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‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Battle of The Tattoo Titans Contest Goes Down, Twitter Feels This Artist Was Robbed
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Last week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser united the Black Ink crews, and Tatti avoided major jail time. Now it’s time for the Battle of The Tattoo Titans in a drama-less season finale. The Ladies Came To Represent, Spyder Flops The three bosses, Ryan Henry, Ceaser, and KP, break down the competition rules for their tattoo artists and explain the first round will have the artists doing butterfly tattoos. Spyder, of course, runs his big mouth, but when it was all said and done flops claiming he couldn’t do a better tattoo because he couldn’t do colors on dark skin. Ceaser is wildly annoyed with his lead tattoo artist because they all just sat down with a Black tattoo artist specializing in doing color tattoos on Black skin, so h...
Sean “Diddy” Combs & DeLeón Tequila Cook Up #CincoDeLeón Cinco De Mayo Cocktails
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: DeLeón / DeLeón Tequila There is still plenty of Cinco De Mayo left. Sean “Diddy” Combs and DeLeón Tequila have cooked up a cocktail fit for any proper #CincoDeLeón celebration. DeLeón Tequila recruited entrepreneur, actress and Certified Life Coach Nazanin Mandi to celebrate the holiday. It helps that she happens to be proudly part Mexican, too. Combs, DeLeón Tequila and Mandi created a sweet and spicy version of DeLeón’s Tequila’s LOVE Margarita. Considering Combs’ middle name is now officially “Love,” it’s totally on brand. But first, for those of you into the details, DeLeón Tequila, which is owned by Combs and Diageo, is crafted in the Guanajuato region of Mexico in the town of León. The brand touts using strictly the best hand-selected 100% B...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Ceaser Unites The Crews, Announces Black Ink Tattoo Battle
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Last week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser heads to Milwaukee with Teddy to open his new shop and fired the entire Atlanta shop crew except for Breezy. Tatti also avoided being thrown in jail for a long time. This week’s episode of Black Ink Crew was relatively drama-free, with Ceaser uniting the crews of Chicago and Compton for a good cause. Rok & Krystal FINALLY Head To Atlanta Last week Rok and Krystal’s road trip to Atlanta hit a speedbump because their new dog attacked Krystal six hours into the trip, forcing them to turn around and head back to New York City. Anyway, the story didn’t make any sense, and even after FaceTiming Puma and the crew on this week’s episode, the story still sounds shaky. Rok tells Puma th...
A Run Down of Who Did & Didn’t Understand The Assignment At This Year’s Met Gala
The Met Gala made its triumphant return in 2021 and is back in 2022 to give fashionistas and people on social media something to talk and joke about, thanks in large part to some of the fits celebrities think they got off. As with previous years of the $35,000 a ticket celebrity spin on Halloween, your favorite actors, musicians, athletes, models, and fashion designers tried their best to stick with the soiree’s theme. This year’s theme, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” is a follow-up to 2021’s “In America: A Lexicon in Fashion” theme, but this time focus was on America’s “Gilded Age.” The dress code for Monday night’s (Apr.2) spectacle was “gilded glamour, white tie,” which honestly doesn’t sound too hard to stick with, but you know these celebs like to make things difficult when it...
Pusha T Celebrates ‘Billboard’ Top Slot, New Tour On Deck
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Pusha T is again at the head of the pack as his latest album debuts at the top of the Billboard charts, and he’s riding that wave by announcing a new tour. The “Nosetalgia” rapper has been at the forefront of buzz in the rap game since the release of his latest album, It’s Almost Dry last week. The album, produced entirely by both Pharrell Williams and Ye aka Kanye West, debuted on the Billboard 200 Chart at number one on Sunday (May 1st). Gaining that top spot on the chart is a first for the multi-platinum rapper, and he expressed his happiness and gratitude via Twitter soon after: “We all can’t be number 1 at the same time, this week it’s mine…Thank you to all.” Related Stories It’s Almost Dry also took the top spots on B...
Supreme & Nike Collaborate To Remix The Zoom Air Flight 95
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme Once again it’s on! Source: Supreme / Supreme With Spring ’22 in full swing it’s that time of year when Supreme and Nike unveil their seasonal collaboration for hypebeasts to indulge in and this time around Supreme will be remixing Nike’s OG silhouette the Zoom Air Flight 95. According to Supreme, the new Supreme/Nike Zoom Air Flight 95 will be dropping exclusively on their website this Thursday (May 5) in three distinct colorways of black, brown, and light blue. Boasting a paisley pattern on the base of the sneakers, the Supreme Flight 95’s also “features a suede and leather upper with printed pattern, rubber outsole with Zoom Air unit in heel, raised logo TPU windows at midsole, tongue and shank; mesh tongue with suede tongue...
