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Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free’s pgLang Partner With Def Jam, Sign Tanna Leone
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty Kendrick Lamar is investing in the future of Hip-Hop through his company, which has signed an up-and-coming artist and is now partnered with Def Jam as part of the deal. According to reporting that was released on Wednesday (March 9th), Los Angeles-based artist Tanna Leone is officially signed to pgLang, the production company founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free. The 23-year old joins the “King Kunta” rapper as the only artist repping pgLang along with Baby Keem. The signing also becomes the start of a partnership deal between pgLang and Def Jam Recordings. “We’re excited to welcome Tanna Leone and pgLang to the Def Jam family as valued partners,” Def Jam’s new CEO Tunji Balogun said in a statement announcing the news. “I’m lucky...
Don’t F*ck With Plantains: Nutritionist Gets Fried On Twitter For Unsolicited Fried Plantains Calorie Count
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sergio Amiti / Getty Social media etiquette isn’t the same as real-world etiquette, which is generally about politeness, decorum and general manners. Social media etiquette is more or less about what not to do unless you want to get yourself dragged. For example, you just don’t use your Instagram account to come for popular African and Caribbean dishes out of nowhere unless you’re looking to catch the wrath of Black Twitter. You just don’t. Nutritionist Bryanne Hackman found this out the hard way when she decided to share information nobody asked for about the calorie count in fried plantains. “As much as I don’t like to admit this, fried plantains have calories,” she wrote in her no-sh**-Sherlock-style revalation. “Looks can be deceiving but portio...
Newest pgLang Signee Tanna Leone Debuts Two New Singles “With The Villains” and “Lucky”
Tanna Leone, the newest signee on Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free‘s pgLang, has released his two debut tracks “With The Villains” and “Lucky,” the former of which arrives with a Neal Farmer-helmed music video. The LA-based artist is the second artist to team up with pgLang after Baby Keem, and will join him for the second installment of his The Melodic Blue tour. ”As an artist I want to represent disrupting the status quo, push people to focus on their growth as humans, and to be a voice for the voiceless through my artistry,” Leone said. “Tanna is a rare opportunity to disrupt. We’re excited to partner with my young n*gga,” Dave Free shared. “We’re excited to welcome Tanna Leone and pgLang to the Def Jam family as valued partners,” Tunji Balogun, chairman and CEO, Def Jam Reco...
deadmau5 and Kaskade Unveil Stunning Debut Single As Kx5, “Escape”: Listen
Iconic dance music producers Kaskade and deadmau5 recently joined forces as a duo, dubbed Kx5. They’ve now officially released the first single under their collaborative moniker, a stunning collaboration with Hayla called “Escape.” The haunting house track arrives via a joint release between Kaskade and deadmau5’s flagship record labels, Arkade and mau5trap, respectively. Kx5 will make their hotly anticipated live debut at EDC Las Vegas in May. Over a decade in the making, Kx5 is the latest creative pivot for Kaskade and deadmau5, who are longtime friends and collaborators. Their first collaboration was 2008’s “I Remember,” which eventually led to “Move For Me,” a single that appeared on ...
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Discontinues Amazon Palm Scanning Tech
In November, more than 200 artists—among them Tom Morello and Kathleen Hanna—signed an open letter against the use of Amazon-powered palm-scanning technology at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. In the wake of the campaigners’ privacy concerns, the venue has now discontinued the use of the service. A representative told Fight for the Future, the organization behind the campaign, that they weren’t sure “what the future of this technology is, but at this point it doesn’t involve our venues.” Fight for the Future shared a response to the development via representative Leila Nashashibi: Red Rocks’ decision to abandon Amazon palm scanning puts the venue on the right side of history, as a defender of human rights and the privacy of music fans. Other venues should similarly listen to the h...
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail Time, Probation for Reporting Staged Hate Crime
Jussie Smollett was convicted by a Cook County jury in December, when he was found guilty of five of the six class four felony disorderly conduct charges he faced. Today, a judge sentenced Smollett to 30 months felony probation. He’s ordered to spend 150 days in county jail, pay $120,106 to the City of Chicago, and fined $25,000. Smollett responded to the sentence by pulling his mask down and repeatedly saying, “I am not suicidal.” He stood and continued, “I am innocent, and I am not suicidal. If I did this then it means I stuck my fist in the fears of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years and the fears of the LGBTQ community. Your honor, I respect you and I respect the jury, but I did not do this, and I am not suicidal. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, ...
