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Who?!: XXL Freshman Class 2022 Class Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Travis Shinn / Courtesy of XXL On Tuesday (June 14), XXL magazine revealed its annual XXL Freshman list of up and coming rappers and MC’s. This year’s class features a dozen artists and includes some names that may already be familiar like Saucy Santana, Big Scarr and Nardo Wick. According to XXL, the list was determined via daily meetings (in person and via Zoom) with the eventual selections to help determine who was making a name for themselves and establishing themselves for an actual career in order to avoid one-hit wonder status. It all started in January before wrapping up in April. While the staffes picked what was thought to be an initial nine selections, the tenth spot was via fan vote. Yes, this is where we point out that 12 people made the list...
‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Main Villain Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Pictures Animation / Sony Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse might be delayed until 2023 but fans got a sneak peak at what to expect when we’re finally able to take in one of the most highly-anticipated sequels of the past few years. Variety is reporting that during the Annecy presentation Across The Spider-Verse directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson blessed those in attendance with a look at the film’s main antagonist, The Spot. Though he’s not exactly as popular as say a Venom or even a Black Cat for that matter, The Spot will be recognized by hardcore Spidey fans who’ve followed the superhero for most of their lives. “For those who are not hardcore canon nerds, The Spot is one of the deepest cuts in Spider-Man’s r...
Ozzy Osbourne Is “Doing Well and On the Road to Recovery” After Surgery to “Determine the Rest of His Life”
Ozzy Osbourne takes a licking but keeps on ticking. The Prince of Darkness is “doing well and on the road to recovery” following major surgery, reports his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne. Last week, Sharon revealed that Ozzy was set to undergo a “very major operation” on Monday (June 13th) that was “really going to determine the rest of his life.” It is assumed that the surgery was related to correcting structural damage that the metal icon had suffered in a fall in early 2019. At the time, Ozzy dislodged metal rods and pins that were placed in his body after a 2003 ATV accident. The singer himself had recently mentioned that a previous surgeon “f**ked up” and that he needed additional neck surgery, as he couldn’t “walk properly these days.” In a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday (...
Rolling Loud New York: Nicki Minaj, Future, and A$AP Rocky Headline 2022 Lineup
Rolling Loud New York is ready to bring the volume to Queens with a 2022 lineup headlined by Nicki Minaj, Future, and A$AP Rocky. The three-day festival goes September 23rd through the 25th at Citi Field in Queens. Rocky returns after headlining the 2019 edition, though both he and the festival have grown since then, with Rolling Loud becoming more established and Rocky becoming Mr. Rihanna. Meanwhile, Future is riding high on the release of his new album, I Never Liked You, while Nicki has only just returned to making music, sharing a pair of singles with Lil Baby after a period where she was more known for the state of her cousin’s friend’s testicles. Other marquee sets will be held down by Lil Uzi Vert, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Chief Keef, Lil Baby, A Boogie wit da Ho...
Preoccupations Announce New Album Arrangements, Share “Ricochet”: Stream
Preoccupations have revealed their upcoming fourth LP Arrangements, which is set to arrive on September 9th. The four-piece also unveiled the album’s lead single, “Ricochet,” as well as dates for their North American tour this fall. Arrangements was recorded in two parts: first in a series of studio sessions in Montreal during Fall 2019 where most of the album’s bedrock instrumentation was recorded, and then in individual home studio setups over a period of 16 months amid COVID-19 lockdowns, where each band member completed their parts and tinkered with new ideas separately. Produced completely by the band, Arrangements was then mixed by Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck) and mastered by Mikey Young (Total Control). The extended, isolated sessions found the band reaching for more guitar-oriented tun...
How to Get Tickets to $uicideboys$’s 2022 Tour
$uicideboys$ have unveiled their extensive 2022 “Grey Day” tour that should make for alluring music to the ears of fans awaiting their upcoming LP Sing Me a Lullaby My Sweet Temptation. Get tickets here, and read on for more details about the duo’s stacked live experience coming this fall. What Is $uicideboys$’ Next Tour? The “Grey Day” is preceded by the New Orleans cousins’ festival appearances at the likes of Bonnaroo in June and Miami’s Rolling Loud in July. The tour officially kicks off in Chicago on August 2nd and hits Midwest cities including Detroit, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee before moving west to San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento. The tour zig-zags along the West Coast, stopping in Reno, Seattle, Boise, Portland, and Salt Lake City before heading back inland to Oklah...
