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Redman Is Officially A Licensed Skydiver
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Hip-Hop legend Redman is out here proving that age ain’t nothing but a number as he’s now gearing up to teach people how to safely jump out of airplanes. According to TMZ the Muddy Waters rapper has officially become a licensed skydiver after completing 27 jumps over the years and also passed a written test to get documentation. Taking to Instagram to share the news, Reggie Noble posted a video of himself jumping out of a plane with a caption that read, “I worked HARD for this !! 27 JUMPS and Studied Hard for my Written Exam and Passed TODAY !! I’m an OFFICIAL A LICENSED SKYDIVER.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I’m WILDING IN THE SKIES.” The veteran rap star was out in Houston at an undisclo...
The Time The Late Queen Elizabeth II Helped Snoop Dogg Avoid UK Ban
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / Getty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at 96. It’s not a stretch to say Hip-Hop isn’t into the Royals (there’s that whole colonizer situation), but somehow, Snoop Dogg once found himself on the good side of the late monarch. Earlier this year, Snoop detailed how the Queen kept him from being banned in the UK during the midst of his infamous murder trial. The “Gin & Juice” rapper told DJ Whoo Kid how back in ’94 (two years before his acquittal), the Queen held him down. “This was while I was fighting a murder case, over there [U.K.] doing shows,” said Snoop after recalling how UK citizens wanted him banned from the nation. “But guess who came to my defense? Just take a guess…” Yep. “The queen” said Snoop. “The queen said, ‘Th...
Aries Spears Says Accusers Are Using “Extortion” Tactics
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bobby Bank / Getty Aries Spears and Tiffany Haddish found themselves in a well of controversy after an explosive piece released by The Daily Beast revealed that the pair were being sued for molestation and grooming. Both comedians responded publicly to the accusations brought forth in the lawsuit, but Spears took it one step further and says that the lawsuit is “extortion.” Taking to the Instagram page of the Spears & Steinberg podcast from Aries Spears and Andy Steinberg. In a clip teasing an upcoming episode, Spears, 47, addressed the lawsuit in a vague fashion but apparently wanted to say more. Related Stories “Listen, obviously for legal reasons, I really can’t talk about anything at this time,” Spears says in the clip. “But I just, more or less, ...
Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Duran Duran Remember Queen Elizabeth II
On Thursday morning, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, her estate in Scotland. She had ruled for 70 years, the longest tenure in history. During her reign, she knighted a number of musicians, including Mick Jagger, Elton John, Paul McCartney. In response to the queen’s death, John wrote, “along with the rest of the nation, I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing. “She was an inspiring presence to be around, and lead the country through some of our greatest, and darkest, moments with grace, decency and a genuine caring warmth. Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day, and I will miss her dearly.” “I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest Queen,” Ozzy Osbourne wrote in a statement o...
New PS5 Teardown Shows Cheaper Internals, Despite Price Increase
At the end of last month, Sony began selling an updated version of the PlayStation 5, expected to hit Japan September 15 and the rest of the world at a later date, the CFI-1200 PS5 features a significant weight drop. The sale of the new console came shortly after the company announced a price increase for the PS5 set to hit much of the world due to global inflation. Thanks to a teardown of the new CFI-1200 Sony PlayStation 5 by YouTuber Austin Evans, we learn that the console is more efficient with an estimated 10 percent reduced power consumption. Sony was able to achieve the feat with a smaller heatsink, reworked motherboard, and shrunken internal packaging, though the PS5 delivers roughly the same noise and heat output. Evans theorizes that consumers will be paying less for electricity ...
Bonobo’s New Single Features the Sounds of an Influential Ghanaian Composer: Listen to “ATK”
For his latest track, Bonobo showcased an iconic melody from a late Asante great. “ATK” is a driving new single from an artist known to use his sound to travel the world. Created around the same time as his seventh studio album, the remarkable Fragments, “ATK” possesses a more upbeat, dancefloor-ready sound than that found in the introspective album. Diving right in, the track opens with a pounding drum section before giving way to the star of the show, the late Atakora Manu. Born in 1940 in Toase, Ghana, Manu released countless hits and became a world-renowned guitarist. Bonobo channels Manu’s timeless sound in “ATK,” which he says was originally a DJ edit of the Ghanaian composer song “Dada.” “I felt it ...
