HipHopWired Featured Video Damian Lillard is easily one of the most under appreciated and overlooked NBA superstars in the game today, but is he also just as undervalued as a rapper due to his basketball career? Probably. Continuing to pursue the title as the greatest NBA player to pick up the microphone, Dame D.O.L.L.A. comes
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From the desk of Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar has broken silence and returned to his social media with an update on life and some news regarding his next album. On Friday (Aug. 20), the elusive rapper posted a link from his Twitter handle to a newly-launched website Oklama.com with a letter to his fans. In
Tyga is giving OnlyFans a run for its money. A day after the social media platform announced that it will ban sexually-explicit content, Tyga has announced that he is deleting his OnlyFans account and launching his own content platform. His new subscription-based service, myystar, will allow its creators to post sexually-explicit imagery. The platform, which
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty It’s been obvious for a while now that ESPN’s First Take duo of Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman weren’t exactly keen on each other for whatever reason(s). Now with word that Max Kellerman is on his way out of the show and Stephen A. will be
Bang bang. Fresh off his Trip At Knight, Trippie Redd is battling zombies in the album’s action-packed music video co-starring SoFaygo. Inspired by The Matrix and The Walking Dead, the Mooch-directed clip centers the two in the middle of a zombie invasion and go out blazing until their great escape. Don’t come outside. [embedded content]
On the 20th anniversary of her death, Aaliyah’s second studio album One in a Million is finally available to stream for the first time ever. Released on Aug. 27, 1996, the 18-track album made Aaliyah a household name, and included contributions from Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Slick Rick, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Diane Warren, and more.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Timothy Savage(C) and Jonjelyn Savage(L), parents of victim Jocelyn Savage, speak to the media as they arrive to attend the trial in the racketeering and sex trafficking case of R. Kelly at Brooklyn Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York on August 18, 2021. – For more than a quarter-century Kelly, now
We did it, Baby Girl. On the 20th anniversary of her death, Aaliyah’s sophomore album, One In A Million, has been made available on all digital streaming platforms. The album, which was released on August 27, 1996, featured contributions from Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Slick Rick, and many more. It debuted at
Soulja Boy is making major moves. The “Crank That” rapper claims he is the new owner of legendary video game developer Atari. Taking to Instagram Live, Soulja made the big announcement. “They signed me to a deal with Atari,” said Soulja, who has big plans for Atari. “I’m about to revamp the company. We gon’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sledgehammer Games / Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision let the cat out of the bag earlier this week when it finally revealed Call of Duty: Vanguard, the next installment in the iconic first-person shooter franchise. Now we get to see even more about the upcoming title. Thursday (Aug.19), Warzone players got
Feel the magnetic? AZ gets the wheels in motion for his long-awaited album Doe Or Die 2 with his new single featuring Jaheim. The album drops September 10. Anchored by Kay Gee, Erick Hall, and Jahiem’s dark keys, the Gerald Victor-directed clip centers the Brooklyn legend and the R&B veteran flossing and referencing their longevity
Amber Rose is over it. The model is accusing the father of her son, Alexander “A.E.” Edwards, of cheating on her with at least 12 different women. Without mentioning him by name, Rose put her boyfriend on blast along with the women who slept with him despite knowing he was in a relationship. “I’m tired
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miikka Skaffari / Getty The Hip-Hop world is still reeling from the news that Baba Zumbi, also known as Zumbi of Zion I fame, has died. Now, the family of the artist born Steve Gaines has hired legal representation and is launching an investigation into the mysterious circumstances of Zumbi’s unfortunate
9/10 Gunna’s back and is likely to do it all “9 Times Out Of 10”, his new collaboration produced by Taurus. Directed by Leff, the video finds the YSL rapper celebrating perseverance and living out his dreams. Here, he lives the family life, fine dines in luxury, rides through the city with his goons, and
1 hour ago Music Videos New Music Wunna is back. After recovering from a health scare last month, Gunna gets back to the music. On his motivational song “9 Times Outta 10,” a collaboration with his DJ Taurus, the YSL rapper celebrates his winning mentality. “Nine times out of 10, ni**as know I was gon’ win
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Dr. Dre’s once-dormant official Twitter account says that “Dr. Dre doesn’t Tweet” but apparently he hands out Ls. The good Doc lit up the Internet with his first tweet in two years when his account commented underneath a post by a Twitter user named @bowyoade about British singer-songwriter VV
One small step. Yung Bleu finds himself out of this world in his Moon Boy‘s new video featuring Big Sean. Directed by John Primo, Yung Bleu and Big Sean find themselves lost in a continuous cycle of highs and lows of a relationship in a house with their significant others, extraterrestrial backdrops and trippy effects.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury / Getty These days, mental health has gotten more attention in Hip-Hop culture and society overall leading to more rappers being forthright about their struggles. A recent revelation by Lil Wayne about his own journey and suicide attempt at the age of 12 has caught many by surprise and
August 17, 2021 News Kanye West may be plotting another album event. While fans continue to await the release of DONDA, a fan who works in security claims that another listening party will be held at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Thursday, Aug. 26. The listing for a “major concert event” appeared on a staffing app
In due time. Rod Wave is out here living his best life in the video to his new single, “Time Heals”. In the Eye 4 Production, Rod vents perseverance and success during his recent excursions. He flies private, rides through the city, shops for jewelry, and interacts with fans during his live shows. “Time Heals”