The economy is not in a good place. A job report released Friday (July 6) revealed that only 84,000 jobs have been created in the last month, falling short of the expected 100,000. While the number is up from previous months, the lack of steady job creation is a damaging blow to the Obama administration. […]
Remember that crazy looking guy that impersonated being Sean “Diddy” Combs’ cousin well enough to convince authorities that he was legitimately a guest at the rap mogul’s house. He’s been sentenced to time served. The New York Post reports that Quamine Taylor, who squatted in Diddy’s East Hampton crib back in April, was sentenced to time served. Taylor has been in jail […]
Hip-Hop has had a storied relationship with homo-xuality, but it looks like the tide has finally changed. Over the last few months, noted figures in the game like Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar have come out in support of same-s-x marriage, but it wasn’t until singer/songwriter/producer Frank Ocean declared that he goes both ways, that the culture will finally have to […]
Eve’s last solo album, EVE-Olution, came out ten years ago and since then there’s been a severe drought in the female rap arena. Her fourth album, Liplock, has been in the making ever since but it hasn’t come without frustration. “I need another word for frustration,” she tells Time.com in a recent interview. “I’ve completely gone past frustration 100 times. It’s […]
Nas has been on a winning streak lately, but you just knew there was bound to be a fumble. In a New York Times on piece Frank Ocean, one juicy tidbit revealed is that they crooner recorded a song with the Queensbridge MC called “No Such Thing As White Jesus.” However, said recording no longer exists. There was also a collaboration […]
Attorney General Eric Holder is responding to being placed in contempt by announcing himself as a “proxy” for Republicans, in their tireless attack against President Obama. The House Oversight Committee voted to hold Holder in contempt stemming from his refusal to turn over documents from the failed Operation Fast and Furious mission. In an interview with the Washington Post, Holder accused Republicans of […]
The South is still being plagued by the zombie apocalypse, but the latest case only involves an attempted attack. Karl Laventure, began to display erratic behavior at a golf course in Alpharetta, Ga. earlier this week, prompting patrons to call police. Laventure chose his 21st birthday to head to the course, strip half-naked, threaten guests, and swing clubs. Once […]
It’s been just over 30 years since the first AIDS case was reported in the U.S., and despite the advances in medicine, there is no cure (that we know of). Even more disturbing is the fact that the epidemic continues to attack the Black community. Although Black people only make up less than a quarter of the […]
Machine Gun Kelly has a reputation for his involvement in altercations, and riots, but he wants to change the public’s perception. According to the “Invicible” rapper he’s looked at as being “wild,” and will make his music the focus of his popularity. Hip-Hop Wired caught up with the rapper on the red carpet for the 2012 BET Awards where […]
When you’re bringing in millions of dollars, making sure that your taxes are paid should be priority No.1, but it seems like just about everybody in the game fails to take heed of Uncle Sam’s wrath. Earlier today Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her failure to pay taxes on 1.6 million in earnings. While it […]
Back withanother video for his The Lost Tape mixtape, 5o Cent andRobbie Nova take us to Las Vegas for their “I Aint Gonna’ Lie”visual. The video showcases a beautiful lead lady which helps us get through this decent record and performance by Mr. Jackson and his absent feature artist. The G-Unit general flaunts his wealth in a high rise suite overlooking the Nevada strip, as his lead lady […]
The 2012 BET Awards was one of the best in years. But things didn’t start off looking that way thanks to host Samuel L. Jackson’s and Spike Lee’s opening struggle rap performance of “Negroes In Paris,” their take on The Throne’ s “Ni**as In Paris.” Our peeps over at the Urban Daily are in agreement that the opener wasn’t the best […]