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With the upcoming premiere of Fox’s Empire, 50 Cent suddenly has competition in the battle for fictional TV series’ based on dope dealers turned moguls. Fif was quick to point out how Empire takes a lot of its cues from the Starz series Power, on which 50 Cent serves as a co-producer.

Beyoncé and Jay Z are still off vacationing in Thailand (they also hit Myanmar). But now their fans and anybody who enjoys general cuteness will rejoice at seeing Blue Ivy get in on the fun by feeding a baby tiger. 

Now that HBO’s marathon of The Wire is over, fans all across the world are experiencing that longing sense of pride, triumph and emptiness when the storied drama series first went off air in 2009.

Happy New Year’s, folks. Back again is yours truly with the first installment of The Wrap Up: Hip-Hop Wired’s Top 10 Songs Of The Week for 2015.

On New Year’s Day, Rihanna rocked a particularly small  bikini while kicking it in St. Barts. That is all. Pictures on the following pages because, you care.

Lil Wayne’s ex-wife Toya Wright may have a good relationship with her daughter, but as for her marriage with producer Memphitz, one could speculate the opposite. At least from the cryptic messages the two have been posting onto Instagram as of late.

All signs point to Sean “Diddy” Combs and Drake recently being involved in some type of scuffle in Miami. But both parties are smart enough to avoid the negative publicity of confirming such a confrontation.

2014 is almost a wrap!

Chingy has been dogged by rumors that he dated and smashed off trans woman Sidney Starr, which the St. Louis rapper has denied recently as this year. Despite Starr admitting she made the whole relationship with the “Right Thurr” rapper up, Chingy is still checking people online.

If Hip-Hop had to point to a baddest chick in the game then most votes would go to Nicki Minaj. But the Queens native has had her off moments.

Only hours are left in 2014, and you owe it to yourself to end another year of life, lessons, and achievements on a high note with a proper celebration. Fortunately, Hip-Hop Wired provides a simple guide to New Year’s Eve greatness.

Once again, Nike announces their plans to re-release a pair of classic kicks. May way for the Nike Air Mowabb.