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Disney+ Teases The Birth of The Rebellion In New Trailer For Star Wars Spinoff Series ‘Andor’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Andor Now that Obi-Wan Kenobi has wrapped up and given Star Wars fans what they’ve been dreaming about since the end of Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith, Disney+ is shifting its attention to its next Star Wars spinoff series, and it won’t be long before it starts streaming. Yesterday fans got a new trailer for Disney+’s newest series, Andor, which centers around Diego Luna’s character of Cassian Andor and will serve as a precursor to the events of the Star Wars prequel, Rogue One. Basically, it’s a prequel to the prequel. Showing how Andor went from a soldier of the evil Empire to a man down with the resistance, the trailer shows how he got involved with the movement as a child before being recruited to fight the oppressors by Stellan Skarsgård. R...
T-Pain “That’s Just Tips,” Reason “Barely Miss” & More | Daily Visuals 8.2.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty It’s been a while since T-Pain’s dropped off some new work as he’s been busy judging other people’s talents on the Go-Big Show, but he’s carved out some time to get back in the studio and give his fans what they’ve been missing. Coming through with a new video for “That’s Just Tips,” Teddy Penderazz gets his southern swagger on and hits up a lodge to turn things up and give the strippers something to work the pole to and the people something to dance to. Related Stories Back out West, Reason looks to keep the TDE label bumpin and for his clip to “Barely Miss,” he turns a trap house into a gentleman’s club as he has some thick young ladies working the stripper pole and rockin’ goon masks as well. We’re not mad at that, actually. Takes ...
President Joe Biden Confirms Al-Qaeda Head al-Zawahiri Killed In Surprise Drone Strike
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Maher Attar / Getty In a surprising move, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and a key engineer of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the U.S., was killed by an American drone strike in Afghanistan. According to reports, President Joe Biden gave the strike the green light, and it took place in the early morning hours last Sunday (July 31st). al-Zawahiri was hiding at a house in a central neighborhood in the capital city of Kabul. Intelligence agencies confirmed he was there earlier this year after relocating from a tribal area within neighboring Pakistan. Related Stories After the authorization, a drone operated by the Central Intelligence Agency fired two Hellfire missiles, striking the terror leader as he was on the ba...
The Tom Sachs NikeCraft “General Purpose Shoe” Is Set To Restock This Week
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Tom Sachs The June release of Tom Sachs NikeCraft “General Purpose Shoe” caught many people sleeping on the drop as the kicks not only sold out but resell for a pretty penny. Well, now heads will be getting a second chance at copping a pair as HypeBeast is reporting the sleeper of 2022 will be restocking later this summer. Taking to his Instagram stories to reveal the sneakers will once again be publicly available on August 5th, Tom Sachs wrote that “the General Purpose Shoe is designed to be a perennial. It will be restocked and accessible again.” Maybe these will get the “Panda” Dunks treatment and restock once every few weeks on the Nike app or something. Sure, that’ll hurt resale value going forward, but that doesn’t matter to anyone who actual...
Yung Miami Tweets She Had A “Mental Breakdown,” Twitter Thinks It Could Be Diddy’s Fault
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Caresha, aka Yung Miami going through it REAL BAD. The City Girls rapper has fans worried about her mental health after a series of cryptic tweets. Yung Miami has been the talk of social media, specifically Black Twitter, once her romance with Diddy came into the spotlight and was later confirmed by the mogul on her Revolt podcast Caresha Please. In a tweet’ the City Girl wrote, “I’m really having a mental breakdown right now.” Fans began worrying after she followed that tweet up, revealing she hadn’t been getting much sleep. “Haven’t slept in dayssssss like I’m tired af and don’t feel like doing nothing today my energy is off!,” her tweet read. As expected, her fans are worried and are sending the young Hip-Hop star som...
Donald Trump Opens His Sphincter-Shaped Mouth To Speak On Brittney Griner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Traveling in the land of Donald Trump’s delusion and audacity must be a blissful thing. Imagine being a sitting president who has had his own legal battles and is mainly responsible for spreading voter fraud propaganda that ultimately led to a domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol—and still thinking it’s appropriate to fix yourself to speak on Brittney Griner. Yet here we are… According to Rolling Stone, Trump made an appearance on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show podcast Friday, during which he weighed in on reports that the U.S. made an offer to trade Griner and U.S. Marine Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout. Bout is a convicted Russian arms trafficker. “She knew you don’t go in there loaded up with drug...
