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Freddy P Of Da Band Calls Out Diddy & MTV’s For Causing Him To “Hate Life”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty If we’re keeping it a buck, back when rap mogul Sean Combs, AKA Diddy, brought us MTV’s Making the Band, a lot of us knew he was creating reality TV stars, not successful recording artists. Now, this isn’t because the members of Day26, Danity Kane and Da Band didn’t have the talent to make it in today’s Hip-Hop industry, it was just painfully obvious that we were watching an artist training process that was geared more towards the entertainment of reality show viewers than it was to actual tools for creating lucrative and lasting artist careers. I mean, seriously—how are you going to make a rap group walk miles to bring you cheesecake in front of the whole world and still expect them to be taken seriously as hardcore rappers? Da ...
Glastonbury Festival 2022 Line-up Features Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Paul McCartney
Last October, Billie Eilish was announced to be Glastonbury‘s youngest ever solo headliner. Now the festival has confirmed the line-up for the show, including rapper Kendrick Lamar and Sir Paul McCartney. Glastonbury Festival will mark the third festival Lamar has been confirmed for this year. Earlier this week, the rapper announced that he will also be headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022 with Kanye West and Future. The rapper will also be heading over to Italy later this year for Milan’s Summer Festival where fans are expected to hear new music from the artist. Kendrick fans are eagerly waiting for the relase of his next studio album. It has now been five years since he has released his last mixtape, DAMN. His festival performances are in line with a sign of new music, with his most recent...
Pusha T Shares How Pharrell’s Devastating Feedback Changed the Course of His Next Album
Pusha T took to Instagram to debut his newest “Hear Me Clearly” track with Nigo. When posting the announcement to social media, King Push took the chance to share a small anecdote about his upcoming record and how another Pharrell collaboration came about. Accompanying the post he wrote, “Fun Fact: @pharrell heard this song and told me ‘it’s cool, but I don’t want you to be a mixtape rapper for the rest of your life.’ I was devastated. He then flew me to Miami and proceeded to produce the first half of the best album of the year. Moral of the story…always ‘push’ your friends to be greater, even when they’re the greatest.” While Pharrell was apparently not completely on board with his new song, the Grammy-winning producer later hopped on Push’s next album, resulting in the current success g...
Kodak Black “Midas Touch,” Khalid “Last Call” & More | Daily Visuals 3.3.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Kodak Black’s been going through it lately what with getting clapped up after throwing some fisticuffs in West Hollywood a few weeks back, but that’s not stopping him from dropping off new work and showcasing him living his best life. In his latest visuals to “Midas Touch,” the Miami rapper keeps on reminding us that he’s been enjoying life since being pardon by Cheeto Jesus and enjoys some alone time in his crib where plays some pool and dances up a bit in the kitchen before taking to the streets to shine some ice. Get well soon, b. On the R&B side, Khalid returns to the music scene in his latest clip to “Last Call” where the GA crooner takes to the road in his jeep with a few friends to belt out some melodies while taking in some fresh air. Check out the re...
Morris Day Says Prince’s Estate Blocked Him From Using The Time Band Name
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty Few names in music are as ubiquitous to funk and soul music as Morris Day & The Time, but it appears that the band’s name will no longer be in use according to its frontman. Morris Day took to Instagram with claims that the estate of the late Prince, who helped develop the band in the early stages of his career, blocked him from using The Time for performance purposes. Day, 64, shared the statement via Instagram on Thursday and can be read in full below: I’ve given 40 years of my life building up a name and legacy that Prince and I came up with. A name that while he was alive, he had no problem with me using. I literally put my blood, sweat, and tears into bringing value to that name. In fact, he booked me on several tours, and m...
