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Photos of the latest news in Hip-Hop culture: music, sports, streetwear, and more.
Beat jacking might just be rap’s not-so-secret epidemic. Yesterday, producer Major Seven accused K.E. On the Track of stealing the beat for “The Devil Is A Lie” (pretty ironic, given the title).
It’s do or die, now or never for you holiday 2013 consumers. Today, December 20 marks the last 72 hour weekend before Christmas arrives and the gifts need to be under the tree, signed, sealed and delivered.
Despite earning his O.G. rap stripes several times over, E-40 can still hang with the youngsters of the day, evident from his studious grind when it comes to releasing albums.
On Tuesday, December 17, Moët & Chandon invited a short list of tastemakers and fans to attend a swanky black tie event in New York City, where Future performed. This marked the conclusion of the 2013 Moët Rosé Lounge Series.
Nowadays anyone can shove a microphone into an artist’s face and ask questions. It takes integrity, finesse and wit to conduct a real interview. DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God have that formula down pat.
Kanye West has been highly accessible in the media of late, which may have worked against him in some regards considering the buzz around everything he does. But a recent comment against Jews really stood out for some, which West now said was an “ignorant compliment” taken out of context.
On any given day, Kanye West is usually spotted with a short list of people. One is Virgil Abloh, DONDA’s Creative Director and the mastermind behind Been Trill and PYREX, who also launched a new clothing line called Off-White.
Album leaks are supposed to be the enemy of the music industry yet they somehow continues to happen (unless you’re Beyoncé, she doesn’t play those games.) Yesterday Angel Haze leaked her Dirty Gold album, forcing Universal Republic to move up the official drop date from March 2014 to Dec. 30.
Man, time flies. It’s December 19, the year’s just weeks away from closing, and because of this, Hip-Hop Wired reflects on the respective the songs (often times anthems) that shaped fans’ experiences near and far over 365 days’ time.
The Holiday season means kicks utilizing the theme in their kicks. Jordan Brand unveils their Christmas Day collection of kicks that will be rocked by Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin on game day.
Angel Haze is a living example that sometimes you have to take music matters into your own hands to get a label to move at the pace you want them to.
The force and stubbornness of a Chicago bull was with Kanye West as he landed his Yeezus tour in his hometown and sprung another pop-up show ripe with Confederate flag apparel.