Hip Hop Wired Exclusive

A$AP Ferg and his lover Renell Medrano have fueled rumors that they’ve gone ahead and jumped the broom.

Charli Baltimore is back. The rapper took a break from the game to raise a pair of daughters, but she’s back with a new reality show. 

Last year, the city of Houston drew the unlucky straw, and was reluctantly introduced to Hurricane Harvey—a Category 4 storm that viciously swept through the city, causing insurmountable damage, along with the loss of lives. Slim Thug was one of the people that took on the brunt of Hurricane Harvey, and during the aftermath, helped others […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is still months away, but PS4 owners got the opportunity over the weekend to experience the latest installment in the first-person shooter franchise. To celebrate Black Ops 4 private beta weekend, Hip-Hop Wired got the opportunity to talk with the avid gamer and NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns about the […]

A little more than a year ago, Caleb Brown paced the carpeted floor of Atlanta’s Uptown Studios, directly next door to the city’s historic Stankonia compound. He was 18 years old then, just in from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, fresh out of high school and hosting a room full of journalists he’d never met.

As MC Shan once said, “They used to do it out in the park.” It is no longer done just in the park anymore though—the sound that was birthed in the Bronx, which many expected to have a shorter shelf life than milk, has become a global juggernaut, in cahoots with huge companies out to show […]

The year was 2006 and at the time I operated a website that strictly focused on West Coast-based artists and producers. One of our functions was finding and showcasing new talent that was coming up in the aftermath of veterans like Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Ice Cube and others who had already established themselves as stars […]

“That just what I was, the ‘G Funk Era,’” says Warren G. “I’ma tell you this, 187 (Cold 187um), Laylaw, KMG, Go Mack, K-Oss (DJ Total K-Oss)…those are the first guys, they introduced me. They brought me in. It was pretty much like a clique.”

Big meets bigger in the new film Rampage, based on the popular video game of the same name released back in 1986. When it comes to translating games to film it has proven to be no easy task earning the label in Hollywood as the dreaded video game curse. Hip-Hop Wired got the opportunity to talk […]

Don C went from Kanye West’s road manager to a highly in-demand designer, and he’s still a down to Earth soul brother from Chicago. In honor of March Madness, Don recently linked up with Wendy’s to create a limited edition capsule collection for the fast-food chain. 

The secret is out on NBA trainer Chris Brickley. It was the former Knicks assistant coach who finessed those epic Black Ops scrimmages that featured Carmelo Anthony aka Hoodie Melo and a host of NBA elite, and now he’s repping clothing brand RAISED.

The comedian, actor, and comedy writer has doubled his screen time this year.