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KREATOR’s ‘Endorama’ To Be Reissued With Previously Unreleased Demo Songs
AFM Records will release KREATOR‘s “Endorama – Ultimate Edition” on December 17. A lyric video for the remastered version of “Golden Age” is available below. KREATOR surely needs no introduction to anyone at this point. The Germans were among the distinctive bands who helped to shape and fashion the emerging thrash style in the 1980s. And through such landmark albums as “Pleasure To Kill” (1986), “Terrible Certainty” (1987) and “Coma Of Souls” (1990), they had stamped their own hallmark of quality, passion and aggression, in the process proving here was a special group of musicians. But not content to merely rest on their laurels and repeat what had already worked, they were now ready to take things to a new level with...
Boldy James and The Alchemist Announce New Collab Album ‘Bo Jackson’
Boldy James and The Alchemist have officially announced their upcoming collaborative album, Bo Jackson. The pair’s second partnership, Bo Jackson is set to drop on August 13 and follows their 2020 record The Price of Tea in China. James and Alc celebrated the announcement with the release of the lead single, “First 48 Freestyle,” accompanied by a visual that sees the rapper enjoying the skyline from his home. “I met [The Alchemist] at South by Southwest through Chuck. I flew out to L.A. to work on My 1st Chemistry Set maybe some six months after I first met him,” James explained in a previous interview with HYPEBEAST. “He just wanted to see what the chemistry was between me and him on the production side and then he found out what I was capable of. On Price of Tea we took more time and mad...
Jay-Z & Beyoncé’s New Orleans Home Set On Fire According To Authorities
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty Are Jay-Z and Beyoncé victims of arson? According to TMZ authorities suspect that the Carters’ home in New Orleans was purposely set ablaze a la 50 Cent’s baby mama’s house this past Wednesday night (July 21). Authorities suspect that someone lit the fuse that sparked the fire to the couple’s Spanish baroque mansion in the Garden District which led to 22 firefighters taking two hours to put out the 1-alarm blaze. Luckily it doesn’t seem like the Carters were around when the fire erupted and though it’s considered one of their homes, the address is officially listed as one that of Beyoncé’s management company, Parkwood Entertainment. “Officials in NOLA tell TMZ … this house fire has now been classified as a simple arson.” “We’re ...
Passion, Perseverance, and Propaganda: Behind Pakistan’s Controversial Hunza Verse Music Festival
Before prohibition and religious radicalization under the rule of Zia Ul Haq in 1977, Pakistan’s nightlife was thriving. In the bustling metropolis of Karachi, clubs like Excelsior, Oasis, Samar, and Club 007 openly served alcohol, hosted American jazz musicians like Dizzie Gillespie and Duke Ellington, and attracted professional belly dancers from foreign cities like Beirut, Cairo, Tehran, and Istanbul. Sweeping conservatism shuttered Pakistan’s nightlife, thwarting any chance for dance music to enter the fold. In recent years, however, regional stability and tides of liberalism have birthed interest in electronic music beyond house parties and underground raves. Diplo performed in Islamabad in 2016 before returning in 2018 alongside Valentino Khan and Chrome Sparks for a Pakistani rendit...
Large Video Screen Collapses One Day Before Miami’s Rolling Loud Music Festival
Local outlets have reported a large video screen at Miami’s Rolling Loud event collapsed Thursday evening, just one day before the three-day hip-hop festival’s kickoff. Lauren Pastrana of Miami’s CBS 4 shared aerial footage depicting the large screen on the ground. Not long after, Rolling Loud organizers shared a message acknowledging the collapse and ensuring fans that the show will go on as planned this weekend. They also announced that no one was injured in the accident. The news comes just days after reports started spreading that Kanye West will perform songs from his highly anticipated 10th studio album, Donda, at the festival this weekend. Gesaffelstein recently shared a preview of a song from the album that he produced titled “No Child Left Be...
Croatia’s Circus Maximus Festival Launches Innovative NFT Ticketing System
The organizers of Croatia’s Circus Maximus music festival are not only bringing a massive lineup to the table for its 2021 edition, but also hoping to change the way festivals are organized and ticketed. Utilizing a financial concept called DAO (or Distributed Autonomous Organization), Circus Maximus will put the power in the hands of the its attendees. According to a press release, DAOs run through rules encoded in smart contracts, and can be organized around common goals or interests. In this instance, a DAO will be applied to the festival in conjunction with cryptocurrency and new technologies to allow the community to determine venue location, performers, budget distribution, and more for future iterations. Croatia’s Circus Maximus Festival. Circus Maximus F...
