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Kanye West Takes In Tokyo Without Bianca Censori In Yet Another Solo Outing

October 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is enjoying some time to himself out in Japan, recently stopping by a Jamaican restaurant in Tokyo twice in one day without his wife Bianca Censori according to TMZ Hip Hop. In an all-white ensemble, he signed the wall of the establishment for how much he enjoyed its jerk chicken and even drew a design for it. This follows Ye’s previous solo outing at a Japanese wrestling event, where he met La Dinastia Wagner and other stars. Many folks now wonder what Bianca is up to and why she’s not been with him, as their last public outing (per the publication) was a September 20 shopping outing in Tokyo.

Of course, this is all purely speculative, and there’s nothing else that really indicates anything is happening between Kanye West and Bianca Censori. Regardless, you can check out a video from his Jamaican restaurant stop by clicking on the “Via” link below. However, this all doesn’t mean that the Chicago artist is completely unencumbered by outside forces on his tourist outings. For example, he recently faced another lawsuit, this time from a security guard who claims that the Yeezy designer never paid him for his services.

Kanye West Performs In China

Kanye West Japan Without Bianca Censori Solo Tokyo Hip Hop News — HAIKOU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: American rapper Kanye West performs during his Vultures Listening Experience at Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

But Kanye West fans know that he’s reportedly working on a lot right now amid his many travels and controversies. He announced his next solo studio album Bully recently, which brought about as much excitement as it did skepticism due to the disappointing VULTURES series. We don’t have a release date timeline yet – and looking back on previous album announcements, we won’t believe it until we see it. No matter where you fall on that debate, it seems like this will be a relatively significant shift for Ye, but only time will tell.

Elsewhere, all these solo outings don’t really mean much in the grand scheme, as Kanye West and Bianca Censori are probably doing just fine. It’s only a matter of time before they make passerby do a double take with their conspicuous outfit choices. But it’s also kind of heartening to see him enjoy himself alone, hopefully bringing him some personal pleasantries.

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Kanye West Was The Guest Of Honor At La Dinastia Wagner’s Wrestling Event In Japan

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West is a big fan of Japanese wrestling, as he proved a couple of months ago when he “performed” at an event in the country. Well, it looks like he’s a regular attendee – or at least, as regular as an attendee can be when they spend so much time traveling the world, making music, and being as controversial as he is. Moreover, Ye recently went to another wrestling event in Japan with star La Dinastia Wagner, who actually fist-bumped him when he spotted him in the crowd. The moment was a pretty big deal for the crossover audience that’s a fan of both worlds.

Furthermore, this went down on Monday (September 30) at a Pro Wrestling NOAH event in Tokyo. In addition, other wrestlers greeted Kanye West, including Los Golpeadores, Super Crazy, and Daga. We can’t imagine that he will stay in Tokyo for long, though, as he’s also reportedly working hard on his recently announced upcoming solo album, Bully. While we wait for that drop (if it ever actually manifests, that is), check out the video with La Dinastia Wagner by clicking the “Via” link down below.

Kanye West At Japan Wrestling Event

Los Golpeadores, Super Crazy & Daga dapping up Kanye wow, this is literally for me #noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/5x5AhrgKFM

— s e t h (@futurafreesky) September 30, 2024

As far as other extracurricular hijinks in Kanye West’s life, his Malibu mansion’s new owner blasted him for how he gutted the property. “That was a really dumb move. Really no purpose,” Belwood Investments CEO Bo Belmont told The Los Angeles Times. “He single-handedly destroyed this architectural masterpiece. My goal is to make it as though Kanye was never there. The house will be restored right back to what it was. It would have required extensive review… There’s a process to it and he does things his own way, and the city of Malibu, they don’t care who you are they’ll hold you accountable.”

Meanwhile, Kanye West seems like he’s in a more relatively chill space right now compared to other moments throughout 2024. Fans really enjoyed his Eastern shows in Korea and China, including a wholesome performance of “Only One” to the song’s inspiration, his daughter North West. Whether wrestling matches or real estate moves contribute to it, we hope that Ye continues to heal.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Wilson and Stewart Lead USA to Dominant 102-76 Victory Over Japan in Olympic Opener

July 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

In a team loaded with WNBA stars, the last two MVPs shone brightest for Team USA in their 102-76 win over Japan in the Group Phase opener. The game, a rematch of the 2021 Gold Medal Game, saw A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart dominate, combining for 46 points. Wilson posted 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks, while Stewart added 22 points and 8 rebounds, leveraging their size advantage against Japan.

