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Welcome to Doggyland: Snoop Dogg Launches Animated Children’s Series
Snoop Dogg has lent some hip-hop authenticity to the world of children’s entertainment with his new animated series titled Doggyland – Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. Starring the Doggfather himself as Bow Wizzle, Doggyland gives a hip-hop spin to popular children’s songs like “Wheels on the Bus” and “Head Shoulders Knees & Toes” while also promoting important lessons with other songs like “Everyone Is Different” and “Sharing Is Caring.” Watch the first four episodes below. “As a father, grandfather, and longtime youth football coach, it’s always been important to me to build positive and educational environments for all children,” Snoop Dogg said about the children’s series in a statement. “We wanted to bring our show to YouTube and YouTube Kids which provides free access to eve...
Vanessa Bryant Wins $16M Lawsuit Over Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Photos
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, won a significant lawsuit against Los Angeles County after sheriff’s deputies and the fire department shared photos of a fatal crash that killed Bryant and others. Mrs. Bryant was awarded $16 million while another man, Chris Chester, was awarded $15 million. The Los Angeles Times reports that Vanessa Bryant, 40, and Chris Chester, 48, won their lawsuit on Wednesday (August 24) after just hours of deliberations. Mrs. Bryant lost her husband and eldest daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. Chester lost his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Payton. Related Stories “We’re not here because of an accident,” Bryant’s attorney Craig Lavoie said during closing arguments earlier in the week acc...
Red Bull BC One 2022 USA National Finals To Be Held In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Red Bull Media House / Red Bull Media House Red Bull BC One, the world’s largest breaking competition, will host its USA National Finals this coming September in sunny Los Angeles, Calif. Previous winners of the five regional cyphers held in various cities across the nation will engage in battle for the title ahead of the Red Bull BC One World Final in November. Red Bull BC One USA National Finals will take place at Eden Hollywood on Saturday, September 17, all part of a weekend of high-level breaking excellence. The nation’s top 16 b-boys and b-girls will bring their best moves to the Eden stage and will be judged by legends of the field. B-girl Asia 1 and BC One All Star Neguin, with Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples fame hosting the affair. Related S...
Red Bull Symphonic To Make Its Debut In Atlanta With Rick Ross
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy Orchestra Noir / Orchestra Noir If there was ever a modern Hip-Hop star that would sound at home with a symphony, it would be Rick Ross. The pairing of worlds will make its debut this November in the form of the Red Bull Symphonic. News of the Red Bull Symphonic was announced earlier today (August 25) and establishes a connection between the sounds of Hip-Hop and the classical music sounds of the symphony. The one-time special event will take place in Atlanta and pairs the Biggest Bawse with the all-Black symphony, Orchestra Noir, along with a pair of supporting acts. Related Stories The concept of Red Bull Symphonic simply merges the opulent style of Rozay with lush arrangements from Orchestra Noir, a sound not at all unfamiliar to the Maybach M...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K23’ MyTeam Removes Contracts, Brings Back Seasons & Adds New Features
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K23 MyTEAM NBA 2K23 MyTeam is getting some significant updates, the return of seasons, and will remove one particularly annoying feature. NBA 2K23’s Courtside Report 5 focuses on MyTeam, the popular mode that allows players to build super teams by obtaining cards from packs and putting them against either online or AI opponents. Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K23 MyTEAM NBA 2K23 MyTeam boasts several updates, plus the removal of the contracts feature something fans have wanted gone from MyTeam for quite some time now. Related Stories Visual Concepts, the developer behind the popular basketball video game franchise, announced in a video that in NBA 2K23, players would no longer have to worry about contracts. Now, they can use their p...
Secretlab’s Metal MAGNUS Pro Is One of the the Cleanest Sit-to-Stand Desks
Secretlab has just released one of the most comprehensive desks for gaming and productivity. More than a year after asking fans what they would like to see improved upon for its MAGNUS Metal Desk, the result is the MAGNUS Sit-to-Stand Metal Desk. Ian Ang, co-founder and CEO of Secretlab, comments: “Secretlab has come to be synonymous with the best gaming chairs on the planet and experts in creating the best possible user experience, and we are just as serious about our desks. Together with the Secretlab TITAN Evo 2022, the Secretlab MAGNUS Pro sets the stage to transform your workspace into a productivity powerhouse. Spend less time getting your space organized and comfortable, and more on the things that actually matter.” The MAGNUS Sit-to-Stand Metal Desk incorporates a number of details...