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s Sister and Bandmate, Dies at 91
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s sister and the pianist in the original lineup of his Willie Nelson and Family band, died this morning. “Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place,” a statement from the Nelson family reads. “She was the first member of Willie’s band, as his pianist and singer. Our hearts are broken and she will be deeply missed. But we are so lucky to have had her in our lives. Please keep her family in your thoughts and give them the privacy they need at this time.” She was 91. Bobbie Nelson was raised in Abbot, Texas. She learned to play piano as a child and started playing local honky-tonks with members of her family as a teenager. She worked odd jobs as a musician before her brother Willie invited her to join his band in 1972 shortly after he’d...
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa Share Video for New Song “Sweetest Pie”: Watch
Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion have released their new single “Sweetest Pie,” which they announced last week. The video is directed by Dave Meyers (whose credits include videos for Kendrick Lamar, Normani, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift), and Meg is credited for coming up with the concept. It takes cues from “Hansel and Gretel,” except instead of sweets, one room is made of butts. Take a look at the video below. Dua Lipa is currently on an extensive North American tour, which runs through early April. Megan is in the opening slot for a few of those dates next week. Since last fall’s freestyle compilation Something for Thee Hotties, Megan has appeared on Shenseea’s “Lick” and released the Cheetos tie-in “Flamin’ Hottie.” She’s also set to a forthcoming A24 spin on The Parent Trap ...
Ruben Blades Gives Advice to Pal Residente on J Balvin Feud: ‘Sometimes It’s Best to Let the Baby Cry’
It takes one brilliant lyricist to tackle another brilliant lyricist. And so, iconic salsa star, actor and songwriter Ruben Blades became the first and only person to respond to Residente’s tiradera, or diss, against J Balvin with words of his own, in a video posted on his Instagram account Thursday (March 11). “My name has appeared in social media and newspapers, and although it’s someone else’s conflict, today I’m forced to answer,” Blades raps over a salsa tumbao. “Make no mistake about it, I want to be clear: I give advice to René because I love him like a brother.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Blades’ “advice” comes in the wake of the “Residente: Bzrp Music Sessions No. 49,” which features Residente rapping over DJ Bizarrap’s beats. The...
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s Sister and Longtime Bandmate, Dies at 91
Bobbie Nelson, the singer, pianist, and a regular collaborator with her younger brother Willie Nelson, has died at the age of 91. Nelson was the first member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, and devoted more than 50 years to touring and recording with her brother. Music was in the family’s DNA. Raised in Abbot, Texas, it was Bobbie and Willie’s grandparents who inspired the youngsters to take up instruments and pursue a career in music. “My grandfather had said to me when I was learning to play the piano: You know, if you really work at this, you could earn your living playing music one day,” Bobbie once said. “And I never forgot that.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The siblings caught on quick. By their teens, they were cutting their te...
Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes Details Legal Battle Over Fiancee Tuesday Cross’ Life: ‘She Deserves to Live’
“The love of my life is going to die.” Jesse Hughes, the frontman for Eagles of Death Metal, lifts his head a few inches. Tears run down his cheeks into his handlebar mustache and beard. He drags on a cigarette. “I believe the hospital wants to end her life,” he says, shaking his head. “She deserves to live.” A few blocks away from Hughes’ home, in a private room in the intensive care unit of Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital, about a 20-minute drive from Los Angeles, Hughes’ fiancée, 31-year-old Marina Cardenas — better known as EODM’s bassist and keyboardist Tuesday Cross — lies comatose. She has been in a vegetative state for approximately six weeks since an asthma attack sent her into cardiac arrest, and it has been more than a month since Hughes has seen or communicated with h...
Dua Lipa & Megan Thee Stallion Deliver a Treat With ‘Sweetest Pie’: Watch
Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion teamed up for a delightfully sweet collaboration on Friday (Mar. 11), when the superstar duo unveiled their new song, “Sweetest Pie.” The duo teased the dollop of goodness earlier this week when the “Levitating” singer posted a video of a message thread between her and the “Savage” rapper to her Instagram page, which features several stylized photos of the pair together having fun in glam looks. Megan then pings the singer a clip from their collaborative track, which hears the rapper dropping the rhyme, “Hot girl s–t, me and Dua Lipa finna get the party lit.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Oh, it’s the ride of your life / Hold on ’cause I might just give you a bite / Of the sweetest pie,” Lipa muses ...
