Hip Hop

Back to normal. Khalid wines down the summer with his new anticipated single, “New Normal”, the first off his upcoming album, Everything Is Changing. Directed by Andy Hines, Khalid sings a love-hate relationship in a futuristic world filled with robots and advance technology. Khalid premiered the track live during the Virgin Galactic’s spaceflight launch at

Yeezy is coming. After much speculation, Kanye West has confirmed that his 10th solo studio album DONDA will drop this Friday, July 23. The announcement was made in a new Beats by Dre commercial starring track sensation Sha’Carri Richardson that aired during Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The 60-second spot, which was scored and

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats While the Tokyo Olympics continues to lose more big names by the minute, none was more disappointing than the ouster of track and field superstar, Sha’Carri Richardson. Although “America’s fastest woman” won’t get a shot at Olympic gold, she does star in a fantastic Beats Studio Buds commercial

Show me the money. Curren$y and his Jet Life Family come off in their Welcome To Jet Life Recording 2‘s new video. In the clip, Spitta, Fendi P, and Rob49 cater to their company insides a studio while cracking a safe and counting their ends. Easy money, easy go. [embedded content]

5 seconds ago News Trailers Tyler, the Creator and Machine Gun Kelly are joining the Jackass gang. Over a decade since the last film installment, the famed franchise is headed back to theaters this fall. In the first trailer for Jackass Forever, Tyler and MGK link up with Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O—who are all grown up—for

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christian Vierig / Getty It seems Virgil Abloh is about take his company to the next level. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton  aka LVMH is set to buy a majority stake in Off White™. As spotted on High Snobiety the Chicago, Illinois native is leveling up in the fashion industry. Virgil Abloh

Make it reign fellas. Mickey Factz, Blu, and Nottz “Reign” supreme on their latest single featuring Asher Roth. Anchored by Nottz’ brolic beat scratches by DJ Unexpected, Mickey, Blu, and Roth individually flex their lyrical muscle. “Reign”‘s off Mickey Factz, Blu, and Nottz’ joint LP, The Narrative, which has previously spawned “Stay Down” and is

Kanye West previewed his new album Donda for a select group of fans and friends over the weekend. The long-awaited project, which reportedly features Lil Baby, Travis Scott, and Pusha T, is already receiving glowing reviews from those who were lucky enough to get a listen including Instagram personality Justin Laboy. The host of Revolt’s

HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since the shocking murder of up and coming rap star, Pop Smoke, and though he’s gone his presence is still felt and missed thanks to new music that continues to roll out. Keeping his memory alive with some new visuals to the Future assisted “Mr. Jones,” the video

Haan! Soulja Boy’s still making the ladies clap. Such is the case in the video to his new remix now featuring French Montana. On the revamp version of his recent single, Big Draco and Montana turn up at a lush mansion with a plethora of bikini-clad models shaking what their momma gave them. [embedded content]

Hip-hop artists remain music’s top money makers. Billboard has released its highest-paid musicians of 2020. In a year with little touring, hip-hop/R&B acts dominated streaming sales and accounted for 12 of the 40 artists on the list, including four in the top 10—Drake, Post Malone, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Lil Baby. Following Taylor Swift,

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Ubisoft’s newest Tom Clancy game is taking the famed franchise in a new direction. The cat was already out of the bag thanks to IGN teasing us, but now it’s official tissue. Monday (Jul.19), Ubisoft announced its newest Tom Clancy game, a 6v6 free-to-play first-person shooter

Pour up. Kodak Black is going dumb in the hood in his new music video, “Senseless”, his first release since his Happy Birthday Kodak EP. At the Golden Acres housing projects in Pompano Beach, FL, the Project Baby and his Sniper Gang turn up with a group of locals, a few cups of lean, a

Adele’s love life is back in the headlines…and on the court. The singer is reportedly dating LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul. The two made their first public appearance together as they watched the Phoenix Suns take on the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Phoenix’s Footprint Center on Saturday (July 17).

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Although he hasn’t been free of scandal throughout the years, there is no denying that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has put in plenty of work as a Civil Rights activist and leader for most of his life. France recognizes this, too, and will be awarding Jackson the

DONDA may finally see the light. While fans eagerly await his oft-delayed album, Kanye West recently hit the studio with Tyler, the Creator. Consequence shared a short video of a masked Ye and Tyler appearing to work on new music. “ConsTV Exclusive Ye x Tyler Epic Level Summer 21,” he captioned the muted clip. Fans

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Maybe Kanye West is a big fan of MCU villains? We say this because Yeezy was at the Big 3 Tournament in Las Vegas on Saturday (July 17) and was spotted courtside dressed like Baron Zemo. Source: Marvel / Disney+ There was Mr. West next to Big

Drip drip drip. Normani brings out her “Wildside” in the video to her new single featuring Cardi B. On the sultry collaboration, which samples Aaliyah’s “One In A Million”, Normani croons sexual pleasures and showcases her sexy choreographic moves. Meanwhile, Cardi b delivers a racy verse where both appear nude during a steamy scene. [embedded

2 Chainz is leaving the trap. The Atlanta rapper surprised fans by announcing that his next album will be his final trap album. Taking to Twitter, Tity Boi shared the news with his 4.4 million followers. “This gone be my last trap album , enjoy,” he tweeted. This gone be my last trap album ,

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Craig Sjodin / Getty It seems the music scene has gone dry for Iggy Azalea. She says she is putting Rap on ice to focus on other opportunities. As spotted on The Mirror the rapper born Amethyst Amelia Kelly has seemingly come to a fork in the road of her career. Earlier