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Desiigner ft. Slushii & DJ Whoo Kid “Bakin,” Bun B & Cory Mo ft. Talib Kweli, Tobe Nwigwe & David Banner “Hesitate” & More | Daily Visuals 2.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Now that Desiigner has finally gotten his freedom from Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music label, the Brooklyn rapper has been grinding to get that “Panda” buzz back, but can Snoop Dogg’s Death Row records make that happen? Linking up with Slushii and DJ Whoo Kid for the visuals to “Bakin,” Desiigner gets some facetime with Death Row’s new H.N.I.C. before proceeding to turn up in the condo with the aforementioned artists and a few women who don’t mind a pillow fight. Elsewhere some Hip-Hop OG’s link up to get in some time with nature and in the clip to “Hesitate,” Bun B and Cory Mo call on Talib Kweli, Tobe Nwigwe, and David Banner to join them near a lake to kick bars and soak up some sun. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fr...
Desiigner ft. Slushii & DJ Whoo Kid “Bakin,” Bun B & Cory Mo ft. Talib Kweli, Tobe Nwigwe & David Banner “Hesitate” & More | Daily Visuals 2.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Now that Desiigner has finally gotten his freedom from Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music label, the Brooklyn rapper has been grinding to get that “Panda” buzz back, but can Snoop Dogg’s Death Row records make that happen? Linking up with Slushii and DJ Whoo Kid for the visuals to “Bakin,” Desiigner gets some facetime with Death Row’s new H.N.I.C. before proceeding to turn up in the condo with the aforementioned artists and a few women who don’t mind a pillow fight. Elsewhere some Hip-Hop OG’s link up to get in some time with nature and in the clip to “Hesitate,” Bun B and Cory Mo call on Talib Kweli, Tobe Nwigwe, and David Banner to join them near a lake to kick bars and soak up some sun. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fr...
Former DJ and Electronic Music Producer Sells “Unicorn” Fintech Company for $1.1 Billion
Royalties, shmoyalties. Miguel Santos, a fintech entrepreneur and former DJ, has cashed out on his innovative company, Technisys. Santos recently sold the banking technology company to SoFi Technologies, a publicly traded digital personal finance giant, for $1.1 billion. Conceived more than 20 years ago, Technisys will now provide cloud-based digital banking solutions for SoFi. Santos may be best known for his role as founder and CEO of Technisys, but he’s also a longtime DJ and house music producer. Santos has an affinity for techno and melodic house music, often attending shows featuring the likes of electronic music legends such as Hernan Cattaneo, Solomun and more. Check out one of his own DJ mixes, which was recorded and uploaded in 2021, below. Recommended Articles Accord...
This Rave Promoter Is Also a Rabbi Who Curates Magic Mushroom Retreats for His Congregation
Ben Gorelick is likely the only religious leader who can also claim the title of rave promoter. As you may have already guessed, the ceremonies Gorelick leads for his community, The Sacred Tribe, are uncommon to anything you’d normally see in institutional religion. Based out of Denver, the congregation currently has around 270 members. Once a month, Gorelick reportedly hosts a psychedelic-influenced retreat where he and participating members consume psilocybin mushrooms and sink into a meditative state. One of Gorelick’s intentions with the experience is to help users augment “the relationship to self, community, and God.” According to The Denver Post, reactions among participants varied. Nonetheless, each was personal to the individual. “The level ...
This Software Lets You Design Trippy Visuals of Your Music—Then Mint Them As NFTs
We know—NFT this, metaverse that. But before you grumble at this umpteenth blockchain tech platform, consider its value for music producers. VOID is a Web3-based platform that allows musicians to generate and customize kaleidoscopic visuals with their own songs. Created by Dutch developer Triptcip, the sequencing software essentially takes your music and spits out a trippy, beat-reactive mosaic. Triptcip’s visual synthesizer, VOID. Triptcip VOID, which Triptcip says is the first of its kind, aims to arm music producers with an easily accessible visual synthesis tool. Visual designers have enjoyed the spoils of the digital art revolution, but many musicians have found themselves stuck in a new kind of limbo. Without a budget to join forces with a capable designer or a trusted partner au cou...
Ghastly Opens Up About Anxiety and How Content Culture Can “Drain an Artist to Their Lowest Levels”
Musicians are starting to experience the fatigue of never-ending social media content expectations, according to Ghastly. In a candid statement, the esteemed DJ and electronic music producer recently shared his thoughts on the toxicity that social media has created for musicians. He opened up about the overwhelming nature of content culture, which is causing artists to put their art on the back-burner in order to focus on “memeing” their lives and engaging their fanbases through parasocial relationships. Ghastly cited recent feedback he received while working on a song with someone who requested the music to be “more tik-toky.” “I want to be able to share my life at a level that makes sense to me as an artist and as a human,” Ghastly wrote. “I love...
