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Lil Tjay On The Mend After Being Shot Multiple Times
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Lil Tjay, born Tione Jayden Merritt, is on the mend. The Bronx rapper is reportedly awake and talking after being a victim in a shooting that left him requiring emergency surgery just over a week ago. However, Tjay remains hospitalized and will likely be looking at a long recovery since he was shot multiple times. As previously reported, On June 22, the 21-year-old was shot at a Chipotle in Edgewater, NJ in what is being reported as an attempted robbery. Related Stories According to TMZ, Tjay was shot multiple times in the vicinity of his neck and chest. So dire was his situation that unsubstantiated rumors began circulating that he had been paralyzed. However, his team relays that his breathing tube was recently removed, and fans will...
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Drake Confidently Swerves Into Dance Music Lane With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ [Review]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty Drake doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone at this stage, although rumblings crop up that he wants to be respected as a top-tier lyricist before all is said and done. That statement is why the Canadian superstar’s surprise latest album, Honestly, Nevermind, is a polarizing yet enjoyable shift in sound as Drizzy confidently swerves into a different lane. Honestly, Nevermind is first and foremost, not a Hip-Hop album as many expected. Further, it isn’t the only time Drake has toyed with House and Dance rhythms, but it is the first time he’s committed so much time to the effort. The response to the OVO honcho’s seventh album bordered on comical with notable figures such as Irv Gotti pondering the end of Hip-Hop as we know it because ...
Doja Cat Earns 22 New RIAA Platinum and Gold Certifications
Doja Cat on Friday received a whopping 22 new RIAA certifications, moving her up the ranks to hold the second-most platinum singles for a female rapper alongside Nicki Minaj. Doja’s last two albums — Planet Her (2021) and Hot Pink (2019) — both received platinum certifications, and her 2018 record Amala was certified gold. The RIAA recognized “Juicy,” “Need To Know,” “Ain’t Sh*t,” “Streets,” “Rules,” “Get Into It (Yuh),” “Woman,” “Cyber Sex,” “Candy,” “You Right” featuring The Weeknd, “Like That” featuring Gucci Mane, “Tia Tamera” featuring Rico Nasty with platinum certification. Notably, “Say So” and “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA have now gone five-times and four-times platinum, respectively. Additionally, Doja accumulated six gold certifications on the following tracks...
Zeds Dead Release Airy House Track “I Took A Ride” Ahead of 2022 Red Rocks Outings
Zeds Dead are back with an airy new single called “I Took A Ride,” out now by way of their own Deadbeats imprint. Since early on in their career, Zeds Dead have long been known for their versatility when it comes to their production. “I Took A Ride” is a prime example, embracing the laid-back feel of their Catching Z’s mixtape while simultaneously implementing their well-defined house sound. While it may not be reminiscent of the duo’s signature dubstep sound, it’s a summery jam befit for a Fourth of July Weekend release. “I Took A Ride” arrives right before Zeds Dead’s annual “Dead Rocks” event kicks off in Colorado. The duo are set to play five sets across the entire weekend: two at Red ...
Listen to Deorro’s Long-Awaited Latin-Dance Crossover Album, “Orro”
After months of teasing his long-awaited Orro LP, Deorro has finally released his sophomore album via Ultra Records. Orro brings exactly what was promised to the table: Latin and electronic influences neatly packed into one cohesive package. The album embraces the best of both worlds across its 19 tracks, allowing Deorro’s roots to flourish alongside the sound that catapulted him into the limelight. It’s something that veteran electronic music fans and new admirers alike can approach without feeling overwhelmed by the various complexities of the genre. Though the main attraction of the album is the crossover element, its blend of genres is the true champion of Deorro’s prowess. From house to bounce to moombahton, he expertly weaves through genres under the umbr...
LP Giobbi Signs With Counter Records, Drops “All In A Dream” With DJ Tennis and Joseph Ashworth
After an impressive run of releases in 2022, LP Giobbi has signed with Ninja Tune’s renowned Counter Records imprint. Giobbi, who was named Best Music Executive on EDM.com‘s “Best of 2021: Industry Leaders” list, also released a brand new track, a collaboration with DJ Tennis and Joseph Ashworth called “All In A Dream.” “All In A Dream” is emblematic of the “piano house” sound that has propelled her to international acclaim. “‘All in a Dream’ came together in such a fun and fluid way,” Giobbi explained in a press release. “I started working on the idea of the track with one of my favorite producers, Le Chev (Michael Cheever) and I was in Miami with SOFI TUKKER and they walked into the studio and heard the record a...
