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HipHopWired Featured Video Many moons ago it seemed like Fetty Wap was superstar bound when he was rocking the charts when he dropped his crossover smash, “Trap Queen.” Unfortunately that potential was never realized and he’s since been trying to get back to that number one spot he occupied back in 2014. Continuing his quest

DMX’s posthumous album Exodus was released Friday featuring Alicia Keys, JAY-Z, Bono, and more. One guest who was noticeably absent was Pop Smoke, leaving fans to wonder what happened to his previously-announced feature. During an interview with the “Drink Champs” podcast earlier this year, X teased the collaboration with the late Brooklyn rapper, who was

Need for greed. After indulging in “Gluttony” with Lloyd Banks, Ransom spits with “Greed” on his new collaboration featuring Royce 5’9″. Flanked by harmonious trumpets by Lord Sear, Duffle and Nickle Nine detail the selfish acts in the streets and the desperate cravings for riches. The track is the latest offering off Ransom’s Se7en EP

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: blackCAT / Getty We at Hip-Hop Wired pride ourselves on being fully immersed in the music of the culture we rep proudly. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing what musically and there’s no better way to do that beyond

X gon’ give it to ya. Less than two months after his tragic death, DMX’s eighth album Exodus has arrived. Executive produced by his longtime friend and collaborator Swizz Beatz, the posthumous set–X’s first on Def Jam since 2003–features some of the biggest names in music–from Lil Wayne and The LOX to Alicia Keys and

Another one. The stars align in DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled album’s new music video featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, DaBaby, but sans Post Malone. Directed by Dave Meyers, Khaled opens the video by plugging his brands. Hot Girl Meg parachutes down to Khaled’s mansion and rides a stallion before smashing champagne bottles with her

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Guerrilla Games / PlayStation Our favorite machine hunter is back, and she is looking better than ever. PlayStation gave fans of Horizon Zero Dawn (such as our resident gamer Beanz) our first real look at the highly anticipated follow-up Horizon Forbidden West. Thursday (May 27), PlayStation returned with its State of

5 seconds ago News Snoop Dogg is going from the streets to the suites to the boardroom. The West Coast rap icon is reportedly in the running for an executive role at Def Jam Records. HITS Daily Double was first to report the “unsubstantiated but persistent rumors,” claiming that Snoop will hold “some kind of senior

Vitamin C anyone? Rising R&B duo Emotional Oranges and pop star Becky G take their talents “Down To Miami” in their new music video. Drawing inspiration from The Purge, A and V turn out a massive mansion with a group of identical masked assistants in matching red jail suits. There, the trio floss in flashy

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Amazon Prime Video just got a big boost. Wednesday (May 26), Amazon backed up the Brink’s truck and dropped an $8.5 billion bag for the iconic Hollywood studio company that is the home of James Bond and Rocky. The deal is the largest since Amazon’s $13.7 billion

5.26.2021 News Polo G is ready for the Hall of Fame. After earning his first No. 1 hit with “RAPSTAR,” the Chicago rapper has announced that his new album will arrive June 11. He also revealed the cover art for the 20-track project, which is now available for pre-order. “My goals for Hall of Fame

Bullseye! Love is off to the races and turns bloody in Machine Gun Kelly’s new video co-starring Sleeping With Sirens’ frontman Kellin Quinn. In the horrifying film, Machine Gun Kelly portrays various roles at the summer camp Emo Pointe, where kids are murdered by a serial killer. Quinn plays a lifeguard while young woman is

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz One of Rap’s greatest talents has to face his very infamous reputation. Pusha T says his cocaine bars have come back to bite into his potential earnings. As reported by HipHopDX the Virginia native has admitted that all that Brick Flair talk hasn’t always benefitted him.  On Tuesday,

3 mins ago News Kanye West is moving on. Following his divorce from Kim Kardashian, the Yeezy mogul is rumored to be dating Russian supermodel Irina Shayk. According to an anonymous tipster on the Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi (via The Daily Mail), West is “now secretly dating Irina Shayk aka Bradley Cooper’s baby mama.” However, the

Hi Auntie. Dark Lo reflects on the darkest times in the latest visual off his and Harry Fraud’s Borrowed Time album. From inside the crib to the rooftop, the Philly rapper laments on the harsh realities of growing up including the regretful experiences on serving his aunt her fix. “It hits on everything that I

HipHopWired Featured Video Kodak Black’s been home for a minute now thanks to his MAGA homie out in Mar-A-Lago and now that he’s home he’s making the most of his newfound freedom that once seemed so far away. In his latest visuals for “Dirty K” Kodak hops on a private plane to take him to

Drake is showing more love to The Weeknd. Following his 10 wins at the Billboard Music Awards, the 6 God paid tribute to his fellow Canadian. Posting a photo of Abel surrounded by his numerous trophies, Drake shared some kind words. “10 and 10 for the city… 10 years for me and 10 mics for

Kodak Black’s got the midas touch in his Haitian Boy Kodak EP’s new video. Covered in a wool blanket and flooded in jewels, the Project Baby hits the runway of an airport during a brisk night. He rides the shuttle bus, lights a smoke counts his bread with a gold-plated counting machine. [embedded content]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Lakers superstar LeBron James dodged a COVID-19 violation with the NBA after haters tried to call him out for partying with his famous friends at an event for his tequila brand last week.  The four-time league champion was one of many celebrities who attended a gathering last

Metro Marrs was busted for making it rain at his own graduation. The Quality Control rapper graduated from Langston Hughes High School in Atlanta on Friday and celebrated by pulling out $10,000 in cash and throwing it all over the stage. His fellow grads went wild, cheering him on, but school officials were not happy.