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Pusha T Performs “Diet Coke” On ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS / CBS You’re a winner if “Coke Raps on Network Television” was on your bingo card. On Thursday night (March 4), Pusha T performed his latest single “Diet Coke” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Rocking his trademark braids and what looks like one of those Yeezy Gap x Balenciaga bubble jackets, Pusha A Ton spits his bars with blizzard effects that served as homage to the “snow,” of course. Related Stories Also worth mentioning, Push appears on NIGO of BAPE fame’s latest single called “Hear Me Clearly,” and he’s sounding extra focused. No word on when Pusha T’s new album will drop (early word is he secured a Jay-Z feature), but we’re already sold. Watch his Stephen Colbert performance below. [embedded content]
Brett Hankison, Officer Connected To Breonna Taylor Murder, Found Not Guilty
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police still lives in the minds of many, especially those who feel justice has never been served. Brett Hankison, an officer involved in the fatal raid, was found not guilty on Thursday (Mar. 4) which sparked protests across Lousiville and beyond. The Louisville Courier-Journal was among several local and national outlets covering Hankison’s wanton endangerment trial of which he was facing three counts. Hankison was among the three officers who burst into the home of Taylor as she slept with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, also in the residence. Hankinson, along with officers Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, who fired the final shot, was investigating an alleged drug-deali...
Morris Day Claims the Prince Estate Barred Him From Using the Time Band Name, Revealing Trademark Dispute
Morris Day, Minneapolis funk mainstay and Prince associate, shared a social media post today claiming that the Prince Estate has prohibited him from using the band name Morris Day and the Time in any capacity. The estate has since issued a denial, saying that it was “surprised and disappointed” in Day’s “not entirely accurate” account. “Given Prince’s longstanding history with Morris Day and what the Estate thought were amicable discussions, The Prince Estate was surprised and disappointed to see his recent post,” the Prince Estate’s statement reads. “The Estate is open to working proactively with Morris to resolve this matter. However, the information that he shared is not entirely accurate.” Day’s team has since shared the Prince Estate’s initial letter from December with Billb...
Listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ New Song “Poster Child”
Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared another new song from their upcoming album Unlimited Love. It’s called “Poster Child” and you can check it out below. “Poster Child” is the second single Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared from Unlimited Love, following “Black Summer”—their first new music since guitarist John Frusciante rejoined the lineup in 2019. The band is set to kick off a stadium tour in June with support from A$AP Rocky, Thundercat, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Haim, Beck, the Strokes, King Princess, and St. Vincent. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ previous album, The Getaway, was released in 2016. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of John Frusciante’s 2001 LP To Record Only Water for Ten Days. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Pusha T and Nigo Share New Song “Hear Me Clearly”: Listen
Pusha T and Nigo have shared the new song “Hear Me Clearly.” The track follows the Bape founder’s recent singles “Arya” and “Want It Bad.” “Hear Me Clearly” will appear on Nigo’s forthcoming LP I Know Nigo, out March 25 (via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic). The album is executive produced by Nigo and Pharrell. Listen to “Hear Me Clearly” below. Also tonight, Pusha T performed his most recent single “Diet Coke” as the musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Watch it happen below. “Diet Coke” was co-produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys. The voice of Fat Joe yelling “yesterday’s price is not today’s price” is the opening sound of the song. In a recent interview, Steven Victor claimed that the “finishing touches” are being put on a new Pusha T album. Following the Kanye West–produ...
New York City Lifts Proof of Vaccine Requirements for Concert Venues
New York Mayor Eric Adams has announced changes to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Beginning Monday (March 7), indoor settings including music venues, restaurants, movie theaters, and bars, will no longer be required to check for proof of vaccination before customers enter. Adams clarified that businesses “will still have the flexibility to require proof of vaccination or masking indoors if they choose.” See the mayor’s announcement below. New York’s vaccine mandate, known as the Key to NYC program, went into effect in August 2021. The statewide seven-day average test positivity rate was below 2 percent as of Saturday (February 27), with fewer than 2,000 hospitalizations, for the first time since last fall, per The New York Times. “New Yorkers should be getting out and enjoying our am...
John Mayer to Leave Columbia Records After 21 Years
John Mayer is leaving Columbia Records after 21 years, the singer-songwriter revealed on Instagram Friday (March 4). “After 21 years, eight studio albums, and some wonderful personal and creative relationships, I have decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records,” Mayer wrote. “Hard as it is to say goodbye, I’m excited to pursue new avenues of making music, both of my own and with other artists. I love music more than ever, and I believe some of my best work still lies ahead.” Mayer arrived at Columbia via his original record deal with Aware Records, which at the time had a marketing and distribution agreement with the major label. Columbia went on to release a total of eight albums by Mayer, including the five-times platinum Room for Squares in 2001, three-times plati...
