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Irv Gotti Gave Off Industry Creep Vibes During ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Irv Gotti is trending this Monday (August 8) after the release of his explosive interview with the hosts of Drink Champs, revealing more details about the mogul’s romance with R&B star Ashanti. What has struck some observers as especially disturbing is how the Murder Inc. honcho entered into a relationship with the singer when she was barely out of her teens and he was a married man in his 30s. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN in the Florida studios of Drink Champs, detailing his rise with the Murder Inc. collective, his various business ventures, and coming up in Queens. However, what turned heads was a now-viral teaser clip of Gotti, now 52, dishing on his relationship with Ashanti, now 41. What has ...
HHW Gaming: After Being Sidelined For 23 Years ‘Fatal Fury’ Is Back
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SNK / Fatal Fury The fighting video game genre is quite active thanks to a constant flow of titles like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, King of Fighters, and other new challengers. Fatal Fury, a classic to longtime gamers, has been missing in action until now. SNK proudly announced during EVO 2022 that it is resurrecting its long-dormant fighting game franchise. This will mark the first entry into the series since 1999’s Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves. The video game studio shared no release date or what platforms the game will be on. But, they did drop a teaser trailer for the game tentatively named “New Fatal Fury/Garou,” but based on reporting, it appears to be a direct follow-up to Mark of the Wolves. The teaser ends with the reveal of Rock ...
Kendrick Lamar Thanks Jay-Z For Clearing “Izzo” Sample For Free.99
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The respect between Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z is compelling, and people gathered at a show the rapper gave saw why as he expressed gratitude to the icon for his blessing on a sample for his latest album. The Compton, California rapper hit New York City on the latest stop for his Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers tour, performing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night (August 6th). Later on that night, he appeared at the members-only Dumbo House venue to do an impromptu private performance consisting of a few select tracks. He arrived on the scene with his manager, Dave Free, Baby Keem, and the latest signee to his pgLang label, Tanna Leone. Among those in the intimate crowd checking him out doing a bare-bones set with a ...
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II’ Beta Lands Mid-September, How To Play
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Infinity Ward / Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II officially hits your gaming systems in October, but players eager to get their hands on the latest shooter from the franchise will have access to the Beta in September. Playstation players will get first dibs followed by Xbox and PC users a week later. Infinity Ward dropped the intel at the CDL Champs (Call of Duty League Championship) tournament on Sunday (August 7), with more info arriving since. How soon you’ll be able to play depends on your console and if you pre-ordered the highly-anticipated title, though. The first early access beta starts September 16 – 17 for PlayStation 4 and 5 players who pre-ordered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Then starting on September 18, the open be...
Twitter Agrees, ‘Prey’ Is Pretty Damn Good & Amber Midthunder Is Hollywood’s Next Big Star
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Hulu / Prey It’s official Prey, the newest film in The Predator film is not W A C K. In fact, it’s being hailed as the best film since the original movie. The critics and fans all agree Dan Trachtenberg put his foot in Prey, the latest film featuring the iconic intergalactic big game hunter. The movie is currently sitting at a ridiculously good 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the must-see films of the year. Praise for the film mostly circles around Trachtenberg recapturing the magic that made the original movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger an instant classic with Sci-Fi movie junkies. But the biggest praise is going towards Amber Midthunder, who plays Naru, our newest Predator slayer, and the fact the film used Indigenous actors to...
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Lil Wayne Announces ‘Tha Carter VI’ Is On The Way [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Lil Wayne fans will not have to wait very long for new music. The music icon has announced that his new album Tha Carter VI is on the way. As per Hip Hop N More the Holly Grove, New Orleans native seemed to have a great time performing with Drake and Nicki Minaj at the recent Young Money reunion. They brought it back with songs like “Every Girl”, “The Motto”, “Moment 4 Life” and “Up All Night” and even had Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz and Mack Maine join them. While the set provided the culture several memorable moments, including Nicki outright asking Drake if he still has COVID-19, it was the closing moments that left crowd in more excitement. Related Stories As the trio were leaving the stage Young Tune revealed “I’m working...
