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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...
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...
