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NBA Youngboy Still Behind Bars Due To Pending Gun Case in Cali
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Baton Rouge PD / NBA Youngboy NBA Youngboy is getting out. The Baton Rouge rapper with a promising career despite a penchant for breaking the law has been released from custody. Youngboy’s attorneys proposed an elaborate plan to secure the release of their client, who has been in jail since April due to gun-related charges that include possession of a firearm as a felon. According to The Advocate, NBA Youngboy would have a recording studio in his own home as well as personal security that consists of former soldiers. Despite a long rap sheet, his lawyers asserted the purchase of a home in Utah meant NBA Youngboy, born Kentrell Gaulden, was serious about not getting any more trouble and his record label’s chairman also testified on his behalf. However, ano...
Georgia Woman Claims To Be 15th Child Of DMX In Estate Battle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One Uncensored DMX is at rest but the battle for his estate seems to only just be getting started. A woman has come forward to claim she is also the late rapper’s child, putting the total of “heirs” at 15 if her claim pans out. Page Six reports that in recent weeks a woman named Raven Barmer-Simmons, from Georgia, has contacted DMX’s other adult children. Everyone will be tested in order to determine paternity. Unfortunately, when Dark Man X passed in April at the age of 50, he left no will. This is a set up for all type of drama because although X didn’t leave much in liquid assets, the potential earnings from his musical catalog can be substantive. Reportedly, Judge Helen Blackwood has appointed DMX’s three sons Xavier, Tacoma and Sean Simmo...
Beyoncé’s adidas x Ivy Park Collaborates With Peloton
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Beyoncé’s Ivy Park collection with adidas is already a winner but it just upped the ante. For the fall, adidas x IVY PARK and Peloton have announced their first capsule collaborative collection that consists of apparel and footwear. Source: adidas / adidas You know Peloton, the exercise equipment company that made a killing during the pandemic thanks to its stationary bicycles and community. Linking with Ivy Park should be no surprise considering in 2020, Beyoncé announced she was formally partnering with Peloton for a multi-year deal. Related Stories “Peloton and I both believe that the power of music can help uplift, motivate and inspire those on their fitness journeys,” said Bey in a statement at that time. The arrival of the adida...
Freeway Mourns Death Of 21-Year-Old Daughter: “This Pain Is Unimaginable”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Philadelphia rap icon Freeway is mourning the death of his daughter, Harmony. She was just 21. Freeway revealed her passing via an Instagram post paying tribute to his daughter. “You know the saying sugar and spice and everything nice, well that’s my Harmony!,” is the captioned Free used for a video of Harmony dancing to the Jacksons’ “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” at her 21st birthday party back in February. “I promise y’all she was the sweetest most kind most caring generous loving adorable person I know. Allah Really blessed me putting her in my life. I love her so much and this hurts so bad.” Unfortunately, after reportedly being diagnosed in September 2020, Harmony lost her battle with cancer. Her father added, “E...
EXODUS Frontman Says It Was ‘A Better Decision For Now’ To Postpone ‘The Bay Strikes Back Tour’
EXODUS‘s Steve “Zetro” Souza talked to “The Zach Moonshine Show” about his band’s decision to postpone the North American leg of its “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” to 2022. The 30-date trek — also featuring TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL — was originally scheduled to kick off on October 6 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California and make stops in Austin, New York, and Detroit before concluding on November 27 at The Fox in Oakland. Speaking about the thought process behind pushing back the tour, Zetro said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “They wanted us to test every night, and the bands didn’t wanna test every single night. ‘Cause the venues we were playing were not as big as say… MEGADETH just went around with LA...
ALICE IN CHAINS’ JERRY CANTRELL: Metal Is ‘A Big Piece Of The Pie For Me’
In a new interview with the “Everblack”, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell was asked if he still likes cranking it up and churning out some heavy riffs in between delivering a softer side of the rock spectrum. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Absolutely. It depends on the mood. We had a metal night at my poker game last week. We haven’t been able to have too many of ’em over the last 18 years when we started having the fellows over for some home poker games. Usually somebody will DJ and we’ll take different turns. Well, last week was all metal. It’s great. It’s a big piece of the pie for me.” Back in 1996, Cantrell told Guitar World magazine that ALICE IN CHAINS was “part of the metal thing. We&#...
