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Future “Back To The Basics,”Vado ft. Dave East “By The Stove” & More | Daily Visuals 1.3.23
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty It was a very fruitful year for Future as the ATLien released his latest LP, I Never Liked You, much to city boys’ praise, and in the process was crowned the best rapper alive. Looking to carry some of those positive vibes in 2023, the Toxic King comes through with some new visuals for INLY album cut “Back To The Basics,” which finds Future enjoying female company everywhere from a yacht to a fancy private resort on a tropical island to kick off the new year. One of those lucky ladies may end up being baby mama number nine for Future. Back in New York, Vado and Dave East keep Harlem’s world spinnin’ and in their clip to “By The Stove” the two Uptown representatives politic in the projects to remind everyone about the humble beginni...
Shannon Sharpe Returns To ‘Undisputed’ With Class, Skip Bayless Showed His Ass
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 1 hour ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first B...
Bad Bunny Responds To Video Of Him Throwing A Fan’s Phone
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Medios y Media / Getty 2022 was a banner year for Bad Bunny as he achieved some historical feats such as having the most streamed Latin album in history with his fourth studio album, Un Verano Sin Ti, and eventually going on to rock Yankee Stadium to close out his hottest of summers. Unfortunately for him, scandal struck to kick off 2023 when he was caught on video grabbing a fan’s phone and chucking it into the abyss while he was visiting the Dominican Republic earlier this week. In the video you can see a female fan roll up on the 28-year-old King of Reggaeton and attempt to take a selfie with him. For the first few seconds, Bad Bunny seemed cool with the gesture as he smiled while she stuck a phone in front of the both of them, but then the “Ojito...
Zach Bryan Scores His First Hot Country Songs No. 1 With ‘Something in the Orange’
Zach Bryan notches his first No. 1 on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Jan. 7) with “Something in the Orange.” In its 36th week on the survey, the song ascends from No. 2 with 15 million official streams (up 2%) and 4,000 downloads sold (up 11%) Dec. 23-29, according to Luminate. “Orange” debuted on the survey dated May 7, 2022, at No. 11 and reached the top 10 in June. Being promoted to country radio by Warner Music Nashville, the song marks Bryan’s first entry on the Country Airplay chart, where it ranks at No. 31 in its 26th frame with 2.4 million in reach. Meanwhile, Bryan’s new live album, All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live From Red Rocks), arrives on Top Country Albums at No. 14. Released Dec. 25, it earned 12,000 equivalent album uni...
Final Chapters of ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Claim Singer Forced Aaliyah’s Family to Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement Following Annulment
The final two installments of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries series ended with a pair of bombshell revelations about the imprisoned singer’s controversial marriage to a then-underage Aaliyah. The two episodes that debuted on Monday and Tuesday, focused in on Kelly’s 2022 federal trial, which included allegations that the singer and his team allegedly forced Aaliyah’s family to sign a non-disclosure agreement in the wake of the annulment of the performers’ brief marriage. Kelly and Aaliyah were married in secret in August 1994 when the “Rock the Boat” singer was just 15, even though their marriage certificate listed her age as 18; the marriage was reportedly annulled by Aaliyah’s parents in Feb. 1995. Interviews with some of Kelly’s and Aaliyah’s entourages revealed some of the de...
J-Hope’s ‘New Year’s Rockin‘ Eve’ Mashup of ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ & ‘Butter’ Is Here: Watch
For the BTS ARMY members who didn’t get a chance to watch J-Hope‘s performance on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve — or just want to see it again — you’re in luck. BTS’ YouTube page shared a video of the rapper’s performance — which took place leading up to midnight on New Year’s Eve — on Wednesday (Jan. 4) for fans to enjoy. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news J-Hope appeared on stage live from New York City’s Time Square to perform a trio of hit songs from his solo discography, as well as BTS’. The rapper eased into the performance with “= (Equal Sign),” which served as a touching and hopeful wish for the year ahead. “Hate’ll paralyze your mind/ Gotta see the other side/ It costs ya nothin’ to be kind/ Not so different you and I,” he sang, later joined by ...
