his championships and awards. The Worm is also something of a diplomat and originally stated he was heading to Russia to assist with the Brittney Griner case but is deciding against the move. ABC News shared in a new report that Dennis Rodman, who told NBC News over the weekend that he had “permission” to “help that girl” in WNBA star Brittney Griner, would not be heading to Russia after State Department officials intervened. State Department spokesperson Ned Price spoke at a press briefing on Monday (August 23), telling ABC News that Rodman would be operating solely on his own if he made the trip. “He would not be traveling on behalf o...
Sony To Drop New PlayStation Virtual Reality Headset In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony / Sony The PlayStation 5 is almost two years old at this point and though many gamers still haven’t been able to purchase a console due to limited quantities, that isn’t keeping Sony from dropping a new VR2 headset in 2023. According to The Verge, Sony is planning on releasing a new and improved virtual reality headset for those who like to escape reality in the comfort of their own home and don’t mind wearing a headset while doing so. While Sony had been teasing the new VR2 for a minute now, they’ve finally released a little more info on what you can expect when the headset drops in 2023. Related Stories Unlike the original PlayStation VR headset, the PS VR2 won’t use a camera connected to your console to track your movements. Instead, it’ll use ins...
Dr. Dre Reveals Family Told To Say “Last Goodbyes” During Health Scare
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Mega-producer Dr. Dre surprised many when he revealed just how close to death doctors thought he was last year, to the point where they let his family come to give their “last goodbyes” to him. While appearing on trainer and entrepreneur Dolvett Quince’s Workout The Doubt podcast, Dr. Dre shared more details about being stricken with a brain aneurysm in January 2021 and recalled being transported to the ICU at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. At the time, his Instagram released a statement saying that he was “doing great” and that he would be “out of the hospital and back home soon.” But the man behind “The Chronic” revealed that things were apparently more grave in a clip shared o...
Biggie’s Daughter T’yanna Wallace Posts $1M Bond for Boyfriend’s Hit-And-Run Charge
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty T’yanna Wallace, daughter of the late Notorious B.I.G has posted a $1 million bond for her long term boyfriend Tyshawn Baldwin who is accused of hurting three people in a hit-and-run incident earlier this month. According to a Fox News report, Baldwin allegedly fled from police during a routine traffic stop and hit a group of pedestrians crossing the street. Three people were injured including a mother and toddler. Police were reportedly stopping Baldwin due to the fact that his 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat was parked in a busy intersection and had loud exhaust and dark tinted windows. He initially complied with the officer’s demands for his driver’s license and registration. But, Baldwin’s driver’s license was suspended...
Showtime’s Supreme Team Series’ Redemptive Message Offers Hope for Next Generation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty American history is full of stories of everyday people who rose from the bottom of the social ladder to the top, even if they took alternative routes to arrive there. Showtime’s newest series, The Supreme Team, explores an age-old story of an urban crime organization that became one of the nation’s greatest threats but allows us to hear from the men themselves years after the allure has passed from their crimes. [embedded content] Founded in Southside Jamaica Queens by Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, the Supreme Team quickly became the city’s and one of the nation’s most notorious crews. They quickly added their names to the list of other New York crews that helped inspire and also destroy communities across the country. Man...
Token GOP Tap Dancer Herschel Walker Doesn’t Know How Climate Change Works
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Megan Varner / Getty Herschel Walker is reportedly locked in a tight race with incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, but he’s doing a lot to undo his supposed momentum ahead of the election. During a rare public speaking weekend appearance, the former NFL player and political neophyte proved that he’s also a little new to the climate change debate too. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Herschel Walker, 60, was in Sandy Springs, Ga. at the Republican Jewish Coalition. During his time at the event, Walker took aim at a law that addresses climate change but didn’t exactly nail the point. “They continue to try to fool you like they’re helping you out, but they’re not,” Walker said Sunday (August 21), taking a swipe at the Inflation Red...
