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French Montana and his wife, Deen Kharbouch, are no more, but there may have been signs that the relationship was on the outs long before the “Pop That” rapper made the announcement via TheBoomBox.com. Montana told the website that he split from his wife because he “couldn’t do it,” but back in May he spoke to Hip-Hop Wired […]
Future’s “Same Damn Time” single has been a big success for the Atlanta rapper, and he had no idea things would end up that way. “I never know what’s going to happen with the record, I just put ‘em out,” Future tells Hip-Hop Wired. “[You] just hope the fans receive it, the time I put […]
Any artist would probably jump at the chance to work with Pharrell Williams, and Mac Miller has been lucky enough to not only work on a song with the Neptune, but to release an entire album. Having just praised him as being able to do “everything,” Mac tells Hip-Hop Wired that musically, the Virginia native […]
Bangladesh has no problem voicing his opinion, or exposing rapper’s for not paying their bills—even if it gets him into trouble. The lauded producer found himself in the spotlight for something other than his music when a comment made about Swizz Beatz not being “relevant,” turned heads. Rather than claiming the “taken out context” defense, Bang […]
Things couldn’t be better for Big Sean. He and the rest of G.O.O.D. will drop their Cruel Summer compilation right before the summer actually ends, next week, and with his sophomore album still in the distance the 24-year-old released his Detroit mixtape as a nice little appetizer. In less than a week, the project has […]
In case you didn’t know by now, Hit-Boy is a force to be reckoned with. Ever since “N*ggas in Paris” hit the atmosphere, the California native has become a go-to-person for Kanye West, and seems to hit it out of the park with each offering. His latest production feat came by way of “Clique,” off […]
Rapper Problem is a big fan of Chris Brown. The West Coast rapper, whose Welcome To Mollywood 2 mixtape dropped last week, teamed up with Brown for the remix to E-40’s “Function” single, and came away with a new found respect for the singer/part-time-rapper. “I think he’s a better rapper than a lot of rappers, […]
On this week’s edition of Street Wired, I took to midtown New York City to continue the discussion of some of the best albums and mixtapes of 2012. After seeing how much feedback the HHW crew got for last week’s Wired 25, breaking down the 25 best mixtapes and albums of the year; we got the official word from […]
Jay-Z’s first annual Made In America festival took place on the steps that Sylvester Stallone made famous in the classic film, Rocky. The landmark event spanned two days and brought out artists throughout the entire world ranging from Pearl Jam, Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music, Odd Future, D’Angelo and plenty more. One of the big surprise guests from the […]
Coming off of the heels of Beanie Sigel‘s latest legal troubles, today’s edition of Street Wired hits New York City to get fans of the Broad Street Bully to advise the embattled MC. Sigel, who just released a new album This Time this week, put the album out to maximize his days before turning himself into prison for tax […]
Nitty Scott, MC lets us into her world in this visual promo for The Boombox Diaries Vol. 1 EP, which hits iTunes tomorrow. Sifting through a messy room in the backdrop, the Brooklyn homegirl reflects on life on the road while packing for the next adventure. If you’ve been living under a rock for the […]
Jay Rock and the entire Top Dawg Entertainment group are having a pretty good summer. Powered by the anticipation behind crew member Kendrick Lamar’s good kid m.A.A.d city debut, Rock couldn’t be more proud of his friend. The two are set to embark on the BET Music Matters Tour next month, which will lead into Lamar’s […]