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Samsung Unpacks Its New Galaxy S22 Smartphone Lineup, Seemingly Sticks A Fork In The Galaxy Note
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s a new year, so you know what that means, its time for new Galaxy smartphones from Samsung. Wednesday (Feb.9), Samsung unveiled its new S Series Galaxy smartphones, the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra. As with every iteration of its Galaxy flagship smartphone, the Korean tech giant boasts significant improvements with the new S22 smartphones. All three models utilize Samsung’s new Armor Aluminum, first introduced on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and now being featured on S22 models, a first for Samsung’s S-series phones. The S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra boast Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the front and back of the phone. We got up close and personal with the devices, and each of them is impressive, so let’...
Years Of Hard Drinking Killed ‘Friday’ Star Anthony Johnson Per Autopsy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amazon / Amazon Last year the culture lost one the beloved comedic talents of Anthony Johnson. The Friday star is said to have passed due to years of alcohol abuse. As per TMZ the medical examiner has concluded that Los Angeles, California native’s death could have been avoided or prolonged if he had better taken care of himself. According to the autopsy reports obtained by the celebrity gossip media outlet doctors have concluded that “chronic ethanol use” was the cause of his passing. The documentation also calls out that he passed due to natural causes. Additionally no drugs where found in his system as per the toxicology report. Shortly after his passing the coroner’s office reported that he had tested positive for COVID prior to transit...
Dying Light 2‘s Composer Scores a Perfectly ‘Broken’ Open World Zombie Game
Dying Light pretty much raised the bar for all zombie games when it released in 2015, so it’s no surprise that fans have been anticipating Dying Light 2 Stay Human (pretty much unanimously referred to simply as Dying Light 2) since then. Now that the sequel is finally out — and already seeing a higher player count than the original ever received — gamers and horror fans around the world are embracing the world and struggles of protagonist Aiden Caldwall. To provide the score to the massive (both in scale and in popularity) title from Techland, BAFTA-nominated French composer Olivier Derivière (A Plague Tale: Innocence, Vampyr, Greedfall) blends a unique mix of high-octane action and the hopelessness of the post-apocalyptic dystopia into every bit of music within the game. After premiering ...
YG Announces Upcoming Album ‘Pray For Me’
YG has announced that his sixth studio album, Pray For Me, will release later this year via Def Jam Records. During an interview on Power 106’s Power Mornings, the Compton rapper provided context for the follow-up to 2020’s My Life4Hunnid, which included features from Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Tyga, Lil Tjay, Tay2xs, D3szn, Gunna, Ty Dolla $ign and others. “It’s just the growth of me, my headspace, what I’m on in life,” said YG. “And I think the whole COVID pandemic shit, I hated it, but I also look at it as like this shit kinda helped me get to where I’m at mentally.” “The music is just gonna be my truth, as far as my life right now,” he added, before revealing that he took a break from releasing music because he felt that “the timing wasn’t right.” Last week, ...
Kodak Black Announces Fifth Studio Album ‘Back for Everything’
Kodak Black is dropping a new album later this month called Back for Everything, following 2020’s Bill Israel. Ahead of its release, he shared its first promotional single, “Grinding All Season.” On the track, the rapper describes working hard throughout the year and details the riches it’s brought him, from laptops to diamonds. “I been vibin’ for a reason,” the Florida artist raps. “I been grindin’ all season. I been standin’ away from leeches.” Black also shared cover art for the album inspired by the sci-fi classic Back to the Future on his Instagram. The upcoming album will include October’s “Super Gremlin,” as well as December’s “Love & War,” the latter of which became popular on TikTok. Kodak Black’s Back for Everything hits streaming services on February 25. In other music news,...
Fleet Foxes Reveal 2022 Tour Dates
If you think it’s been a while since Fleet Foxes last hit the road, you’re right. It’s been five years to be exact, but that’s about to change. Robin Pecknold and company announced a lengthy list of international dates that kick off in June in Salt Lake City. After concluding with a show in New York’s Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in August, Fleet Foxes will be heading to the UK and Europe for another three weeks or so. The band shared a teaser trailer for the tour as well. [embedded content][embedded content] Artist Presale begins Feb. 15 at 10 am local time through the Fleet Foxes website, followed by local promoter presale starting Feb. 17 at 10 am local. All presales end Feb. 17 at 10 pm local time. General on sale begins on Feb. 18 at 10 am local time. Fleet Foxes’ fourth studio album,&...