Skyler Madison Delivers Heavy-Hitting “Secret Sauce Vol.2” Bootleg Pack
Fresh off her debut EP release, Iridescent, budding bass artist Skyler Madison has returned to deliver a heavy-hitting bootleg pack for DJs. Just last month Madison released her five-track Iridescent record via Circus Records—the renowned electronic music label founded by Flux Pavilion and Doctor P. The EP is a refreshing take on modern bass music, showcasing her ability to seamlessly blend foundational elements of trap, future bass, and hip-hop. It also featured big-time collabs with Leah Culver, 24hrs, and TITUS. Following the EP’s release, Madison has returned with a surprise bootleg bundle packed with unique edits to get the party started. Some of the tracks she selected to integrate in this dancefloor-ready pack include “Bad Guy” by...
Bo Burnham’s Jeff Bezos-Themed Songs Leap 21% in Streams After Space Flight
Additionally, “Bezos II” streams grew from 263,000 July 18-19 to 304,000 July 20-21, a 16% boost. Combining the two, the songs were streamed 1.7 million times in the U.S. on on-demand platforms July 20-21, up 21% from 1.5 million on July 18-19. Neither “Bezos I” nor “Bezos II” has made a Billboard chart since Inside‘s May 30 Netflix release and its soundtrack’s June 10 arrival. Another song from the set, “All Eyes on Me,” is bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100 and has hit No. 119 on the Global 200 (July 24). The album’s “Welcome to the Internet” is also bubbling under the Hot 100. Inside (The Songs) bowed at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 dated June 19 and has since risen to a No. 7 high (June 26) with four total ...
Here’s What Kanye West Fans Have to Say About ‘Donda’ Still Not Being Out
Kanye West continues to keep fans on their toes as if they’re waiting to cop the next pair of Yeezys. But after Thursday night’s listening event for his 10th studio album Donda came and went, and the project never materialized at midnight ET Friday (July 23), fans were disappointed but not surprised. Yeezy fans crowded Spotify and Apple Music at the stroke of midnight just like the sold-out Mercendes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where he hosted the Kanye West Presents A Donda Listening Event to preview the highly anticipated LP. A rare verse from Jay-Z that alluded to Watch the Throne 2, reflections on his divorce with Kim Kardashian (who was in attendance), and collaborations with Baby Keem, Roddy Ricch and Lil Baby riled up in-person and online audiences....
The Killers, Khalid & Grimes Headline Today’s Splendour XR Virtual Reality Festival
The entire two-day experience costs $35, or $20 for one day, which met organizers’ goal of “being cheap and accessible,” says Splendour in the Grass co-producer Jessica Ducrou, who is developing this year’s event with co-producer Paul Piticco. “We wanted to re-create the festival as it exists in real life. People who’ve been will be able to connect with the space and their memories and their experiences and people that haven’t been will get to see what it looks like.” Ducrou is describing the festival as extended reality, taking what fans are used to experiencing online and augmenting the realism using virtual reality headsets and spatial sound, noting “it’s more than watching a stream — it’s an immersive...
How to Watch Rolling Loud Miami 2021 Live
Rolling Loud Miami is back, and you can see all the action live from the comfort of your home. The three-day festival returns to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium with mega performances by Post Malone, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and Lil Uzi Vert. After previewing his yet-released 10th studio album Donda in Atlanta on Thursday, Kanye West will also be on the bill. Below, find the artist breakdown by stage, and then find each stage’s livestream. Also, check out 5 things to look forward to at this year’s festival, straight from co-founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif. 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 po...
Kanye West Reportedly Delaying ‘DONDA’ Release to August 6
Kanye West is reportedly delaying the release date of DONDA to August 6. Justin Laboy took to Twitter to make the announcement, stating that Ye wants to deliver the project “without rushing anything.” He wrote, “KANYE WEST WILL MOVE THE RELEASE DATE OF DONDA TO AUGUST 6TH. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE[.] HE WANTS TO GIVE HIS FANS THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT WITHOUT RUSHING ANYTHING. HE LOVES YALL WITH ALL OF HIS HEART. GOD BLESS[.]“ West debuted DONDA to a sold-out stadium in Atlanta on July 23, which was also supposed to be the album’s release date. During the event, fans were able to hear guest verses from who sounded like Pusha T, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Baby Keem, Don Toliver, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch, Pop Smoke, Vory and JAY-Z. KANYE WEST WILL MOVE THE RELEASE DATE OF DONDA TO A...
