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Big B$F: Benny The Butcher Drops ‘Tana Talk 4’ & Twitter Celebrates The Bars
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Benny The Butcher emerged on the scene alongside the powerful Griselda conglomerate, pouring portions of that success into his own Black Soprano Family outfit. Today (March 11), the Buffalo, N.Y. lyricist released the highly anticipated Tana Talk 4, and the early reactions on Twitter point to the fact that The Butcher caught another one. Benny The Butcher began the Tana Talk series as a mixtape back in 2004 under the moniker B.E.N.N.Y., turning into an album series with 2018’s Tana Talk 3, one of Hip-Hop Wired’s best albums of that year. Counting as his third studio album, Tana Talk 4 finds Benny in sniper mode per usual with bone-chilling bars and descriptive street tales atop some of the hardest production available. Opening w...
President Joe Biden Turns Attention To Brittney Griner Russia Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Mattina / Getty WNBA star Brittney Griner is currently jailed in Russia on drug charges as the nation is embroiled in an all-out assault on Ukraine. While it was assumed that President Joe Biden would put the player’s situation on the back burner, administration officials alerted members of Congress that they’re working on the matter. In an exclusive chat with theGrio, Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee says that White House officials told members of the Congressional Black Caucus that they’re actively looking to address Griner’s harrowing situation in Russia after the Phoenix Mercury standout was reportedly caught with THC vape cartridges. The arrest came at the top of last month but was only recently revealed to the global media, sparking high levels of conce...
Cardi B Pulls Out of ‘Assisted Living’ Movie, Paramount Players Forced To Halt Production
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jose Devillegas / Getty If you were looking forward to seeing Cardi B back on the big screen again, you’re going to have to wait a tad bit longer. Cardi B has pulled out Paramount Players comedy Assisted Living, leading to the studio pulling the plug on the $30 million project, Deadline exclusively reports. The film was just weeks away from beginning production before the other cast members and crew were informed the film had “temporarily been scratched.” Assisted Living produced by Temple Hill that was supposed to be directed by Thembi Banks, the Bronx native would have been showing off her comedic chops. She plays “a low-level criminal on the run when she’s wrongly accused of a crime in the film. She has to stay free long enough to prove her innocence a...
Belle and Sebastian Share Video for New Song “If They’re Shooting at You” in Support of Ukrainians: Watch
When the situation in Ukraine first started to happen it became clear that the lives of the people there, and probably “ours” too, were never going to be the same. The band had just started rolling out tracks for our new album, and it all felt a bit silly to be honest. We had one track called “If They’re Shooting at You,” it’s a song about being lost, broken, and under threat of violence. The key line is “If they’re shooting at you, kid, you must be doing something right.” We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hope that their pain and suffering can be brought to a halt as soon as possible. We got in touch with various photographers and creatives in Ukraine and they generously said that we could put their pictures to music. In creating this we aspire to show a hopeful, ...
Phoebe Bridgers Shares Acoustic Version of “Chinese Satellite” for Secretly Canadian’s 25th Anniversary: Listen
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new version of her song “Chinese Satellite,” released as part of the 25th anniversary of the label Secretly Canadian. Bridgers recorded it in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios, and proceeds from the single go toward the label’s efforts to raise $250,000 toward relieving homelessness in Bloomington, Indiana. Listen to the acoustic re-cut of Punisher’s “Chinese Satellite” below. The new version of “Chinese Satellite” appears as part of Secretly Canadian’s SC25 Singles series. The label group’s anniversary releases have also included a swath of reissues and a podcast about its history and artist roster. Bridgers is set to begin a world tour next month, beginning in North America and covering Europe in June before returning to the United States for a West Coast leg...
Pink Floyd and David Gilmour Removing Music From Digital Platforms in Russia and Belarus
Pink Floyd are removing some of their catalog from digital music platforms in Russia and Belarus, the band announced today. “To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour’s solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today,” they wrote. The musical output that will disappear from Russian and Belarusian platforms includes the Pink Floyd studio albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994), and The Endless River (2014). Gilmour has also released four solo studio albums in his career, the most recent one being 2015’s Rattle That Lock. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Gilmour and the band for more information...
Diamond Platnumz – Somebody
Check out this brand new single from Diamond Platnumz titled “Somebody”. Talented Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz drops another brand new interesting tune titled “Somebody”. The new single is off the newly released body of work and serves as his fourth studio album titled “First Of All“. This is an amazing piece of good music for your listening pleasure and it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Diamond Platnumz – “Somebody” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Diamond_Platnumz_-_Somebody_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Diamond Platnumz – Fine
Check out this brand new single from Diamond Platnumz titled “Fine”. Talented Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz drops another brand new interesting tune titled “Fine”. The new single is off the newly released body of work and serves as his fourth studio album titled “First Of All“. This is an amazing piece of good music for your listening pleasure and it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Diamond Platnumz – “Fine” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Diamond_Platnumz_-_Fine_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Diamond Platnumz – Wonder
Check out this brand new single from Diamond Platnumz titled “Wonder”. Talented Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz drops another brand new interesting tune titled “Wonder”. The new single is off the newly released body of work and serves as his fourth studio album titled “First Of All“. This is an amazing piece of good music for your listening pleasure and it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Diamond Platnumz – “Wonder” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Diamond_Platnumz_-_Wonder_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Noon Dave – Brunch
Check out this brand new single coming in from Noon Dave titled “Brunch”. Chocolate City Music Group unveils a new addition to the family, he goes by the name Oluwaseun Dave Obafemi stage name Noon Dave. Noon Dave is an Afro-fusion artist who taps his inspiration from diverse exposure to various genres of music. He kicks off his music career professionally with a brand new tune titled “Brunch“. Before now, Noon had released an interesting single titled “Too Late” which was well-received, and as a fast-rising singer, his style, uniqueness, and approach to music certainly will make soar higher. Listen and share Noon Dave – “Brunch” below.
Executive of the Week: Spotify Global Head of Editorial Sulinna Ong
As global head of editorial at the biggest music streamer in the world, Sulinna Ong has plenty on her plate — not least of which is overseeing the programming of Spotify’s playlists across genres, territories and fandoms. And this past week has been a big one for Ong and her team, as they revamped Spotify’s flagship K-Pop playlist, K-Pop ON! (온), with a new name, a massive marketing push and a focused plan for new content catered to fans of the genre that has expanded significantly around the world in recent years. And the push has already started to pay off: daily streams and listening hours for the playlists grew 40% week over week, according to Spotify, and the playlist moved into the top five of the company’s most-streamed playlists, which Ong says is “a first for the playlist and the ...
How to Watch ‘Turning Red’ Online: All the Ways to Stream the Animated Film for Free
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The red panda has landed! Turning Red, Disney and Pixar’s latest animated creation, premiered exclusively on Disney+ on Friday (March 11). The animated film centers around Mei Lee, a “confident, dorky” 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl whose inner red panda pops out when she gets too excited — or stressed out. Newcomer Rosalie Chiang voices Mei Lee and Sandra Oh voices her strict and overprotecting mother, Ming. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ava Morse, Hyein Park voice Mei’s friends. Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong, Tristan Allerick Chen, Sasha Roiz, Addie Chan...
