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NYPD Fund Divests Itself From $42M In Russian Assets…
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty The backlash against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to grow across the globe, and now the NYPD itself has decided to send a message to Moscow by divesting itself from $42.2 million in Russian assets. The Gothamist is reporting that one of NYC’s five pensions has voted to divest itself from Russian assets as Moscow continues to use military action to invade Ukraine even as the world calls for a stop to the unprovoked war. Y’all just know that if Comrade Trump was still President he would’ve lambasted the NYPD for making such a move, but luckily for us and the world, he’s not and is currently holed up in Mar-A-Lago awaiting indictments in both New York City and Atlanta, GA (tee-hee). “The trustees of the New York City Police Pen...
HHW Gaming: Capcom Is Boosting The Terror With Next-Gen Versions of ‘RE2’, ‘RE3’ and ‘RE7’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Capcom / RE2 New-Generation Capcom, the Japanese video game developer that loves to scare the sh*t out of us with its Resident Evil games, has decided to make them even more terrifying. Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 remakes, and RE7: Biohazard were already games many wouldn’t dare play in the dark due to how insanely terrifying they are. On Wednesday (Mar.2), Capcom announced it would reintroduce those games by making each one look even more horrifying with next-gen updates. Source: Capcom / RE3 New-Generation Yaaaay. All three next-gen versions of those games will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X|S sometime later this year, Capcom announced, touting cutting-edge features like ray tracing, high frame rate, and 3D audio. So all of those jump scares you enco...
President Joe Biden Jeered During State Of The Union Address By Lauren Boebert & Marjorie Taylor Greene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty President Joe Biden delivered his State of The Union address Tuesday night (March 1) and the anticipated speech was not without its hitches as most expected. Republican Party congresswomen Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to foil the address by jeering and jawing throughout, highlighting how divided things are across partisan lines. As reported by NBC News, Biden did his best to address the concerns on both sides of the aisle but the attempt didn’t satisfy two of the GOP’s more visible members in Boebert and Taylor Greene. As noted in the report, the congresswomen continually talked throughout the address and did their dedicated best to derail the moment for Biden. More from NBC News: Related Stories Boebert and Green...
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Slushii Goes Behind the Scenes of Ambitious Anime Concept Album, “E.L.E” [Exclusive]
With his next album, Slushii is aiming to register a seismic sonic impact. On the precipice of revealing over three years of work in the studio, Slushii has opened up about the direction of his forthcoming album, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event), which he says is an ode to the brostep era of the 2010’s. “This album is the culmination of three years of my best work. I really felt that there was a need for an album to revive the early 2010’s brostep machine, and fix it up with some new modern tech,” Slushii said. “This is a slow burn type of album, and one I hope you listen to front to back that can stand as a new beginning in the book of Slushii!” Slushii. Jennica Mae Abrams In a new video interview premiered exclusively by EDM.com, Slushii ...
Anna Lunoe’s New House Single Is “Dark, Rowdy and Made to Play”: Listen
Nobody does club music like Anna Lunoe. And while the Aussie’s release schedule may have slowed down in recent years, her latest, “Double Dip,” once again marks this momma bear‘s territory as one of the most consistently innovative players in the house music game. “It’s dark, fun, rowdy, made to play and going straight in my set,” Lunoe said in a press release. “Double Dip” gets things moving and grooving with a banging four-on-the-floor beat and throbbing bassline, arranged alongside crashing hi-hats and whirring techno synths. “Lick, lick, lick, lick / Tastes good, so I double dip,” flow its sultry vocals, written with Madison Rose. Sprinkled throughout are light bursts of garage sonics, expertly rounding out the...
Insomniac Announces 2022 Day Trip Festival Dates
“WE BACK BABY, and better than ever!” The organizers of Day Trip Festival have triumphantly announced plans for the 2022 edition of the Southern California event, which is scheduled to take place June 25-26. While last year’s inaugural event ended up having to switch locations from a waterfront site in L.A. County to the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, this year’s fest will occur at a locale better than originally intended—at the historic Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach. The 21+ festival will feature two stages showcasing techno and house music’s top tastemakers. Beginning March 3rd, ticket-holders from the inaugural 2021 Day Trip and the brand’s recent Skyline Festival in Downtown L.A. will receive first access to the exclusive 24-hour presale. Gen...
