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HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Russell Simmons could have minded his business on Father’s Day, but here we are. The Hip-Hop icon, and alleged sexual assaulter, is getting dragged by one of his daughters, and his ex-wife, who is accusing him of being an abusive gaslighter. It seems to have started

Where is the love? Royce 5’9″ Over a boom bap production by Ryan Montgomery and Tyree Gates, the two lyrical heavyweights touch on the ungrateful and mistreated ways in the life and the rap game. “This is tax season, you got to deal with me annually / Niggas rap beef you got to deal with

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Jorja Smith is not only a singer and performer, but she’s also one of the most glamorous women in her field. Jorja Smith became a hot subject on social media today after a new video surfaced and fans began needlessly picking apart her looks, sparking a debate on body shaming. Jorja

We going Platinum, baby! Tyga and YG shut the city down in the music video to their brand new single, “Platinum”. Mobbing throughout the streets of The Bay, T-Raww and the 4 Hunnid MC trade boastful bars referencing both their high roller status and their thugged out mentality. “Lamborghini black, Maybach and a Rari’ /

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Levey / Getty Houston rap legend Big Pokey, born Milton Powell, is dead at 45. His passing was unexpected as it occurred after he collapsed while performing on stage in Beaumont, TX. Video footage of his Saturday night performance (June 17) at Pour 09 Bar shows Pokey rapping but then

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Levey / Getty Houston rap legend Big Pokey, born Milton Powell, is dead at 45. His passing was unexpected as it occurred after he collapsed while performing on stage in Beaumont, TX. Video footage of his Saturday night performance (June 17) at Pour 09 Bar shows Pokey rapping but then

Scar finally sealed. After much-anticipation, Doja Cat finally lets herself heal and unleashes her long-awaited single, “Attention”. Inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famed novel, The Scarlet Letter, the “Say So’ hitmaker gets in her rap bag where she addresses her critics, boasts her physical attributes, and preaches self-love. “I am not afraid to finally say shit

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA thanks to his love of waving firearms on social media. The vibe on Twitter is that the high-flying point guard got off light. ESPN reports that on Friday (June 16), the NBA announced that the Memphis

Burrr! Gucci Mane and Lil Baby are calling out the fakes with their latest collaboration, “Bluffin”, which debuts alongside its music video. Directed by Jerry Productions, the iced-out rappers flex on the phonies, the online trolls, and their oppositions from their high-rise suite in Las Vegas. “Delete shit, I don’t post, I can’t show them

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Ari Fletcher caught the ire of some fans on Twitter after she allegedly posted the number of Taina Williams. This comes after G Herbo called off his engagement to Williams and fans online have questions about where the Chicago rapper is in all of this back and forth. From what we

Don’t do what I do. Fresh off the release of his a Gift & a Curse album, Gunna jets off into outer space for his “back to the moon” video. From a pasture to walking along the moon, the Atlanta rapper opens up on former associates and moving forward. “You get caught, gotta know how

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chris McKay / Getty / Gangsta Boo We now know what led to the tragic passing of Gangsta Boo. Spotted on TMZ, Gangsta Boo died after ingesting a deadly cocktail of hard drugs and alcohol, the celebrity gossip site reports. Local Memphis news affiliate, FOX13, says the Hip-Hop star was pronounced

Daddy knows best. Tech N9ne’s dropping gems on his new single, “Father Fig Ya (Food For Thought)” featuring RMR. In the accompanying video, the Strange Music MC and the masked-rapper share some advice for those going through tough times from a a stage during a sold-out performance to outside the packed venue with fans. “No

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez / Casanova Brooklyn rapper Casanova is in a world of trouble, and he hopes to get some form of leniency from the judge ahead of his sentencing. Spotted on HipHopDx, via AllHipHop, Casanova penned a letter to Judge Philip Halpern in hopes of getting a more lenient

Welcome to Dreamville. In the wake of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s 3 billion sale of the Charlotte Hornets, J.Cole has acquired a share of the franchise. On Friday (Jun. 2), Jordan sold a majority of his stake, which he has owned for over a decade, to a group including the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated

HipHopWired Featured Video Cormega has witnessed key moments in Hip-Hop and is still an active participant in the culture. Given the observations Cormega has made over the years, the Queenbridge rapper hailing DJ Jazzy Jeff as one of the greats of his craft makes perfect sense and his comments made it back to the Philadelphia

Son of a rich! It is more money and more problems for Dave East on the Harlem rapper’s new single, “Rich Problems”. During a trip out in Abu Dhabi, East opens up on the struggles from the less fortunate and the downfalls of fame. “Thаt Ноllуwооd ѕhit / І trіеd іt whеn І gоt іnvіtеd

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty / JAY-Z JAY-Z is always playing chess when others are playing checkers. This latest story proves that. Not many of you may know this, but there was a time when JAY-Z and 50 Cent actually were cool with each other, but that could have been a cold,

Jackman vs. Rap Radar Photos: Shawn Craig Jack Harlow is taking it back to the basics. For his new album Jackman, the Kentucky native eschewed a traditional rollout and went underground. But music isn’t the only thing on making noise. He recently starred in the remake to the 1992 classic, White Men Can’t Jump. From

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty / Twitter Elon Musk broke Twitter and is seriously paying for it. Purchasing the social media platform is becoming an expensive mistake for Elon Musk. The social media app has lost 66% of its value since Musk was forced to pony up  $44 billion to buy the company