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Adam22 makes no secret about embracing the cuckold lifestyle, which is when a person watches their partner do the nasty with someone else, and he’s capitalizing on the kink. In a new announcement video, Adam22 is partnering with Swedish furniture company QUQ Chairs to release a line of exclusive seating arrangements made for those who want to be close to the action.
In a video posted to his social media pages, Adam22 explains the partnership with QUQ Chairs, which says it supplies furniture to several fictitious hotel chains, including Motel 5, Super 7, Travel Inn, Econo Inn, and Holiday Lodge Express, all in a bid to illustrate what the chairs are made for.
“I’m the latest Brand Ambassador for iconic Swedish furniture designer QUQchairs.com,” Adam22 says. “I couldn’t be more excited about this partnership for something I’m so deeply passionate about!”
“I am excited to create the most ergonomic chairs for the bedroom,” he added. “As the spectator, you have the perfect view at all times….The chair allows the perfect amount of freedom for your wrists and hands.”
Yikes. Or congratulations? Sorry, we don’t mean to kink shame. Do you. Or watch someone do her. Or him. Whatever your flavor, right?
Adam22 made himself the face of the lifestyle after releasing and directing a video of his wife, Lena The Plug, getting down with fellow adult film performer Jason Luv.
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Raphael Saadiq, who once worked alongside former En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson in Lucy Pearl, had choice words for his former bandmate. During a performance in his hometown of Oakland, Raphael Saadiq shot down claims that Robinson made about living inside her car and made other jabs as well.
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Raphael Saadiq closed out his “No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits” tour at the Fox Theater. Employing a no-phones policy, Saadiq used this as a means to let off some inner thoughts regarding Robinson.
Saadiq compared Robinson to Lauryn Hill, addressing the singer’s widely reported issues with her Fugees bandmates before bluntly stating, “Actually, I’d rather have Lauryn,” and he wasn’t done there.
Singing the hook for Lucy Pearl’s hit single “Dance Tonight,” Saadiq took a larger swipe by singing the song’s familiar hook and saying, “See! I didn’t need her. I could’ve sang it myself,” and right before he stopped monologuing and ended this chat with the crowd adding, “That sh*T about her living in her car is not real.”
The outlet reports that Saadiq frequently had to quiet the raucous crowd, and was even flashed by a woman in attendance while another kept showering her affections towards the singer. He also took some time to share stories about his other past collaborators, but slickly used the storytelling moment to hush a loud patron.
“What makes me a great collaborator is that I’m a great listener,” Saadiq said, while addressing the patron, “Not like you. I. Am. A. Listener.”
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President Donald Trump attended a showing of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center in Washington this week, but he didn’t get the reception he might’ve expected. On social media, news spread swiftly that President Donald Trump was promptly booed as he and the First Lady took to their seats despite a smattering of folks shouting “U-S-A” chants.
As reported by the Associated Press, President Donald Trump attended the opening night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday (June 12), his first showing at the institution after gutting its previous leadership and inserting himself as its chairman. While the common thread of reaction to Trump’s attendance was noting the audible boos coming from the crowd, he did have some supporters who showed favor.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were in attendance, as was Attorney General Pam Bondi and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, who has clashed with Trump in the past, was also in attendance.
The outlet reports that someone in the crowd cursed at Trump, although the expletive wasn’t explained. Near the end of the showing, several drag queens who were in the crowd strolled through the auditorium in protest of Trump’s reshaping of the Kennedy Center’s creative output in his pushback against what he viewed as left-leaning content.
Les Misérables, as slyly noted by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, is a story that takes place against the backdrop of the French Revolution and focuses on social upheaval.
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JPEGMAFIA is a difficult artist to explain to casual Hip-Hop listeners, and that’s exactly how he seems to prefer to be perceived by fans. In a new interview, JPEGMAFIA had choice words for Drake, The Alchemist, and Earl Sweatshirt while sharing his aims in becoming a major star in music.
JPEGMAFIA, who previously worked with Ye Ye, spoke with Billboard backstage ahead of his Governors Ball Music Festival set last weekend, and his candid discussion with the outlet was just as outsized as the music he creates. Of course, the portion of the interview that snagged headlines was his barbs aimed at Drake.
From Billboard:
People yearn for something new, especially in rap. We’re yearning, we’re tired. We don’t wanna hear Drake complain about b—hes anymore. We don’t f—king care, he’s 40. We need something different. I’m here to try to provide and cultivate that as much as I can because rap fans are f—king bored.
In another portion of the interview, JPEGMAFIA was asked about fusing the sounds of hardcore, a scene where the Baltimore native cut his teeth, with Hip-Hop.
“Alchemist, Earl and them? They’ve been making the same f—king song for the last twenty f—king years. Nobody gives a s—t. I’m not them,” JPEGMAFIA said.
Check out the full interview here.
