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Drake Posts IG Video That Appears To Show Him Being Arrested By Police In Sweden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty ”Swedish jail cell, smellin’ like some Carby Musk.” These are lyrics that Drake rapped in “Middle of the Ocean” from his joint album with 21 Savage, Her Loss. Well now, it appears that Drake is confirming rumors that he did get arrested on charges involving marijuana possession while performing at a club in Sweden—which his team has repeatedly denied, according to Complex—by posting footage of his alleged arrest on social media. From Complex: Back in July, Drake was rumored to be arrested on marijuana-related charges while partying in a Swedish club. However, his team has denied any news of him being arrested despite a hashtag #FreeDrake that went viral. The ever-elusive Drake kind’ve confirmed his arrest (or d...
The Associates’ Alan Rankine Dies at 64
Alan Rankine, the co-founder of the Scottish band the Associates, has died at the age of 64, BBC News reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Rankine met the singer Billy Mackenzie in the 1970s, and they formed a duo called the Ascorbic Ones. They changed their name to Mental Torture before settling on the Associates. As the Associates, Rankine and Mackenzie released their debut single in 1979, a cover of David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging.” The song helped them land a deal with Fiction Records, which issued the band’s 1980 debut, The Affectionate Punch; the Cure’s Robert Smith sang backing vocals on the LP. The group followed its debut with a singles compilation, Fourth Drawer Down, in 1981 and a sophomore effort, Sulk, in 1982. Sulk was a critical and commercial success and prove...
Watch CEO Trayle’s New Video for “Alter Ego 2”
Atlanta rapper CEO Trayle has shared another new music video, this time for his HH5 cut “Alter Ego 2.” In the clip, the rapper sits across the table from an alternate version of himself as he endures a mental tug-of-war about which direction he should steer his life: better his life through music, or return to hustling in the streets. It’s directed by AZae Production. Watch the video below. “Alter Ego 2” is the fifth track from HH5, CEO Trayle’s breakout 2022 mixtape, to get the music video treatment. It follows “Craxk Flow,” “Nightmares & Dreams,” “Sincerely Yours,” and “I Love You, But….” Read about “Alter Ego 2” on Pitchfork’s list “The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022” and see why CEO Trayle was included in “A Chaotic List of the Best Rap Stars, Scenes, Trends, Freestyles, and Mixtapes of...
Skrillex To Drop His First Solo Album in Almost a Decade in 2023
Skrillex has announced that he will release a double album in 2023. Earlier this week, the producer, whose real name is Sonny Moore, took to social media to share the news, writing, “QFF/DGTC 23.” The cryptic lettering was widely assumed to denote a pair of albums were on the way this year. Following the initial post, Circa Suriva/L.S. Dunes frontman Anthony Green took to Twitter to share his excitement about the project, reposting Skrillex’s tweet with the following caption: “Honored to be apart of this record. It’s a masterpiece. Thanks for letting me work on it with you.” On January 2, Skrillex posted a snippet from the first full-length effort’s lead single, titled “Rumble,” which features contributions from Fred again.. and Flowdan. In the caption, Skrillex confirmed that the inaugura...
Listen to deadmau5 and YTCracker’s Hacktivist Anthem, “Antisec”
deadmau5 has joined forces with YTCracker for “Antisec,” a gritty hip-hop and electronic hybrid out now via the former’s mau5trap label. YTCracker is a popular nerdcore rapper and former hacktivist (a portmanteau of “hack” and “activist”) with ties to the notorious hacker group Anonymous. The new track’s title derives from the AntiSec Movement, a cyberspace group opposed to the computer security industry. At the track’s onset, YTCracker kicks the door down and marks his territory: “I’m the de facto leader of a movement / Screaming ‘hack the planet’ back in ’99 / hacktivism in its prime.” From there, his brazen bars run roughshod through a canvas of deadmau5’s heavy-hitting bass and spacey arpegg...
Kaskade, Excision, Rusko, More Revealed for Beyond Wonderland 2023: See the Full Lineup
Insomniac is wasting no time in 2023 after revealing a huge lineup for the 12th edition of Beyond Wonderland. The Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular is returning to the NOS Events Center March 24-25. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, January 6th at 12pm and you can purchase them here. After last year’s wondrous festival, North America’s preeminent electronic music festival promoter has once again set the tone for a massive festival in Southern California. The 2023 Beyond Wonderland lineup features Kaskade, Tiësto, Excision, Rusko, TroyBoi, Flosstradamus, WHIPPED CREAM, Dillon Francis, Cosmic Gate, Borgore and many more. Fans can also look forward to raving at the five psychedelic stages of Beyond Wonderland: the Queen’s Domain, Mad Hatter’s Cast...
