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Don McLean Cancels NRA Convention Performance Following Uvalde School Shooting
Don McLean, the musician behind the 1971 hit “American Pie,” has resigned from performing at the National Rifle Association’s national convention this weekend, following Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” McLean said in a statement issued to TMZ. “I’m sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well. After all, we are all Americans. I share the sorrow for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation.” McClean was one of several performers — including Lee Greenwood, Danielle Peck, and Larry Gatlin — scheduled to perform at the NRA conventi...
Khaid – Akpako
Check out this brand new single from Khaid titled – Akpako. From Khaid‘s latest debut EP “Diversity” is a new single titled “Akpako“, a street vibe that reflects on his personality before the fame. The new track “Akpako” is an impressive piece of music with a spiritual feel to it and the production credit goes to Ozedikus. It is also a follow-up to his previous track “Ski“. Listen and share Khaid – “Akpako” below. Download coming soon.
Wu-Tang Clan Studio Worker Who Spent 23 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit To Receive $7 Million Settlement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC News / NBC New It is inconceivable that a person can be sentenced to prison without any physical evidence tying them to a crime. How many people (and disproportionately Black people) have to spend years and even decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit before people involved in our justice system realize they need more than faulty witness testimony and a (racist) hunch to convict someone who is truly guilty? How much settlement money do taxpayers need to be burdened with before legal officials come to glory on the fact that changes need to be made to the process in which a person goes from suspect to convict? Last year, 51-year-old Grant Williams was exonerated in the 1996 shooting of Shdell Lewis outside a Staten Island public housing com...
Christian Cooper aka The “Central Park Karen” Victim Tapped By National Geographic To Host New Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ABC News / Getty It’s not every day that a Black person can turn racism into opportunity, but New York bird watcher Christian Cooper appears to have done exactly that. The man who went viral after Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper (no relation, although I wouldn’t be surprised if she called the cops to accuse a Black man of stealing her last name) tried to weaponize her white privilege against him has now been tapped by National Geographic to host the network’s six-episode docuseries titled Extraordinary Birder, which has been described as a series that chronicles Christian’s experience as he explores the “wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds.” “Whether braving stormy seas in Alaska for puffins, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico for parro...
Papichulo ft Teni – Chileke
Papichulo Entertainment presents a brand new sound titled “Chileke”. Coming in this week is a brand new single from Papichulo alongside Dr. Dolor Entertainment artist Teni. The new record “Chileke” is his second entry this year and is well an impressive track for your listening pleasure. It is a follow-up to their previous song together titled “Papi“. However, it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Papichulo ft Teni – “Chileke” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Papichulo_-_Chileke_ft_Teni__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Billionaire Tears: Elon Musk Says He’s Voting Republican Now Because The ‘Far-Left’ Is Really Mean To Him
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Apparently, Elon Musk is under the impression that anyone cares or is surprised by the fact that he plans to start voting Republican—if he wasn’t already. “In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,” Musk tweeted. “Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold.” Related Stories OK, first of all, in the last two years alone, Republicans have spread voter fraud propaganda in an effort to steal an election they wrongly claimed was stolen from them, started a riot at the U.S. Capitol based inspired by said propaganda, moved to redistrict congressional maps to give Black people less...
Simi – Naked Wire
Check out this brand new song by Simi titled “Naked Wire”. Studio Brat boss lady, Simi, drops a brand new single titled “Naked Wire”. This would be her first solo single off the forthcoming album titled “To Be Honest“. The new record “Naked Wire” is an impressive track to keep the fans thrilled, as she takes us through a special music experience in anticipation of the body of work release. Listen and share Simi – “Naked Wire” below. Download coming soon.
Star Wars Needs to Embrace Recasting Classic Characters
In an epic Vanity Fair feature published Tuesday, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy laid out how the next phase of Star Wars is focused on television, with the serialized saga of The Mandalorian and its spin-offs soon to be joined by other series set in different periods and starring different characters. While offering up a hard sell on the exciting projects on the horizon, with some exceptionally charming Ewan McGregor and Diego Luna quotes for flavor, writer Anthony Breznican does also explore some recent missteps made during production. To quote from the piece: To keep minting fans, Lucasfilm must give new generations their own collection of characters to love and hate, and not every classic character can be brought back endlessly anyway. Kennedy is well aware of all this now. In The Mandal...
Lyft Driver Kicks Racist Couple Out Of Car, Gets Called A “N*gger Lover”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @StrictlyChristo / Twitter Have you ever come across white people who are so racist that it blows their minds when other white people won’t put up with their racism? Such was the case for Pennsylvania Lyft driver James Bode, who kicked a bigoted bar owner out of his car after she was unable to even sit her klanny-fanny all the way down before saying some racist sh**. From the Charlotte Observer: James Bode, a ride-share driver for Lyft, had just arrived to pick up a woman named “Jackie” on the evening of May 13 when something she said made him do a double take. “Wow, you’re like a white guy,” the woman can be heard saying in the dashcam video timestamped at 10:27 p.m.. “Excuse me,” Bode asked. “You’re like, a normal guy?” she replied as she got settl...
Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse Team Allegedly Racially Profiled By Georgia Deputies, Officials Call For Investigation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lynn Pelham / Getty A Delaware HBCU’s women’s lacrosse team was pulled over while returning from Florida last month by Georgia deputies who, by all indications, had no probable cause and no reason to suspect the team had done anything wrong. Now, police body camera footage of the search has been released and school officials at Delaware State University and Delaware’s attorney general are calling for an investigation into the incident. From ABC News: The Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse Team was returning home from a game in Florida on April 20 when deputies in Liberty County, Georgia, pulled the bus over for an alleged traffic violation. Deputies then proceeded to conduct a drug search of the team’s bags in the luggage racks beneath the bus, in...
Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse Team Allegedly Racially Profiled By Georgia Deputies, Officials Call For Investigation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lynn Pelham / Getty A Delaware HBCU’s women’s lacrosse team was pulled over while returning from Florida last month by Georgia deputies who, by all indications, had no probable cause and no reason to suspect the team had done anything wrong. Now, police body camera footage of the search has been released and school officials at Delaware State University and Delaware’s attorney general are calling for an investigation into the incident. From ABC News: The Delaware State University Women’s Lacrosse Team was returning home from a game in Florida on April 20 when deputies in Liberty County, Georgia, pulled the bus over for an alleged traffic violation. Deputies then proceeded to conduct a drug search of the team’s bags in the luggage racks beneath the bus, in...
Kim Kardashian Says Kanye West Told Her That Her “Career’s Over” Due To Suspect Fits
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty Kim Kardashian is continuing to use her family’s new reality show, The Kardashians, as a stage to air out all of the toxic details regarding her former relationship with Kanye West as well as their post-divorce interactions. In fact, in the latest episode, Kim recalled how Ye told her that her “career’s over” now that she’s no longer taking his fashion advice and confining her wardrobe to whatever he has approved. From BuzzFeed News: Within months of them getting together in 2012, Kanye literally reworked Kim’s entire closet after apparently telling her that she had “the worst style.” Related Stories And for the next nine years, Kanye would go out of his way to ensure that Kim’s out...
