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Kid Cudi Rocked A Wedding Dress To The 2021 CFDA Awards [Photos]

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sean Zanni / Getty The CFDA Fashion Awards are big deal. So of course, Kid Cudi thought it was apropos that he rock a wedding dress to the festivities. Source: Raymond Hall / Getty The Council of Fashion Designers of America held their award ceremony last night (Nov. 10) at The Grill Room in New York City, and Cudder decided to up his dress-wearing ante. According to Vogue, the Cleveland rapper was dipped in custom bridal gown by ERL, a West Coast label launched by designer Eli Russell Linnetz in 2018. Per Vogue: This wasn’t just any bridal gown, either. Cut from delicate white lace, the dress featured gloved sleeves and an ankle-length bell skirt; completing the look was a tuxedo jacket with ivory lapels, cream-colored sneakers embellished with gli...

Twitter Hilariously Flips Leonardo DiCaprio Playing Mass-Suicide Cult Leader Jim Jones Into Dipset Memes

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Only Black Twitter can find a way to make jokes out of Leonardo DiCaprio landing another acting gig. News broke that DiCaprio has signed on to play the infamous cult leader Jim Jones in a forthcoming biopic about the controversial figure’s life. For those who don’t know, Jones was behind the infamous Jonestown mass-suicide event that saw 900 people kill themselves after drinking flavor aid laced with cyanide and other drugs in 1978. As expected, Leonardo DiCaprio began to trend following the announcement, but not for the reason you think. Black Twitter hilariously started sharing tweets that Acadamy Award-winning actor and producer would play Harlem’s own Jim Jones from the legendary Hip-Hop stable Dipset. Related Stories...

Supreme Links With Tiffany & Co., New Box Logo Tee On Deck [Photos]

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Supreme / Supreme Streetwear stalwart Supreme has teamed with Tiffany & Co. because of course. The new collection is for the Fall 2021 and features pieces inspired by the luxury jeweler’s archives from the 1960’s. Source: Supreme / Supreme But you can expect heads to be racing for the Supreme Box Logo tee featured in the collab that includes a Tiffany blue logo on the chest and Tiffany & Co. logo on the back. That mark up is going to be crazy if you’re aren’t abe to outrace the bots, just saying. As for the actual jewelry inspired by the Return to Tiffany® collection—featured are a Heart Tag Pendant, Oval Tag Pearl Necklace, Star Bracelet, Heart Tag Stud Earrings, Heart Knife Key Ring and an Oval Tag Keyring. They’re all crafted from from St...

“#BlackInkChi” Recap: Ryan Tries To Rally The Crew Following Struggle Tattoo Convention Outing, Fails Miserably

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz After 2nd City Ink’s embarrassing showing at the tattoo convention on last week’s episode, Ryan decides it’s time to rally the troops, but he quickly finds out that’s not going to be so easy. Ryan & Kitty Detail Where It All Went Wrong The episode opens up with Ryan recapping last week’s tattoo convention that was an absolute mess for 2nd City Ink, thanks to the beef between Charmaine, Draya, and Kitty. Ryan breaks down to Phor and the rest of the 9 Mag crew how he feels Charmaine needs to step her managerial skills up, but at the same time, he understands what she is going through. When the topic switches to Kitty, his former “friend” Ryan believes Kitty started acting brand new after Anthony called him out, and ...

Megan Thee Stallion Stunning As One of ‘Glamour’ Mag’s “Women of the Year”

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kennedi Carter / Glamour Megan Thee Stallion is no stranger to slaying, but her latest feature is stealing the show. Source: Kennedi Carter / Glamour The 26-year-old rapper graces the latest cover of Glamour Magazine as one of its 2021 Women of the Year alongside Mariska Hargitay and poet Amanda Gorman, but it’s her high fashion looks that have left fans speechless and taken her fashion status to the next level. Rocking a handful of stunning, skin-baring designer outfits, Meg looked breathtaking in a more natural element, before modeling some jaw-dropping beauty looks throughout the featured photos. Related Stories Taking to Instagram to share the news, the “Bless the Booth Freestyle” rapper shouted out her roots before announcing the honor. “THE HTO...

Mark Zuckerberg Officially Rebrands Facebook as Meta, Twitter Hilariously Reacts

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Facebook / Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed his worst-kept secret. Thursday (Oct.28), Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company’s new name going forward would be Meta during its Connect event. “We are a company that builds technology to connect,” Zuckerberg nerdily gushed. “Together, we can finally put people at the center of our technology. And together, we can unlock a massively bigger creator economy.” Zuckerberg said the name Facebook doesn’t fully represent everything the company does and believes it is linked to one product stating, “But over time, I hope we are seen as a metaverse company.” https://twitter.com/LetsOTT/status/1453794047311507456?s=20 Related Stories Thursday’s announcement cements the...

