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French Montana Video Shoot In Miami Leaves Several Shot, Rapper Rob49 Among Victims
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 15 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first...
High As Hell: Keith Murray Reveals He’s A Munch & Other Unnecessary Information
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Keith Murray went on a recent press run and for whatever reason, the veteran rapper keeps kissing and telling while offering up other unnecessary information. After talking up the likes of Foxy Brown and Shawnna, many on Twitter are wondering what’s going on with the Def Squad member. Keith Murray, 48, made an appearance on The Art Of Dialogue and shared an explicit story of hooking up with Foxy Brown who he assumed was with Kurupt after a show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, Calif. “We rocked hardcore, went into the hotel and she gave me hardcore head,” Murray said during the chat, adding, “I ate her p*ssy but I never f*cked her and then she was with Kurupt at the time, so we was coming out of the hotel after she gave me head and we was coming and Ku...
Herschel Walker Campaign Staffer Accuses Matt Schlapp Of Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video Herschel Walker endured several jabs at his intelligence, fitness for office, and character during his Senate campaign run. It has now come out that a member of his campaign staff is accusing a notable Republican Party activist of sexually assaulting him. The Daily Beast exclusively reports that American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp allegedly groped the crotch of a male staffer in Walker’s camp this past fall. The unnamed staffer says that Schlapp, who is the lead organizer for the powerful Conservative Political Action Conference, committed the alleged act while driving. From The Daily Beast: Related Stories The staffer said the incident occurred the night of Oct. 19, when Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union and lead organizer for the i...
Rep. Cori Bush Says GOP Is Pushing Token Black For Speaker Role
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty Rep. Cori Bush is currently making waves in the U.S. House of Reprensativies amid the ongoing debacle that is the Speak of the House selection process. After Rep. Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed to gain support from his Republican Party cohorts, Bush claims that a Black Republican congressman is being used as a “prop” by the MAGA faction of the party. Rep. Cori Bush, 46, is one of the rising star members of Congress after assuming office back in 2021 and is known for her outspoken views and unwavering critique of the GOP. The Democratic Party congresswoman fired a shot toward the opposing party after McCarthy failed yet again to assume the Speaker role due to some fringe members of the Republican Party withholding their vote over ...
Democrat Robert Garcia Plans To Use Vintage ‘Superman’ Comic When He’s Sworn Into 118th Congress
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images / Getty As Republicans continue to hold up the congressional duties of our elected officials due to their reluctance to vote in Kevin McCarthy as the Speaker of the House, newly elected member of U.S. Congress Robert Garcia already knows how he plans on being sworn in once things get back to normal, and it’s a pretty interesting way of going about his inauguration. Earlier this week the California congressman took to Twitter to reveal that when it comes time to get sworn into the 118th United States Congress, Robert Garcia will be using three items that mean the world to him including a photo of his parents whom he lost to the COVID pandemic, his certificate of citizenship, and an original copy of...
NYPD Officer Blasted By Mayor For Punching Black Staten Island Girl
HipHopWired Featured Video The NYPD found itself in poor public light once again after an incident between an officer and a Black teenager was caught on video and went wide. The scuffle caught the attention of New York Mayor Eric Adams, who spoke out about the actions of the officer that was later suspended as an investigation was launched. According to a report from NBC 4 New York, the unnamed NYPD officer was near Port Richmond High School and I.S. 5 and en route to detain a 14-year-old girl when the teen’s younger sister reportedly swung at the officer, prompting him to hit her back. The older sister also reportedly reached for the officer’s handcuffs and struck him as well. More from NBC 4 New York: Related Stories The 14-year-old was arrested and the younger sister given a juvenile re...
Quentin Miller Says He Never Got Publishing After Writing For Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Quentin Miller has opened up more about his time assisting Drake and the OVO camp with songwriting duties over the past year, doing so again in a new interview. In the chat, the Atlanta native revealed that his publishing deal made it so that he never received any checks for his work on Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late project. Quentin Miller sat down with VladTV to discuss the issue at hand and it appears to be just a portion of a more extended conversation. In one clip, Miller explains how OG Maco was the person who informed Meek Mill that Miller was the alleged ghostwriter in Drake’s camp, making for a number of uncomfortable situations for Miller going forward. Beyond that, Miller shared that a lopsided publishing deal with Tricky Stewart didn’t w...
Vic Mensa Part Of Major Effort To Bring Drinking Water To Ghana
HipHopWired Featured Video Vic Mensa is not new to using his platform to help the less fortunate and does so once again for natives of his father’s homeland. The Chicago rapper is heading a major effort to bring drinking water to his ancestral village in Ghana by way of his nonprofit. Vic Mensa, 29, shared in a statement from a story published by Billboard that his nonprofit, Let Them Drink Water, will bring clean drinking water to his family’s village and other surrounding areas. “We’re building 3 Boreholes in different communities in Ghana to provide clean drinking water; the first being the Asokore Zongo in Koforidua where my family lives, which is already built. The other locations are a nearby community called Efiduase and then our ancestral village in the Volta Region Amedzope,” Mens...
Snoop Dogg Says Dionne Warwick “Out-Gangstered” Him & Death Row Records Crew
HipHopWired Featured Video Dionne Warwick is currently best known as a hilarious public figure on Twitter but before that, she dominated the charts dating back to the 1950s and just before the turn of the century. In a new documentary, fans learn that the “Walk On By” star checked Snoop Dogg and his Death Row crew for their language back in the 1990s. As reported by CNN, a new documentary, Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, features clips from some of the many stars and celebrities who’ve encountered the legendary Ms. Warwick along her musical journey, her influential vocal style, and other tidbits. Snoop Dogg appears in the documentary and shared a tale of how Warwick gathered him, Death Row Records president Suge Knight, and others at her home for an early morning discussion. Related St...
Shannon Sharpe Returns To ‘Undisputed’ With Class, Skip Bayless Showed His Ass
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 1 hour ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first B...
Master P & Romeo Miller End Their Feud
HipHopWired Featured Video Romeo Miller and his father, Percy “Master P” Miller engaged in an unfortunate back and forth on social media that shocked fans of the pair, especially those who thought their bond was inseparable. After some time and plenty of fence-mending, Master P and Romeo are back on speaking terms as a father and son should be. The feud between Romeo Miller, 33, and Master P, 52, began with Miller accusing his father of prioritizing the mental health struggles of others over his late sister, Tytyana Miller, in the wake of the passing of Steven “tWitch” Boss. The online spat involved the elder Miller posting a video about his son, while the younger Miller accused his father of being addicted to social media. Related Stories Over the weekend, the Millers patched it up with R...
Memphis Legend Gangsta Boo Dead At 43
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 4 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
