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Tip Tok Chef Way Gets Deep Fried After Old Misogynoir Tweets Resurface
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: chefway__ / Instagram A popular Tik Tok food slinger, is getting dragged for all the filth after some heinous tweets he dropped years ago resurfaced. The hateful messages from Chef Way has the guy on the brink of cancelation, and he has no one to blame but himself. The man born Waymond Wesley is getting deep fried on social media after misogynistic tweets he let loose back around 2014 and 2015 resurfaced (the user name at the time was WayMoTheGod), and it’s looking ugly, for him. The tweets featured hateful, colorist messages aimed at Black women in particular. Of course, you knew the too little, too late, you only did it because you got caught apology was forthcoming. “To those I’ve hurt with my past tweets that have resurfaced, I am deeply sorry,”...
DC Middle School Student Karon Blake Mourned After Shooting Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Tadevosyan / Getty Karon Blake, a 13-year-old middle school student in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed over the weekend for allegedly tampering with a vehicle. This week, the school community Blake attended is attempting to process the shocking moment with others calling for justice for the arrest of the person that carried out the shooting. As reported by local outlet NBC 4 Washington, Karon Blake was a student at Brookland Middle School in Washington’s Northeast quadrant. According to a press release from Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting took place last Saturday (Jan. 7). From the press release: At approximately 3:56 am, members of the Fifth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, th...
Black Excellence Flowed At the 2023 Golden Globes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty Angela Bassett, Quinta Brunson, and Tyler James Williams stood out among the winners at the heralded awards night in front of a packed audience. The Golden Globe Awards was once again held live in Beverly Hills, California before a full audience, and Black stars shined among the brightest for the 80th edition of the awards ceremony honoring the best in American film and television. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael, the ceremony took place live at the Beverly Hilton. Last year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association opted to announce the winners online after scandals rocked the organization – which included the discovery that the group had zero Black members. The evening kicked off with veteran actress Angela ...
Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne To Receive The Recording Academy’s 2023 Global Impact Awards
The Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective will honor Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne and Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone with 2023’s Global Impact Awards. The accolade, which recognizes “personal and professional achievements in the music industry,” will be presented at the Hollywood Palladium on February 2. First-time Grammy nominee Adam Blackstone is on board as the ceremony’s musical director, and Recording Academy Board of Trustees Vice Chair Rico Love will lead the event. Notably, the 2022 Global Impact Awards were given to John Legend, MC Lyte, D-Nice and record label Love Renaissance. “I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in a statement. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlig...
Selena Gomez Takes Little Sister Gracie as Her Date to the 2023 Golden Globes
Selena Gomez walked the Golden Globes red carpet Tuesday (Jan. 10) with a very special date on her arm — her 9-year-old sister, Gracie Elliott Teefey. The little girl is her youngest sibling, whom she shares through mother Mandy Teefey and stepfather Brian Teefey. Gomez appeared on the carpet in a stunning black Valentino Haute Couture gown with purple puff sleeves. The singer-actress embraced and hugged Gracie, who wore a sparkling pale yellow gown carried an equally glittering purse, as they made their way into The Beverly Hilton, where the ceremony was held. The sisters’ night at the Globes is just the latest in several outings they’ve had in recent weeks. The Only Murders in the Building actress shared photos of her celebrating Nicola Peltz Beckham’s birthday with a dinner on Jan. 8, i...
Austin Butler Responds to Comments He Talks Like Elvis at Golden Globes: ‘I Don’t Think I Sound Like Him Still’
People are talking about how Austin Butler is talking. At the Golden Globes Tuesday (Jan. 10), however, the 31-year-old actor responded to comments regarding how his voice has changed since playing The King in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, specifically addressing those who have been poking fun at him in recent months for supposedly keeping up the deep Southern drawl he learned for the movie long after it wrapped. “I don’t think I sound like him still,” he said in the awards show’s press room after winning best actor, drama motion picture for his performance in Elvis. “But I guess I must because I hear it a lot. I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time.” “I had three years where that was my only focus in life, so I’m sure there’s just pieces of my DNA that w...
