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Authors Say Jared Kushner Used Ye FKA Kanye West To Direct Black Voters Away From Biden
HipHopWired Featured Video Jared Kushner rose to infamy as a notable, if inexperienced, member of former President Donald Trump’s political inner circle. A new book makes the claim that Kushner employed the spectacle of Ye FKA Kanye West‘s failed presidential run as an attempt to divert Black voters away from President Joe Biden. In a report from Raw Story, New York Times reporters Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin write in their joint book This Will Not Pass that Kushner used the Chicago superstar’s name for an ultimately botched political advantage. West, who aligned himself with Trump ahead of his aims to run for president, found himself an unlikely candidate running on a platform that didn’t exactly mirror campaign runs in times past. “The president’s son-in-law possessed limited cam...
The Weeknd Wants $8.5 Million Payout Ye Was Offered For Coachella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury / Getty With the news that Ye FKA Kanye West will no longer perform as a headliner for Coachella this year, organizers scrambled quickly to name The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia in his stead. Sources close to the deal say Ye was offered a cool $8.5 million for his appearance and The Weeknd wants the same but it appears there may be some resistance to that agreement. Page Six caught wind of insider chatter that Coachella organizers didn’t match the terms of Ye’s deal when asking The Weeknd to take the reigns as the headliner for the pair of Sunday night shows. The outlet says that the Canadian crooner born Abel Tesfaye is considering pulling out if he isn’t given the same $8.5 million offer. From Page Six: Related Stories Coachella organizers a...
Ye FKA Kanye West Fears Pete Davidson Will Make Kim Kardashian A Drug Addict
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty The ongoing breakup saga between Ye FKA Kanye West and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian continues to roll on, and the latest instance adds to a mountain of already explosive happenings. Via Instagram, Ye voiced concerns that Kardashian’s new beau Pete Davidson will get the social media superstar hooked to drugs. Ye took to Instagram Wednesday (March 16) morning and shared a follower’s reply regarding the matter. “The way Skete used Kim’s marital status [to] address Kanye was a sneak diss towards her & she didn’t even catch it,” the fan wrote in the screen-capped image. In the caption of Ye’s post, he wrote, “[I’m] really concerned that SKETE will get my kids mom hooked on drugs He’s in rehab every 2 months.” Related Stories While Davi...
Pete Davidson Allegedly Checked Ye FKA Kanye West Via Now Deleted Text Messages
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, employed social media to take digs at his estranged wife Kim Kardashian‘s romantic partner, Pete Davidson, often using violent gestures at times. The comedian allegedly fired back after a series of text messages from him directed towards the Chicago superstar urged him to, quote, “grow the f*ck up.” Davidson, who isn’t a heavy social media user, reportedly posted the now-deleted text messages which showed high praise for Kardashian as a mother to West’s children. “Yo it’s Skete. Can you please take a second and calm down. It’s 8am and it don’t gotta be like this,” began the string of texts, confirmed as official by Page Six. The texts continued with, “Kim is literally the best mother I’ve ever met. W...
Jay-Z & Ye FKA Kanye West Named Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists Of 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Among the wide range of Hip-Hop superstars both past and present, few command the attention garnered by Jay-Z and Ye, also known widely as Kanye West. A new report highlights the fact that the Watch The Throne collaborators were the highest paid Hip-Hop artists last year, joining a list of other familiar names. Former Forbes editor Zack O’Malley, best known for the “Hip Hop Cash Kings” tally at the finance outlet, now works on his own substack newsletter, Zogblog. VIBE published a report regarding O’Malley’s findings, which zeroes in on a total sum of the earnings hauled in by these recording artists, including their brand partnerships and other related business holdings. The top 10 highest paid Hip-Hop artists of 2021 are listed ...
Baes & Baddies: Meet Ye’s Rumored Boo Piece Chaney Jones
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chaney Jones / @chaneyjonesssss Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is in the middle of a very public split with his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, and his attempts to win her back are seemingly coming up short. Much as he’s done in the recent past, the Chicago superstar looks to be moving on to another rising starlet in Chaney Jones after the pair were spotted by paparazzi this week. TMZ was among the first to notice Chaney Jones at Ye’s Donda 2 listening party in Miami, Fla., and PEOPLE posted a story of the pair walking about in Bal Harbour Village. Most of the outlets have all stated the obvious regarding Jones’ looks and they’re trying to figure out the connection. What is alarming is that Jones is reportedly just 24 years of age and a college student...
