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Relax Barbz: Halle Berry Says “There Can Always Be More Than One” Queen of Hip-Hop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: RB/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Halle Berry found herself in the crosshairs of the Barbz after a comment she made. Halle Berry and her incredibly gorgeous self stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote her Netflix directorial debut Bruised. During the 14-minute conversation on Monday night (Nov.15), she made sure to big up her all-female-led Bruised soundtrack collaborator Cardi B. During a recent event for the film, Berry praised the Bronx rapper calling her the “Queen of Hip-Hop.” As expected, the actress’ harmless comments sparked the tiresome debate between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. Minaj’s feisty fans wasted no time defending their favorite rapper. Related Stories The Barbz even used a moment when model Winnie Harlow called Minaj “the one and only Queen of Hi...
Cardi B Named Host Of 2021 American Music Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B is continuing to break ground in vibrant form, this time as the official host of the upcoming 2021 American Music Awards. The five-time AMA winner broke the news through her Twitter account on Tuesday morning (November 2nd). “When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,” the 29-year-old further expressed in a statement issued by host network ABC and co-producer MRC Live & Alternative. “I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage.” The “WAP” rapper will also be the fifth Black woman entertainer to host, following actress Tracee Ellis Ross (2017-18), R&B singer Ciara (2019), and actress Taraji P. Henson who took over last year. “We are immensely excited to have the dynamic Cardi B bri...
Cardi B Says Rappers Nowadays Make Depressing Music & Feels They “All Wanna Die”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B has had it with depressing and drug fueled Hip-Hop lyrics and has taken to her Instagram Live to let as much be known. Taking to IG to air her grievances over the lyrical content of the songs she hears in the club, Cardi says that the club scene is missing her style of music and all she hears are rappers that “wanna die. They all wanna die.” Building on her original statement, Cardi feels that rappers need to stop drinking lean and smoking weed as they climb the ladder to success as it leads to slow and sad sounding music that she can’t really f*cks with when she’s in the club. Feeling that the drug use of successful rappers influences their work in the studio, Cardi feels it’s about time she get back in the game ...
Cardi B Shuts Down Trolls Over Upcoming Court Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 One thing Cardi B doesn’t do, is play when it comes to her family—a lesson a troll had to find out the hard way. Earlier this week while on social media, the “Up” artist took a moment to address critics who had something to say, utilizing the tongue-out emoji before adding that some people “wanna see a bad b—ch do bad.” Related Stories From one to back down from trolls, Bardi continued to respond to comments referencing her “going to prison,” this time if she does go to prison, she’s “adding a few Ms” before seemingly throwing shade at Nicki Minaj’s husband by noting to trolls that “Before I go to prison you gone see me breakin more records and making more Ms,” she told one Twitter user. And to another who questioned...
¿Qué lo que?: Offset Buys Cardi B A Mansion In The Dominican Republic For Her Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B continues to live her very best life. For her birthday Offset gifted her a mansion in the Dominican Republic. As spotted on Madam Noire the trend of Hip-Hop couples gifting each other land continues. This week the Bronx bombshell got a big surprise for her special day. At her Dancehall themed bash her husband the stop festivities to reveal his lavish present to his queen. Footage captured from the event shows him delivering the news in his signature delivery saying “I bought you a house in DR. Yessir that’s how we comin. Pool in the roof.” Naturally his announcement not only took her by surprise but everyone else in attendance. Previously the “WAP” rapper had been urging the Migos member “to invest in sh...
The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners &; Best Performances
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards aired last night (Oct. 5) after being held in Atlanta late last week. “In Hip Hop We Stand” was the theme of this year’s awards show as the producers wanted to stress one culture that spans different generations, styles, and regions. The show stayed true to that mandate with performances Lil Jon & Bia, Baby Keem, Big Daddy Kane Tobe Nwigwe, Young Thug and more. St. Louis rap legend Nelly was honored as this year’s “I Am Hip Hop” recipient and he reminded everybody why with a medley of his greatest hits. Related Stories As far as the night’s winners, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Tyler, The Creator, Drake and Lil Durk led the field with the most nominations but Lil Baby and Tyler, The Creator went home...
