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Kanye West Calls Out Adidas For Making “Yeezy Day” Without His Approval
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty On August 3, “Yeezy Day” once again had the sneaker world in a frenzy as Yeezy sneakers and slides dropped every hour all day and had sneakerheads counting more L’s than a MF. Interestingly enough, Kanye West himself not only had nothing to do with the sneaker holiday, but took to social media to call out adidas for creating the day without his blessing. Continuing his war on the striped brand for using his ideas for their own profit, Kanye West DM’d a lengthy rant about how adidas continues to use his products without so much as informing him of their ideas. Related Stories Accusing adidas of making “Yeezy Day” without his approval, Kanye also called them out for stealing his styles, colorways and material ideas for his sneakers ...
Oh Bey Have: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Faces Criticism From Monica Lewinsky & Anti-Ableist Community
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Beyoncé has ushered in a Renaissance—but it appears not everyone is thrilled. Following backlash and criticism from disability advocates, Bey announced that she will remove the word “spaz” from one of her new songs, “Heated.” Used twice in the spicy song, Queen Bey was heard singing, “Spazzin’ on that ass, spaz on that ass.” Though the word was ostensibly used in a colloquial way to mean going crazy or wild, “spaz” — which is derived from “spastic” — has a history of being used as a slur for those with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy. According to a statement released to Rolling Stone, Beyonce’s team pledged to change the lyric saying: “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” Staying true ...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K23’ Courtside Report Details Improvements & New Gameplay Features
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K23 It’s time to learn what’s coming to our favorite basketball video game franchise. Wednesday (Aug.3) 2K dropped an NBA 2K23 Courtside Report detailing gameplay and new features. Every year developers announce new features and improved gameplay coming to the annual basketball video game franchise that either disappoints or pleases fans. Developers are hoping for the latter with a bevy of detailed information that hints at them focusing on offense, mainly attacking the basket, hanging on the rim, curbing over dribbling, and more. Upgraded Pro Stick Related Stories In NBA 2K23, players can look forward to a Pro Stick that will see “the addition of new gesture combos,” Courtside Report One details. With the introduction of “double th...
Blueface & His Formally Toothless Boo Duke It Out In The Streets of Hollywood
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Blueface has been the chatter of social media lately, and it has nothing to do with his music but his on-again and off-again and now more than likely off-again relationship with Chrisean Rock. Video footage of Blueface involved in a violent altercation with his formerly toothless “girlfriend” Chrisean Rock is currently making its rounds on social media. In the nearly 4-minute video, the “Bust Down Thotiana” crafter and Rock are engaged in a physical altercation early Tuesday morning on the streets of Hollywood. Law enforcement is aware of the situation. Per Variety: Related Stories A source within the Los Angeles Police Department confirms the station has started a preliminary investigation into the altercation but have yet...
Drake Drops New Visuals For “Sticky” ft. Virgil Abloh’s Maybach
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty Drake is back on his promotion grind and while many fans felt his Honestly, Nevermind album was more lackluster than blockbuster, he’s not giving up on his latest project just yet. Dropping off some new visuals for “Sticky,” Drizzy shows just how amped his fans can get at his concert performances as he uses footage of him taking the stage much to the delight of thousands of adoring fans. At one point the visual flashed a “Free YSL” message to show his support for his homie, Young Thug and his crew who are currently facing decades behind bars due to RICO charges brought on by federal authorities. As for Drake, he never misses an opportunity to stunt and the visual also features the late Virgil Abloh’s Mercedes Mayabach. Check out the v...
Beyoncé Removes Kelis Sample From Album After “Theft” Claim
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Beyoncé has moved to remove the interpolation from a smash hit by Kelis from her latest album after the singer spoke out about not being contacted at all during the process of creating the song. According to reports, the original version of “Energy” off of the superstar’s recent album Renaissance featured her singing a variation of a recognizable line from Kelis’ 2003 hit “Milkshake” from her album, Tasty. The “la-la, la-la, la” line is in the pre-chorus of the track, produced by the Neptunes. As of Wednesday morning (August 3rd), that interpolation is no longer on the song when streamed on Tidal and Spotify. There are reports that it is still present when the song is streamed on YouTube and Apple Music. Hours after the album’s rel...
DJ Khaled Announces Release Date For ‘GOD DID’ & New “Anthem” With Drake & Lil Baby
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Is it truly summer without a new album from DJ Khaled? Apparently not, and now we have the release date and the name of the first single from Khaled’s latest project. Who said we need a new feature-filled album from DJ Khaled before the summer ends? GOD DID, we guess. The We The Best general announced via his Instagram account the album’s August 25 release date and unveiled its lead single, “Staying Alive,” featuring his favorite collaborators Drake and Lil Baby. The cover for the single features Khaled rocking a similar drip to John Travolta’s iconic disco fit from the 1977 film Staying Alive. We’re not sure if the single will have any direct ties to the film or The Bee Gees’ hit record, but we won’t be shocked if it does....
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...
