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Battle Rap Star Tsu Surf Arrested In NJ On RICO Charges
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Tsu Surf, one of the standout talents in the vast battle rap scene, is currently facing a legal battle after an arrest last week. According to reports, the New Jersey rapper was arrested last Thursday (Oct. 13) at a residence in Jersey City. According to a report from Fox 5 NY, Tsu Surf, real name Rahjon Cox, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service NY NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force over a RICO charge connected to a DEA case. Cox was at the residence with a woman who has not been identified and the pair reportedly tried to exit the home via the rear but law enforcement officers surrounded the place. The outlet adds that Cox and the woman remained in a standoff with the officers for over an hour after barricading themselves...
Run My Coins: Judge Orders Tasha K To Pay Cardi B $4M Over Defamation Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B has received additional good news during her birthday month. A judge has ordered Tasha K to pay her four million dollars immediately. As spotted on Blavity the YouTube personality was formally instructed to pay the Bronx bombshell the aforementioned monies; right away. On Thursday, Oct. 13 William Ray made the ruling even though the woman legally knows as LaTasha Kebe has been seeking to appeal. The judge has asked her to make payment right away and will only pause the order if she posts a supersedeas, which is a writ that suspends authority of a trial court to issue an execution on a judgement. In layman’s terms the judge will pause it if she gets a bond, provided by private lenders, that covers the entire amo...
Twitter Cooks MAGA Tap Dance Queen Candace Owens Because Why Not?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty Candace Owens is seen by many on social media to be nothing more than a grifter, leaning into her role as a passionate Black conservative with calculated glee. In the wake of the news that Kanye West aka Ye is going to buy the social media service that her husband oversees, Owens’ name began trending on Twitter with all the insults packed in as one can imagine. Candace Owens, a mature-looking 33 years of age, is a star of the conservative pundit space and has aligned herself with the likes of Donald Trump and other right wings stalwarts supporters and figures. Parler, the so-called free speech social media app erected as a counter to Twitter, names Owens’ husband, George Farmer, as its CEO. Farmer also put funds behind in...
NBA YoungBoy Teases 10 Mixtapes in 1 Year, Announces New Project ‘Ma’ I Got A Family’
In a community post on YouTube, NBA YoungBoy has teased plans to drop 10 mixtapes in 2022, a milestone that he is already more than halfway to reaching. Additionally, the Baton Rouge native announced his next full-length effort, Ma’ I Got a Family, which will mark his sixth project of the year. The forthcoming project is set to include between 13 and 17 tracks, according to the rapper. YoungBoy revealed that the record will debut “this week,” though he did not disclose an exact release date. In line with the mixtape’s family-inspired title, the cover artwork features the 22-year-old artist next to his fiancée Jazlyn Mychelle and their two children. Following the records’ announcement, YoungBoy Never Broke Again teased four additional projects, with a screenshot of a note reading, “Fun chal...
BTS Members to Join South Korean Military for Mandatory Service
The members of BTS have announced they will serve in the South Korean military, fulfilling an obligation for healthy men in the country. The announcement, via management company Big Hit Music, ends years of speculation over whether the K-pop sensations should be exempted, due to their status as revered artists, internationally adored celebrities, and lucrative cultural assets. The label said BTS plan to reconvene “around 2025, following their service commitment.” During their individual service periods, the members may pursue solo careers; Jin, who announced a solo single yesterday, will enlist later this month, once his release campaign concludes. Park Jiwon, CEO of Big Hit parent company Hybe, said in a letter to shareholders, “Individual activities for several of the members are planned...
MIKE, Lil Yachty, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features MIKE, Plains, Lil Yachty, Contour, JFDR, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)...
