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Take a First Look at ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II’
Developer Infinity Ward on Wednesday released the official world reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, along with additional information about the forthcoming title’s gameplay. The campaign will follow the newly-formed Task Force 141, with familiar characters including Price, Soap, Gaz and Ghost, as they face off against a massive global threat in a variety of missions. Gameplay will take place across the globe, though Task Force 141’s primary goal is to neutralize a terrorist conspiracy and attack on the United States. Meanwhile, a multiplayer mode will include both wide-scale maps for larger groups of players and smaller maps that are specifically designed for six vs. six matches. Additionally, the game will host “an evolved special ops game mode featuring tactical co-op ga...
Bloom Vol 19: Smile
In this ongoing series, DJ and mental-health advocate Alex Wagner shares stories and inspiration to create awareness. I often received remarks on my seemingly perpetual state of happiness in elementary school – a smile that would never leave my face. One time, I happened to eat something most unagreeable with myself, resulting in me spending some time in the main office – my teacher, Ms. Gould, passed through and remarked, “Alex, see, even after throwing up, you’re still smiling – nothing will take that smile from you.” Eventually, time would lessen its presence. As partially defined last week, a significant component of emotional intelligence is our ability to understand, perceive, and control our emotional states. I had forgotten just how powerful a consistent smile could be and how it t...
Bloom Vol 19: Smile
In this ongoing series, DJ and mental-health advocate Alex Wagner shares stories and inspiration to create awareness. I often received remarks on my seemingly perpetual state of happiness in elementary school – a smile that would never leave my face. One time, I happened to eat something most unagreeable with myself, resulting in me spending some time in the main office – my teacher, Ms. Gould, passed through and remarked, “Alex, see, even after throwing up, you’re still smiling – nothing will take that smile from you.” Eventually, time would lessen its presence. As partially defined last week, a significant component of emotional intelligence is our ability to understand, perceive, and control our emotional states. I had forgotten just how powerful a consistent smile could be and how it t...
Bloom Vol 19: Smile
I often received remarks on my seemingly perpetual state of happiness in elementary school – a smile that would never leave my face. One time, I happened to eat something most unagreeable with myself, resulting in me spending some time in the main office – my teacher, Ms. Gould, passed through and remarked, “Alex, see, even after throwing up, you’re still smiling – nothing will take that smile from you.” Eventually, time would lessen its presence. As partially defined last week, a significant component of emotional intelligence is our ability to understand, perceive, and control our emotional states. I had forgotten just how powerful a consistent smile could be and how it ties to my well-being. Growing in my understanding and means to observe the nuances within my behavio...
Bloom Vol 19: Smile
I often received remarks on my seemingly perpetual state of happiness in elementary school – a smile that would never leave my face. One time, I happened to eat something most unagreeable with myself, resulting in me spending some time in the main office – my teacher, Ms. Gould, passed through and remarked, “Alex, see, even after throwing up, you’re still smiling – nothing will take that smile from you.” Eventually, time would lessen its presence. As partially defined last week, a significant component of emotional intelligence is our ability to understand, perceive, and control our emotional states. I had forgotten just how powerful a consistent smile could be and how it ties to my well-being. Growing in my understanding and means to observe the nuances within my behavio...
Lil Nas X Goes After BET Awards For Snubbing Him, Teases “F*ck BET!” Diss Track
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Lil Nas X had choices words for BET after he was snubbed by the BET Awards, receiving zero nominations. After tweeting and deleting sharp words at the network, the Montero star resumed and doubled down on his attack. Lil Nas X Has Beef With The BET Awards On Tuesday (June 7), a shirtless Nas X posted a video captioned “F*ck BET! F*ck BET!” and the trap-influenced bop of the track was heard in the background with the artist rapping along. Related Stories Nas X posted another tweet announcing the track “late to da party” featuring NBA YoungBoy, which is the name of the aforementioned track. “[T]his not over no bet award this is about the bigger problem of homophobia in the black community, y’all can sit and pretend all u want but imma r...
