News, Video

Mister Cee is trying to turn a negative (repeatedly getting busted for soliciting prostitutes, allegedly) into a positive, by recording a PSA for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In the video the Hot 97 DJ faces his latest scandal head on, admitting to being addicted to intercourse…but not with dudes.

News, Politics

Former state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Queens), was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Thursday (May 9), following a trial over fraud allegations. Huntley previously admitted to embezzling $80,000 from a charity she controlled.

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Mister Cee is navigating his way through personal turmoil, that has gone extremely public. After multiple arrests for soliciting male prostitutes, the latest of which was over the weekend, it’s become clear that the lauded Hot 97 DJ is dealing with an inner battle that he has yet to fully admit to.

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An innovative art program in New York takes an especially interesting path in introducing artists in underserved communities. The Laundromat Project, a nonprofit founded by Risë Wilson in 1999, uses laundromat spaces to showcase art and builds community ties.  This week, the program announced it will be introducing three artists-in-residence in Bed-Stuy, Harlem, and Hunts […]

GALLERY, News

A large drug ring and personal yayo delivery service in Manhattan was broken up earlier today (April 12). Two housing projects on the Lower East Side and East Village served as a hub of operations for the “Blocc Boyz” and “Money Boyz” factions respectively. 41 members of the crews were arrested on trafficking charges.

ll cool j, News

The Internets was on fire yesterday (April 8) after country music star Brad Paisley dropped his new song “Accidental Racist,” featuring veteran rapper-actor LL Cool J. Paisley shared in an upcoming print interview why he decided to release the controversial track, although it appears the West Virginia native is not necessarily an expert on race […]

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Although the recent upswing in solidarity surrounding the marriage equality debate in the Supreme Court has been mostly positive, a woman in Harlem is strongly against it. A coffee shop owner lost a customer after the owner drew a pink Human Rights Campaign logo on an erasable board. The customer later aired her disdain on social […]

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Rashidah Ali is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, and were’ here to lift the veil.  You’re welcome, America.

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Erica Mena doesn’t get the credit she deserves. After making a small appearance on Love & Hip-Hop New York, she has worked her way up the ladder of relevancy to become a main character.

News

Bernard Anderson Bey is a simple man with simple dreams. The homeless New Yorker is suing his parents for denying him love, but is willing to call it even,  so long as they buy two Domino’s Pizza franchises in his honor.

News

Police in New Jersey pulled over a gang member on traffic warrants, and got a whole lot more than they bargained for. Aside from disobeying the rules of the road, the suspect also had a record number of bags of heroin stuffed in his anus.

Hip Hop Wired Exclusive, News

Chrisette Michele was hospitalized in New York City yesterday, forcing the cancellation of her show. The singer released a statement to Hip-Hop Wired, explaining what she was ailing from.