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Rick Astley Sues Yung Gravy Over Unauthorized Voice Imitation
British singer Rick Astley sues Minnesota rapper Yung Gravy over vocal imitation on the viral hit song "Betty (Get Money)." The post Rick Astley Sues Yung Gravy Over Unauthorized Voice Imitation appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Chrisean Rock Announces Pregnancy, Blueface Says He’s Not The Daddy
HipHopWired Featured Video Chrisean Rock and Blueface are by most measures one of the more notable celebrities couples, or they were but more on that in a moment. The former college track and field athlete shared via social media that she’s expecting, but Blueface was clear in claiming that he is not the daddy. Chrisean Rock shared details of the pregnancy by way of an Instagram Story post featuring her positive test results and emojis signaling the emotions of impending motherhood. The news was probably not shocking to the couple’s legion of fans who follow their public antics and such online and via their reality television series, Crazy In Love. Related Stories After the announcement went wide, Blueface posted a pair of tweets shooting down the possibility of him being the father and ot...
Rain On Me: Yung Miami Says She Enjoys Golden Showers, Pee Diddy Begins Trending
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Yung Miami and her new REVOLT talk show, Caresha Please, is all the rage once again due to the host of the program telling it exactly how it is. During the show’s latest episode, the Miami rapper admitted to enjoying golden showers, which got the trending topic “Pee Diddy” going wild on Twitter. Yung Miami sat down with veteran rapper Trina and the pair got into a raunchy sex discussion during the so-called “Resha Roulette” Q&A game. The game involves players taking a card and sharing the whatever details out loud. If the details match the actions of the person, they have to take a shot. In this case, Yung Miami shared that the card said she had to take a shot if she enjoyed golden showers. “It says take a shot if you lik...
Young Thug Allegedly Handed Drug Pill While In Court
HipHopWired Featured Video Young Thug is currently under fire after it is alleged that the popular rapper conducted an illegal drug pill handoff while in a courtroom. According to surveillance footage and swirling accounts, it appears that an associate of the rapper passed him a narcotic pill. Local outlet WSB-TV reports that Young Thug, real name Jeffrey Williams, was inside Fulton County Superior Court when a co-defendant, Kahlieff Adams, tried to slip Thug a Percocet pill and, according to his legal team, immediately handed it over. More from WSB-TV: Related Stories “His side is the truth. The reality is Mr. Williams had nothing to do with what went on in the courtroom on yesterday. One of the co-defendants on his way to the restroom attempted to pass something to Mr. Williams, who imme...
Witness Claims King Von Ordered FBG Duck Hit According To Alleged FBI Report
HipHopWired Featured Video FBG Duck, a rapper and reported member of a Gangster Disciples faction, was shot and killed in a brazen afternoon shooting apparently in retaliation to gang-related threats. According to an alleged report from the FBI, slain rapper King Von was behind ordering the hit to the tune of $100,000. From what we gathered from a previous Chicago Sun-Times report, FBG Duck, real name Carlton Weekly, was shot in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood while shopping back in the summer of 2020. Weekly, who was affiliated with the Fly Boy Gang and a member of the Gangster Disciples offshoot faction Tooka, reportedly taunted rivals from the Black Disciples gang. Much of this recent ongoing war between members of the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples can be traced as far ba...
Oprah Winfrey On Hand For Inauguration Of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
HipHopWired Featured Video Wes Moore is now the 63rd governor of the state of Maryland, the first time in history that feat has been achieved. On hand for the well-attended and star-studded ceremony in the state’s capital city was Oprah Winfrey, who has ties to the region. Wes Moore, 44, was sworn in during a lavish ceremony in Annapolis, Md. with Winfrey introducing the military veteran and Maryland native where she reminded attendees that she found her footing as a television news reporter in nearby Baltimore at WJZ-TV, a CBS affiliate station. More from Oprah Daily: Oprah, along with President Biden and former President Obama, endorsed Moore during his campaign. Although he has never held public office, Moore is a seasoned businessman and philanthropist who served as CEO of the Ro...