Wreckno Unleashes Pride-Inspired EP, “The Fantasy”
Fresh off his momentous Electric Forest debut, EDM.com Class of 2022 star Wreckno has unveiled a new EP, The Fantasy. Just like Wreckno’s persona, The Fantasy is unpredictable and magnetic, exploring the deeper reaches of the Michigan producer and rapper’s distinct sound. It opens with the swaggy hip-house track “DELUSIONAL” before “Top Billin’,” which harkens back to his bass music roots to those bassy roots, via a rumbling collab with Kizer. The true highlight from The Fantasy comes in its final two songs, as Wreckno has tapped his brother 7UDO as well as their mother for assistance. “Strange Thoughts (Interlude)” beautifully brings listeners into the latter half of the EP with a gorgeous melod...
Calvin Harris Drops ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2’ Track With 21 Savage “New Money”
Calvin Harris has tapped 21 Savage for a song called “New Money.” The single will appear on Harris’ forthcoming album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. Maintaining the feel of Harris’ original Funk Wav Bounces, which dropped in 2017, “New Money” is an upbeat feel-good type of song. As the rapper drops clear, crisp bars, he’s backed by bass, synths and simple piano melody. “New Money” is the second song Harris has released off of the record. Early last month, the DJ shared “Potion” with Dua Lipa and Young Thug. He also took to social media the other day to announce all of the featured artists on Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. Alongside Lipa, Young Thug and 21 Savage, the list includes Lil Durk, Offset, Tinashe, Normani, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and more. Calvin Harris’ first album ...
“I Don’t Just Represent Grime, I Represent the U.K.”: An Interview With D Double E
Darren Dixon — or better known to you as D Double E — started his musical journey over 20 years ago growing up on a diet of jungle, U.K garage, and dancehall, studying the art from his older inspirations and Jamaican icons Bounty Killer, Ninjaman, and Buju Banton. Since then, the journey has been a wild one for the 42-year-old. Labeled as DJ Dan under the crew Bass Inject in the early ’90s, Dixon was a jungle and U.K. garage musician at heart until the year 1998 saw the launch of the drum and bass-centric Reckless Crew which took over London’s Rinse FM pirate radio station. It wasn’t until he was a member of the early grime collective N.A.S.T.Y. Crew alongside the likes of Ghetts and Kano that the genre became the new thing on the block. Bluku! Bluku!, Double’s 2011-released debut EP took ...
Sufjan Stevens Shares New Versions of “Fourth of July”
Sufjan Stevens has shared two alternate versions of the Carrie & Lowell song “Fourth of July,” both recorded around 2014. The April Base version was recorded near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio. The other, dubbed the “Dumbo Version,” was recorded in Stevens’ old recording studio in Brooklyn. Find both versions below. Stevens dug out the recordings on an old hard drive and released them today (July 1) for his 47th birthday. A limited edition red 7″ will be released in December in time for the 10-year anniversary of Carrie’s death. Stevens has also released a Fourth of July T-shirt. Stevens and songwriter Angelo De Augustine released the collaborative new album A Beginner’s Mind last year, which followed Stevens’ 2020 album The Ascension. Content T...
New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2022
Max Tundra: Remixtape [Domino] Osees: A Foul Form [Castle Face] August 19 Cass McCombs: Heartmind [Anti-] Demi Lovato: Holy Fvck [Island] Hot Chip: Freakout/Release [Domino] Madonna: Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones [Warner] The Mountain Goats: Bleed Out [Merge] Panic! at the Disco: Viva las Vengeance [Fueled by Ramen/DCD2] Tall Dwarfs: Unravelled: 1981-2002 [Merge] Why Bonnie: 90 in November [Keeled Scales] Zannie: How Do I Get That Star [Kill Rock Stars] New music releases for Friday, August 19, 2022 include: Hot Chip: Freakout/Release [Domino] August 26 Antonio Sánchez: Shift (Bad Hombre Vol. II) [Arts Music] Blondie: Against the Odds: 1974 – 1982 [UMe/The Numero Group] Bret McKenzie: Songs Without Jokes [Sub Pop] Diamanda Galás: Broken Gargoyles [Intravenal Sound Operations] E...
Yard Act Update “100% Endurance” With Elton John
Within our camp we have a saying: “Mad shit happens when you do art”—it means what it means. You make stuff because you want to make it, and you throw stuff you’ve made into the world because you’d rather share it than not and then you leave it alone and let it do its thing. That thing you did can take you to places you didn’t intend to go with it, but it’s out of your control really. You have no control over the mad shit. It just happens (when you do art). Elton John saw our stuff and he started telling the press he thought we were good and then we chatted on the phone and after a few calls I said, “Elton, do you want to come to the studio and play piano on a tune?” because, fuck it, it doesn’t matter if he says no. Anyway, he said “yes,” so it doesn’t matter that he didn’t say no. I don’...
