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Trump Waterboy Lindsey Graham Catches Slander On Jan. 6 Anniversary
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of former President Donald Trump, many took to social media to throw vicious and deserved darts at his number one toady, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). The horrific sight of Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in an attempt to deny the certification of President Joe Biden by Congress resonates even more one year later. During commemorations of the day that saw many members of the Capitol Police force injured with three deaths, it was noted in press coverage that almost no Republicans in either the House or Senate were present. But as President Biden made his remarks concerning the tragedy of the day, Senator Graham...
Twitter Honors Writer Zora Neale Hurston On What Would’ve Been 130th Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Donaldson Collection / Getty Zora Neale Hurston and her weighty contributions to society are still major influences to writers and creative minds the world over. On Twitter, many are celebrating the author and anthropologist on what would have been her 130th birthday. More on Hurston courtesy of Black America Web: Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist most famous for her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Hurston’s path to prominence came by way of hardship and savvy ingenuity, helping her become one of the most beloved literary figures of all time. Hurston was born on January 7 in 1891, in Notasulga, Ala. to parents who were former slaves. Her parents uprooted the family and moved to Eatonville, Fla., one of the...
Nike Sues Lululemon For Patent Infringement Over Mirror Fitness Device
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke It seems like all of a sudden Nike is getting lawsuit happy these days as they’re once again going to court to sue athletic apparel retailer Lululemon for patent infringement, but this time it isn’t over a sneaker silhouette. According to CNBC, Nike has filed a patent infringement against Lululemon over their at-home Mirror fitness device and related mobile applications, saying that Lululemon bit the idea that they’ve been cultivating for decades. “Nike claims that in 1983, it invented and filed a patent application on a device for determining a runner’s speed, distance traversed, elapsed time and calories expended. It has also since launched a range of popular mobile apps such as Nike Run Club and Nike Training Club.” Really? Since ’83? Nike ...
Gunna Drops ‘DS4EVER’ Project, Twitter Fans Give Their Thoughts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Gunna kept busy on the scene since the release of his last full-length project in Wunna, and now his latest collection of work is available for the masses. The College Park, Ga. star dropped the latest and final installment of his Drip Season series titled DS4EVER, and fans on Twitter are giving out their thoughts. With production from Wheezy, Mike Will Made It, Metro Boomin, Turbo, and others, DS4EVER also packs some big names in features. Young Stoner Life honcho Young Thug shows up alongside Future on “pushin P” and 21 Savage lends his talents to the “thought i was playing” track. Gunna’s rumored love interest Chloe Bailey appears on the track “you & me” and fans online are praising G Herbo’s performance on “id...
2 Chainz Taps 42 Dugg for New Song and Video: “Million Dollars Worth of Game”
2 Chainz has dropped off a new single, “Million Dollars Worth of Game,” featuring Detroit rapper 42 Dugg that will appear on his upcoming album Dope Don’t Sell Itself. The track, produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat, delves into 2 Chainz and Dugg’s respective paths to stardom. Additionally, “Million Dollars Worth of Game” arrived with a luxurious music video that sees the two artists rapping from inside a mansion alongside a posse of women and an army of masked men. 2 Chainz first shared a clip of the song to Twitter on Tuesday, alongside a video of him smoking in the recording studio. “Million Dollars Worth of Game” feat @42_Dugg this FRIDAY pic.twitter.com/4rWUM8rpAq — Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) January 4, 2022 Earlier this week, 2 Chainz announced that his upcoming record, Dope Don’t Sell It...
Roddy Ricch To Perform on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Next Week
Roddy Ricch will be making his Saturday Night Live debut next Saturday, January 15. The episode marks the kickoff of the television show’s 2022 season. The Compton rapper will be appearing alongside first-time host Ariana DeBose, who starred as Anita in Stephen Spielberg’s West Side Story. “I’m hosting Saturday Night Live,” DeBose announced on Twitter yesterday. “Hold please while I go collect my extremities, as I have exploded from excitement and sensible fear.” Ricch released his sophomore album Live Life Fast last month. The 18-track LP followed 2019’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial and features appearances from Future, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Takeoff, Jamie Foxx, Lil Baby and Gunna and more. He’s currently working on a new mixtape called Feed Tha Streets 3. Roddy Ricch’s perform...