Brittney Griner supported their efforts, who grabbed nine rebounds and 3 assists, and Sabrina Ionescu hit three 3-pointers and dished out five assists. Kelsey Plum also contributed 11 points and 3 assists. The Americans shot an impressive 54.6% from the field and assisted on 35 of their 38 baskets, achieving a remarkable 92.1% assist rate. Chelsea Gray was pivotal in orchestrating the offense, with 13 assists in just 20 minutes.

Veteran Diana Taurasi made history by stepping onto the court for her sixth consecutive Olympic Games, the most in Women’s Basketball history, first appearing in Athens in 2004. She added 2 points and 3 rebounds in the win.

Japan managed to stay within reach during the first half, trailing 22-15 after the first quarter and 50-39 at halftime. However, the USA pulled away in the second half. Mai Yamamoto stood out for Japan, hitting 5-of-11 from three-point range, finishing with more threes than the entire USA squad, who shot just 4-of-20 from deep. Japan ended the game shooting 15-of-39 (38.5%) from beyond the arc.

The USA extended its Olympic win streak to 56 games with this victory. Next, the Americans will face Belgium on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, while Japan will take on Germany at 5 a.m. ET.

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Megan Thee Stallion Flaunts Her Curves In Edgy Black Fit After “Mamushi” Video Shoot

July 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It’s been a busy month for Megan Thee Stallion, and it looks like she has even more exciting things on the way. She’s currently preparing to wrap up her “Hot Girl Summer” tour with some final shows in the U.S., but before that, she stopped in Japan to shoot a music video. The video in question will accompany her fan-favorite Megan track with Yuki Chiba, “Mamushi.”

Today, Meg took to Instagram to share a series of photos from her trip, posing in an edgy black outfit. In her caption, she expressed how much she loves Japan and isn’t looking forward to heading back home. “I I never want to leave ,” she wrote. “MAMUSHI VIDEO SHOOT FINISHED .”

Megan Thee Stallion Shows Love To Japan

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She complemented her unique look with plenty of Japanese-inspired temporary back tattoos and some simple silver jewelry. Fans are loving the “Hiss” performer’s latest batch of photos, and can’t wait to see her upcoming music video. These are far from the only shots she’s shared from her trip, however. Earlier this week, she paused a shopping trip to show off an eye-catching all-denim look, which she paired with a bright red bob. She also recently stepped out in a bold cow-inspired hat, a furry Louis Vuitton bag, and some cow print nails.

An upcoming music video isn’t the only thing she has to look forward to either, as she’s currently gearing up to drop her very own tequila brand. She also recently teamed up with Bread Of Life, Inc. to help provide Houston’s senior citizens with generators following Hurricane Beryl’s devasting impact on her hometown. What do you think of Megan Thee Stallion’s new Japanese photo dump? Are you looking forward to seeing her “Mamushi” music video? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Megan Thee Stallion Lands In Japan To Film “Mamushi” Music Video

July 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she’s landed in Japan to film a music video for her song, “Mamushi.” She made the announcement on Instagram, earlier this week, before teasing a return to Washington D.C. for her next concert. In the caption of a recap from her London show on the Hot Girl Summer Tour, she wrote: “London was a movie [five star emojis] We just landed in Japan for thee MAMUSHI VIDEO [three hand clap emojis] Then DC hotties I’m coming to youuuu [four fire emojis].”

Fans in the comments section were hype about the tour. “You were perfect, genuinely one of the best experiences of my life,” one user wrote. Another added: “Continue to grind and stay focused Meg! I’m always rooting for you sis.” One more fan asked: “And Otaku Hot Girl music video too rightttttttt??????????”

Megan Thee Stallion Performs At The BET Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 30: Megan performs onstage at the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Megan released “Mamushi” on her new self-titled album, which she dropped last month. On the song, she collaborated with Japanese artist, Yuki Chiba, formerly known as KOHH. It’s been a major hit on TikTok, debuting at number 12 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart. It also marked Chiba’s first-ever entry into the US Billboard Hot 100. Megan as a whole peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200.

Megan Thee Stallion Reveals She’s Landed In Japan

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Megan’s trip to the U.K. wasn’t all positive. She also made headlines as fans of Tory Lanez heckled her in public. Check out Megan’s latest post on Instagram above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Megan Thee Stallion and the Hot Girl Summer Tour on HotNewHipHop.

