Tyler Perry claims there are multiple sites using his name and asking the public to donate for a pandemic payout. Scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and they’re using Tyler Perry to do it. The media mogul has made headlines in recent weeks as he receives praise for his altruism. He visited one of his favorite Atlanta eateries and tipped the staff $21K, and then he brought tears to the eyes of senior citizens after paying for their groceries in over 70 stores throughout Georgia and Louisiana. Tyler Perry had been using his platform and finances to...
Steph Curry got sick around the same time the Coronavirus pandemic started to pick up steam. During the first couple of weeks of the season, Steph Curry ended up breaking his hand and was forced to miss a considerable amount of action. After months of rehab, Curry finally got back into the Golden State Warriors lineup but faced yet another setback when he got sick with a fever. This was back in March when the Coronavirus began to pick up steam in the United States. Curry ended up getting tested and thankfully, his test came back negative. Despite this,...
Tiny spoke about T.I. and his relationship with his 18-year-old daughter Deyjah Harris following the hymen scandal and shook the internet last year. In recent weeks, Deyjah Harris has been speaking out about the struggles she’s been working through. The 18-year-old spoke at length in a YouTube video about her battle with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts, and fans will hear her address the scandal involving her father, T.I. in upcoming weeks. We all witnessed last Fall as T.I. visited the Ladies Like Us podcast and talked about the then-17-year-old’s gynecology appointments. The rapper said that he makes his daughter’s...
Jeanne Mai shared a 14 minute Youtube video explaining exactly how Jeezy proposed to her during quarantine after their trip to Vietnam was cancelled. Jeannie Mai gave the full rundown of how her now-fiancé Jeezy brought Vietnam to them after their planned trip was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and how he used the opportunity to propose to her. Jeannie and Jeezy have been together since the fall of 2018, and the two of them are clearly head over heels for each other. That’s why it should come as no surprise that Jeezy decided to pop the question to his love last month...
Ja Morant was very honest about the circumstances involving Andre Iguodala’s holdout in Memphis. It feels like forever ago now but back in February, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Andre Iguodala to the Miami Heat after a half-season of holding out. Iguodala had been dealt to the Grizzlies the Golden State Warriors and it was clear that he had no interest in playing with the young guns down south. Iggy claims the team allowed for him to sit out although, during an interview on the “All The Smoke” podcast, Ja Morant explained that it was much deeper than that. As the...
Jerry Lorenzo’s infamous Nike collab is making its return in a stealthy new colorway. Nike has been known for doing big collabs with streetwear brands, including Jerry Lorenzo’s fashion imprint, Fear of God. The first silhouette to come out of their partnership was the Nike Air Fear Of God 1 which was the perfect blend between fashion and function. The shoe could be worn with an everyday outfit or it could have been used out on the court. This offering was an immediate success and the hype surrounding some of the original colorways was palpable. Now, the Nike Air Fear...
Justin Timberlake had a laugh about his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears dancing to his song “Filthy” and bringing up their infamous breakup on Instagram. It looks like there’s no hard feelings between Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears anymore since the couple split almost 20 years ago. Although there have been many notorious celebrity breakups, few were quite as huge as Brit and JT’s back in 2002. At the time, they were two of the biggest popstars in the industry, and their split even served as the catalyst for one the first breakout hits of Justin’s post-NSYNC* solo career, “Cry Me A River.”...
Virgil Abloh’s latest collaborative shoe with Nike is getting a brand new colorway. By this point, everyone knows about Virgil Abloh’s efforts with Off-White and how he has turned the brand into an international powerhouse that is worn by some of the biggest celebrities. At this point, the brand is pretty well unstoppable and it has been that way ever since its collaboration with Nike back in 2017. Since the original “The Ten” collection, Abloh has helped create numerous other shoes with Nike and as the summer of 2020 approaches, it looks like we will be getting even more...
Ja Rule took credit for “musically influencing” 50 Cent after he shut down Ja’s challenge to a hit battle. Ja Rule insists that he “musically influenced” 50 Cent, even though Fif shut down Ja’s request for a hit battle. The former rivals reignited their beef this week after Ja publicly challenged 50 to rise to the occasion during a call-in to Fat Joe and Swizz Beatz‘s IG live session. Swizz is a co-founder alongside Timbaland of the recently formed Verzuz series, which sees producers, rappers, and various artists going head-to-head on Instagram live with the best work of their career, Ja thought it was...
This week’s TIDAL Wave playlist features picks from Tory Lanez, Youngboy Never Broke Again, DaBaby, Future, Rico Nasty, and more. Things are picking up again with Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert both seemingly preparing new releases next week. As we wait for those to arrive, as well as the new Westside Gunn project coming tonight, we look back on what was another solid week for new releases. Every seven days, the HotNewHipHop staff mulls over all the hottest releases from the last ~three~ weeks, choosing what deserves placement on our TIDAL-exclusive, staff-curated playlist. This time around, we just had...