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Oh Sh*t: ‘Black Ink Crew’ Star Richard Duncan Arrested for DUI, Alcohol and Coke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / TMZ Richard Duncan aka O’Sh*t of Black Ink Crew fame was arrested for all the drugs. The reality star and tattoo artist recently got popped for DUI, alcohol and cocaine. The familiar face to Black Ink Crew fans, although he hasn’t been a regular for years, got pinched back in July. Reports TMZ: Related Stories The former reality TV star was busted for DUI in July after cops in Georgia say they stopped him for speeding. According to the incident report, obtained by TMZ, Richard was pulled over for speeding. Cops say they smelled alcohol and did a field sobriety test. And that’s when Richard entered into all the struggle. Not only did he cop to drinking after the jig was up, but cops also say they found a bag of cocaine in his car’s cupholder. R...
Demon Time: Robbery Couple Puts Dollar Store Employee In Chokehold During The Jux
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty New York has survived the heat wave but it is still hot outside. A couple put a dollar store employee in a chokehold during a robbery in The Bronx. As per The New York Post a worker was roughed up after a failed heist last week. On Sunday, August 21 two unidentified would be shoppers entered the Family Dollar store on Webster Avenue near East 168th Street in the Morrisania section. They racked up about $400 dollars worth of merchandise. A 23-year-old employee was watching the caper the entire time through the shop’s security camera. “They had cleaning stuff, tissues, everything. They had everything from inside the store,” she said. When she confronted the thieves things got physical and the female culprit struck the worker and eve...
Que?: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Held Wedding at “Imitation Plantation”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s official wedding festivities took place this weekend at a Georgia estate owned by Affleck which has been called an “imitation plantation.” Affleck purchased the massive Georgia estate in 2003. The home sits on 87-acres, and is 6,000-square-feet and features a deep water port, a 10,000-square-foot guest house and equestrian facilities. Related Stories The Academy Award-winning actor tried to sell the property in 2018 three years after appearing on PBS’s “Finding Your Roots” series hosted by Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates. On the show, it was uncovered that Affleck’s ancestor, Benjamin Cole owned multiple enslaved African-Americans. Affleck listed the house twice...
Anitta & Missy Elliott “Lobby,” DaBaby “Waitress” & More | Daily Visuals 8.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It feels like it’s been forever since Missy Elliott was dominating the charts and dropping banger after banger, but today the iconic Hip-Hop artist returns to lend a hand to an up and coming talent that you’re sure to hear a lot from going forward. Linking up with Anitta for the visuals to “Lobby,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott comes out of hiding to show he hasn’t missed a beat since taking a break from the game and busts a move or two to prove she can still cut a rug on the dance floor in 2022. Related Stories DaBaby meanwhile looks to get his career back on track and off the “canceled” train and for his clip to “Waitress” crashes a MAGA-ish bar where the patrons are rowdy and ready for the next insurrection to go down in 2024. Check out the rest of today’s drops...
New Trump Attorney Drew Findling Represented Several Atlanta Rappers, Criticized Former President
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Drew Findling—a criminal attorney has signed on to represent former President Donald Trump in the probe related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Findling is known as the #BillionDollarLawyer and has represented a number of other high-profile clients including Atlanta rappers—Gucci Mane, Migos, and Cardi B. Related Stories According to The New York Times, Findling has a lot of experience in criminal defense and taking on the disgraced two-time impeached former president signals the seriousness of the investigation. “I am a passionate advocate against injustice and will not deny that; however, where I see a misuse and abuse of power I feel compelled to act,” Findling said in a statement to Insider. “I ...
G.O.A.T. Tings: Drake Is The Most Searched Artist Ever Of All Time On Shazam
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty The boy has done it again. Shazam has announced that Drake is the most searched artist of all time on their app. As per The Huffington Post the Toronto, Canada native is adding yet another notch to his already decorated belt. Last week the song recognition application announced that he is the most in demand artist when music lovers are in need of answers. According to a press release by Apple, which celebrated Shazam’s 20th anniversary, “Drake is the most Shazamed artist of all time with over 350 million Shazams across songs the artist has led or featured on” it read. “One Dance” is Drake’s most popular track at over 17 million Shazams. Related Stories August is trending to be a huge month in his career as last week Bil...
