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HHW Gaming: XSET Continues To Grow, Adds Popular Tattoo Artist Joaquin Ganga To The Roster
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: XSET / Ganga XSET continues to be the “world’s fastest-growing gaming and lifestyle organization” thanks to big signees. Keeping with that trend, Joaquin Ganga, aka Ganga, is the latest influential person to REP THE SET. XSET & Ganga Come Together To Build Gaming Stations XSET dropped the news of Ganga’s signing on Wednesday (Jul.27). The tattoo artist, entrepreneur, and artist born and raised in Spain is best known for his work on names like Drake, LeBron James, Odell Beckham Jr, Canelo Alvarez, Tyga, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Anthony Davis, Lil Durk and many more. Ganga is also the CEO of two tattoo studios, one in Murcia, Spain, and one in Los Angeles, California, and also founding two academies for aspiring tattoo artists, one in Murcia and Madri...
Food: Off-Duty Cop Robbed In The Bronx, Liberated Of His Police ID & Firearm
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Crime in New York City is getting so out of control these days that even police are looking like food out here to the wolves. The New York Post is reporting that yesterday (July 27) an off-duty police officer was held up at gunpoint and robbed of his police ID and his gun in the Bronx (of course). The jux went down around 12:30 a.m. at Garrison Avenue and Barretto Street in Hunts Point after the 23-year-old police officer parked his car and as he was taking a few items out of his trunk, a masked gunman approached him and told him to grab some sky. The crook was holding a black firearm and said “hands up,” police sources said. The robber then asked, “Are you a cop?” The thief took his wallet from his left front pants pocket and ...
Drake Responds To Mile-High Sh*t Storm Over His Alleged 14-Minute Private Jet Flight
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Buckner / Getty Apparently, when Drake isn’t responding to fans’ criticisms of his latest album, he’s responding to fans’ criticisms of how he travels. According to Hip Hop N More, folks on social media are coming for Drizzy after it was reported that he took a 14-minute flight from Toronto to Hamilton. Only, according to the “Passionfruit” rapper, that’s not exactly the case. From Hip Hop N More: Related Stories The CelebJets Twitter account which tracks private jet flights of celebrities, reported that the Toronto superstar took a very short flight from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Hamilton International Airport (YHM) on July 12 which consumed 2,694 lbs (1,222 kg) of jet fuel. The cost of fuel was approximately $2,729 while the jet emitted around fo...
Chris Rock Declares “I’m Not A Victim” Addressing Will Smith Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars / Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars At a recent comedy show in Holmdel, N.J., Chris Rock addressed being slapped by Will Smith in the most direct way yet. “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said, per Variety, later adding, “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that shit hurt, motherfucker. But I shook that shit off and went to work the next day. I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut.” Related Stories Rock is currently touring with Kevin Hart and had not previously said much about the incident. Except at one solo comedy show in Boston right after the Oscars, where he said, “I don’t have a bunch of shit about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before th...
BLACKPINK Releases “Ready For Love” With Their Virtual Avatars in the Music Video
BLACKPINK has just dropped their latest music video for their long-awaited comeback track “Ready For Love,” in collaboration with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile. The music video features a virtual 3D avatar of Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa, dancing and exploring the world of PUBG Mobile, simultaneously showcasing a stunning art film. The song premiered today in a virtual in-game concert, “The Virtual,” on PUBG Mobile, which was remarked as the first K-POP to do a digital show. Featuring an EDM chorus with the likes of house-pop instrumental, “Ready For Love” has everything it takes to become the next summer hit. YG Entertainment announced earlier this year that there will be more from BLACKPINK this August. “Ready For Love” is an exciting precursor to the long-awaited comeback from th...
Dua Lipa Issues Statement After Fans Injured by Unauthorized Fireworks at Toronto Show
Last night (July 27) during Dua Lipa’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, a series of unauthorized fireworks were set off on the venue floor, according to reports from Toronto network CityNews and Billboard. As a result, some fans reportedly sustained injuries as the fireworks shot into the audience at the crowded venue. Now, the singer has issued a statement regarding the incident. “Creating a safe and inclusive space at my shows is always my first priority, and my team and I are just as shocked and confused by the events as you all are,” Lipa wrote in an Instagram story (viewed by Pitchfork). “There is an ongoing investigation into the events being conducted.” Find her full statement below. In videos released by CityNews and posted on social media, fireworks can be seen shooting from...
