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HHW Gaming: Gamers React To Microsoft’s Purchase of Activision Blizzard, Wonder if ‘COD’s Time On PlayStation Is Done
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty If you haven’t heard, Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, setting off a megaton bomb in the video game world. The reactions and hot takes are pouring in after Xbox CEO Phil Spencer announced that the company acquired Activision Blizzard at the top of the morning. With the deal now agreed to, that means Microsoft now owns Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch, and every team across Activision Blizzard. The big question is whether Activision games like Call of Duty, which PlayStation owners have enjoyed for years, will become an Xbox exclusive? PlayStation owners can br...
Kanye West Seen On A Date With Actress Julia Fox, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Victor Boyko / Getty As Kim Kardashian publicly moves on with new beau, Pete Davidson, Kanye West continues to try out new girlfriends, allegedly. Over the weekend, buzz grew that he and actress Julia Fox were giving it a go when the two were spotted getting familiar at a restaurant in Miami. According to TMZ, Yeezy and Fox were spotted at the Carbone restaurant in Miami this past Saturday night and though social media wasn’t impressed with Ye’s latest female associate, it seems like things aren’t as serious as many believed they might be. PageSix is now reporting that Julia Fox has doubts that she and Ye will be linking up a second time as she told a paparazzo “I don’t know” when asked if she and Kanye would be going on another date together. Given Kanye...
Jig Alert: King James “Best Signature Shoe, The Nike LeBron 9 ‘Watch The Throne’ Reportedly Dropping This Week
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Nike LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” One of Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James‘ most sought-after kicks will finally be available to the public. Per Highsnobiety, the Nike LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” retro will be available to the general public for the first time ever on January 6. If you’re eager to get your hands on the sneakers right now, you can enter a draw via END before embarking on a mission to secure a pair via select retailers like AFEW, BSTN. There is no word if the kicks will land on SNKRS, but we won’t be surprised if Nike hits us with a shock drop. Regarded as one of LeBron’s most popular kicks, the LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” retro takes its cues from the 2011 classic JAY-Z and Kanye West album of the same name. The kicks f...
Reebok & Cardi B Drop New ‘Let Me Be…In My World Nighttime’ Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Cardi B may not be dropping new music anytime soon, but she sure as hell is dropping new paraphernalia (no, not drugs). Source: Reebok / Reebok Today (Dec. 29), the latest Reebok/Cardi B collection will be dropping for her hardcore Stans dubbed the Let Me Be…In My World Nighttime and the collection will consist of sneakers, tight-fitted crops and tights and even oversized cargo pants for the block huggers. The kicks will come in four new metallic color ways including black, blue, green, and brown with a black suede and orange midsole silhouette rounding out the collection. The apparel will be available in both children and adult sizes going from 2XS all the way up to 4XL for the heavy set fans who want to support their “Bodak Yellow” ...
5 Anti-Vax Protestors Arrested After Storming NYC Burger King, Twitter Jokes They Can’t Have It Their Way
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty Five anti-vaxxers decided a whopper and fries is worth going to jail over. Monday night (Dec.27), five maskless individuals were filmed storming into a Brooklyn Burger King location to protest New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The individuals can be seen in the video screaming at employees who refused to serve them at the fast-food restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn. According to NYC’s mandates, patrons must show proof of vaccination to dine indoors. The NYPD was eventually called after the group of bozos repeatedly refused to leave. Mitchell Bosch, 41, one of the five “protestors” taken into police custody, has a history of protesting food establishments enforcing the law that protects workers and customers. Bosch was already...
Twitter Is Flaming Ari Fletcher, Accusses Her of Downplaying Domestic Violence
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Ari Fletcher is once again trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. Moneybagg Yo’s boo-thang is in hot water on social media after a clip from an interview from the Don’t Call Me A White Girl podcast went viral. In the clip, Fletcher spoke about her, and the “Wockesha” rapper learning to communicate with each other despite her past volatility when they first got together in 2019. The conversation shifted to how Fletcher would want Moneybagg Yo to respond to the threat of her leaving him. She jokingly said, “Like, pull your gun out and show me like, ‘B*tch leave. I wish you would walk out the door.” “I’m going to just sit down because I got a son, and I’m not trying to die – I got a son. So I’m only staying because I got...
