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A Virginia radio station has some people up in arms after playing an April Fool’s prank on their listeners using 50 Cent. Morning show staff of Virginia Beach’s Z104 FM pranked listeners and told them that 50 Cent would be in town shooting a music video at landfill-turned-park, Mt. Trashmore. According to the morning show […]

“It ain’t just you a Blood when it’s convenient, cause you got a camera and it looks cool.” While gang life is feared by many that are on the outside and do not represent a particular sets, gang affiliation is heavily promoted within Hip-Hop by rappers. Sporting rags, throwing up hand signals and shouting distinct […]

Tis the season to build a rap sheet it seems as rappers are becoming more known for their time behind bars than the actual music they produce. J Futuristic, formerly J Money or the guy that did “First Name, Last Name”, is the next to step up and be read his rights as a background […]

Hip-Hop Wired just came out the lab with Memphis superstar producer Drumma Boy who also just won “Producer Of The Year” for the 2nd year in a row at the 2010 Southern Entertainment Awards. The man responsible for helping such stars as Jeezy, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Ludacris become mainstays on radio […]

“I highly doubt she will have to serve the full time.” – Papoose Already serving two years in her eight-year prison sentence stemming for two charges of assault, there has been a void left in female lyricism since rapper Remy Ma was placed behind bars. With Nicki Minaj sitting at the top of the mountain, […]

As of last night, the internet was buzzing again about Dr. Dre’s long awaited album Detox. Since fans were advised by Jay Z that he was collaborating with Dr Dre on a track for the yet to be released album, the internet has been swarming with speculation.  But it wasn’t until the past few days […]

The day of reckoning is slowly approaching and the time will come when the fake is gone and all that stands is the real when it relates to Hip-Hop. With a decade since their debut album, Train Of Thought, fans of Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek, the collective known as Reflection Eternal will have to […]

“Black has something about him, it’s kinda like the boy next door kind of thing…” With the help and guidance of D.C.’s own Wale, an up and coming rapper from the DMV is stepping out into the spotlight. Rapper Black Cobain of northern Virginia is set to make a television appearance tonight on BET’s The […]

Rumors are running rampant about a Jay Z and Dame Dash reconciliation meeting that took place last night in New York. According to reports, Jay Z was spotted having dinner with the old Roc-A-Fella posse including Beanie Siegel and Memphis Bleek. An insider tells HipHopWired.com  that today will make a historic day in Hip-Hop. “Jay […]

Jae Millz planned  to surprise fans at the XXL 2010 Freshmen concert  but instead received a surprise when he was arrested for driving without a license in New Jersey. Jae Millz who was supposed to appear alongside Cam’ron and Vado instead spent 2 hours in jail. According to Jae Millz, who told his story on […]

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“We are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career…” LL Cool J is the latest victim of an attack by right wing news network FOX News. As previously reported, LL slammed FOX for using an archived interview of him to promote former governor Sarah Palin’s new […]