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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bettmann / Getty The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has formally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native woman who took to the Oscars stage in 1973 to decline an award that was given to actor Marlon Brando. According to reports, the Academy announced that they had reached out to

Tough guy, ay? Fresh off the release of Cheat Codes album, Danger Mouse and Black Thought give “Strangers” its visual treatment directed by UNCANNY. Flanked by a distorted and hard-hitting beat by Danger Mouse, the black-and-white clip finds Black Thought, A$AP, Killer Mike, and El-P unleashing their aggressive bars while filming themselves from their phone.

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen McCarthy / Getty Sports docuseries seem to be all the rage these days and though they’re usually reserved for retired or dearly departed athletes, Carmelo Anthony is about to see his career play out before his eyes while he’s still active in the NBA. Deadline is reporting that Carmelo Anthony

Nice! Hot off the release of his “1 Thing Freestyle” video featuring a cameo by Amerie, Fabolous releases new single, “Say Less” featuring French Montana. Directed by Street Heat Film’s WillC and Fab, Loso and Montana hit New Yorks Chinatown where they get a few happy endings at a massage parlour and pull up to

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty It’s been more than a year since The Lox reminded everyone that they’re one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups of all time after they put the love on The Diplomats during their classic Verzuz performance last summer. Now the trio from Yonkers seems ready to get back on

D Block season is here. The Lox takes on a classic on their latest recording, “Terminator Lox”. Over Public Enemy’s “Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic”, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, and Styles P flex their lyrical prowess during a studio session for we hope is more new music. The release marks the first from the

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty Microsoft has kept the Xbox One’s sales numbers a secret for a long time, but now the company is finally confirming the obvious, the PS4 outsold the Xbox One by a lot. During the PS4 and Xbox One’s prime, it was widely believed among everyone in the

Roc Marciano and The Alchemist reunite on their latest collaboration, “Deja Vu”. Directed by Josue Thomas and Wyatt Winfrey, the grainy and trippy video captures the Long Island MC flexing his witty bars over Al’s hazy beat, while making moves through L.A. “Deja Vu” is the first single off Roc Marciano and The Alchemist forthcoming

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Drake is notorious for having the most random tattoos and shows no signs of letting up in that department. The Canadian superstar has some new ink, and it’s on his mug. The Honestly Nevermind crafter took to unveil his latest tattoo, a

Too trill. Hot off the release of her Keys II album, Alicia Keys reunites with Brent Faiyaz for her “Trillions” video. Locked inside a studio beside a grand piano and basking under various colors of lights, AK reworks her previous “Billions” song, now featuring Brent Faiyaz, who also produced the record with Jordan Ware. Key

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The city of Los Angeles is showing more love to its native son, Nipsey Hussle by announcing the dedication of one of its metro stations after him posthumously. According to reports, the city has dedicated the Hyde Park Metro station after the late rapper and entrepreneur. The

Therapy now in session. Meyhem Lauren is trigger happy on his new single, “Tripper Point Therapy” featuring Westside Gunn, the follow up to “Red Pesto” featuring Conway The Machine. Over Daringer’s eerie and rattling-beat, Westside Gunn and Meyhem Lauren clap back on their oppositions with their killer flows. Meyhem Lauren and Daringer Black Vladimir album

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty A few days ago the FBI raided Donald Trump‘s Mar-A-Lago property in what now is being said was for Top Secret nuclear documents that could be sold for quite the King Kong grip, but the question still remains, “Who dropped dime on Donald Trump?” According to The

No tip? With his Baby On Baby 2 right around the corner, DaBaby keeps the music going with his latest release, “Waitress”. Produced by J. Stacks, DaBaby pops off on his haters and is getting busy with the waitress. “Waitress” comes off the heels of DaBaby’s recent “Tough Skin” from earlier in the week. [embedded

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CoffeeAndMilk / Getty What up, Hip-Hop Wired Nation? We’re back with the last edition of CRT FRSH AKA Certified Fresh for July! 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

Thot boy shit. Tory Lanez gets on his paper chase in his new video, “It Doesn’t Matter”. Directed by Sam Brave, the action-packed video finds Tory and his lady pulling a few robberies, schemes, and kidnappings while the police attempt to rain on their parade. The track was previously part of Tory’s Fargo Friday music

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Danger Mouse and Black Thought are two artists who shouldn’t need much of an introduction except for the newest Hip-Hop and music fans. The pair released their joint album, Cheat Codes, on Friday (August 12) and the results are as ear-pleasing as one could hope. Cheat Codes

Rap Radar’s Naji Grampus invited Kevin Gates with his latest episode of Cigar Talk. In their half-hour interview, Kevin Gates spoke on the creating process of his latest album, Khaza, his spirituality, NBA YoungBoy, and the racy lyrics off his “Super Gremlin” freestyle, and everything else in between. [embedded content]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty After being sued by cancer patients who claimed that its baby powder contained asbestos—Johnson & Johnson stopped using talc in 2020. Now, the company will switch to cornstarch in its baby powder by 2023.  More than 40,000 lawsuits were filed against the company over the past few

She’s super freaky. Nicki Minaj lets her inner freak out with her brand new single, “Super Freaky Girl”. Powered by a sample of Rick James classic “Super Freak” by Dr. Luke and Malibu Babie, Nicki unleashes her raunchy raps detailing sexual attributes and nasty fantasies. “Super Freaky Girl” follows Nicki’s previous single, “We Go Up”