Housing The Harlem Way: Cam’Ron To Host ‘Hip Hop My House’ Series On Paramount+
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Cameron “Cam’Ron” Giles long cemented himself in the annals of Hip-Hop history, and now he’s moving on to television. Coming this month, the Harlem rapper and entrepreneur will serve as the host of Hip Hop My House. Hip Hop My House is a new home makeover series airing on the Paramout+ streaming service and pairs Cam’Ron alongside interior designer Zeez Louize. The pair will use some high-powered Hip-Hop connections to help assist homeowners in giving their homes some updated love. Helping with the makeover and design duties will be Nelly, Migos, Tyga, and more. Related Stories While Killa Cam has long displayed his penchant for fashion while possessing loads of onscreen charisma, Zeez Louise brings years of design work to the show a...
Peep The Official Trailer To ‘Black Adam’ Starring The Rock
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to flourish and grow their superhero roster thanks to the Disney+ spinoff series, the DCEU remains struggling to find it’s footing in the cinema game and now they’re hoping that the broad shoulders of The Rock can carry them back into the relevance that Henry Cavill took them to back in 2013. Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. Today (June 8) fans got their first official trailer to the somewhat-anticipated, Black Adam starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the titular anti-hero who straddles the fence between superhero and evil villain. Serving as an origin story and spinoff of the 2019 hit Shazam!, Black Adam will show how Teth-Adam/Black Adam (Dwyane Johnson) was granted the powers o...
Summer Hoops: Dreamville & Wilson Announce Return of The Chi-League
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Wilson / Wilson The legendary summer basketball league that has given birth to numerous elite basketball players in Chicago is continuing its comeback thanks to a major sporting goods company and Dreamville. On Wednesday (June 8th), it was announced that the iconic pro-am basketball league that was once a highlight of the summer season in the Windy City is returning to the courts as the Dreamville Chi-League Powered By Wilson. The official game ball supplier of the NBA and the WNBA is teaming up with the famous label and entertainment brand to sponsor the league which will feature both notable pro players from the NBA and leagues overseas in addition to former collegiate standouts and local legends. Gatorade will also serve as a co-sponsor of the league. ...
Meet The CBS Fan Favorites Competing On The Challenge: USA
Twenty eight CBS reality titans from Survior, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Love Island are about to compete in the ultimate Challenge. This summer, we’re about to find out who has “what it takes to be America’s best.” The special edition of the hit MTV series The Challenge: USA, premiering on July 6 on CBS, will be the most unpredictable and demanding game of the competitors’ lives. In addition to a $500,000 prize, the cast will be vying for a chance to join the upcoming global championship that will stream on Paramount+. T.J. Lavin is the host. Among the all-star group of players who will take on the new challenge include Survivor winners Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen, Sarah Lacina, Big Brother winner Xavier Prather, The Amazing Race winner James Walling...
Billie Eilish Surprises With Stripped-Down New Live Song ‘TV’
Billie Eilish surprised her fans with a brand new song on Tuesday night (June 7) at a concert in Manchester, England – including references to the recent defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. It’s called “TV,” and it’s about aching abandonment. “We haven’t played a new song live before it’s out since 2017 or 2018,” Eilish said, fan-captured footage reveals, while sitting onstage with her brother, collaborator, and guitarist Finneas. “This is one we just wrote, and we just wanted to play for you.” A fan video uploaded to YouTube shows Finneas accompanying Eilish’s husky vocals with melancholic acoustic strings and chords. “I don’t wanna talk right now / I just wanna watch TV / I’ll stay in the pool an...
BTS’s J-Hope Will Give A ‘Great Show’ In Historic Lollapalooza Debut
It is a “Daydream” come true! In July, BTS‘s rapper J-Hope will make history as the first South Korean artist to headline this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park. J-Hope is expected to replace an appearance by the rapper Doja Cat, who canceled her summer performances to recover from tonsil surgery. The K-pop group Tomorrow x Together, who achieved their first top-10 entry in the Billboard 200 with their 2021 album The Chaos Chapter: Freeze, have also been added to the Lollapalooza line-up, marking their first performance at a major American music festival. “I’m happy to welcome J-Hope and Tomorrow x Together into the Lollapalooza family,” said Lollapalooza founder, Perry Farrell, in a statement to Variety. “These artists have been given great gifts in communi...
