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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...

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 ...

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 ...