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We at Hip-Hop Wired are not responsible for what you do if you win the half a billion dollar jackpot of Mega Millions this weekend. However, what we can do is suggest what a few of your favorite rappers or artists have done just in case you do come into a ridiculous amount of disposable […]

“Magazine said I’m shallow, I never learned to swim/Still they put me on they cover cause I earn for them,” Jay-Z slyly rapped on the DJ Premier produced “So Ghetto” from his Vol. 3… Life and Time Of S. Carter album. Hova wasn’t kidding. Since first gracing the cover of the storied NYC Hip-Hop mag […]

This past Monday night, T.I. and his latest Grand Hustle disciple, XXL Freshman Iggy Azalea, hit up the Gold Room in Atlanta for a night on the town. Stop thinking that. Tip’s wife, and reality series co-star, Tiny was also in the spot. Needless to say, Azealia Banks was not on the guest list. Hey, a […]

Wiz Khalifa has to spend all that rap money he makes on something. TMZ reports that the Taylor Gang leader splurged on a $900,000 crib in Canonsburg, PA, which is about 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. The hefty price tagged nabbed the haze friendly MC a modern, 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom house that tops out at […]

If you are one of those people already camping out for a pair of Air Yeezy 2’s, you’re losing. Complex reports that Kanye’s signature Nike kicks will now be dropping in June. Both the Wolf Grey/Pure Platinum and the Black (Hova’s fav) colorway of the Yeezy 2’s will supposedly drop simultaneously. Video of #struggle sneaker […]

The hype machine on Azealia Banks is in full effect. GQ Magazine linked up with the Harlem bred rapper for their Style Bible issue (the same one with Drake on the cover). It’s not an extensive interview, but the feisty Universal Records signee delivered her trademark confident nonchalance that has led to shots fired at Nicki […]

The “South Beach” colorway, introduced after LeBron James announced that he was taking his talents to Miami, is always in high demand. So expect the LeBron 9 P.S. Elite ‘South Beach’—technically Wolf Grey/Mint Cindy-New Green-Pink Flash—to be outta here as soon as they drop. Don’t even think the $250 price tag will stop sneaker fiends from […]

The Trayvon Martin case has touched all facets of society, including pro athletes. LeBron James organized a tribute to Trayvon Martin last Thursday in which he and all his Miami Heat teammates sported hoodies in a team photo. Martin’s father has thanked James for the gesture. Similarly, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony of the New […]

While the nation becomes galvanized in the fight for justice in the tragic shooting case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his death reminds how racism, gun violence and abuses in authority have led to similar situations. Hip-Hop Wired takes a look back at some other unfortunate occurrences that eerily echo what happened in Sanford, FL nearly […]

Hip-Hop is still very much a boy’s club, but that doesn’t mean that women haven’t kicked down the doors and made a name for themselves. Over the years, a host of female MCs have come and gone by putting their body parts on display, spewing sluggish rhymes, and going at each other just to be […]

Last night, protesters descended on New York City’s Union Square for the Million Hoodie March in support of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old murdered in Florida last month. Martin’s parents were in attendance with participants chanting, “Justice for Trayvon!,” reports the New York Daily News. The purpose the protest was to demand the arrest of George Zimmerman, the […]

Although Drake will release the video for “Take Care” with Rihanna tomorrow, there is no rest for the weary as he is already shooting the visuals for his next single “HYFR,” featuring Lil Wayne. Directed by Joseph Labisi, Drake rounds up a couple of his famous friends along with some yamtastic females for the shoot. […]