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10 Chart-Toppers That Sample or Pull From Past No. 1s
“First Class,” the second single from Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow’s album Come Home The Kids Miss You, is one of the biggest songs of 2022 so far, reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 twice since its April release. One reason for the quick ascent: the familiarity of the chorus, which samples Fergie’s vocals from “Glamorous,” which also topped the Hot 100 back in 2007. Since Billboard began publishing the Hot 100 in 1958, nine songs have topped the chart more than once by different artists, like Little Eva’s 1962 original “The Loco-Motion” and Grand Funk Railroad’s 1974 cover. But as hip-hop began to take over the charts in the 1990s, sampling old hits has become the most notable method of reviving pop’s past. And in recent years, interpolations with replayed elements of old hits have kicked up a ...
Vivica Fox Says Jada & Will Haven’t Taken “Accountability” After Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MICHAEL TRAN / Getty In an appearance as guest host on The Wendy Williams Show, actress Vivica A. Fox addressed the now-infamous slap at the Oscars and the comments that Jada Pinkett-Smith made about it this week. On her Facebook watch show, Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith finally addressed the issue calling for her husband Will and Chris Rock to “reconcile.” However, the comments didn’t sit well with Pinkett Smith’s Set It Off co-star. Related Stories Fox began her remarks soberly saying, “This is going to be difficult for me. These are my peers. I’ve done a movie with both of them. Set It Off with Jada and Independence Day with Will Smith, which absolutely changed my life. When I saw this video last night, it made me cry, I’ll be very honest with you guys...
Jada Pinkett Smith Cooked On Twitter For Saying Will Smith & Chris Rock Need To Peace It Up
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Jada Pinkett Smith is trending yet again on Twitter and the comments are coming in fast and furious. The wife of Will Smith wants her husband to make amends with Chris Rock after the slap that was heard around the world. Jada Pinkett Smith Wants Peace Between Will & Chris Via a new episode of the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith focused the show on the alopecia hair condition and thanked fans who reached out to share their ordeal. Some may remember that Rock made an off-the-cuff joke about Pinkett Smith’s appearance, prompting Smith to storm the Oscars stage and deliver an open-handed blow. While the inevitable discussion surrounding the slap hung in the air, the show centered mostly on Pinkett Smith’s str...
Chris Rock Calls Will Smith “Softest N-Word That Ever Rapped”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur/VF16 / Getty The intense moment between Chris Rock and Will Smith at The Oscars won’t leave the minds of many for years to come, but the comedian isn’t running away from discussing it. During a surprise guest appearance at a recent Dave Chappelle comedy set, Rock called the retired rapper the “softest n-word to ever rapped.” As we shared last week, Chappelle was nearing the end of his set at the Netflix Is A Joke festival and thanking his guests and fans when a man rushed the stage in an attempt to tackle the comedian to the floor. After a tussle, the man, identified as Isaiah Lee, was beaten by a security team there to project Chappelle. Lee, who apparently carried a vendetta against Chappelle, suffered a number of serious injuries. Rock was ...
Will Smith Spotted In India
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Peacock / Getty Will Smith has been spotted out and about for the first time since the infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock. However, it wasn’t stateside, the Oscar-winning actor is in India. TMZ reports that Smith traveled to Mumbai via a private jet. Will touched down at a private airport in Mumbai, India, and it was clear the paparazzi in India knew he was coming. They shouted out his name as he arrived at his hotel, and he was more than happy to give the paps, along with some serious fans, a wave and a smile. Related Stories No idea why he’s there — whether it’s business or pleasure, but he didn’t look the worse for wear … posing with someone who looks like the pilot at the hotel. He even stopped for a few fans who desperately wanted a selfie with the a...
Chris Rock’s Mother Blasts Will Smith: “He Really Slapped Me”
Chris Rock’s mother, Rose, said in a new interview that when Will Smith slapped her son at the Oscars, “he really slapped me.” The comedian himself has yet to publicly address the incident, but his mother had plenty to say in an interview with WIS News. “I told someone, when Will slapped Chris, he slapped all of us, but he really slapped me,” Rose Rock remarked. “When you hurt my child, you hurt me.” Rose said she had “no idea” what she would say to Smith “other than, ‘What in the world were you thinking?’ Because you did a slap, but so many things could have happened.” Advertisement Related Video “Chris could have stepped back and fallen,” she added. “You really could have gotten taken out in handcuffs. You didn’t think.” You reacted to your wife giving you the side-eye, and you went up, ...
