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When Lupe Fiasco isn’t ruffling feathers in the media with talks of conspiracy theories and other hullabaloo, he spends his downtime displaying his affinity for fashion and apparel. At least that’s the impression we get from the rapper’s recent appearance in the spring/summer 2013 preview lookbook from menswear brand U.S. Alteration.
Yesterday former WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw was indicted in Atlanta on charges stemming from a November 2012 incident involving an ex-girlfriend and former teammate that took a violent turn. And the woman responsible for bringing the worse out of Holdsclaw you ask? Well you can credit that to none other than Tulsa Shock forward […]
March Madness is almost here, and adidas has unveiled its new NCAA basketball uniforms. Seen here are the adizero uniform systems that six teams (Baylor, UCLA, Louisville, Cincinnati, Kansas and Notre Dame) will be rocking during post-season play.
Marco McMillian, a gay mayoral candidate in Clarksdale, Miss., was found dead near the Mississippi River on Wednesday (Feb. 27) morning after being reported missing a day prior. Although charges have not been filed, a person of interest has been taken into custody, sparking the possibility of a homicide investigation.
BET’s 9th annual Rip The Runway fashion show was taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City last night.
March 9 is the day that the Notorious B.I.G. lost his life. But instead of it being somber, it’s a day to celebrate the late, great Brooklyn rapper’s life.
Lil Wayne isn’t one to always apologize for his words, but a diss from Pitbull over his comments against the Miami Heat has had an impact. Earlier in the week, Mr. 305 released a “Harlem Shake” freestyle (aka the “Welcome to Dade County” diss) aimed at Weezy, and now the Young Money rapper is responding.
North Chicago Police Blasted For Using Tyrone Biggums & Other Black Stereotypes In Brochure [PHOTOS]
Police in North Chicago are being criticized over the decision to use stereotypical images of Black men in their training brochure. The images include Chappelle’s Show crackhead, Tyrone Biggums, a “bug-eyed” man, and a suspect smiling in handcuffs and an orange prison jumpsuit with the word “guilty” written above him.
Karrine “Superhead” Steffans is back in the mix. Steffans and her on-again-off-again lover, Lil Wayne, have been spending time together, and now the “brain champion” may have accidentally outted her boo for violating his probation.
President Obama unveiled the full-length statue of Rosa Parks on Capitol Hill, earlier today. House Speaker John Boehner joined the commander in chief to reveal the statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.
A British roller skater who performed at the London Olympics opening ceremony, was busted for sleeping with a 14-year-old fan. Nathan Wright, 26, hooked up with the teen last fall, after she viewed his skating clips on YouTube.
On Hip-Hop Wired, we usually use our Wired 25 countdowns to show love to Hip-Hop culture. Today, however is Dominican Independence Day, so we’re going to do something different.