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‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Ted Flakes On Ceaser’s Struggle Press Conference, Tatti Opens Up About Her Legal Woes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: VH1 / Black Ink Crew Last week Ceaser and the rest of the Black Ink Crew: New York returned, and so did the drama. This week, more turmoil within the ranks left the tattoo shop mogul feeling betrayed. Ceaser Holds A Struggle Press Conference, Teddy Flakes On Him The episode opens up with Ceaser flanked by his mother Desiree and his girlfriend Suzette as he prepares to begin his press conference addressing the shenanigans going on between himself and his daughter’s mother Crystal. During his confessional, Ceaser reveals he never decided to speak publicly about the incident until now because he wants to tell his side of the story. Understandably, Ceaser is worried about if he is making the right decision, and he gets some reassurance from his mom, who...
Twitter Reminiscines Over Diddy & His Past Antics On ‘Making the Band’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty In the great pantheon of reality television, MTV’s Making the Band was one of the early standouts within the popular genre. As a result, fans on Twitter are discussing the antics of Sean Combs AKA Diddy as the man of the house on the hit series. These days, Diddy is far more mellow and zen, sharing daily affirmations and rooting on his social media followers with positive energy. However, his time on Making the Band, most especially in the second season, remains the stuff of infamy. Sara Stokes, Dylan Dilinjah, Chopper AKA “Young City,” Babs, Ness, and Freddy P eventually formed Da Band although the careers of the aforementioned never fully panned out under Diddy’s direction, respectfully. However, the show was stacked with lege...
MVP Vibes: Ja Morant Posterized Jakob Poeltl Something Vicious
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty Ja Morant is currently in his third season as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, and his rapid rise to superstardom is nothing short of amazing to witness over time. The South Carolina native added yet another amazing display of offensive excellence to his arsenal with a ferocious dunk on San Antonio Spurs big man, Jakob Poeltl. The Grizzlies hosted the Spurs on Monday night (Feb. 28) at FedEx Forum which saw Morant go off with 52 points, seven boards, and two assists. De’Anthony Melton poured in 15 points and Tyus Jones poured in 13 points. While the point spread among the bench never hit double digits for any of the other players, it didn’t matter as Morant took the team on his back despite being one of the smaller players on the cou...
Kanye West Drops Entire Livestream For ‘The Future Brunch’ With Jason Lee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty To close out Black History Month, or as Kanye West has dubbed it, Black Future Month, he decided to share a livestream from his “The Future Brunch.” Ye teamed up with a peddler of poorly sourced news, Jason Lee, earlier in February to hold a brunch bringing together a plethora of Black journalists. The focus of the gathering was to talk about “controlling our narrative” and “vital ways to further amplify Black voices and the Black culture narrative.” Related Stories The embattled rapper took some time off from harassing Pete Davidson and shared a clip of him speaking at the brunch that honestly looked like an Illuminati gathering ahead of the livestream event. Black journalists joined Yeezy, and his new buddy Lee was seated at a t...
Mat Zo Teases New Collaboration With Above & Beyond
It looks like Above & Beyond‘s next high-profile collaborator has revealed himself. A stalwart of the Anjunabeats imprint, Mat Zo has taken to social media to tease his involvement in the legendary trance trio’s upcoming collaborative single. Yesterday the official Anjunabeats account tweeted that the week ahead will see the release of a new Above & Beyond single alongside someone they described as a “star” of the label. Mat Zo then quote-tweeted with a singular “curious” emoji, but despite not elaborating further, the interaction has already sparked the intrigue of watchful fans. Zo’s journey on Anjunabeats is certainly worth noting. In fact, the producer’s debut album Damage Control projected him to meteoric success, even landi...
Shared Google Sheet Launched In Effort to Support Ukrainian Artists and Record Labels
Efforts to get critical humanitarian aid to Ukraine are underway, and one organization has created a shared file spotlighting the nation’s artistic community in need. If-Only, a UK-based publication, has launched an open-source Google Sheet containing a list of Ukranian artists and music labels with the help of public suggestions. The header of the shared document issues a call to action encouraging supporters to back the Ukrainian artists and labels via Bandcamp. At the time of writing, the list sits at a combined 130 labels and artists of all stylistic varieties from techno to ambient jazz. As If-Only notes, Bandcamp is viewed as a favorable channel when it comes to directly supporting artists. Artists on the platform generally retain 82% of the funds donated on the platform,...
