Editorial
Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA & Big K.R.I.T. Restore The Blog Era Vibes With New Project
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Anytime we can get a joint project with Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T., we are in luck. The ten-song project Full Court Press links three of the most influential blog era artists with one goal: Making melodic music for the spring. A decade and a half ago, rap blogs were king, introducing the world to some of the rap game’s biggest new talents. Wiz, KRIT, and Smoke DZA came on the scene, introduced the world to their sound and etched out their own lanes. Wiz’s 2010 mixtape, Kush and OJ, Krit’s KRIT WUZ Here, and DZA’s George Kush Da Bottom, were among the most praised. Their projects reintroduced the stoner aesthetic that groups like Cypress Hill and Luniz used before them and brought in a stylistic change of easygoing vibes...
Twitter Discusses The Hijacking Of AAVE, Debates Proper Usage
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Westend61 / Getty AAVE, also known as African-American Vernacular English, is an often controversial discussion not so much due to its usage but how AAVE is properly applied. As the English language in America is replete with regional influences, AAVE falls under that distinction and a discussion on the style of speaking is currently trending on Twitter. Twitter user @IvoryTheJunior posted an interesting thought regarding AAVE On Monday (April 11) and the discussion that was sparked from the tweet is still bubbling today (April 12). “Watching non-black people “adopt” (*kidnap) AAVE is so funny to me because there are legit some AAVE terms/phrases that I, a Black person, just don’t use because they don’t sound right coming from me. Y’all mouths be in...
Where To? Black People, Racism & The Metaverse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PixelsEffect / Getty For years, people of color have been fighting to be heard on Facebook (ahem, Meta)—beyond the ubiquitous hot takes on pop culture and viral video clips. According to groups like Color of Change, the social media site has been punishing users who inform, denounce and call out racism in their corner of Facebook. USA Today reports that the regulation goes as far as account suspension whenever the phrase “white people” appears in a status update—even when describing personal real-life prejudicial scenarios. So if our communities already feel as if they don’t have a place on Facebook, where would they fit in within the metaverse? The growing popularity of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have opened the floodgates for people to take their race-b...
Will Packer Addresses Will Smith Oscar Slap Controversy After Initially Joking About It
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Will Packer was supposed to be basking in the glow of producing a lavish event in the 94th Academy Awards, which was marked by the smacking of host Chris Rock by Will Smith. Packer, who initially made what some took as a joke regarding the shocking incident, explained to critics who blasted him for the comment. In the aftermath of the slap seen around the world, Packer took to Twitter and joined in with the chatter that has persisted since the conclusion of the Oscars ceremony. Related Stories “Welp…I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars,” Packer tweeted shortly after the Oscars, prompting a flurry of responses both in agreement and anger at the moment. One user wrote, “Making jokes about an assault that happened during your show isn’t the c...
MAGA Stooge & Former Struggle Rapper Kid Rock Says He Can’t Be Canceled
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Ehrmann / Getty Tucker Carlson, he of punchable face, knows how to stir up dust when it’s time to go on air. In an upcoming interview, the Fox News host sits down with Kid Rock who boasts that no matter how hard folks try that he can’t and won’t ever be canceled. Carlson, who is really excited to have the MAGA rocker and former struggle rapper on his program, tweeted out a teaser that zeroes in on Kid Rock’s bold assertion. Related Stories “I am uncancelable,” Kid Rock says to Carlson in the clip. “I’m not in bed with any big corporate things. At the end of the day, there’s nobody I’m beholden to…no record companies, no corporate interests, no nothing. You can’t cancel me. I love it when they try.” As most know, those who lean on the conservative sid...
Edgeless Traitor: Candace Owens Shows Alleged Allegiance To Putin With “Russian Lives Matter” Quip
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Davis / Getty Candace Owens, she of deficient edges and general good sense, makes it her business to a disruptive presence in media with hardline ideals and fealty to all things conservative. The wayward pundit used her massive Twitter platform to show support for Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, willfully tweeting “Russian Lives Matter” at the end of her misguided missive. Back on March 9, Owens shared this doozy of a tweet that we won’t dignify with a direct link but will share in the body of this text: Absolutely appalling the way Russians are being treated in America and abroad. That our leaders and government institutions are allowing for—and at times calling for this discrimination following their global “black lives matter” hysteria...
Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Sparks Silly Generation War On Twitter #PepsiHalftime
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show was announced last year and it was largely accepted as a suitable blend of some of music’s biggest acts. Now that the big show has concluded, folks on Twitter are attempting to figure out if the set catered more to Generation X or Millenials instead of simply praising the moment for the greatness it was. Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 13) gave the fans in attendance and at home one of the more competitive NFL championship moments in quite some time with the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals with the final score of 23-20. Those who didn’t have much stock invested in the game itself certainly tuned in for the halftime set, which featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and ...
Culture Vultures Are Global: Brussels Hair Salon Promotes ‘African Hair Style’ With Kim Kardashian Photo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty One thing to know about cultural appropriation—it’s a global phenomenon. That’s why it isn’t terribly surprising that a hair salon in Brussels, Belgium, used the image of the culture vulture queen herself, Kim Kardashian, to promote “African hair style.” Now, as the New York Post notes, Kim’s image was likely used in the ad without her permission, but seeing as Black people have been dragging Kardashians for years because they adopt Black aesthetic like white actresses adopt Black children, it’s still kind of her fault for having so many “I wanna be a sista’ so bad” photos out there in the first place. From the Post: The incident comes right on the heels of the mogul being accused of “blackfishing” in her recent Vogue cover shoo...
Better Than The Slur: Washington Football Team Remixes Name To Commanders, NFL Twitter Talks It Up
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rob Carr / Getty The Washington Football Team made a wise move in removing its former team name from a racist slur after years of criticism from football fans and sponsors alike. On Wednesday (Feb. 2), the team changed its name to the Washington Commanders and NFL Twitter has plenty to say about the big reveal. First established in 1932 in Buffalo, N.Y., the team was first given the name the Braves, named after the Boston Braves (now Atlanta Braves) Major League Baseball team. It was later changed to the Redskins and the name persisted until 2020 when the team hired coach Ron Rivera and promised to honor the call to remove the logo and slur. At one point, it appeared that the WFT moniker would have to stick after it was reported a Virginia man trade...
So…Fox News & Candace Owens Are Big Mad Minnie Mouse & M&Ms Aren’t Sexy Anymore
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Nivière / Getty So… I’m not normally the type of person to kink shame, but we really need to talk about these weird-a** fetishes that seem to be running rampant on Fox News and in the warped world of right-wingers in general. Why do Fox News pundits and their guests have their star-spangled Klanny-panties all in a bunch over new Minnie Mouse and M&M cartoon design changes? On Wednesday, Fox host Jesse Watters brought on sunken place lost and found mascot Candice Owens to talk about what she appears to think is an important issue—Disney putting Minnie Mouse in a blue and black polka dot pantsuit instead of her classic red and white polka dot skirt. “This is why people don’t take these people seriously,” Owens griped. “They’re taking all these thi...
MAGA Twitter Gets Faulty Edges Owner Candace Owens Trending Over Pipe Dream Supreme Court Bid
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Davis / Getty Candace Owens might be a lot of things and plenty of them unsavory may we add, but could you imagine her as a U.S. Supreme Court justice? Apparently, the dusty roadways of MAGA Twitter seem to think so. The fiercely intense segment of the social media network tends to attach itself to its edgeless warrior queen in Candace Owens, propping her up as the leading example of how Black folks should divest from the Democratic Party and liberal politics. Owens happily leans into her role as a Black leader in the conservative space and was delighted at Twitter making mention of her for the pipe dream bid for the nation’s highest court. “Am I really trending because America wants me to be the next Supreme Court justice? What an honor!” rea...
Antonio Brown’s Shirtless-And-Viral Game Exit Footage To Be Turned Into NFT And Sold At Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Antonio Brown‘s viral moment capturing his dramatic exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New York Jets is no longer just a hot topic trending on social media—it’s now a certified moment in NFL history. According to TMZ Sports, the footage already seen by millions of Brown stripping down on the sidelines and leaving the field, which led to him being cut from the Buccaneers roster, will be turned into an NFT and sold at auction on January 13. Related Stories Apparently selling viral NFTs is a profitable thing and since a single tweet of the video from the January 2, in-game meltdown—which Brown claimed happened because he was being “forced” to play with an injury—garnered more than 11.5 million views. “The expect...
