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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It looks like Tory Lanez’ chances at freedom are even slimmer now. His request for a new trial has been denied. As spotted on Madame Noire the Toronto, Canada native recently filed an appeal for a new trial regarding his involvement in shooting his then love interest Megan

Getty up. Nym Lo saddles up and talks his shit on his latest project, From The Horse’s Mouth produced by Statik Selektah. Clocked in at nine tracks in total, the Big Horse from Uptown keeps it Harlem on “I Love This Game” featuring Dave East. Elsewhere, he connects with Curren$y on “A Kid From The

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lucasfilm Ltd. / Star Wars / The Mandalorian Lizzo and Jack Black are officially Star Wars canon, and one Blerd is big mad about that. The latest episode of The Mandalorian threw fans for a loop when Lizzo and Jack Black (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) appeared on their television

What The Fuck!! NBA YoungBoy reunites with Nicki Minaj on their latest collaboration, “WTF”, which arrives alongside its music video. In the clip, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Nicki Minaj are centered inside a dance studio with ballerinas while they each delivery their boastful and fiery rhymes. “The fuck they think they playin’ with? Bitch,

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Trina probably wasn’t the first person people thought of when it comes to a Tiny Desk Concert (that in itself is a problem), but she delivered anyway. The Miami rapper kicked a medley of her hits over funky instrumentation and her performance has been getting praise ever since. Things started on

Where is the love? Drake comes to the rescue with new music on his new single, “Search & Rescue”. Anchored by BNYX’s production, the hopeless romantic wears his heart on his sleeve with his love-driven raps. The controversial record also includes a soundbite from Kim Kardashian speaking on her divorce with Kanye West from an

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lester Cohen / Getty One-time and occasional rapper Machine Gun Kelly and his actress girlfriend Megan Fox are officially back together. Apparently, it took a “healing” vacation in Hawaii to get the couple back on the same romantic page. Oh, is that all? Reports the Daily Mail: In exclusive pictures, the

Toxic. Joyner Lucas sets up shop in the trap for his “Blackout”, his latest single and video featuring Future. Over a slapping instrumental, Lucas and Future ring off with their savage lyrics from inside a trap house full of money and their scantily-clad female workers. “Where I’m from, this shit go down, a lot of

HipHopWired Featured Video After taking a very long sabbatical from the rap game, the artist formerly known as the “Boy Wonder,” Lloyd Banks returned to the rap game with the critically acclaimed The Course of the Inevitable in 2021 and TCOTI 2 in 2022. Now with the third installment on the horizon, the Queens MC

Pump, pump it up. Rae Sremmurd just released their Sremm 4 Life album and ushers the release with their, “Tanisha (Pump That)” music video. Directed by Medet, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi turn up on various sets featuring an array of projections, while their leading lady lifts weights, pumps gas, and serves on a tennis

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA / EA Sports FC All good things eventually come to an end. When it comes time for EA to roll out its annual soccer video game, it will have a new name. After 30 years, EA Sports, the video game studio, has moved on from FIFA and unveiled its soccer

Griselda in Paris. Just hours after premiering his new single, “Quarters“, Conway The Machine drops the B-Side, “Brucifix” featuring Westside Gunn. In the accompanying music videos, the Griselda MCs take Paris, France and enjoy everything the City Of Light has to offer including its iconic landmarks, Fashion Week, live shows, press runs, and more. “The

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful / Women To Know: Tech Titans The tech space is still a white-dominated male industry, but these Black women are navigating it and are forging a path for those after them. Our sister sites, HelloBeautiful and Madame Noire are highlighting eight melanin queens in a special digital

Hot off the release of his Kollect Kall EP, Mozzy putting in work with YFN Lucci in their “We Active” music video. Directed by SupaDope, the Sacramento and Atlanta rappers discuss brotherhood and disloyalty from the streets inside a warehouse with their crew. “Aye, why my name in all your work, you FBI or something?

HipHopWired Featured Video XXXTentacion appeared to be turning a corner in his musical and personal life when he was senselessly murdered by a trio of men in South Florida after a 2018 robbery attempt. The men were convicted of the murder in court on Thursday (April 6) with the three receiving sentences of life in

Sheesh. Blxst and Roddy Ricch do not forget where they come from in their new video, “Passionate”. Directed by Blu and Mayowa, the two West Coasters pay homage to the rags to riches upbringing from a plush estate in the Hollywood Hills. “And I put that on my mama, I ain’t gon’ raise a bastard

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Penske Media / Getty A drug dealer who was charged for his involvement in the death of Michael K. Williams pleaded guilty to narcotics charges in New York, according to authorities. On Wednesday (April 5), Irvin Cartagena pleaded guilty to one count of narcotics conspiracy resulting in death for allegedly selling

Banks vs Meth. Lloyd Banks connects with Method Man on their new collaboration, “101 Razors”, which now comes alongside its music video directed by Llama. Over V Don’s eerie production, the Punch Line King and Johnny Blaze bring their top-notch rhymes and keen delivery from inside a rundown house full of antique furnishings, black lights,

HipHopWired Featured Video Romelu Lukaku, a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan in Italy, is the first Premier League player to sign with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports and has amassed fame for his exploits on the pitch. However, Romelu Lukaku, like many Black footballers before him, has endured racist taunts and Roc Nation Sports

So So Jets. Jermaine Dupri and Curren$y pair up for the first installment of their highly-anticipated collaborative series, For Motivational Use Only. Produced and featuring JD, Spitta Andretti brings the Nawlins bounce on the celebratory “Essence Fest” before taking things down to The A for “Never Fall Off” featuring T.I. Also included on the 7-track