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Don off the Julio. Jamla and Roc Nation’s Reuben Vincent drinks the pain away for his “Bottle Service” music video featuring REASON and Stacy Barthe. Directed by 12, the Charlotte MC depicts his early years and the effects of alcoholism that plagued his home. “I resemble my daddy, he loved this bottle, raps Reuben. “More

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Timothy Norris / Getty For a minute now Nardo Wick’s been steadily building a dedicated fanbase that follows his every bar. Now he’s linking up with one of the biggest names in the rap game for his latest piece. Teaming up with Houston’s favorite son, Lil Baby, for the visuals to

It’s game time. Rick Ross, Fat Joe, and The Lox get their head into “The Game”, on their new single for the fantasy sports contest brand, DraftKings. Produced by Buda & Grandz, Mike Kuz, and Setfree, Jada, Rozay, Joey Crack, and Pinero take the court with their basketball reference bars. “Living like Young Thugga /

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty / Max Do you want to see a dumb idea? Warner Bros Discovery did something nobody wanted them to do dropped HBO from HBO Max, and now, it’s just known as Max. Wednesday, April 12, during a press event at Stage 14 on its Burbank lot,

Understanding Herbert Anthony. Four months after releasing his Herbert album, Ab-Soul releases the visual for the project’s title-track. Courtesy of Omar Jones, Soulo reflects on life from inside a house as various images including vintage photos bring his lyrics to life. “They will never understand Herbert Anthony,” he begins on the opening verse. “How I

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Diar DeRozan, the young daughter of Chicago Bulls star, DeMar DeRozan, was in attendance at her dad’s Play-In game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday (April 12). Although Toronto had a homecourt advantage, Diar DeRozan may have provided enough support from the stands to help the Bulls defeat the Raptors. Diar

Guess who’s back. Saba is back and connects with producer No I.D. on the aptly titled “Back In Office”. Directed by Ian Lipton, the Chi-Town rapper flexes bars from a set filled with various colored backdrops and fisheye lens. “Tomato, tomato, it’s all sauce-less,” he raps over No I.D.’s instrumental. “This feel like Draino to y’all

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Freaknik, the former annual HBCU spring break gathering in Atlanta, is under heavy scrutiny as debates about the event continue to rage on. With a document about Freaknik coming soon to Hulu, some on Twitter are comparing similar instances of large gatherings as seen in the Girls Gone Wild series. Freaknik,

Oh what a night. Producer Metro Boomin takes it to the dance floor in his “Too Many Nights” music video performed by Future and Don Toliver. Directed by Metro Boomin, Hidji World, and Zac Facts, the trio spend their hard-working evening at the studio, a night of partying, and linking with the crew outside of

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty It’s been four months since Metro Boomin dropped his sophomore album, HEROES & VILLAINS, but the super producer from The A isn’t done pushing his project and connects with the Toxic King and Don Toliver to bring to life one of the albums’ standout tracks. Dropping off

Enter HalfBREED. Logic and producer D Dot Castro are the rap-producing duo HalfBREED on their self-titled debut project, 3P. For their triple-feature presentation, the D.M.V. collaborators release three new tracks featuring the high-octane “Vroom Vroom” followed by the accoustic “That’s What She Said”, and the boom-bap sounds of “Game 6” HalfBREED is Logic’s second project

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE DJ Akademiks has his fair share of supporters who enjoy his blistering hot takes along with a healthy amount of detractors. After signing a new exclusive deal with the so-called “alt-tech” streaming platform Rumble, some on Twitter are calling DJ Akademiks a sellout. DJ Akademiks, real name Livingston Allen, is one

Something you never had. Production super-group Dinner Party connects with Arin Ray on the latest offering off the group’s forthcoming album, Enigmatic Society. Lead by Terrance Martin and 9th Wonder’s tingling funky beat, Arin sings the value of a new found love. “I keep seeing you in my mind / Ain’t believe it all this

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