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Government Releases Photos Of Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Department of Justice / buzzfeed The Hip-Hop community has just gotten a better understanding of one of the most unique Rap releases of all time. The government has released photos of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. Source: Department of Justice / buzzfeed This week BuzzFeed News has acquired some additional visuals from the one of one project that only few people have had the chance to hear. On July 26, 2021 United States Marshals Service auctioned off the release and found it a new home with digital art collective PleasrDAO. With this legally binding transaction a bill of sale had to be prepared detailing the purchase. Along with the paperwork the federal agency visually documented everything related to the release including the je...
Earl Sweatshirt Releases “Titanic” Single From Upcoming ‘SICK!’ LP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marc Grimwade / Getty Earl Sweatshirt influenced a wave of young rappers and producers who forged their own lanes and deep thinkers and poets atop murky and muted production. As a leading voice of this elite audio vanguard, the rapper and producer released a new single titled “Titanic” from his forthcoming SICK! album. Via Earl Sweatshirt’s own Tan Cressida imprint by way of Warner Bros., “Titanic” takes a shift in sound from the earlier drops from SICK! in “2010” and “Tabula Rasa” but no less impressive. Employing a cleverly disjointed double-time flow, Earl gets some adlib assistance from skateboarder and rapper Na-Kel Smith with production by Black Noi$e. Instead of sharing the lyrics, just check out the stream below because it needs to be heard as Ear...
HHW Gaming: E3 Presses Pause Button On In-Person Convention Again, No Word On Digital Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FREDERIC J. BROWN / Getty No surprise, E3 is not holding an in-person event in 2022. The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) announced it hit the pause button on E3 2022, well, in-person for that matter. The ESA came to its decision out of concern due to the spread of the tightly contagious Omicron COVID-19 variant, but some believe there are other reasons for the move. “Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022,” the ESA said in a statement sent to IGN. “We remain incredibly excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon.” While it’s totally understandable, the ESA decided to make this move. It would h...
Tina Knowles-Lawson Shares Sweet Birthday Post for Blue Ivy: ‘My Little Capricorn Twin’
Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s daughter Blue Ivy Carter turned 10 years old on Friday (Jan. 7), and Tina Knowles-Lawson did what grandmothers do best on birthdays — gush over their grandbabies. “My beautiful Talented and super smart Grandaughter Blue Ivy turned 10 today! God it seemed like yesterday you came into the world running things,” she wrote alongside a photo of the duo serving soft smiles on a beach with a warm-toned sunset behind them. “Blue is my little Capricorn Twin . I prayed for her to be born on my birthday but she did what she always does she came when she got good and ready [laughing emoji] three days later but we still share the bond.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Knowles-Lawson went on to share that Blue “gives the best advice,” to ...
John Legend Sells Music Catalog to BMG and KKR
John Legend is taking “All of Me” to another level, selling his signature song as part of a larger portfolio of compositions which were acquired last year by BMG and global investment firm KKR, Billboard has confirmed. As first reported by Bloomberg, the EGOT recipient sold both his personal share of the copyrights to his compositions as well as the recorded music royalties for his music dated 2004 thru early 2021 to the partnering companies for an undisclosed sum back in September. A UCC regulatory filing indicated that DL Music IP LP, an affiliate of KKR Credit Advisors, and BMG Rights Management each purchased a 50% stake in the Legend catalog. BMG and KKR have not formally announced the acquisition, and financial details of the sale are not yet known. Both companies declined requests t...
Muse Teases New Single ‘Won’t Stand Down’ With Haunting Cover Art
Muse is gearing up to release a brand new single to kick off the new year. On Friday (Jan. 7), the English rock band shared the official cover art and release date for their forthcoming track, titled “Won’t Stand Down,” to their social media pages. The haunting image features a floating figure in a black cape, face hidden by a white mask with markings. Below the figure are 10 faceless disciples, all in hooded black capes. “WON’T STAND DOWN. Our new single, released next week on Thursday January 13th,” the group shared via social media, along with links to pre-save the single on Spotify, Apple and Deezer. Explore Explore Muse See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news A snippet of the track was teased during an Instagram Live on Muse’s account, with singer Matt Be...
