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Playboi Carti Signee Destroy Lonely Drops New Project ‘NS+ (ULTRA)’
Playboi Carti’s rap prodigee Destroy Lonely has released the deluxe project, NS+ (ULTRA), NS being an acronym for his August album No Stylist. On the expanded LP, the 21-year-old Atlanta rapper flexes his stretchy, high-pitched vocals and penchant for synths that sound like they’re straight out of an 80s-era video game. Born Bobby Sandimanie III, Destroy Lonely began putting out music on SoundCloud at the age of seventeen, eventually landing among a niche but loyal listenership with his 2019 single “Bane.” He met fellow ATL rapper Carti in 2021, who tapped Destroy Lonely as a signee for his Opium label. Among his inspirations for the NS+ (ULTRA), Destroy Lonely cites The Cure, Deftones, Lil Wayne and more. ‘NS+ (ULTRA) leads with the eerie and futuristic “JETLGGED” and listeners can hear t...
Dave East “Seen A Lot,” Black Star “So Be It” & More | Daily Visuals 11.21.22
HipHopWired Featured Video This past Friday (November 18) Dave East returned to the rap scene with his latest project Book of David courtesy of Gangsta Grillz and now the Harlem representative comes through with some new visuals for one of the mixtape’s standout cuts. In his latest video for “Seen A Lot,” Dave East takes to his brand new spot, From The Deli, where he kicks it with some friends and fam and gets poured up while enjoying the fruits of his labor. We feel like most of Dave’s visuals will be taking place at his new Deli. We ain’t mad at that at all. Keeping that New York vibe going, Hip-Hop OG’s Black Star reunite and in their black-and-white clip to “So Be It,” Mos Def and Talib Kweli rock the crowd and show them what they’ve been missing for a decade and change. Check out the ...
Jaylen Brown Says He Mistook Black Hebrew Israelites For A Fraternity, Twitter Calls C A P
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sean Gardner / Getty We haven’t seen a situation whoop people’s a**** like this Kyrie Irving one. Jaylen Brown has been very vocal after the Brooklyn Nets suspended Irving, but he is eating crow this time. After fulfilling the so-called “emasculating” conditions the Brooklyn Nets imposed on him, Kyrie Irving returned to the court on Sunday, November 20. His return wasn’t without some theatrics, while Irving was just focused on basketball after dropping not one but two heartfelt apologies. Outside of the Barclays Center, there was plenty of noise being made. Video of a group of Black men representing Israel United in Christ organization showing up in matching purple shirts to show support to Kyrie Irving. Jaylen Brown retweeted the video, writing in ...
Roddy Ricch and Lil Durk Go on a Shopping Spree in New “Twin” Music Video
Roddy Ricch has shared a new music video for his Lil Durk collaboration, “Twin.” The track comes off of Ricch’s new album, Feed Tha Streets III, which dropped just earlier this month. In the visual, the two rappers shop in a designer streetwear store while dropping bars. After letting out some steam through retail therapy, they hit the streets, riding through the night side by side in matching cars. “Call up Durkio, I need a evil twin in this bitch / Twеnties, fifties, hundreds, I barеly see some tens in this bitch,” Ricch raps. “All it take, all I know / Front row, fashion show / Balenciaga, the Paris way.” Durk joins in on the chorus, proclaiming Ricch as his twin, “Ayy, twin, that’s my twin / GLE, matchin’ Benz.” Amid touring with Post Malone, Ricch appeared on Apple Music 1 with Zane L...
Warner Music Posts $1.5B in Quarterly Revenue as Publishing Rises 32%
Warner Music Group, helped by digital revenue growth across recorded music and publishing, reported quarterly revenues rose 16% at constant currency (9% as reported) to $1.5 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 22). Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation (EBITDA) grew by 16% to $276 million. In his final quarterly earnings after 12 years as Warner Music’s chief executive, Steve Cooper said, “Against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment, we once again proved music’s resilience, with new commercial opportunities emerging all the time. We’re very well positioned for long-term creative success, and continued top and bottom line growth. We’re excited to have Robert Kyncl joining next year as WMG’s ne...
