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HHW Gaming: Anthony Mackie Tapped To Star In ‘Twisted Metal’ TV Series As A “Smart-A** Milk Man”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Finally, some news about Twisted Metal, but not the news we expected… at all. Twisted Metal, the iconic video game that made its debut on PlayStation in 1995, is being turned into a tv series developed by PlayStation Productions and Sony TV and will star the new Captain America in the MCU Anthony Mackie. Deadline broke the news Wednesday (Sep.15), revealing some interesting plot details about the show based on the popular video game franchise that fans have been hoping for years would return to PlayStation consoles. In the show, Mackie will star in the lead role of John Doe, described as “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, he gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of fi...
Nas Graces ‘Ebony’ Magazine October 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ebony / EBONY This summer names like Jadakiss, Kanye West and Drake might’ve dominated the summer headlines, but Nas had one of the best albums of the year in Kings Disease II and Ebony has rewarded the Hip-Hop icon by having him grace the cover to their October issue. On the heels of scoring his 10th number 1 album on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his latest project, Nas sat down with acclaimed journalist Miles Marshall Lewis to open up about a bevy of topics near and dear to him including his personal battle with COVID-19, how Hip-Hop helped build black wealth across the board, and naturally his own personal legacy that he’ll be leaving behind in the music game once he walks away. “On the cover, Nas dons his classic QB chain a...
Barbie Launches Music Producer Doll to Empower Next Generation of Female Artists
Iconic toymaker Mattel has announced the Barbie Music Producer doll to empower the next generation of female artists. Women make up less than 3% of music producers in the industry, and Mattel aims to change that with this new line of Barbie dolls, developed in partnership with famed singer-songwriter Ester Dean and Girls Make Beats. The endeavor is part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project, an effort to encourage girls to unlock their full potential. Each Barbie is styled with a graphic tee, trendy jeans, and a shiny crop jacket. They also come with a sound mixing board, computer, and headphone accessories. “As part of our ongoing Dream Gap Project, Barbie is dedicated to leveling the playing field for girls in careers where women are underrepresented, like music producer,” said Lisa...
You Can Now Chat One-On-One With deadmau5 and Other MasterClass Instructors
MasterClass has announced its newest feature, “Direct Line,” which gives users the opportunity to engage in one-on-one conversations with their instructors, like legendary electronic music artist deadmau5. There’s no doubt that deadmau5 has shaped modern electronic music into what it is today. Timeless dance hits like “Strobe,” “Sofi Needs a Latter,” and “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” will always be ranked high in the charts amongst electronic music artists and fans. At the height of the pandemic deadmau5 was very active on the group audio-only app Clubhouse, hosting rooms on various topics, such as his chicken farm in Canada. Fans tuned in to hear the mau5’s intentionally random discussions with his friends an...
Meek Mill Announces Brand New Album ‘Expensive Pain’
Meek Mill has officially announced his fifth studio album, Expensive Pain. The upcoming record is set to feature some of the Philly rapper’s latest singles, including “Sharing Locations” with Lil Baby and Lil Durk and “Blue Notes 2” with Lil Uzi Vert, the latter of which serves as a sequel to Mill’s “Blue Notes” from his DC4 mixtape. The album announcement also arrives with the unveiling of its cover art, which is an original painting by renowned artist Nina Chanel Abney. Expensive Pain marks Mill’s first full-length release since 2018’s CHAMPIONSHIPS, which featured contributions from JAY-Z, Drake, Cardi B, Future, Anuel AA and Ella Mai, went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned him a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rap Album. The artist was recently honored with the Nelson Man...
Chuck D Issues Response to Flavor Flav’s Claim That He’s the Reason Why Public Enemy Won’t Reunite
Chuck D has responded to Flavor Flav‘s recent claims that he is the reason why Public Enemy is not reuniting. In a statement issued to HipHopDX, Chuck D stated: “Come on y’all. This is tired and stupid. Flav and I communicate on our own, so I normally don’t address these things in public. But I’m tired of the circus of airing news that ain’t news and am going to keep it factual here. Flav sues the folks he works with, so in 2017 he decided it was my turn. He lost when the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice in 2020, which means it’s permanent. Over. He can’t file again. He lost. Even after all of this, even after all the years of Flav giving the situation minimum while always asking for the maximum, I still work with him. But it’s time to change. Everybody in the situation can’t be bur...