Beyoncé Releases New Album Renaissance: Listen and Read the Full Credits
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Nav Taps Lil Baby and Travis Scott for New Song “Never Sleep”
Nav has shared the first single from his new album Demons Protected by Angels. The new song, “Never Sleep,” features Lil Baby and Travis Scott, and it was produced by Tay Keith and Grayson, with co-production from Mike Dean. Listen below. Demons Protected by Angels is “coming soon,” according to a press release. The full-length will mark Nav’s first solo studio album since May 2020’s Good Intentions. Nav and Travis Scott are longtime collaborators who have worked together on “Champion,” “Beibs in the Trap,” “Yosemite,” and “Turks.” In addition, the Toronto rapper and producer has worked with Lil Baby on “Off White Vlone” and “Don’t Need Friends.” Read the 2019 interview “Lunch With Nav.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
The Comet Is Coming Announce Album, Share New Song “Code”
The Comet Is Coming have announced a new album, Hyper-Dimensional Extension Beam. The project will be released September 23 via Impulse!. Created during a four-day session at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, it follows their 2019 companion releases Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery and The Afterlife. The trio of Danalogue (aka synth player and producer Dan Leavers), Shabaka (saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings), and Betamax (drummer and producer Max Hallett) has introduced the record with a song called “Code.” Listen below. This year, Shabaka Hutchings released the solo EP Afrikan Culture. He also announced the dissolution of his group Sons of Kemet. The Comet Is Coming are performing at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris and Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin in November. Get Paris tickets...
Nicki Minaj Drops Trailer for Upcoming Six-Part Documentary ‘Nicki’
Nicki Minaj surprised fans with the trailer of her upcoming documentary. Aptly titled Nicki, the six-part docu is produced by Bron Studios and opens with a short clip of the young artist showing off her rap skills. She then goes on to narrate how she needed to learn to become famous on her own, and that her early career is “for the girls who never thought they could win” as female rappers were not talked about during her rise. Minaj adds that she never wanted to achieve mainstream success — it came to her, and that she does not receive the same respect as male rappers do. “This industry is just not a loving, supportive place. They pretend sometimes, but it’s just not,” she admits in the trailer. Clips of her performing on big stages and broken up by behind-the-scenes look at her exhaustion...
NAV Tags Travis Scott and Lil Baby for “Never Sleep”
NAV has debuted his Travis Scott and Lil Baby-assisted cut, “Never Sleep.” Clocking in at just a little over three minutes, “Never Sleep” features production from Tay Keith, Grayson and Mike Dean and hears NAV, Scott and Lil Baby deliver a verse each. The track serves as the lead single of NAV’s upcoming album Demons Protected by Angels, and is the artist’s first lead single of the year after hopping on Vory’s “Do Not Disturb.” Demons Protected By Angels was announced in late June and will be NAV’s first release since his Emergency Tsunami mixtape in November 2020 and his first full-length studio album Good Intentions, which dropped in May of the same year. Stream NAV, Travis Scott and Lil Baby’s “Never Sleep” on Spotify and Apple Music. In other music news, Beyoncé’s newest album REN...
Seven Lions Kicks Off Debut Album Cycle With Haunting Dubstep Track, “Every Time”
Over a decade in the making, the first taste of Seven Lions‘ long-awaited debut album is here. It’s only fitting that he’s kicked off the album, Beyond The Veil, with a melodic dubstep track. Longtime fans will feel at home listening to “Every Time,” a single replete with all the hallmarks of a signature Seven Lions record. Seven Lions’ debut album, “Beyond The Veil,” is scheduled to release on October 21st, 2022. Ashley Von Helsing With its lilting, empyrean sound design, “Every Time” beautifully lays the groundwork for an album that feels like a tour de force for the melodic bass pioneer. Long revered for his songwriting acumen, Lions joined forces with New Zealand singer-songwriter So Below, whose atmospheric top...
