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Omari Grandberry (I refuse to call him Maybach O. His mama named him Omari, I’ma call him Omari) and Rick Ross release the first collaboration since joining MMG. Theatrics aside, this is a pretty groovy song. Can’t front. Check the video after the jump.

Renowned designer and streetwear impresario Jeff Staple, recently seen politicking with the RZA, has collaborated with Beats By Dre to create a limited edition Beats Pigeon headphone. Only 500 of the headphones will be made and will be available beginning Friday, May 25th at the Beats By Dre store and Reed Space in New York City. […]

Curern$y and Wiz Khalifa are in fact collaborating again on another mixtape, but it will not be called How Fly 2. The twos highly touted first collaborative effort How Fly came out close to three years ago, but calling it a part 2 would be “corny” according to Spitta.  “You’ll hear a collection of music from […]

Chris Brown killed his performance at this year’s Billboard Awards, but right after the show, the singer was booted out of a local nightclub. The New York Post reported that Brown was partying at Haze inside the Aria hotel, when his temper got the best of him.

With 2012 just about at the half way point, Hip-Hop Wired is taking a look back at the most popular, impactful, and all around best songs of the year thus far.  Although not many big albums have dropped since January 1st, 2012, the major, server–cracking mixtapes (Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Big K.R.I.T, Wiz Khalifa) that […]

As promised, Big K.R.I.T. delivers a remix to “Temptation” featuring Juicy J and Waka Flocka Flame. The multi-talented Mississippi rapper delivered the track (the OG version is from his 4eva Na Day mixtape) with this note: “Here is the remix to “Temptation”… it’s a bonus cut to give the people a lil something until the […]

T.I. may be thinking about retiring from the rap game, but his acting career is still going strong. The father of six has landed the role of a bounty hunter, in the film Identity Theft, reports Deadline.com. Tip will join the likes of Jason Bateman, and Melissa McCarthy in the Universal Pictures film. The comedy […]

It’s been a few weeks since the the untimely passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys fame. Rolling Stone pays proper tribute to the Brooklyn native and Hip-Hop pioneer by placing the late rapper on the cover of its latest issue. The cover story, written by Brian Hiatt, features the first interviews with fellow […]

Four witnesses who spoke with police about what they saw on the night that Trayvon Martin was murdered, have changed their stories. According to the Orlando Sentinel, newly released documents show that neighbors interviewed after the shooting initially pinpointed Martin as the aggressor but have now flip-flopped in a way that will be detrimental to […]

2 Chainz is about 6′ 6″ tall and brown skinned while Future is shorter and fairer skinned. It didn’t stop New York Magazine’s Vulture blog from confusing the two Atlanta rappers, though. See for yourself below and compare the photos in the gallery if you think we’re overreacting. The photo editor struggle is real. Doh!

The first lady of the Taylor Gang, Lola Monroe, is starting to make waves. Now known as more than just one of the more famous Eye Candies of the past decade, the former Angel Lola Luv is running with one of the most popular crews in Hip-Hop. But as it’s been well, (and properly) documented, […]

D Block’s R&B artist, Emanny steps up to the plate with a full length project to keep his supporters entertained for the immediate future. He’s known primarily for his work with Joe Budden over a plethora of records featured throughout the Slaughterhouse MC’s catalog.