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Talks His Legacy: ‘I Inspired A Lot Of Bands’
In a new interview with Jon Marchewka of Rock In The FastLane, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider was asked what he would like his legacy to be. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I always try to be normal. I’m not a typical rock and roll star, [sporting] sunsglasses and [telling people], ‘Hey, man…’ I try to be a normal, normal person. But what I [know] is that I inspired a lot of bands — with ACCEPT and also now with U.D.O. That makes you proud that you did something in this business — inspired other musicians, and also really well-known musicians. And that was really, like, ‘Woah! Okay.’ That makes you proud. And then you know that you did something in this business. So, that’s it for me. It’s, lik...
JAY JAY FRENCH Says TWISTED SISTER Has Two Songs That Are ‘Standard Bearers In The World Of Popular Music’
TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke to Brazil’s Wikimetal about the fact that in today’s day and age when anyone and everyone floods the musical market, it becomes increasingly hard for one band, artist or songwriter to stand out in the flow to be heard and earn a living by making music. “First of all, the good news is anybody can make a record,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “But the bad news is anybody can make a record. And so there’s so much out there that how do you rise above the noise? That becomes the issue. Now, we happen to have two songs — ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ and ‘I Wanna Rock’ — that have raised above the noise to the point where they are standard bearers in the world of popular mu...
Dave Grohl’s Daughter Violet Joins X Onstage to Sing ‘Nausea’
Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet came full circle last night when she performed “Nausea” onstage with X during their long-awaited show at the Greek Theater to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Dave and Violet released a recorded cover of the song that they ended up performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and keyboard player Greg Kurstin. Violet also joined Foo Fighters onstage during their Lollapalooza set to play the cover. Before releasing the cover, Dave revealed that X’s drummer DJ Bonebrake is actually a distant relative of his. That revelation contributed to his project with Violet. “I then had an idea that elaborated even further on the concept of inspiration and fam...
Jason Sudeikis Returns to SNL: The Six Best Sketches
Jason Sudeikis returned to Saturday Night Live this week, his first time hosting after spending ten years (or an “actor’s dozen,” as he called it in the monologue) as a writer, then a cast member. Sudeikis arguably has one of the most successful post-SNL careers of the past decade, appearing in multiple hit movies and winning a bunch of awards for his current sitcom Ted Lasso. Having a beloved alumnus return to host can be a deceptively dicey prospect, for a number of reasons. Not needing to work around a particular host’s skill set can create high expectations of an all-killer episode—which can then be dashed against the rocks of callbacks, revivals of old characters, and cameos from the host’s time on the show. The Sudeikis episode had a little bit of all of that, but not enough to tank ...
Watch Brandi Carlile Make Her SNL Debut
Brandi Carlile made her Saturday Night Live debut last night while Ted Lasso star and former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis hosted the show for the first time. She performed “Right on Time” and “Broken Horses” with Tim and Phil Hanseroth on backing vocals, guitar and bass respectively, Shooter Jennings on keys and drummer Chris Powell. [embedded content][embedded content] [embedded content][embedded content] Carlile was the last in a slate of great musical performances this season. Kacey Musgraves kicked off the 47th season with a revealing performance that paid homage to Jenny Gump. The following week, Lindsey Buckingham joined Halsey to perform their collaboration “Darling,” and last week Young Thug made his SNL debut a memorable one by bringing out Blink-182 drummer ...
We haven’t even begun to tap into the potential of NFTs
Earlier this summer, CNN and The New York Times each warned that the nonfungible token (NFT) bubble, fueled by buzz over eye-popping valuations for digital art and interest from collectors, might already be bursting. As the sixth employee at a social media startup called Wildfire — which was acquired by Google in 2012 — I’m all too familiar with skeptics and precautionary tales when it comes to new and emerging technologies. Based on my experiences across entertainment, licensing and blockchain technology, I contend that if the so-called NFT bubble is bursting, it could be a net positive for the future of the industry. The industry is so nascent, we’re the first batter of the first inning right now. Related: Beyond the hype: NFTs’ actual value is still to be determined NFTs: The in...