Taylor Swift’s Cat Olivia Benson Is Reportedly Worth $97 Million
Unless you’re part of a microscopic global percentage of ultra-wealthy people, Taylor Swift‘s cat has a lot more money than you — and it’s not even close. In a recent report by All About Cats, the 33-year-old pop star’s fan-favorite feline Olivia Benson ranked as the world’s third richest pet, with a whopping estimated net worth of $97 million. The ranking was created based on Instagram analytics, with many of the top-earning furry friends having climbed the ranks of wealth through fame on social media. For A-list animals such as Olivia, however, involvement in outside projects was taken into account. “Olivia has found success outside of the world of Instagram influencing,” the listing read. “The Scottish fold earned her fortune starring alongside her owner in several music videos, has cra...
Metro Boomin Drops Original Cut of Drake and 21 Savage’s “Knife Talk”
Just a few days ago, an alternative version of Metro Boomin’s “Trance” containing a feature from Drake began surfacing online. Now, the hip-hop producer has returned with another Drake collaboration that was never officially released. This version comes in the form of the first take at Drake, 21 Savage and Project Pat’s “Knife Talk,” the fan-favorite track from Certified Lover Boy. Metro, who produced the song, tweeted a link to the original version, entitled “Gang Sh*t.” Drake is absent from the single, making it a solo for 21 Savage. While the producer didn’t expand on the decision to add Drake to the stem mix, it’s likely that “Gang Sh*t” was originally created to appear on the tracklist of 2020’s Savage Mode 2, Metro and 21 Savage’s collaboration LP, but was ultimately tabled and revis...
Re-Development Set to Begin On Wigan Pier Nightclub, Once a U.K. Rave Landmark
After sitting vacant for nine years, development is set to start on the plot that once housed an iconic U.K. nightspot. Wigan Pier, once a rough-and-tumble venue synonymous with the boom of the industrial revolution, went on to become a popular hub for ’90s rave culture after the formation of Wigan Pier Nightclub. However, in the years since, new development of the area has displaced much of its former industrial roots. Once bustling with the sounds of bounce and house music, the club closed in 2014 and much of it was demolished soon thereafter. But the location where the club stood has been particularly quiet. Plans were set in 2019 to escalate development of the location into a wedding venue, microbrewery, food hall and residential property for eight townhomes, according to&nb...
Wimbledon Tennis Balls Find New Life as Portable Bluetooth Speakers
Tennis fans can now share in the sounds and spirit of Wimbledon right from their own home. Heroes of the sport darted around the court in 2022, chasing and striking Wimbledon’s highlighter-yellow balls to hoist one of the most storied trophies in all of sports. Now, the Slazenger-emblazoned balls that defined Wimbledon’s high-stakes gameplay are finding new life as novelty speakers. The company has made their mark creating a sustainable path forward for tennis balls after they’re “retired” from tournament play. Produced by hearO, the units are one-touch bluetooth speakers embedded in the shell of an actual tennis ball used on the iconic grass courts of the All England Club at the 2022 Wimbledon tournament. The hearO 3.0 bluetooth speaker is made with an ...
Kendrick Lamar Lands Spotify’s Most-Streamed Rap Album of 2022
Kendrick Lamar has come out on top with his comeback record Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. According to new data from the music stream-tracking service Chart Data, the album was the most-streamed rap LP on Spotify in 2022, clocking in 1.4 billion streams. Not far behind was Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss and Future’s I NEVER LIKED YOU, as well as Jack Harlow’s Come Home The Kids Miss You. Lamar’s first solo album in five years debuted back in May to widespread popularity. Mr. Morale was confirmed in August to have become the first rap LP to surpass one billion streams, so this latest doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Along with breaking records, the Compton rapper reigned supreme with eight GRAMMY nominations for Mr. Morale. He’s up for Album of the Year, Record of the Year...
Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Five Easy Hot Dogs
Mac DeMarco has announced a new album of instrumentals recorded on a 2022 road trip. He made Five Easy Hot Dogs during a jaunt from his Los Angeles hometown to a cabin in Utah, which he conceived as “kind of like being on tour, except there weren’t any shows, and [he’d] just be burning money.” The song titles correspond to the cities where they were made, and it arrives on January 20, with vinyl editions following on May 12. Check out the tracklist below. DeMarco elaborated on the road trip in a press release: “Some places I stayed longer in than others, some of them I knew from the past, others not so much. I tried to keep things busy all the time. If I didn’t know what was up in a city, I’d just walk around ‘til someone recognized me and go from there. I met a lot of interesting people t...
