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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Wong / Getty As the number of monkeypox cases has risen in the United States, the federal government has seen enough to declare it a public health emergency. On Thursday (August 4th), the Biden administration declared that the monkeypox outbreak was a significant enough risk to Americans to declare a

Don’t shoot. Hot off the releases of his Bad Azz Yella Boy mixtape, Yella Beezy secures the bag in his new video, “DFWM”. Directed by David H. Nguyen, the dramatic clip follows the Dallas rapper flexing his cutthroat bars at a shooting range and a pool hall where gunfight erupts over a bag of money

HipHopWired Featured Video The Lobby Boyz are back in the building as Jim Jones and Maino keep the streets of New York gully and gritty with that OG energy this new duo provides. Linking up with Holy for their visuals to “Off The Leash,” Maino and Jim Jones take to a bank to rob it

Oooh la la. Beyonce pays homage to the ladies in the music industry with her “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)” featuring Madonna. Featuring vocals by Madonna, who interpolates her ’90s classic “Vogue”, Mrs. Carter salutes her fellow queens including Madonna as well as Nina Simone, Solange Knowles, Missy, Diana Ross, Grace Jones, and more.

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Mase and Cam’ron haven’t had the best relationship over the years but it seems they have moved on from their issues. The two are now talking. As per Complex the two Rap icons are back on speaking terms, literally. On Thursday, August 4 the “Feels So Good” rapper

Beat Gang! Icewear Vezzo continues his streak of new music with his latest drop, “It’s All On U” featuring Kodak Black. Produced by Antt Beatz, the Detroit rapper bosses up with his gritty bars, while Haitian Boy Kodak brings his killer flow. The release comes with the Kardiak Films-directed video of the two mobbing with

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz As the one-year anniversary of The Lox’s emphatic Verzuz win against Dipset has just passed, the standout performance by Jadakiss is still widely celebrated. The rapper cites that as a factor helping him in renegotiations with his record label. In a recent interview, the “We Gon’Make It” rapper

Another one. DJ Khaled is simply “Staying Alive” on his new single featuring Drake and Lil Baby. The track features excerpts of the Bee Gees’ 1977 classic “Staying Alive”. Directed by X, the epic video begins with Khaled speaking to medical students at the Khaled Khaled Hospital. Meanwhile, Drake and Lil Baby portray doctors, who

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @IceCube / GMCR Ice Cube has teamed up with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) for a cold collaboration, literally. The brand and the rap legend, actor and filmmaker have partnered on Brew Over Ice (BOI) coffee aka coffee pods catered specifically to pour over ice cubes. That said, the “It Was A Good Day

Twice upon a time. Flatbush Zombies’ Meechy Darko is a man of his word on his new single featuring Freddie Gibbs and A-Trak. Co-produced by Jay Versace and Dot Da Genius, Meechy and Freddie trade honest verses full of sleek bars, before A-Trak closes out the track with his scratches. “On God” follows “Get Lit

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BisFitty / Reddit A Black man revealed online that in response to having to attend his workplace’s retreat that was held at a plantation, he opted to arrive dressed up as an enslaved person. According to the employee, his decision was prompted by his job’s clueless decision. “As a lot of

I will not lose. After a quiet year, Rob Markman makes his triumphant return with “100 Losses”. Produced by DviousMindz, Rob reflects on the highs and lows and staying focused on persevering through losses. “100 Losses” is Mark’s first music since last year’s “S.S.D.“. Meanwhile, he’s working on the follow-up to last year’s If You

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K23 It’s time to learn what’s coming to our favorite basketball video game franchise. Wednesday (Aug.3) 2K dropped an NBA 2K23 Courtside Report detailing gameplay and new features. Every year developers announce new features and improved gameplay coming to the annual basketball video game franchise that either

New art alert. Life imitates art in CMG The Label’s new music video, “Gangsta Art”. Directed by Ben Marc, Mozzy begins the clip from the crib, EST Gee bares the wintry weather on a bench and Lehla Samia and Moneybagg Yo’s centered in an art studio. 42 Dugg’s complimented with headlines of his arrest, Blac

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty On August 3, “Yeezy Day” once again had the sneaker world in a frenzy as Yeezy sneakers and slides dropped every hour all day and had sneakerheads counting more L’s than a MF. Interestingly enough, Kanye West himself not only had nothing to do with the sneaker

You know how sticky it get. Drake is back on road in his new music video, “Sticky”. Directed by Theo Skudra, the montage clip follows the 6 God on his recent excursions from performing at Metro Metro Festival in Montreal to celebrating the 4th in the Hamptons and sailing through St. Tropez in his $50

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty It’s been a while since T-Pain’s dropped off some new work as he’s been busy judging other people’s talents on the Go-Big Show, but he’s carved out some time to get back in the studio and give his fans what they’ve been missing. Coming through with a

Ooh, Whoa! Producer KAYTRANADA turns it all the way up with “Twin Flame”, his latest single and video featuring Anderson .Paak. In the black-and-white visual directed by Anderson. Paak, the hitmakers bring an electrifying performance inside a warehouse while perched on a glass platform hovering over a crowd of ravers. “Twin Flame” marks KAYTRANADA’s first

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Maher Attar / Getty In a surprising move, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and a key engineer of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the U.S., was killed by an American drone strike in Afghanistan. According to reports, President Joe Biden gave the strike the green light,

Danger! Rapper Mystikal, who has faced sexual assault charges in the past, was booked on several charges including first-degree rape. According to The Advocate , the 51-year-old New Orleans native, born Michael Tyler, was taken into custody Sunday (Jul. 31) after Ascension Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to a local hospital for a victim of a