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Photos: Nickie Rose Top Dawg Entertainment’s President, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, is sitting on top of the world. Thanks to the historic success of SZA’s sophomore album SOS, the label has a new flagship star. But make no mistake, Punch just isn’t sitting behind a desk. The Watts native can also be heard with his own hip-hop

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty Police in Colorado have stated that Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will not face criminal charges over flashing a gun in a social media video last weekend. On Wednesday afternoon (March 8), the Glendale, Colorado Police Department announced that after finishing their investigation into Ja Morant after

Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 3 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mark Boland / Getty / Kanye West / North West North West is her mood, and she is expressing it on what her dad Kanye West considers the devil, TikTok. Another thing we didn’t see coming, like Tyga and Avril Lavigne swirling, is North West being a fan of Hip-Hop’s

Welcome back Ben. After nearly six years, Macklemore makes his return with his third solo album, Ben. On this time around, the Benjamin Haggerty reflects on his success for the first single “Chant” featuring Tones And I and follows up on the celebratory anthem “Maniac” alongside Windser. Elsewhere, Ben questions loyalty on “Faithful” with NLE

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Arnold Jerocki / Getty / Tyga / Avril Lavigne Nobody had Tyga and Avril Lavigne dating on their 2023 bingo cards. Well, this is something no one saw coming, Tyga and Avril Lavigne being a thing. The two musicians confirmed their romance with a kiss while at the Mugler X Hunter

Harlem and Brooklyn meet in Dave East’s new music video, “Thiccer Than Water” featuring Uncle Murda. In the gritty clip, the two rappers pull out the liquor and mobb with the crews in the streets of New York City. “Drinking Henney, ain’t really been sober since,” raps East. “I’m focused on the players, I got

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty One definite way to win over fans and make some new ones in 2023 is to bless them with a free pair of sneakers. And if those kicks happen to be Nikes, even better (sorry, adidas, Reebok and Puma). London rapper Jeshi seems to know this

With their album Glorious Game around the corner, New York-based cinematic soul production group El Michels Affair and The Roots MC Black Thought share the upcoming album’s title-track. Directed and animated by Gergen Aloian, the accompanying animated clip depicts a panther roaming through mysterious landscape. “Ok, I’m too Black for y’all to erase / Shoot

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K Games / WWE 2K23 2K Games successfully rebooted its WWE 2K franchise last year with WWE 2K22 and is looking to continue the positive momentum and come back even stronger WWE 2K23. Ahead of the game’s launch, we now know what to expect in the form of DLC. Monday, March

Checkmate! Record label Dreamville steps into the ring to curate the soundtrack to the motion picture film, Creed III. Creed III: The Soundtrack features a solo number from J.Cole, “Adonis Interlude (The Montage)”, where Jermaine raps over a sample of Dr. Dre’s “The Watcher”. The project stars the entire Dreamville roster and is lead by

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Manning – PA Images / Getty Gen X and Millennials hold a special place in their heart for ’80s cartoons such as Thundercats, Transformers and Voltron, so when fan favorite Autobot, Optimus Prime, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kids’ Choice Awards over the weekend, everyone over the age

BIA! BIA! BIA is not a force to be reckoned with on her new single, “16”. Produced by AzizTheShake and Tim Nihan, the “Whole Lotta Money” hitmaker stunts to the max and flexes on her naysayers. “He told me, “Get up and glow,” so I brought the table with me,” she confidently raps. “I played

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kinda Funny / The Blessing Show / Black Hairstyles In Video Games Video games have come A LONG WAY thanks to technological advancements leading to more powerful gaming consoles giving us damn near realistic graphics. But there is one department where games are still lacking: Black hair options for gamers. When

Always on the street, we still. K-Pop band BTS member J-Hope links with J.Cole on his new single, “On The Street”. Produced by PDOGG, J-Hope pays homage to street dance and dedicates the record to his fans before setting off to complete his mandatory service in the South Korean military. “Every time I walk /

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty / Drake The 6 God feels remorseful about rapping about his former love interests in his songs. Speaking with Lil Yachty for the premiere episode of his FUTUREMOOD’s A Moody Conversation series, the 36-year-old Canadian Hip-Hop star had a moment of self-reflection. “Maybe I coulda done without, like,

Back again. Conway The Machine and his Drumwork artist Jae Skeese pair up for their “Metallic 5’s”, the first single off their upcoming album, Pain Provided Profit, due March 10. Flanked by REAL6’s gritty soundbed, the Buffalo MCs rap their alliance while bringing their most rawest rhymes to date. “Look, Jae Skeese my accomplice, and

HipHopWired Featured Video In this very special update of the CRT FRSH playlist, we’re turning our focus on the legendary trio, De La Soul. To honor the Plugs getting their music back onto streaming services, we’re featuring 33 (see what we did there?) tracks from the Long Island legends. As every other Hip-Hop publication has

Ni Hao Nicki Minaj is back and introduces her new alter ego with her new single, “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”. Over Cheeze Beats and Go Grizzly’s production, Onika drops an abundance of fiery bars aimed at her competitors and haters. “Who the fuck told bitches they was me now?/ I knew these bitches was slow,

Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 2 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor