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MAGA Struggle Rapper Kid Rock Fans Trash Concert Venue After He Cancels Performance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Ehrmann / Getty Over the weekend MAGA struggle rapper Kid Rock left his fans in North Dakota feeling hot and bothered and it led to an insurrection-ish moment at the venue he was set to perform in. According to TMZ, the former “rapper” turned far-right country singer canceled his concert performance at the last minute this past Friday (July 22) citing high winds as the reason he couldn’t take the stage. Naturally this left his white boy drunk fanbase boiling as Night Ranger had performed for 2 and a half hours before an An officer from the Ward County Sheriff’s Department announced that the concert was a wrap at around 11pm. Related Stories Drunk and angry, the 18,000 people in attendance decided to blow off some steam by flinging beer cans onto the ...
Teaser For ‘Atlanta’s Final Season Chocked Full of Easter Eggs From Past Episodes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz All good things must come to an end. Donald Glover’s brainchild, Atlanta, preps us for the final season with a new teaser. The Final Season of Atlanta Premiers In September FX dropped a teaser for the final season of Atlanta, and it’s chocked full of easter eggs from standout episodes from each of the show’s seasons. The 43-second teaser does feature the show’s main cast Donald Glover’s Earn, Zazie Beetz’s Vanessa, LaKeith Stanfield’s Darius, and Brian Tyree Henry’s Paperboi. Glover and Beetz walk out of a liquor store while Coconut Crunch-O’s, the cereal advertised in season one’s “B.A.N.S” episode, rains from the sky. LaKeith Stanfield shows up after crashing the invisible car hilariously first featured in the show’s firs...
Keke Palmer Shuts Down Career Comparisons To Zendaya, Brings Up Colorism Debate
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SOPA Images / Getty Keke Palmer is one of the most dynamic entertainers around, showcasing her vast talents as an actress, television co-shot, and social media darling. Palmer took to Twitter to address comparisons to another young actress in Zendaya, and also spoke to the colorism debate that sparked the chatter. Keke Palmer, 28, fired off a weekend missive on Twitter after one user drew comparisons between her and Zendaya, 25, just as the film NOPE from director Jordan Peele had a big opening weekend. “I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers. This may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood. They were both child-stars, but their mainstream popu...
Dave Chappelle Opens Up For Chris Rock & Kevin Hart At MSG
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shannon Finney / Getty Dave Chappelle was recently under fire in Minneapolis for some of his past comments on members of the LGBTQ community but the controversy certainly hasn’t hampered his career. Chappelle was a surprise opening act for Chris Rock and Kevin Hart‘s tour stop at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Dave Chappelle, thought to be a ticket holder on the so-called cancel culture train, hasn’t seen much in the way of barriers of entry for his particular brand of comedy. After a venue in Minnesota decided not to host the Washington, D.C. native, another venue took up the slack and the show went on. As Variety reports, Chappelle shocked guests at Rock and Hart’s joint comedy show at the famed MSG venue and naturally railed against cancel culture a...
‘Renaissance’ Revealed: Collabs For Beyoncé’s New Album Include Jay Z, Pharrell, The-Dream & Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Everyone in the Beyhive is anticipating Beyoncé‘s seventh full-length solo album Renaissance and we’re all just wondering what “Formation” singer has in store for us. Well, to hear the album, you’re just going to have to wait until it drops on July 29, but in the meantime, Queen Bey has revealed the credits, collaborations and even the track list for her upcoming album. No one is likely to be surprised that Jay-Z will be featured on the project and has credits on three songs. I mean, at this point, Jay-Z and Beyoncé go together like—well—actually, there’s no better simile for this than just Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Related Stories But it looks like Renaissance is a whole star-studded event as it will also feature a host of supers...
6 Moments From The ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer That Gave Us The Feels
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Marvel Should we be surprised that Marvel has done it again? During the brand’s San Diego Comic-Con presentation, the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was revealed, and they delivered and then some. The sequel to the beloved Black Panther, which starred the late, great Chadwick Boseman, was already delayed, so there were rumblings that the film wouldn’t live up to expectations. But from the two minutes of footage the world has seen, director Ryan Coogler was playing no games, and will likely have us sobbing in the theater. Related Stories From the jump it’s clear that in the film the characters will be mourning the death of T’Challa aka the Black Panther. Rather than a recast, the story embraces the loss of Boseman’s T’Challa, wi...