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Lingerie Brand Will Open Retail Stores in 2022
Rihanna announced on Friday (Jan. 7) that her Savage x Fenty lingerie brand will open its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. “2022, we coming in HOT! we bout to bring you a whole new #SavageXFenty experience with the launch of our brick-and-mortar retail stores!” she tweeted with an animation of what said stores would look like. It appears they’ll be featuring colorful wallpapers highlighting the rainbow assortment of lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear. Rihanna, 33, also listed out the first five locations of the Savage x Fenty stores: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. “Can’t believe it’s actually that time, and I can’t wait for you to have this experience irl,” she continued. Explore Explore Rihanna See latest videos, charts and news See latest v...
VIDEO: Burna Boy – B. D’OR ft Wizkid
Spaceship Entertainment presents the official music video for “Ballon D’or” by Nigerian finest artistes Burna Boy featuring Wizkid. African Giant, Burna Boy drops new music video for his track “Ballon D’or” (B. D’OR) for short, he featured Starboy Wizkid. In the “B. D’or” new visual Burna Boy and Wizkid are on a boat cruise, speed boat riding and lots of girls on the boat all dancing, having fun and enjoying the moment. Burna Boy and Wizkid strong dynamic makes the new visual an interesting one. The music video is a production of Priorgold Picture. Watch, enjoy and share Burna Boy ft Wizkid – “B. D’or” below. [embedded content]
Rexxie – Wallet ft Seyi Vibez & DJ 4Kerty (Visualizer)
Check out Rexxie’s new visualizer for his released track “Wallet“. Rexxie drops a new visualizer for his record titled “Wallet” featuring Seyi Vibez and DJ 4kerty. The music producer Rexxie, Seyi Vibez and DJ 4Kerty are all up and grinding in the music studio to deliver a good piece and a clean shot visual. Shot by Banx. Watch, enjoy and share Rexxie – “Wallet” ft Seyi Vibez & DJ 4Kerty below. [embedded content]
STEVE STEVENS Opens Up About His COVID-19 Battle
During an appearance on yesterday’s (Thursday, January 6) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Billy Idol‘s longtime guitarist Steve Stevens spoke about his recent battle with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. “My wife and I, we’ve been so careful,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And I think now with this omicron [coronavirus variant], it’s just so virulent, and we managed to get it. But not too bad… There was, like, one day that I kind of felt a little bit tired, a little fatigued. “What had happened was we did a benefit show in Los Angeles that Dave Navarro [JANE’S ADDICTION] and Billy Morrison [Billy Idol] did — ‘Above Ground’ — [in late Decembe...
TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY And TESTAMENT’s CHUCK BILLY Collaborate On New Song ‘Behold Our Power’
TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has collaborated with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy on a new song called “Behold Our Power”. The track, which was released under Heafy‘s name via his YouTube channel, was apparently written as the theme song for the 2022 installment of Poland’s Mystic Festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place in June, will be headlined by JUDAS PRIEST, OPETH and MERCYFUL FATE. TRIVIUM‘s tenth album, “In The Court Of The Dragon”, was released last October via longtime label Roadrunner Records. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded in the fall of 2020 at Full Sail University in Orlando. The album cover is an original oil painting by French artist Mathieu Nozieres. Last fall, TRIVIUM completed a U.S. tour ...
TRIUMPH Gets Offers To Play Every Year, Says MIKE LEVINE
In a recent interview with “The Daily Derringer Podcast”, bassist Mike Levine of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH was asked if the band’s 2008 reunion shows in Sweden Rock Festival and Rocklahoma were meant to be a warm-up for a more extensive tour if they were always intended to be the group’s final gigs. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There was bad blood going on between [guitarist/vocalist] Rik [Emmett] and [drummer] Gil [Moore] and I. And we decided it had to stop because we had too much love for each other over the years. And it just made no sense that we couldn’t keep playing, or least be friends. So we decided, ‘What a good idea. Let’s go play some shows.’ So we got the call from Sweden saying, ‘Would you ...
