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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty One thing to know about cultural appropriation—it’s a global phenomenon. That’s why it isn’t terribly surprising that a hair salon in Brussels, Belgium, used the image of the culture vulture queen herself, Kim Kardashian, to promote “African hair style.” Now, as the New York Post notes, Kim’s

Snoop Dogg is responding after being accused of sexual assault. Just days before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, a woman has accused the rapper and his associate of sexually assaulting her over eight years ago. A woman who allegedly used to work as a dancer for Snoop claims she was assaulted by

The Real. Mozzy salutes the real on his brand new single featuring Roddy Ricch. Produced by YC, lvl35dav, and Aldaz, the SacTown rapper and L.A. hitmaker detail the harsh realities of the streets, the trials and tribulations, and the lives lost. Along with the release, the Rook-directed video captures the two West Coast stars reflecting

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The trend with rappers complaining about their recording home continues. Bobby Shmurda is asking to be let go from Epic Records and compares it to a prison bid. As per Complex the Brooklyn, New York native is still not feeling the vibes with his record label. On Thursday,

Kanye West still wants smoke with Pete Davidson. On Friday, Fivio Foreign dropped his new single “City of Gods” featuring Alicia Keys and Ye. On his verse, Ye appears to once again take aim at Kim Kardashian’s new man by threatening violence at his workplace. “This afternoon, 100 goons pullin’ up to ‘SNL’ / When

Don’t come inside. After sharing his “2021 Rap Up” at the top of the year, Uncle Murda narrates a hood love story on his new single, “Justin Laboy Page”. The twisted visual centers Murda and his lady going through the motions of a troubled relationship and finding the test results of her pregnancy test. The

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Disney With the success of their smash hit series in The Mandalorian and now The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+ will continue to grow their Star Wars universe with a new series and it’s going to be a good one. According to Hypebeast, Disney+ has finally announced a release

February 10, 2022 New Music Just one week after dropping her single “Do We Have a Problem?,” Nicki Minaj is back with “Bussin.” The queen once again connects with Lil Baby on the song, which she previewed at the end of the video for “Do We Have a Problem?” “Yeah, I do it, bitch, I

Hndrxx back. Future celebrates his Black Future Month with his “Worst Day, the first solo record from the rapper in nearly two years. Produced by Wheezy and Taurus, Hndrxx touches on his addiction to women and his extensive spending habits. The accompanying music video co-stars Dr. Kevin Samuels and centers Future showering multiple women with

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Miller / Getty The talent who the new generation heralds as The GOAT is back on social media. NBA YoungBoy’s first post urges other performers to not sign to his record label. As spotted on Hip-Hop N More the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native has returned back to Instagram. On Wednesday, February 9

Anticipation continues to build for Super Bowl Sunday. Just days before the Pepsi Halftime Show, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige (Eminem and Kendrick Lamar were MIA) sat down for a press conference on Thursday where they previewed their “epic” plans. When asked if fans can expect surprises during the 12-minute performance, Dre

Truth Season coming up. Ahead of his Truth Season: The United Streets Of America album on Friday (Feb. 11), Trae Tha Truth is pulling up with Peezy for its latest music video. Shot by Miaci, Trae and Peezy flex for the camera inside a garage full of luxury vehicles, their private jeweler, and their crew.

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Kempin / Getty Nelly has been the talk of the Internet for the past 36 hours after a sex tape went wide through social media circles and made the famed rapper a trending topic. In a new statement, the St. Louis star apologized for the video being inadvertently leaked,

February 9, 2022 News Kanye West is sharing the wealth. The billionaire mogul has told French Montana that he wants to help him become a billionaire too. Taking to Instagram, the “Unforgettable” rapper shared a text message he received from Ye, who reached out and promised to help him get to billionaire status. “This is

Buckle up. King Von doesn’t play around on his new posthumous single featuring 21 Savage. Produced by Kid Hazel, the late OTF rapper and the Saint Laurent Don trade scathing bars aimed directly for their opps. The animated video, directed by Jason Joannes, King Von mobs with his crew, links with his lady friend and

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Youtube / Youtube In 2016, about $4 billion worth of Bitcoin was stolen after Bitfinex’s cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. Now, the Department of Justice has recovered most of what was stolen. And one of the suspected thieves? Well, she’s uh…she’s something else. As reported by The Verge, DOJ says it seized

Jim Jones is putting Gucci on blast. The Dipset rapper is accusing the luxury brand of racial profiling after shopping at one of their stores. He documented his experience in an Instagram Story, claiming that he wasn’t given the treatment he deserved as a loyal VIP customer, who was about to spend $30,000. “Since we

SPLATT! Jim Jones takes his Vamp Life to Atlanta in the latest video off his and DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz tape, We Set The Trends. Co-directed by himself and Shula The Don, Capo and VL Deck hit the streets in A-Town and enjoy fight night at the city’s gentlemen’s club, King of Diamonds. POW! [embedded

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA / DICE The fallout for EA’s once-promising shooter, Battlefield 2042, continues. Battlefield 2042 is still reeling following its launch, thanks in large part to “game-breaking bugs,” lack of content, and other issues. Per Game Informer, gamers who excitedly spent money on the game, well over 25,000 of them are now

February 8, 2022 News Nelly is letting it all hang out. The St. Louis rapper found himself in the headlines after a video of him receiving oral sex leaked. The explicit clip was posted to Nelly’s Instagram Story on Tuesday (Feb. 8). It was quickly deleted but not before it was recorded and reshared online.