Summer’s Billboard takeover. Summer Walker has earned her first No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 charts with her latest album, Still Over It. In its first week, the album tallied 166,000 equivalent album units with 12,000 of the sum traditional album sales. 153,000 of its SEA units equated to 201.1 million on-demand streams from
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3 hours ago News Don’t mess with Rico Nasty. It almost went down after a concertgoer threw a bottle at the rapper while she was performing on Saturday night during Playboi Carti’s “King Vamp Tour” in Portland, Oregon. After the object was tossed at her direction on stage, the “Smack a Bitch” hitmaker decided to stop
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @thecourtneyc / Instagram Courtney Michelle, who refers to herself as a Luxury Lifestyle Vlogger, released a video to TikTok that seemingly threw two other Black women entrepreneurs under the bus. In the video, Michelle refers to Ari Fletcher and Jayda Cheeaves AKA JAYDA WAYDA, saying that she doesn’t understand why
Can’t cover the light. Following an absence for most of the year, Ace Hood returns with first record of the year, “Little Light”. Produced by Byrd and Ism, the south Florida lyricist showcases his double-time flow where he touches his upbringing and overcoming life’s struggles. “Little Light” marks Ace’s first music since last year’s album,
Kendrick Lamar takes Vegas. The Compton kingpin returned to the stage for his first show of 2021 and first U.S. concert in two years at the Day N Vegas festival on Friday (Nov. 12). “It has been 365 days, times two, since I’ve seen you,” the reclusive star told the crowd at the Las Vegas
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SMXRF/Star Max / Getty Apparently, Sean Kingston isn’t taking any shorts despite his penchant for not paying for jewelry or being victimized. The crooner allegedly pulled a gun on a music video director and assaulted the man, too. This is only the tip of the struggle since the video director was
Berner and Future floss on their new track. Berner keep his spirits high and is “Draped Up”, his new collaboration with Future and off hiss upcoming project, Gotti. Over knocking drums and bells, the Bay Area rapper gets in his bag, while Hendrix lays out a drippy verse. Last month, Berner revealed he was diagnosed
Kanye West is on a mission to buy America. During the second part of his headline-making “Drink Champs” interview, N.O.R.E. brought up a conversation he had with Ye where he told him, “I want to buy America.” “You wasn’t supposed to bring that part up,” joked Ye before confirming his vision. “I’m going to.” [embedded
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Travis Matthews courtesy of Self / SELF Magazine If you’re thinking of any broken heart jokes, just stop right now. La La Anthony recently revealed that she had emergency heart surgery back in June. The actress and now Carmelo Anthony’s ex-wife made the reveal in her cover story for Self magazine.
Batter up. Lil Yachty’s full energy on his new single and music video, “Yae Energy”. On the track, Lil Boat brings his whimsical raps over a piano-laced beat by Buddah Bliss. The accompanying video, shot entirely on an iPhone by Cole Bennett, trails the rapper indulging into mischief from a CVS to a baseball field.
Kanye West may be a billionaire, but that isn’t stopping him from bootlegging OnlyFans. While speaking with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN during part 2 of his “Drink Champs” interview, Ye admitted that he doesn’t pay the monthly fee for the subscription service and instead gets the adult content for free off Reddit forums. “I get
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Last week, Kanye West had social media ablaze with his controversial Drink Champs interview in which he shared many personal opinions about his peers and fellow artists that had listeners and viewers constantly slapping their foreheads in surprise. Now we have part 2 of the interview in which
Missed me with that. Fredo Bang celebrates his prison release with his brand new single, “Don’t Miss”. Shot by Jolo, the accompanying clip follows the Baton Rouge rapper on his first day out. He’s picked up from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and is greeted by family, friends, and a home cooked meal. Back
A spokeswoman for Travis Scott is responding to what went wrong in the wake of Astroworld. In an interview with “CBS Mornings” on Friday, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake addressed the tragedy and chaos at the Houston festival which left nine people dead after a crowd surge. “Travis had no idea what was going on
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MixMedia / Getty Salute to the readers and supporters of Hip-Hop Wired! We’re back with a fresh update of our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist and we’re opening things up differently this week. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing
“Chaos” erupts in Big Sean and Hit-Boy’s new video. Just days after releasing the video for “The One“, Big Sean and Hit-Boy act out in their unruly music video, “Chaos”. In the disorderly clip, Sean Don hops out of a car wreck unscathed, before casually walking through town during a pandemonium outbreak. The rapper flexes
4 hours ago New Music It’s showtime. After much anticipation, Silk Sonic–the duo consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak–presents one of the year’s most anticipated releases, An Evening With Silk Sonic. In addition to the chart-topping smash “Leave the Door Open,” the 9-track album includes the roller rink-ready “Skate” and “Smokin Out the Window.” Thundercat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TRUE RELIGION / TRUE RELIGION 2 Chainz is experiencing some full circle energy in 2021. He has announced a capsule collection with True Religion; a brand he became synonymous with. Source: TRUE RELIGION / TRUE RELIGION As spotted on Complex the Atlanta, Georgia native is about to revisit a period in his
Rick Ross back. Rick Ross aligns with Jazmine Sullivan and 21 Savage for “Outlawz”, the first single off his upcoming album, Richer Than I Ever Been. Over a soulful and victorious production by AraabMuzik and Fabian Marasciullo, Rozay and 21 Savage trade lush bars, while Jazmine lays down her powerful hook. Richer Than I Ever
Juice WRLD’s legacy lives on. A new album from the late Chicago rapper, Fighting Demons, is set for release Dec. 10. The trailer finds Juice sharing his battles with drug addiction and depression in hopes that it helps others. “Pretty much you feel detached from yourself all the time,” he says. “Me talking about certain