Hip Hop Wired Exclusive
August is already 3/4ths of the way through and before you know it t shirt and cargo shorts weather will yield to pants and pullovers weather again (Unless Kendrick Lamar can stop the seasons from changing, that is…). Before that happens, we here at Hip-Hop Wired have 20 indie & underground Hip-Hop albums from this […]
Hip-Hop culture just celebrated it’s 40th anniversary earlier this week and shortly afterwards an interesting event happened that highlighted the disconnect between Rap listeners, Hip-Hop fans and its individual contributors & participants. There are those that are too young to remember when verses like Kendrick Lamar’s on Big Sean’s “Control” were a common occurrence and […]
We’ve reached the end of July and August is just under way. The Summer is coming to an end but it doesn’t stop the new wave of hot underground & independent Hip-Hop albums from dropping at a high rate. The frequency with which more and more potential Album Of The Year contenders cross my desk […]
The first half of 2013 is now behind us and we have been plunged into a heatwave as the Hip-hop releases fly out at an alarming rate. There was a reason Stevie Wonder named one of his albums Hotter Than July and 33 years after the fact it still holds true. As we expected, Pusha […]
Today (July 17), is the late Keith “Guru” Elam’s birthday. Rest In Power. I’m old enough to remember back when Mike Dee & Keithy E left for New York in order to eventually land Gang Starr Posse a deal with K-Tel/Wild Pitch Records in 1987. Back then Boston’s Hip-Hop and Rap music wasn’t being acknowledged […]
Yo Gotti is not a member of Grand Hustle, he’s creating his own lane. Gotti spoke to Hip-Hop Wired and cleared up reports that he joined T.I.’s growing Hustle Gang family.
Lil Mama will show off her acting chops in a major way this year. The “Lipgloss” rapper is set to make her debut as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in the VH1 TLC biopic, currently in post-production.
“Like Whaaat” is easily a summer anthem right now, and we have Problem to thank for that. Compton’s own has been simmering since his Welcome to Mollywood mixtape series grabbed ears.
In case you haven’t noticed Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s Rasheeda Frost has a lot going on. She’s busy juggling her rap career and marriage woes, plus there’s a baby on the way.
Recording artists would probably agree that a track from Pharrell Williams is a good look, just ask Nelly. Between Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” Williams is a beast on the charts right now, and Nelly might add another hit to his repertoire.
Ace Hood knows how to make a hit, but he’s also intent on making a full-fledged quality project. The Florida rapper’s “Bugatti” single is certified gold, and he looks to keep the momentum going with Trial & Tribulations, out July 16.
Where did Mendeecees Harris go? The Love & Hip Hop: New York star turned himself in to authorities at the top of the year over alleged drug trafficking, but the prison where he is located is no longer public knowledge.