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Welcome Son Via Surrogate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty Reality star Khloé Kardashian and NBA player Tristan Thompson have welcomed their second child—a boy via surrogate, according to People. The couple is reportedly no longer together, but had committed to having a second child. They are already parents to a 4-year-old daughter, True. A report from People notes that the pair have not decided on a name for their son. “We can confirm True will have a sibling who was conceived in November,” a representative previously told PEOPLE. Related Stories “Khloé is incredibly grateful to the extraordinary surrogate for such a beautiful blessing. We’d like to ask for kindness and privacy so that Khloe can focus on her family.” Thompson has two other sons. Prince, 5, wit...
Bobby Shmurda “Whole Brick,” Jay Worthy, Harry Fraud & Conway The Machine ft. Big Body Bes “Helicopter Homicide” & More | Daily Visuals 8.8.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Bobby’s back on his bullsh*t and while he’s dancing a bit in his latest offering, it does have more of off the block feel to it than a booty shakin’ vibe like his previous joints. Coming through with his new visuals to “Whole Brick,” Bobby enlists the talents of some thick young women to cook up his work while half-naked in a spiffy all-white kitchen as Bobby bounces to the beat before his team joins him for the trap house festivities. Related Stories Elsewhere Jay Worthy links up with Conway The Machine at a diner to get some grub before we see Big Body Bes goes off on the beat at a liquor store for their clip to “Helicopter Homicide.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from That Mexican OT, Jn...
Kevin Smiths Says Warner Bros. Canceling ‘Batgirl’ Is “Incredibly Bad Look”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @lesliegrace / Instagram Last week, Warner Bros. felt the wrath of the comic book and Latino community when they announced that their Batgirl films starring In The Heights star, Leslie Grace would not be seeing the light of day ever. Now OG comic book head and Hollywood heavyweight, Kevin Smith has weighed in on the decision and he said what we’ve been saying since last week, Warner Bros. f*ckin’ up. According to Deadline the Jay and Silent Bob actor bluntly stated the obvious on his Hollywood Babble-On YouTube series saying “It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie.” Related Stories Exactly. Felt like a smack in the face of the Latino community who’d been waiting to see a Latina superhero on the big screen or at least HBO ...
Mike Tyson Hits Hulu With An Uppercut On Social Media About Unauthorized ‘MIKE’ Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin / Getty The baddest man on the planet, Mike Tyson, is not here for Hulu’s MIKE, the unauthorized biopic series on his life, and said “#headswillroll” due to it being made. One person you do not want to piss off is Mike Tyson, and that’s what Hulu and the people behind the unauthorized biopic about the polarizing boxers’ life have managed to do. Related Stories Taking to Instagram, Mike Tyson hit the streaming network and the biopics creators with a social media uppercut alleging that the upcoming limited series Mike was developed without his permission and that he was not compensated for the use of his life story. “Don’t let Hulu fool you. I don’t support their story about my life. It’s not 1822. It’s 2022,” Tyson said in a statement sh...
Pardison Fontaine Throws Shot At The Rock, Twitter Asks Where’s The Smoke For Tory Lanez?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pardison Fontaine makes no bones about the love he has for his girlfriend, Megan The Stallion, and it looks like he’s ready to defend her honor in a major way. After Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made mention of the Houston Hottie during a recent interview, Pardi took umbrage with the quip and fired a shot towards the WWE legend turned actor. The Rock and Kevin Hart were on a recent press run to promote the film DC League of Super-Pets and The People’s Champ was asked by the interviewer if he could be a pet for any celebrity. Without blinking, The Rock said he’d gladly become one for Megan The Stallion. When the interviewer asked to elaborate, The Rock wisely moved past the question. The viral clip of the moment made its way to Pard...
RIP T.C.: ‘Magnum P.I.’ Actor Roger E. Mosley Dies From Car Crash Injuries
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: William Nation / Getty Actor Roger E. Mosley, famed for playing T.C. in 1980’s hit TV show Magnum P.I. has passed away. He was 83. Mosley reportedly died on Sunday morning (August 7). The character actor’s daughter, Cha-a Moslery, told the Los Angeles Times that he sustained injuries in a car crash on Thursday (August 4) in Lynwood. He died surrounded by family at Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. For eight seasons, Mosley portrayed helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin, a trusty friend of main character Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck). The Los Angeles native also appeared in the reboot of the series, although as a different character. He is also famed for appearing in Blaxploitation classic The Mack. That’s his Olinga character’s voice h...
