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adidas Drops RPT-02 SOL Solar-Powered Headphones
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas For the past few years adidas’ popularity has been skyrocketing out in these streets and now they’re looking to expand beyond the word of sports attire and right into audio electronics? According to The Verge, adidas is set to drop some next-level headphones that aren’t just wireless, but also solar-powered. This past Tuesday the three-stripe brand announced the RPT-02 SOL is on the way and will be a self-charging Bluetooth set of headphones that will no doubt be a hit amongst music lovers across the board. Related Stories Featuring Exeger’s Powerfoyle solar cells that are built right into the recycled plastic headband, the tech being used on the RPT’s is the same used to power the Urbanista Los Angeles Solar-powered headphones that releas...
Roman Joins Nicki Minaj for “Super Freaky Girl (Remix)”
Nicki Minaj has enlisted her alter ego Roman for a remix of her latest single, “Super Freaky Girl.” The new version is an extra minute long and features an additional verse and bridge, the latter of which hears her rap about “Nick James,” the rapper’s own take on Rick James who is sampled on both this track and 2007’s “Dilly Dally.” She also teased the arrival of Nick James prior to the release of the original cut, tweeting, “#NickJames is coming to do what the girls SHOULD’VE done. #NickJames is coming to show the girls why they should’ve just sat there & ate their foods. #NickJames is coming to show the boys how to REALLY gag the girls. Pauz #NickJames is coming to restore hope in mankind.” According to Chart Data, the original “Super Freaky Girl” is currently in the runnin...
Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Nicole Moudaber and More Announced for Ultra Korea 2022
For the first time since 2019, Ultra is returning to South Korea. Coming soon to Seoul is the ninth edition of the Ultra Korea EDM festival. After being forced to put the event on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have now revealed the first phase of artists who will be taking the stage. Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Nicole Moudaber, Adam Beyer, KSHMR, Nicky Romero, Oliver Heldens, Sasha and Timmy Trumpet will dazzle the masses at this fall’s fest. Ultra has not yet announced the full slate of artists or stage schedule, but more information is expected soon. Ultra Korea 2022 is scheduled for September 24th and 25, 2022. Check out the lineup below and find more information about Ultra Korea 2022 here. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles c/o Ultra Ko...
Bass Canyon 2022: Set Times, Weather and Everything Else You Need to Know
Excision’s Bass Canyon is back—and arguably bigger than ever. Whether you’re a veteran Gorge Amphitheatre attendee or the venue is an entirely new experience, it’s a foregone conclusion that X and friends have quite a weekend planned. Because you can never be too prepared for a trip to the Gorge, we’ve put together a handy guide for Bass Canyon 2022. Bass Canyon 2022 set times This year’s lineup features Boombox Cartel, SVDDEN DEATH, Subtronics, Boogie T, Sullivan King and many more. Bass Canyon will also spotlight a slew of rising bass music artists, such as Effin, A Hundred Drums, Xotix, Versa, Redrum and Lizzy Jane, among others. Check out the full list of set times below. Bass Canyon 2022 set times, lineup and schedule. Bass Canyon/Twitter Camping at ...
Pastor Apologizes To Congregation For Cursing Them Not Giving Him Luxury Watch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube A pastor in Missouri was driven to apologize to his congregation after a viral video emerged of him blasting them for not giving him a luxury watch. According to reports, Carlton Funderburke released a video of apology to his congregation on Tuesday (August 16th). The senior pastor of Church at The Well in Kansas City, Missouri expressed his regret for delivering a sermon that contained the “inexcusable” remarks on August 7th. “Though there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words. I’ve spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction,” he said in the video. “I have also privately apologized to our church, who has extended t...
NYC Knife Wielding Racist Knocked Out After Threatening Three Black Males
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kilito Chan / Getty Talking reckless because you are White is a quick way to end up on your back. One NYC racist got knocked out after threatening some Black men in New York City. As per Raw Story John Borzumato recently learned a life lesson after he allegedly tried to intimidate three Black men and another man who reportedly parked their car in his Staten Island neighborhood. Reports say he confronted the gentleman while holding a knife and came at them with much hostility sayin “you n*****s don’t belong here,” he said. “You n*****s have to get out of here.” Related Stories Police say that he eventually shoved one of the men, 20-year-old Nathaniel Garcia, and that’s when things went bad for Mr. John. The man who he shoved defended himself and promp...
