News

Hip-Hop Wired is your source for daily Hip-Hop news, videos, rumors, entertainment, features, and more.

News, Politics

Charles Barkley, aka the Round Mound of Rebound, is not necessarily the first person you think of when it comes to being a mouthpiece for informed commentary on race relations. Nevertheless, the NBA legend is set to host a series on TNT called The Race Card.

GALLERY, kanye west, Kid Cudi, News

Kid Cudi has never been one to shy away from expressing his disdain for the music industry, despite the several connections he’s built over the years.  The Cleveland rapper and actor blasted former G.O.O.D. Music boss and colleague Kanye West for his recent tweets demanding that Apple Music should buy Tidal from Jay Z.

drake, News, rihanna

The “surprise guest” list at Drake‘s annual OVO Fest continues to improve. This year Rihanna was added to the show as treat.

News

Lil Uzi Vert levels up and drops a new mixtape in what has been a very competitive summer 2016 in rap music. It includes features from Future with production from Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Nard & B and Slade Da Monsta.

News

Twenty-five years after he made his cinematic debut playing a cop in cult classic New Jack City, Ice-T is revealing little known facts about the making of the movie.

News, PHOTO OPS

Throughout the entire Power series, James “Ghost” St. Patrick has thrived on the fealty of his subordinates and the trust from his loved ones to attain ultimate control in any situation. Even when the reality contradicts his perception, he will affirm to anyone who will listen that “I got this on lock.”

News

Is Frank Ocean a master marketer, or is he trolling us all. The Odd Future singer’s official website for his long-delayed Boys Don’t Cry album now features a looped video of a warehouse and a couple of workbenches. 

News

YG drops another video single from his Still Brazy album. This time we find him in Tokyo, Japan.

News

Malik Taylor aka Phife Dawg of a A Tribe Called Quest passed away unexpectedly in March, and Hip-Hop is still mourning. However, smiles and nods of appreciation are on deck since a street (one guess which) in Queens, NY will be named after the 5 Foot Assassin. 

GALLERY, News

Draymond Green is learning the hard lesson this weekend that social media can be both the gift and the curse. The Golden State Warriors star sent out a NSFW photo of “someone’s” junk on Snapchat and said he was hacked only to apologize for the d*ck pic faux pas later by saying he hit the […]

News

Beenie Man missed his co-headlining set at Drake’s OVO Fest last night, but he had a good excuse. The dancehall legend couldn’t get a visa because he is suffering from the Zika virus. 

News

Soulja Boy may want to keep his locations to himself when he’s flashing obscene amounts of cash on social media. One of his artists, Killa J, was shot during an attempted robbery outside of Soula Boy’s birthday party.