Mace-Y Gray: Charleston White Claims He Maced Soulja Boy In The Face
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Charleston White, a YouTube star on the rise, is something of a supervillain in the making if we’re reading the room correctly. White claims that after some trash talk about Soulja Boy, the rapper confronted him and was subsequently met with a spray of mace to the face. Charleston White, who has what appears to be an inactive Instagram account at @bancharlestonwhite, became known for both his community work but also for speaking plainly about rappers and their alleged criminal activity. During a recent sitdown with Say Cheese TV, White, 52, blasted Soulja Boy for not being “street” in his words and also claimed that Young Thug will snitch on his co-defendants in the ongoing RICO case against the YSL honcho. [embedded content] Th...
Kid Cudi Hit By Objects During Rolling Loud Miami Set, Exits Stage
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kid Cudi is one of the most beloved entertainers in Hip-Hop and beyond but he endured some unfair treatment on Friday (July 22) at the hands of rowdy fans. After some show attendees began flinging items at Cudi’s direction during his Rolling Loud Miami, he walked off amid a chorus of boos and the news spread quickly on Twitter. Kid Cudi was a late addition to the Rolling Loud Miami lineup after past collaborator Ye aka Kanye West dropped out of his headlining set. Despite Cudder’s strong fanbase and the like, the Cleveland star was met with disdain by the crowd and video evidence of the harrowing incident displayed that the moment was a jarring one for him. Adding to this terrible moment for Kid Cudi, Ye actually showed up to R...
Gospel Bird: Kim Burrell Dragged For Pompous Pulpit Talk Online
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A video of gospel singer Kim Burrell being highly condescending and rude in a speech at a church has made the rounds on the Internet, sparking a wave of backlash that focused on her problematic past.The singer delivered a sermon to parishioners at the Kingdom City Church on Sunday (July 17th), part of which was captured on video. In the clip, Burrell speaks about “choosing up” when choosing friends and partners. “Sometimes, before we get friends, we have to do an interview: How long you been broke? How many times have you changed your name on your light bill?” Burrell said in a jesting tone. She’d continue on in a disparaging way. “I haven’t chosen anyone to be ugly yet. God is good. God is great. You all look great. Most of yo...
Fairies & Fades: Disney World Attendees Engage In Fisticuffs Over Cell Phone, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Disney World is a preferred travel destination for families from all over the world as gatherers come to enjoy the fantastical elements of the theme park. However, two families decided to add a little of their own funk inside the Magic Kingdom and decided to deliver fades to one another as seen in a now-viral video. According to a report from local Orlando outlet WDNWT, the Disney World fight took place on Thursday (July 21) after a guest broke the line to retrieve a cell phone that was left on a wheelchair. Another family, all dressed in red and white apparel, reportedly didn’t let the woman rejoin her family and moved the line along. That was when tempers flared and the brawl broke out. In an update provided to the outlet, it appe...
Supreme To Open Up A New Store In Chicago
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme After running the streets of New York and other cities for decades, Supreme is taking its talents to the Midwest as the streetwear brand plans on opening a new flagship store in the Windy City, Chicago, IL. Already baring the classic Chicago colorway of red, white and black on their box logo, it’s only right that Supreme finally throw up a brick-and-mortar spot in the home of the Chicago Bulls. NiceKicks is reporting that Supreme will be setting up their new shop in the Wicker Park neighborhood at 1438 N Milwaukee Ave. With things already underway, the new Chicago Supreme is expected to be having its grand opening sometime later this year or early next year. Y’all already know Chicago rappers are going to be getting the exclusive Supreme...
Josh Hawley Caught On Video Fleeing From Same Jan. 6 Rioters He Caped For
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty The latest hearing on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol held by the select committee revealed even more damning footage – including a clip of GOP Senator Josh Hawley running away from rioters he had embraced hours earlier. On Thursday night (July 21st), the House Select Committee that is investigating the attack on the Capitol and the involvement of former President Donald Trump held a primetime hearing. The hearing included more highly damning revelations that incriminated Trump, as well as highlighting how dangerous the day truly was for members of Congress. One revelation featured Josh Hawley, the Republican Senator from Missouri who earlier in the day had cheered on the mob by raising a fist in the air to show his suppo...