Meryl Streep and Tracey Ullman Join Broken Social Scene at New York Show: Watch
Broken Social Scene have been touring North America to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 2002’s You Forgot It in People. Last night (October 16), the band played one of its last shows of the trek and brought out some special guests: The actresses Tracey Ullman and Meryl Streep helped the group sing “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl.” Watch the performance, which occurred at New York’s Webster Hall, below. Revisit the 2017 feature “Broken Social Scene Are (Somehow) Still Friends After All These Years.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Caroline Polachek Shares Video for New Song “Sunset”: Watch
Caroline Polachek has released a music video for her new single “Sunset,” which she co-produced with Sega Bodega. Polacheck also co-directed the visual with Matt Copson; they filmed it in Barcelona. Watch the video for “Sunset” below. “Sunset” follows Polachek’s solo single “Billions,” which she dropped early this year along with visual she co-directed with Copson. Polachek co-produced that track alongside Danny L Harle. Last year, Polachek shared “Bunny Is a Rider.” Her debut solo album, Pang, arrived in 2019. Polachek followed Pang with an instrumental counterpart, plus a collection of remixes and bonus tracks that included a cover of the Corrs’ “Breathless.” She also hopped on Christine & the Queens’ cut “La vita nuova,” and they both appeared on Charli XCX’s Crash single “New Shape...
Quavo and Takeoff’s ‘Only Built for Infinity Links’ Lands No. 7 on Billboard 200
Quavo and Takeoff’s debut collaborative album, Only Built for Infinity Links, has debuted No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The list charts the top projects in the U.S. each week based on various metrics of consumption, measured in equivalent album units. Units considered range from album sales to streaming. Only Built for Infinity Links was expected to land in one of the top five spots of this week’s Billboard 200, with an anticipated 28,000 to 32,000 equivalent album units. While it didn’t quite make it to the top five, a top 10 slot is still quite the accomplishment for the rap duo. Fans were excited to see how Quavo and Takeoff’s first record without fellow Migos member Offset would turn out. Released on October 7 via Quality Control, the 18-track album featured appearances from some of rap ...
Everything We Know About Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ So Far
In her 2017 Reputation track “New Year’s Day,” Taylor Swift sings “I want your midnights.” Flash forward to 2022, and that lyric has taken on a whole new meaning for her fans, who definitely return the sentiment by wanting her Midnights — aka, her 10th studio album, which was announced Sunday (Aug. 28) at the 2022 Video Music Awards. While accepting the coveted video of the year Moon Person for her 10-minute long “All Too Well” short film starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien (who was there by Swift’s side the whole night), the 32-year-old pop star thanked her fans by dropping a bombshell she knew would make them very, very happy. “I had made up my mind that if you were gonna be this generous, and give us this …” she began, holding up the award. The pop star went on to say that h...
NCT 127 Talks ‘2 Baddies’ Album & Reconnecting With U.S. Fans on Tour
NCT 127‘s North American takeover continues, this time with a visit to Billboard News to discuss what its been like coming up during the K-pop boom as well as the success of the group’s recently released album, 2 Baddies. The K-pop stars sat down with Billboard News host Tetris Kelly and shared their thoughts on 2 Baddies cementing a new accolade for the group, making them the second K-pop group to have three top five albums in the United States. “‘2 Baddies’ is our fourth album, and within our company [SM Entertainment], there’s this legendary line of fourth albums,” rapper Taeyong explained. “Likewise, since this was our 4th, it’s an album that our team is very satisfied and happy with. As much as our fans have been waiting, we were able to come all the way way here to the States because...
Rising Boy Band THE SUPER FRUIT Featured in Billboard Japan & TikTok’s ‘Next Fire’ October Edition
J-pop boy band THE SUPER FRUIT livestreamed a showcase studio set on Oct. 7 as the featured act of the month on Next Fire, the hybrid program produced by Billboard Japan and TikTok. Next Fire is a show on TikTok Live that highlights the hottest J-pop artists of the moment, based on Billboard Japan’s TikTok Weekly Top 20 chart. The collaborative project streams live performances and pre-recorded interviews by the featured act of the month to give fans an in-depth look at their artistry. The seven members appeared in the studio with the opening music in the background, cheerfully greeting viewers, “Good evening! We are THE SUPER FRUIT!” The group immediately kicked off the set with “Seven Fruits” from the mini album THE SUPER FRUIT, released as a limited edition before the band’s debut...