Dillon Francis’ House Rework of Ciara’s “Goodies” Is a Rush of 2000’s Nostalgia
With a wildcard like Dillon Francis, you never know what you’re going to get. But you can rest assured that it’ll be compelling. This holds true for his “Goodies,” his new house anthem, which turns back the clock to 2004. Francis threw it back to the aughts and sampled Ciara‘s hit single of the same name, interpolating her ageless vocals into a short but sweet track. Dialing in a speedier tempo than the original, Francis transformed the whistling strains and synths we all know and love into a lively house melody. “Goodies” will appear on This Mixtape is Fire TOO, Francis’ highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s This Mixtape is Fire. It’s the second single to be released following “Don’t Let Me Let Go,” a soaring futu...
Watch Post Malone Cover Pearl Jam’s Version of ‘Last Kiss’
Having already covered Pearl Jam’s “Better Man” during a June appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Post Malone has given another of the Seattle group’s most popular songs — itself a cover — his own spin. In a short clip posted on his social media accounts, Post performs “Last Kiss” solo acoustic in Rome, and adds that the full show is “coming soon.” The track was released in 1961 by Wayne Cochran and popularized shortly thereafter in a version by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. Pearl Jam’s live version was released on the 1999 charity album No Boundaries and raised $10 million for relief efforts in war-torn Kosovo. [embedded content][embedded content] Post begins an extensive North American tour Saturday (Sept. 10) in Omaha, Neb., in support of his latest album, Twelve Carat Toothache, ...
Natural Brown Prom Queen Is Sudan Archives’ Brilliant Homecoming
Brittney Parks might be the only artist who can use the phrases “step inside my cottage” and “only bad bitches” in the same verse. The multi-hyphenate alt-R&B musician — better known as Sudan Archives, our September Artist of the Month — uses both of them effortlessly in “Home Maker,” the opening track to her multifarious new album Natural Brown Prom Queen. At once, she paints herself as both the modern hot girl and a timeless Aphrodite. “Home Maker” is a fitting mission statement to Natural Brown Prom Queen, a record that luxuriates in introversion, creature comforts, and the freedom allotted by the places you feel most safe. “Don’t you feel at home when you’re with me?” she repeats in the bridge. There’s a bit of a come-hither wink to it, but also an edge. Rather than playing into th...
The Joker’s Real Name Revealed as Jack White, Other Jack White Responds
For all the havoc he wreaks on Gotham, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the Joker. DC’s comic book series Flashpoint Beyond has divulged some crucial info, however, finally unveiling his very familiar-sounding name: Jack White. In issue #5 of Flashpoint Beyond — a sequel to 2011’s DC-universe-altering Flashpoint — Bruce Wayne’s father, Thomas Wayne (this universe’s Batman), heads to Arkham Asylum to meet with his estranged, incarcerated wife Martha (this universe’s Joker). Martha tells Thomas that she forced Psycho-Pirate, a villain notable for having extensive knowledge of the multiverse, to reveal everything he knew about the main DC Universe timeline, including the Joker’s real name — which, of course, he shares with the former White Stripes frontman. Tha...
Eminem Had to Relearn How to Rap Following Drug Overdose
Eminem revisited his 2007 accidental overdose on methadone while appearing on the latest episode of his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg’s podcast Paul Pod, opening up about the process of “relearning how to rap.” “I remember when I first got sober and all the shit was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was fucking new to me again,” Em recalled about working on his 2009 comeback album Relapse. “It was the first album and the first one that I had fun recording in a long time.” However, the Detroit MC first had to retrain himself in his longtime craft. “It was like the first time I started having fun with music again and relearning how to rap,” he said. “You remember that whole process, [it] took a long time for my brain to start working again.” Adverti...
Wet Leg Give Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” a Post-Punk Revamp: Watch
If you’ve done any TikTok scrolling in the past couple of months, you’ve almost certainly heard the infectious Steve Lacy single “Bad Habit.” Now, Wet Leg have caught the bug, putting their own spin on the hit for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge series. Lacy’s original “Bad Habit” appears on his recent album Gemini Rights. While it’s more of a sultry, funky slow jam, Wet Leg kick things up a notch. Here, the tempo has nearly doubled as the Isle of Wight band’s frenetic guitars backdrop their characteristically deadpan vocal delivery. With breakneck hi-hats anchoring the tune, “Bad Habit” works just as a post-punk ripper just as well as Lacy’s R&B earworm. Check out Wet Leg’s cover below. Wet Leg recently scored the gig of a lifetime opening for UK and EU dates on Harry Styles’ “Lov...
