HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty If there’s anything to be said about Drake, it’s that he knows how to swing for the fences when it comes to charming the ladies. A big recent example comes courtesy of the rapper who had a date night in a unique location – Dodger Stadium. While the Los Angeles Dodgers were on the road playing a series against the Miami Marlins this past Thursday (July 8th), the “Certified Lover Boy” took advantage and rented the entire stadium out to serve as the setting for an intimate date night with model Johanna Leia. A helicopter for local news network ABC7 flying over the stadium at Chavez Ravine captured the two as they sat by the dugout along the third-base side of the field. From the looks of the video, the table was decked out to the hi...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Drake wants to take care of the environment, and to that end he’s entered into a new partnership with a climate-conscious group to do what he can to help heal the planet. On Wednesday (June 30th), the platinum-selling artist announced his partnership with Aspiration, a company that is dedicated to providing consumers and companies “sustainability as a service”. Through this connection, Aspiration will analyze Drake’s travel, artist schedule and events to figure out his carbon footprint and then help him reduce and offset it. This will be done in coordination with the firm’s reforestation program. “Drake isn’t just ahead of the curve — he defines the curve,” said Joe Sanberg, Co-Founder and Board Member of Aspiration. “He is showi...
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Nigerian superstar popularly known as Wizkid, has finally received his Grammy award plaque. The famous Singer won the best Music video award at the 63rd Grammy award for his collaboration with Beyoncé and her daughter, Blue Ivy, in “Brown skin girl”. Wizkid had his first Nomination in 2015, when he collaborated with Drake in his Album Views. He also brought the trophy home back then. Critics of Star boy as he is fondly called have argued that he is not worthy to be called a Grammy winner because he got both plaques through collaboration but his fans rose in his defence. The Starboy became the only contemporary Nigerian musician besides Burna Boy to shine at the 2020 Grammys. Wizkid took to his Insta story to showcase his trophy. Get more stories like this on Twitte...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BG020/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Battle rap fans are well aware that Drake is very much invested in the culture and we mean that literally considering his backing of Caffeine and spreading the Ultimate Rap League to the masses. At URL’s NOME XI event this past weekend, Drizzy ran into his potential battle rap foe in Murda Mook backstage at the event. The Ultimate Madness 3 battle rap tourney that kicked off this year featured a strong bracket of some of the URL’s best battlers but it all came down to Geechi Gotti and Rum Nitty in the final with Drake ready to lace the winner with a major cash prize of $150,000, $50K up from the initial prize. What made the battle even more interesting is that Gotti and Nitty are both members of the same collective, Every F*cki...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Drake has done quite a lot in his storied career, and now he’s adding another piece to his empire. On Tuesday (June 8), Live Nation Canada announced that it was teaming up with the Grammy-winning rapper, actor and global ambassador to open a new live-entertainment venue in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. The venue will be called History, and it is expected to open later this year. The venue has been in the works for three years, and construction is slated to be completed at the end of the summer. History is located in the east end of the city in the popular and trendy Beaches neighborhood at 1663 Queen Street East. It will have a general admission area with reserved seating plans that can be configured for various events, with a...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vaughn Ridley / Getty It seems the certified lover boy has plenty of petty left in him. Over the weekend Drake had a laugh on Klay Thompson’s expense. As reported Hype Beast the Toronto, Canada native took his followers and basketball fans alike through a humorous stroll down memory lane. In his latest Instagram post he repurposed a video of Klay Thompson driving a boat while he talked about the current playoff situation. Due to his injury he has not played in sometime but the clip shows him standing with his Golden State Warrior team. “That was my last taste of hoops, man. NBA Finals…I miss it. Nothing like the finals! Nothing like it!” he said while Drake’s “Mob Ties” played in the background. The “Boat Klay” clip soon went viral and landed on Driz...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty It seems that not every project Drake touches turns to gold. It has been announced he and the Canopy Growth Corporation have parted ways. As reported by HipHopDX the Toronto, Ontario, Canada native is no longer in business with CGC. For those who need their memories jogged back in November 2019 Drizzy announced a new partnership in the name of the More Life Growth Company. The venture was billed as it being “centered around wellness, discovery, and overall personal growth with the hope of facilitating connections and shared experiences across the globe.” According to a recent feature in Bloomberg Canopy has confirmed they are no longer in business with the “God’s Plan” MC. “We have indeed divested from More Life and the f...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PYMCA / Getty With more people and celebrities choosing to live the vegetarian and vegan way of life, Drake is looking to get in on the lifestyle change and is investing big bucks in an up and coming faux-chicken making company, Daring Foods. According to Bloomberg, the King of The North was amongst many investors who’ve chosen to help finance Daring Food’s plant-based chicken initiative and plunked down $40 million to help them with their efforts. This should come as no surprise as the likes of Jay-Z and Serena Williams have also invested in vegan and vegetarian products and with Drake himself being a vegetarian, it’s only right he’d get in on the action. Drake’s investment will be helping Daring Foods expand their distrubution to more than 4,500 new ret...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube Drake’s good will has changed the life one individual forever. The winner from the “God’s Plan” scholarship used the funds to get her Master’s degree. As reported by Buzz Feed Drizzy’s 2018 single not only became of the biggest songs of the year but also provided him a lane to give back to his fans. Instead of taking the production budget to make the another over top visual he took every cent and gave it away to random people in need. The donations totaled to a whopping $996,631.90; yes you read that correctly. One of the lucky recipients used her money wisely. Champagne Papi gave Destiny James a cool $50,000 dollars that faithful day. Fast forward to May 2019 and she graduated from the University Of Miami with her Bachelor’s Degree...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty While his career has been full of notable accomplishments Drake is now in a super elite group when it comes to his artistry. He is set to receive the “Artist Of The Decade” award at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards. As spotted on Vulture the Toronto, Canada native found out that he is slotted to be breathing very rare air in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, May 10 Billboard Magazine announced he will be taking home the “Artist Of The Decade” award for their 2021 ceremony. According to press release the “Laugh Now Cry Later” MC dominated the charts like no other from 2010 to 2020. “After first appearing on Billboard charts in 2009, Drake banked nine Billboard 200 No. 1s in the 2010s, first leading with his debut 2010 stu...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: screenshot / Youtube The Ultimate Rap League (URL) launched its latest Ultimate Madness 3 tournament back in April with both expected and surprising results. Round two of the battle rap showdown takes place Saturday night (May 8) as the competitors prepare to unleash their best bars at a chance to snag a $100,000 cash prize from Drake himself. The preparation and turnaround time was a swift ordeal as the winners of the opening round last battled on April 24 live via the Caffeine app. In round two, the lineup is another star-studded list of rising battle rap wordsmiths and established veterans who have graced a number of big stages during their careers. Saturday’s Ultimate Madness 3 Round 2 lineup is as follows: Jakkboy Maine vs. Cortez Drugz vs. Rum Nitty...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty While social media awaits for Drake to respond to Jamie Sun’s homewrecking allegations, the King of the North is out here spreading love and good vibes to the women we hold near and dear to our hearts, mothers. This coming Mother’s Day, Drizzy will be blessing Canadians with a chance to get a free candle if they use Uber Eats to order some grub from some of his favorite restaurants. The new scent is part of his Better World Fragrance House candle line and is sure to have heads ordering food from local eateries that are probably going to be jacking up prices if they aren’t already sky high (this IS Drake). The special edition candles were the talk of social media last year when Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry thanked Drizzy ...