Kim Kardashian Posts ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Spoilers On Her IG, Social Media Comes For Her Jugular
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Alberto Rodriguez/E! Entertainment / Getty Kim Kardashian became the villain to comic book enthusiasts after she spoiled 2021’s biggest blockbuster.For the most part, Kim Kardashian has managed to stay out of the crosshairs of comic book fanboys as they have more pending matters to attend to, such as cosplay events and objecting to movie castings of their favorite comic book characters. That all changed once she decided to take it upon herself to spoil the latest Spider-Man film and, in doing so, summoned the wrath of the dark corners of the fanboy internets. On Monday night (December 27), Kim Kardashian viewed Spider-Man: No Way Home in her private home theater (rich wypipo privilege even though she’s Arminian-American) and had the pornstar audacit...
End of An Era: Twitter Salutes Issa Rae & ‘Insecure’s Cast Following Series Finale
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Raymond Liu / HBO It’s a wrap, and Insecure fans are in their feelings. After five glorious seasons, Insecure has come to an end. The day many fans were looking forward to and, at the same time, dreaded arrived on Sunday (Dec.27). The adventures of Issa Dee and her gang as they navigate all aspects of life reached its epic conclusion. When it comes to ending a popular series, it’s tough to stick the landing and please die-hard fans. You can ask the showrunners and writers of Game of Thrones about that. Fans didn’t know what to expect out of the half an hour dramedy, with the main focus being on how Issa’s life would shape out and who she would end up with. Warning spoilers ahead. Life turned out great for Issa, Molly, Kelli, miserable Kelli, an...
BIG3 Champ & 2-Time MVP Joe Johnson Returns To The NBA, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Omar Rawlings / Getty Iso Joe is back where he belongs in the NBA. Twitter couldn’t be happier about that. The Omicron COVID-19 variant is currently knocking more NBA players out of the paint than Shaquille O’Neal in his prime, but the show continues to go on. Despite the Omicron wave wreaking havoc in the NBA, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is adamant about the league pushing through. Just recently, the NBA and NBPA reached an agreement on signing replacement players to replace players stuck in health and safety protocols. That means players who usually wouldn’t get the opportunity to sniff a professional court are now getting their shot to shine or make their triumphant return in Joe Johnson’s case. Johnson, 40, hasn’t given up on professional baske...
BIG3 Champ & 2-Time MVP Joe Johnson Returns To The NBA, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Omar Rawlings / Getty Iso Joe is back where he belongs in the NBA. Twitter couldn’t be happier about that. The Omicron COVID-19 variant is currently knocking more NBA players out of the paint than Shaquille O’Neal in his prime, but the show continues to go on. Despite the Omicron wave wreaking havoc in the NBA, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is adamant about the league pushing through. Just recently, the NBA and NBPA reached an agreement on signing replacement players to replace players stuck in health and safety protocols. That means players who usually wouldn’t get the opportunity to sniff a professional court are now getting their shot to shine or make their triumphant return in Joe Johnson’s case. Johnson, 40, hasn’t given up on professional baske...
The Sweet Chick x Clarks Wallabee Boot Is Finger Licking Good
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CLARKS ORIGINALS / Clarks Originals Nas’ love of crispy chicken and old school wears has come full circle. His restaurant Sweet Chick has partnered with Clarks Originals on a special Wallabee release. Source: CLARKS ORIGINALS / Clarks Originals As spotted on High Snobiety Clarks Originals teams up with Brooklyn-born waffle house Sweet Chick to create a playful capsule dubbed The Wafflebee Collection. The iconic Wallabee boot is redesigned with embossed diamonds on the uppers that look so tasty you almost forget they’re part of a shoe. Made in Portugal from buttery suede, they’re shaped like classic moccasins and sit atop trademark crepe soles. These feet pieces also stay true to iconic boot with leather trimming on the ankle collar. We also get wax finish...
Kanye West Appears To Beg Kim Kardashian To “Run Right Back” To Him During Benefit Concert With Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Screenshot / Amazon Prime Fans have had plenty to say, both positively and negatively, about the live-streamed “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert put on in Los Angeles by former rivals Drake and Kanye West. Nut there was one moment during the event that has folks buzzing about how badly Ye wants his estranged wife Kim Kardashian back in his arms. When the Donda rapper was at the end of his performance of “Runaway,” Kanye went full “Baby, I’m beggin’, baby, I’m beggin’, beggin’, baby” in what appeared to be a reconciliation plea for Kim to “run back” to him. “Run right back to me…more specifically, Kimberly,” Ye sang. Related Stories It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time Yeezus has publicly spoken about wanting his wife back. During his Drink C...