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Jonathan Daviss, an actor who broke out as a star for Netflix’s Outer Banks series, has been cast as Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus in an upcoming biopic. The biopic will be directed by Craig Brewer, and Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Pictures is listed as one of the producers for the project.
Deadline exclusively reports that Jonathan Daviss, 25, was cast shortly after Brewer was named as the biopic’s director. Brewer broke out as a director for his 2005 film, Hustle & Flow, and also directed Dolemite Is My Name starring Eddie Murphy, along with Coming 2 America, also starring Murphy.
The untitled biopic will examine Snoop Dogg’s rise from his early days in Long Beach, Calif., to linking with Dr. Dre and Death Row Records, ahead of his current status as a pop culture icon. The film is the first project to emerge from Death Row Pictures’ ongoing deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios. This extends Snoop’s longstanding partnership with NBCUniversal as the Doggfather will return as a judge for the 28th season of The Voice.
A release date for the biopic has not been announced.
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Ye, the former Kanye West, has remixed his name once more in his ever-changing quest to forge his identity. In recent business document filings, it appears that Ye is now known as Ye Ye, although it hasn’t been explained why he’s decided to make the change.
As reported by Page Six, Ye Ye initially changed his name from Kanye West to Ye back in 2021. By way of his business manager, the Chicago superstar added the additional Ye, but it hasn’t been explained why he’s decided to make the change.
The new name was seen on the new documents, replacing the former Ye West that had been there before. Yeezy Apparel, Yeezy Record Label LLC, and Getting Out Our Dreams Inc. are now signed as Ye Ye being the “manager or member name.”
The outlet notes that the Vultures star has sunsetted his former @KanyeWest account on X, formerly Twitter, writing on June 1, “Ima finally stop using the @kanyewest twitter cause my name is Ye.”
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On Monday (June 9), the Atlanta Hip-Hop community lost one of its legends in Andre “Dres Tha Beatnik” Lett, who passed away after battling an illness. The news of Dres Tha Beatnik’s passing spread throughout the community he helped guide, shape, and connect, and we look back on the life and legacy of Andre K. Lett.
I can’t recall my first time meeting Dres Tha Beatnik, but I can pinpoint it to one of the many times I visited Atlanta to attend and cover the A3C conference and music festival. One of the things that stood out immediately was Dres’ signature hat, which I’ve only seen him without once in person. Along with his hat, Dres’ infectious smile, charm, and energy were just as magnetic in one-on-one conversations as he was onstage hosting events.
Like most people of significance, when they leave this physical plane, several of Dres’ peers, including some of my close friends, such as legendary rapper and producer J-Live and Full Plate Records honcho and rapper Dillon, all shared glowing tributes to Dres on their social media timelines. Others, such as Killer Mike, Mike’s Run The Jewels partner Trackstar The DJ, and many more communicated similar sentiments.
Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta also posted a message honoring Dres’ life and legacy with moving words that completely illustrated what he meant to Atlanta and Hip-Hop culture overall.
From Mayor Dickens:
“Atlanta has lost a cultural icon. Dres tha Beatnik was a unifier, a creative force, and a true champion of Atlanta’s hip-hop and arts community. For decades, Dres tha Beatnik brought energy, soul, and authenticity to every stage he graced. His voice uplifted countless artists and inspired a generation. His urban showcase Arts, Beats, and Lyrics helped craft our cultural landscape and uplifted countless artists. We are grateful for his legacy and the light he shared with our city.”
As he shared in this interview with A3C, Dres was a native of Philadelphia who honed his skills early on as a rapper but picked up the art of beatboxing as he bided his time, becoming adept at providing the platter for his rapping compatriots. During his hosting gigs, Dres would showcase his beatboxing along with his deep knowledge of Hip-Hop history. It was mesmerizing to witness the control Dres had over the crowd, proving himself just as vital as the acts he would welcome to the stage.
In full transparency, Dres and I were planning to work together on having him speak on the history of Hip-Hop music and culture with Hip-Hop Wired. Like most grand plans, we could never find the right time to do so, and he began sharing candid updates regarding his health online. Despite his struggles, Dres never muted his joy and always presented his usual affable nature.
In moments such as this, I find it difficult to find the words to honor Dres properly. I feel like I’m coming up short in that regard. I’m also deeply affected by the loss because it highlights how finite time is. Still, if there is something I can positively capture from this moment is that I can choose to live my life like Dres did: loving, loud, and proud, and all under the banner of Hip-Hop.
Andre “Dres Tha Beatnik” Lett, may you rest powerfully in peace.
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Sly Stone, a legendary musician who helped propel funk to its elevated heights in the realm of Black music, has died. Hip-Hop artists of various eras have sampled Sly Stone’s work over the years, and we’ve got a playlist highlighting some of those audio classics.
