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• Joy Crookes, Ravyn Lenae – ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now – Part 2’

  01-09-2026 17:22 via rapindustry.com
   
  Following an extraordinary surge in global momentum behind “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” the South London singer and songwriter Joy Crookes has joined forces with Ravyn Lenae, whose “Love Me Not” has achieved 2x Platinum status and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and just released her third studio album Blue Island to critical acclaim, for an outstanding new version of the track.
  Originally released as part of Joy’s acclaimed debut album Skin, “Fe
  
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• Palestinian Journalist Rula Jebreal Called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries “AIPAC Monkey”

  09-09-2026 23:28 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal is under fire over racist remarks aimed at Rep. Hakeem Jeffries over pro-Israel ties. In a recent interview, Rula Jebreal referred to the New York congressman as an “AIPAC Monkey” and other quips some viewed as racially insensitive.
  During a recent appearance on Wajahat Ali’s The Left Hook podcast, Rula Jebreal voiced strong critiques against Jeffries regarding his connection with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and their support
  
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• Lil Durk’s Case Is Now In The Hands Of The Jury After Closing Arguments

  09-09-2026 22:48 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Rapper Lil Durk Mugshot / Broward County Clerk of the CourtsLil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial has reached the end of closing arguments, putting the case in the hands of the jury.Two of the Chicago rapper’s former affiliates, OTF Jam and OTF Vonnie, took the stand as witnesses during the trial. At one point, Durk’s defense team referred to them as “rats” for testifying against Smurk.On the 11th of the trial, supporters gathered outside the courthouse in suppor
  
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• Giuliani Dragged For 9/11 Files Cover-Up, Mamdani Attack

  09-09-2026 22:26 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: BETH A. KEISER / GettyAs New York City prepares for the 25th anniversary of the horrific terror attacks on 9/11 that destroyed the original World Trade Center, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani called for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the memorial service. He would be excoriated heavily online for that, and for the city’s disclosure of files that showed he was untruthful about the air quality after the attacks.Giuliani was interviewed by the right-wing television network Newsmax on S
  
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• Trump White House Pulls “Build The Wall” Game, The Racist “Tetris” Clone From Arcade.Gov

  09-09-2026 22:24 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Trump Arcade / Build A Wall
  While it hasn’t been confirmed, it looks like the Tetris Company speaking out spooked the White House into removing its racist Tetris clone.Just days after launching Trump Arcade, the White House removed its racist game “Build the Wall,” which had players building a border wall on the southern border to prevent a “zombie border siege” using pieces synonymous with the popular video game Tetris.The Verge reports the White House didn’t
  
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• Here Are The Best Black Star Trek Characters

  09-09-2026 22:14 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Ethan Miller / GettyOn September 8, 1966, television viewers were introduced to the USS Enterprise when Star Trek: The Original Series debuted with “The Man Trap.” What started as Gene Roddenberry’s vision of humanity exploring the stars has grown into a six-decade franchise spanning numerous television series, feature films, animation, books and generations of devoted fans. This week, Star Trek officially celebrated its 60th anniversary, with events around the world ho
  
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• DaBaby Attacked Online Over High Prices At His Waffle Restaurant

  09-09-2026 21:38 via hiphopwired.com
  
  DaBaby is now in a long line of celebrities who made the decision to enter the restaurant business. However, DaBaby’s new joint is raising eyebrows over its prices and one reporter says expediency is also lacking.As pointed out by The Charlotte Observer, DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, opened up his new No Knife Chicken & Waffles this past Sunday (September 6). Photos of the eatery’s menu have made their way online, and fans had some questions over the prices, in particular one
  
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• Bryan-Michael Cox Says ‘Making The Band’ May Have Stunted Day26’s Growth

  09-09-2026 19:47 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Nykieria Chaney / GettyBryan-Michael Cox spoke with Hip-Hop Wired at Cousinz Festival 2026, where the super producer opened up about his work with Day26 and the impact Making the Band had on the R&B group’s career.Cox is coming off a major year after launching his latest venture, Illustrate New Ideas, a record label that counts a familiar face among its first signees, Day26.During the Making The Band era, B. Cox and the R&B group cooked up several hits together, including &
  
