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Pitchfork Presents Concert Series Launches With Big Freedia, Dawn Richard, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and More
Pitchfork is excited to announce the new Pitchfork Presents concert series, kicking off at Knockdown Center in Queens on Sunday, August 21. Big Freedia, Dawn Richard, Hurray for the Riff Raff, billy woods, and Mega Bog will all take the stage for the first edition, along with Water from Your Eyes, Katie Alice Greer, Jane Remover, and Soul Glo. Advance tickets for Pitchfork Presents are available today for $40 on DICE. There will also be day-of tickets available for $60. Each edition of Pitchfork Presents will follow a different theme based on the site’s editorial coverage. The first installment starts at 3 p.m. Eastern and runs until 11 p.m. Eastern. Hurray for the Riff Raff on the Radical Mind Shift That Led to New Album Life on Earth
Joey Bada$$ Shares Tracklist for ‘2000’ LP Featuring Diddy, Westside Gunn and More
Joey Bada$$ has released the tracklist for his upcoming LP, 2000. Scheduled to hit streaming services on Friday via Pro Era and Cinematic, the project is a sequel to the rapper’s 1999 debut mixtape, which he dropped over a decade ago in 2012 at the age of seventeen. 2000 will span 14-tracks, opening up with “The Baddest” featuring Diddy. There’s also the previously released single “Where I Belong” slated third on the tracklist, which arrived with a music video late last month. Westside Gunn will appear as a guest artist on the fourth song, “Brand New 911,” and Larry June will appear on the eighth, “One Of Us.” Additional features include singer Capella Grey and Spillage Village rapper J.I.D. Ahead of the premiere, Joey Bada$$ also shared the retro-inspired cover art for the album, showi...
Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa Are Organizing a Music Festival in Ghana for 2023
Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa are teaming up to organize a music festival in West Africa called the Black Star Line Festival. The event is scheduled to take place on January 6, 2023 in Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana, in its historic Black Star Square. Like its location, Black Star Line Festival is named after a shipping company founded by political activist and journalist Marcus Garvey, which connected Africa’s global economy. “Founded in 1919, and operated by Black people, the [Black Star Line] would link America, the Caribbean and Africa, to global shipping and tourism opportunities,” the festival press release explains. “The Black Star Line was a symbol of pride, not only for Africans, but also for Black people in all ports of call.” The Black Star is also displayed on t...
20 Photos That Capture the Astounding EXIT Festival 2022
Numbers don’t lie: with over 200,000 festival-goers passing through its gates and over 1,000 artists performing across a staggering 40 stages, EXIT Festival is celebrating one of the most unforgettable years in its history. Taking place in the beautiful countryside landscape of Novi Sad, Serbia, EXIT 2022 was a diverse nexus of music, arts and people. The true spirit of the festival was palpable all weekend long as fans danced from sundown to sunrise each night. There’s an immense scale to EXIT not easily seen at first glance. The massive Petrovaradin Fortress offers one of the world’s best festival grounds thanks to its sheer size and capability to house an enormous amount of production. The towering Mainstage saw massive performances from the likes o...
Ambré Releases “I’m Baby” Music Video Feat. Jvck James
R&B singer Ambré has released the music video for her track “I’m Baby” featuring Jvck James. From Ambré’s latest 8-song EP, 3000° which was released in June of 2022, “I’m Baby” offers up a sensual mid-tempo cadence that uncovers the emergence of love. Specifically, the song showcases where and when feelings develop before any formal titles come into play. “You rep me like your hood, I can’t escape/Responsibility, I’m sure you know how I feel (You know how I feel)/Cloudy skies open up when you call my name/Whether you mine or not/Tonight,” sing Ambré and Jvck James in the bridge. In the video, the two artists are seen around a picturesque brick home with palm trees, a tranquil in-ground pool and several dancers dressed in olive green. ‘”I’m Baby” is a song about being vulnerable and bei...
Lil Uzi Vert Delivers Confident New Track “Flex Up”
Following the announcement of their Red & White EP last week, Lil Uzi Vert has dropped off a new Maaly Raw-produced cut, “Flex Up.” Arriving on SoundCloud, the new track sees the rapper deliver a series of fast-paced bars atop a bouncy melody with a confident cadence. “Had to flex up, got my check up / I’m so special,” Uzi raps on the single. “Count your blessing, I’m the next one / Ain’t no nest one.” “Flex Up” marks the third track to be released off the Philadelphia-born rapper’s forthcoming record, following “I Know,” produced by Sonny Digital, and “Space Cadet,” produced by Brandon Finessin, Bally and ShaunGoBrazy, according to SoundCloud. With three Red & White tracks out, the EP is expected to debut in full on the streaming service in the coming weeks. Red & White&n...
