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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ALLISON DINNER / Getty The horrific mass shooting that took place in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has rocked the nation and stirred up more pleas for gun control. But right-wingers – including the governor of Texas – are using a racist trope about the city of Chicago to deflect

Let’s Slide. Fresh off the release of their self-titled album, Lobby Boyz, Jim Jones and Maino “Slide” to the occasion in their new video featuring Fivio Foreign. Directed by WillC and Tana, the scorching visual centers the trio bopping to the banger amongst their entourage, a dance crew, and a bevy of eye-candy. The track

M.I.A. has found “The One.” The trailblazing artist returns with her first music of 2022. Produced by Rex Kudo & T-Minus, the melodic track finds Maya back in her zone. “When you tryna find the one / Why do you need reminding?” she sings. “No matter how you look at it, it’s me you keep

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was later disgraced after being convicted of making false reports about what he alleged to be a hate crime in 2019, has directed a new film.   Smollett’s first project since his fall from grace, a full-length feature film called B-Boy Blues

Remix! SleazyWorld Go polishes his “Sleazy Flow” hit with the official remix featuring Lil Baby. On the Rage Santana-produced track, the rising Kansas City rapper reiterates his stick talk anthem, while Lil Baby adds his ballerfied verse. In the LouieKnows-directed video, SleazyWorld Go and Lil Baby pull up in their white Bentley and Rolls Royce

HipHopWired Featured Video When he’s not rolling out the “welcome” mat” for his rap peers in Buffalo, New York, Benny The Butcher’s a man on his grind and today the Upstate NY OG continues to push work off his latest album, Tana Talk 4. Coming through with some new visuals to “Super Plug,” The Butcher

Hold tight. Fredo Bang goes hard for his chick at all levels in his latest video. Shot by Jolo, the visual captures Fredo scooping up his main squeeze from his private jet before they continue rendezvous at the nightclub. The track is lifted off his recent album, Two-Face Bang 2 and arrives fresh off his

Snoop Dogg is reliving Tupac Shakur’s final days. Over 25 years since Pac passed away, Snoop is recalling what happened when he visited his friend in the hospital after he was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996. Speaking with Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast, Snoop said that he drove to Suge

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty For those who cast aspersions on Doja Cat and her rapping, her next album will have plenty of it for them to analyze according to her latest interaction with the press. In a profile interview with writer Marjon Carlos for Elle Magazine, the artist talked about the

And you say Chi-City. Hot off the release of her Hitgirl album with Hit-Boy, Dreezy returned to the LA Leakers’ LiftOff show at Power 106. Much like her 2017 appearance, the Chi-Town confidently was put in the hot seat and this time cracked the mic over Kanye West & Hit-Boy’s “Clique”. Produced entirely by Hit-Boy,

Isaiah Rashad is breaking his silence. The TDE rapper sits down with Joe Budden for his first interview since the February leak of a video that appeared to show him sexually involved with other men. Before the full interview is released later this week, Budden has shared a teaser. “When all of the chaos broke

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC News / NBC New It is inconceivable that a person can be sentenced to prison without any physical evidence tying them to a crime. How many people (and disproportionately Black people) have to spend years and even decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit before people involved in our justice

The Soul Assassins are back. DJ Muggs is running the city with Method Man and Slick Rick on “Metropolis”, the first single off his upcoming Soul Assassins 3. Over the legendary producer’s eerie beat, Meth sets off the track with a blazing verse, while Slick Rick follows suit with his mellow flow. [embedded content] [embedded

Guess who’s back? It’s been two decades since Eminem released his fourth studio album, The Eminem Show. To mark the milestone, the Detroit rapper will release a 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition to streaming services on Thursday, May 26. On Tuesday, Em shared a trailer featuring music videos from The Eminem Show era including “Without Me,”

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Gunna might be pushing pleas at this rate because the rapper could be behind bars for quite some time. Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, has already pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the rapper’s lawyer  Steven H. Sadow confirmed

All money in, no money out. J Stone wants his “Flowers Now” on his new collaboration featuring Mozzy. From L.A. to the Bay, the All Money In and CMG rappers detail the significances of giving one their respect while they’re here. The track is off J Stone’s upcoming The Definition Of Sacrifice, which arrives June

May 23, 2022 News McDonald’s is getting a makeover, courtesy of Kanye West. Ye returned to Instagram for the first time in over two months to announce a new partnership with McDonald’s. He is teaming up with minimalist Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa to redesign the packaging for the fast-food giant. He unveiled the minimalist box

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty The world does not move without Black creativity and Lupe Fiasco is about detail how Hip-Hop plays into that fact. He has been slotted to teach a Rap course at MIT. As per Complex the Chicago, Illinois native is taking his talents to one of the most prestigious

Say it loud. NBA YoungBoy strides with pride on his new single, “Proud Of Myself”. In the accompanying music video, the controversial rapper reflects on his accomplishments from various locations of his crib including a smoke break on his patio and from his garage, as well as in his backyard, master bathroom, and at the

Rihanna is loving motherhood. The singer, who welcomed her first child with A$AP Rocky earlier this month, is settling right into her new role. A source close to the couple tells PEOPLE that both mom and dad are excited about becoming parents. “Being a new parent is of course an adjustment, but they are doing