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Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Her Trip To Japan In Music Video For “Otaku Hot Girl”

July 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Megan Thee Stallion is a little bit of nerd if you were not aware already. That is especially true in relation to her love of the Japanese culture and the world of anime. Earlier this year, the H-Town Hottie became a Hiroshima Hottie, as she explored Tokyo and all it had to offer. Her fans, and lots of thirsty men alike, were absolutely loving the cosplay thirst traps she was feeding them. Furthermore, it seemed like Megan had a great time throughout her trip because some of that fandom makes it onto her self-titled LP. There are two tracks on MEGAN that display this adoration, and those include “Mamushi” and “Otaku Hot Girl”. In terms of the song itself, the latter is one of the catchiest on the record. It features the hitmaker spit some speedy flows, all while including some nods to anime characters. Because of all of these reasons, it is no surprise that “Otaku Hot Girl” is one of the few tracks to receive a music video.

Unlike the visuals for “BOA”, which are extremely flashy and seamlessly edited, “Otaku Hot Girl” is more of a B-roll. It includes various clips and photos from Megan’s trip to Japan. From trying to the local grub to walking in different stores, it includes it all. There is also a sneak peek of the photo shoot for the Hot Girl Summer Tour promo, which is a cool touch. For Megan, she continues to be at the top of her game. This set of visuals comes after an opening BET Award Show performance and an interview with Shannon Sharpe. This is her world, and we are just existing in it.

Megan The Stallion “Otaku Hot Girl” Music Video

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Kanye West “Performs” At Japanese Pro Wrestling Event

June 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

When you hear “performance,” you would assume that it’s an artist doing whatever they did in their music in a live setting, but Kanye West might be the biggest artist alive who’s actively challenging that definition. Moreover, a clip recently surfaced of him “performing” at a Japanese pro wrestling event, although he was just in the ring miming “CARNIVAL” to the crowd. Still, we can’t criticize too much; after all, seeing Ye (even with his currently misguided and tarnished public-facing persona) is seeing Ye. Some other reports on the matter suggest that Alexander Wang organized this event over the weekend with Joshi promotion TJPW and that Ty Dolla $ign was in attendance, as well.

Furthermore, this was a bizarre thing for folks to witness online with no context, but it seems like folks had a great time nonetheless. Of course, Kanye West has a lot to deal with whenever he returns to the United States, although he’s probably handling that wherever he goes. A former Yeezy employee recently sued him for alleged sexual harassment, and other allegations emerged about his supposed misconduct. It included a lot of salacious claims accusing Ye of making non-consensual sexual advances and sending inappropriate texts and images.

Kanye West Graces Japan With A Pro Wrestling Event Appearance

Ye performed Vultures last night at a Pro Wrestling Event in Japan pic.twitter.com/pOieGyvJxU

— YEEZY MAFIA (@theyeezymafia) June 17, 2024

As far as the music side of things, Kanye West is in some hot water right now for much more light, but almost equally disseminated reasons. If you didn’t catch it online over the past few days, Rich The Kid previewed what’s presumably a verse from Ye for the “Gimme A Second” remix off of Rich’s upcoming album, Life’s A Gamble. There was a particularly bad “sexist” bar somewhere in there that was a hot topic on sites like Twitter for a second. But just like with most of the Chicago artist’s many antics, folks quickly moved onto something else.

Meanwhile, we still have very little idea of how the aforementioned sexual harassment lawsuit will develop. Kanye West plans to countersue the former Yeezy employee and denied any and all wrongdoing via his legal team. As such, maybe this could turn into a nasty court battle or they will reach a private settlement. Either way, it’s a blemish on an already chaotic 2024 with as many highs as lows in many fans’ eyes.

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Ski Mask The Slump God Takes To The Streets Of ‘Shibuya’ On His New Single

March 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ski Mask The Slump God has made a long-awaited return. Tonight (March 15), the elusive rapper kicked off the chapter of his upcoming album, 11th Dimension, which is set to arrive later this year. Signifying the new beginning is the album’s lead single, “Shibuya.”

Over a technological, video game-like beat, Ski Mask reminds everyone that while six years have passed since his debut album, Stokeley, he’s not leaving the rap game anytime soon. He maintains his brash, rough delivery — making it feel that although he’s been away for a minute, it’s like he never left.