Clip Of Antonio Brown Going Deep Surfaces, And We’re Not Talking Football
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Antonio Brown might not ever lace up the cleats again to take to the gridiron, but it appears he’s finding new ways to go deep if you’re catching our drift. A clip of the NFL player allegedly delivering the hammer to the mother of his children made it to the Internet streets and folks have plenty of questions. Antonio Brown, 34, found his name trending on Twitter Wednesday morning (Jan. 18) after a SnapChat video of him and the mother of his children allegedly doing the deed. While we haven’t seen the video in full, plenty of screencaps of the clip have been shared over and over via Twitter with folks making the requisite jokes. Some users are even saying that this is nothing more than a promo ad for Brown’s foray into adult content but it isn’t known how t...
Ron Jeremy, Veteran Adult Film Star, Declared Unfit To Stand Trial In Rape Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Ron Jeremy, a once-popular adult film star who found fame in the late 1970s, was just declared unfit to stand trial after being arrested in 2020 on 33 rape and sexual assault charges. In a hearing next month, a judge will determine if Jeremy will be housed in a mental health facility going forward. Ron Jeremy Hyatt (full name), 69, was present at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday (Jan. 17) where a judge made the declaration that the former performer would not be fit to stand trial to face the charges, according to a report from Deadline. The decision was made based on “incurable neurocognitive decline” and that the condition was several enough that Jeremy’s mental state “would most likely not be restorable.” The charges Jeremy faced dated back to...
University Of Alabama Darius Miles Charged With Providing Man With Gun Used In Fatal Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video Darius Miles, a player for the University of Alabama’s men’s basketball team, has been charged with capital murder after investigators uncovered details of a fatal shooting that occurred over the weekend. According to police reports and reporting from news outlets, Miles provided the gun used in the shooting to another man. Darius Miles, 21, was a junior for the Crimson Tide and hails from Washington, D.C. As reported by ESPN, Miles and Michael Lynn Davis, 20, were both charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Jamea Harris, who was 23. The crime took place at a popular area near Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus grounds known as the Strip. Both Miles and Davis are both currently in the Tuscaloosa County jail and may remind there up to two months before a he...
227: Westside Gunn Celebrates Recovery Of Boldy James After Accident
HipHopWired Featured Video Boldy James, a talented and prolific rapper out of Detroit, was involved in a car accident last week according to a statement posted over the weekend by his record label. The latest development is that Boldy Bricks is on the road to recovery, which is good news for his legion of fans and peers, most especially Westside Gunn. According to a post from Griselda Records, Boldy James was involved in a serious two-car wreck in the greater Detroit metropolitan region on Jan. 9. In an official statement dated Jan. 14, the news James is making great progress. From the statement: Related Stories “On Monday, January 9th, Boldy James was involved in a serious two-car accident in the Detroit metropolitan area. I can confirm that Boldy arrived at the hospital in critical...
Right-Wing Bozo Nick Adams Puts Struggle MAGA “Musician” Kid Rock Over Bruce Springsteen
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Kid Rock fans are a curious bunch these days, especially given the Detroit artist’s deep embrace of Donald Trump and all things MAGA. Conservative blowhard Nick Adams posted a ludicrous tweet on Tuesday (Jan. 17) declaring the birthday boy (he turns 52 today) is a better artist than veteran rocker and actual musician Bruce Springsteen. We won’t dignify or help Adams’ on the Twitter engagement tip by linking his tweet but we’ll share what was written by the Aussie commentator. From Nick Adams’ Twitter feed: Kid Rock is more talented, both lyrically and musically, than Bruce Springsteen, and it’s not particularly close. Kid Rock’s music perfectly captures the essence of America in a way Springsteen could only dream of. I don’t understand how this is even a di...
Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole TODAY Show Segment Canceled, Shoots Down Wages Accusation
HipHopWired Featured Video Pinky Cole, the founder of the popular Slutty Vegan chain of eateries, is coming under fire after a former employee alleged that Cole underpaid them. As a result, Cole’s appearance on NBC’s TODAY show was abruptly canceled prompting Cole to issue a statement declaring she would never do such a thing under her watch. Pinky Cole, 35, burst onto the scene after opening her vegan burger chain Slutty Vegan in the Atlanta Metropolis area, sparking long lines of satisfied customers. The chain has since expanded into opening brick-and-mortar locations in Atlanta, New York, and a location coming to Washington, D.C. Cole also owns Bar Vegan, a plant-based bar that borrows from the Slutty Vegan concept. According to Cole, she doesn’t oversee the daily operations of the esta...
