Nas, News

Nas has been on absolute fire for the past couple of months in anticipation of his new album, Life Is Good. Songs like “The Don,” “Accident Murderers,” and “Daughters” have been heaped with great praise. Nas recently took to his twitter account to release the complete tracklist to his album which drops on July 17th. […]

Hip Hop Wired Exclusive, lil kim, News

Lil’ Kim is not fan of Drake, so it only makes sense that she be brutally honest in regards to his fight with Chris Brown.  However, when a story claiming that she lashed out at the Young Money star—and eluded to him being a closeted homosexual— hit the ‘Net Wednesday (June 20), her rep quickly denied […]

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Mike Tyson is officially headed for Broadway. The 45-year-old announced Monday (June 18) that his one-man Broadway show, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, will debut at New York City’s Longacre Theater, next month, and will run for six nights.

chris brown, drake, Meek Mill, News

Drake and Chris Brown have made their statements, and now Meek Mill is explaining what really led to the melee at W.i.P Nightclub, last week. Meek has been named in the bottle-throwing altercation, and when asked by XXL, he alluded to the situation being caused by surrounding parties. “Chris and Drake, them two was there but […]

GALLERY, News, PHOTO OPS, rihanna

As more sketchy details behind Drake and Chris Brown’s crew-on-crew fight continue to leak to the press, Rihanna has released her first statements on the matter. The singer was prodded by the paparazzi about the incident, but was obviously uninterested in answering questions. 

News, Politics, President Obama

Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey sang for President Obama, and other attendees of a fundraiser supporting his re-election in New York City, Thursday. The event was one of two soirees held in his honor that day, the first of which took place at the home of actress, Sarah Jessica Parker, costing $40,000 per ticket.

Big Sean, Justin Bieber, News, Video

Justin Bieber took on the big stage of Rockefeller Center at New York City today on NBC’s The Today Show. With his new album Believe about to his stores this Tuesday, he performed some new cuts off of his album including his next single “As Long As You Love Me,” featuring Big Sean. Check out […]

chris brown, drake, News, Video

One  day after news broke that Drake and Chris Brown got in a melee at New York City’s W.i.P nightclub, video of the altercation has emerged.

Nas, News, Video

Nas held a listening session last night for his highly anticipated album under Def Jam, Life Is Good. It was held at the New Museum in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan, NY and a lot of the buzz leaving the listening session was a Swizz Beats-produced record that lit the crowd on fire. […]

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The beautiful and lovely Rita Ora held a private concert last night under the bright lights of New York City. During her performance, she covered Gotye’s immensely popular indie song “Somebody That I Used To Know.”

curren$y, News, Video

If you can’t make it to Curren$y’s show tonight at Webster Hall, kick up your feet pop open your laptop and catch the live stream right here on Hip-Hop Wired. Show starts at 9:30 pm EST, so see you after the jump. 

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Legendary New York City radio personality Hal Jackson has died, he was 96. The longtime broadcaster at Manhattan’s WBLS, succumbed to an undisclosed illness, according to the radio station. “WBLS is deeply saddened to announce that Hal Jackson has passed away this afternoon due to illness,” read a statement on the company’s website. “He was 96 years old. […]