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Infamous Sneaker-Reseller Zadeh Kicks Was Allegedly Fleecing Customers For Years: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke A few weeks ago it was reported that known sneaker-reseller Zadeh Kicks found himself under fire for pulling thee biggest jux in sneaker history and suddenly closing up shop, dissolving his LLC, and making off with millions of dollars in pre-orders that he had no intention of fulfilling. Now in a new article from NiceKicks.com, we get an amazingly in-depth look at how Zadeh rose to the top of the reselling game even though he’s seemingly always been a struggling business man. Starting his Zadeh Kicks website back in 2013 in which he’d take pre-orders for limited edition sneakers for a hefty marked up price, Zadeh was seemingly making good on his promises as he had plugs all over the place and would be able to get his customers their kicks even...
Drake Drops Wedding-Themed Visuals for “Falling Back”
Hot off the release of his surprise seventh new album, Honestly, Nevermind, Drake has dropped a wedding-themed music video for the track “Falling Back.” The visuals see Drake return to his acting roots as he weds several women in an elaborate ceremony that also sees fellow Canadians Tristan Thompson make a cameo appearance alongside his mom Sandi Graham. Prior to putting a ring on each of the ladies, Drake shares a special moment with each, performing their unique handshakes. Right around the 1:50 mark, as he readies another handshake, a “Free YSL” message appears on the screen, showing support for Young Thug, Gunna and others who have recently been arrested in Georgia for RICO charges. This is not the only time he brings up the case, as he raps in the track “Sticky,” to “free Big Slime ou...
Drake’s Surprise Album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” Includes Music Produced By Black Coffee and GORDO: Listen
Even GORDO is surprised by the opening act of his new creative chapter. Is hasn’t even been a week since Diamanté Blackmon hung up his headphones as Carnage, laying his longtime moinker to rest with his final show in Australia on June 11th. While his initial retirement announcement several weeks earlier left some room for speculation as to what the DJ’s future would look like while continuing his career as GORDO, we now have our first revealing glimpse. In a surprise announcement yesterday, Drake revealed his seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind, just nine months after the release of Certified Lover Boy. Drizzy’s earth-shaking news was immediately followed by an equally intriguing reveal from GORDO, who produced six songs from the surprise a...
Flying Lotus Unveils Two New Singles “The Room/You Don’t Know”
Flying Lotus has delivered two brand new singles entitled “The Room” and “You Don’t Know.” Both cuts feature a guest appearance from emerging Los Angeles-based soul vocalist Devin Tracy, who FlyLo discovered during a session. ”The kinship was immediate,” a press release reads, allowing the pair to churn out two cuts — one of which is a rework of a track from FlyLo’s YASUKE soundtrack. The singles follow “They Call Me Magic,” which he created as the theme song of the AppleTV+ Magic Johnson documentary series of the same name. In addition to music, FlyLo will direct and score the sci-fi horror film Ash and will produce and direct new projects in the future. Stream Flying Lotus’ “The Room” and “You Don’t Know” on Spotify and Apple Music. Elsewhere in music, Drake’s surp...
James Patterson Apologizes White Male Writers Face Racism Jig
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Crime and mystery author James Patterson has apologized for his comments claiming that white male writers were subject to “just another form of racism” in an interview. The 75-year-old author issued an apology through his social media accounts on Tuesday (June 14th), two days after he made his comments in an interview with The Times. “I apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism. I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers. Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard—in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.”, Patterson wrote in the post that appeared on his Facebook and Twitter accounts. Related Stories Patterson had commented...
Erykah Badu To Executive Produce ‘The DOC’ Documentary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty The documentary about rapper the D.O.C. is getting support from R&B Soul music legend Erykah Badu. According to Deadline, the film is directed by Dave Caplan in his debut. The documentary has been called a “love letter and inspirational hip hop archive” about the legendary West Coast rapper (although he’s from Texas), The D.O.C. The film chronicles his life more than thirty years after a devastating car crash which damaged his vocal cords, silencing his rap career. However, he went on to have a successful career as a ghostwriter and is considered one of the pioneers of West Coast rap. Related Stories “I am excited to announce that I am coming on board as executive producer of The DOC which recently will have its world p...