Bad Bunny ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Is The Most Popular Album Of 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gladys Vega / Getty Bad Bunny is having a monster year and has another milestone to prove it. His album Un Verano Sin Ti is now the most popular album of 2022. As per Billboard Magazine the Puerto Rican rapper is currently the king of music with receipts to prove it. His newest LP has spent six consecutive weeks atop the weekly Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, including the last numbers from the week of July 25. Un Verano Sin Ti, which translates to A Summer Without You, has overtaken the Encanto soundtrack as the most popular release of 2022. Originally released on Friday, May 6 the Spanish studio album has earned rough 1.606 million equivalent album units (a combination of organic album sales, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, ...
Mase Responds To Allegations That He Only Gave Fivio Foreign A $5K Advance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis / Getty There are always two sides to every story, especially when it comes to artist contracts. Mase says that Fivio Foreign was telling half-truths when he discussed his $5K record advance. As per Complex, the Harlem native paid a visit to the Million Dollaz Worth Of Game to course correct Fivio’s prior appearance. The “Big Drip” rapper said he originally signed with Mase for only $5,000.00 dollars on the podcast. He explained he did a song called “Blixky Inna Box” with Jay Dee and Dee Savv, piqued Betha’s interest in all three MCs. He explained that he signed with him during their first meeting. “The n***a that brought me to him, he was like, ‘Yo, man. Just sign that sh*t, You buggin,’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, read it.’ He’s like, ‘Alrig...
Nicki Minaj Teases Fans With A Trailer To Her Upcoming 6-Part Documentary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz If there is one thing Nick James, aka Nicki Lewinsky, aka Nicki the Boss, aka the one and only Nicki Minaj—is not going to do, is disappoint her fans. She has teased The Barbz with a long-awaited documentary for years. And, it may finally be coming to a screen near you. The first trailer for Nicki: A Six-Part Documentary Series dropped on the rapper’s social channels this weekend. The 10x Grammy-nominated icon tweeted, “COMING SOON!!!! The #NickyDocumentary you didn’t know you needed. Love you so much.” The teaser starts with footage of Mrs. Minaj-Petty in her early days and ends with a view of her first glimpse of stardom. “You don’t get a manual on how to be a famous rapper,” her voice states over the clips. “...
Trailblazing NBA Legend & Activist Bill Russell Dies At 88
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty The sports world is mourning as news broke that Bill Russell, the pioneering center who was the backbone of the NBA’s Boston Celtics dynasty in the 1950s and 1960s and a champion for civil rights, has passed away. On Sunday (July 31st), the family of the basketball icon broke the news via his official Twitter account that he had passed with his wife, Jeannine, at his side at the age of 88. His family gave no further details. Born on Feb. 12th, 1934, William Felton Russell spent his early years in Monroe, Louisiana, before he and his family relocated to Oakland, California. Drawn to sports in high school, Russell would excel at basketball with his hard-nosed and high-flying defensive style at the ...
Drake Tests Positive For COVID-19, Postpones Young Money Reunion Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Sorry fans, you’re going to have to wait to see the Young Money Reunion Show. The highly-anticipated show has been postponed after Drake tested positive for COVID-19. Drake announced the disappointing news via his Instagram Stories Monday morning (Aug.1). The Canadian Hip-Hop star revealed he is “devastated” about the positive diagnosis and the postponement of the Young Money Reunion Show originally set to go down tonight. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion Show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the “Sticky” rapper wrote. “I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked. Until then I hope everyone stays safe and...
Chris Rock Jokes He Got Slapped By “Suge Smith” Following Will Smith’s Latest Apology
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin / Getty After Will Smith dropped an emotional apology video, Chris Rock, the recipient of the slap seen around the globe, is still cracking jokes. Hours after Will Smith poured his heart out to his followers on Instagram and apologize to Chris Rock a second time. The comedian decided to do what he does best, continue to make light of the situation. Related Stories During a recent stand-up show, Chris Rock spoke about the infamous moment, even jokingly comparing Smith to Hip-Hop’s boogeyman, the currently incarcerated former head of Death Row Records, Suge Knight. “Everybody is trying to be a f—ing victim,” The 57-year-old comedian said during the show at Atlanta’s Fox Theater Friday night. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then...