GRiZ and Big Gigantic Drop Trippy Animated Video for New Dubstep Collab, “Open Your Mind”
Let the good times roll—GRiZ and Big Gigantic have reunited for a brand new single. The two beloved electronic music acts today joined forces for “Open Your Mind,” a massive dubstep track with a reggae twist. And thanks to their signature saxophones, it’s yet another forward-thinking take on the breezy, fun-loving sound that longtime fans admire. Big Gigantic and GRiZ are longtime creative collaborators, most recently joining forces for a single on the latter’s scintillating 7th album, Rainbow Brain. Their 2015 collab “Good Times Roll” remains one of the most prized songs in each of their decorated discographies. And if comments by Big Gigantic are any indication, their collaborative chemistry hasn’t lost a beat. “GRiZ is an absolute mon...
J. Cole Announces Dreamville Festival 2022 Lineup
J. Cole has unveiled the official lineup for Dreamville Festival 2022, which is slated to return to Raleigh, Noth Carolina, on April 2 and April 3. For the festival’s long-awaited, two-day return, Cole has curated a roster of top-shelf artists and Dreamville Records standouts to join him at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park. Lil Baby is slated to headline the first day of the festival, which will also feature a reunion performance from Ja Rule and Ashanti, as well as sets by Earthgang, Kehlani, WizKid, Morray, Fivio Foreign, Blxst and more. Meanwhile, the second day will include the first-ever performance of DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy and T.I., along with gigs from artists like Ari Lennox, Moneybagg Yo, Bia, Rico Nasty, Wale and Larry June, plus a concluding, headlining set ...
Troy Ave “The Brooklyn Story,” Curren$y & The Alchemist “No Yeast” & More | Daily Visuals 3.1.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It feels like it’s been ages since Troy Ave got caught up in that infamous shooting at Irving Plaza in 2016 and while he’s still awaiting a trial date for his involvement in the incident, Troy is still out here repping his borough every chance he gets. Coming through with some new visuals to “The Brooklyn Story,” Ave recreates parts of his life growing up in Crown Heights where he went from cooking his work on the stove to rocking all kinds of ice on his person today. Elsewhere Curren$y and The Alchemist link up to drop some heat for the heads and in their Boldy James assisted clip to “No Yeast” the three men burn down some chronic while kicking it on the street in some exotic automobiles. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Peso Peso, Baby Sm...
Black Woman Says Delta Flight Attendant Made Her Move To Back Of Plane To Accommodate White Passengers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Spencer Platt / Getty Every once in a while, a story pops up on our news feed that provides an opportunity to discuss, with nuance, seemingly mundane ways in which white privilege manifests itself in the lives of Black people. Meet Camille Henderson. As reported by The Grio, Henderson,”was on her way back to the Bay Area from Atlanta on Feb. 3 when Delta flight attendants asked her to give (up) her seat after the two white women sitting next to her in the same row complained about not having enough room.” “They felt like they were ticketed first-class seats, but they couldn’t provide the tickets,” Henderson told ABC 7 News. So, basically, these broke-a** Karens weren’t in first class and their coach-caucasity led them to complain for over an ho...
HAIM Share New Song “Lost Track” With Paul Thomas Anderson-Directed Visual
HAIM has dropped a brand-new song and music video called “Lost Track.” The single arrives as the trio’s first release since their on-screen debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, which starred Alana Haim. Written by HAIM and produced by Danielle Haim, John DeBold and Ariel Rechtshaid, the sisters shared on Instagram that they had the line “I’ll never get back what I lost track of” written down for years but never knew what to do with it. They found inspiration while skimming through a copy of the book Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara, particularly a scene in which a character throws a drink in someone’s face. “We were inspired by the idea of someone doing something so drastic to get out of a situation they felt uncomfortable in – just to feel something,” HAIM wrote. “We final...
Bartees Strange Shares Video for New Song “Heavy Heart”: Watch
Bartees Strange is back with a new single and the announcement that he’s signed to 4AD. “Heavy Heart” arrives today with a new music video. Directed by Missy Dabice of Mannequin Pussy, it shows Strange wearing the clothes of his father and grandfather. Watch it below. The new single follows Strange’s 2020 album Live Forever. Last year, he released the new single “Weights” and teamed with Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick and Ohmme for a cover of TV on the Radio’s “Province.” Read the Cover Story “Pitchfork’s 25 Next Roundtable: Yaeji, Bartees Strange, Amaarae, Angel Bat Dawid, and KeiyaA on the Future of Music.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
