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It’s Young Khalifa, Man: Wiz Khalifa Limited Edition Tie-Dye McQueen and the Violet Fog Bottles Now Available
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McQueen and the Violet Fog / Sovereign Brands Wiz Khalifa might be best known for the green leaf as his preferred method of lifestyle enhancement, but he’s also known to pour up as well. Continuing its brand partnership with the rapper, McQueen and the Violet Fog rolled out a limited edition bottle offering that fans of the Pittsburgh stoner should add to their collection. It’s Not Just Green Tings With Wiz Khalifa! Before we get into the bottle, let’s talk about the gin inside. Gin gets an unfairly bad rap, as I’ve said time and again over at my Spirit.Ed column. That said, this gin hails from Jundiaí, Brazil derived from sugar cane and distilled with 21 botanicals to make up the tasting and sensory notes. Take it from a gin lover, this concoction is lov...
HBO Acquires Rights To Jeremy Lin Documentary ’38 At The Garden’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sports Wire / Getty The struggle of being a Knicks fan has become so depressing that we get documentaries about moments in time instead of championship runs and now HBO is about to have everyone relive a few weeks back in 2012 when Linsanity had New York in the kind of frenzy that hadn’t been seen since, well, probably ever. According to Deadline, HBO has acquired the rights to 38 At The Garden which is a documentary centered around the meteoric rise of one Jeremy Lin who became the King of New York during the middle of the NBA’s 2011-2012 season. Directed by Frank Chi, 38 at the Garden is set to premier on Sunday at the Tribeca before premiering on HBO and streaming on HBO Max later this Fall. Related Stories Lin, an undrafted point guard ...
Kid Cudi Shares Mental Health Message, Says Daughter Told Him He Looked “Pretty” On ‘SNL’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Kid Cudi has always been open about his struggles with mental health. At an event for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center, the rapper opened up even further, adding that his daughter Vada’s approval is top priority for him. Cudi and Vogue.com editor Chioma Nnadi led the conversation about anxiety, depression, and the importance of self-care and treatment. Related Stories The New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center was founded 11 years ago and hosts a clinical and research program committed to addressing the epidemic of anxiety and depression in youth and adolescents, per Vogue. “Before I actually had therapy, the music was there for me. It was the perfect way to express myself and feel safe...
Here’s How to Make Your Own “Max Floating Song” Meme From Stranger Things
Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 4, Vol. 1 of Netflix’s Stranger Things. If you’re not watching the fourth season of Stranger Things right now, what exactly are you doing? At the moment all eyes are on Season 4, Vol. 1 of the hit sci-fi show, which is currently the fifth most popular Netflix title of all-time after amassing 628.1 million total hours viewed within the first 28 days of release. But it’s been one particularly gripping scene that has made the rounds on the memeosphere, adding yet another arrow to the show’s arsenal of viral moments. This season’s spine-chilling villain is a dark wizard named Vecna, whose curse feeds on the trauma of kids and kills them in gruesome fashion. And when he gets the plucky Max (Sadie Sink) i...
Technological Innovations Reinforce EDC Vegas As a Blueprint for the Future of Music Festivals
Despite being one of the festival circuit’s most established brands with over a quarter century of success, EDC is defining the festival landscape of the future with greater impact than ever. While it had only been seven months since the conclusion of EDC Las Vegas’ 2021 edition, the Insomniac team didn’t hesitate to bring several statement-making innovations to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this year, galvanizing concert-goers and artists alike to reimagine the seemingly endless possibilities powering America’s largest dance music festival. kineticFIELD stage at EDC Vegas 2022. brphoto.co The primary reason for the condensed turnaround was due to pandemic-related restrictions, which ultimately caused Insomniac to push EDC 2021 from their regularly schedul...
Grammys Announce 5 New Award Categories, Including Songwriter of the Year
The Recording Academy on Wednesday unveiled five new Grammy Awards categories that will be introduced at the 2023 iteration of the annual event. Among them are Songwriter of the Year, Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Americana Performance. Additionally, the Recording Academy will present a Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change, which will be determined by a Blue Ribbon Committee and celebrate music that addresses timely social issues. “We’re so excited to honor these diverse communities of music creators through the newly established awards and amendments, and to continue cultivating an environment that inspires change, progress and collaboration,” Recording Academy CEO ...
