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New Owners of Wu-Tang Clan Album ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ Revealed
The new owners of the elusive Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin have finally revealed their identities. In a new Rolling Stone feature, a group of 74 crypto fans named PleasrDAO confirmed that they were the ones who purchased Shaolin from the federal government in July for $4 million USD. The group is known for purchasing “digital collectibles honoring anti-establishment rebels,” and unlike the album’s previous owner Martin Shkreli, they plan on ideally sharing the Wu-Tang record with the world. “This beautiful piece of art, this ultimate protest against middlemen and rent-seekers of musicians and artists, went south by going into the hands of Martin Shkreli, the ultimate internet villain,” Jamis Johnson, PleasrDAO’s Chief Pleasing Officer, said. Johnson added that they want t...
Snoop Dogg To Star in New NFT Sitcom Alongside the Harlem Globetrotters
Snoop Dogg on Wednesday announced that he will star in an upcoming NFT sitcom, dubbed “Da Dogg Gone Gym,” alongside the Harlem Globetrotters. The sitcom is slated to arrive as part of a larger joint campaign that features a limited-edition NFT drop from Snoop Dogg and the Globetrotters, including Snoop’s new Harlem Globetrotters theme song, available exclusively on the crypto promotion site VAST. Landing under the Globetrotters’ New Tech, New Trainer, New Tour campaign, the new sitcom will follow a 1970s era Snoop Dogg as a Globetrotter trainer working with viral Bay Area dancer Junebug, complete with automated applause and classic laugh tracks. “It’s been a dream come true for our Globetrotter players to work with the iconic Snoop Dogg,” says Sunni Hickman, VP of marketing and sales,...
HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K22’ Season 2 Celebrates Michael Jordan, Introduces New “Rebirth” Feature
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K22 Season 2 ‘Build Your Empire.’ It’s been six weeks since the release of NBA 2K22, and Season 2 is already here. Wednesday (Oct.20), right on time for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season, NBA 2K22 announced its latest season, “Build Your Empire.” The game’s first season was all about laying the foundation of your MyPlayer’s career, and in the second season, it will be about building your empire in the game. Season 2 celebrates the GOAT, Michael Jordan, and wants players to “be like Mike” and become the hero while still climbing the ladder of NBA stardom, making a name for yourself in The City, or building your dream team. At the same time, Season 2 also introduces a new level 40 reward, new quests, player cards, plenty of seasonal...
Gold Digger: Kim Kardashian Paid Kanye West $23 Million To Keep Hidden Hills Home During Divorce
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN It seems that Kim Kardashian moving very carefully as she legally separates from her soon to be ex-husband. She has reportedly paid Kanye West $23 million to keep their home in the Hidden Hills. As reported by Page Six, the celebrity ex-couple is moving closer and closer to fully dissolving their marriage. The gossip site says that Kim paid out Yeezy a cool $20 million to buy his stake in their sprawling Hidden Hills, California home. On top of that she forked over another $3 million for the furniture and the rest of the décor that is currently still at the residence. Related Stories The duo purchased the property back in 2014 as their primary home. According to Architectural Digest it took them about six years t...
BET Is Bringing The ‘2021 Soul Train Awards’ To Apollo Theater For The First Time Ever
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BET PR / Soul Train Awards The 2021 edition of the Soul Train Awards has a new location. BET announced the 2021 Soul Train Awards are leaving Las Vegas and coming to Harlem to the legendary Apollo Theater, now in its 88th year. This move marks the first time in the awards show’s 33-year history that it will be taped in New York City and will be one of the Apollo Theater’s first in-person events. This year’s edition of the Soul Train Awards will continue to celebrate the best in soul music and television while recognizing the iconic dance show’s 50th anniversary. “Don Cornelius’ brilliant vision created a revolutionary show that became a cornerstone in American culture. Fifty years later, the Soul Train Awards continues to amplify his powerful message of L...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft’s ‘Riders Republic’ Free Trial Weekend Begins Thursday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Riders Republic Ubisoft’s extreme sports game Riders Republic might not be on your radar, but the video game studio is giving players a chance to take it for a spin for FREE. Beginning Thursday, October 21, you will be able to play Riders Republic for up to four hours until October 27. Ubisoft is giving gamers access to the full game ahead of launch in hopes it can lure people into buying the spiritual successor to the underappreciated Steep. In Riders Republic, gamers will be able to partake in either biking, skiing, snowboarding, or kiss the sky in wingsuits in the open-world racing game. You will also have the choice to either play solo or competitively, with Ubisoft boasting large-scale competitions for upward of 50 players. Another ploy Ubi...