Future Releases Trailer for Valentine’s Day Anthem “Worst Day”
About two weeks ago, Ye announced that Future would be executive producing Donda 2. Now, after not releasing any solo albums of his own throughout 2021, the Atlanta rapper has returned to tease his new song “Worst Day.” Titled “Healing Together With Dr. Kevin Samuels,” the approximately one-minute long trailer is directed by Daps and sees Future admit his addiction to showering women with expensive gifts. “Last year, how much did you say you spent on women?” Samuels asks, to which the rapper answers “around two to three.” Samuel concedes that two to three thousand isn’t too bad, and Future corrects him, saying that he meant two to three million. “Valentine’s is the worst day,” he raps as the video closes. Though Future didn’t a release date for the track, only letting on that it was coming...
NFTs 101: How the Music Industry and the Way We Engage with Artists Is Evolving
The cultural relevance of crypto is undeniable, as the use of blockchain continues to infiltrate and significantly influence the worlds of art, music, fashion and more. To provide a deeper level of understanding for the space, HYPEBEAST teamed up with crypto platform Coinbase for a new series that dives into various topics related to cryptocurrency, NFTs and blockchain, and cohesively and objectively shares how different industries are adapting. In our first installment of NFTs 101, we dive into the music industry and how recent trends are hinting at how fans will engage with artists in the future. The music industry has seen major changes over the past few decades, shaping the way we consume music and interact with our favorite artists. Before the internet, CDs and cassette tapes were the...
DJ Yk Beat – Why Did You Stop
Check out this brand new soundtrack from DJ YK Beat titled – Why Did You Stop. Nigerian talented disc jockey, DJ YK Beats comes through with another single titled “Why Did You Stop”. “Why Did You Stop” inspired track is in connection to Oxlade’s leaked tape that is trending on social media. It is also a follow-up track to his recently dropped single titled “Tintok Cruise Beat“. Happy listening. Listen and share DJ YK Beat – “Why Did You Stop” below.
Ed Sheeran Confirms ‘The Joker and the Queen’ Remix With ‘Good Friend’ Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran ended the speculation over his upcoming remix of “The Joker and the Queen” featuring his “good friend” Taylor Swift on Wednesday morning (Feb. 9) when he confirmed that the dynamic duo will drop the track on Friday (Feb. 11). “‘The Joker and the Queen’ featuring my good friend @taylorswift13 is out this Friday,” Sheeran tweeted after offering up a chill performance of the song at Tuesday night’s 2022 Brit Awards. During a red carpet interview with LADbible ahead of the Brits, Sheeran shared that a new song “comes out Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Sheeran teased the remix in the tweet with a 30-second snippet of the gentle ballad featuring the pair’s vocals seamlessly intertwined over weepy s...
Brené Brown Will Resume Spotify Podcasts Amid Her ‘Tremendous Values Conflict’ With Joe Rogan
Brené Brown posted a message on her website Tuesday night (Feb. 8), sharing that, despite recent controversies, she remains committed to podcasting on Spotify and amplifying issues and voices that matter. Brown had, on Feb. 1, shared the decision to pause her podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead, to learn about the music giant’s policies in the wake of COVID-19 misinformation. “Unlike some creators, I don’t have the option of pulling my work from the platform,” Brown noted. This was an indirect reference to musicians including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, who have removed music from Spotify in protest of the streamer distributing Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast. “I’m always going to stand firmly on the side of free speech, so I had a lot of lea...
Snoop Dogg Calls Super Bowl Halftime Show ‘Dream Come True’
Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. “For me, when performing, I never let the moment get bigger than me,” said Snoop Dogg in a recent interview with The Associated Press from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles where the Super Bowl will be held Sunday (Feb. 13). He’ll take the stage with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I’m not going to understand it until it happens,” he continued. “While it’s happening, I’m in the zone. I’m stuck to the script, laser focused, being on point, sounding good, looking good and feeling good. I want to give off a great presentation....
