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7 mins ago News Cardi B and Offset are the proud parents of a baby boy. The couple welcomed their second child in New York on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 6:14 p.m. EST. Taking to Instagram, Cardi shared a photo cradling her newborn son in the hospital as Offset lovingly looks on. “9/4/21🦕💙🧸,” Cardi captioned the

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Remember when Lil Uzi Vert was running around with an alleged $24 million diamond in the middle of his forehead? Well according to the Philly rapper, it was ripped out by fans during his set at Rolling Loud. It could have fell out, but we weren’t there.

Made in Shaolin. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon give WizKid and Tem’s “Essence” a Wu-Tang touch with their remix, “Purple Essence”. On the Afrobeat hit, Tony Starks opens the track and commandeers the ladies to whine, while Shallah praises his queen his verse. The “Purple Essence” follows WizKid and Tems’ “Essence” remix featuring Justin Bieber. [embedded

Chris Brown is sharing his unreleased Kanye West collaboration. Following the release of DONDA last Sunday, the R&B superstar blasted Ye for taking him off the album. Chris’ backing vocals were originally featured on the song “New Again,” but that version was quickly pulled from streaming services. Chris took to Instagram to slam Ye for

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Winston Burris/WENN.com / WENN Mally Mall is now the property of the Feds. The Hip-Hop producer and former Love & Hip Hop star with questionable side hustles turned himself in to the authorities and has started his 33-month sentence for running a prostitution ring. Back in 2019, Mally pleaded guilty to

Kanye West is back on top as his tenth solo album Donda has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. It is now currently the biggest sales week of 2021. In its first week, Donda moved 309,000 equivalent album units with 37,000 of the sum in traditional album sales. 272,000 of its SEA

André 3000 is speaking out following his leaked collaboration with Kanye West. During his Sound 42 show on SiriusXM on Saturday (Sept. 4), Drake played an unreleased DONDA song called “Life of the Party.” On the six-minute track, Ye calls out his rival amid their reignited feud. “I put Virgil [Abloh] and Drake on the

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Lil Wayne can sometimes be divisive, even in MAGA-Land. The QAnon Shaman who stormed that Capitol on January 6 has pleaded guilty to a felony, but his lawyer is clearly big mad that Lil Wayne managed to finesse a pardon from the then President Trump while his

Consequence has the time today and crashes the party with his diss record for Drake. In midst of the Ye and Drizzy’s ongoing feud and in response to the leak, Cons comes to the defense of his G.O.O.D. ally and parties to a slew of shots towards his Toronto nemesis.

Azealia Banks is coming for Doja Cat…again. The controversial rapper is once again taking aim at the “Kiss Me More” hitmaker. After a fan called out Azealia for body-shaming Doja, she responded by insulting her looks and music. “Actually, I’m the bonafide star. Doja makes music for ten year olds and is very derivative,” Banks

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty Drake dipped into his petty bag and “leaked” a Kanye West song called “Life of the Party” that features a standout lyricism from Andre 3000. Speculation about why the song wasn’t on Donda and debate over the bars aimed at Drake on Ye’s verse soon started running

Hot off the release of Shy Glizzy and Glizzy Gang’s Don’t Feed The Sharks LP, Young Jefe stars in the compilation new video. Set at an exotic destination, Young Jefe rides his ATV and kicks it at a lush pad with eye-candy and lavish meals provided by a private chef. Don’t feed the sharks. [embedded

Drake is keeping his feud with Kanye West alive. In the early hours of Saturday morning (Sept. 4), the 6 God took over Sound 42 on SiriusXM where he played cuts off his new album Certified Lover Boy. But he surprised fans when he also leaked Kanye West’s unreleased collaboration with André 3000 called “Life

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s a cold world and but the internet truly has no heart. Cardi B checked folks who showed no sympathy for an Instagram model’s passing. As spotted on Madam Noire the Bronx bombshell made it clear that all lives matters, including social media vixens. On Sunday, August

Drake took his pittyness to new heights and prolonged his ongoing feud with Kanye west on the airwaves. While making a guest host appearance on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 on Saturday morning (Sep. 4), Drake played cuts off his Certified Lover Boy album and proceeded to play Kanye and Andre 3000’s “Life Of The Party”, which

Drake is a certified record-breaker. Less than 12 hours after its release, Drake’s sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy has already broke Apple Music’s 2021 record for most-streamed album in a single day. Additionally, Drake is the most-streamed artist on Apple Music in 24 hours this year. The 21-track album, which Drake described as “a

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Fred Lee / Getty One of the most memorable educational programs in history is about to get honored. A documentary is being developed based on LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow. As spotted on The Grio the popular series from the 1980’s is about to be given a Hollywood treatment. According to the story Butterfly

Phife Dawg and Illa J’s “French Kiss” series continues with their third installment featuring Redman. Produced by Potatohead People, the late Phife, the Detroit lyricist and the Funk Doc take it back to Montreal where they swoon the French ladies with their hot flows and their comical lyrics. [embedded content]