HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Ye, FKA Kanye West, teased for weeks that his highly anticipated follow-up to the DONDA album would be available on Feb. 22, but the time came and went without a proper drop. However, the Chicago superstar hosted a lavish listening event in Miami for DONDA 2 on Tuesday but Twitter observed a number of technical difficulties which prompted a flurry of responses on the social media network. The event was another big production number of Ye, full of all the theatrics we’ve come to expect from the visionary producer and entertainer. While the album isn’t available via Ye’s Steam Player device as of this writing, much of Ye’s in-the-moment style of presentation was evident across the album as it opened with a soundbite from his estra...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: THE GAP / THE GAP One of the most anticipated drops of 2022 is finally here. The Yeezy GAP Engineered By Balenciaga Collection has been unveiled. Source: THE GAP / THE GAP If Kanye West’s recent preference for monochromatic fits is your desire look no further. His much-hyped collaboration with The GAP and Balenciaga brings two years of suspense to close. This campaign is being billed as “a first of its kind creative exploration within the Yeezy GAP universe continuing Ye’s commitment to bringing creativity to the forefront and delivering his vision of utilitarian design for all together with the most influential designer of his generation, DEMNA”. Included in this drop are a denim jacket, pants, and a range of logo t-shirts that are intended to pay tribut...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: THE GAP / THE GAP One of the most anticipated drops of 2022 is finally here. The Yeezy GAP Engineered By Balenciaga Collection has been unveiled. Source: THE GAP / THE GAP If Kanye West’s recent preference for monochromatic fits is your desire look no further. His much-hyped collaboration with The GAP and Balenciaga brings two years of suspense to close. This campaign is being billed as “a first of its kind creative exploration within the Yeezy GAP universe continuing Ye’s commitment to bringing creativity to the forefront and delivering his vision of utilitarian design for all together with the most influential designer of his generation, DEMNA”. Included in this drop are a denim jacket, pants, and a range of logo t-shirts that are intended to pay tribut...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ricky Vigil M / Getty With all the (very public) drama surrounding Kanye West and his apparent inability to let his estranged wife Kim Kardashian move on, it’s not terribly surprising that Ye’s legal team is fighting Kardashian’s bid to divorce her husband and reinstate her legal status. But, in this case, his objections appear to be less stalkerish and more in line with what can typically become a battle between spouses going through a contentious divorce. According to TMZ, Ye’s lawyers appear to be concerned about the possibility of Kardashian remarrying and what it might mean for the ex-couple’s joint assets and custody of their children. (Meanwhile, Kim’s new boo Pete Davidson is probably somewhere reading the story and thinking, “Woah, woah, woah—rem...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Victor Boyko / Getty Kanye West, also known as Ye, isn’t having the best of years as he’s embroiled in a battle to win his family back while feuding with old friends and rumored beaus. Adding to this, the Chicago superstar might face battery charges after West allegedly punched a fan in downtown Los Angeles. TMZ, which initially broke the news of an incident between West and the fan back in January, adds to its reporting stating that the Los Angeles Police Department may have enough evidence to move forward with a charge of battery. For those unaware, West was near the Soho Warehouse in DTLA when a fan seeking an autograph approached him. Video and photos of the moment show West yelling at the fan, and another image shows the fan laying on the ground as i...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty With the word that Kanye West is about to drop a sequel to his fan favorite album, Donda, it seems like it won’t be available for streaming like his aforementioned album but instead for sale on Stem Player because, well, It’s Kanye. Taking to Instagram to announce the surprise move, Kanye informed his millions of followers that Donda 2 will only be available on his platform as he’s not trying to get a small percentage of the album sales that artists tend to get in 2022. Sharing a snippet of a track off the album, the post features the device lighting up along with the beat and vocals in an attempt to entice fans to go out and purchase a Stem Player. “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amaz...
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Azealia Banks is known more for her razor-sharp tongue and wit more than music these days and when she decides to use her powers for destruction, it typically causes fireworks online. The latest missive from the talented Bronx rapper occurred when she shared a text message exchange and fight between her and Ye aka Kanye West‘s ex Julia Fox, which has Twitter talking. From what we can determine, it appears that Fox, 32 was running around saying Banks, 30, was a “junkie” after sharing a text message exchange between the pair when they were friendly. In the exchange, it looks like Banks was asking Fox if she knew anyone who sold a particular type of drug and promised she’d look around. For some reason, things went left wh...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty It seems that the Kid Cudi and Kanye West back and forth is a real beef. Cudder lunged at a reporter who asked him about Yeezy last week. As per XXL Magazine, the Cleveland, Ohio native was in attendance at the recent Super Bowl game. While exiting SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., he was approached by a nervous cameraman. At first, the “Erase Me” rapper ignored the unidentified paparazzi but the follow-up question of “any words for Kanye man?” was asked, Kudi showed him his Mr. Rager side. “He was escorted by a body guard coming out. I asked him about Kanye and he just snapped it happened so fast,” the paparazzi said. “Some guy that was with him came from behind me, I thought they were going to jump me. I backed off and blend...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steph Chambers / Getty For the past few days, Kanye West has been escalating his war of words on Pete Davidson due to his relationship with Kim Kardashian. And while Ye fans might be willing to ride on Pete if they see him lacking (the man supposedly has security due to Ye’s threats), Yeezy took to Instagram to shut off the green light. Yesterday (Feb. 14), Ye took to social media to post a message he got from Kardashian (hilariously dubbed “Kim Other Phone”) in which she said he’s “creating a dangerous and scary environment” for Davidson and if someone was to harm the SNL comedian it would be on Kanye’s hands. Asking his fans to fall back from such actions per his “Wife”‘s request, Ye said he would handle “Skete” personally if he’s to ever get a fa...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marc Piasecki / Getty Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are in the midst of a very public split to their marriage with the Chicago superstar displaying behavior that borders on abusive according to some. Taking a step back, the artist also known as Ye made an attempt at accountability via his Instagram account in a bid to stem the tide. A day after sending roses to his estranged wife via a pickup truck delivery, the 44-year-old producer and entrepreneur took to his freshly-scrubbed Instagram account to express his latest thoughts regarding Kardashian and their current ordeal. The image in the post featured Ye standing atop the massive dome-like structure from the Free Larry Hoover benefit concert alongside his former rival Drake. From Instagram: I’ve learned ...
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty On Saturday (Feb. 12), Kanye West found it necessary to tell the world that longtime collaborator Kid Cudi would not be appearing on DONDA 2. Apparently, the reason for Cudder’s exile is his friendship with SNL‘s Pete Davidson, aka Ye’s ex-wife’s new boyfriend. Yeezy took to IG to make the announcement because that was the most immature thing to do. “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on DONDA because he’s friends with you know who,” posted West, with most everyone figuring it was the Davidson connection that drew his ire. However, Ye deleted his message pretty much as soon Cudi responded in kind, by calling him a dinosaur, saying he’s been the best thing on his albums and relaying that he’ll be praying for him. Can you rea...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marc Piasecki / Getty Kanye West just can’t let that hurt go. In a newly released song called “City Of God,” featuring Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys, Ye aims some bars at his ex Kim Kardashian and her current boyfriend Pete Davidson. The verse isn’t all about the aforementioned, but he makes sure to mention them. “They act like they love you, they don’t even like you. They throw a party, won’t even invite you, I seen the same thing happen to Michael, you Black and you rich they say that you psycho,” spits Yeezy. He’s clearly referencing the time not too long ago when he took to social media to put Kardashian on blast for not inviting him to his daughter Chicago’s birthday party. Shortly before those bars he also mentioned “100 goons pulling up to SNL,” cl...