Self-Proclaimed Dating Guru Kevin Samuels Blasted For Calling Women Who Are 35 & Unmarried “Leftovers”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: PixelsEffect / Getty Another reason why we wished people like Kevin Samuels would just go away. Platforms like Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have many benefits, but in the same breath, it also amplifies the voices of those who project heada**ery daily. Case in point, meet Kevin Samuels, a self-proclaimed image consultant and so-called dating expert who you can always count on to say something idiotic, specifically when talking about Black women. The latest nonsense to come out of his mouth focused on women 35, and unmarried, whom he feels are “leftovers.” In the clip featuring Samuels spewing that hot garbage take, he said: “If you have made it to 35 and you are unmarried, you are a leftover woman,” Samuels said. “You are what is left. Men know th...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: King Ceaser Fires The Entire Atlanta Crew, Tatti Avoids Being Thrown In Jail
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Last week on Black Ink Crew, Young Bae’s mom was not feeling her new boo, and Ceaser was not here for Teddy going Hollywood and neglecting his Black Ink duties. This week Ceaser and the crew head to Milwaukee to see if Teddy handled business like he was supposed to, plus deal with another significant issue affecting his business. Ceaser Heads To Milwaukee, The New York Crew Plays Hooky After learning that Teddy has been dropping the ball with the Milwaukee shop, Ceaser decides to head out there to see the process being made with the shop and takes Puma, his lazy cousin, and Spyder (Van shows up later) on a trip to the city to get his latest shop open. When the head cat is away, the mice will play, which is the case with the Bro...
Bored Billionaire Elon Musk On Verge of Buying Twitter, Users Say RIP To Social Media Platform
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty It looks like bootleg Tony Stark, aka Elon Musk, will indeed purchase Twitter, and depending on who you ask, this development is not being well received. Reuters reports Twitter is set to accept Musk’s “best and final” $41 billion to purchase the social media platform. The decision comes after the back and forth between the company and Musk as they actively tried to find potential buyers to keep Musk’s stench off the company. Welp, they couldn’t get anyone to drop a bag on Twitter at its current share price, and now they are seemingly caving in to the bored billionaire. Per Reuters: Twitter may announce the $54.20-per-share deal later on Monday once its board has met to recommend the transaction to Twitter shareholders, the sources ...
Jordan Brand Finally Dropping Luka Doncic’s “Luka 1” Signature Sneaker
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand Luka Doncic has been signed to the Jordan Brand for quite a few years now and though he’s had some pretty cool PE’s cooked up for his personal use, the Dallas Mavericks superstar is finally getting his own signature line and fans couldn’t be more excited. Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand On Saturday (April 23), Nike unveiled its long-awaited Luka 1’s and aside from looking sleek and stylish, they also look hella comfortable to walk in which is the most important aspect of any sports sneakers on the market. Using a combination of a new performance foam dubbed Formula 23 (of course) and new IsoPlate foot frame, the Luka 1 seems like it’s next in line to be basketball players go-to sneakers going forward. Related Stories The Is...
Megan Thee Stallion Tells Gayle King Tory Lanez Offered Her $1M To Keep Quiet After Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Megan Thee Stallion is speaking out about the Tory Lanez shooting incident and she dropped some potentially damaging information. Sunday (Apr.25), CBS Mornings had Twitter buzzing when it shared a clip from its upcoming interview with Megan Thee Stallion. Monday (Apr.25), the full interview dropped, and the Houston rapper shared details about the shooting incident with Gayle King. In what could be bad news for Tory Lanez in the upcoming trial, Thee Stallion claims the pint-sized rapper/singer offered her $1,000,000 to keep quiet after allegedly shooting her in the foot. The rapper, born Megan Pete, told King that she initially told police she stepped on glass because she was afraid the police would open fire on them. ...
Megan Thee Stallion Puts F**K Boys On Notice With “Plan B,” The Hot Girls Are Loving It
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Winter / Getty After premiering her unreleased “diss” track “Plan B” at Coachella, Megan Thee Stallion finally answered our prayers and dropped it on our heads, and now the city boys are down, and the city girls are back up. Starting Friday (Apr.22), Megan Thee Stallion has officially declared it will be another Hot Girl Summer. The Houston rapper flexes her bars in her latest record, “Plan B,” which many call a “diss track” geared towards a lame ex who dropped the ball or her short nemesis Tory Lanez. Whoever the sharp bars were directed at, they are definitely feeling the effects because they land very well. The song features Thee Stallion channeling her inner Lil’ Kim over Jodeci’s “Freek’n You (Mr. Dalvin Freek Mix),” which also features W...