“For the right price, he’ll do ya / That’s my right-hand man / We out in Shibuya, outside in Japan / Striped sweater on me like Krueger, huh, what’s it to ya? / Introduce you to my new gun, this Ruger in my pants,” Ski Mask raps on the song’s chorus.

“Shibuya” marks Ski Mask’s first solo single in two years, his most recent being “Ooga Booga.” He also appears on the Lyrical Lemonade album All Is Yellow on a track called “Fly Away” with Sheck Wes.

This Sunday (March 17), Ski Mask will perform at Rolling Loud for a 45-minute set on the Ethika Stage.

In the meantime, you can see listen to “Shibuya” above.

Megan Thee Stallion Geeks Out Over Hello Kitty And Mario In Adorable New Japan Pics

March 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Megan Thee Stallion has gone full Harajuku Girl in her latest photo update from Japan. Now rocking pigtails with orange highlights reminiscent of Toyko’s alt-fashion distinct, Megan let her inner geek flag fly. Megan’s photos showed her in a Sanrio store surrounded by Hello Kitty merch, hitting question blacks at Super Nintendo World, and posting up with a kawaii peace symbol in Osaka.

However, fans are starting to get worried that Megan might be never coming back to the US. “Megan loves Japan so much it makes her not wanna come back to America ,” one fan said. “Well you said you didn’t want to come home. I don’t blame you. You look like you’re enjoying life too the fullest right now. You look so happy and glowing. Love this for you,” another graciously accepted.

Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Her Current Favorite Anime

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Elsewhere, Megan has declared Jujutsu Kaisen to be her current favorite anime. “Jujutsu Kaisen is the hottest anime right now. It’s the best! Well, let me not talk a bunch of sh-t on my other ones because I love them as well, but Jujutsu Kaisen is my favorite right now. Period. Real hot girl sh-t,” Megan told Teen Vogue. Earlier in the week, she showed out at the Anime Awards in Tokyo with an outfit inspired by the Jujutsu character Gojo.

Furthermore, Megan presented the awards while dressed in an outfit inspired by Bruno Bucciarati from Jojo Bizarre Adventure‘s fifth series, Golden Wind. Megan’s attention to detail in the outfit was unrivaled, truly showing her love of the medium. Additionally, Megan spilled on her love of anime. She named several characters from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure as her anime backup dancers. One person she named was the aforementioned Bucciarati, because “he’s my boy, he’s got them moves already!” Meanwhile, she named YuYu Hakusho as her “comfort anime” and one she “always falls asleep to”. Additionally, Megan named “action” as her favorite genre, stating that “when sh-t goes down, I wanna see that city tore up!” Do you agree with Megan’s choices? Let us know in the comments.

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Megan Thee Stallion Sips From Live Snake-Filled Liquor Bottle In Japan

March 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Megan Thee Stallion has been making her way around Japan in recent days after presenting at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and evidently, it’s been an eye-opening excursion. Aside from serving Tokyo-inspired looks on Instagram, the hitmaker has been trying plenty of new things. Recently, she even sampled some interesting liquor, which was housed in a bottle containing a live snake.

Of course, Meg didn’t go in without a fair amount of hesitation. “What the f*ck,” she said, inspecting the snake in the bottle and shrieking. “Okay… Is this gonna kill me? He’s looking at me!” Eventually, she decided to turn the bottle so the snake wouldn’t be facing her while she tried the drink.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Adventures In Japan

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Eventually, she worked up enough courage to take a tiny sip, and immediately looked repulsed. According to her, she wasn’t aware that snakes have a distinctive flavor. “That’s tough,” she said. “That’s strong. I never knew a snake had a taste. That tastes like a snake.” Luckily, after a few moments of disgust and confusion, it seems like the unorthodox beverage grew on Meg. While fans are pretty horrified and grossed out by the clip, they’re glad to see the songstress branching out, and really leaning into her snake era.

Megan Thee Stallion isn’t the only femcee trying new things these days, however. Earlier this week, Cardi B took to TikTok to try out balut, a Filipino delicacy. Unfortunately, her taste taste didn’t go over nearly as well. Despite holding her nose, the “Bodak Yellow” performer promptly spit out the small bite she took. What do you think of Megan Thee Stallion’s recent adventures in Japan? What about the hitmaker sipping liquor from a bottle with a snake in it? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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