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Best New Tracks: NIGO x Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by releases from NIGO x Kid Cudi and Jack Harlow, who dropped the singles “Want It Bad” and “Nail Tech,” respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Yves Tumor, Deante Hitchcock, Guapdad 4000, Teezo Touchdown and Mahalia, plus collaborations from Kojey Radical x Masego, Curren$y x The Alchemist and Fly Anakin x Pink Siifu x Billz Egypt. NIGO x Kid Cudi – “Want It Bad” [embedded content] NIGO delivers his second I Know NIGO offering with “Want It Bad,” enlisting Kid Cudi for the three-minute cut. Produced by Pharrell, the new single arrives shortly after the A$AP Rocky assisted- track “Arya,” the latter of which was in...
Kanye Shares Tracklist for ‘DONDA 2’
Evisen Skateboards Gets Expansive With its SS22 Collection The Japanese skate imprint delivers a wide range of offerings. 5 Hrs ago 9,248 Hypes MTV x NBA Bring Back the Nostalgia of the ’80s for All-Star Game Capsule Featuring the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and more. 5 Hrs ago 836 Hypes ESPRIT Brings a New Spirit of Positivity and Love to the Modern World Presented by ESPRIT From its iconic colorful apparel to its human ethos, the beloved global brand stays true to its roots of celebrating real people who feel good inside and out. Presented by ESPRIT /5 Hrs ago 5 Hrs ago 681 Hypes Lil Wayne Performing His First UK Show Since 2008 Appearing at the annual Strawberries & Creem Festival. 6 Hrs ago 2,690 Hypes
Francis Ford Coppola Says Marvel Films Are Just “Made Over and Over…Again To Look Different”
Francis Ford Coppola refused to mince his words about Marvel films and the state of today’s movie industry, labelling the superhero titles formulas’ as repetitive. Speaking to GQ, the veteran director shared that his thoughts apply to major blockbusters outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well. “There used to be studio films,” Coppola said. “Now there are Marvel pictures. And what is a Marvel picture? A Marvel picture is one prototype movie that is made over and over and over and over and over again to look different.” Coppola continued to name Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Cary Fukunaga’s No Time to Die as examples of films that follow the same formulas, “…extremely gifted, talented, beautiful artists, and you could take both those movies, and you and I could go and pull the sa...
‘Moon Knight’ Directors Will Take On ‘Loki’ Season 2
Marvel and Disney+ have now announced that Moon Knight directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead will be taking over for the second season of Loki. According to Deadline, the two directors will co-direct most of the episodes of the upcoming follow-up to the critically acclaimed first season revolving around the God of Mischief, with original showrunner Michael Waldron pivoting to executive producer. Tom Hiddleston is set to reprise his role as the titular character while Owen Wilson has just confirmed his return as Time Variance Authority agent Mobius as well. Herron first announced her departure from the franchise back in July last year. “I’m not returning,” she told Deadline at the time. “I always planned to be just on for this, and to be honest, Season 2 wasn’t in the — that’...
Austin Butler Transforms Into Elvis Presley in Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Biopic
Warner Bros. has released the official trailer of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, Elvis. Starring Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’s Austin Butler — who perfects Presley’s accent — Elvis follows the life and career of the King of Rock and Roll, which tragically ended when he was only 42 years old. Luhrmann’s trailer is narrated by Tom Hanks, who portrays Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker, and sees how the singer’s upbringing with Black music shaped his musical style and the criticism he received for his performances. Joining Butler and Hanks in the cast are Olivia DeJonge as Presley’s’ wife, Priscilla, Richard Roxburgh as Presley’s father Vernon Presley, Helen Thomson as Presley’s mother Gladys, Alton Mason as Little Richard, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. King, Yola as Sister Rosetta T...
‘Stranger Things’ to End With Season Five After Two-Part Season Four
Netflix has officially revealed that the long-anticipated fourth season of Stranger Things will be split in two parts. In the same announcement, show creators Matt and Ross Duffer, also known as the Duffer Brothers, have also said that the show has been renewed for a fifth and final season. In a post to their fans, the Duffer Brothers wrote, “With nine scripts, over 800 pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots, and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous season, Stranger Things 4 was the most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one. Everyone involved is incredibly proud of the results, and we can’t wait to share it with you.” The brothers added that the first of the two volumes of the fourth season will arrive on May 27, and the second...
