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Jack Harlow Returns With ‘Nail Tech’ & Yung Miami Stuns in the Music Video: Watch
Jack Harlow returns with his first solo single since 2020’s “Tyler Herro.” The hitmaker released his all-new song “Nail Tech” and its accompanying music video at midnight Friday (Feb. 18). He teased a snippet from the video via Instagram on Thursday, just hours before its release. In the 13-second shot, Harlow is seen walking into an upscale nail salon with surprise guest Yung Miami following closely behind him. “Nail Tech…tonight at midnight EST…I CANT WAIT,” he captioned his post. Also exciting for Harlow, he announced a partnership with New Balance ahead of the new single’s debut. The rapper will serve as brand ambassador for the sneaker line and debuted a new basketball shoe during Thursday’s Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Cleveland. Explore See latest videos, charts ...
NIGO & Kid Cudi Join Forces on ‘Want It Bad’: Stream It Now
NIGO has been keeping busy. First thing Friday (Feb. 18), the beloved fashion icon released the second single from his upcoming album, I Know NIGO. The track, “Want It Bad,” features Kid Cudi and was teased on the runway at NIGO’s Paris Fashion Week debut as artistic director of KENZO in January. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Tuesday, NIGO posted a video containing the track to his Instagram account, showing he and Cudi racing around a city at night and partying with friends. In the video, he tagged longtime collaborator and friend, Pharrell, also featured on the upcoming album. I Know NIGO will mark the 51-year-old Japanese tastemaker’s first solo album since 2000’s Ape Sounds. At the time, the now-fashion-icon had a much smaller followin...
Kanye Announces ‘DONDA 2’ Will Only Be Available on $200 USD Stem Player
With tickets for a special EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE already available for the February 22 launch date, Kanye West has now announced that DONDA 2 will only be available on his Stem Player. Taking to Instagram, the YEEZY head revealed that the sequel to DONDA won’t appear on streaming platforms. Sharing a teaser of the album which shows a Stem Player playing a one-minute snippet, Ye wrote, “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube.” Going on to outline why he has made the decision to keep his upcoming project exclusive before sharing that the Stem Player is now available. “Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own.”...
Jack Harlow Drops First Solo Single in Over a Year, “Nail Tech”
Jack Harlow has officially dropped off “Nail Tech,” which marks his first single since the release of his debut album THAT’S WHAT THEY ALL SAY. Clocking in at three-and-a-half minutes, “Nail Tech” features production from Boi-1da and arrives with an accompanying music video co-directed by Frank Borin, who is known for his work on visuals of Lil Nas X and Cardi B, and Harlow himself. Harlow’s fellow Louisville, Kentucky star C-Tez provided background vocals for the cut and appears in the visual as well. “Nail Tech” arrives a day after Harlow was named the latest brand ambassador for New Balance. “I have been rocking New Balance since I was a kid, so to officially join the brand in this way is really exciting,” he shared in a statement. “I’ve always loved the 990 and recently the J...
NIGO and Kid Cudi Drop “Want It Bad”
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DSW Announces Partnership With Black-Owned Footwear Factory JEMS By Pensole
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty In a big step towards investing in Black-owned business, Designer Shoe Warehouse has announced that they will be investing in the first Black-Owned U.S. footwear factory, JEMS by Pensole. Taking to Instagram to announce the exciting news, DSW expressed the importance of making such investments and why they decided to make the commitment they just made writing, “Black people only represent 3% of designers in the footwear industry. This has to change. Our goal at DSW is to increase diversity within the footwear design world, starting with our partnership with Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, President of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design.” Aside from supporting a Black-owned business, the initiative will be putting some shine on...
Skullcandy Wants You To Turn Up The Volume & Crack Open A Cold One With Its Budweiser Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Now, this collaboration between Skullcandy and Budweiser is something we did not see coming. Skullcandy, the #1 selling brand of true wireless headphones under $100 announced it has teamed up with the King of Beers, Budweiser. The limited-edition collaboration sees Skullcandy’s lineup of headphones and earbuds in a red and black aesthetic synonymous with the beer brand. Other cool design features the Skullcandy logo rocking the Budweiser crown and transparent materials. Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Fans of the brand can pick up either the Crusher Evo True Wireless Headphones or Indy Evo, Sesh Evo, and Dime true wireless earbuds right now exclusively on Skullcandy’s website. “Skullcandy and Budweiser belie...
