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Welcome to the Westside. Hit-Boy links with his Half-A-Mil compadre Dom Kennedy for his highly-anticipated single, “Corsa”. On the self-produced record, Hit-Boy unleashes his braggadocious raps for his haters, while Dom adds his signature bravado. Along with the release, the video directed by ThirdEyeRaz, captures the duo posted up in front of a local convenient

The Game is revisiting an “awkward” conversation he had with Kanye West. The Compton rapper recalled how his former relationship with Kim Kardashian affected his working relationship with his “Eazy” collaborator. While promoting his new album Drillmatic with Complex, Game opened up about his past remarks about Kanye’s ex-wife. “Anytime I’ve ever needed Ye, he’s

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced and dastardly R&B crooner R. Kelly is looking at serious times. Federal prosecutors are going to request that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, and convicted sexual predator, be sentenced to over 25 years in prison. Mind you, that 25 is just for one of

Happy 5th CTRL! Five years after releasing her long-awaited album CTRL, SZA revisits the classic debut on its 5th anniversary with its deluxe version. The re-release now concludes with seven additional and unreleased tracks including an alternate version of “Love Galore”, “2AM”, and “Miles”, followed by “Percolator”, “Tread Carefully”, “Awkward”, and “Jodie”. Released on June

Yung Miami is getting in business with Diddy. One half of City Girls has announced her own multi-platform series, “Caresha Please,” which premieres Thursday, June 9 at 5 p.m. ET as part of REVOLT’s new podcast network. The first episode will feature a sit-down interview with Sean “Diddy” Combs. During the candid conversation, the couple

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Wilson / Wilson The legendary summer basketball league that has given birth to numerous elite basketball players in Chicago is continuing its comeback thanks to a major sporting goods company and Dreamville. On Wednesday (June 8th), it was announced that the iconic pro-am basketball league that was once a highlight of

BSF is in the house. Rick Hyde is touring like a boss in his new music video. Directed by Brennan Armstrong, the clip catches the Buffalo rapper on the road with raw footage from a live show, rehearsals, and a whole lot of flexing from inside a residency. The self-produced track is off his recent

Nick Cannon is not finished. The multi-faceted entertainer may have even more kids on the way. In an interview with Angela Yee’s “Lip Service” podcast, the father of six hinted that he has been busy expanding his family after an attempt at celibacy. “The stork is on the way,” he told the hosts. “If you

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI / Getty The former leader and other members of the Proud Boys white nationalist group have been hit with charges of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. According to reports, the charges of seditious conspiracy were brought

It is still Sreem 4 life. Rae Sremmurd gives a dose of Sremmy on the first single off their forthcoming album, Sremm4Life, the follow-up to 2018’s Sr3mm. Directed by Bryan Barber, the exotic music video finds Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi in Brazil serenading their ladies on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro and partying

Breezy finally arrives this month. Ahead of its release, Chris Brown has shared the tracklist for his long-awaited 10th studio album. The 23-track set opens with “Wheels Fall Off” and includes the single “Warm Embrace,” along with “Pitch Black,” “Sex Memories,” “Sleep at Night,” and “Luckiest Man.” “Iffy,” which was released in January, does not

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Juelz Santana long ago staked his claim as one of the standout rappers in the mighty Dipset collective. In a recent Drink Champs episode, Mr. “Human Crack In The Flesh” stated that The LOX were a more unified group than the Harlem Diplomats, this after their highly-entertaining

Whap whap whap! Skillibeng triples the impact with a blazing remix featuring Fivio Foreign and French Montana. On The Wizical and DeeJay Pun-produced banger, the dancehall artist claps back with his gritty flow. Fivio brings his Brooklyn demeanor to the track, while Montana pops off with his Uptown swag. Since the release, the Shomi Patwary-directed

June 6, 2022 News Davido has his eyes on Lori Harvey following her breakup with Michael B. Jordan. Over the weekend, it was reported that the model is single after she and the Creed star called it quits after over a year together. Davido wasted no time in making his feelings known. Just hours after

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lionel Hahn / Getty In case you haven’t been paying attention, now former celebrity couple Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have called it quits. To make sure things are official, it seems that the latter has wiped all traces of the renowned actor from her Instagram account. Cold world.

Two days after the fatal shooting of rapper Trouble, the suspect in the fatal shooting surrendered to authorities on Tuesday morning (June 7). On Monday, Rockdale County Sheriff’s deputies searched the familiar areas of 33-year-old Jamichael Jones of Atlanta which soon lead them to his mother’s house. Sheriff Eric Levett said his mother was instrumental

Young Thug remains in “great spirits” in light of recent events. Thug’s former fiancée Jerrika Karlae shared an update on the rapper’s mental health while he remains behind bars following his arrest on RICO charges. In an interview with “The Progress Report,” Jerrika said she spoke with Thug, who is doing well despite his circumstances.

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: No Limit Records / Penalty Skull Duggery, a rapper who found fame as a member of Master P‘s No Limit Records, has reportedly died. Reports are scant at the moment but a fellow New Orleans artist made a tweet suggesting Skull Duggery passed away. Skull Duggery Was A Former No Limit

Only in America. In the wake of the recent mass shootings across America, Benny The Butcher gives back to those effected on his latest track, “Welcome To The States”. Over Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige’s “We Cry Together”, Benny touches on the tragic events, the disturbing numbers of incidents in 2022, the corrupted government, and

June 5, 2022 News Trouble is dead at 34. The Atlanta rapper, whose real name was Mariel Semonté Orr, was shot and killed on Sunday morning (June 5), according to various reports. The details surrounding his death are unclear at this time. The tragic news was confirmed by his sister as well as his ex-girlfriend,