Kaskade and deadmau5 Forge Collaborative Supergroup With New Single: Listen to a Preview
One of dance music’s most celebrated collaborative sagas is initiating a fresh creative chapter under a new name. Kaskade and deadmau5 fired up the rumor mill yesterday when both artists took to social media to post a trio of color gradient snippets to Instagram. At the time, no one had any idea what to expect, but now it’s safe to say they’ve over-delivered on the big reveal. The “I Remember” co-producers have formalized a creative partnership under a new alias, Kx5, and their first track “Escape” (with HAYLA) is set for release in March. Kaskade and deadmau5’s collaborations have historically been regarded as some of dance music’s untouchable crown jewels, from “Move for Me” to “Beneath With Me.” With the...
Okeechobee 2022: Set Times, Festival Guidelines and Everything Else You Need to Know
One of Florida’s most beloved annual music festivals—and a crown jewel in the Insomniac family—Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival is returning to the Sunshine State March 3-6. With a lush green oasis to call home, Okeechobee brings a special energy to dance music fans year in and year out. EDM.com is here to help you navigate through the festival’s various policies and guidelines to help you have the best festival experience. Read on to find out about travel tips, venue and box office hours, COVID-19 protocols, performance times, and everything else in-between. Those who still need a last-minute ticket can secure passes here. OKEECHOBEE BOX OFFICE The official Box Office and Will Call are located at: Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center4601 Hwy 710 Okeechobee, FL 34972 You can ...
LETSGETFR.EE Carnaval Reveals Inaugural Lineup With Missy Elliott, Anderson .Paak and More
New music festival LETSGETFR.EE Carnaval has announced its inaugural lineup that features headliners Missy Elliott, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Wizkid and more. Carnaval is the world ? And the world resides in Queens. Get ready for a real diverse lineup and show that breaks the mold. Passes to the first annual https://t.co/rn5bQsq6c1 fest go on sale 3.9.2022 at 7am PST / 10am EST. Layaway options are available via TIXR. pic.twitter.com/kFu6UHXfZN — LETSGETFR.EE (@letsgetfr_ee) March 1, 2022 Founded by AFROPUNK festivals ex-head Matthew Morgan and Jocelyn Cooper, the festival seeks to bring a diversity-focused experience to music festivals. Set to take place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, the lineup also includes Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko, Ozuna, Jorja Smith,...
French Montana “Fraud,” Tyga & Doja Cat “Freaky Deaky” & More | Daily Visuals 2.28.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months now since French Montana dropped his latest album, They Got Amnesia, but while many might’ve forgotten about French’s latest LP, he’s here to remind y’all he got that work. Coming through with new visuals to the album cut “Fraud,” Montana heads back to his home country of Morocco to style in big boy whips and buckets of ice on his person while having some thick Moroccan women twerk to his song. Back in the U.S., Tyga and Doja Cat find themselves flirting on a futuristic tip before going out for a night on the town in their clip to “Freaky Deaky.” Why they lowkey look related though? Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Kodak Black, EarthGang featuring JID and J. Cole, a...
French Montana “Fraud,” Tyga & Doja Cat “Freaky Deaky” & More | Daily Visuals 2.28.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months now since French Montana dropped his latest album, They Got Amnesia, but while many might’ve forgotten about French’s latest LP, he’s here to remind y’all he got that work. Coming through with new visuals to the album cut “Fraud,” Montana heads back to his home country of Morocco to style in big boy whips and buckets of ice on his person while having some thick Moroccan women twerk to his song. Back in the U.S., Tyga and Doja Cat find themselves flirting on a futuristic tip before going out for a night on the town in their clip to “Freaky Deaky.” Why they lowkey look related though? Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Kodak Black, EarthGang featuring JID and J. Cole, a...
Ezra Furman Announces Tour, Shares New Song “Point Me Toward the Real”: Listen
Ezra Furman has announced a tour and returned with a new song called “Point Me Toward the Real.” She’s now signed to Anti- Records, which has released the song produced by John Congleton and featuring additional vocals from Shannon Lay and Debbie Neigher. Listen to the track and find her tour itinerary below. “This is a neo-soul song about getting released from a psychiatric hospital, which has never happened to me,” Furman said in a statement. “But really it’s a song about what you do right after abuse, imprisonment, a brush with death. Who do you call when it’s supposedly over? Where do you go? How do you know what you want?” She continued: “We’ve all recently been going through something terrifying. We’ve all made friends with death in the last two years. When I look to the future, I wa...