Harry Styles Sues Over Fake Merch On the Internet, Says He Must Protect ‘Unknowing’ Fans
Harry Styles is on the legal offensive to combat fake merch on the internet. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Chicago federal court, the pop star sued a number of online sellers for allegedly violating his intellectual property rights by selling counterfeit merchandise to unsuspecting Harry fans. Arguing that the counterfeiters use misleading tactics to make it “difficult for consumers to distinguish such stores from an authorized retailer,” attorneys for Styles want a judge to issue a sweeping court order that would, among other things, force big web platforms like Amazon and Etsy (who are not named as defendants) to immediately shut down the listings. “Plaintiff is forced to file this action to combat defendants’ counterfeiting of its registered trademarks, as well as to protect unknowing c...
Taylor Swift Was Kinda Sorta at the 2023 Golden Globes
She’s a mastermind! Taylor Swift may not have been in the room at the 2023 Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday (Jan. 10), but her presence was still felt in the awards show’s choice of music. Ryan Murphy was the evening’s recipient of the prestigious Carol Burnett Award, which the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gives to honor “outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen,” and as he walked to the podium to accept the trophy, Swift’s Midnights closer “Mastermind” could be heard playing over the cheers of Hollywood’s best-dressed glitterati. “Once upon a time the planets and the fates/ And all the stars aligned/ You and I ended up in the same room/ At the same time/ And the touch of a hand lit the fuse,” the superstar’s voice can be heard befor...
Chiiild Drops Mesmerizing New Track “Good for Now” Featuring Lucky Daye
Experimental soul artist Chiiild has teamed up with R&B artist Lucky Daye for a new song. On “Good For Now,” the two artists swap bars about not being able to clearly define a relationship but still enjoying their partner’s company nonetheless. In the opening of the song, Child introduces the tumultuous terms of his relationship, singing “when you’re close I get reckless / caught up in the wreckage.” The song comes off of the singer’s forthcoming studio LP Better Luck in the Next Life. Following the project’s release in March, he’ll head on tour, making stops across the U.S. “Sometimes we get caught up in the feelings and start thinking about the future with the hope that the feeling lasts,” Chiiild described the track. “This song is a reminder that whatever happens, we should be prese...
Yo La Tengo Share New Song “Aselestine”: Listen
Yo La Tengo are back with another new song from This Stupid World, their upcoming album: “Aselestine” features Georgia Hubley on lead vocals. Give it a listen below. This Stupid World is the Yo La Tengo’s first new full-length since 2020’s We Have Amnesia Sometimes. It’s due out February 10 via Matador. In addition to “Aselestine,” they’ve also shared the lead single “Fallout.” Next month, Yo La Tengo will embark on a lengthy tour in support of This Stupid World. It begins on February 15 in Seattle, Washingto,n and will bring the trio across the United States before flying to Europe for more than a dozen dates. In the time that’s passed since their last LP, Yo La Tengo have released an EP in 2020 titled Sleepless Night and reissued two of their timeless staples: 1995’s Electr-O-Pura and 19...
Lonnie Holley Announces New Album Featuring Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, and More
Lonnie Holley has announced his new album, Oh Me Oh My. It’s due out March 10 via Jagjaguwar. It features guest appearances from Moor Mother, Rokia Koné, Jeff Parker, and labelmates Sharon Van Etten and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Check out the album art, tracklist, and title track, “Oh Me Oh My,” below. Holley recorded the album with producer Jacknife Lee. Of the process, he said in a statement: My art and my music are always closely tied to what is happening around me, and the last few years have given me a lot to thoughtsmith about. When I listen back to these songs I can feel the times we were living through. I’m deeply appreciative of the collaborators, especially Jacknife, who helped the songs take shape and really inspired me to dig deeper within myself. Holley’s previous full-length...
Grammys 2023: Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, and Lil Wayne to Receive Global Impact Awards
The Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective will present Missy Elliott, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, and Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone with 2023’s Global Impact Awards. The trophies, awarded for “personal and professional achievements in the music industry,” will be handed out at the Hollywood Palladium on February 2. “I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlight during GRAMMY Week and now with Dre, Missy, Wayne and Sylvia there to pay tribute to this year, it’s definitely going to be another night to remember. I continue to be proud of the work of our Black Music Collective as it’s a vital part of what we do here at the Academy.” The Recor...