HBO Unveils ‘The Last of Us’ Live-Action Adaptation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / HBO Everyone knows that adapting popular video games into feature films or series have proven very tricky as for every one Mortal Kombat (the 90’s one) there’s 10 Street Fighter‘s (which basically ended Jean-Claude Van Damme’s career). But HBO seems like they might be onto something special as they’ve finally revealed some footage for their upcoming series to the highly popular Play Station video game, The Last of Us. Starring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, the teaser takes us to the post-apocalyptic world that video gamers have fallen in love with where mutated human beings and cannibalistic creatures roam the streets looking for their next victim. Related Stories Taking place twenty-years after civilization as we know it ...
‘House of the Dragon’ Crashed HBO Max Streaming During Series Debut
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty HBO Max is getting a lot of mention these days in the press, and not for the greatest of reasons according to some observations. The streaming service suffered a slight blow once more over the weekend after a new series, House Of The Dragon, caused some crashing for users with a certain peripheral device. The Verge reported on the woes experienced by HBO Max users, pointing to a well-established fact that the app itself is plagued with a variety of issues. House Of The Dragon, a highly anticipated spinoff from the creators of the sprawling Game Of Thrones universe, apparently impacted several people who use the Amazon Fire TV or the Fire Stick device. Related Stories It appears that news of the HBO Max House Of The Dragon crashes came fro...
Will Smith Remerges On Social Media, Shares Humorous Clip
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Peacock / Getty Will Smith was one of the most active major stars to use social media as a means to connect with their massive fanbase. After a short break, presumably due in part to the slap heard around the world, the rapper turned actor returned to Instagram sharing a humorous post. Will Smith, 52, previously used Instagram to hawk one of his various media adventures, poke fun at himself, and flex some of his comedic muscles with feel-good content across his feed. However, Smith found himself out of favor with many after he slapped Chris Rock during a live taping of The Oscars. After sharing an apology video surrounding the incident late last month, Smith has made sparse appearances in public as he worked on the issues behind the scenes. Related Storie...
Three Arkansas Police Officers Suspended For Brutal Assault Caught On Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @anthonyjohnson520 / TikTok Three Arkansas law enforcement officers are under investigation after a video emerged online of a suspect they were detaining being pinned to the ground and being viciously beaten, causing a wave of outrage. According to reports, the officers stopped Randall Worcester of Goose Creek, South Carolina near a convenience store in the town of Mulberry on Sunday morning (August 21st). A bystander recorded the encounter between Worcester and two deputies from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department and one officer from the Mulberry Police Department. In the 34-second clip, one of the officers is shown punching Worcester’s head repeatedly and smashing it into the pavement. Another officer is holding Worcester down on the pavement as t...
LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Executive-Produce ‘The Redeem Team’ Netflix Doc
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: IOC / IOC/Courtesy of Netflix LeBron James and Dwayne Wade may no longer play together but that isn’t keeping them from working together. Once again the former Miami Heat teammates will be linking up to put in that work and with the help of Netflix will be dropping a new documentary dubbed The Redeem Team which will center around 2008’s USA basketball team that played at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Comprised of the legendary players such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony amongst many other legends, the 2008 “Redeem Team” was on a quest to right the wrong of the previous 2004 Olympic team which shockingly took home the Bronze after taking three L’s in Athens. No one saw that coming at all. Directed by Jon Weinbach and ex...
Cardi B Responds To Misogynist Comparison To Influencer Andrew Tate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz UFC star Jake Shields compared rapper Cardi B to divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate who has been banned from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram due to his hateful and toxic influence on young men. Shields wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “People are freaking out about young boys looking up to Andrew Tate but totally find with young girls looking up to Cardi B and the Kardashians.” In a second tweet, he wrote, “Tate’s main message is stop being lazy and making excuses and go work hard and get in shape and make money.” He added, “Cardi’s is go do drugs, fuck random men and go through life as a brain dead Moron.” Cardi responded to the message writing, “I’m married, I don’t smoke weed, I don’t pop pills, I don’t do ...
