Cardi B is ready to turn up. While going on Instagram Live on Halloween, the “Up” rapper lamented about the state of hip-hop. Cardi said she’s tired of hearing the same “depressing” songs in the club and wants to make music that makes people “turn the f**k up.” “I came from the street club. And
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HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @kingjames / Instagram Halloween has come and as expected celebrities did the most over the weekend. While not everyone got it right some clearly understood the assignment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtTW_fveo9/ Over the span of the last 10 years celebrity costumes have become a big moment in popular culture. Naturally everyone who is
Yaowa! Joell Ortiz unleashes some audio venting on his new single, “In My Feelings”. Over The Heatmakerz’ production, the Brooklyn rapper takes a moment to reflect on his past and his desire for the next chapters in life. “In My Feelings” follows his previous drop “OG” and are off his upcoming album, Autograph dropping November
History has been made. Two of hip-hop’s living legends, JAY-Z and LL Cool J, were officially inducted into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday (Oct. 30). JAY-Z, who earned his spot in his first year of eligibility, received recorded tributes from President Obama, Diddy, LeBron James,
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube Alpo Martinez, the infamous Harlem drug kingpin, was reportedly shot and killed on Saturday night, early Sunday morning (October 30). Born Alberto Geddis Martinez, a report about the shooting doesn’t yet mention him by name but the word on the street is starting to get out. Reported the
Let’s go. DreamDoll is holding trials from the comfort of her home in the accompanying video to her recent single, “Tryouts”. Inspired by B.I.G.’s “Just Playing (Dreams)”, the Bronx bombshell fantasizes some of game’s finest women who are plastered on her bedroom wall. Here, she dons various exotic ensembles while detailing her naughty desires from
French Montana is making more waves. As he gears up for his new album They Got Amnesia, the Coke Boy is stirring controversy by taking credit for putting on rappers including Chinx and Lil Durk. “THEY GOT AMNESIA LIKE I DIDN’T GIVE THEM CHINX DRUGZ LIL DURK AND HARRY FRAUD …,” French tweeted. THEY GOT
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty That took long enough. Jay-Z and LL Cool J were among the musical royalty, including Tina Turner, who were formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (October 30) night. The induction ceremony went down at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland,
Can’t knock the phenomenon. Two of hip hop GOATS have been inducted into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. The 36th annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony took place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday (Oct. 30) and JAY-Z and LL Cool J were among the inductees.
Will Smith is opening up about a recent dark period in his life. The actor reveals that he contemplated suicide while filming his upcoming YouTube Originals docuseries, “Will Smith: The Best Shape of My Life,” in which he sets out to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks after gaining weight during quarantine. “This began as
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Fans of the Fugees just got hit with a gut punch. The New Jersey Hip-Hop trio of Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean announced that their planned fall tour has unfortunately been postponed. In a statement posted on their official IG account, the Fugees relayed that
Ice, ice, baby. After premiering it’s track on the COLORS show, Flo Milli gives her “Ice Baby” single its proper release with its music video. Inspired by VH1’s reality dating competition show, Flavor Of Love, the video channels the final showdown between contestants Tiffany “New York” Pollard, which Flo Milli portrays, and Chandra “Deelishis” Davis,
Meek Mill threatened to walk off a plane after an encounter with what he calls a “racist” flight attendant. The Expensive Pain rapper boarded a private jet on Friday (Oct. 29) shortly before he was confronted by a crew member, who accused him and his crew of smoking weed. In video shared to his Instagram
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Samir Hussein / Getty Dave Chappelle is having a moment, but it isn’t the victory lap some might have expected considering that he’s just ended his run of specials for Netflix for the foreseeable future. After attracting the ire of the LGBTQ community for his jokes in past specials, most especially
Welcome home, NBA YoungBoy. After spending seven months in prison, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has finally been released from prison. He was immediately placed under a 24-hour home confinement. Early Friday morning (Oct. 29), a photo opp surfaced of the rapper from his Utah home. As part of his house arrest, his lawyer says his
R. Kelly has new legal counsel. The embattled singer has hired Jennifer Bonjean, the New York-based attorney who won an appeal of Bill Cosby’s sex abuse case, to represent him as he appeals his racketeering conviction. Bonjean, whose legal career began in Chicago, filed her appearance in Kelly’s case in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn,
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: David Becker / Getty You can’t say Ice Cube isn’t a man who stands on his principles, no matter how debatable or questionable they may be. The rapper turned actor and mogul has reportedly left a Sony comedy called Oh Hell No over his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine.
Lil Uzi Vert previews The Pink Tape on his new single. After delaying the project until it meets his expectations, Lil Uzi Vert holds his fans down with “Demon High”. Over Pro Logic and Rex Kudo’s retro production, Uzi Vert laments on sour relationships and his distrust over his significant other. The matching visuals depicts
Yung Miami is looking for a rap freak. One half of City Girls dropped her solo single “Rap Freaks” on Friday on which she raps about having sex with over a dozen of hip-hop’s biggest names including Diddy, Lil Baby, DaBaby, 50 Cent, Lil Durk, Tory Lanez, and Megan Thee Stallion. “I’m on the runway
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Hearts are heavy across the Atlanta metropolitan region and the rest of the nation after news that Emmy Award-winning journalist Jovita Moore has died. Moore was an anchor for the city’s WSB-TV outlet and was upheld as a beloved fixture by not only viewers and colleagues,