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Young Dolph Honored With His Own Cookie From Black-Owned Bakery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty The shooting death of Young Dolph outside of one of his favorite spots, Makeda’s Cookies, rocked the Hip-Hop world as well as his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. The business has now reopened and its first act was to honor the slain rapper. The Black-owned bakery, named after young Makeda Denise Hill who passed away at age 6 from cancer, was one of Dolph’s favorite places to frequent. He had even done a video in front of the shop the week before he was murdered. Makeda’s two locations had been closed since the shooting, but the downtown shop at 301 Jefferson street just reopened. Operations manager Raven Winton wants to help keep Young Dolph’s legacy alive, and one way that they plan to do that is to name his favorite cookie from Maked...
YG Expands His Mobile Mental Health Program In California
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty YG has been putting in a lot of work to help out the community he comes from, and thanks to a crucial partnership his philanthropic foundation has partnered with a city in California to offer free mobile mental health services to low-income people and the homeless. On Wednesday (November 18th), the Compton, California native joined officials from the city of Hawthorne, California to commemorate the announcement of the city’s partnership with the TeleHealth Van service and his 4HunnidWays Foundation. The multi-platinum artist is a co-founder of TeleHealth Van Service along with Dion Rambo and NFL running back Todd Gurley. They were joined at the ceremony by Hawthorne City Council member Angie Reyes English, Hawthorne Police Chief Mich...
Travis Scott & Reps Issue New Statement On Astroworld Fest, 9th Victim Dies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The aftermath of the tragic events at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival last week has led to the ninth person who suffered injuries in the crowd dying, and the rapper and his team issuing a new statement of support for the families. Bharti Shahani, a 22-year old student at Texas A&M University, died on Thursday night (November 11th) as a result of injuries she sustained during the crowd surge at the concert event. She was separated from her sister and cousin who also attended the festival with her, and was pronounced brain dead after reportedly suffering several heart attacks and even being dropped on her head while being rushed out by first responders as reported by TMZ. An attorney representing Shahani’s family broke the news to t...
2nd Alleged Drug Supplier In Mac Miller Overdose Case Agrees To Plead Guilty
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sun Sentinel / Getty The federal case of Mac Miller’s death due to an overdose has seen another suspect who potentially facing a serious amount of prison time make the move to change their stance to take a guilty plea. As initially reported by TMZ, Ryan Michael Reavis has agreed to plead guilty to the charge of distribution of fentanyl. The news was later announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California on Wednesday (November 10th). Reavis, a resident of Lake Havasu, Arizona, was the last of three men detained who were involved in the distribution of the pills that led to the rapper’s fatal overdose in Studio City, California on September 7th, 2018. He had previously entered a plea of not guilty, and when he was deta...
Nas & Miss Info Team To Host ‘The Bridge’ Podcast For Spotify
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Spotify / Mass Appeal The iconic Grammy-award-winning rapper Nas and media personality and journalist Minya “Miss Info” Oh are embarking on a new podcast that will give listeners the opportunity to celebrate and deeply examine the five decades of Hip-Hop history. Announced on Tuesday (November 9), the new podcast, titled The Bridge, was created and produced as part of a collaboration with streaming giant Spotify and Mass Appeal. Related Stories The Bridge is part of the #HipHop50 Initiative that was launched earlier this year in a collaborative effort with Mass Appeal and Showtime/Viacom which will celebrate and amplify the culture of Hip-Hop through various projects including documentary films. The podcast reunites Nas and Miss Info, who’ve had a strong ...
No Death Penalty For The Suspects In Jam Master Jay Murder Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty The murder of one of Hip-Hop’s most beloved figures in Jam Master Jay is still a sore spot for the culture. And a recent development in the prosecution of those alleged to have murdered him, where lawyers will not be seeking the death penalty in the case, might be adding more salt to the wound. According to a report by ABC News, documents filed in a Brooklyn, New York federal court this past Saturday (November 6th) show lawyers for the prosecution expressing that they have been directed not to seek the death penalty by the Department of Justice if the two accused killers, Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington were to be convicted. “Please be advised that United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has authorized and directed the U...
Lawsuit Filed Against Travis Scott Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The fallout from the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival this past weekend has resulted in a lawsuit being brought against him as well as Drake and Live Nation among others. Kristian Paredes, who attended the concert in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5) where the calamitous crowd caused a stampede that crushed and injured many and killed eight people, filed the lawsuit against the rappers in addition to Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. His legal representatives, the Thomas J. Henry Law Firm confirmed the first reporting of the litigation by the Daily Mail via Twitter. Related Stories Paredes is reportedly seeking at least $1 million in damages in the suit. He alleges that h...
California Love: Tupac Museum Set To Open In Los Angeles In 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Next January, there’s going to be an opportunity for the public to get a chance to take a look at the life of Tupac Shakur thanks to a new museum initiative. In cooperation with the late rap icon’s estate, an immersive museum that will dig deep into Tupac’s music, his life and his legacy will make its debut in downtown Los Angeles. “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free” will be housed in a 2,000 square foot exhibition space dubbed The Canvas at the L.A. Live entertainment complex. Related Stories The exhibition itself will be full of contemporary art honoring the rapper, as well as artifacts from his life such as notebooks, home videos, and other items along with multisensory elements. The museum’s title comes from the title of a poem by S...
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...
21 Savage Hit With Legal Action Over FreakNik Birthday Bash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty A birthday party for 21 Savage has landed him in some legal trouble, causing the rapper to respond to a lawsuit filed by the holders of the FreakNik trademark against him. 21 Savage held his 29th birthday party last Friday (October 22) at a club in Atlanta, Georgia, which was dubbed “FreakNik 21.” After 9 Partners, the company that owns the rights to the FreakNik name, took to Twitter on Monday, October 25th to note the event by showing a clip of it and their intent to sue the “Knife Talk” rapper and his co-manager, Meezy, for not giving them credit. Related Stories “Saw @21savage and @megameezy #Freaknik21 last night at @underground_atlanta and looked like a super dope event. Sucks we gonna have to sue them when all we asked that ...
Meek Mill’s Album Artwork On Bus Sets Off Random & Controversial Video Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video The artwork for Meek Mill’s latest album has instigated a heavy conversation about art, expression, and perspective thanks to a viral video featuring a white man ranting about the cover’s promotional placement on a city bus. For his latest album, Expensive Pain, Meek was inspired by the artwork of Nina Chanel Abney and used her piece which depicts him surrounded by three nude women as his cover. Abney, a Black female contemporary artist whose work dives into the exploration of race, gender, pop culture, and homophobia among other subjects, is widely acclaimed for her art drawing comparisons to icons such as Jean Michel Basquiat. In promotion for the album, the cover was wrapped on a bus in Los Angeles, California. This bus caught the attention of an unnamed local...
Blow The Whistle: Too Short Apologizes For “Colorist” Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Too Short is taking time out to clarify some comments he made in conversation with Saweetie from 2020 that had many call him out for being a colorist and call out Saweetie for appearing to co-sign his comments. The Bay Area rap legend reached out to TMZ to apologize for his words after parts of the talk he had with Saweetie via Instagram Live resurfaced on social media over the weekend. Related Stories In that initial clip, Too Short says that he loves biracial women. “Mixed heritage women have always been my favorite,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve ever fallen in love with a woman that wasn’t mixed.” That prompted a short response from Saweetie who is Black and Filipino, saying, “Really?” The “I’m A Player” rapper continued: “I feel ...