Mark Zuckerberg Officially Rebrands Facebook as Meta, Twitter Hilariously Reacts

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Facebook / Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed his worst-kept secret. Thursday (Oct.28), Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company’s new name going forward would be Meta during its Connect event. “We are a company that builds technology to connect,” Zuckerberg nerdily gushed. “Together, we can finally put people at the center of our technology. And together, we can unlock a massively bigger creator economy.” Zuckerberg said the name Facebook doesn’t fully represent everything the company does and believes it is linked to one product stating, “But over time, I hope we are seen as a metaverse company.” https://twitter.com/LetsOTT/status/1453794047311507456?s=20 Related Stories Thursday’s announcement cements the...

HHW Gaming: Gamers Feel PlayStation’s Latest State of Play Showcase Could Have Been An Email

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: T3 Magazine / Getty When PlayStation announces it has a State of Play showcase on the way, it’s usually a big deal, but this latest showcase left gamers saying meh collectively. Wednesday (Oct.27), gamers all eagerly awaited to see PlayStation “share new looks at previously-announced games, plus a few reveals from our partners around the world.” PlayStation didn’t lie with that statement, but the selection of games was nothing that had the timeline going crazy. Related Stories Going into the showcase, we already knew we would get an even more in-depth look at Little Devil Inside thanks to a heads up from the game’s developer, and what they showed added to the hype for the game. [embedded content] BUT, when it came to the rest of the 20-minute show, ...

HHW Gaming: The Best Video Games of 2021…So Far

Source: Nintendo / Metroid Dread Sponsored by Verizon 2021 is the first full year for next-gen consoles, but was it a good year for video games? So far, yeah, it’s been pretty solid. While 2021 still has a couple of months to go, it is quickly wrapping up, and so far, it’s been a strong year for gaming. Gamers who have been fortunate enough to get their hands on either a PS5, Xbox Series S|X, or a Nintendo Switch OLED are currently enjoying some great video games. Related Stories With titles like Call of Duty: Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, Guardians of the Galaxy, and, of course, the highly-anticipated Halo: Infinite still in the pipeline, we decided to focus on the games that are currently getting gamers to pick up the sticks daily. Featured are some beloved video games franchises that alwa...

“BlackInkChi” Recap: Charmaine Gives Draya & Kitty The Boot From 2nd City Ink, Beef Spills Out Onto Twitter

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / ViacomCBS Last week, Phor and Nina decided it would be in their best interest if he left the crib. Charmaine had to juggle running the shop and dealing with her father’s failing health. This week, the crew welcomes new life into the circle while Charmaine is prepping to say goodbye to her dad. Phor & Nina Welcome Phorever After bickering back and forth with each other the last two episodes, the moment the struggle couple has been waiting for has finally arrived, the birth of their son. Before she went into labor, Phor revealed to Ryan and Don that he had moved out. Ryan doesn’t think that is a good idea, but Phor is dead serious about his decision, much to the disappointment of Ryan and Don, who feels he should be there for Nina u...

‘Insecure’ Back: Fans React To Issa and Lawrence, & Tiffany Being an AKA & More In Season 5 Premiere

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Glen Wilson/HBO / Glen Wilson/HBO Insecure is back, and so are the emotions the show always invokes out of its viewers. SPOILERS ahead. The moment we have been waiting for and at the same time dreading has arrived, the final season of the HBO hit dramedy, Insecure, has begun. The first episode aptly titled, “Reunited, Okay?!” sees Issa, Molly, Kelli, Tiffany, and her husband Derek return to their alma mater Stanford for their 10-year reunion, where a whole lot of reflection takes place. Source: Raymond Liu / HBO During a panel where Issa falls flat, she begins to ponder her future and her current professional trajectory. Molly’s dating life is back to being in shambles after she and Andrew broke up. After bumping into an old friend with benefits, sh...

HHW Gaming: 343 Industries Unveils ‘Halo Infinite’s Campaign Trailer, Gamers Were Very Impressed

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: 343 Industries / HALO Infinite Halo Infinite is looking very promising. When 343 Industries first showed off Halo Infinite, it received heavy criticism from gamers. Xbox apologized for showing off a watered-down version of the highly anticipated game. 343 Industries managed to get back in the good graces of Halo fans thanks to great reactions following multiplayer technical previews. However, there were still worries about Halo Infinite’s campaign mode. Monday (Oct.25), 343 Industries dropped a roughly 6-minute trailer for Halo Infinite’s campaign, and it’s going to take the game in a new direction. As first revealed, Halo Infinite’s revamped campaign is more of an open-world adventure than a more linear story mode we have grown accustomed to i...