As Hip-Hop Wired reported earlier, Sly Stone, born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, passed away Monday (June 9) at the age of 82. After establishing his roots in the Bay Area as a musical prodigy, Stone ventured into becoming a front-facing artist with his Sly and The Stones in the 1960s with the late Cynthia Robinson, the trumpeter who was a founding member of Sly and the Family Stone, the band that catapulted Stone into the annals of music history.
Alongside fun pioneers such asJames Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, Stone and his band enjoyed a successful run of album releases extending into the late 1970s. Stone’s life was captured in the 2023 biography, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), written with Ben Greenman, featuring a foreword from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Thompson also produced the stirring 2025 documentary centered on Stone’s life and legacy, Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius).
Hip-Hop artists such as LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, The Jungle Brothers, Public Enemy, and scores more dug into the crates to grab bits of Stone’s music to form the backdrop of their works. Below, we’ve got a handful of those songs featured in the playlist below.
Long live Sly Stone. May he rest powerfully in peace.
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1. LL COOL J – “Mama Said Knock You Out
Samples “Trip To Your Heart.”
2. Queen Latifah – “Dance For Me”
Samples “Dance to the Music.”
3. Jungle Brothers – “Because I Got It Like That”
Samples “You Can Make It If You Try.”
4. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg – “Deep Cover
Samples “Sing A Simple Song.”
5. Cypress Hill – “Insane In The Brain”
Samples “Life.”
6. Arrested Development – “People Everyday”
Samples “Everyday People.”
7. A Tribe Called Quest – “Skypager”
Samples “Advice.”
8. De La Soul – “Description”
Samples “Poet.”
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Khaby Lame, the most-followed personality on the popular TikTok social media platform, was detained by ICE officials at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, last Friday (June 6). According to ICE, Khaby Lame has since left the United States and has not made any public statements regarding the stop by the agency, and a MAGA influencer is claiming credit.
In a report from the AFP, Khaby Lame, 25, was detained by ICE at the airport, with officials citing immigration violation for the stop.
“US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Seringe Khabane Lame, 25, a citizen of Italy, June 6, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada for immigration violations,” according to a statement that spokespeople for ICE gave to the AFP.
Khaby Lame catapulted to fame on TikTok for his silent videos and trademark palms-up gesture at the camera, garnering Lame 16.2 million followers on the TikTok platform. Lame has also leveraged his TikTok fame to establish brand deals outside the platform.
Bo Loundon, a rising MAGA influencer whose feed is replete with attacks on anyone that he perceives as a threat to President Donald Trump’s vision of America, claimed that he has worked alongside the Department of Homeland Security to have Lame detained.
“BREAKING: Far-left ILLEGAL ALIEN TikToker Khaby Lame was just ARRESTED and is now in ICE custody under President Trump,” Loudon tweeted on Friday. “I discovered he was an illegal who overstayed an invalid VISA, evaded taxes, and I personally took action to have him deported. No one is above the law!”
Loudon also shared an X post sharing a similar statement to the one given to the AFP. However, it does not confirm an arrest, and Lame was granted voluntary departure on June 6. It does appear that Loudon’s claim of an arrest was largely exaggerated. We also searched ICE’s arrest database, and it did not turn up any results on Lame.
On X, the reactions to Khaby Lame’s arrest and Bo Loudon’s alleged involvement, with some users calling Loudon’s claims false, have turned up. We’ve got them listed below.
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Russell Simmons has launched a lawsuit against HBO for $20 million over the release of the 2020 documentary, On The Record, which detailed a number of he mogul’s sexual assault allegations. Simmons also named the filmmakers behind the production of the documentary.
Russell Simmons, 67, filed the lawsuit in a Manhattan court on Tuesday (June 3), naming HBO and On The Record direcctors, Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick as reported by Deadline. In the summons that was filed in court, Simmons’ lawyer Imran Ansari laid out their offensive move.
“Despite voluminous support for Mr Simmons in the form of credible information, persuasive evidence, witness statements, and calls for further investigation by notable members of the media, politics, and the civil rights movement, the defendants simply disregarded it, and released, and continue to re-release globally, a film that tremendously disparaged and damaged Mr Simmons with salacious and defamatory accusations that he vehemently denies,” Ansari and co-counsel Carla DiMare shared in a statement.
Although the statute of limitations for defamation has long since expired, Simmons and his team are hoping to move things in their favor because the documentary was shown in the global market, thus resetting the timeline.
HBO sidestepped the lawsuit, calling it unfounded according to Deadline‘s report.
“We dispute Mr. Simmons’ allegations, stand by the filmmakers and their process, and will vigorously defend ourselves against these unfounded allegations,” a spokesperson for Warner Bros. Discovery shared with the outlet.
Russell Simmons’ team claims that evidence could potentially alter the timeline of events and give new weight to the Def Jam Records co-founder’s stance that the dozens of women who allege that he assaulted them are selling a falsehood.
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