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A Day in the Life of…Wrabel
“It was pretty immediate for me…” says singer-songwriter Wrabel, of when he knew he wanted a career in music, having started playing piano and writing songs in his late teens. “Once I started writing, I knew this is what I wanted to do forever.” Along with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, he notes his Great Uncle Carl as one of his earliest influences: “My Great Uncle Carl had an incredible voice. He truly could’ve been up there with them, but never followed singing as a career path. He recorded songs as a hobby and shared them with friends and family, so I still to this day have hundreds of his songs on a hard drive. We’d listen to him every morning on the way to school.” With a long collaborative resume that includes Kesha, P!nk, Marshmello, and Backstreet Boys, Wrabel released his long-a...
Lucy Dacus Unveils North American Tour Dates, Releases ‘Thumbs Again’
Lucy Dacus just released a new video for “Thumbs Again,” which is a slightly different version of “Thumbs.” “Thumbs Again” is a full-band version with near tangible acoustics and deep resonating percussion. [embedded content][embedded content] Off Home Video, “Thumbs” initially debuted on Dacus’ 2018 tour with her band boygenius, including Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. If that’s not enough, Dacus also shared that she’s hitting the road in North American early next winter. Kicking off on February 9 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her final show is on April 15 at La Maroquinerie in Paris. Indigo De Souza is a supporting act throughout dates in North America, and Fenne Lily is helping Dacus in Europe. Lucy Dacus Tour Dates Wed. Feb. 09 – Pitts, PA @ Stage AE *Thu. Feb. 10 – ...
Boosie Badazz Stages Confrontation By Alleged Lil Nas X Fan, Twitter Asks What Was The Reason
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Boosie once again has social media and the streets talking after a viral video shows him being confronted by an alleged member of the LBGTQ community over his continuous comments about Lil Nas X. The video, which was shared by a fan, features Boosie being confronted by an alleged Lil Nas X fan over his recent comments regarding the Atlanta pop star’s trolling of Boosie. Related Stories “I know you! You the rapper Lil Boosie that’s talking about my friends and my niece, my niece Lil Nas X? That’s my niece,” the fan begins telling Boosie. “B–ch, I’ll beat you up, talk sh-t now.” The quick verbal jabs prompted Boosie to fire back with a homophobic slur after the alleged fan ins...
Twitter Hilariously Flips Leonardo DiCaprio Playing Mass-Suicide Cult Leader Jim Jones Into Dipset Memes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Only Black Twitter can find a way to make jokes out of Leonardo DiCaprio landing another acting gig. News broke that DiCaprio has signed on to play the infamous cult leader Jim Jones in a forthcoming biopic about the controversial figure’s life. For those who don’t know, Jones was behind the infamous Jonestown mass-suicide event that saw 900 people kill themselves after drinking flavor aid laced with cyanide and other drugs in 1978. As expected, Leonardo DiCaprio began to trend following the announcement, but not for the reason you think. Black Twitter hilariously started sharing tweets that Acadamy Award-winning actor and producer would play Harlem’s own Jim Jones from the legendary Hip-Hop stable Dipset. Related Stories...
Drake Issues Statement After Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The events at last weekend’s Astroworld Festival that left eight people dead and several others injured still looms heavy in the minds of many. After Astroworld organizer Travis Scott addressed social media, Drake followed suit and issued a statement of his own. The Canadian superstar joined Scott on stage last Friday (November 5), at Houston’s NRG Park in a surprise moment of the festival. While Drake’s appearance doesn’t appear to be the lone factor in the crowd surge, it may have been a contributing factor. Variety shared in its reporting that Scott’s arrival on stage and a corresponding clock with a countdown meter may have agitated the crowd along with Scott’s typical high energy performance stirring up even more of a frenzy. “I’...
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Supreme Links With Tiffany & Co., New Box Logo Tee On Deck [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Supreme / Supreme Streetwear stalwart Supreme has teamed with Tiffany & Co. because of course. The new collection is for the Fall 2021 and features pieces inspired by the luxury jeweler’s archives from the 1960’s. Source: Supreme / Supreme But you can expect heads to be racing for the Supreme Box Logo tee featured in the collab that includes a Tiffany blue logo on the chest and Tiffany & Co. logo on the back. That mark up is going to be crazy if you’re aren’t abe to outrace the bots, just saying. As for the actual jewelry inspired by the Return to Tiffany® collection—featured are a Heart Tag Pendant, Oval Tag Pearl Necklace, Star Bracelet, Heart Tag Stud Earrings, Heart Knife Key Ring and an Oval Tag Keyring. They’re all crafted from from St...
