July 21, 2021 News Tinashe is coming this summer. The singer’s new album 333 is set to arrive Aug. 6. She revealed the release date in a sci-fi trailer, which finds her getting out of bed to discover a third eye on her forehead. In another mysterious clip, she can be seen in a waiting
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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joey Foley / Getty When Juvenile dropped his pro-vaccination song “Vax That Thang Up,” he got much blowback from anti-vaxxers who’d rather die of Covid than get vaccinated because, well, y’all know. Now that Logic has dropped his latest single “Vaccine” we wonder if he’ll get roasted by anti-vaxxers even though
Back on road. Migos keep trucking in the latest video off their Culture III album. Decked out in their post-apocalyptic garments, Offset, Takeoff, and Quavo lead a convoy of trucks across the desert. They turn up alongside a group of female dancers and perch on top of the big wheelers. [embedded content]
Bhad Bhabie and Lil Yachty got into an explosive debate about cultural appropriation. While going live on Instagram, the 18-year-old rapper-turned-OnlyFans star went off on on those who criticize her for emulating Black culture through her music and appearance. “The one thing I’m really, really sick of is the whole ‘Bhad Bhabie is a cultural
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Samsung took a very bold step when it went all-in on the foldable phone, dropping three devices, and slowly but surely, it’s starting to pay off. When Samsung first introduced its bold new device, the Galaxy Fold, in 2019, people were impressed but on the side of
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