Streets Is Talkin’
Sports are known to ignite some heated arguments but one man in California set a new precedence after he drove 35 minutes to fight a Kobe Bryant hater.
The hype surrounding the release of the “Legend Blue” Air Jordan 11 was so immense that unfortunately it led to one teen losing his life. Reportedly, on Saturday, Dec. 20, Jawaad Jabbar pulled out a gun to rob a man of the coveted sneakers, but instead ended up being shot dead by his would be victim.
In a series of tweets, a very loquacious T.I. defended Grand Hustle recording artist Iggy Azalea as he attempted to intellectually respond to Q-Tip’s comprehensive Hip-Hop history lesson.
Larry Smith, the legendary sound architect behind early hits from Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow, has passed away.
The news has been absolutely bonkers in recent weeks. That said, Hip-Hop Wired had a chance to get Hot 97’s Ebro Darden’s thoughts on the Bill Cosby rape scandal, Lil Wayne’s stand off with Cash Money, the Drake/Diddy beef and more.
WNBA star, and Roc Nation Sports athlete, Skylar Diggins shines in an off court fashion photo shoot.
Kendrick Lamar was in NYC talking about his new partnership with Reebok, but we had to sneak in some questions about music. K. Dot was excited about the success of his boy J. Cole’s new album, and revealed that their long-awaited collaborative project is closer to becoming a reality.
A registered sex offender recently won $3 million in the Florida lottery. Timothy Poole, is now a millionaire twice over because of a $20 scratch-off, and elected to receive a lump sum of $2,219,807.90.
VH1 wasted no time in delivering part two of the Love & Hip Hop Hollywood reunion. We were treated to more shenanigans, including the fact that Yung Berg pretty much stays losing, and messing with all the chicks in his vicinity.
UPDATE: New York Post reports the club brawl between Diddy and Drake was over music rights to an unknown song. The rumors are half true. Diddy and Drake faced-off outside club LIV in Miami before the Hip-Hop mogul cold-cocked the “0-100” rapper. But it was money, not women, that made him punch Drizzy in the face.
Meek Mill is free, and the memes started cracking as soon as the news of the MMG rapper’s release was made.
Jill Scott confidentially dropped some inaccurate knowledge on the Twitterverse Wednesday (Nov. 25), and the side effect was glorious. The hashtag #HotepHistory lit up the ‘Net with ridiculous “historical” notions, like the one Scott tweeted without doing so much as a Google search first.