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• Sony Isn’t Retiring Physical Games As Quickly As Many Think

  09-09-2026 18:39 via hiphopwired.com
  
  NurPhoto / PlayStationPlayStation is still killing physical discs by January 2028, but the death blow isn’t coming as fast as many believe.
  Two months after Sony reported repurposing its last disc-making plant, the company’s disc-making division says a report about how much disc production will be cut is exaggerated.
  An unnamed Sony DADC spokesperson told Game journalist Brian Crecente that production will be cut by only 10 percent, not 90 percent as once bel
  
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• Jemele Hill Talks Fat Joe's N-word Backlash & Joe Budden Podcast.

  09-09-2026 16:14 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lil Durk’s Dad On OTF Jam Testifying, “This Stuff Make Your Stomach Turn”

  09-09-2026 15:27 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Robert Gauthier / GettyLil Durk’s father, Dontay Banks Sr., is sharing his thoughts on the murder-for-hire trial involving his son.As closing arguments begin, Durk’s trial has been an emotional rollercoaster for those closest to him. With OTF Jam and OTF Vonnie taking the stand during the first two weeks, the testimony has made the case difficult to call.The case centers around the alleged 2022 attempt on Quando Rondo’s life, which ultimately left his cousin, Lul Pab, s
  
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• Social Media Begs Nintendo To Sue Donald Trump After White House Drops ‘The Legend of Trump’ MAGA Spoof of ‘Zelda’

  09-09-2026 06:14 via hiphopwired.com
  
  The White House / The Legend of TrumpNothing is safe from Donald Trump and his administration. The White House shared a video of an awful MAGA knockoff of Nintendo’s iconic video game, The Legend of Zelda.
  While the price at the pump continues to rise, food prices soar, the cost of everyday items spikes thanks to his tariffs, and the war with Iran rages on, Donald Trump and his administration continue to show they don’t have their priorities straight.
  Trump was already getting dragge
  
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• “A Disgrace To Humanity”: Donald Trump Blasted For Egregious 9/11 Falsehood

  08-09-2026 23:06 via hiphopwired.com
  
  ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Donald TrumpDonald Trump lies A LOT, but his latest tall tale regarding 9/11 is not sitting well with Americans.
  When it comes to Donald Trump, we have come to expect that he is incapable of telling the truth, so much in fact that it no longer surprises or shocks us when he says something blatantly false.
  But tha’s not the case this time around.
  During a recent White House address to commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Trump used the moment to bring up
  
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• Bone Thugs-No-Harmony Drama: Krayzie Bone Says Layzie Bone Was In Rehab

  08-09-2026 22:06 via youtube.com
  
  Bone Thugs-No-Harmony Drama: Krayzie Bone Says Layzie Bone Was In Rehab
  
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• Layzie Bone Says He Was “Left In The Dark” About Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tour

  08-09-2026 21:50 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: JC Olivera / GettyLayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is speaking out about why he won’t be joining the group’s upcoming tour with Wu-Tang Clan.Both legendary Hip-Hop are hitting the road together, but one member will be missing from the lineup. Rumors began circulating among fans that Layzie didn’t want to be part of the tour.In a video uploaded to Instagram, Layzie cleared the air, saying the rumors are cap and that he was never contact about the tour.“That coul
  
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• Emmy Sweep: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Wins 7 Awards

  08-09-2026 21:49 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Focus On Sport / GettyBad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl halftime performance just added some serious hardware to its résumé after a record-setting awards night.
  
