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Ice Cube Partners With Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Naturally
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @IceCube / GMCR Ice Cube has teamed up with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) for a cold collaboration, literally. The brand and the rap legend, actor and filmmaker have partnered on Brew Over Ice (BOI) coffee aka coffee pods catered specifically to pour over ice cubes. That said, the “It Was A Good Day Rapper” and GMCR are dubbing BOI as the official drink of Summer Fridays. Therefore, to celebrate their proclamation they are hosting a sweepstakes, via social media, to give away exclusive Brew Over Ice (Cube) Summer FRIDAY kits. For you chance to get one you’ll have to tune in to Cube’s IG live on Friday, August 5 at 12 pm EST. Get it? Ice Cube(s)…the movie Friday…ok, we’re sure you do. Related Stories Anyway, one winner...
Anna Lunoe Invites You to “Remember How Alive & Rowdy You Can Be” With New EP
After many moons, Anna Lunoe‘s first EP in years has finally arrived. Titled Saturday Love, the five-track effort swirls with a psychedelic ethos, artfully blending Lunoe’s signature acid house style with dreamy melodies and synth-laden sound design. “I hope it reminds you how alive and rowdy you can be,” Lunoe wrote on social media. In addition to two instrumental tracks, “Alright” and “Like Me,” Saturday Love also features “Peach Fuzz,” (with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), a patchwork of minimal sounds defined by rallying vocal calls and a touch of U.K. garage and breaks. “Saturday Love” (with Lulu Be.) is a grimy synergy of warehouse cool and feminine flair, while “Double Dip” is an upb...
Eminem Drops Previously Unreleased 50 Cent Collab “Is This Love (‘09)” With ‘Curtain Call 2’
Eminem has delivered his newest greatest hits collection, Curtain Call 2. Clocking in at nearly three hours, the 35-track project includes the Detroit’s rappers newest biggest hits, including “Godzilla” with Juice WRLD, “Lighters” with Bruno Mars, “Crack A Bottle” with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, “Love The Way You Lie” and “Monster” with Rihanna and “No Love” with Lil Wayne. In addition, Em dropped the previously unreleased 50 Cent and Dr. Dre collab “Is This Love (‘09)” for the first time. Prior to the release of the album, the rapper dropped themed merch and an accompanying music video for “Crack A Bottle,” which was originally the lead single off 2009’s Relapse. Stream Eminem’s Curtain Call 2 on Spotify and Apple Music. In other music news, Beyoncé has removed Kelis’ “Milkshake” interpolation ...
DJ Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby Are “Staying Alive” With New Single
DJ Khaled has enlisted Drake and Lil Baby for “Staying Alive,” the lead single off the producer’s upcoming album GOD DID. Clocking in at just under three minutes, the track features unobtrusive production filled with sharp hi-hats from Khaled, allowing Drizzy and Baby to smoothly deliver their verses with no distractions. “Staying Alive” marks the first time the two rappers have hopped on a DJ Khaled track together, however they individually have teamed up with the producer on several occasions in the past. The Boy previously worked on the triple-platinum cuts “POPSTAR” and “For Free,” the platinum track “GREECE” and gold-certified numbers “To The Max” and “I’m On One” and “No New Friends,” both with Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, Khaled and Lil Baby hopped on the triple-platinum “Every Cha...
Calvin Harris’ ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2’ Is the Quintessential Summer Album
Calvin Harris has officially dropped off his latest studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. Clocking in at approximately 45 minutes, the 14-track record features music’s most dynamic artists to create the album of the summer. Joining the artist and producer are the likes of 21 Savage on “New Money,” Timberlake, Halsey and Pharrell on “Stay With Me,” Dua Lipa and Young Thug on “Poition,” Charlie Puth and Shenseea on “Obsessed,” Normani, Tinashe and Offset on “New To You” and Pusha T and Pharrell on “Day One.” Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 is both the direct followup to and his first full-length release since 2017’s Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1. His 10 track offering featured appearances from Frank Ocean, Migos, Schoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor, DRAM, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Future, Khal...
Iman Shumpert, Ex-NBA Star & Teyana Taylor’s Husband, Arrested at Texas Airport
Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport last weekend for allegedly trying to bring 6 ounces of cannabis through security. The police report from the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety shows police were called to a TSA checkpoint at about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday and told there was a “sizeable amount of marijuana” found. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The police report says Shumpert told officers that the bag contained marijuana and “asked if there was any way he could make his flight” to Los Angeles, where he was supposed to pick up his daughter. He has two daughters with entertainer Teyana Taylor. Shumpert was told no, arrested for felony possession of marijuana and taken to the airport ja...
