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2 Chainz Drops “Kingpen Ghostwriter” Visual With Lil Baby
2 Chainz has dropped a new music video for his Dope Don’t Sell Itself track “Kingpen Ghostwriter,” featuring Lil Baby. The track marks the third time that the Atlanta rappers have collaborated, following “Anyway” on Lil Baby’s 2018 record Street Gossip and Juicy J‘s 2020 cut “Spend It.” “Kingpen Ghostwriter” is the latest Dope Don’t Sell Itself track to receive a video, following “Free B.G.,” “Neighbors Know My Name,” “Million Dollars Worth of Game” and “Pop Music.” Dope Don’t Sell Itself, which was released earlier this month, runs for approximately half an hour with a total of 12 tracks. The College Park rapper employed a slew of artist for features, including Moneybagg Yo and Beatking on “Pop Music,” Roddy Ricch on “Outstanding,” 42 Dugg on “Million Do...
Baby Keem Drops Anecdotal “16” Music Video
Baby Keem on Thursday released a new Jonas Lindstroem-directed music video for his The Melodic Blue track “16.” The visual provides an artful interpretation of the 21-year-old rapper’s vivid love life, between a slew of metaphorical and more literal scenes. “Won’t you think about you and I?” Keem raps on the track. “Just grab my hand and look me in the eye / But this ain’t something you should decide.” The Melodic Blue, which debuted in September of last year, clocks in at almost one hour and includes guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar on “range brothers” and “family ties,” Travis Scott on the track “durag activity” and Don Toliver on “cocoa.” The 16-track record debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, moving 5...
Benzino Apologizes For Spilling The Tea On Coi Leray And Nicki Minaj Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis / Getty Benzino has put his foot in mouth yet again. He has formally apologized to his daughter Coi Leray for revealing she has a Nicki Minaj feature locked in. As per Complex the former Source Magazine executive had to backtrack this week after claiming his child had locked in a verse from Nicki Minaj. On Monday, February 21 he shared the news in a Club House chat. “Her album’s gonna be dope. She got this song with Nicki Minaj that’s gonna be coming out that’s gonna be crazy” he said. But it seems either that was cap or spoke out of turn. Onika quickly shut down the claim in a Instagram Story post that read “i don’t have a collab coming with anyone.” Naturally the announcement quickly went viral prompting Coi to comment on the...
Kim Kardashian Asks Judge To Declare Her Single, Says Ye’s Social Media Is Causing Her Distress
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arnold Jerocki / Getty For the past few weeks Kanye West has been going all out trying to ruin his ex-wife’s relationship with Pete Davidson while attempting to win her back while also in a new (recently over) relationship himself with actress Julia Fox (madness, right?). Now Kim Kardashian is going to court to ask a judge to declare her a single woman ASAP as Kanye’s tactics have further pushed her away and into the arms of Pete Davidson. According to TMZ, Kim filed court docs in which she stated “I very much desire to be divorced” and that even though she’s asked Kanye to keep their proceedings as private as can be, he hasn’t done do. Naturally she pointed to Kanye’s social media posts about her parenting as one of the reasons she wants this done as soo...
Putin Orders Russian Forces To Invade Ukraine
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal History Archive / Getty The worst fears of impending war have been confirmed, as Russian military forces have invaded the country of Ukraine under the direction of President Vladimir Putin, incurring condemnation from the United States and other nations around the world. In an address to Russians on Wednesday (February 23rd) before 6 A.M., Putin announced a large-scale military operation would be carried out in the Donbas region in the eastern part of Ukraine. Shortly afterward, explosions could be heard in and around the capital of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, and Zaporizhia. Rockets were spotted being fired from Russia across the border, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky moved to enact martial law. “Putin began war against Ukraine, against ...
DJ Akademiks Feels The Wrath of Megan Thee Stallion & Twitter After Tweeting False Tory Lanez Case Details
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Christian Vierig / Getty Megan Thee Stallion had time for DJ Akademiks and Tory Lanez. Wednesday (Feb.23), DJ Akademiks inserted himself into the Megan Thee Stallion/Tory Lanez drama when he decided to hop on Twitter in a now-deleted tweet that Lanez’s DNA was not found on the gun used to shoot the Houston rapper in the foot. Word of Akademiks running his gums quickly got to Thee Stallion. She sounded off on him via her Instagram Stories, venting her understandable frustration about the ‘false narratives’ being reported about the case that has now been pushed back to April. Court ain’t even started yet so why y’all ready to start lying. I know some of y’all blogs on payroll but please don’t get sued trying to create a hate campaign. Be a real journa...