Kim Kardashian Says To Allegedly Avoid Kanye West & Others, Phones Were Tossed In The Ocean
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment / Getty Kim Kardashian has remained graceful as possible amid an impending divorce from her husband Ye aka Kanye West, but the same hasn’t necessarily been extended to her if reports are accurate. In a new interview, the businesswoman and mother of four revealed that while on vacation, she allegedly had to avoid Ye and others by tossing her phone into the ocean. For Vogue‘s March issue, Kim Kardashian graced the cover and her wide-ranging feature isn’t solely about her husband or their woes, nor does she delve much into her alleged relationship with comedian and actor Pete Davidson. However, she does remark on a recent trip to the Bahamas around New Year’s that she reportedly scheduled to avoid Ye from showing up. From Vo...
Azealia Banks Calls Ye AKA Kanye West “Abusive Psychopath” Over North West Social Media Dig
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Azealia Banks has never been one to mince her words, and her latest missive proves that her gift of gab isn’t solely nestled in her formidable rapping ability. The New York rapper took swipes at Ye aka Kanye West after the Chicago superstar went after Kim Kardashian and their daughter, North West, prompting Banks to label Ye an “abusive psychopath.” This past weekend, Banks took to Instagram and shared a fiery message for Ye via her Stories feed. In the post, Banks aims her anger towards Ye over him admonishing Kardashian and their 8-year-old daughter North over the child owning a social media account. “This is the second time he has publicly bullied North West. First with the abortion sh*t, and now putting her on blast on hi...
‘SLAM’ Magazine Gets Up Close & Personal With Kanye West’s Donda Academy Basketball Team
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SLAM / Slam Magazine Ye and his love for basketball is no secret, so it shouldn’t come as a shock that West is involved in youth hoops. Thanks to SLAM Magazine, we are getting up close and personal with his stacked Donda Academy basketball team. Kanye West, who is currently living out his best life with his new barbie doll Julia Fox in Paris for Fashion Week, let his team full of the country’s next crop of basketball talent do all the talking, thank God. In the interview, the young hoopers talked about playing for Ye, bringing his vision to life and what it means to be the building blocks for the Chicago rapper’s prep school’s basketball program. The team is comprised of notable high school prospects Jalen Hooks, Jahki Howard, Chuck Bailey, Braeden Moore,...
Ye FKA Kanye West & The Game Team Up For “Eazy” Track, Pete Davidson Catches Stray
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Ye FKA Kanye West and The Game teamed up for a new track, “Eazy,” which made its way to the streaming services on Friday (Jan. 14). The track, which samples a Hip-Hop classic, finds Ye and Game trading bars, with the Chicago superstar getting candid about his marital woes and letting off a shot in the direction of Pete Davidson. Built atop the late Eazy-E’s “Eazy-Duz-It” sample and Beastie Boys’ “Paul Revere” drums, Game opens up the track before handing over the microphone duties to Ye. In his typically frank fashion, Yeezy doesn’t mention his estranged wife Kim Kardashian by name but it’s not hard to pinpoint the focus of the lyrics. From “Eazy”: How I ain’t bring nothin’ to the table when I’m the table?I’ma turn up the ...
Ye AKA Kanye West Under Investigation For Allegedly Punching Fan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is at the center of a police investigation after a fan claims that the rapper allegedly punched him after seeking an autograph. The incident took place in Los Angeles in the city’s downtown section. Local outlet Fox 11 News broke the story first. The incident took place outside near the Soho Warehouse early Thursday morning (Jan. 13), although it isn’t known if Ye was an attendee of the establishment. More from Fox 11: Related Stories The alleged victim said that around 3 a.m., he spotted the Chicago native leaving the SoHo Warehouse located near the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and 7th Street. The venue is an exclusive members-only club that includes a rooftop bar and a restaurant. The fan s...
Ye & Drake Rocked “Free Larry Hoover” Concert, Twitter Wanted More Classics From Drizzy #KanyeDrakeLive
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Screenshot / Amazon Prime The world was astonished that former foes Ye (FKA Kanye West) and Drake squashed their beef and agreed to rock on the same stage in support of freeing Chicago street legend, Larry Hoover. The live stream event took place in the wee hours of Friday morning (Dec. 10), and Twitter has chimed in with its thoughts on the whole affair. The “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert was constructed by Houston OG J Prince and originally it was thought that only Ye would appear on the bill. With both rappers taking slight shots at each other over the years via music and social media, Ye made an appeal under Prince’s guidance that the gentlemen settle their differences and work together on the benefit concert. Drake accepted and it lo...
