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Yasiin Bey Will Not Portray Jazz Great Thelonious Monk In Biopic Despite Reports
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dominique Charriau / Getty Yasiin Bey was the subject of several reports stating that he would be portraying Jazz legend Thelonius Monk in an upcoming biopic but now, the Brooklyn rapper and actor isn’t attached to the project any longer. According to Bey, he was given the impression that the production company was on board with the film but apparently, he was given improper information. A press release went out earlier this week from Jupiter Rising Film, a production company headed by Peter Lord Moreland and Alberto Marzan, which would begin filming Thelonious in the summer of 2022. In the release, Bey was noted as the main star of the film as Monday. However, a report from Pitchfork notes that T.S. Monk, Thelonious Monk’s son and the chairman and co-fou...
The Spice Must Flow: New ‘Dune’ Trailer Features Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / WB Dune is perhaps the great science fiction novel of all time but has yet to get a proper live-action adaptation despite two major attempts. A new trailer for the upcoming film reveals more details and looks to be one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. The latest trailer for Dune features Timothée Chalamet, who plays the reluctant messiah to the Fremen, Paul Atreides aka Paul Muad’Dib. The clip also features Zendaya, who plays Chani, and her voice opens up the trailer as she explains how the proud desert-dwelling Fremen people of Arrakis, also known as Dune, have been invaded by ruling powers across the Imperium who wish to control melange or space, a powerful substance only found on the barren planet. The trailer also featu...
Vector, Khaligraph Jones, Dip Doundou Guiss – Crown of Clay Remix (feat. Ashs The Best)
Check out this banging new single from Vector, Khaligraph Jones, Dip Doundou Guiss – “Crown of Clay” Remix (feat. Ashs The Best) out now. Nigerian hip-hop artiste Vector joins forces with top rappers across Africa for the remix of “Crown of Clay“. He features Khaligraph Jones, Dip Doundou Guiss and Ashs The Best. For a while now, the Nigerian hip-hop community have been dropping very delightful covers to Vector’s single. Now he guns for more continental glory with this Pan-African remix. “Vector, who has been advocating for expectations, unity, black heritage, has always voiced these thoughts through music and reflection of society. Crown of clay brings back to the consciousness of Africans, the richness that dwells within its soil, the beauty in language, and the unity in diversity ...
Ajebutter22 – Unconditionally ft Oxlade
Don’t miss this brand new song from Ajebutter22 – “Unconditionally” ft Oxlade out now. Straight out of Butter Nation is this new record titled “Unconditionally” from the jolly Ajebutter22. On his latest tune, the rapper features sensational singer Oxlade. Last we heard from Ajebutter22 was on his last single “King of Parole” some months ago. The fusion of Ajebutter22 and Oxlade is laid back and very infectious, a good one for your playlist. Listen to Ajebutter22 – “Unconditionally” ft Oxlade below, enjoy & share. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ajebutter22_-_Unconditionally_ft_Oxlade_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 ...
VIDEO: The Cavemen – Selense
Don’t miss the brand new music video coming from The Cavemen – “Selense” out now. As promised premium Nigerian highlife band The Cavemen unleash the music video for their hippy highlife single “Selense”. The duo throw it back to the 70s in their visuals. “Nigerian Highlife duo, The Cavemen further expresses their passion for highlife in the romantic latest single ‘Selense‘ with the fusion of elements of modern and classic rhythms. With ‘Selense‘, The Cavemen further re-affirms their unwavering intention to bring Highlife music back to the fore and fill the vacuum for contemporary Highlife music with the classical Highlife Fusion style of music.” Top cinematographer Clarence Peters shot and directed the music video. Watch, enjoy The Cavemen – “Selense” below & share. [embedded con...
GRiZ’s Dubstep-Inspired 10th Album “Rainbow Brain” is His Heaviest Yet: Listen
For lack of a better phrase—GRiZ simply cannot be stopped. After announcing his latest project a few weeks ago, the prolific producer has released his seventh studio album Rainbow Brain alongside an immersive performance video. Rainbow Brain brings out GRiZ’s usual funky self while infusing heavy doses of bass. Each of the album’s 23 tracks are packed full of personality, masterfully woven together to create a strong sense of uniformity. Listeners may recognize some previously released singles, such as “Vibe Check,” “Astro Funk,” “Tie-Dye Sky,” and the titular “Rainbow Brain.” Recommended Articles GRiZ has tapped some huge (and familiar) artists to join him on a handful of Rainbow Brain cuts, such as longtime collaborato...
