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Take That: Fivio Foreign Reveals He Signed To Ma$e For $5K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) / (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) Industry rule 4080 still rings true almost 32 years later. Fivio Foreign has revealed he signed to MA$E for only a mere $5000. As per Hip Hop N More the drill rapper wasn’t moving tactfully early on in his career. In a recent visit to the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast he discussed his business dealings with the former Bad Boy Entertainment talent. He explained he did a song called “Blixky Inna Box” with Jay Dee and Dee Savv which piqued Betha’s interest in all three MC’s. He went on to explain 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, ‘A...
No Sense: Young Dolph Tribute Mural Defaced Before Unveiling
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty An artistic tribute to the late rapper Young Dolph has been marred days before its official debut before the public, and the artist has stated they’ve been targeted as well. According to reports, the mural that was created to honor the late Memphis rap star was defaced by two unidentified men last Thursday (July 21st). The act was caught on a surveillance camera, which showed the two vandals wreck the progress the artist had made to that point on the piece. The mural was being painted at the same shopping center in South Memphis where Dolph shot the video for “100 Shots”. It was slated to be unveiled on Wednesday, July 27th, which would’ve been Young Dolph’s 37th birthday. Cameron Hill, the artist commissioned to create the mural, shar...
Tampa Rapper Rollie Bands Murdered Shortly After Posting On Social Media
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David McGlynn / Getty Rollie Bands, a rising rapper out of Tampa, Fla., was shot and killed outside his apartment complex shortly after sending out taunts to his opposition. Details are largely scant at the time, but what can be shared is that Rollie Bands posted a message to his Instagram account with an aggressive boast that possibly pointed the assailants to his location. Local outlet Fox 13 reports that Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place at the IQ apartments this past Friday during daylight hours. Prior to the shooting, Rollie posted a message to his Instagram story threatening his enemies to seek him out, according to a report from HipHopDX. “A lot of these n*ggas know where I live at fr. I sleep in peace...
Check Out The Black Panther ‘Wakanda Forever Prologue’ EP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Marvel With the hype steadily building around the release of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we’ve now gotten blessed with the release of the film’s EP, Wakanda Forever Prologue, and it has the bangers you heard in the trailer. Coming in at just 3 cuts deep, the prologue features Nigerian artist Tems soul moving rendition of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ classic song, “No Woman No Cry” along with “A Body, A Coffin, performed by Amaarae and “Soy,” performed by Santa Fe Klan (a Spanish song which no doubt is a nod to Namor’s Mexican heritage in the film). Related Stories In a press release for the Wakanda Forever Prologue, Ryan Coogler and Göransson explained how they went about choosing the songs to be featured on the EP: “This P...
Macklemore Honors 2 Years of Sobriety After Pandemic Relapse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The fans of Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore were surprised to find out that the artist was marking almost two years of being sober after a relapse during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Thrift Shop” rapper broke the news to the public on Sunday (July 24th) in a video he posted to the TikTok social media platform. He was smiling, appearing shirtless and baring his distinct chest tattoos. “I relapsed during the first summer of COVID,” he wrote in the clip’s caption. “Today I have 694 days clean. Love you guys ❤️” The video also highlighted his latest single, “Chant.” Macklemore encouraged others to share their journey with alcohol and substance abuse and recovery in the comments, and many obliged. One...
Lil Wayne Mourns Death of NOLA Cop Who Saved His Life
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler known in the Crescent City as “Uncle Bob” is being mourned by rapper Lil Wayne who has frequently shared that it was him who saved his life after a suicide attempt at only 12 years old. “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot,” the rapper wrote on Instagram sharing a photo of Hoobler. “U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason.” Related Stories “That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all.” The 65-year-old retired cop was diabetic and according to Nola.com, he had been suffering from lingering health issues. Hoobler had ...