Here Are All the Performers & Presenters for the 2022 Tony Awards
Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Billy Porter are among the performers set for the 75th annual Tony Awards, which will air Sunday (June 12) from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The show will include performances from all six of this year’s nominees for best musical (Girl From the North Country, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night, Paradise Square, Six: The Musical and A Strange Loop) and two of the three nominees for best revival of a musical (Company and The Music Man). The show will not include a performance from the third nominee in that category, Caroline, or Change. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The ceremony will also include a special reunion performance by the original cast members of the 2007 musical Spring Awakening. The show was nomina...
War Rap: Ukraine War Fuels Angry Voice for Furious Generation of Rappers
From the battlefronts of Ukraine comes rap music — filled with the anger and indignation of a young generation that, once the fighting is done, will certainly never forget and may never forgive. Ukrainian rapper-turned-volunteer soldier Otoy is putting the war into words and thumping baselines, tapping out lyrics under Russian shelling on his phone, with the light turned low to avoid becoming a target. It helps numb the nerve-shredding stress of combat. “Russian soldiers drink vodka, we are making music,” says the rapper, whose real name is Viacheslav Drofa, a sad-eyed 23-year-old who hadn’t known he could kill until he had a Russian soldier in his sights and pulled the trigger in the war’s opening weeks. One of the ironies of the Feb. 24 invasion launched by Russian President Vl...
Dirtybird Campout West Coast 2022 Announces Phase One Artist Lineup: See Who’s Playing
The dependably playful Dirtybird Campout is returning with a white-hot lineup for its upcoming West Coast iteration. Happening this Oct. 7-9 at the Modesto Reservoir Campgrounds in central California, the event will feature music from twin sister duo Coco & Breezy, bass stars such as Eprom, Goldie, The Librarian and Mary Droppinz, house mongers including VNNSA, Walker & Royce and Mz Worthy and, of course, Dirtybird founder Claude VonStroke, who’ll be playing under that moniker and as part his Get Real project with Green Velvet. More artists will be announced in the coming months. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Designed to mimic the summer sleepaway camp of your youth (albeit with vastly fewer rules), the fall event will also fe...
See Harry Styles As a Closeted Officer in ‘My Policeman’: First-Look Photos
Harry Styles is basically the king of mid-20th century movies. After making his acting debut as a soldier in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 World War II film Dunkirk and then landing a role opposite Florence Pugh in Olivia Wilde’s forthcoming Golden Age thriller Don’t Worry Darling, the 28-year-old musician will next star in Michael Grandage’s My Policeman as a closeted police officer in the 1950s — a character that has just made his world debut in gorgeous new still photos from the film. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Posted Thursday (June 9) to Prime Video’s Twitter account, the two stills serve as the first visuals look into My Policeman, which is set to premiere in theaters Oct. 21 before arriving on Prime Video Nov. 4. The film is ...
Cactus Jack Returns: Travis Scott Headlines Day N Vegas 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty The 2022 Day N Vegas festival just got a little bit more lively as Travis Scott was named as a headliner, marking his first major concert performance since the Astroworld tragedy. According to reports, the rapper will headline the final day of the weekend concert event set to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Scott’s appearance will mark his first major concert event in the U.S. since November 2021, when the crowd gathered at his set during the Astroworld concert festival surged, crushing many. That incident left 10 people dead, with many joining up to sue the “Sicko” rapper as well as Drake and Live Nation for damages. Scott had committed to performing at music festivals that will be held in South America later in th...
Trapped In The Cooler: R. Kelly Should Get Over 25 Years In Prison, Says The Feds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced and dastardly R&B crooner R. Kelly is looking at serious times. Federal prosecutors are going to request that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, and convicted sexual predator, be sentenced to over 25 years in prison. Mind you, that 25 is just for one of his cases. Reports TMZ: Federal prosecutors out of the Eastern District of NY — who won a conviction against Kelly last September — just filed their recommendation for his sentencing, and they believe there’s more than enough reason to send him away for “in excess of 25 years.” Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds say Kelly’s particularly menacing because of his history of enticing minors. Prosecutors hold up the case of his relationship with ...