Original Version of Metro Boomin’s “Trance” With Drake Feature Surfaces Online
Last month, Metro Boomin dropped his long-awaited sophomore studio LP, Heroes & Villains. While the Atlanta producer has been busy on collaborative albums over the years, the project marked his first solo release since 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Among the 15 star-studded tracks was a collaboration with Travis Scott and Young Thug called “Trance.” The song quickly became a fan-favorite for its murky club energy, cut by Scott and Thug’s high-pitched vocals. As it turns out, however, Drake was allegedly supposed to make an appearance on the single as well, at least at some point in the production process. An alternative “original” version of “Trance” began surfacing online over the weekend, which features bars from Drake alongside Scott and Thug. While it’s still unknown why Drake’...
De La Soul Catalog To Hit Streaming Services In March, At Last
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty Some good Hip-Hop news at the top of 2023. De La Soul’s catalog of classic music, most of which has been missing from streaming services for years, will finally be available in March. The group—Dave (fka Trugoy The Dove), Posdnous and Mase—announced on Tuesday (Jan. 3), that their music would be on streamers starting March 2. The date happens to coincide with the anniversary the Long Island Hip-Hop group’s landmark debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. “The Reservoir and Chrysalis teams have worked with De La Soul, and their record label, AOI, to bring their music to digital streaming services,” said De La in a statement, as reported by Variety. “Reservoir is pleased to share that De La Soul’s first six albums, ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ (1...
No Debate: Skip Bayless Dragged For Insensitive Damar Hamlin Tweet, Shannon Sharpe A No-Show On ‘Undisputed’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Nicholas Hunt / Getty / Skip Bayless Skip Bayless is not afraid to give his awful opinion on matters and offend people, but this time he definitely played himself. Monday night, the sports world came to a standstill when Buffalo Bills safety Darmin Hamlin passed out after suffering a cardiac arrest following a tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, the team said in a statement. The unprecedented moment saw an ambulance make its way onto Paycor Stadium field. First responders performed CPR on Hamlin as his teammates and opponents tearfully watched and made a shield around him to keep fans from seeing what was happening. While that traumatic scene was going on, Skip Bayless was on his Twitter account and let off what many believe was ...
Meek Mill Says He’s Dropping Multiple Albums In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mary DeCicco / Getty Ever since he and Drake traded barbs a few years back, Meek Mill’s rap career has kind of struggled to regain the popularity it once experienced in its heyday. But the Philadelphia rapper is looking to make 2023 his year and has quite an ambitious plan to do just that. Months after stating that he’d be dropping 10 new mixtapes to keep the streets hot, Meek Mill kicked off 2023 by taking to Twitter and surprisingly announcing that he plans on dropping a new album every quarter of the new year. Posting a link to his Instagram page which features video snippets of what’s to come in ’23, Meek wrote “this year a album every quarter!!!!!!” to let his fans know that he’s going to keep that work coming to keep their heads boppin’ and necks so...
Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Kirk Franklin Offer Prayers For Bills Safety Damar Hamlin After Horrifying ‘MNF’ Injury
The sports world held its collective breath on Monday night (Jan. 2) after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin fell to the field and was carted off in an ambulance during the team’s anticipated Monday Night match-up with the Cincinnati Bengals. A game that was hyped as potentially being the greatest MNF showdown of all time lasted less than 10 minutes before Hamlin collapsed on the field after suffering what the Bills said was cardiac arrest following a blow to the chest. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The game was suspended and then indefinitely postposed as the nation watched the anguished faces of players on both sides huddled in prayer while awaiting word on Hamlin’s condition; the 24-year-old who joined the Bills in 2021 as a sixth round dr...
Meek Mill Says He’s Dropping an ‘Album Every Quarter’ of 2023
Meek Mill is planning to have an ambitious 2023 when it comes to his music. To ring in the new year, the “All Eyes on You” rapper took to Twitter and Instagram on Sunday (Jan. 1) to share what fans can expect of his creative endeavors this year. “It’s not even albums nomore [sic] we really making full docuseries music!!!! Scientist!!!!” Mill tweeted, sharing a link to an Instagram post with video previews of several new tracks in a highly produced, cinematic format. The 35-year-old captioned the video post, “‘Dream catching’ the movie … date soon come #2023 first quarter,” with a series of sparkle emojis. “Leave a comment! I been loading up for a reason let’s ball!” But that’s not all. Mill told fans on Twitter Jan. 2 that music will be regularly arriving throughout the year, writing,...
