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Sneaker Reseller Zadeh Kicks Facing 30 Years In Prison For Ponzi Scheme
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand This past June, infamous sneaker reseller,Michael Malekzadeh a.k.a Zadeh Kicks sent shockwaves through the sneaker community when he dissolved his Zadeh Kicks LLC and made off with millions of dollars of sneaker pre-order money leaving many customers thousands of dollars poorer. Now Bloomberg is reporting on how Malekzadeh was able to swindle countless people out of tens of thousands of dollars in one fell swoop, and in the process earning himself federal charges such as wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering. Referring to him as the “Bernie Madoff of sneakers,” Zadeh would sell highly-sought after Air Jordans, Nikes, and Yeezy’s at below market price months before their scheduled release dates an...
Baauer’s First New Music Since 2020 Is a Summery House Anthem: Listen
Baauer is back—and you probably haven’t heard him quite like this before. Despite his inescapable connection to the outrageous “Harlem Shake,” Baauer has time and again proven himself an aesthete of electronic music. And his newest track, “Let Me Love U,” is a testament to his appreciation for the genre’s holistic nature. The single is a departure from the wacky and wonderful world of 2020’s PLANET’S MAD, Baauer’s alien-themed sophomore LP, which garnered his first-ever Grammy nomination. Eschewing the album’s quirky synths and glitched-out bass, “Let Me Love U” functions as Baauer’s first foray into house music. The sun-kissed track, which Baauer said is a byproduct of his desire to produce “undeniabl...
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Habstrakt Drops Searing Remix of ACRAZE’s Breakout Hit, “Do It To It” [Premiere]
Habstrakt has emerged with an inventive rework of ACRAZE‘s global sensation, “Do It To It.” As you should know by now, ACRAZE is a force to be reckoned with. The Class of 2022 star, who recently signed to the legendary Capitol Records, is the producer of the year’s biggest crossover dance record. Following a select series of remixes from a bevy of elite dance music artists—Tiësto, Andrew Rayel, Subtronics and Sub Focus—ACRAZE has now enlisted one of the world’s most revered bass house producers to cap off the “Do it To It” saga. Once Habstrakt’s version was rinsed at countless festivals and clubs, ACRAZE decided to install it as his breakthrough hit’s final—and perhaps most emphatic—official remix. EDM.com is exclusively premiering ...
Selena Quintanilla Estate Announces Posthumous Album With Previously Unheard Recordings
The Selena Quintanilla estate has announced the release of Moonchild Mixes, a posthumous collection of songs featuring digital alterations of vocals the late Tejano singer recorded as a teenager. The album is due out August 26 via Warner Music Latina; the first single is a new version of “Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti.” Listen to the song below. “Como Te Quiero Yo a Ti” was first released in 1987 on Selena’s sixth studio album Preciosa. A re-recorded version of the track was shared on the posthumous 2004 compilation Momentos Intimos. Moonchild Mixes also features 10 previously unheard recordings made when the singer was between 13 and 16 years old; her brother and bandmate A.B. Quintanilla told ABC News that he “cleaned” and re-timed Selena’s vocals, pitching her voice down “to make her sound a l...
Cate Le Bon Adds Fall 2022 U.S. Tour Dates
Cate Le Bon has announced new tour dates in support of her latest album Pompeii. The tour takes the Welsh singer from Europe in August, through the United States in late September and October before returning to Europe in November. Check out the full list of dates below. Le Bon released Pompeii in February. She’s previously shared videos for the singles “Running Away,” “Moderation,” and “Remembering Me.” Below, watch Le Bon and her band play “Remembering Me” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 in Chicago. Read Pitchfork’s feature “Cate Le Bon Chooses Absurdity.” Cate Le Bon: 08-11 Basel, Switzerland – Polygon08-17 Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh Fringe ^08-18 Manchester, England – Albert Hall ^09-27 San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern *09-28 Los Angeles, CA – Regent ...
Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak Share Video for New Song “Twin Flame”
Kaytranada has shared a new single, “Twin Flame,” featuring Anderson .Paak. The track arrives with a new music video directed by .Paak. Check it out below. Kaytranada released the Intimidated EP, featuring H.E.R., Mach-Hommy, and Thundercat, last year. His most recent album, Bubba, arrived in 2019. This year, he also remixed “Out of Time” by the Weeknd. Anderson .Paak released An Evening With Silk Sonic, his joint album with Bruno Mars, last year. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Lady Gaga Confirmed to Star in New Movie Joker: Folie à Deux
Back in June, it was reported that Lady Gaga is expected to portray Harley Quinn in the new movie Joker: Folie à Deux—the sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 film Joker. Gaga has now shared a teaser confirming that she’ll appear in the film with co-star Joaquin Phoenix. The movie hits theaters on Friday, October 4, 2024. Joker was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Picture, and Phoenix won Best Actor for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck (aka Joker). The film’s composer, Hildur Guðnadóttir, won a slew of awards for her score, notably winning the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Original Score, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. At the 2019 Academy Awards, Lady Gaga was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Ally Maine in A Star Is Born. She won ...
HHW Gaming: Benedict College Cuts Ribbon On New Esports Gaming Room & Launches Degree Track
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: mihailomilovanovic / Getty Video games or gaming is no longer the waste of time your parents used to call it, it has become a lucrative business, and Benedict College is giving its students a chance to get in on the action. Benedict College, a historically Black college and university located in Columbia, South Carolina, became the first HBCU to launch an Esports gaming room and offer its students a degree track for gaming and a way into the world of Esports. Last week, Benedict College cut the ribbon on its brand new game room, pressing the start button on its new chapter Esports, but that’s not all the HBCU is offering. Benedict College will also continue its development of new degrees and opportunities to help Black and Brown students find a place in t...
‘The Joker 2’ Is Set To Drop In 2024 With Lady Gaga
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. A few months ago we reported that The Joker 2 was officially a go and set to be a musical featuring Lady Gaga (Harley Quinn?), and now Warner Bros. has given us a release date for the highly-anticipated sequel. According to Variety, Joker: Folie à Deux has been given a 2024 release date and will once again star Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime with Lady Gaga rumored to take on the role of his main squeeze, Harley Quinn. Warner Bros. announced the release date almost immediately after it received some backlash for canceling the release of Batgirl while keeping Ezra “Choke A Chick” Miller’s The Flash on it’s release schedule. Truth is though, Warner Bros. and the DCEU need as many “blockbuster” films as possible to ev...
Black Man’s Job Holds Retreat At Alabama Plantation, He Shows Up In Slave Garments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BisFitty / Reddit A Black man revealed online that in response to having to attend his workplace’s retreat that was held at a plantation, he opted to arrive dressed up as an enslaved person. According to the employee, his decision was prompted by his job’s clueless decision. “As a lot of you already know, I had to attend a ‘corporate retreat’ this weekend, that happened to take place on a southern plantation in Alabama. There was a ‘period appropriate’ costume ball scheduled for the end of the trip, but they apparently forgot about me, their lone black employee. Hilarity ensued,” the man known as BisFitty on Reddit wrote. The situation apparently occurred seven years ago, according to the original post thread on that platform. The situation went viral wit...
DOJ Arrests Four Officers In Breonna Taylor’s Death, Black Twitter Demands Justice
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty Four current and former Louisville, KY police officers involved in a fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor have been charged in her death by the Feds. According to the DOJ, their crimes including lying in order to secure the warrant that was used to search her home. What took so damn long? Breonna Taylor died in March 2020 as she lay in bed after officers knocked down the door to her apartment in a raid. Her boyfriend, TK, fired on the officers, hitting on in the leg, believing it was a home invasion. The cops responded with a volley of shots, two of which killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor as she lay in bed, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, members of Louisville M...
New Techno Music Festival Offers Skydiving to Attendees: “When Are You Dropping?”
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…raver? The promoters of a San Diego electronic music festival are inviting 200 ravers to get sky high at Skyfest, where they’ll have the option to plummet from a plane when they’re not dancing. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to tandem skydive directly over the festival from a dizzying 13,000 feet in the air before landing “just a few dozen yards away from the dance floor,” according to Skyfest’s organizers. Attendees of Skyfest, a San Diego electronic music festival, can tandem skydive during the event. Skydive San Diego Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “There will be hundreds of skydivers floating down all day long and the vibes are going to be incredible,” reads the...
