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Hot 97 Summer Jam 2024 Deemed Trash By NYC Concertgoers
Is Summer Jam falling off? Fans think so after Hot 97 announced the lineup for this years concert.
MrBeast Inks Deal With Amazon For Reality Competition Series
The bidding war for MrBeast and his competition series is over; the popular YouTuber is coming to Amazon and bringing the money with him.
The Flesh-Rotting Drug Causing Crisis In America’s Cities: Xylazine
Authorities are concerned about the street drug "tranq," which users report has led to their flesh rotting. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have reported a sharp rise in overdose deaths due to the drug, which is a tranquilizer used for horses combined with the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Exonerated Five Member Yusef Salaam Says Donald Trump Indictment Is Pure ‘Karma’
Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam had a word to say about the news that a grand jury in Manhattan voted Thursday to make Donald Trump the first ex-president in history to be indicted on criminal charges. (Eat your heart out, Richard Nixon!). And when I say “a word,” I literally mean one word: “Karma.” #PowerPost✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿™️ […] The post Exonerated Five Member Yusef Salaam Says Donald Trump Indictment Is Pure ‘Karma’ appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Highlights Suspect Police Reports of Uvalde Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CHANDAN KHANNA / Getty The aftermath of the tragedy of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has been racked with pain and confusion. This has only been heightened by conflicting reports about the police response to the shooting which were showcased during a primetime news program. On Thursday night (May 26th), anchor Ali Velshi began the MSNBC “Prime” program by addressing the concerns over the shifting accounts of what transpired as the mass shooting unfolded at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon (May 24th). “In the aftermath of any horrific event, information is spotty. Our understanding of what happens evolves over time, but even by those standards of breaking, and developing news, the inability of officials to give a consistent, and coherent ac...
What Is Monkeypox And Its Health Risks?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty The confirmation of an outbreak of the monkeypox virus last week has many concerned as two cases have been confirmed in the United States. But initial reporting has left a space for confusion about the virus and the risks with COVID-19 still prevalent. We’ve taken some time to provide some clarity in this article. Officials with the World Health Organization have confirmed that while 160 cases of monkeypox have been discovered in the U.S. and 12 European nations along with Israel and Australia, they are confident that the spread can be stopped as these are countries where it is considered non-endemic. “As surveillance expands, we do expect that more cases will be seen. But we need to put this into context because it’s not Covid,” said ...
Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Draft Shows Roe V. Wade To Be Overturned
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Wong / Getty A leaked opinion draft by the Supreme Court has apparently shown that they have made the decision to officially overturn Roe V. Wade, effectively leading to the severe restriction and banning of abortion in the United States. In a stunning development, a leaked draft majority opinion written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito published on Monday night (May 2nd) shows that the conservative-dominated Supreme Court will overturn the decision in the historic 49-year-old Roe V. Wade case, upending years of federal protection for women’s reproductive rights in the nation. The opinion, if it stands by the end of the SCOTUS term in June would also overturn the decision in Planned Parenthood V. Casey. In the draft which was apparently published...
Elon Musk “Stop Hitting On Me” Response To Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shows He Has The Maturity Of A Teen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty A lot of people are understandably concerned about Elon Musk‘s purchase of Twitter because we all know that when privileged white men start talking about “freedom of speech,” they tend to be specifically fighting for the freedom to be ignorant, bigoted and prone to ridiculous conspiracy theories that trade critical thinking for pseudo-intellectualism. And if Musk was looking to prove that he isn’t trying to return the platform to its pre-Trump ban roots of being a dumping ground for remedial dude-bros with all the intellectual prowess of a deer galloping toward headlights, he’s not getting off to a good start with his response to congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Related Stories On Friday, AOC tweeted out her concerns about Tw...
Forever Concerned Susan Collins To Vote Yes On SCOTUS Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bill Clark / Getty Senator Susan Collins has declared that she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court when the Senate convenes next week, becoming the first from the GOP to do so publicly. The Republican senator from Maine first declared her support for the federal judge to the New York Times. Collins then issued a statement to the public through her office. “After reviewing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s extensive record, watching much of her hearing testimony, and meeting with her twice in person, I have concluded that she possesses the experience, qualifications, and integrity to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court,” Collins wrote. “I will, therefore, vote to confirm her to this position.” Related Stories Collins ...
Eleven Hour Gap In Trump White House Call Logs On January 6th, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The latest revelation from the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s actions during the January 6th insurrection has many declaring him worse than notorious former President Richard Nixon. Robert Costa, who has been working with veteran reporter Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, revealed on Tuesday (March 29th) morning that they had access to the daily diary of the former president and the call logs on the day of January 6th, 2021 when the infamous insurrection at the U.S. Capitol took place. The CBS News reporter shared the links to the files via his Twitter account, simply stating “Woodward and I have the docs,” inviting the public to read them. The most alarming piece of information from the official document...
‘Power’: How Michael Rainey Jr. Went From Being In The Shadow Of A Ghost To A Leading Man
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Power fans have literally watched Michael Rainey Jr. grow up on the hit crime series since its debut on Starz in June 2014. Rainey plays Tariq St. Patrick, the son of drug kingpin “Ghost” who inevitably follows in his infamous father’s footsteps in the show’s spin-off series Power Book II: Ghost, which is currently in its second season. The 50 Cent produced TV drama was just given the greenlight for a third season on Dec. 7. Rainey took to Instagram to announce the excting news. “Knew this for like 4 months but yessssir. It’s up. Cleared for s3, Blessings,” the 21-year-old actor wrote. With season 2 of Power Book underway, let’s take a closer look into who Michael Rainey Jr. is beyond his seminal role as Tariq St. Patrick. Ea...
Urban One Founder Cathy Hughes, CEO Alfred Liggins III Are Honored For Their Work Diversifying Cable TV
NewsOne Featured Video Alfred Liggins III and Cathy Hughes onstage during 2019 Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor on December 05, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. | Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Cathy Hughes, Urban One’s renowned founder and chairperson, and Alfred Liggins III, CEO of Urban One and TV One, were inducted into the Cablefax Cable Center Hall of Fame earlier this week. Every year Cablefax — a media company and community for cable, broadcast and digital professionals — selects pioneers and change-makers who have had a significant impact on the cable industry. And this year Hughes and Liggins are being honored for their work in diversifying cable television. Related Stories The mother and son combination has made Urban One arguably the most successful Black-owned m...
