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HipHopWired Featured Video YK Osiris made a splash in 2019 via his big hit “Worth It” and notched a gold plaque for his lone solo project, The Golden Child, via Def Jam. The Jacksonville, Fla. artist is no longer signed to the famed imprint and is now an independent artist. Pulling from sources, TMZ exclusively

Lonley up top. Blxst is defeating all odds on his brand new single “Child Of God” featuring Remble. Also produced by Blxst, the introspective collaboration finds the two West Coast artists praising the Lord and overcoming life’s obstacles. “Yeah, and I done seen it all above / The hate, the love, the fake handshakes, the

HipHopWired Featured Video ONE Musicfest, the annual music festival that began back in 2010, announced its star-studded lineup for this year’s event. The headliners for ONE Musicfest 2023 include Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, and Megan Thee Stallion among others. ONE Musicfest stands as one of the premiere music events in the States and continues to

Damn! Lil Uzi Vert has just scored the first No. 1 debut for a rap album this year with their latest release, Pink Tape. Billboard reports the Pink Tape earned 167,000 equivalent album units with 11,000 in album sales in its first week. It’s 154,000 SEA units equaled to 210.39.00 million on-demand streams of its

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty / Hill Harper Author, and actor, Hill Harper is no stranger to the world of politics, and now he is looking to make a big splash in Michigan’s 2024 senate race. The New York Times reports Harper hopes to add US Senator to his list of

Clear the streets. Back on his grizzly, Collective Music Group’s Mozzy keeps it moving with his latest single, “Count Time”. In the accompanying video, the Bay Area rapper rides through the city of Sacramento while delivering his menacing raps. “And I ain’t turning nothing down, let’s keep it there / Hope it ain’t glitchy when

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty / Microsoft / Activision Blizzard Microsoft has just defeated another boss in the FTC on its mission to acquire Activision Blizzard. After weeks of learning sensitive information that gamers wouldn’t be privy to, thanks to the Microsoft v. FTC trial, we finally have a verdict. A

Break! EARTHGANG hits the football field in the video to their new single, “Bobby Boucher”. Dubbed by Adam Sandler’s main character in the sports comedy film The Waterboy, the Atlanta duo run a game and indulge in the college party lifestyle inspired by the classic 1998 movie. “Fuck what you heard, nigga shit, gon’ spin it

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Comedian Kevin Hart is officially bringing back BET‘s Comic View, and the event is taking place at the Resorts World in Las Vegas. “I’m thrilled to partner with BET for the return of ‘Comic View’ as part of Hartbeat Weekend making this can’t-miss celebration of comedy, music

Cheers! Symba is in great company in his new “Hell Of A Feeling” video featuring LaRussell. Directed by Keoni Mars, the Oakland rapper boasts his bachelor and rich lifestyle amongst a house full of women. “Cheating while you broke, that’s when they gon’ call you trifling / But when you get rich, they expect it,

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: EA/ Cliffhanger Games / Black Panther It’s official, de Bleck Pantha is getting his own standalone video game. Wakanda Forever! On the heels of the 57th anniversary of the Black Panther’s Marvel Comics’ debut, Monday, July 10, Cliffhanger Games, a new studio, is working on a third-person video game for

Remix! From the Chi to N.Y., rising drill rapper FendiDa Rappa taps Cardi B for her first official single, “Point Me 2”. The collaboration is FendiDa Rappa’s remix to the last year’s breakout record, “Point Me To The Sluts“. In the dance-filled video, the buzzing artist keeps her original lyrics intact as she mobs with

HipHopWired Featured Video MF DOOM passed away inside a Leeds hospital facility in the United Kingdom in 2020, and a recent inquest hearing uncovered shocking details. As a result, the trust for the hospital has issued an apology to the family of MF DOOM. MF DOOM, real name Daniel Dumile Thompson, was admitted to the

For the culture. Lil Baby is all about giving back on his new single, “Merch Madness”. In the accompanying music, the Atlanta rapper hits a high school and a series of charity events as he raps reflects on his come up, success, and emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community. “Merch madness, I

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty / Threads / Twitter Elon Musk and his hot mess of a social media platform, Twitter, are looking salty in these digital streets after threatening to sue Meta for allegedly biting Twitter with Threads. Spotted on The Verge, it looks like Elon Musk is shaking in his

Everybody won’t make it in. Just coming off the release of his Flying High EP, The Alchemist connects with Larry June and Jay Worthy in the project’s “Midnight Oil” video. Courtesy of NewHigh Filmz, the super producer lights up and flexes his lyrical prowess from his lab. “Chasing the paper like it was running from

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur / Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur Mutulu Shakur, a respected elder in the Black Liberation Movement and stepfather to the late Hip-Hop icon Tupac Shakur, has passed away at the age of 72. The news of Shakur’s passing was confirmed by activist Kamau Franklin on Twitter,

Balling! It’s Coi Leray’s World in her new music video “Make My Day” produced by David Guetta. In the animated clip, Coi Leray is seen on Instagram before she is virtually transformed into a animated ball player. Yeah, we pop up on ’em like a pinata / And we going off on this bitch like a

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Charlamagne Tha God just paid Cardi B one of the biggest compliments of her career. He says she shifted the culture just like Jay-Z and Drake. As spotted on Blavity, the media personality paid a visit to the It’s Up There podcast and discussed the current state of the

Dive in. Hot off her Essence Music Festival performance, Janelle Monae does not plan to cool off anytime soon. Such is the case in her new video,”Water Slide”. The highly-provocative visual is similar to her previous “Lipstick Lover” clip, which finds Monae and her group of scantily-clad eye-candies get wet and wild at an outdoor