Camila Cabello Receives a Mysterious Note From a Fellow Coach in New ‘The Voice’ Teaser
Camila Cabello is gearing up to take a seat on the red chair as the newest coach of The Voice, and in the show’s latest promo, the “Havana” singer gets a questionable welcome from one of her fellow coaches. In the one-minute clip, Cabello is seen gushing over balloons, flowers and gifts delivered to her makeup vanity. “That is just too sweet,” the singer says, before finding a note that reads, “You’re going to lose so bad.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Who would send that?” Gwen Stefani asks, before her husband Blake Shelton shiftily tells Cabello, “I can’t believe you got that anonymous letter.” However, it seems the “Bam Bam” singer isn’t the only one who got a menacing note. The show’s fourth judge, John Legend, received one...
How a Spiritual Connection Inspired Myriam Hernandez’s First Album in 10 Years ‘Sinergia’
In 2011, Myriam Hernandez released her studio album Seducción (Universal Music Latino), which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard‘s Latin Pop Albums chart. Earlier this year, she dropped Sinergia, her first studio album in 10 years and a completely independent release. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The reason for her decade-long hiatus? She didn’t connect with hitmakers. “It really was 10 years, totally independent, there were many wonderful authors who had sent me songs but none of them really managed to fill my soul,” she tells Billboard. “When I record an album I always have to be 100% vibing and aware that those songs that I am going to record are really the ones that I want to sing both in the studio and on stage, which is what I want ...
Beyoncé Unveils ‘Cliquebait’ Version of ‘Break My Soul’
Beyoncé isn’t quite done dropping new remixes of her Renaissance lead single, “Break My Soul.” On Thursday (Aug. 4), Queen Bey’s “Cliquebait” version of “Break My Soul” was released, adding a fun club remix to an already dance-heavy track. The accompanying YouTube video features the star dancing atop the silver horse on her latest album cover. Just a day prior, the singer dropped a four-song “Break My Soul” remix EP featuring refreshed versions of her Renaissance single by Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, Chicago house legend Terry Hunter, global scene queen Honey Dijon and New York producer/DJ Nita Aviance. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The OG version of “Break My Soul” surged to No. 1 on Billboa...
Perjury?: Alex Jones’ Cellphone Records Acquired By Sandy Hook Legal Team
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received a shock as he was informed that his cellphone records were in the hands of prosecutors that were suing him for defamation while he was on the stand, exposing his dishonesty. Jones was on the witness stand on Wednesday (August 3rd) for the second day in a courtroom in Austin, Texas. The conservative media personality is currently on trial for defaming Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, two of the parents who lost their children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012 by claiming that the tragedy was a hoax. Jones was being cross-examined by Mark Bankston, the parents’ attorney. Bankston asked Jones if he had an email account or used text messages to discuss Sandy Hook. Under oat...
HHW Gaming: Here’s How You Can Play ‘Far Cry 6’ For FREE This Weekend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Far Cry 6 Have you been on the fence about playing Far Cry 6? Ubisoft is giving you a chance to play the game for free. Starting RIGHT NOW, you can play Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 for free 99 as part of a “blockbuster free weekend” until August 7. Gamers will have access to the game on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Stadia, as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. New players will have access to the full game plus all free downloadable content published to date, all playable together in co-op. Once the free weekend is up, players can continue the fight to free Yara from Antón Castillo’s regime and unlock the game, its season pass, and all of its DLC content at a discounted rate. The discoun...
Brittney Griner Sentenced To 1 Year In Russian Prison Over Less Than 1 Gram Of Hashish Oil
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty On Thursday, A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after finding her guilty of bringing illegal drugs into Russia. We should all be angry. Injustice is injustice no matter what country it happens in and nine years of a small amount of cannabis oil is unjust. According to the New York Times, Griner’s conviction “leaves Ms. Griner’s fate subject to diplomatic negotiations between Russia and the United States.” In other words: Griner’s freedom is nothing more than a bargaining chip between two world powers. Related Stories In fact, some sources have said that Griner would have to be formally sentenced before any prisoner swap could even be possible. But conflicting reports make that ide...
