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Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson has lost himself. Somewhere between Dancing With the Stars and Evelyn Lozada, the once lauded wide receiver has fallen into an abyss of self-destruction culminating with allegedly physically abusing his wife, getting dropped from the Miami Dolphins, and having their reality, Ev & Ocho show axed. To be fair, Ochocinco has never been on the […]

Chief Keef was already bubbling on the Chicago streets thanks to some local hits but in particularly the Young Chop-produced anthem “I Don’t Like.” Of all places, a Gawker story raised his profile on the Internets but it was surely Kanye West remixing the song with a bunch of his G.O.O.D. Music cronies, and Jadakiss, that raised […]

It stinks that some of the best music we’ve heard from Havoc in a while also happens to be a diss track towards his former partner, Prodigy. Not long after the song “Separated (Real From The Fake)” drops, a video is ready to go. You kind of get the feeling that Havoc had this planned […]

Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for bi-polar disorder, this according to the Mayor Clinic. Jackson, is receiving treatment for bipolar II depression at the facility located in Rochester, Minn.  The clinic released a statement on his progress Monday (Aug. 13). “Congressman Jackson is responding well to the treatment and regaining his strength,” read the […]

Add another item to the list of things contributing to the downward spiral of Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s life—and career. VH1 has announced that its cancelling the reality show Ev & Ocho,  after he was arrested for allegedly head-butting his wife, Evelyn Lozada, over the weekend. While the world thought that the awkward struggle of the […]

Ed: Hip-Hop Wired has always been a champion of lyrics and those who say them best. So what better way to pay homage to the slickest bars of the week than to link up with the guys who do it best over at RapGenius? Every week, the homies over at the website will takeover Hip-Hop Wired […]

The NYPD has found itself back in the line of fire, under new claims of use of excessive force. The family of Darruis Kennedy is seeking out answers as to why he was shot a dozen times when he pulled out a knife in Times Square, Saturday (Aug. 11). Kennedy, 51,was shot and killed after […]

Musically, Talib Kweli and Maino couldn’t be more polar opposites, but the two Brooklynites link together over some 9th Wonder production for “To The Music.” This record can be found on Talib Kweli’s new mixtape Attack The Block.  This is a pretty peculiar paring for Kweli, but it’s not anything out of the ordinary for […]

We all know that Spike Lee isn’t one to hold his tongue, so when people asked about his disdain for Tyler Perry, he quickly shut the whole thing down. Lee, who is promoting his Red Hook Summer release, was being interviewed by host Art Terrell, on Atlanta’s KISS 104.1  radio station, when the Perry questions came […]

Kirko Bangz new mixtape Procrastination Killz 4 is dropping on August 20th. PK4 will feature Tyga on this record called “Nasty N***a.” Kirko Bangz, who was also featured on Freddie Gibbs’ “Bout It, Bout It” that was released today, talks to the ladies in this new joint and it isn’t for the bashful. The possibly engaged Tyga, who has […]

The Team USA Men’s Basketball team took home the Gold medal, so of course the after party was going to be live. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and the rest of the squad partied at Club Bud in London, which featured the still relevant Swizz Beatz, who brought out a special guest in […]

A Florida teenager was so powerless against a woman’s ample bottom, that he had no choice but to reach out and touch it. Police arrested Aaron Morris of North Lauderale, Fla. last Thursday (Aug. 9) for allegedly grabbing the woman’s right buttock inside a local Wal-Mart. The 18-year-old acted out the indiscretion near the women’s […]