With Here and Now, Gates Return From the Almost Dead
Being told you’re cancer-free should be cause for joyous celebration. But Gates vocalist/guitarist Kevin Dye was also struck by a more negative reaction when told an operation to remove a cancerous growth on his lungs was completely successful. It sent him into a deep spiral of existential depression. He’d first noticed something was wrong in April and May 2018, when he noticed he was repeatedly getting pneumonia. After numerous trips to the doctor, tests determined he had cancer. About a month later, it had been completely removed with an operation. Dye was obviously relieved, but there was a lingering darkness inside him — a sense of despair and despondency he just couldn’t shake. Much as he tried, much as he knew he should be elated, he wasn’t. “I’m the kind of person who thinks about t...
deadmau5 Shows Support for Music Industry-Shifting Decentralized Network, MODA DAO
deadmau5 has thrown his weight behind MODA DAO, a decentralized network designed to democratize the music industry in the metaverse. The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is now set to combine its ambitious NFT music streaming platform with $MODA, its governance token. DAOs are organizations collectively owned by their members in order to safely manage a network’s operations and cryptocurrency transactions. The token supply will hit the Ethereum, Fantom, Near, and Polygon blockchains on Wednesday, November 10th. Holders of the $MODA token will be able to distribute their music on the MODA DAO platform, which could ultimately compete with streaming giants like Apple Music and Spotify while offering a novel way for artists to control royalty contracts. Ac...
Tourette Syndrome Isn’t Getting In the Way of This Guy Learning to DJ
“I put the Tik in TikTok,” reads Leighton Clarke’s TikTok bio. Affectionately known as Uncle Tics, Clarke isn’t letting his Tourette syndrome get in the way of learning the art of DJing. Uncle Tics told himself at the beginning of New Zealand’s pandemic lockdown that he was going to learn a new skill. So he picked up DJing and his TikTok fanbase has been nothing but supportive, with many stating that they would love to see him perform at a music festival. Take a look at the first video of his “Tourettes vs DJ’ing” series below. In the clip, Uncle Tics drops a number of high-energy drum & bass tracks as he shouts parts of “Circle of Life” from The Lion King—as well as some NSFW remarks we can’t transcribe here. The EDM co...
Big Sean and Hit-Boy Take Viewers Inside the Recording Booth in New “The One” Visual
Big Sean and Hit-Boy have teamed up once again to create a music video for “The One.” The single comes off of the duo’s new EP, What You Expect, which debuted late last month. While October’s elaborate “What a Life” video Big Sean covered head-to-toe in live bees, this new visual directs attention back to the music and the duo’s long-standing partnership. The two have worked together a handful of times over the years since first linking on the Kanye West song “Clique” in 2012. Filmed in black and white, “The One” takes viewers inside a recording booth cast among the trees, where Big Sean and Hit-Boy jam out while making a new track, before cutting to the two on a scenic hilltop. “Mountaintop views where the inspiration spews,” Big Sean raps. “Sometimes when you lose that’s when innovation ...
Nation of Language Face the Future With A Way Forward
There was a slight air of apprehension as hundreds of masked fans packed into the Lodge Room, a gorgeous 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival-style venue in a former Masonic Lodge in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It’s a warm, inviting space, complete with cherry wood paneling, hand-painted murals featuring scenes of ancient Egypt, and a huge golden pentagram on the ceiling. But, it was clear that at least a few folks in the crowd were still getting used to being out at shows again. A long-haired man at the bar slathered his hands with sanitizer before double fisting Jack and Cokes. A hipster couple had a muffled argument about where to safely stand and still see the stage. A fashionable woman with fogged glasses stumbled into the VIP area. They’d all come to see Nation of Lan...
Dorothy Martin on the Power of Spirituality in Addiction Recovery
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Dorothy Martin, namesake and vocalist for the band Dorothy, shares her struggle with addiction, trauma, and suicidality on the latest episode of Going There with Dr. Mike. Advertisement Related Video The Roc Nation artist discusses the emotional and spiritual issues that often accompany addiction and mental illness in general, including not being comfortable in social situations and feeling disconnected and isolated from others. She explains how she contemplated suicide during a time when she felt so disconnected. The “What’s Coming to Me” musician also recounts a recent relapse, and the guilt and shame that c...
