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Olympian Lolo Jones took to Twitter yesterday to make a joke about a key witness in the Trayvon Martin murder case, and was instantly attacked for the attempt. Jones made fun of Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak with the slain teen before his death. She probably should not have done that.

Music was in a pretty good place this week by our standards. The Internets received new material from some of Hip-Hop’s biggest artist and most talked about up-and-comers alike.

It’s been quite a week for Wale. The D.C. native saw the release of his third album, The Gifted, and hosted a special “black tie” event in his hometown to celebrate the affair on Wednesday (June 26) night. Kicking off the six-city “Moët Rosé Lounge” event series, the “Bad” rapper greeted fans and media alike.

ASCAP brought together a community of recording artists, songwriters, and music industry leaders for its 26th annual Rhythm & Soul Awards Thursday (June 27). Kendrick Lamar, and Usher received top honors at the Beverly Hills ceremony.

Boston native and DJ Clinton Sparks debuts the visual for his new track “Gold Rush,” featuring 2 Chainz, Macklemore, and D.A. of Chester French (not in the video).

The murder case of Aaron Hernandez has been unfolding rapidly, with the now former New England Patriots tight end charged with murder after his arrest on Wednesday (June 26). With Hernandez’s promising NFL career all but finished, details about the case are slowly being revealed to the media. 

Well constructed sneakers are one of our favorite pastimes at Hip-Hop Wired. Because of this, we couldn’t neglect a new, July 4th-inspired New Balance 1600 affectionately titled, “The Benjamin.”

Today, Nike revealed NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s sixth signature shoe, the KD VI. With it came a new marketing campaign, affectionately titled the #SUMMERISSERIOUS. The hilarious one minute spot is reminiscent to some of the classic commercials to come out of the house the Phil Knight built and legendary advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy’s think tank.

If you’re going to drop over $500,000 on a Lamborghini, the least you can do is spring for a driver’s license. Police in London seized a Qatar owners extravagant glow-in-the-dark purple Lamborghini Aventador for not having the proper paperwork.

President Barack Obama began the first day of a weeklong trip to the Motherland. The commander in chief and the first family landed in Senegal late Wednesday (June 26).

On this day (June 26), the NFL took some serious L’s. First, Aaron Hernandez gets popped for a murder, then rookie Ausar Walcott gets charged with attempted murder. It got us thinking; that’s two more pics to be added to the annals of NFL mugshots.

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