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ScHoolboy Q Stars In PGA TOUR 2K23 Video Game Trailer Alongside Tiger Woods [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Orlando Ramirez / Getty ScHoolboy Q is without a doubt your favorite rapper’s favorite golf influencer. He is now starring in the PGA TOUR 2K23 trailer alongside Tiger Woods. As per Hip-Hop N More the Los Angeles, California native is further cementing himself in the golf world. This week it was announced he has returned as the face of the popular video game. This collaboration is an important for the series as it marks Tiger Woods’ first return on the cover since 2013. In addition to being the cover athlete, Woods also served as the Executive Director and advised on the game development. Related Stories PGA TOUR 2K23 will include 20 licensed courses at launch. New additions include the South Course of Wilmington Country Club, The Renaissance Cl...
Virtual Struggle Rapper FN Meka Gets Fried On Twitter, Dropped From Capitol Records Deal
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 20 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 ...
Blueface’s Girlfriend Chrisean Rock Arrested After 2-Piecing Rapper, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Blueface and Chrisean Rock continue to make their case for being the most toxic couple in Hip-Hop, and maybe the nation. The latter was arrested after she allegedly punched her rapper boyfriend in the face. According to Radar Online, their latest incident of domestic violence occurred outside of a nightclub in Phoenix. Reportedly, the dynamic duo left their usual Los Angeles haunts to his a club date out of state, and they brought along their struggle with them. Interestingly, it was the surprisingly athletic Chrisean who was booked, but then ish went left. Per Radar: Related Stories Chrisean was set to appear for a club appearance, but things turned dark quickly. A video from the event shows Chrisean and Blueface arguing in a boot...
Check Out The Trailer To 50 Cent’s New Horror Flick ‘Skill House’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @50Cent / Instagram For years now 50 Cent has established himself as a respectable TV producer/actor with hits like Power and well, the Power spinoffs, but now the G-Unit general is ready to tackle the horror genre and show the world how scary he can get with it. Recently we got our first teaser trailer to Skill House which centers around a group of social media influencers who find themselves trapped in a house where getting “Likes” on social media is the only thing that can keep them alive. Anyone who doesn’t keep their followers satisfied with their posts or isn’t on or near their phone at all times will ultimately find themselves getting hacked to death one way or another. Related Stories Directed by Josh Stolberg (Jigsaw) and produced by 50 Cent, Ski...
Fivio Foreign “London Freestyle,” Offset “5 4 3 2 1” & More | Daily Visuals 8.19.22
HipHopWired Featured Video In the drill rap scene in New York, Fivio Foreign currently reigns supreme as he’s become the face of the genre in 2022, but is the UK ready for the kind of rap style that’s made him a household name in the U.S.? Certainly seems that way. In his latest visuals to “London Freestyle,” Fivio Foreign heads across the pond where he takes in the sites, gets love from the locals and ultimately raps while getting a shape-up from his barber. We don’t know about him but we stay still when we’re getting laced up at the barbershop. Can’t take any chances. Back in the A, Offset seems like he’s ready to move on from his Migos brothers and live his best life as in his solo clip to “5 4 3 2 1” Offset hits up a carnival where he enjoys the bumper cars and treats himself to some p...
Deshaun Watson Suspended And Fined By NFL Over Sexual Misconduct
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Miller / Getty The Cleveland Browns will now have to game plan without their star quarterback. Deshaun Watson has been suspended and fined for sexual misconduct. As per ESPN the Clemson University alumni will have to pay for his alleged behavior. Last year a Houston massage therapist filed a civil lawsuit against Watson, claiming that he had touched her with his genitalia while asking her for sex during a visit to her home for treatment in March 2020. Since then over two dozen other women stepped forward with similar claims. On Thursday August 18 Watson was suspended for the first 11 games of the 2022 season for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy. Per NFL.com, the quarterback’s suspension will take effect on Aug. 30, after which he will be ...