HHW Gaming: Quavo & The Game Announced As The First Celeb Cards Ever In ‘NBA 2K22’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / NBA 2K22 Hip-Hop stars/ gym heroes, Quavo, and The Game are now playable in NBA 2K22. Oh, and Ronnie 2K is available for use as well. Right on time for NBA All-Star weekend, 2K announced that part-time hoopers turned Hip-Hop stars Quavo and The Game will be living out their hoop dreams as playable characters in NBA 2K22, joining 2K’s Director of Digital Marketing, Ronnie Singh as part of the games Celeb Cards package. A first for the insanely popular basketball video game franchise. The big news comes both Singh and Quavo were both announced to be participating in their fourth Celebrity All-Star Game in Cleveland as part of the slate of NBA All-Star Weekend activities going down in The Land. NBA 2K22 players interested in using the celebs can earn th...
Shabba Hanks aka Chet Hanks Says He “Didn’t Have A Strong Male Role Model”—Tom Hanks Must Be Proud
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rob Kim / Getty In today’s episode of Maaaaaan, If Somebody Don’t Come Get This Rich White Boy, Chet Hanks, son of legendary actor Tom Hanks, has just thrown his father all the way under the paternal bus in a YouTube video in which he claimed he “didn’t have a strong male role model” growing up. But Chet isn’t appropriating the real woes of actual people who grew up without a father because his dad didn’t teach I’m the birds and the bees or how to ride a bike—he’s apparently crying because his father didn’t tell him that he was the best and that everyone else is just salty about it. “I didn’t have a strong male role model to tell me…‘Bro, f**k these people. They are just jealous of you,’” Chet said in reference to the disrespect he endured from his p...
Ultra Music Festival Announces 2022 Daily Stage Programming, Closing Sets
The organizers of Ultra Music Festival have revealed the daily stage programming for its momentous return to Miami, as well as the event’s massive closing sets. Kygo and ILLENIUM are set to tie a bow on Ultra’s larger-than-life Main Stage with closing performances following DJ sets by David Guetta, Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren and more. The Main Stage will also host Ultra’s mysterious final closing act on Sunday. They’ve remained agonizingly silent on the artist’s identity, but all signs point to retired Dutch dance music icon Hardwell, whose 2013 Ultra set has stood the test of time as one of the festival’s most iconic. Ultra Music Festival organizers unveiled the 2022 event’s daily stage programming. Reynier Carl Recommended Articles A...
NASCAR Driver Akinori Ogata Races Into New Song from Super Eurobeat’s Ray Hikari, “RED ZONE”
The latest Super Eurobeat track was produced in collaboration with a NASCAR star, Akinori Ogata. Released yesterday was “RED ZONE” by Ray Hikari ,featuring the sounds of Japanese driver Akinori Ogata. Using elements of his actual car in action, the high-speed, synth-heavy track blends styles found in the notable genre with the atmosphere of an exciting NASCAR race. The story explained in the lyrics is also inspired by Ogata and the track was produced closely with the racecar driver himself. This is shown even further in the song’s music video, which features actual footage of Ogata racing. Recommended Articles “To be able to participate in both a Super Eurobeat song and NASCAR racing brings me much happiness and energy,” Ogata said in a pre...
Martin Garrix, deadmau5 More to DJ In the Indy 500 Snake Pit
A group of electronic dance music superstars are slithering into the Indy 500 Snake Pit for the race’s 2022 edition. Martin Garrix is the king cobra of the bunch, headlining a stellar lineup featuring Galantis, Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw and deadmau5. No, the irony of deadmau5 in a snake pit is not lost on us. General admission and VIP tickets for the Indy 500 Snake Pit are on sale for $45 and $150, respectively. You can purchase passes here. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Recommended Articles This marks Garrix’s second performance in the Snake Pit after he appeared at the landmark 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016. The Dutch superstar is also headlining a number of the world’s biggest dance music festivals this year, such as Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival’s Miam...
