5.31.2021 News Swizz Beatz and Timbaland went head-to-head in their highly-anticipated Verzuz rematch on Sunday night. After going and forth back with their biggest hits—from Aaliyah to Lil Wayne to Missy Elliott—during the livestreamed event from LIV Miami, Swizz surprised the crowd with an unreleased version of DMX’s “Bath Salts” featuring J. Cole that did
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More fiyah. Meek Mill brings the heat on his latest recording “Flamerz Flow”. After adding his touch to “Lemon Pepper Freestyle“, the Philly rapper delivers more bars for his hot boy summer. In the accompanying music video, Meek Mill hits the studio with Bobby Shmurda, pops bottles with Dave East, and hits the streets with
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury / Getty Jamie Foxx may be ready to fill the black leather shoes of Iron Mike Tyson in the upcoming biopic series, but Trevante Rhodes might beat him to the premiere punch. According to Deadline, the Moonlight star has just been cast to be “The Baddest Man on The
Nicki Minaj is sharing her support for Coi Leray after a now viral video. The clip shows the crowd at Houston’s Toyota Center blankly looking on while the “No More Parties” rapper performs during H-Town Memorial Day Mayhem on Saturday. After the video gained traction on social media, Coi faced criticism. Taking to Twitter, she
All set. Hot off his appearance on Culture Jam’s “Everything Different” with NBA YoungBoy, Rod Wave releases his new single and its matching visual. Shot by Eye 4 Production, Rod Wave takes to Miami and enjoys the fruits of labor. He hits the studio, performs at live venues, interacts with fans, and counts his ends
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: HBO / HBO Even though he is a God MC Jay-Z isn’t perfect. On a recent episode of The Shop he admits he has forgotten his lyrics at live shows. As reported on HipHopDX the Brooklyn, New York native paid a visit to his long time friend and mentee LeBron James on the newest installment of his HBO talk
Usher has another one on the way. Just eight months after welcoming his daughter, the R&B superstar and his girlfriend, music executive Jenn Goicoechea, are expecting their second child together. The couple, who have been dating since at least October 2019, walked the red carpet at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards in L.A. on Thursday
Rematch! Swizz Beatz and Timbaland take it back to where it all started for this Memorial Day weekend special of their Verzuz. On Sunday (May 30), the co-founders and super-producers went head-to-head in front of a live audience at Miami’s LIV nightclub. Swizzy and Timbo shuffled back through their extensive catalog including their solo records,
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now learning just how much she can trigger her opponents as her office is hit with a lawsuit over her decision to only grant one-on-one interviews with journalists of color last week. This decision was spurred by her noticing the overwhelming whiteness
Eminem and Snoop Dogg remain “cool.” After going back and forth last year, the two are leaving the beef in the past. Their so-called feud started last July when Snoop omitted Em from his top 10 favorite rappers list, telling “The Breakfast Club” that he could “live without” the Detroit rapper’s music. Em clapped back
Bon appetit. Still fresh and hot off his Thank You For Believing mixtape, Toosii serves up his take on Drake and Rick Ross’ popular hit. Indulging in a batch of wings at the crib, Toosii delivers an introspective rap with in the company of his lady. He gets in his bag, showcases his jewelry, and
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z and Beyoncé are sitting on at least a billion. So it only makes sense that the couple is rumored to have commissioned what is thought to be the world’s most expensive car. According to Page Six, the Carter’s are responsible for the Boat Tail convertible that
Future has more to say about his ex. Earlier this month, a snippet from 42 Dugg’s new single “Maybach” surfaced on which the “Toxic King” took aim at Lori Harvey. “Tell Steve Harvey I don’t want her,” raps Future. “One thing I never seen was a bitch leave.” [embedded content][embedded content] However, on his original
Ride or die. Joey Fatts is everlasting in the video to his latest single, “Immortal”, his first drop since his G Way 2 LP from February. Directed by Kiky, the Long Beach rapper coasts over a Nick Dow beat while referencing his hustle and legendary status from L.A.’s Cutthroat shop to riding shotgun in a
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty DMX‘s posthumous album, Exodus, is receiving praise from fans and critics. However, there were many raised eyebrows when a Pop Smoke feature long touted to be part of the album was nowhere to be found upon release. Swizz Beatz explained what happened during a recent visit to
JAY-Z is reflecting on his relationship with DMX. The Roc Nation mogul was a guest on the season premiere of HBO’s “The Shop: Uninterrupted” with LeBron James and Maverick Carter, during which he opened up about X for the first time since his passing on April 9. JAY-Z recalled their friendship and rivalry including the
Fuck your speakers! Too $hort turns up the bass and sets the speakers on fire in the latest video off his Ain’t Gone Do It album. Directed by Josh Fields, Short Dogg opens up his trunk and glides over a BossLife Big Spence’s knocking beat. Here, Oaktown’s O.G. parlays on set full of neon lights,
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Neil Mockford / Getty Kanye West can’t go anywhere without being spotted, even when he’s technically in disguise. The multihyphenate creative was reportedly spotted out in Los Angeles late in the week rocking a full face mask straight out of a bootleg episode of HBO’s Watchmen. It was Page Six that
5.28.2021 New Music It’s been three years since Juice WRLD released his debut album Goodbye & Good Riddance. To mark the anniversary, his label has re-released the platinum project with two new songs, “734” and the long-awaited “Lucid Dreams (Remix)” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. The Philadelphia rapper gets lost in his feelings on the Nick
We out’chea. Hot off his Motivated album, Klass Murda comes outside in his new video featuring Rah Swish. Filtered with partial animation and various backdrops, the Rochester and Brooklyn rapper detail their moves in the streets while mobbing with their cliques. Long live Pop Smoke and free Casanova. [embedded content]