When Allies Attack: What Will Happen To Fessy And Josh On The Challenge?
It started, as a handful of fabled Challenge fallouts before it, with a collection of misplaced pizza slices. And now, former BFFs Josh and Fessy have come to blows. But can they make nice before their Big Brother estate totally goes up in flames, or is this bromance finally broken up for good? Since Fessy tossed the Vet Truce out the window by voting Amber (an alleged part of his Big Brother alliance, no less) into The Lair alongside Hughie, Josh — Amber’s partner — has been reticent to trust his former friend. Josh insisted that Fessy demonstrated total disregard with his vote, and on the latest episode of MTV’s competition series, he said Fessy could choose to apologize or suffer the consequences. “He does what’s best for Fessy…[but] we deal with all the backlash,” Josh lamented to Fess...
Mac Miller’s Faces to Be Released on Streaming Services and Vinyl for the First Time
Mac Miller fans rejoice: The late rapper’s 2014 mixtape Faces is finally hitting streaming services on October 15th. Miller first unveiled the project as a free download on Mother’s Day seven years ago. It features guest appearances from the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, The Cool Kids’ Sir Michael Rocks, and more. A follow-up to his 2013 album Watching Movies with the Sound Off, the mixtape served to hold fans over until the Pittsburgh native dropped his third album, GO:OD AM, in September 2015. And that’s not all the good news: Faces will also be getting a special vinyl release the same day, with cover art co-created by the late rapper and Sam Mason. A portion of proceeds from vinyl sales will benefit The Mac Miller Fund, which was established by Miller’s family in his hon...
G-Eazy Arrested in New York Following Brawl Outside Hotel
G-Eazy was arrested earlier this week in New York City and charged with allegedly punching two men in the face. The altercation occurred in the early hours of Friday morning outside The Standard, High Line hotel, the New York Police Department told Billboard. On Monday, September 13th, G-Eazy (whose real name is Gerald Earl Gillum) was brought in on misdemeanor assault charges. He was subsequently released after being given a ticket and instructed to appear in court on a later date. This is hardly the first time the artist has found himself in trouble with the law. He previously plead guilty to charges of assault, drug possession, and resisting arrest stemming from a 2018 incident with a bouncer at a nightclub in Sweden. At the time, he was fined $10,000, received a sentence...
Dave Grohl Shares Trailer for New Memoir The Storyteller: Watch
Like a Russian nesting doll of anecdotes, the first trailer for Dave Grohl’s new memoir, The Storyteller, finds him telling the story of why he decided to write a book full of stories. “I’ve never really been one to collect stuff,” he begins over a montage of family photos, home videos, and concert footage. “But I do collect moments. My life flashes before my eyes every single day. And in writing this book, I’ve tried to capture those moments as best I can.” The Foo Fighters frontman explained that during lockdown, he “suddenly had nothing to do. I never have nothing to do,” he said. “So I thought I would spend my time writing these short stories for an Instagram page, Dave’s True Stories.” These included some 4th of July fireworks gone horribly wrong; a wild anecdote&n...
Nicki Minaj Says Her Twitter Account Was Suspended for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
After two days of questioning whether COVID-19 vaccines were safe, Nicki Minaj says her Twitter account has been temporarily suspended. In her Instagram stories today, September 15th, she wrote, “I’m in Twitter jail y’all. They didn’t like what I was saying over there on that block.” All of her previous Tweets about COVID-19 remain live, but for the time being, she claims to have been locked out of further posting. However, a Twitter spokesperson told Vulture and Huffington Post’s Philip Lewis that they “did not take any enforcement action” on her account. Minaj first expressed her vaccine hesitancy in the run up to the Met Gala, when she tweeted that she wouldn’t attend the fundraiser because, “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it wo...
Dave Grohl Shares Trailer for Upcoming Memoir, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl is releasing his first book, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, on October 5, and now we’ve got a new look into what will be in it. The trailer for Grohl’s memoir features old home videos and his decision to write about his life. “My life flashes before my eyes every single day. And in writing this book, I’ve tried to capture those moments as best I can,” he says. Grohl continues by explaining that for the first time in a long time when the pandemic hit, he had time on his hands. Initially starting off by writing stories for fun on an Instagram page, the Foo Fighters frontman discovered his passion for writing and came up with the idea for his own memoir. Check out the trailer below and what else he had to say. [embedded content] The trailer comes just days after the band...
