New Year’s Eve 2020 is going to feel different this year since we’ll be confined to our homes. Ergo, without a live DJ and kamikaze shots with enough sugar to make you forget how overpriced they were, you’ll need some killer playlists to last you through the night. Amazon Music has got your covered. The streaming giant has released a bevy of playlists as part of its “Choose Your New Year’s Eve DJ” campaign, a star-studded stable of selections curated to provide music fans with the perfect soundtrack to ring in 2021 as they dance at home. Available to Amazon Music Unlimited and Amazon Music HD customers, the 2020 edition features playlists from Alison Wonderland, Zedd, David Guetta, Nora En Pure, Black Coffee, and DJ Snake, among many others. “M...
Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty DJ Khaled has never seen a high-profile project he isn’t willing to co-sign. The Miami DJ, producer and all-around hype man took to Instagram to reveal he will be hosting renowned Trump supporter Lil Wayne‘s forthcoming new No Ceilings 3 mixtape. “They always try to put a cieling on our greatness. So we too the f*cking ceiling off,” says Khaled, talking his usual ish, and sipping on some tea. The man born Khaled Khaled shared snippets of a couple of tracks from the project. One featured Drake kicking some fiery bars over a buttery smooth track. The other was Lil Wayne going in over Lil Baby and 42 Dugg’s “We Paid.” Could it be that Lil Wayne is dropping new music to make us forget he was rolling with the orange-colored President who lost the election? Khaled...
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It took a while, but DJ Khaled has finally made the jump to the podcast scene. Immediately after LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated his Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, DJ Khaled announced his partnership with James and his longtime friend Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company and Amazon Music for his new podcast The First One. The new show joins the lineup of podcast content that Amazon announced it was rolling it a month ago. As to what expect from the show that Khaled describes as an “audio movie,” he will be sitting down remotely and sometimes face-to-face to chop it up with his favorite artists like Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Rowland, and many more. Khaled had this to say about his newest venture: “I’m recording my p...
Source: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017 / Getty Drake continues to show the world he is a first class guy. He has gifted one of his most frequent collaborators an opulent accessory as a mere thank you. As spotted on Bossip Champagne Papi surprised DJ Khaled with a one of one trinket that is sure to be a conversation piece wherever he goes. On Tuesday, September 29 the Miami native posted a video to his Instagram account detailing the gesture. While seated on a love seat he reveals the confirms that Drake as a token of appreciation for his relentless push of their recent single “Popstar”. “Thank you so much. This gift means too much to me,” DJ Khaled said. “Khaled and Drake. Drake and Khaled. It’s also special when we connect. Fully iced-out. It’s so heavy, the quality. Look at the owl, look at t...
Source: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017 / Getty It was a long time in the making but finally DJ Khaled and Drake have finally come together to drop some new visuals for their collaboration cut, “Popstar.” However, Drake is relegated to shooting his part from the comfort of his Canadian home due to the Coronavirus shutting down travel from the all sides of the border. Luckily for Drizzy he has a little pull in the music game and recruits non other than fellow Mountie, Justin Bieber to fill in for him and recite his verse throughout the visuals as he throws a soiree at his mansion with tons of guests and no masks to be seen. Super spreader event? Regardless of the Rona, the video was pretty damn funny and entertaining. Check out the visuals to Director X’s “Popstar” below and let us know if Justin Bieb...
Source: Snipes / Snipes International sneaker and streetwear retailer SNIPES is coming to Downtown Brooklyn. The brand is launching its first-ever American-based 2.0 concept store on Thursday, July 9 across from the Barclays Center. Source: Snipes / Snipes The SNIPES 2.0 store concept involves providing one of kind shopping experiences for its consumers which leads to an elevated brand experience. The goal is to make the store a neighborhood hub. “We couldn’t be more excited to introduce the game-changing SNIPES 2.0 store concept to our US customer,” says Sven Voth, CEO of SNIPES, in a statement. “And where better to start than right across from Barclays Center in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, cradle of sneaker and streetwear culture!” Part of making that happen is making sure there is p...
Source: WENN.com / WENN While the nation is currently fighting against social injustice, the threat of another wave of COVID-19 still imminently looms in the background –a fact that DJ Khaled takes very seriously. On Saturday (Jun 20), DJ Khaled took to Instagram to share a picture of himself wearing a full hazmat suit while having to make an emergency appointment with his dentist after having oral problems. Although he was stepping out, he made sure to let fans know that he’s very aware of the recently reported record high influx in COVID-19 cases in multiple states including Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Florida. Khaled who noted that he and his family have been in quarantine for more than 90 days, added he’d not taking any chances with the possibility of exposure. “Play wit it if you wa...