Take a Look Inside Kanye West’s Miami ‘DONDA 2’ Listening Party
On Tuesday evening, Kanye West hosted a listening party for DONDA 2 at the LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. Creative-directed by Niklas Bildstein Zaar, the performance featured a burning house, motorcycles and a sprawling background ensemble. Throughout the two-hour event, West was joined by The Game, Pusha T, Alicia Keys, Migos, Baby Keem, Fivio Foreign, Travis Scott, Future, Jack Harlow and more. Each performer was decked out in new offerings from Balenciaga, which collaborated with the rapper on his Yeezy x Gap line, as well as exclusive DONDA 2 merchandise. The new album was introduced with an audio track of West’s real-time heartbeat. The rapper then gave the audience live performances of the singles “Security,” “Get Lost,” “Lift Me” featuring Vory, “Pablo” featuring Future and Travi...
HHW Gaming: Spruce Up Your Game Room With Kidrobot’s Sega Genesis Plush Console
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kidrobot / Sega Genesis Gaming Console 12″ Interactive Plush This would be the perfect gift for the gamer in your life. Getting in on the video game nostalgia craze, Kidrobot decided to drop a plush 12″ interactive Sega Genesis console. It accurately recreates Sega’s iconic home gaming console featuring a detachable controller, a Sonic The Hedgehog video game cartridge that can be inserted into the Genesis console. Source: Kidrobot / Sega Genesis Gaming Console 12″ Interactive Plush The plush console is the perfect compliment to anyone’s gaming room or man cave and will certainly grab the attention of people when they enter. It’s on sale right now via Kidrobot’s website for only $29.99 and joins the brand’s growing collection of gaming-related plush...
Tom Holland & ‘Em Recreate Spidey Meme, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Digital & Disc Release Date Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony | @spidermanmovie / Sony Spider-Man: No Way Home was by far 2021’s biggest Hollywood blockbuster having grossed $1.6 billion at the box-office so far, and now fans will be able to experience the classic Spider-Man film at home as Sony Pictures has announced a release date for both digital and Blu-Ray copies of the film. Taking to Twitter to make the revelation, Sony Pictures used a classic Spidey pointing at Spidey pointing at Spidey meme to announce that No Way Home will be hitting the digital shelves on March 22nd and actual store shelves on April 12 when 4K UHD and Blu-ray Discs drop. We guess this a major spoiler for anyone who hasn’t seen the film and doesn’t surf the web for any information. Still, having Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Andrew Garfie...
Tom Holland & ‘Em Recreate Spidey Meme, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Digital & Disc Release Date Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony | @spidermanmovie / Sony Spider-Man: No Way Home was by far 2021’s biggest Hollywood blockbuster having grossed $1.6 billion at the box-office so far, and now fans will be able to experience the classic Spider-Man film at home as Sony Pictures has announced a release date for both digital and Blu-Ray copies of the film. Taking to Twitter to make the revelation, Sony Pictures used a classic Spidey pointing at Spidey pointing at Spidey meme to announce that No Way Home will be hitting the digital shelves on March 22nd and actual store shelves on April 12 when 4K UHD and Blu-ray Discs drop. We guess this a major spoiler for anyone who hasn’t seen the film and doesn’t surf the web for any information. Still, having Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Andrew Garfie...
Bayou Blues: Could New Orleans Be Done With Zion Williamson?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Brown / Getty The New Orleans Pelicans look to have another disgruntled star on their hands and might be ready to move on from Zion Williamson, according to new press material issued. According to reports, the NBA franchise sent out marketing materials to their season-ticket holders on Monday (February 21) which showcased the Pelicans’ top players including Brandon Ingram and C.J. McCollum, recently acquired from the Portland Trailblazers – but included nothing on Williamson. The omission was noticeable and has sparked a flurry of speculation that the team is preparing for a future without the third-year forward. Williamson has been noticeably absent from the team for most of the season as he is dealing with a fracture in his right foot that required...
Bayou Blues: Could New Orleans Be Done With Zion Williamson?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Brown / Getty The New Orleans Pelicans look to have another disgruntled star on their hands and might be ready to move on from Zion Williamson, according to new press material issued. According to reports, the NBA franchise sent out marketing materials to their season-ticket holders on Monday (February 21) which showcased the Pelicans’ top players including Brandon Ingram and C.J. McCollum, recently acquired from the Portland Trailblazers – but included nothing on Williamson. The omission was noticeable and has sparked a flurry of speculation that the team is preparing for a future without the third-year forward. Williamson has been noticeably absent from the team for most of the season as he is dealing with a fracture in his right foot that required...
