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Joe Biden Calls for Assault Weapons Ban: “How Much More Carnage Are We Willing To Accept?”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty After weeks of back-to-back mass shootings across the United States, President Joe Biden addressed the nation in an emotional evening speech on Thursday where he urged Congress to pass sensible gun reform laws. Against a somber backdrop of lit white candles, the President recounted stories from Uvalde, TX site of the deadliest mass school shooting in the nation’s history where 19 children and two teachers were slain by an 18-year-old armed with an AR-15. Related Stories “After Columbine, after Sandy Hook, after Charleston, after Orlando, after Las Vegas, after Parkland, nothing has been done. This time, that can’t be true. This time, we must actually do something. The issue we face is one of conscience and common sense,” th...
HHW Gaming: Everything We Know So Far About Capcom’s ‘Street Fighter 6’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Capcom / Street Fighter 6 Capcom made a lot of noise during PlayStation’s latest State of Play presentation kicking things off with Resident Evil 4 Remake. Another game also stood out, Street Fighter 6. With Street Fighter 6, Here Comes A New Challenger Coming into Thursday (Jun.2), we knew Street Fighter 6 was in development with the reveal of a logo, but that’s all Capcom shared with fans of the iconic fighting game. That all changed with the arrival of the game’s first trailer during the State of Play presentation. [embedded content] Capcom promised some changes were coming to Street Fighter 6, and based on the trailer, that is indeed the case. Let’s break down what we know about the game so far. A Diverse Lineup of Fighters Source: Capcom / Jamie and ...
HHW Gaming: Everything We Know So Far About Capcom’s ‘Street Fighter 6’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Capcom / Street Fighter 6 Capcom made a lot of noise during PlayStation’s latest State of Play presentation kicking things off with Resident Evil 4 Remake. Another game also stood out, Street Fighter 6. With Street Fighter 6, Here Comes A New Challenger Coming into Thursday (Jun.2), we knew Street Fighter 6 was in development with the reveal of a logo, but that’s all Capcom shared with fans of the iconic fighting game. That all changed with the arrival of the game’s first trailer during the State of Play presentation. [embedded content] Capcom promised some changes were coming to Street Fighter 6, and based on the trailer, that is indeed the case. Let’s break down what we know about the game so far. A Diverse Lineup of Fighters Source: Capcom / Jamie and ...
Baltimore Rapper Young Moose Wins $300K Settlement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Talukdar / Getty Young Moose, a rapper out of Baltimore, found himself the victim of a corrupt city officer who derailed his career. Now, the city will have to pay $300,000 in settlement fees, a portion of a seven-figure lawsuit. Young Moose Gets Justice As seen in The Baltimore Sun, Young Moose, real name Kevron Evans, was arrested by Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force outside a city bar in 2012. Evans said then that after he was searched that former Detective Daniel Hersl planted drugs on his person, leading to three felony charges. On advice from his lawyer, Evans took a plea deal. The conviction was vacated in 2020 by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby after a review. Evans filed a complaint against the city in 2021 seeking $1.5 million in d...
Baltimore Rapper Young Moose Wins $300K Settlement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Talukdar / Getty Young Moose, a rapper out of Baltimore, found himself the victim of a corrupt city officer who derailed his career. Now, the city will have to pay $300,000 in settlement fees, a portion of a seven-figure lawsuit. Young Moose Gets Justice As seen in The Baltimore Sun, Young Moose, real name Kevron Evans, was arrested by Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force outside a city bar in 2012. Evans said then that after he was searched that former Detective Daniel Hersl planted drugs on his person, leading to three felony charges. On advice from his lawyer, Evans took a plea deal. The conviction was vacated in 2020 by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby after a review. Evans filed a complaint against the city in 2021 seeking $1.5 million in d...
Pioneering Tropical House Artist Thomas Jack Returns After 4-Year Hiatus: Listen to “Sandman”
One of the forefathers of tropical-inspired electronic music has returned with a bold new direction and the same feel-good energy. It’s a best-of-both-worlds scenario as longtime fans of Thomas Jack re-embrace the Australian producer following a four-year hiatus. Jack’s career certainly wasn’t one you’d up and leave behind without good reason. The pioneering “Rivers” producer is widely credited with having had a role in coining the term “tropical house” after a friend jokingly suggested he adopt the terminology based on how his music sounded. That’s because his music channeled the exotic sounds of summer across the world. Uplifting and carefree, Jack’s music was breezy, light and distinct in its employment of eclectic ...