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• Authorities Recover $10M Worth Of Bootleg Nikes, adidas & Fear Of God Merchandise

  08-09-2026 21:40 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department / LAPDThe sneaker game may be dead in the water for resellers and the secondary market, but that doesn’t mean bootleggers are going to be closing up shop anytime soon, as the takedown of a huge counterfeit operation proves that the business of bootleg kicks is just as lucrative as it’s ever been.According to Complex, authorities in California discovered more than 25,000 pieces of counterfeit Nikes, adidas, and Fear Of God apparel
  
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• Macklemore Responds To “Free Palestine” Speech Criticism


  08-09-2026 21:33 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: ARNAUD FINISTRE / GettyThe multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore has some words for those who criticized his recent call to “Free Palestine” as he performed onstage while on tour with Ed Sheeran.On Monday (Sept. 7), Macklemore shared a video of the speech he made during his opening set for the pop musician’s Loop Tour stop at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last Saturday (Sept. 5). The caption read, “Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be c
  
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• Social Media Is Baffled By Donald Trump’s New Hairdo

  08-09-2026 21:08 via hiphopwired.com
  
  JIM WATSON / Donald TrumpA lot is going on with Donald Trump lately, especially regarding his health and appearance. A recent photo of Orange Mussolini sporting a new hairdo has the internet talking.
  Donald Trump’s hair is already a hot mess because he is so damn vain he refuses to submit to the idea of him losing it, so much to the point that he’s one of the most ridiculous combovers in the history of combovers.
  As we visibly watch Trump deteriorate before our eyes, with bruising on
  
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• MMA Fighter Tries To Trick Floyd Mayweather

  08-09-2026 18:48 via youtube.com
  
  MMA Fighter Tries To Trick Floyd Mayweather
  
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• 5th Place Legend Riley Gaines Clowned For Bizarre Take On ‘GTA 6’s Romance Feature

  08-09-2026 18:28 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Getty Images / Riley Gaines / Rockstar Games / GTA 6Republicans, especially the MAGA brand, continue to prove they are a weird bunch of people. The queen of mediocre, Riley Gaines, said something profoundly stupid about GTA 6 and fertility rates that got her flamed for it.
  Riley Gaines, who for some reason has become a media darling among those on the left for finishing 5th in a college swim race and blaming it on a transgender athlete, took a break from “championing women’s sports&r
  
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• Big30 Recovers Pooh Shiesty’s Chain From Police Custody

  08-09-2026 16:49 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Source: Michael Loccisano / GettyBig30 is riding with Pooh Shiesty no matter what, showing his loyalty while the Memphis rapper remains behind bars.The two have allegedly been connected to the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane, which reports claim stemmed from Pooh Shiesty’s alleged attempt to get himself out of his 1017 record deal.Shiesty has remained behind bars, while his father, Lontrell Williams Sr., and Big30 have also been connected to the alleged crime but are not incarcerated.
  
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• Bizzy Bone Reveals He's Not On Wu Tang / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tour

  08-09-2026 04:17 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Cardi B Performs A-Ha In Revealing Bodysuit - at Don Oliver’s sold out show

  08-09-2026 04:02 via youtube.com
  
  Cardi B Performs A-Ha In Revealing Bodysuit - at Don Oliver’s sold out show
  
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• Maino Say He's Not A Rapper - He's A Brand

  07-09-2026 23:33 via youtube.com
  
  Maino Say He's Not A Rapper - He's A Brand
  
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• Exclusive: George Clinton Gets Keys To The City From Mayor Ras Baraka

  07-09-2026 22:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Bad Boy Artist Mark Curry Airs 50 Cent Out Over Diddy Doc, "I made $69"

  07-09-2026 17:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ice Spice Sports Red-Hot Tattoos Under Her Backside, Social Media Is Thirsty

  07-09-2026 07:09 via hiphopwired.com
  
  Ice Spice has kept somewhat busy in the last year with a handful of singles, while fans await a followup to her 2024 major label studio album debut. However, she set the Internet ablaze after debuting a pair of tattoos right under her backside and fans online have chimed in with the thirst.Ice Spice, 26, shared a post on social media showing off a pair of tattoos underneath her bottom on the upper thigh area reading “Saint” and “Sinner” in bright red ink in dramatic curs
  
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• An Amazon Plane K!lls 5 People At Miami International Airport - It Didn't Stop

  07-09-2026 04:32 via youtube.com
  
  An Amazon Plane K!lls 5 People At Miami International Airport - It Didn't Stop
  
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• Beef: Layzie Bone Addresses Issues With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Why He's Not On Wu Tang Clan Tour

  07-09-2026 04:21 via youtube.com
  
  
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