DJ Snake and Malaa Join Forces for Party-Starting House Anthem “Ring The Alarm”
DJ Snake and Malaa have dropped the curtain on “Ring The Alarm,” a party-starting house anthem. A hip-hop-inspired vocal refrain coaxes listeners in a haunting verse, which eventually builds into a dancefloor stomper for the shuffling age. These kinds of trailblazing tracks are just par for the course for the French compatriots, whose sound design seems to only get better with age. The release of “Ring The Alarm” arrives shortly after Snake teased it with a video of a rowdy performance at La Clairière in Paris, where he debuted it with flying colors. The crowd’s reaction in that clip is all you need to see to know this banger will be one of the most popular house songs of 2021. And fans will be able to hear it live as the Snake and Malaa prepare...
The Kid LAROI Drops New Mixtape ‘F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU’
The Kid LAROI has dropped the final mixtape in his F*CK LOVE trilogy, titled F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU, featuring artists including Polo G, Lil Durk, Justin Bieber, G Herbo, and more. The mixtape rounds out LAROI’s F*CK LOVE era that first began in July 2020 with the release of his 15-track album under the same moniker. The initial record debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard charts and included appearances from Corbin, Lil Mosey and the late rapper Juice Wrld. Ending the year, the burgeoning artist then shared a follow-up mixtape, dubbed F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE), in November that offered up an additional seven tracks, including a remixed “Without You,” featuring Miley Cyrus. Ahead of the latest mixtape’s release, LAROI released “Stay” featuring Justin Bieber, a time-stopping, synth-powered s...
JAY-Z’s Roc Nation Launches New Multimedia Platform ‘Edition’
JAY-Z is once again proving that he is not just a rapper or a hip-hop superstar, but a global business mogul. Alongside America’s largest luxury media company, Roc Nation is working together with Modern Luxury Media to launch, Edition. Edition is expected to offer “the first fully multi-platform portal into a world of luxury that celebrates talent from diverse communities.” The platform will consist of digital and print journalism as well as a range of audio and video-based content. Isoul H. Harris, who was the former head of UPTOWN magazine, is set to be the editor-in-chief for Edition. In a statement, Roc Nation’s own president of business operations and strategy, Brett Yormark commented on how the idea came to fruition stating, “The importance of elevating the voices of such a powerful ...
Billie Eilish Shares Trailer for New Disney+ Concert Film Happier Than Ever: Watch
Billie Eilish is a teen idol, a superstar, and now… a Disney princess? Or perhaps we should say Queen, as the reigning ruler of pop music has signed a deal with streaming giant Disney+ for her new concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. The special premieres September 3rd, and Eilish has today shared a glamorous new trailer for the special, which you can watch below. A Love Letter to Los Angeles shares a name with her upcoming sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. Via Billboard, Eilish will perform all 16 tracks from the LP in an intimate set at The Hollywood Bowl. She’ll be accompanied by her collaborator/brother, FINNEAS, as well as both the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The latter’s music and artistic director Gustavo Dudaeml will co...
Hot Vampires Heat Up Alaska in 30 Days of Night
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Psychoanalysis is a weekly series from Consequence Podcast Network that takes an in-depth look at a mental health topic through the lens of horror. Today, Jenn, Mike, and Lara are joined by Mary Beth McAndrews from the Scarred for Life and Watched Once Never Again podcasts for a comfort horror installment on David Slade’s 30 Days of Night. In the new episode, they discuss the film’s graphic novel origins, mid-aughts time stamps, and reflections of xenophobia and post 9/11 anxiety. Mary Beth talks about the film’s differing perspectives on masculinity. Mike describes his favorite scene. Lara enjoys the animalistic creature design, and Jenn loves on Josh Hartnett. So batte...
Illuminati Hotties Links Up with Big Thief’s Buck Meek on New Single “u v v p”: Stream
Illuminati Hotties, the indie rock project of producer-songwriter Sarah Tudzin, has just released a new single from her upcoming album Let Me Do One More. It’s called “u v v p” and it sees her teaming up with Big Thief’s own Buck Meek. Stream the track below. “u v v p” has arrived just in time for summer, with its laid-back beach vibes and sunny steel guitar. So far in her career, Illuminati Hotties has made the biggest waves with punk-leaning pop numbers, but this Beach Boys-style track suits her just as well. By the time Buck Meek kicks in near the end for a verse that sounds like a cowboy reading a melodramatic letter, it’s clear that no matter what Tudzin writes, she can’t help but have fun while doing it. This is the third track Tudzin has shared from Let Me Do One More, her second pr...