Phylicia Fant Exits Columbia Records
Phylicia Fant has exited her post as executive vp, urban music at Columbia Records, sources with knowledge of her departure tell Billboard. There was no reason given for Fant’s exit, and there’s also no word yet as to where Fant, who declined to comment, may be headed. A Columbia spokesperson confirmed Fant’s departure. Today (Jan. 7) is her last day at the label. Fant joined Columbia in December 2018 when she and Shawn Holiday were appointed co-heads of urban music. Over the last two years, the label has scored successes with projects from Lil Nas X, The Kid LAROI, Polo G, Chloe x Halle, 24kGoldn, Leon Bridges and Lil Tjay. Columbia is also home to Beyoncé, Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell and Raphael Saadiq. Holiday, who teamed with The Azoff Company’s Irving and Jeffrey Azoff in February 20...
Bad Bunny Tops Year-End Latin Songs, Albums Charts as Latin Music Consumption Soars
Latin music consumption in the United States continued its outsized growth trajectory, with a 21.1% increase in total album consumption in 2021 — more than any other core music genre and behind only comedy — according to MRC Data’s newly released year-end report. All told, total album consumption of Latin music — which comprises traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA) — stood at 48.2 million, up from 39.8 million in 2020. It’s a robust showing that once again makes Latin the fifth most-consumed music genre in the U.S. behind country (72.2 million), pop (116.5 million), rock (178.7 million) and of course the behemoth that is R&B/hip-hop, which led with 247.5 million units earned in 2021. In terms of on-demand song streams, Latin’s sho...
Earl Sweatshirt Reveals Full Track List For ‘Sick!’ Album
Earl Sweatshirt revealed the full track list for his upcoming album Sick! (Jan. 14), which will feature guests Armand Hammer and Zelooperz of the Bruiser Brigade. He also gifted fans with the new Black Noi$e-produced track “Titanic” on Friday (Jan. 7), a bare-bones bouncer in which he spits, “Give it to you straight, no frills/ What I think might pay the bills/ Spit on the cam like Makaveli (F–k y’all)/ Came home in the 2011/ Pasadena John calling me relly.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news The latest track follows on the heels of the single “2010,” which dropped in November and “Tabula Rasa,” which featured rap duo Armand Hammer. Sick! is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Some Rap Songs; he released the Feet of Clay EP a year later. In a statement, Earl explained the origins ...
Tiago PZK Signs Record Deal With Warner Music Latina
Tiago PZK, the soulful Argentine singer and rapper who at 20 years old has already placed three songs on the Billboard Global Excl U.S. chart, has signed a recording deal with Warner Music Latina, via a partnership with indie Grand Move Records. The artist, whose real name is Tiago Uriel Pacheco, uses the suffix PZK in honor of his freestyle crew in Argentina, but his music defies categorization, often shifting from R&B and even pop to rap. And instead of resorting to the sexually explicit lyrics that define so many reggaetón hits today, Tiago’s themes lean more toward love and loss and his own journey from the housing projects of Buenos Aires to nascent fame. His breakout single “Sola,” for example, talks about his childhood and his mother’s abuse at the hands of his father. Expl...
Sasami Releases New Song “Say It”: Listen
Sasami has shared a new song. “Say It” is the latest industrial-influenced single from Squeeze, her forthcoming sophomore album. Check it out below. “‘Say It’ is a rage anthem dance track about spinning out because someone isn’t communicating with you,” explained Sasami in a press release. “I feel like when I hear the song, I see a hot femme with a mystical flamethrower engulfed in emotional blue flames throwing elbows alone in an industrial dance club in outer space.” Squeeze is due out February 25 via Domino and follows Sasami’s self-titled debut from 2019. She previously shared “The Greatest” and “Skin a Rat” from the record. Last year, Sasami covered Daniel Johnston’s song “Sorry Entertainer.” She also shared an original song called “Mess” in 2020. Content This content can also be view...
CD Sales Have Increased for the First Time in 17 Years
CD sales have increased for the first time in 17 years, Billboard reports. The year-end statistics, courtesy of MRC Data, state that compact disc sales reached 40.59 million units last year, up 1.1% from 40.16 million units in 2020. The jump in CD sales is due to a few top-selling artists, namely Adele and Taylor Swift. Adele’s new hit album 30 was the top-selling CD in the United States, with a total of 898,000 units sold. Swift took the second and third slots with her recently re-recorded versions of Fearless (263,000 CDs sold) and Red (237,000). Read Billboard’s full report here. The top-10 CD sales list also includes Taylor Swift’s Evermore (213,000 units sold), BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (210,000) and Be (187,000), Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (195,000), and others. 2021 marked ...
