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HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty / Matt Barnes Matt Barnes’ pockets are a tad bit lighter. TMZ reports the former hooper turned analyst and podcast host has to pay over six figures in back child support to his ex-wife Gloria Govan. Per TMZ: According to new legal docs,

Curren$y and Jermaine Dupri are the life of the party with their “Essence Fest”, the first single off their upcoming collaborative album, For Motivational Use Only. Flanked by a club-ready beat by JD, Spitta Andretti cuts right to the chase. “I’m the nigga in the Chevy on chrome / And I’m taking one of these

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Variety / Getty / Lance Reddick The Wire star Lance Reddick has tragically passed away at 60. TMZ broke the tragic news of the actor’s passing on Friday, March 17. The Baltimore native was best known for his roles on the iconic HBO series The Wire and the John Wick

Producer extraordinaire Statik Selektah rounds up the Wu for his new single, “Unpredictable”. Over Statik’s smooth boom bap production, Deck, Ghost, Chef, and Meth all bring their killer flows. “So savage, total my average that’s GOAT status / Addicts fiending for these lines, that’s a coke habit,” raps the Inspectah on his opening verse before

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Samsung / Galaxy A54 5G Samsung isn’t done dropping phones. The company has unveiled the latest addition to its Galaxy A series lineup of smartphones, the Galaxy A54 5G. Following the release of its premium smartphone offerings, the Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra, Samsung introduced the Galaxy A54 5G, the

Watch this. After nearly three years, Usher makes his return with his long-awaited single, “GLU”. On the hot and steamy ballad produced by his hit “Yeah”-producers Lil Jon and Sean Garrett, Ursh takes it to the bedroom with his oozing falsettos and gets nasty with his raunchy lyrics. “I just love that glu, ooh,” Usher

This is the remix. Metro Boomin taps the king of remixes for the revamped version of “Creepin” song now featuring Diddy. For his collaboration with The Weeknd and 21 Savage, which appears on Metro’s No. 1 debut album, Heroes & Villains, Love brings his playboy status and his smooth casanova flow. “They ain’t real thеn

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Variety / Getty / Jesse Williams While white conservatives like Ron DeSantis are on a mission to whitewash and completely erase Black history from schools, Jesse Williams is countering their efforts in a unique, fun way. Jesse Williams set Broadway ablaze with an eye-opening and thirst-inducing performance in Take Me Out

Diamonds are forever. Fresh off his MAD album, EST Gee is straight flexing in his “Ball Like Me Too” video. In the clip, the Louisville rapper stunts alongside a fleet of luxury cars, an abundance of iced-out jewels, and indulges in the city’s nightlife. “My chains hit in the dark, like the stars and the

HipHopWired Featured Video Humboldt Family Farms, one of the top brands cultivating cannabis in California’s famed Humbolt County, has a brilliant idea for folks to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Instead of reaching for sips and suds, Humboldt Family Farms wants you to trade the usual for another kind of sticky green leaf if

Gangsta Grizzillz Photos: From mixtapes to the Grammys, DJ Drama has experienced success on all levels. So it’s only right that his new album, the first in six years, is aptly titled, I’m Really Like That. But don’t expect Dram to quit his day job anytime soon. His label Generation Now, home of Jack Harlow

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The world was just served another reminder that you never want to owe 50 Cent. He is about to seize a former employee’s home after being found guilty of embezzling millions. As spotted on Complex the G-Unit Records boss is back to his petty ways. Back in

6LACK lays the burdens of love to rest on his brand new single, “Fatal Attraction”. On the smooth bop, 6LACK recounts the love-hate ongoings of a relationship. “For every time we went through it, know it’s all on me,” he admits. “So no more running backs, no more apologies / Slant right got me thrown

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Ye aka Kanye West hasn’t been having the best run of luck since brands started dropping him after the Hip Hop legend and “white lives matter” advocate started going full Nazi whisperer for the world to see. But the man who has at least 99

Hurricane Chris has been found not guilty on all counts in his murder trial. On Tuesday (Mar. 14), the Louisiana rapper, born Chris Dooley, most known for his hit 2007 hit “Ay Bay Bay”, was acquitted in the fatal shooting of a gas station in Shreveport. In 2020, the 34-year-old rapper was indicted in the

HipHopWired Featured Video Jim Jones and Hitmaka is easily one of the unlikeliest partnerships in Hip-Hop history, but with the release of their project Back In My Prime officially out, the duo seems to have a good time making videos for their album cuts. This time around, Jimbo goes solo for his Goldiie assisted visuals

Fresh off his Just For Clarity 2, Blxst shares a hood love story in his “Ghetto Cinderella” music video. Directed by Patrick “Blu” Haynes, the clip begins with a flashback of a diamond heist that Blxst and his woman pulled before taking viewers to their first encounter and their relationship. “You ain’t gotta overthink about

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Beanz Smalls / Bernard Beanz Smalls, The LOX and Dipset Verzuz was one of the most memorable moments in Hip-Hop ever. Jim Jones is requesting both groups do a round two. As spotted on Vibe Magazine the Harlem, New York native recently did an interview with AllHipHop.com. While he discussed a variety of

Musiq Soulchild commissions Hit-Boy on on their collaborative album, Victims & Villains. For Musiq’s first project since 2021’s Loveyoumore, Victims & Villains finds the Philly crooner bringing his neo-soul melodies over Hit-Boy’s production. Tracks include the previously released “beat of a slow dance“, “i remember you my ex“, “beat of a slow dance“, “is it

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lexie Moreland / Getty The breakout rap star of 2023, Ice Spice, got a big cosign from fellow New York rapper, Nicki Minaj who lauded her recent Dazed magazine cover. In an InstaStory, Nicki shared a screenshot of the cover writing, “GAG!!!” She emphasized the princess line before tagging Ice and