Drake’s New Album ‘Honestly Nevermind’ Drops At Midnight, Soft Rap Twitter In Shambles
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Cole Burston / Getty Apparently, Drake couldn’t let Beyonce get all the glory today. Apparently, the 6 God is also dropping a new album, but his will be landing at midnight tonight for a Friday, June 17 release. The Toronto rapper took to his Instagram to reveal the title, Honestly Nevermind, and the release date along with the album artwork. By Drake standards, the cover, some blinged out lettering, is kind of no frills. Drake’s last album, Certified Lover Boy, was released less than a year ago (9 months to be exact, coincidence?) in September 2021. Also worth noting, OVO Fest is making its return this year. Twitter is already saluting, or hating on, The Boy, so, the usual. This story is developing. 1. Coincidence?
HHW Gaming: Square Enix Finally Unveils ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Part 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Square Enix / Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Square Enix finally unveiled Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 during the Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary live stream to break the fantastic news. Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Is Coming Winter Next Year It’s about damn time! We have been two years to learn anything about the sequel to Square Enix’s fantastic Final Fantasy VII: Remake. The wait is finally over as we get a first-look trailer. Related Stories In the 1:30 look at the highly-anticipated sequel titled Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we see Cloud and Sephiroth exploring a world, presumably in Cloud’s mind. At the same time, Aeris talking with Cloud serves as the soundtrack for the trailer. Final Fantasy 7 Remake series producer Yoshinori Ki...
BTS Accounts for Nearly 1/3 of All U.S. K-Pop Sales & Streams: Their Domination, By the Numbers
BTS members’ decision to take time off for solo projects is bound to shake up K-pop music consumption in the U.S. because of the group’s dominance in the genre. And the band’s label, Big Hit Music — a division of HYBE, which Universal Music Group’s Geffen Records has distributed in the U.S. since last year — will have a tough time filling the hole. Since the beginning of 2021, BTS has accounted for 29.4% of sales and on-demand streams of K-pop music in the U.S., according to a Billboard analysis of Luminate data. Over that time, BTS did not release a new studio album but put out two “best of” collections — BTS, the Best in June 2021 and Proof on June 10, 2022. BTS also released multiple variations of the tracks “Butter” (including a remix with Megan Thee Stallion), “My Universe” and “Permi...
Are Beyoncé & Adele Headed for a Grammy Rematch?
Here we go again! With this week’s confirmation that Beyoncé will release a new album, Renaissance, on July 29, it appears very likely that Beyoncé and Adele are headed for a Grammy rematch. At the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017, the two singers went head-to-head in four categories. Adele won all four of these contests. The British superstar’s blockbuster hit “Hello” beat Beyoncé’s socially conscious “Formation” for record and song of the year. “Hello” also topped “Hold Up,” the third single from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, for best pop solo performance. Finally, 25 bested Lemonade for album of the year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In her acceptance speech for the latter award, a highly emotional Adele all but handed the Grammy to...
How to Watch Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival Online
Pharrell Williams‘ Something in the Water Festival is taking over Washington, D.C., this weekend, with Justin Timberlake, a reunited Clipse, N.O.R.E, Q-Tip and SZA among the special guests. Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, bLAck pARty, J Balvin, 21 Savage and hometown acts Bad Brains: A Tribute by Black Dots, TOB and YungManny are also set to take the stage. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If you can’t fly to the nation’s capital for the weekend-long event, you can still enjoy the festival at home. Amazon Prime will stream the entire festival starting at 3 p.m. ET from June 17 to 19 on the Amazon Prime app and on the platform’s Twitch Channel. “Amazon Music always has the most innovative programming and I’m thr...
Drake Drops Surprise ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Album: Stream It Now
Drake will be taking control over the summer after releasing his surprise seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind on Friday (June 17). The new full-length project comes only day after the Toronto rapper surprised the world with a simple announcement on his Instagram: “7th studio album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ out at midnight.” It serves as the follow-up to the 6 God’s sixth LP Certified Lover Boy, which he dropped less than a year ago on Sept. 3, 2021. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as well as Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and it contained the Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Young Thug and Future. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Since then, ...