DJ Switch – Rah Rah ft Pdot O
Don’t miss this brand new song from DJ Switch – “Rah Rah” ft Pdot O out now. Popular disc jockey, DJ Switch is here with a big tune titled “Rah Rah” featuring rapper and lyricist Pdot O. It is DJ Switch’s first song in a long time. The past one year has been turbulent for her after she made a live stream of the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate. Today makes the one year memorial of the sad event. Anyway, the tune is a hot one and you should give it a listen. Listen, enjoy DJ Switch – “Rah Rah” ft Pdot O below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DJ_Switch_-_Rah_Rah_ft_PdotO_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beaut...
Woman Says She Was Injected With Unknown Substance at Nottingham Nightclub
After multiple reports of random needle attacks in a number of Nottingham nightclubs, the city’s police are investigating. Zara Owen, a student at the University of Nottingham, discovered that she had a pin prick in her leg after a night out at PRYZM nightclub in Nottingham on October 10th. Owen, 19, says she experienced pain in her leg before she found a small dot. Zara Owen/BBC According to a report by the BBC, Owen recalls going to PRYZM with her friends and ordering a drink at the bar. She didn’t drink much that night—and never blacks out from drinking—but she did on the night in question, she said. Owen doesn’t have any other memory of that evening. Recommended Articles “I’m genuinely really scared. It’s one ...
Celebrate LGBT History Month With This Playlist Featuring Transgender Dance Music Artists
As LGBT History Month wraps up, a San Francisco area radio show has curated a playlist of songs by transgender artists who are continuing to shift the sound and change the music industry one release at a time. Titled “TRANS*CENDENTAL: TRANS*EXCELLENCE,” ADP.FM’s playlist is comprehensive and consists of music by Honey Dijon, Big Freedia, Pabllo Vittar, and many more. It also features two tracks by the late SOPHIE, a renowned electronic music producer who died following an accidental fall in January 2021. Check out the full “TRANS*CENDENTAL: TRANS*EXCELLENCE” playlist below. Recommended Articles The LGBTQ+ community continues to fight what seems to be a never-ending battle. Their voices are slowly bei...
EPROM and Alix Perez’s SHADES Shatter Boundaries In New EP: Listen
Conventions be damned, SHADES have unveiled a bizarre and beautiful EP called The Dance Of Death. Comprising EPROM and Alix Perez, the SHADES duo have operated at the forefront of the post-trap era since their 2016 debut, solidifying themselves as revered sound designers in the electronic music community. The Dance Of Death serves to reinforce this notion via a record which deconstructs the tried-and-true arrangements of modern bass music, and to offer a much more nuanced approach. In other words, make sure you listen with a good pair of headphones. Alix Perez (L) and EPROM (R) of SHADES. c/o Press The EP slithers into focus with a cinematic intro called “The Creation.” Devoid of drums, it sets the tone for the ensuing experimental mayhem of “The Corruption...
“Pretty Dark Loud”: The Story Behind the Album I Was Born to Create
This is an opinion column. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author, Anderson Benoit Gallegos, proprietor of The Mersiv Sound Project. Sometimes it’s hard to realize how long we’ve been in this pandemic. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes it feels like a lifetime. I never really knew my life would take such a sharp pause and change, but ultimately I’m glad it did. I’m proud of the struggle and how it’s left me stronger, more focused, and beyond grateful to be able to be doing what I love each and every day. When the lockdowns started, Pretty Dark Loud was just a thought. Even though it was just a couple starting riffs, I knew it was going to be something special. Lockdown was one of the most challenging times of my life—like most people, it was unlike anythin...
MASTODON Drops Another New Song, ‘Sickle And Peace’
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released a new song called “Sickle And Peace”. The track is taken from MASTODON‘s upcoming album, “Hushed And Grim”, which is due on October 29. The follow-up to 2017’s “Emperor Of Sand” was recorded at West End Sound, which is located inside of Ember City, the rehearsal facility that members of MASTODON manage in Atlanta. Helming the effort was Grammy-winning producer/mixer/engineer David Bottrill, who has previously worked with MUSE, DREAM THEATER and TOOL, among many others. The “Hushed And Grim” artwork was created by longtime MASTODON collaborator Paul Romano, who also designed the sleeves for “Crack The Skye”, “Blood Mountain”, “Leviathan” and mo...
