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Photos of the latest news in Hip-Hop culture: music, sports, streetwear, and more.

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Chris Brown’s legal problems are far from over. The R&B singer  is still on probation for beating Rihanna back in 2009, and on Tuesday (July 10) a judge approved a request to audit his community service report, to make sure that he has fulfilled his commitments. Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray ordered the audit, on grounds that […]

Baes & Baddies, GALLERY, News, PHOTO OPS, Rosa Acosta

The Dominican bombshell, Rosa Acosta recently paid a visit to the Hip-Hop Wired headquarters while shooting the newest episode of #AskAVixen. The lovely lady, who is one of the of the s-xiest vixen’s in Hip-Hop history is now the official face of 9Five Eyewear. Rosa, who has been seen in the pages of Maxim, Straight Stuntin, […]

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The Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney is apologizing for posting photos of himself in several compromising settings on Facebook., including wearing blackface. Rather than release a public statement—which one would commit to if they were truly remorseful—Justin Marrus only apologized to his boss, District Attorney Charles Hynes. “He admits it was childish and inappropriate,”  said DA […]

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More Kate Upton photos you say? Sure, why not? GQ drops some more outtakes from the model’s recent cover shoot with the men’s fashion mag. Terry Richardson handles the photos and let’s just say Kate is looking very nipply in these shots. What does this have to do with rap, you ask?

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This isn’t the Jay Electronica news that Hip-Hop fans have been waiting for. The UK’s Daily Mail has been closely documenting New Orleans rapper’s relationship with heiress Kate Rothschild and the drama it has caused. As previously reported, Jay Elec was at the center of the divorce of multimillionaire ex-husband Ben Goldsmith.

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Tameka Raymond is not giving up hope that her son will recover from the horrific accident that left him in critical condition over the weekend. Yesterday, we reported that Kyle— Raymond’s son with producer, Ryan Glover— was declared brain dead by doctors, and the mother of five is asking for the public’s support. Raymond spoke to Radar […]

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They’re  back. Michael Jordan’s iconic (no hyperbole) Air Jordan 4 in the Black/Fire Red/Cement Gray aka “Bred” colorway will make a retro return in November and there are new images of the shoe to inspire you to start saving your pennies.

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Artist Wil Fry (or Wilfry) has created an ultra-limited edition t-shirt of the Nike Air Yeezy 2. How limited? To paraphrase Jay-Z on “Show You How,” “this be a one of one, that means none before it, none to come.” But the price tag is the real kicker; it will cost you just north of $90,000. […]

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If you’re a longtime reader of The Source magazine, you no doubt remember The Last Word column that ran on the last page of the magazine for years. It was actually a timely illustration by artist/journalist André LeRoy Davis aka A.L. Dre that hilariously and wittily covered a Hip-Hop trending topic, before the advent of Twitter, […]

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It’s not every day that Hip-Hop Wired gets involved in trending topics, but the #UnansweredHipHopQuestions posts were just too good to pass up. All day tweeters  have been posting inquiries about Hip-Hop that have been boggling the mind for years. From questions about 50 Cent, Rick Ross,  Bun B to even little Willow Smith (okay, […]

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50 Cent has a lot of celebrate today. Aside from it being his birthday, 50 just dropped his 5:Murder By Numbers free album. Unfortunately it can’t all be fun and games, in fact the G-Unit rapper is under fire for making jokes about autism on his Twitter page earlier this week. According to reports, 50 […]

GALLERY, News, PHOTO OPS, Politics, President Obama

It’s no secret that President Obama is not a hero in the Republican circle, but the matter of his race is where America should draw the line. Yes, Obama is the country’s first Black president, and political pundits, conservative cartoonist, and all around racists, love to jump and attack his skin color. At this point there’s really […]