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Get That Dough: Beanie Sigel Says Ye’s Yeezy Nickname Was On The House
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Beanie Sigel addressed the former Kanye West AKA Ye regarding the explosive comments made during his visit with the Drink Champs podcast regarding the origins of the Yeezy nickname. According to a new interview, the Philadelphia star says that Ye’s nickname is on the house but he would like to speak with his former label mate about a business venture. TMZ caught up with Mac and Young Gunna AKA Young Chris for a brief sitdown regarding Ye saying that he owes Sigel millions for the Yeezy nickname. In Sigel’s mind, the nickname was just a mere fraction of the powerhouse entity that Ye has become on his own and isn’t seeking payment. Related Stories Ye said to N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on Drink Champs that he owed Sigel $50 million and stock op...
8 Things We Learned from Kanye West On Drink Champs Pt. 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Last week, Kanye West had social media ablaze with his controversial Drink Champs interview in which he shared many personal opinions about his peers and fellow artists that had listeners and viewers constantly slapping their foreheads in surprise. Now we have part 2 of the interview in which he’s joined by Larry Hover Jr. and though it’s not nearly as eye-opening as the first installment, it does contain some interesting tidbits that would have a few people talking. From his views on his MAGA man, Donald Trump to how he plans on helping Larry Hover get released from prison, Ye has many things to get off his chest that may or may not rub people the wrong way. Here are the 8 things we learned from Kanye West on Drink Champs. Source: Pool / ...
Crisis Averted: Kanye West & Soulja Boy Squash Their Tofu Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Of all the controversial comments made by Kanye West during his Drink Champs interview, explaining why he took Soulja Boy off his Donda album was the most understandable (no shots). After Soulja took to social media to have another meltdown about the situation and calling out Kanye for his actions, it seems like the two have finally squashed their differences as Ye seems to have admitted fault in the matter. Sharing a screen shot of the texts he got from Kanye, Soulja Boy seems to have been somewhat vindicated as Ye wrote “Love you bro,” followed by “I should have told you I wasn’t gonna use the verse.” Soulja responded with “Love you too bro. That’s all I wanted.” Related Stories All’s well that ends well. Doesn’t exactly help that S...
Yikes: Ye’s YEEZY Ordered To Cough Up $950,000 In Shipping Delay Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty Christian billionaire rapper Ye is going to have open up his checkbook. Per Complex, Kanye West, oops, we mean Ye’s YEEZY brand, has been ordered to cough up almost a million dollars. Via a release, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón proclaimed that Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC would have to pay $950,000 to settle the recent civil lawsuit brought against the company. The lawsuit alleges that West’s company was engaged in unlawful business practices plus made false promises by not shipping items on time. It also reveals that four district attorney offices, including Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa, were involved in the lawsuit. Related Stories “Online consumers are entitled to protection against unwarranted fees and...
Larry Hoover Jr. Urges Drake To Squash Beef With Ye FKA Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Larry Hoover Jr. / @larryhooverjr_ Ye, the artist (in the truest sense of the word) formerly known as Kanye West, has been all the buzz across news publications and social media after his freewheeling appearance on Drink Champs. Shortly after making an appeal to squash beef with Drake alongside J Prince, Larry Hoover Jr. is asking the same of the Canadian superstar. In an exclusive chat presented by TMZ, Larry Hoover Jr., the son of the founder of the Chicago Gangster Disciples gang, made an open plea to Drake to join together with Ye for a benefit concert in order to aid efforts to free the elder Hoover from prison. Hoover Sr. is serving six life sentences in connection to a variety of crimes during his heyday as a leading member of the Gangster Disciple...
Drink Champs To Drop 2nd Part To Kanye West Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Just when you thought Kanye’s Drink Champs interview gave you all you could handle, apparently there’s still more to come. Taking to Instagram to share the news, Drink Champs announced that this Thursday the second part to Ye’s Drink Champs interview will be dropping and we’re left wondering just what else is left to be heard and how long was the interview altogether. The first installment was a long (and entertaining) two and a half hours of Ye going off on any and everything. You’d think they gave us all the shocking and controversial material from that interview, but apparently there’s still more left to be revealed. What exactly? We have no idea, but after all his controversial comments in the first one best believe we’ll be tuning in....
Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Big Sean & More React To Kanye West ‘Drink Champs’ Audacity
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Kanye West set the Internet on fire after his now infamous appearance on Drink Champs. The reactions from fans were swift, and the peers he name-checked—often with at least a hint of slander (by the social media definition)—were quick to retort. Some of the MC’s that Ye dragged included Big Sean and Talib Kweli, but he made sure to big up Beanie Sigel, though. Ye clearly ain’t that far gone. Related Stories Even Jay-Z got asked what was up thanks to Ye’s dig at Just Blaze, who West called a copycat when it came to using Soul samples in his beats. We compiled a list of what everyone had to say below, for archival purposes. Does Ye’s reaction, with the OG J. Prince looking along, count? 1. Beanie Sigel is getting how much? During ...
Ye Sir: Kanye West Seeks To Squash Drake Beef As J. Prince Looks On, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @jprincerespect / Instagram It’s clear that Drake owns plenty of real estate in the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s mind if you listened to the latter’s infamous Drink Champs interview. But in a turn of events that no one saw coming, the Chicago rapper artist is seen requesting that he and the 6 God squash their beef by inviting him to the stage at an upcoming show in December. The clip in question was posted by J. Prince, who took to Instagram to reveal that he had met with Kanye West for a sit down. It’s common knowledge that the Rap-a-Lot Records founder and certified OG is a staunch supporter of Drake. So no doubt Drizzy, and Ye slandering the man every chance he go, was the topic of conversation. Related Stories According to Prince, he go...
Kanye West aka Ye Rumored To Be Dating Model Vinetria
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty With rumors that Kim Kardashian is now creeping around Staten Island with SNL star Pete Davidson, Ye seems motivated to move on in his love life and has apparently found himself a new flame and she’s pretty famous as well. Page Six is reporting that the artist formerly known as Kanye West is boo’d up with model Vinetria even though he still refers to Kim Kardashian as his “wife” as their divorce is still not official. At least that’s what he says. Related Stories According to the report Kanye and Vinetria have been “hooking up” for a while now they were even in Miami when Ye was in town doing his now-infamous Drink Champs interview. 22 years his junior, Vinetria, 22, accompanied Kanye, 44, to his Donda Academy’s debut basketball gam...
10 Things We Learned From Red Hat Ye (Kanye West) On Drink Champs, So Far
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt After plenty of anticipation, last night (Nov. 4) the artist formerly known as Kanye West made his long awaited Drink Champs interview and just as expected he made some eyebrow raising comments that had social media buzzing and some of his Hip-Hop peers shaking their heads. Before the entire interview aired, clips of Kanye West talking crazy ish about Big Sean, Drake, Just Blaze, and Soulja Boy amongst many other interesting topics. Having sparked a blunt during the interview to go with his bipolar personality, y’all already knew Ye was about to go down the rabbit hole of personal feelings, wild thoughts, and grievances to air during the two hour long interview. In other words, Ye lived up to the hype and didn’t disappoint (but might...
Drinks Champs Teases Ye FKA Kanye West As An Upcoming Guest, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty Drink Champs, the popular podcast and video interview program featuring N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, has become one of the premier hubs of Hip-Hop culture and the discussion of such. On Thursday (November 4), the Drink Champs squad teased that Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will join the raucous environment of the show for what is sure to be a must-watch event. For the uninitiated, Drink Champs is essentially N.O.R.E., DJ EFN, and the entire production crew chopping it up with legends of music new and familiar, digging deep into their careers and legacy. N.O.R.E., who was there for many of Hip-Hop’s biggest moments, commands the show with manic energy but also possesses a historian’s bent for making connections in real-time to the ...
Kanye West Holds Halloween Sunday Service With Creepy White Guy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Kanye West has resumed his popular Sunday Service concerts once again, with the most recent one having an infamous attendee – rock star and alleged sexual abuser Marilyn Manson. Ye hosted the religious musical event on Halloween Sunday (October 31st), and this time according to TMZ it was made available to viewers on Triller and the Fite TV app at 4 P.M. Eastern time for a fee of $10. The “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper and producer gave the public the heads up via his Instagram page. As the concert began with Justin Bieber joining the Sunday Service Choir for a rooftop performance of songs from West’s latest album Donda, Manson was seen right up front alongside the choir members. Roddy Ricch also performed, doing “Pure Souls” with the choir...