Listen to Zeds Dead’s Filthy Dubstep Remix of ESPN Theme for 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Zeds Dead are the hottest thing on ice right now. In celebration of the NHL Playoffs’ long-awaited return to ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports has commissioned a series of remixes from top talent in order to take their signature NHL theme music to the next level. The original soundtrack’s dramatic, orchestral theme receives a shot in the arm from veteran electronic music duo Zeds Dead, who didn’t hesitate to deliver an adrenaline-inducing dose of bass into the mix. With its with voluminous stadium claps, the original arrangement provides a suspenseful build for Zeds Dead, who manage to flip it into a dirty dubstep smash with an onslaught of unearthly growls and grinding basslines. Zeds Dead’s remix follows alternate takes on the track from famed hip-hop pro...
Go Deep With EDM.com: Wax Motif Talks Musical Origins, Making Fake IDs, DJ Soccer League & More
With an increasingly boundless list of accolades and the talent and work ethic to back it up, Wax Motif is carving his own path in the music world. The celebrated DJ and dance music producer released his stunning, 17-track debut album House of Wax in early 2022 via his own Divided Souls imprint. He’s now hot off the heels of an electrifying performance at EDC Las Vegas amid a prolific 2022 that has seen him release one of the year’s biggest house tracks, “On The Low,” a collaboration with longstoryshort that samples Mario Winans’ 2004 R&B hit “I Don’t Wanna Know.” But before he became the force he is today, Motif came from humble beginnings, discovering raves at the age of 16 and even making fake IDs at one point. And ...
Celebrate 10 Years of “I Love It” With New Remix of Icona Pop’s Breakout Anthem
2012 was a year of icons: “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, “Let Me Love You” by Ne-Yo, “Gangnam Style” by PSY, channel Orange by Frank Ocean. And lest we forget “I Don’t Care (I Love It)” by Icona Pop and Charli XCX, a song that radiates with restless youth and summer sun. Five Platinum certifications and more than 1.1 billion global streams later, Icona Pop are now celebrating the hit’s tenth (feel old yet?) anniversary on June 14th with a new remix. Produced alongside Osrin and Ellis, this new version of “I Love It” will shoot chills down your spine, updated with an electro house bassline and adorned with heart-pumping rave synths. Not to mention the attention paid to the timeless refrain so deeply ingrained in o...
Lakeyah Drops New Track “Mind Yo Business” Featuring Latto
Quality Control (QC) signee and emerging rap artist Lakeyah has dropped a new track featuring Latto titled “Mind Yo Business.” Gliding over the high-octane beat and horns, the Milwaukee-born artist spits about her expectations. “Bad bitch gon’ shop, no gimmicks / Brand new drop-top, not rented / And every time a bitch start, I finish / If it ain’t money in the text, don’t send it.” Dressed in pink with matching ostrich feathers and multicolored Emilio Pucci, the music video showcases Lakeyah and Latto laying down their verses in a pristinely manicured hedge maze. Matching Lakeyah’s energy, Latto says, “Bitches twice my age, but ain’t half his pay / If he ain’t getting more than me, then he ain’t get no play / Only business that I mind, is the one that pay / My kids, kids gon’ have they way...
New Leonard Cohen Anthology Released: Listen
A new Leonard Cohen anthology has been released. The career-spanning Hallelujah & Songs from His Albums includes 17 of Cohen’s most beloved pieces, such as “Suzanne,” “Bird on a Wire,” “I’m Your Man,” “In My Secret Life,” and more. The collection also includes a previously unreleased live performance of “Hallelujah” from the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. Listen to the full LP below. Hallelujah will receive CD and LP releases this fall. The album is a companion piece to the new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, which premieres at Tribeca Festival this month, and was also an official selection at 2021 Venice Film Festival and 2021 Telluride Festival. The film includes never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Family Trust, including Cohen’s personal noteboo...
Lakeyah and Latto Share Video for New Song “Mind Yo Business”: Watch
Milwaukee-born, Atlanta-based artist Lakeyah recently signed with Motown Records, and, today, she’s sharing her latest release on the label. She’s enlisted Latto for a new track called “Mind Yo Business,” which arrives with an accompanying music video. Watch Lakeyah and Latto swap bars in a garden filled with animal-shaped hedges below. “Mind Yo Business” follows Lakeyah’s recent single “I Look Good.” The rapper signed with Atlanta-based label Quality Control Music prior to inking a deal with Motown. Read more about Lakeyah in “An Introduction to Milwaukee’s Fast-Emerging Rap Scene” over on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