Kanye West Says He Won’t Release Donda 2 on Streaming Services
For his upcoming album Donda 2, Kanye West says he will forgo traditional streaming platforms and release it exclusively via his own Stem Player. “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player,” West wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday evening. “Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own.” A collaboration with Kano Computing, West originally released the Stem Player in August 2021. The pocket-size device allows users to remix pre-loaded recordings by manipulating various aspects of a track, including vocals, drums, bass, and samples. It currently retails for $200. Advertisement Related Video West previously said he...
John Williams to Write Theme for Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
Since announcing the return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, Disney+ has scored another big name for its upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series. John Williams, the legendary composer behind Star Wars‘ award-winning scores, has written and recorded the theme song for the new series, Variety reports. Williams won an Oscar back in 1977 for his score for the original Star Wars, and was nominated for his work on both the rest of the original trilogy (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) and the franchise’s last three films (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.) While the composer has stayed loyal to the series, writing the theme for the 2018 standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story and even a Disneyland theme park in 2...
Girls Run the World in First Trailer for Showtime Series The First Lady: Watch
Behind every powerful man is a powerful woman, and The First Lady wants to tell their stories. Ahead of its April 17th premiere, Showtime has shared the first trailer for the anthology series, where Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson) hold their own behind White House doors. “In four years, I don’t want to look back and think, ‘What did I become living in that house?’” Davis says as Obama early on in the trailer, opening the flood gates for a two-minute compilation of drama. The First Lady peels back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three of America’s most beloved first ladies — all of whom made a point to serve a bigger role while in the White House than to just be the president’s wife. Da...
Forrest Gump’s Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, and Eric Roth to Reunite in New Film
The trio behind the 1994 blockbuster Forrest Gump — Tom Hanks, director Robert Zemeckis, and screenwriter Eric Roth — are teaming up again for a film adaptation of the graphic novel Here, Deadline reports. Centered in one room, Richard McGuire’s graphic novel follows the lives of several people who inhabit the space over an extended period of time. Roth and Zemeckis are collaborating on the film’s script, while Zemeckis will direct the picture and Hanks will star. Here is set to be produced by Playtone and ImageMovers. While not many details exist about the project, Here is likely to be a big event for the trio, who all won Oscars for Forrest Gump. The film will mark the second collaboration between Hanks and Zemeckis in recent years after the duo’s live-...
Lil Wayne Performing His First UK Show Since 2008
Lil Wayne is set to perform in the UK for the first time in 14 years as he headlines the 2022 Strawberries & Creem Festival. The annual music festival will see Weezy return to the UK stage for the first time since 2008, when he toured the area in 2008. He will now be joined by Ella Mai, Mabel, New Gen: Spring 2021 honoree Tems and more for the three-day festival, which is set to take place in Cambridge, England from June 17 to June 19. The news of his UK performance arrives shortly after he was named one of the performers at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend alongside DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Gunna, Migos and Lil Baby. Fans can also expect Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz‘s collaborative album sequel ColleGrove 2 to drop some time this year. Take a look at the full Strawber...
Woman Shanked Outside Foot Locker Over Nike Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme Apparently, traveling with weapons while attempting to cop highly-coveted sneakers is a thing. A woman was stabbed outside a Los Angeles Foot Locker while waiting to cop a pair of Nike Dunks. Some back story, the Nike Dunk was first released in 1985, and the poor man’s Air Jordan 1, no shots, quickly gained popularity thanks to the multitude of colorways they were released in. Throughout the years their demand has gone up and down depending on if skaters were rocking them (see: Nike Dunk SB’s) and if Nike was dropping retros. Over the last couple of years, though, they’ve again risen in popularity, with new colorways routinely selling out within minutes of becoming available. So for a recent release of Nike Dunks, there was a line outsid...