Lizzo Changes “Grrrls” Lyrics After Criticisms of Using “Ableist Slur”
Lizzo announced a change in the lyrics of her latest single “Grrrls” after receiving criticism for using an “ableist slur” in the track’s opening. Taking to Instagram to acknowledge the responses, she clarified that it was not her intention to “promote derogatory language” in any of her music and that she believes in the power of words: “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS’. Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language. As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hateful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case unintentionally). I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change. This is the result of me listening and taking action. A...
PSA Reopens All Card Authentication and Grading Services
PSA has just announced that it has officially caught up with all its backloaded cards for grading. What began as a temporary suspension in March 2021, has now ended thanks to a capacity expansion. In 2021, PSA was experiencing more than 500,000 card entries a week resulting in a backlog of more than 12 million cards. “We know that customers have been looking forward to this day for a long time so we thank them all for their patience,” said Kevin Lenane, PSA President. “We never could have anticipated the flood of submissions that we saw last year and our entire team has been focused on getting back to where we are today.” The new expansion includes a new 130,000-square-foot facility in New Jersey, 1,200 total team members, and a new PSA Economy service submission for all customers with no ...
Bethesda’s Todd Howard Confirms ‘Fallout 5’
Fallout 5 has officially been confirmed by Bethesda‘s Todd Howard. In an interview with IGN, Howard mentions that Fallout 5 will eventually be happening — Fallout 4 will be eight years old in 2023 — but only after Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6, in that order. “Yes, Elder Scrolls 6 is in pre-production and, you know, we’re going to be doing Fallout 5 after that, so our slate’s pretty full going forward for a while. We have some other projects that we look at from time to time as well,” said Howard. While there is no set date for the release of Fallout 5, gamers can expect it to launch exclusively on Xbox and PC. In other gaming news, Overwatch 2 receives a release date with a new trailer. Read Full Article
This Pokémon TCG “Pikachu” Illustrator Promo Card Sells for $840,000 USD at Auction
An ultra-rare Pokémon TCG has hit the market once again, this time sold by Heritage Auctions. At Heritage Auctions’ most recent Trading Card Games Signature Auction, a Pokemon TCG “Pikachu” Illustrator Unnumbered 1998 Holographic CoroCoro Comics Promo has surfaced, graded a PSA 9. The promo card is considered one of the “holy grails” of trading cards for collectors. This card is particularly special since only illustration contest winners received the card from CoroCoro Comics. Only a known total of 39 of these cards have been distributed. The most recent PSA Gem Mint 10 graded copy was sold to Logan Paul in a private sale for $5,275,000 USD, which he wore as an accessory at the WWE’s Wrestlemania event this April. Heritage Auction’s sale of the PSA 9 card only sold for 16% of Paul’s PSA G...
AFROPUNK Returns to Brooklyn With Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs and More
AFROPUNK is making its way back to Brooklyn after three long years. The famed festival is billed as “[a] celebration of Black joy and a testament to the resilience of the Brooklyn community,” with the event setting up shop at the Commodore Barry Park on September 10 and 11. A myriad of big names are set to hit the stage for the two-day festival, including big names such as The Roots, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Lucky Daye, Tierra Whack and Earl Sweatshirt and rising stars like Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Rodney Chrome and more. Citi Cardmember-exclusive presale tickets are available now while the AFROPUNK Community presale kicks off June 16th and the general on-sale tickets on June 17. Check out the lineup below. AFROPUNK Brooklyn takes place September 10 to Sept...
A New 3-Day Yoga and Electronic Music Festival Is Coming to Colorado
In a cozy winter wonderland nestled just outside of Aspen, Colorado the debut Drishti Beats Yoga & Music Festival will unfold next month. Be it through skiing in the winter or mountain biking in the summer, travelers typically visit Snowmass to connect with the natural world. But soon visitors to Snowmass will connect with Mother Earth through the vitalizing combination of electronic music and yoga at Drishti Beats, which kicks off the weekend of July 8th, 2022. Drishti Beats was an act born out of the desire to explore the connection between movement and music through the “yogi” lens. Initially starting as a niche attraction within the festival and fitness communities, the brand has since expanded to support a standalone festival in its own right. A yoga ses...