Alison Wonderland, Beats Antique to Headline Arise Music Festival 2022 At Lush Colorado Ranch
After announcing a move to a new home in 2022, new beginnings are afoot for Arise Music Festival ahead of what has the feel of its most memorable event yet. Scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend, the beloved Colorado festival is primed to take over its new location on a 1,000-plus-acre property in the quaint city of Boone. Despite losing their original site at Loveland’s Sunrise Ranch, organizers didn’t miss a beat since they own the property. And with an idyllic locale as a blank canvas, they forged ahead to develop an even better festival experience, according to Arise producer Luke Comer. “Because Arise owns the property, we are able to masterplan for our future—to create, over time, a festival that is functional, innovative and beautiful, and that provides our patrons wi...
Basscon Wasteland 2022: Set Times, COVID-19 Guidelines and Everything Else You Need to Know
It’s been nearly two years since Basscon‘s last Wasteland festival, and now the hardstyle spectacular is back bigger than ever. After previously hosting the event at the Hollywood Palladium, Wasteland is now taking place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Friday, February 25th and Saturday, February 26th. EDM.com is here to help you navigate through the festival’s various policies and provide you with all the relevant info you need to know to have a smooth festival, including the event’s COVID-19 policies, traveling, artist schedules and more. For those who still need to secure their passes, you can purchase last minute tickets here. Basscon Presents Wasteland 2022 at The NOS Events Center VENUE AND HOURS Wasteland is an 18+ event and a valid ID is ...
Watch Koffee Perform “Pull Up” on Fallon
Koffee was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The 21-year-old reggae and dancehall artist performed “Pull Up” from Gifted, her long-awaited debut album that’s due out next month. Watch a replay of Koffee’s performance below. Gifted is out March 25 via Sony Music UK and RCA Records. It follows her Grammy-winning EP Rapture and includes the previous singles “Lockdown” and “West Indies.” After releasing Gifted, Koffee will hit the road in April and May for a North American tour in support of the album. Read about “Lockdown” at No. 72 on Pitchfork’s list of the “The 100 Best Songs of 2020.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Hercules & Love Affair Announce New Album In Amber, Share New Song: Listen
Hercules and Love Affair—a project led by DJ and producer Andy Butler—will return this year with their first new album since 2017’s Omnion. In Amber is out June 17 (via Skint/BMG). The album features Butler reuniting with ANOHNI for the first time since “Blind” from Hercules’ self-titled 2008 debut. Watch the video for the new song “Grace,” which features vocals from Butler and Elin Ey, below. “In dance music, the focus tends to be more on celebration, joy, desire, heartbreak,” Butler said in a statement. “But rage? Existential contemplation? Not so much… certain emotions seemed to be off limits. In some ways, In Amber is a record I didn’t know I had in me.” He continued: As an artist that has always puts my personal lived experience forward in my work, not to mention the chaos of living t...
Helado Negro Shares New Video for “Hometown Dream”: Watch
Helado Negro has shared a new video for the Far In track “Hometown Dream.” Featuring footage from Roberto Carlos Lange’s first family trip to Ecuador in 1998, the video also reveals the source of the album’s cover art. He’s also announced that Kaina and Far In contributor Kacy Hill will provide support on his 2022 world tour. Check out the video for “Hometown Dream” and the full list of tour dates below. Of the video, Lange said: “Hometown Dream” is about me leaving New York after living there for so long. New York showed me my North in life and taught me to celebrate existence. My Mom and my Dad both moved to NYC in the ’60s. I spent my twenties, thirties and turned 40 there. Lange opened his Kite Symphony installation in Marfa last month, a collaboration with his wife, the visual artist ...
Watch Rosalía’s Video for New Song “Chicken Teriyaki”
Rosalía has released the new single “Chicken Teriyaki” from her upcoming album Motomami. It comes with a music video directed by Tanu Muino. Check it out below. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Rosalía said she was “just having fun” when making “Chicken Teriyaki.” She continued, “There’s irony in the lyrics. And yeah, just remember having fun with it.” Rosalía also noted that “this song happened in the Mercer Hotel in New York.” Motomami is Rosalía’s third album and the follow-up to her Grammy-winning 2018 full-length El Mal Querer. “Chicken Teriyaki” is the third single she’s shared from the record, following “Saoko” and her collaboration with the Weeknd “La Fama.” On March 12, Rosalía will perform on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest during an episode hosted by Zoë...
