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Sam Wise Presents New E.P. ‘None the Wiser,’ Drops New Visuals for “Thankful”
House Of Pharaohs rapper, Sam Wise has returned with new music and he is more mature than ever before. Earlier this year, Hypebeast caught up with the London-based musician following his recent Billionaire Boys Club campaign, of which he was involved in the continuing press run from his critically-acclaimed project, Free Game. Now, the rhymer is back with another new E.P. in the form of None The Wiser — and he’s just dropped off some new visuals to go with it. For the six-track project, Wise taps into different yet refreshingly-new sonics, using trap drums, uplifting horns, and a melange of electronic piano chords that take us on retrospective and grateful journeys in records such as the E.P-opener “Guess Who’s Back” and “Thankful.” Furthermore, the new project is also a lot less collabora...
Young Dolph “Old Ways,” Li Rye & Gucci Mane “Too Many” & More | Daily Visuals 12.14.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been more than a year since the tragic death of Young Dolph but his fans will once again get to hear their favorite rapper when his estate drops his first posthumous album, Paper Route Frank on December 16th. To hold his fans over until then his estate released the visualizer to the album’s first single, “Old Ways” in which we see a CGI version of Young Dolph standing knee deep in water while dolphins jump out the waves behind him and stacks of cash get counted below the surface of the H2O. Rest in Power, King. Going further to the South, Lil Rye rolls out the welcome mat for Gucci Mane and in their clip to “Too Many,” the two men turn up in Miami where many Spring Breaks ago Gucci apparently taught James Franco everything he knew about the street game. That...
Drake’s New Diamond Necklace Is A Nod To All The Times He Almost Proposed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Drake is now the proud owner of a new stunning necklace. According to the jeweler, the piece is a nod to all the times the 6 God almost proposed. As spotted on Hypebeast, Drizzy dropped a pretty penny on a new custom necklace. Drake wore the piece for the first time at Lil Baby’s birthday concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena last Saturday, and the bling was debuted on social media this week by jeweler to the stars Alex Moss. “New piece titled ‘Previous Engagements’ for all the times he thought about it but never did it. 42 engagement rings, 351.38 carats in diamonds. By Alex Moss New York & Drake,” the caption read. Related Stories Alex shared more details regarding the custom piece to E! News. “The entire project to...
Cardi B Joins Rosalía for New “Despechá” Remix: Listen
Rosalía has enlisted Cardi B for a new remix of her song “Despechá.” Listen to the new “Despechá Rmx” below. Rosalía shared “Despachá” in July, and she released the track’s music video in August. The song got included on on Motomami +, a deluxe update of Rosalía’s album Motomami. Cardi B began 2022 by joining Summer Walker and SZA for “No Love (Extended Version).” She’s since teamed up with Kay Flock for “Shake It,” Kanye West and Lil Durk for “Hot Shit,” and Glorilla for “Tomorrow 2.” Read Pitchfork’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2022,” featuring Rosalía Motomami at No. 6. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the track title.
Central Cee Is All About Love in His New Song “Let Go”
Back on a victory lap of his worldwide hit “Doja” — which became the first U.K. rap record to appear on Cole Bennett’s Lyrical Lemonade — West London rapper Central Cee is back with a new song aptly dubbed “Let Go.” It’s no lie that the U.K. music scene is currently going through a phase of “sample music.” For example, Aitch sampled Ashanti for his smash record “Baby,” while Digga D also sampled 50 Cent for “Pump 101.” And while there’s a slew of other examples that have arguably not hit the mark, this current sample trend is separating the best from the rest. This is best seen now in Central Cee’s new “Let Go” drop. Flipping the hook from Passenger’s 2012-released “Let Her Go,” Cench provides a chorus more befitting the rhymer who earlier this year rapped: “How can I be homophobic? My b*t...
