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Woman Questioned Bernie Mac & His Comedy Skills, Twitter Fries Her Ferociously
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Merritt/TERM / Getty Bernie Mac emerged in the early 1990s as one of the brightest standup comedians of his era, parlaying that fame into a long television and film career. A young woman on Twitter unaware of Mac’s claim as a “King of Comedy” asked if he was “actually funny,” and folks on the social media network had plenty of correction. Bernie Mac Actually IS Funny Twitter user @itsme_duhhhh, also known as Brandi, wrote on Wednesday (June 8), “Show me proof Bernie Mac was actually funny. Pls. Cause y’all dragging it.” Well, the proof was shown time and again to Brandi, who later had to eat her words and apologize for questioning Mac’s comedic chops. When the ratio began to ramp up, Brandi realized the error of her ways. “Is putting me ...
Smoke Dogg: Snoop Dogg Gives Blunt Roller A Raise Due To Inflation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Snoop Dogg is known for many things including his formidable rapping ability and effortless cool. The Doggfather is also a connoisseur of the green leaf and shared that the salary for his personal blunt roller was raised due to inflation. Snoop Dogg Understands Economics Twitter account Uber Facts always share some random detail about a celebrity and the account shared that Uncle Snoop pays his assistant between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. Catching wind of the tweet, Snoop wanted to correct the facts that the blunt roller is rolling in even more dough in what is one of the easiest job in the world “Inflation. Their salary went up!!” Snoop tweeted. Snoop always seems prepared to light up and if you’ve ever seen any of his GGN...
The A’s Announce Debut Album, Cover “He Needs Me”: Listen
Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords’ Alexandra Sauser-Monnig are both members of Mountain Man and they’ve now come together for a new band called the A’s. Their debut album, Fruit, is out July 15 via Psychic Hotline. It features covers of folk songs, lullabies, ballads, and more. They’ve shared their rendition of “He Needs Me”—the Harry Nilsson and Shelley Duvall classic from 1980’s Popeye—with a video directed by Meath and Spencer Kelly and art-directed by Sauser-Monnig. Watch it and hear their version of the DeZurik Sisters’ “Why I’m Grieving” below. Produced with Nick Sanborn, the album features contributions from Jenn Wasner (who sings on the album’s sole original song “When I Die”), plus Sam Gendel, Gabriel Kahane, and Alan Good Parker. Content This content can also be v...
Watch a New Trailer for Jordan Peele’s New Movie Nope
A new trailer for Jordan Peele’s new film Nope is out now. It’s his latest horror movie, following 2017’s Get Out and 2019’s Us. Nope will star Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as ranch owners in a desolate part of inland California who discover what may be extraterrestrial life and are determined to get proof. The movie was written and directed by Jordan Peele, and the co-stars include Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. Universal Pictures will release the film on July 22. Check out the trailer below. In the time between Us and Nope, Jordan Peele has produced a number of television shows, including the Twilight Zone reboot and Lovecraft Country, as well as the film Candyman. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
SZA Celebrates Ctrl Anniversary With New Deluxe Album: Listen
Five years ago today (June 9), SZA released her debut studio album Ctrl. She’s now released Ctrl (Deluxe), which includes seven previously unreleased tracks that were “made in 2014-2016 /17,” including an alternate version of the single “Love Galore.” Listen to the expanded album below. Ctrl debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in July 2017 and, as @chartdata notes, it has never left the chart. The LP got nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. In addition, SZA was nominated for Best New Artist, and the record’s “The Weekend” was up for Best R&B Performance, “Supermodel” got a nod for Best R&B Song, and “Love Galore” was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance. Revisit the 2017 feature interview “‘I’m Literally Still Shook’—SZA Reflects on Her Breako...
Kurt Vile Adds Tour Dates, Performs on Colbert: Watch
Kurt Vile was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He performed “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone),” from his latest album (watch my moves). He also did a rendition of the John Prine song “How Lucky” as a web-exclusive for the show. Additionally, Vile has announced more tour dates in support of the new LP. Watch it all go down, and find Vile’s full schedule, below. (watch my moves) follows Vile’s 2018 full-length Bottle It In. The new LP was recorded at Vile’s home studio OKV Central. He co-produced the LP alongside Rob Schnapf. (watch my moves) features Vile’s backing band the Violators, as well as contributions from Cate Le Bon, Chastity Belt, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and percussionist Sarah Jones. Revisit “A Brief History of Heartland Synth Rock, I...