Watch North West and Lizzo Nail the TikTok ‘Get Sturdy’ Dance Backstage at Singer’s Show
Membership has its privileges. Especially when you’re part of Klub Kardashian. That might explain how Kim Kardashian and Ye‘s daughter North West, 9, got a special audience with Lizzo at the singer/rapper’s final Special Tour stop on Saturday at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Not only did North seemingly get some premium seats for the gig — sharing footage from the show on her TikTok, on which the tween can be heard shouting, “Lizzo!” — but she also got a backstage audience with the Twerk Queen. In another video posted on the TikTok account she shares with her mom, North and her pal Ryan chill in a backstage corridor with Lizzo, with all three wearing hot pink tops as they bust out the choreo from the viral “Get Sturdy” dance. After the girls got things going with the trend’s sign...
Anuel AA & Yailin La Mas Viral Are Expecting Their First Child: See the Gender Reveal Video
Five months after tying the knot, Anuel AA and Yailin La Mas Viral announce they are expecting a baby together. The couple shared the news in the wee hours of Tuesday (Nov. 22), with photos and videos of the intimate gender reveal party, where they found out they will be having a girl. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I always told God to give me a family but from the man that I truly loved,” the Dominican newcomer expressed on Instagram. “Thank you my God for giving me what I always asked for. I feel super happy, the happiest woman in the world. I don’t know how to thank you for the happiness that I’m feeling right now. I have no words. Your daddy and I made you with a lot of love. We are waiting for your arrival.” “I’m going to be a d...
Samsung NXT 2.0 Contestants Put Their Twist On A Dance Floor Anthem For Challenge One
Samsung and Billboard’s NXT 2.0 singing competition has begun and the 12 contestants are off to a smooth start, with the same song challenge, courtesy of BTS. For the first round of the singing face-off, the dozen were tasked with putting their own spin on the K-pop group’s 2021 dance floor anthem, “Butter,” using their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Buds2 Pro . While some utilized the original instrumental and added their own vocal styling, others gave the hit a genre facelift, churning out house, reggaeton and pop/rock makeovers. The contestants were ranked on a specialty Billboard chart, which will update after each round. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The kickoff challenge was announced by celebrity mentor Flo Milli at the...
The Ruler: Slick Rick Crowned Hip-Hop’s Greatest Storyteller On Twitter
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 20 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first...
You Care: Ye aka Kanye West Returns To Twitter, “Crashes” ComplexCon
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Elon Musk is just letting everyone back on Twitter. The artist formerly known as Kanye West marked his return to the platform by tweeting “Shalom” and he double-tasked by “crashing” ComplexCon, too. In case you missed, Ye got himself banned from Twitter, prior to Elon Musk’s purchase, thanks to his antisemitic rhetoric. Since Phony Stark recently reinstated Donald Trump’s Twitter account, things like gatekeeping racism and antisemitism are no longer a priority. So on Sunday evening (Nov. 20), Ye marked his return by tweeting the Hebrew greeting “Shalom.” Although Ye infamously tried to clean up his antisemitism by claiming he is actually a Jew himself, we’d guess that’s the extent of his knowledge of Hebrew. Actually, he first twee...
Kano The Company Behind The Stem Player Confirms It Is No Longer Working With Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty The Ls keep on coming for AntismeYE, aka Kanye West. Kano, the company behind the Stem Player many believed the rapper “invented,” is no longer working with West. Company founder Alex Klein, who is also half-Jewish, revealed in a brief interview with The Los Angeles Times that his company cut ties with Kanye West. Klein confirmed the rapper’s penchant for pushing “racial conspiracy theories” as the sole reason Kano decided enough was enough and dropped Ye like a bad habit. “There’s no deal in place,” Klein said. “I asked Kanye not to take the path he’s on,” he said, “We’ve told him that we’re unable to work together while he’s putting out racial conspiracy theories.” Klein also noted that he and West had other issues during their partnership ...
Latto Trends After 130 Songs Leaked, Barbz Stir Up The Mess
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Latto is still riding the wave of her massive hit “Big Energy” and a slew of nominations including winning Song Of The Year honors at this year’s BET Awards for the track. However, the Clayton County, Ga. native is currently trending on Twitter for reasons opposite of her accolades after 130 songs from Latto were leaked and reportedly featured reference tracks from ghostwriters. Latto, 23, engaged in a bitter public feud with Nicki Minaj, which spilled over into the veteran Queens rapper alleging that her younger counterpart employs a team of ghostwriters. To her credit, the former Mulatto fessed up to using writers yet stood her ground virtually against Minaj and the legion of Barbz who launched an all-out digital assault on behalf of the Pink Friday star....
