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The Williams Brothers, Baby and Sugar Slim, CEO’s of Cash Money Records have released their official statement regarding the witch-hunt for Lil Wayne by New York police, which just resulted in his conviction. As previously reported, Weezy entered a guilty plea for a gun possession charge this week regarding charges of a loaded gun being […]

Kanye West and his manager Don “DC” Crowley have been cleared of all three-misdemeanor charges that resulted from a scuffle with the paparazzi in 2008. The charges of battery, grand theft and vandalism against West and Crowley were thrown out by Los Angeles court commissioner Mark Zuckman. Not getting away scott free, the two will […]

With the upcoming Atlanta mayoral election two weeks away, music moguls and philanthropists, Christopher ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and his manager Chaka Zulu have joined forces to formally throw their support behind Senator Kasim Reed. Along with Shaquille O’Neal, they will be hosting a celebrity fundraiser to bring the political and entertainment communities behind their candidate of […]

Chali 2na will be headlining the 14-date “The Deadliest Catch Tour” in support of his solo debut album Fish Outta Water, in stores now on Decon Records. Joining Chali 2na on the tour will be fellow MC’s Gift Of Gab, Mr. Lif and Lyrics Born, making this a must-see event for lovers of fine Hip-Hop. […]

Super producer turned movie director QD3 is gearing to unleash a barrage of DVD projects in the next few months. Taking a break from the highly successful Beef DVD series, QD3 told Hip-Hop Wired exclusively: “We got a Lil’ Wayne film that we just finished that we took to Sundance that’ll be coming out real […]

Saigon’s Greatest Story Never Told has been anticipated by Hip-Hop heads just about as long as Dr. Dre’s mythical Detox.  But in the meantime to keep heads at bay, he’s delivering some glimpses of what to expect on his latest mixtape album Warning Shots 2.  Speaking with Hip-Hop Wired, Sai discussed his new project as […]

According to VH1, “the U.S. competition series “I Want to Work for Diddy,” starring Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, is to return for a second season next month.”  Diddy is searching once again for his new Fawnzworth Bentley to hold umbrellas for him on those rainy days.  The competition will feature eleven contestants who will […]

Gucci Mane will finally make his first major label release on December 8 when he unveils The State Vs. Roderic Davis on December8 via So Icey/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records. After bohoging the southern mixtape circuit over the past few years, his official release will feature production from Polow Da Don, Drumma Boy, Zaytoven, Sean Garrett, Mannie […]

Akon’s recent baby mama troubles have successfully kept his name in the headlines. As previously reported, the mother of one of his five kids filed papers against him in July for child support. Since then, Kon’s moved on and is set to embark on a new music endeavor, this time becoming a radio show host […]

The First Lady Of Memphis, Gangsta Boo, is back in the lab preparing her new mixtape Rumors scheduled to drop on Halloween.  Now part of Memphis producer and ATL transplant  Drumma Boy’s Drum Squad, Gangsta Boo broke down her latest project as well as what’s going on in Memphis Hip-Hop with  DJ Smallz and Southern […]

“The stuff I’m doing makes the mixtapes sound wack.” J. Coles rise in the Hip-Hop industry has been chronicled through his mixtape series.  With “The Come Up,” the North Carolina native put his foot in the door and threw his voice in the air to see if it would carry and it must have worked […]

While the world continues to wait for the drop of Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent is doing an excellent job staying in the headlines with his countless issues with countless people. The most recent victims to his unyielding jabs are Rick Ross, Fat Joe and Jay-Z. As previously reported, he even had beef with […]