2014 Dark Fantasy RPG ‘The Lords of the Fallen’ To Receive Sequel Game
Developer CI Games’ studio HEXWORKS has announced its new RPG, The Lords of the Fallen. The dark fantasy-action title was unveiled during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live and will serve as a reboot of the 2014 game of the same name. Set more than a thousand years after the events of the first game, The Lords of the Fallen takes place in an expansive realm divided by the world of the living and the land of the dead, Players will create their own hero to take on NPC quests involving combat and magic, wrapped up in a rich, compelling narrative. The interconnected world leaves much to explore and is over five times larger than the original game. “The Lords of the Fallen is the spiritual successor fans of the original title have always wanted,” Creative Director Cezar Virtosu said. “The game ...
‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R’ Introduces a New Lineup of Characters
Bandai Namco has shared a trailer for the new fighters coming to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. An updated version of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, the Battle R version integrates updates such as a tag-team “Support Attack” fighting mode, new voice cast members from the original anime and more. The trailer reveals that the new characters are carried over from the manga’s fifth installment, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, which doubles as the fourth season of the anime series. Players will soon be able to fight as Trish Una, Ghiaccio and Prosciutto and Pesci. They’ll still have access to all of the characters from the eight story arcs of the original manga series. In total, Battle R will expand the roster from 41 playable characters to 50. JoJo’s Bizarre Ad...
WHIPPED CREAM On Staying True to Herself: “Your Mind Manifests Your Reality”
When an artist puts their heart and soul into their work, they can’t help but make something beautiful. Since releasing her first single in 2014, Canadian DJ and producer WHIPPED CREAM has put everything into her craft, producing truly moving music. Inspired by heavy bass and hip-hop, she has successfully cultivated her own unique sound, which takes listeners on an emotional journey. Now, she’s diving into her art in a way she never has before: by recording her own voice. Her new track, “Angels,” is the first to feature her own recorded vocals. It’s a deeply personal song that only she could sing. Before the release of “Angels,” EDM.com sat down with WHIPPED CREAM at Monstercat‘s new production studio in Los Angeles, which functions as an offic...
Festivals, Hits and Mother Nature: Dom Dolla and the Puzzle Pieces of a Career-Defining Year
Performing at some of the world’s top music festivals for the first time is no small feat. Doing them all back-to-back in a matter of months is even more difficult. Dom Dolla is one of a few DJs to experience this ineffable journey, where he sprinkled in a few miracles along the way. The barnstorming house music artist and “Miracle Maker” producer most certainly has made an impression this year while enjoying some unique bucket list experiences, like DJing through a freak snowstorm that walloped his debut performance at Red Rocks. This kind of extraordinary occurrence has become commonplace for Dolla, whose career is amplifying at a breakneck rate as he achieves one milestone after another. We caught up with the breakout Aussie to dive deeper into the puzzle pie...
These Moldovan Music Producers Are Teaching Ukrainian Women and Refugees to DJ
From DJ battles to dance-offs, when it comes to the entertainment industry, a friendly challenge is sometimes the name of the game. And in Chișinău, Moldova, a group of techno artists have decided to switch these classic competitions up a bit. Enter… the Borscht-off. “Make borș not war,” the aptly-named DJ Borș wrote on Instagram, noting that the celebratory cooking event would be DJed by the refugees and local women she had taught to spin. Working alongside DJ Ceai de Lalele of Moldova for Peace, the free lessons were launched by Borș this summer, acting as a local synthesis of peace-driven activism and the musical underground. “They have already debuted as DJs at events meant to support Ukrainian refugees and uplift the community,” she wrote...
You Can Win an All-Expenses Paid Trip to the South of France for Remixing Conrank’s Music
How does an all-expenses paid trip to the south of France sound? If you’re itching for some musical adventures, you’re in luck. Dubstep producer Conrank is now calling on fans to remix the lead single from his sophomore album, This Simulation’s Breached, for a chance to win the trip of a lifetime. Just over a year since he dropped his boundary-breaking LP, Conrank wants to see how fans can reimagine the bass heavy “Moonshine.” The winner of the contest, hosted by Circus Records, will be flown from anywhere in the world to Conrank’s studio in the south of France to work and collaborate with him. Additionally, the first prize winner will see their remix released on Circus. Two runner-ups will receive 50 LabelRadar credits, sharing of audio and artist handles on Circus and Conrank social acco...
