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Chris Lighty, who had been instrumental to the careers of some of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars through his company Violator Management, has passed away. Lighty was a manager to the stars, overseeing the careers of such artists like The Jungle Brothers, Diddy, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Q-Tip, Nas, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and a countless amount of […]

George Zimmerman has been granted his wish to have another judge preside over this second-degree murder case. A Florida appeals court ruled that Judge Kenneth Lester must step down on grounds that he is bias, claims which were first made by Zimmerman’s lawyer. Although Lester granted Zimmerman bond more than once, he lauded the accused […]

One of the four men accused of plotting to kill  President Obama may be put to death. District Attorney Tom Durden announced Thursday (Aug. 30) that he will seek the death penalty for Army Pvt. Isaac Aguigui. The men belonged to a militia group known as F.E.A.R. (Forever Enduring Always Ready), of which Aguigui  is said […]

Since smashing Lil’ Wayne’s lead single for Tha Carter IV, “6 Foot, 7 Foot” Cory Gunz has been relatively quiet. He appeared on the MTV reality show, Son Of A Gun, and dropped a few features and singles here and there, but hasn’t quite connected in the way the other members of YMCMB have. Gunz is looking to strike […]

Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican Nation Convention Wednesday (Aug. 29) was not as truthful as he made it out to be. The vice presidential candidate did his best to fire up the party offering a push of excitement going into Mitt Romney’s speech scheduled for tonight, but it appears that Ryan failed to put […]

You know, there is something to be said about a simple song and a simple video. It’s a lost art. For 2 Chainz new video for “Birthday Song” featuring Kanye West, all he wanted for his birthday was a big booty girl. So what is the video about? A birthday party and big booty girls. […]

Hip-HopWired has the exclusive world premiere of Copywrite’s latest visuals for the track “Ghosts In The Machine” featuring 2011 MTV UK New Artist Of The Year Context. The Columbus, Ohio underground rap veteran has come a long way since the late 90s with his crew MHz (Megahertz) and his 2002 debut solo album T.H.E. High Exhaulted. Still delivering […]

Jay-Z’s inaugural Made In America festival is going down this weekend. Sponsored by Budweiser, Jay-Z’s first foray into musical festivals will bring together musicians of all genres ranging from Odd Future, Run DMC, Drake and Maybach Music Group to Pearl Jam, Skrillex, The Dirty Projectors and Santigold. If you’ve ever been to a festival similar to this […]

Big Sean’s been on the grind all summer. After killing features with Meek Mill, G.O.O.D. Music and more, he’s getting ready to show out on Cruel Summer and his sophomore album in the latter part of 2012. But before all of that, he’s dropping this free mixtape to end the summer right, appropriately titled after his hometown. […]

Twista is about to drop his first project in several years called Reloaded. The free mixtape, which will be hosted by the one and only Don Cannon, will drop next week on September 4th and will be available on Datpiff.com. One of the songs that will be on the mixtape is this collaboration with Juicy J called […]

Last night at Gotham Hall in New York City,  Pepsi/Billboard’s Summer Beats Concert Series concluded with a celebratory concert for what would’be been Michael Jackson’s 54th birthday.  Grammy-nominted artist Melanie Fiona, Grammy Award winning R&B singer Ne-Yo and Grammy Award winning rapper Swizz Beatz ran through their own collection of hit records before paying homage to […]

Reality star, and rapper, Rasheeda paid a visit to The Breakfast Club, and made it clear that K.Michelle did not knock her out on the  Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta reunion show, as was rumored. The “Marry Me” rapper also detailed what she felt is the source of her rift with the R&B singer, besides […]