Gospel Singer Marvin Sapp Shares Past Booger Sugar Use
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ambre Anderson, Willie Moore Jr. Marvin Sapp, Sheree Whitfield, Lisa W / TV One Bishop Marvin Sapp’s life story has been made into a movie that will debut this Sunday (August 21) on TVOne. In Never Would Have Made It: The Marvin Sapp Story—the Grammy Award-nominated gospel star shares that despite a lifelong dedication to the church, he also experimented with drugs and alcohol. “I’ve always sung gospel music but [that was] because my mother made us go to church,” Sapp told Page Six, “But just because we went to church did not mean the church was in us.” He said, “after my mother and father got divorced I started smoking marijuana daily at the age of twelve,” adding that he started “drinking and popping pills at the age of sixteen and at eighte...
Manti Te’o Says Jay-Z Inspired Him To Speak About Catifsh Girlfriend Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sean Gardner / Getty Manti Te’o, a former standout linebacker at the University of Notre Dame and NFL player, found himself the center of controversy a decade ago regarding a woman he was dating that didn’t exist. Today, Te’o is sharing more about the ordeal and says that attending a Jay-Z concert inspired him to speak about the situation in full. Manti Te’o sat down with CBS Mornings this past Tuesday (August 16) as part of the media run for the new Netflix documentary, Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist. As he shared his side of the 2012 ordeal, Te’o told the program that him opening up about the controversy surrounding the mystery woman was part of his overall healing process. “In order for me to kind of heal from this, I needed to reveal it,” Te’...
TobyMac on Creating an Unflinching Album About His Son’s Death: ‘This Is a Really Honest Look at My Journey’
After experiencing the unimaginable death of his 21-year old son — who died in October 2019 from an accidental drug overdose — contemporary Christian music superstar TobyMac turned to songwriting to try to make sense of the tragedy. Wrestling with the grief that followed Truett Foster McKeehan’s death in a brutally honest way fills TobyMac’s seventh studio album, Life After Death, out Friday (Aug. 19) via Forefront/Capitol Christian Music Group. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I immediately went to write, because that’s what I know to do when I’m in so much pain,” the seven-time Grammy winner tells Billboard. “You go to [write] what you know, what you love and what brings you peace. I immediately started writing — and I wrote ‘21 Years...
John Legend’s Son Miles Pulls Off the Ultimate ‘Zoom-Bomb’ in Adorable Video
Four-year-old Miles is a big fan of his dad’s music. John Legend took to Instagram on Wednesday (Aug. 17) to share the sweetest video singing along to his new Saweetie collab, “All She Wanna Do,” over Zoom. The singer’s special guest, his son, is seen swaying back and forth on his dad’s shoulders. “Miles loves #AllSheWannaDo. Miles loves Daddy’s shoulders. Miles loves to Zoom-bomb,” Legend captioned the clip. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “All She Wanna Do” is set to appear on the 12-time Grammy winner’s upcoming eighth studio album, Legend, which is scheduled to drop on Sept. 9 via Republic Records, and will feature additional collaborations with Rick Ross, Muni Long, Jazmine Sullivan, Jada Kingdom, Rapsody, Ledisi, Jhene A...
David Harbour Shares the Early ’90s Hit That Would Save Him From Vecna on ‘Stranger Things’: ‘So Embarrassing…’
David Harbour revealed the song that would be his personal defense against Vecna in a new interview on Thursday (Aug. 17). “Oh god. Oh god, oh god. It’s just so embarrassing, my taste in music, I rarely reveal it,” the Stranger Things star confessed in a virtual appearance on E! News’ Nightly Pop. “My sort of college years were the early ’90s. So that’s really where music really became very important, was like sitting around in the dorm room, you know, jamming out to Counting Crows and Stone Temple Pilots.” Because of that influence, Harbour only had one answer: “‘Mr. Jones’ by Counting Crows I’m sure would bring me back. Bring me back to college!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The actor, who plays Jim Hopper on the popular Netflix sc...
Watch J-Pop Singer/Songwriter Motohiro Hata’s English-Language ‘Trick Me’ Lyric Video
J-pop singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata digitally released the English-language version of his song “Trick Me,” along with the accompanying lyric video. The track, originally released in April, was featured in a collaborative campaign for the Japanese fashion company United Arrows’ “green label relaxing” brand. The English version could only be heard in stores around the country and was only included in the fan club-exclusive CDs until now. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The lyric video was helmed by up-and-coming Japanese visual artist Aonisai Takada, and the striking, stylish visuals express the lyrics as vividly flashing neon lights. [embedded content] [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=̶...