SZA Delivers ‘Ctrl (Deluxe)’ With Seven Additional Tracks
SZA has released the deluxe version of her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, Ctrl. Clocking in at approximately an hour and 10 minutes, the extended record features seven additional tracks including an alternative version of the Travis Scott-assisted cut “Love Galore,” “2 AM” — which hears the TDE star sample Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR‘s “Come and See Me” — “Miles,” “Percolator,” “Tread Carefully,” “Awkward” and “Jodie.” She confirmed on Twitter that the songs are not technically “new” and were recorded from 2014-2017. Chart Data reports that Ctrl, which debuted at No. 3 in its first week, has never left the Billboard 200 ever since its release in June 2017. The album earned SZA GRAMMY nods for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance for “The Weekend,” Best R&B Song for “Super...
HHW Gaming: Taskforce 141 Takes Centerstage In ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Reveal Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Infinity Ward / Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reveal trailer has arrived, and its campaign looks like it will pick right up where 2019’s Modern Warfare left off. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Is Doubling Down On The Action For Its Campaign Ahead of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Activision and Infinity Ward pulled the cover off its worst-kept secret Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Related Stories The reveal trailer for the game showed off the action-packed campaign that serves as a direct sequel to Modern Warfare’s serious tone, but this time Infinity Ward is going back to Call of Duty’s bread and butter, those wow moments and plenty of shootouts. In Modern Warfare 2, you will fight alongside the newly formed Task Force...
R. Kelly Should Get 25 Years in Prison, Federal Prosecutors Say
Federal prosecutors in New York told a judge Wednesday (June 8) that R. Kelly should go to prison for more than 25 years following his conviction last year on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The singer, they said, “avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After decades of accusations of sexual misconduct, Kelly was convicted in September on nine counts related to accusations that the singer orchestrated a long-running scheme to recruit and abuse women and underage girls. He plans to appeal the verdict, but not before he’s sentenced on June 29. In a brief filed Wednesday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn urged Judge Ann M. Donnelly t...
Phoebe Bridgers Show In Toronto Paused Multiple Times For Fan Medical Calls
A concert for indie rock artist Phoebe Bridgers was paused five times on Tuesday night (June 7) at the RBC Echo Beach amphitheater in Toronto so that venue staff and paramedics could treat fans, many of who had camped out overnight for the concert, for dehydration and exhaustion. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Fans began queuing up as early as 3 a.m. to get a spot near the barricade separating the audience from the stage in hopes of getting a close up view of the 27-year-old recording artist and producer on her 2022 “Reunion Tour” that kicked off in April with standout sets at Coachella and Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Issues began when venue staff started letting fans into the venue a few hours before the show started and the...
Music Drives Growth at Spotify, as Live Audio Rooms Deliver ‘Promising’ Results
Business is not as bad as you think, Spotify executives emphasized Wednesday in the company’s first investor presentation since 2018. While Wall Street had recently soured on the streaming platform, due to its high level of investment, company executives said they expect to grow revenue by moving into the audiobook business, and potentially moving into the education, news and sports spaces. Significantly, Spotify’s podcast business, which executives said has been dragging down gross margins, is expected to see its margins turn positive after 2022. “Some may also think that we’re a bad business, or at least a business with bad margins for the foreseeable future,” said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. “And others may even think that the audio market just isn’t that significant.” Explore Expl...
Jennifer Lopez Doc ‘Halftime’ Premieres at Tribeca Festival
The Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime” kicked off the 21st Tribeca Festival, launching the annual New York event with an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of the singer-actor filmed during the tumultuous year she turned 50, co-headlined the Super Bowl and narrowly missed out on an Oscar nomination. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The premiere at the United Palace in Washington Heights served as an appropriate opener for the Tribeca Festival, which has jettisoned “Film” from its name to better reflect the wide array of concerts, talks, television premieres, podcasts and virtual reality exhibits that increasingly fill its busy live-event schedule alongside movies. This year’s festival, running through June 19, will trot out plenty of big per...