DJ Jazzy Jeff Defends Will Smith Oscar Slap In Blunt Fashion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis / Getty While much of the world has moved on from the shocking moment, the Will Smith Oscars slap heard around the world is still on the minds of some. Chiming in with his own thoughts is the former Fresh Prince’s partner DJ Jazzy Jeff, who defended his friend in a very blunt fashion. DJ Jazzy Jeff was a recent guest for Chicago label Closed Sessions’ Legends Conversation series, and the unavoidable focus on Smith laying hands upon Oscars host Chris Rock was put forth. The Philadelphia DJ didn’t labor too much over his point and got right to the bottom of it. “Don’t get it twisted that it was something he was proud of. It was a lapse in judgment, you know?” Jazzy Jeff said. “I think the thing that I’ve realized is I don’t know too many people...
Kodak Black Shoots Errant Romantic Shot Towards Jada Pinkett-Smith
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis / Getty Kodak Black might need a solid reminder that Jada Pinkett-Smith is very much a married woman and given recent developments, his left and right cheeks are in clear and present danger. The Florida rapper recently took to Instagram Live to shoot an errant romantic shot towards the wife of Will Smith but also praised the former Fresh Prince in a seemingly backhanded fashion. As grabbed by DJ Akademiks, the “Super Gremlin” star took to Instagram Live to share his thoughts on the assumed relationship woes of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the wake of the Oscars incident between Smith and Chris Rock. According to Kodak, real name Bill K. Kapri, he believes that Pinkett-Smith doesn’t deserve Smith as a husband and instead believes he’s a better fit. R...
Will Smith Banned From Attending Oscars for 10 Years
The Academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars and associated events for a period of 10 years. The punishment was announced by the Academy Board of Governors following a meeting on Friday morning. The meeting had originally been scheduled for April 18th, but was pushed up after Smith announced his resignation from the Academy and said he would not contest any additional punishments. “This action we are taking today in response to Will Smith’s behavior is a step toward a larger goal of protecting the safety of our performers and guests, and restoring trust in the Academy,” the Academy’s president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement. “We also hope this can begin a time of healing and restoration for all involved and impacted.” Advertisement Related Video In a bri...
Whoopi Says Will Smith Will “Be Fine” After Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Whoopi Goldberg hasn’t been afraid to weigh in on the Oscars controversy involving Chris Rock and Will Smith, but she feels Smith will be okay in the long run. In the opening discussion on Monday’s (April 4th) episode of The View, the panel spoke about the recently publicized developments that Netflix and Sony have put film projects starring the King Richard actor on hold. This was reportedly in response to Smith slapping Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith at the Academy Awards a week ago. Related Stories “Some of Will Smith’s future projects are in question. The question is does he have a path back? Yes, of course, he does,” Goldberg said to open up the discussion with her co-hosts, chuckling....
August Alsina Alludes To Jada Pinkett Smith Affair In New Song Because Of Course
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Will Smith’s meltdown at the Oscars has been the talk of the town ever since last Sunday night and while many felt Chris Rock earned that Big Willy slap he ended up getting, others felt that Will should’ve held onto that pimp hand for one August Alsina. Now a week after the slap hear ’round the world, the singer with whom Jada Pinkett Smith admitted to having an “entanglement” with is once again hinting at his affair with Will Smith’s wife in a new song dubbed “Shake The World.” Alluding to the backlash he caught when his affair with Jada was revealed, right out the gate August rapped “I heard I was canceled / Well, let’s speak on that / Red dot on my back / I became a target / And I’m flawed but flawless / That’s what makes me ...
People Are Getting The Chris Rock Slap Tattooed On Them
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Adam Berry / Getty Chris Rock getting pimp slapped by Will Smith is already etched in the memories of everyone who witnessed the historic television event, but some people are taking things further and getting the moment inked on their person because, well, we don’t know. Page Six is reporting that tattoo artists have begun inking the slap heard ’round the world on their customers who want to live in that moment forever. While you’d expect one or maybe two of the seven billion people living on this earth to the slap tatted on their person, it seems to have become a growing trend these days and tattoo artists can’t believe it. Related Stories “Tattoo artist Jon Arton found it “hilarious” when someone asked to get the infamous outburst tattooed on his leg r...