Best New Tracks: Rosalía x Cardi B, Ab-Soul and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s lineup is led by Rosalía x Cardi B and Ab-Soul, who released the “DESPECHÁ (Remix)” and the long-awaited Herbert album, respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from the late Juice WRLD, Lil Durk and his Only the Family collective, Azekel, Leon Thomas and Jacquees, and collabs from Diddy with PARTYNEXTDOOR, 24kGoldn with Bandmanrill and Meechy Darko with Flatbush Zombies and Col3trane. Ab-Soul – Herbert [embedded content] After a long, six-year wait, Ab-Soul’s Do What Thou Wilt. followup Herbert is here. The 18-track record features guest verses from Big Sean, Russ, Joey Bada$...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Sonic Frontiers’ Puts The Blue Blur On A Rough Path To Open-World Greatness
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers For years, Sonic The Hedgehog fans have been thirsty for a good Sonic game, and with Sonic Frontiers, they finally have got something to be excited about. With Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Team took a bold step with Sega’s mascot by thrusting him into an open world full of new features he has never experienced during his sidescrolling adventures. While giving the super-fast hedgehog plenty of open space to go fast is a brilliant idea, it is not perfectly executed, but it’s not a complete swing and a miss for Sonic Team. There Are Plenty of Speed Bumps In Sonic Frontiers You Can’t Avoid Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers Sonic Frontiers is a beautiful mess. Let’s get that out of the way. Plenty of issues will plague you throughout your 20-hour...
U.S. Postal Service Announces John Lewis Stamp For 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video John Lewis, the legendary civil rights leader and longtime congressman, passed away in 2020 at the age of 80. This week, the U.S. Postal Service announced that Lewis will adorn a stamp along with other images and figures in the coming year. From the U.S. Postal Service website: John Lewis This stamp celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020) of Georgia. Devoted to equality and justice for all Americans, Lewis spent more than 30 years in Congress steadfastly defending and building on key civil rights gains that he had helped achieve in the 1960s. Even in the face of hatred and violence, as well as some 45 arrests, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call “good trouble.” The stamp features a ...
‘SNL’ Alum Chris Redd Calls Attack Outside NYC Comedy Club “A Planned Situation”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Actor and comedian Chris Redd is opening up about the brutal attack outside of a New York City comedy club in October that left him hospitalized. According to a November report from Deadline, the attack happened outside the famed Comedy Cellar on Oct. 26 as Chris Redd was walking in to perform a show. The unknown assailant quickly approached him, sucker-punched him in the face then fled the scene. Redd had previously said that he thought the man hit him with “something metal.” In an new interview with SiriusXM’s The Bennington Show, Redd said that he saw in surveillance footage that the assailant had been hanging around outside of the venue prior to his arrival. “People called it a random attack. I don’t believe that. He ...
Jay-Z Selects SZA, Drake & Kendrick Lamar For 2022 Year-End Playlist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty As the year closes out Jay-Z’s year-end playlist returns. SZA, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more make his much anticipated curated selection of music. As per Hypebeast ,the Brooklyn, New York native has released his year-end playlist. This edition captures his favorite tracks released during the 2022 calendar with the genres of music ranging from Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggaetón and Afrobeats. Additionally, the talent spans from global icons, emerging artists and unsung underground. Making the prestigious round up are SZA’s “Shirt” and “SOS,” Drake and 21 Savage’s “Jimmy Cooks,” Lil Baby’s “In a Minute,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Rich Spirit,” Sno Aalegra’s “Do 4 Love,” 42 Dugg and Est Gee’s “Thump Sh*t,” and Kodak Black’s “Purple Stamp.” Related Storie...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex-Assistant Denies Tory Lanez Threatened or Bribed Her on Day 4 of Trial
Kelsey Harris, Megan Thee Stallion‘s former friend and assistant, returned to court Thursday (Dec. 15) to complete her testimony on the fourth day of the high-profile trial over whether Tory Lanez shot Megan in the foot on July 12, 2020 — and like on Wednesday, the witness raised the ire of attorneys on both sides of the case with incomplete and often contradictory testimony. During Harris’ previous turn on the stand on Wednesday, Megan’s former friend and assistant failed to recall much of a September 2022 interview she did with Deputy District Attorneys Kathy Ta and Alexander Bott and another investigator. Ultimately, she testified that parts of that interview, during which she gave a detailed account of what happened the night of the shooting more than two years prior, “weren’...
Rosalia Drops ‘Despecha’ Remix With Cardi B: Stream It Now
Rosalía and Cardi B join forces for the new “Despechá” remix, which was unleashed Friday (Dec. 16). After teasing the remix on Wednesday, the Spanish singer-songwriter unveiled a day later that the “WAP” singer would be her collaborator on the new version, which features Cardi rapping over the hypnotizing mambo beat. “Since long time ago, I wanted to make music with her,” Rosalía said in an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music. “And she knows I love her music, and she always supports me too. So I was like, “This song is inspired in Mambo, it’s inspired in música dominicana.” And she’s Dominican, so who else is going to understand this better than her? You know what I mean? Her energy’s super pure and strong. I think that everybody can feel that.” Explore See latest videos, charts and n...