Consequence Reveals That Jay-Z Wanted To Sign Him To Roc-A-Fella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Queens rapper Consequence has been in the game for a few decades and while his relationship with Kanye West dates back to Ye’s early years at Roc-A-Fella Records, we’ve lowkey wondered why he himself never got down with the Roc. Apparently, it almost happened and it was way before Kanye West was even in the picture. In a recent interview with Nore on Drink Champs, the cousin of Hip-Hop legend Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest opened up about his relationship with Kanye West and revealed that at one point Jay-Z was pondering signing him to the label. Unfortunately for Cons, he was already inked to his cousin’s imprint, The Ummah. Related Stories “At one point, when I was still signed to Q-Tip… I was supposed to sign to Roc-A-Fella. ...
Bre Tiesi Gives Birth To Her First Child, Nick Cannon’s Eighth
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty Nick Cannon is a father… again. According to Page Six, Bre Tiesi just gave birth to Nick Cannon’s eighth (but probably not last) child who the couple have decided to name Legendary. Legendary Cannon? Y’all already know what kinda name that sounds like but that’s neither here nor there. Just sayin.’ Still, congrats are in order for the happy parents as Bre took to Instagram to announce the news of her first child writing, “I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth. This was the most humbling / limit pushing yet awakening and completely empowering experience. I can’t thank my team enough for delivering my son safely. This experience has changed me forever and I couldn’t of asked for a more amazing and supportive partner. Daddy ...
Blueface “One Time,” Meek Mill “Miami Freestyle” & More | Daily Visuals 7.25.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since Blueface’s dropped off some new work and though he’s been trending on social media for various other reasons, the man returns to the rap game to remind y’all why he’s famous in the first place. Coming though with some new visuals to “One Time,” Blueface takes it back to the days he would get his graffiti on in the streets of LA before C-Walking away from police who were creeping on him for defacing private property. They truly let him C-Walk away from them. Meanwhile down in Miami, Philadelphia representative Meek Mill decided to bless his fans with some new bars and in “Miami Freestyle” drops off a new verse while politicking on the streets of South Beach with his homies in tow. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you mig...
Antonio Brown Aims To Be “World’s Biggest Artist”, NFL Player Calls Cap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cooper Neill / Getty NFL standout wide receiver Antonio Brown has a new goal – and it’s not on the gridiron, but on the music stage where he wants to be “one of the biggest artists in the world.” The former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers recently took the stage at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami this past weekend for its first day. He performed his latest tracks from his upcoming Paradigm album for the swarming crowd, decked out in an orange vinyl outfit with black boots. “I’m not going to stop until I’m one of the biggest artists in the world,” he wrote on Twitter in a post accompanying a photo of him smiling with the fans. While former All-Pro receiver Chad Johnson showed the 34-year-old some love through his Twitt...
Entire North Carolina Police Department Resigns After Black Town Manager Hired
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Town of Kenly / Town of Kenly Was the new boss really that bad? An entire North Carolina police department handed in their resignations, citing a “hostile environment” after a new town manager was hired. It just so happens that the new town manager is a Black woman. The town has two weeks to lock in another police force. Kenly Police Chief Josh Gibson made the announcement via Facebook on Thursday July 20. “The new manager has created an environment I do not feel we can perform our duties and services to the community,” wrote Gibson about new town manager Justine Jones. WRAL reports that Gibson and his full time officers resigned, leaving three part-time officers in Kenly PD to serve about 2000 people. Reportedly, nearby Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizz...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Bright Memory: Infinite’ Is Short & Definitely Not Sweet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FYQD-Studio / Bright Memory: Infinite If you ever wanted to play a video game that feels like a cheesy sci-fi film with great action and some stunning graphics, Bright Memory: Infinite is the game you’re looking for. Bright Memory: Infinite, developed by FYQD, a small studio, initially sparked our interest a year ago when the first trailer arrived. Being introduced by an up-and-coming developer, the game looked gorgeous and promised to deliver some over-the-top action. That was a trailer, and does Bright Memory: Infinite live up to what the game’s teaser promised? Not quite, but that doesn’t mean that the game is a total miss. It’s more like a valiant attempt. The Story In Bright Memory: Infinite Does Not Make Any Sense Source: FYQD-Studio / Bright Memory...
