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• Well Deserved: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Receives 9 Emmy Nominations

  09-07-2026 19:27 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Focus On Sport / GettyFor all the unnecessary hate, backlash and even death threats that Bad Bunny received from Donald Trump and his MAGA cult simply for being Puerto Rican and chosen to headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LX, it’s pretty safe to say that Jay-Z and Roc Nation made the right choice as not only did it end up becoming the most viewed halftime show in history, but it’s now been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards.On Wednesday (July 8), the list of Emmy nomin
  
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• Vince Staples Launching Apple Music Radio Show

  09-07-2026 19:26 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Vince Staples has modeled his career on being as creative as possible and eliminating filler when it comes to his albums and other endeavors. In his latest venture, Vince Staples makes a return to Apple Music Radio for his new weekly 5 On Fridays show, highlighting five new tracks he’s checking out.In a no-nonsense trailer, Vince Staples succinctly explains the concept of 5 On Fridays, sharing that it will differ somewhat from his former Ramona Radio series, which he informed viewers was c
  
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• J. Cole Drops Exclusive ‘The Fall-Off’ Print Magazine

  09-07-2026 18:59 via hiphopwired.com
  
  J. Cole released his double album, The Fall-Off, to much fanfare amid hints that it would be his swan song. While that point hasn’t been firmly solidified by J. Cole himself, he is still pushing out grand creative ideas by way of a limited edition print magazine named after the album and featuring some of music’s top journalists and creative minds.Announced on Wednesday (July 8), The Fall-Off print magazine is a limited edition run headed by veteran music journalist Bonsu Thompson se
  
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• Donald Trump’s Qatari Force One Reportedly Grounded Due To Security Concerns

  09-07-2026 17:42 via hiphopwired.com
  
  ABDULLAH GUCLU / Donald Trump / Qatari Force OneDonald Trump had to use “the old plane” because his illegal foreign jet from Qatar wasn’t secure enough to fly out of an active warzone, many experts believe.Trump’s Qatari-“gifted” jet, which he claims is “the world’s most luxurious plane,” was grounded yesterday, forcing him to use the original Air Force One out of Turkey. On Truth Social, where the president does a good portion of his ly
  
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• Graham Platner Ends Senate Run After Sex Abuse Claims

  09-07-2026 17:28 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Portland Press Herald / GettyOn Wednesday (July 8), Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate from Maine, suspended his campaign. It comes after a former girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, came forward alleging that Platner raped her in 2021. The report was published by POLITICO, followed by a CNN interview on Monday (July 6).“We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me,” Platner said in a video posted to his social media accounts. &
  
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• Predicting Every Feature On Future’s New Album ‘The Real Me’

  09-07-2026 15:50 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: @future / InstagramFuture has finally come out of hiding and is set to drop his next album, The Real Me, tomorrow.The project marks the Atlanta rapper’s first album in two years, following the success of MIXTAPE PLUTO. With records like “LIL DEMON,” “TOO FAST,” and “SOUTH OF FRANCE,” Pluto set the bar high, making this one of the most anticipated rap releases of the year.MIXTAPE PLUTO also carried extra meaning in Future’s catalog, as it wa
  
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