Cardi B & Offset Show Out At Balenciaga Show During Paris Fashion Week
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Richard Bord / Getty Cardi B and Offset are in Paris and showing out. The Hip-Hop power couple attended the Spring 2022 Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday (Oct. 2) and made sure all eyes were on them at the Theatre Du Chatelet. Bardi turned heads off the rip thanks to the big ass hat she was rocking. Also getting much attention was the trench coat she was wearing that was adorned with newsprint graphics. It all makes sense considering the Bronx rapper became the face of a Balenciaga campaign back in Fall 2020. Offset’s gear was a bit more subdued. Actually, not really since his mostly black outfit features oversized everything including a leather jacket and pants. Other celebs in the spot reportedly included Naomi Campbell and Ann...
2021 ‘BET HIP HOP AWARDS’ Nominees Announced; Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B & Lil Durk Lead Nods
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty It’s that time of the year again, and the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards are on deck. Today (Sept. 9), the official nominees were announced, with Cardi B, Lil Durk and Megan Thee Stallion leading the pack with 9 nominations each. The 16th annual 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped on Friday, October 1 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, October 1, but it will premiere on the network on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 9 PM ET/PT. And if you’re in Africa, it will be simulcast internationally on BET Africa on Wednesday, October 6 AT 3 AM CAT. The ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year’ category will be highly contested with Moneybagg Yo, Tyler, The Creator, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion, DJ Khaled, J. Cole and team up of 2...
Cardi B Checks Haters Who Are Justifying Instagram Model’s Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s a cold world and but the internet truly has no heart. Cardi B checked folks who showed no sympathy for an Instagram model’s passing. As spotted on Madam Noire the Bronx bombshell made it clear that all lives matters, including social media vixens. On Sunday, August 19 Jenae Gagnier, aka Miss Mercedes Morr, was found dead at her Richmond, Texas home. Along with her body was another fatality which was Kevin Alexander Accorto. Her father was the one who found the two. He described what he uncovered in a formal statement. “I walk in and Janae’s on the floor, and her clothes are all torn up and stuff,” Mark Gagneir explained. “I go upstairs, guy upstairs with a knife in him, still alive… I just couldn’t do nothing but sta...
Jay-Z’s Made In America 2021 Coming Soon, Here Are 7 Of Our Favorite Moments Of MIA’s Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 In 2012, Hip-Hop legend and business mogul Jay-Z brought the Made In America music festival to Philadelphia, Pa., and every year since, the colossal musical extravaganza has brought us some of the biggest names across genres and has headlined artists who define the current culture. This month on Sept. 4 and 5 (aka Labor Day Weekend), the festival will be celebrating its 10th year with an exciting lineup of artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Moneybagg Yo, Griselda, Roddy Ricch and, of course, the show’s headliners Justin Bieber and Lil Baby. So, in honor of 2021 being set to cap off a decade of breathtaking performances and cultural celebration, we have compiled 7 of the best Made In America moments that have take...
Cardi C?: New York Woman Goes Viral For Looking Exactly Like Cardi B
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 We are again reminded that the world is smaller than we think. A New York woman is now lit because she could be Cardi B’s twin. As spotted on Page Six Becalis has a doppelganger in New York City. Earlier this week a hair stylist posted a video of her client after finishing her appointment. While her edges were immaculate it wasn’t her hair that caught The Internets’ attention. The female, who is only known as Ashley, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Bronx bombshell. So much so the clip quickly went viral soon after the hairdresser released it. Naturally the reactions spoke to the obvious and Twitter users made it clear the Almanzar (Bardi’s last name) DNA is strong. One user wrote “i’ve never seen someone look SO ...
Cardi B Claps Back At Online Negativity Directed At Lizzo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s an unfortunate fact that the web is a haven for the most vile and vicious streams of negativity, and that the targets are often celebrities. A prime example of that occurred over the weekend after Lizzo dropped her latest single, “Rumors”. But her friend and collaborator on the track, Cardi B was having none of it. After a fan of hers shared a clip from the now-deleted Instagram Live video where Lizzo tearfully spoke about how the negativity was impacting her, Cardi B had words for the haters via her Twitter account: “When you stand up for yourself they claim your problematic & sensitive,” she wrote. “When you don’t they tear you apart until you crying like this. Whether you skinny, big, plastic, they going to al...