Kodak Black “Haitian Scarface,” NBA YoungBoy “I Don’t Talk” & More | Daily Visuals 7.19.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Last Friday Kodak Black once again found himself in police custody as he was pinched during a traffic stop and found in possession of 31 Oxycodone pills, and while he awaits his day in court he continues to drop off new work in case we don’t see him for a while. Coming through with some new visuals for “Haitian Scarface,” KB dresses up as Tony Montana on a boat (not a yacht) before getting arrested by one stunner of a police officer. His man Donald Trump ain’t gonna help him this time. NBA YoungBoy meanwhile surprisingly keeps things old school for a young buck and in his clip to “I Don’t Talk” flashes a sneaker box stacked with cash (OG sh*t) before rolling in a Maybach with his man in the driver’s seat. If he’s really smart he’d put his cash in a LA Gear sneake...
HHW Gaming: Machine Gun Kelly, Logan Paul, Rob Van Dam & More Join ‘WWE 2K22’ Roster
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / WWE 2K22 The fifth and final character DLC pack for WWE 2K22 has arrived, and it features Bad Boy Records legend *insert sarcasm* Machine Gun Kelly. Machine Gun Kelly Puts Down His Guitar & Puts On His Wrestling Boots The long-awaited Whole Damn Pack has arrived, and it features wrestlers plus some big names from the entertainment world who will bring flair and excitement to WWE 2K22’s virtual ring. Related Stories Headlining the Whole Damn Pack is rapper turned rocker Machine Gun Kelly. The “Emo Girl” crafter will lace up his Dr. Martens and hop in the ring to take on other WWE talent. Kelly’s inclusion in the game isn’t as random as you think either. He has a history with the sports entertainment company. Kelly plucked the strings of his guitar...
9 Things We Learned From DJ Premier on ‘The Breakfast Club’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Breakfast Club / The Breakfast Club DJ Premier is arguably the greatest Hip-Hop producer of all-time and those who know will remember that you didn’t have a classic album in the 90’s unless you had at least one Premo beat on your project. All these decades later the Hip-Hop legend is still churning out head-knocking and neck-boppin’ work for the heads that appreciate that gutter and street sound that made the 90’s the golden era of the Hip-Hop genre. Recently, Premo stopped by The Breakfast Club to chop it up with Angela Yee and DJ Envy to talk some Hip-Hop history and the things he’s experienced with some of your favorite rappers. From discussing how he got put on to The Notorious B.I.G to why he couldn’t get 50 Cent in the booth to how he was able t...
Rolling Loud Miami Founder Retracts Statement That Travis Scott Wasn’t Allowed To Perform
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Rolling Loud Miami has a new headliner but even that came with a bit of drama. The CEO has retracted a statement saying Travis Scott wasn’t allowed at the venue due to the Astroworld tragedy. As per TMZ Tariq Cherif had a bit of explaining to do. Originally Kanye West was scheduled to headline Friday, July 22 but it was announced last weekend he had withdrawn from the bill. The music executive revealed that he tried his best to get the “All of the Lights” rapper to honor the booking but he wasn’t successful. “Tried to convince Ye to stay on the lineup but he wasn’t having it” he wrote in a since deleted comment. Naturally the news took many fans and ticketholders by surprise and the requests for another big name performer to r...
BLACKPINK’s Jennie Says She’s ‘Very Excited’ to Appear in The Weeknd’s ‘The Idol’
Blinks may have been thrilled when they caught a few blink-and-you’ll miss it glimpses of BLACKPINK’s Jennie when the first trailer for The Weeknd’s upcoming series The Idol arrived on Monday (July 18). And it turns out the singer is just as hyped. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I found the script very intriguing, so I wanted to be part of the series,” the K-pop star said in a statement to Korean news agency Yonhap. “I feel very excited. I’ll work hard, so please watch me with affection.” Jennie’s casting was not initially announced by HBO, but the premium cable channel confirmed it on social media, tweeting on Monday, “Jennie Kim has been cast in #THEIDOL.” The series’ page on IMDb also indicates that the singer will appear in six episodes. ...
HarbourView Acquires Stake in Hollywood Undead Royalties
HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired an undisclosed stake in the royalty income streams of the band Hollywood Undead’s music publishing and recorded masters catalog from the group’s first four studio albums, which were released by the Universal Music Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hollywood Undead’s UMG albums include the platinum-certified Swan Songs and the gold-certified American Tragedy. The Los Angeles-based band issued the former album, its debut, in 2008, while American Tragedy hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in April 2011 and its followup, Notes From The Underground, reached No. 2 in January 2013. Since 2008, the band’s entire catalog — the four UMG albums, as well as three subsequent albums for BMG — has generated activity totaling 4.3 million album consumption un...
