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Keyshia Cole “Has A Lot To Say” On Season Premiere of TV One’s ‘Uncensored’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The widely popular television series Uncensored, which allows viewers to witness their favorite celebrity figures talk candidly about their careers and their lives, opens up it latest season on Sunday, March 6, with the dynamic Keyshia Cole. The season premiere of TV One’s compelling series is focused on the singer/songwriter, actress, and television producer who has built a career with her soulful stylings and engaging lyrics. Growing up in Oakland, California, Cole’s talent was apparent from an early age. She would catch the attention of rap superstar MC Hammer, and later on, she would get to work with the late Tupac Shakur who would ask her to do a verse for one of his songs before his tragic death. Her debut album in 2005, The Way It I...
EXCLUSIVE: Soul for Real Talks Their ‘Unsung’ On TV One
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The highly-acclaimed Unsung series from TV One returns for its twelfth season and opens with a look at the group that exploded onto the R&B scene in the 1990s with their upbeat and smooth sound, Soul For Real. The season premiere of Unsung will focus on Soul For Real, the group consisting of four brothers who performed with voices and stylings that were mesmerizing and had a tone that connected the old and the new sounds of R&B. Formed early on, the group of the four Dalyrimple brothers – Chris a.k.a. Choc, Andre a.k.a “Dre”, Brian, a.k.a “Bri” and Jason a.k.a Jase were known for their vocal talents with Choc showing his chops as a songwriter growing up, and wound up being heard by the late iconic rapper Heavy D., who brought them ...
EXCLUSIVE: Soul for Real Talks Their ‘Unsung’ On TV One
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The highly-acclaimed Unsung series from TV One returns for its twelfth season and opens with a look at the group that exploded onto the R&B scene in the 1990s with their upbeat and smooth sound, Soul For Real. The season premiere of Unsung will focus on Soul For Real, the group consisting of four brothers who performed with voices and stylings that were mesmerizing and had a tone that connected the old and the new sounds of R&B. Formed early on, the group of the four Dalyrimple brothers – Chris a.k.a. Choc, Andre a.k.a “Dre”, Brian, a.k.a “Bri” and Jason a.k.a Jase were known for their vocal talents with Choc showing his chops as a songwriter growing up, and wound up being heard by the late iconic rapper Heavy D., who brought them ...
Russell Wilson Asks Ciara for ‘More Babies’ on ‘Ellen’: ‘Just Give Me One More At Least’
Ciara is continuing her busy streak — after hosting Wednesday’s 2022 Billboard Women in Music event, the singer is lent her talents to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, guest hosting Friday’s (March 4) episode of the daytime program. The episode featured a very special guest: Her husband, Russell Wilson, who had a very important question to ask her in front of the audience. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Getting down on one knee before Ciara, the professional football player said, “I have a question for you. A serious question. Can we have more babies? It will be perfect. Just give me one more at least, you know what I mean?” The audience cheered on the “1, 2 Step” singer in the hopes that she would say yes to his proposal. “We definitely can have a l...
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
MSNBC Host Spots The Jig, Blasts Coverage of Ukraine Conflict As “Racist”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter / MSNBC The continued conflict in Ukraine as the nation is being invaded by Russia has garnered the lion’s share of news coverage, particularly when it comes to refugees fleeing. One MSNBC host sees the glaring disparities of how they’re treated as opposed to refugees of color. Mehdi Hasan, the MSNBC anchor, and host of the Mehdi Hasan Show on the Peacock network took the media to task for their coverage of Ukrainians fleeing their country as it is under siege by the Russian military forces as ordered by President Vladimir Putin since last week. He made his feelings known while joining fellow anchor Ayman Mohyeldin on his show on Sunday (February 27) for a segment on the topic. “Some of the media coverage of the conflict in Ukraine has been kind o...
Finding Your ‘Big Boi’ House Ad Brings Hip-Hop Flavor To Real Estate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Realtor.com / Youtube The real estate game got a little bit more flavor thanks to one company utilizing rap icon Big Boi as their latest commercial spokesperson. Realtor.com, the website that is dedicated to providing detailed real estate listings for properties from condos to homes, is touting new features to their search engine and devoting their latest ad campaign celebrating Black homeownership with the help of one half of the legendary Hip-Hop group Outkast, Big Boi. The “Our First Big Boi House” campaign launched in January with two television commercials featuring the Atlanta rapper admiring a young Black couple’s first home as they unpack. Big Boi celebrated the news through his Twitter account, showing off the first commercial with the caption “B...
New ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’ Netflix Series On Deck, Opens With ‘Earthquake: Legendary’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lester Cohen / Courtesy of Netflix The much-anticipated series of comedy specials executive produced by Dave Chappelle will air on Netflix, starting off with veteran comic Earthquake. Chappelle’s Home Team is a series of stand-alone comedy specials, all with Chappelle serving as the executive producer. Each special, which will air on Netflix, features a comic who he has worked with in the past who possesses over 30 years of experience on the comedy stage. The first of these four specials to make its debut is Earthquake: Legendary. This special showcases the hilarious comedy of Earthquake, a D.C. native who has been a fixture on the scene for decades notably with BET’s Comicview, and is a recurring character on CBS’ The Neighborhood along with hosting his ...
