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StockX Responds To Nike’s Bootleg Sneaker Sales Allegations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: StockX / StockX StockX has responded to Nike’s claims that it sold the brand four pairs of bootleg versions of their sneakers. The online marketplace and resale brand is basically saying, Don’t believe the hype. According to StockX, Nike itself has expressed faith in its authentication process and asserts that the latest court motion amount to sour grapes over its lawsuit against its Vault NFT program. They went as far as to say that they can’t be too mad at the job they’re doing considering its own employees use it. “We take customer protection extremely seriously, and we’ve invested millions to fight the proliferation of counterfeit products that virtually every global marketplace faces today,” said StockX in a formal statement shared with Hip-Hop Wired...
The iPod Officially Laid To Rest After Apple Announced It’s Discontinuing iPod Touch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images / Getty Apple is finally laying the iPod to rest. Apple announced it was quietly discontinuing the iPod touch, the last version of its popular portable music player. With this move, the company that Steve Jobs built hammered the final nail in the coffin of the device it first introduced in 2001 that introduced Apple to the digital music era allowing users to store “up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into an ultra-portable, 6.5-ounce design that fits in your pocket.” The first iteration of the iPod touch was introduced in 2007 and was the first version of the device to closely resemble the iPhone, the last time Apple released an updated model was in 2019. Related Stories Apple created the iPod touch for the perso...
NBA Hall Of Fame Big Man Bob Lanier Dies At 73
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Focus On Sport / Getty Bob Lanier, a standout center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks, died this past Tuesday (May 10). According to the NBA, Lanier passed after experiencing a short illness. As seen on NBA.com, Lanier, born Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. on September 10, 1948, got his start on the hardwood as an undecorated high school player in Buffalo, N.Y. ahead of going on to attend St. Bonaventure University. He was selected No. 1 overall in 1970 by the Detroit Pistons after leading St. Bonaventure to the NCAA Final Four. Across 14 seasons playing for the Pistons and later the Milwaukee Bucks, Lanier averaged 20.1 points and 10.1 boards over the course of his career. Lanier was an eight-time NBA All-Star, and NBA All-Star MVP, and made the A...
Rosalía Shares Woodsy New Video for “Delirio de Grandeza”: Watch
Rosalía has shared a new music video for her Motomami track “Delirio de Grandeza.” The woodsy visual finds Rosalía in the forest wielding a chainsaw, chopping wood, building a fire, and foraging for plants with an adorable dog. The visual was directed by Mitch Ryan in Downsville, New York. Check it out below. Motomami dropped in April. The singer has so far shared videos for album cuts “Candy,” “Hentai,” “Chicken Teriyaki,” “Saoko,” and “La Fama.” In March, Rosalía performed “Chicken Teriyaki” and “La Fama” on Saturday Night Live. She kicks off her world tour in Spain in July. Read about Rosaliá in “The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
What Young Thug and Gunna’s Indictment Means for Rap Music on Trial
On May 9, Young Thug was arrested at his Atlanta home after being named in a broad 56-count gang indictment. According to the indictment, the rapper and 27 other people, including Gunna, allegedly conspired to violate the Georgia criminal racketeering law. The government claims that YSL—Young Thug’s rap collective and label also known as Young Stoner Life—is a criminal gang with ties to the national Bloods organization. Specifically, the 28 people named in the indictment are all charged with conspiracy to violate the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. That’s Georgia’s version of the federal law originally designed to fight organized crime. Under this complicated statute, prosecutors must prove that the defendants committed at least two specific offenses wi...
Young Thug Charged With 7 More Felonies
Young Thug is currently in jail after being arrested on Monday (May 9) on state charges of participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. He has now been charged with seven additional felonies, according to online records viewed by Pitchfork. The charges come after police raided the rapper’s home in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, according to Channel 2 Action News reporter Michael Seiden. The new charges against Young Thug are: possession of marijuana with intent to distribute; possession of a Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance with intent to distribute; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; possession of a sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or sil...
Kendrick Lamar Reveals Cover Artwork for New Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar has revealed the cover artwork for his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. It features Lamar in a crown of thorns holding a child; in the background is a woman with a baby. Find the cover artwork, shot by Renell Medrano, below. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is out this Friday, May 13. Lamar recently shared his new song “The Heart Part 5.” It arrived with a new music video which showed Lamar’s face morphing into deepfakes of OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, Nipsey Hussle, Jussie Smollett, and Will Smith. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s studio Deep Voodoo was behind the video’s unsettling visuals; Lamar is co-producing an upcoming comedy film with Parker and Stone. Lamar first shared news that he had an album on the way in August 2021 with a n...
Rosalía Drops Rustic “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA” Music Video
Rosalía on Wednesday shared the official video for “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA,” off her newly-released album, MOTOMAMI. The visual sees the singer-songwriter entirely immersed in nature, as she runs through fields with a dog, chops wood with a chainsaw, hunts with a bow and arrow and sets up camp with her own fire. The video, which was directed by Mitch Ryan, was filmed in Downsville, New York. MOTOMAMI, which arrived in April, includes 16 tracks and features appearances from The Weeknd on “LA FAMA” and Tokischa on “LA COMBI VERSACE,” as well as collaborative efforts from Pharrell and Chad Hugo, James Blake, Frank Dukes and Cory Henry. The record marks her first solo full-length effort since 2018’s El Mar Querer. In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Rosalía said that t...
Jack Harlow Performs “First Class” on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
Jack Harlow appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform his hit single “First Class,” from his newly-released album Come Home the Kids Miss You. Wearing all back, the 24-year-old vocalist took to a fog-covered stage to give his live rendition in the foreground of a blue-lit backdrop. The chart-topper also sat down with Fallon to discuss his recent performance with Lil Nas X at the 2022 Grammys, his sophomore studio effort and his slew of viral videos, stating that his recent success has been “validating.” “I think I appreciate it, you know,” he said in the interview. “I appreciate it because it’s fragile to me and I know I worked for it. I think I don’t take it for granted at all because of that.” Come Home the Kids Miss You, which arrived last Friday, incl...
Electronic Artists Win Big In User-Generated “Reddit Grammy Awards”
The Grammy’s have had a tumultuous past, and many artists are turning away from them entirely. So one Redditor took matters into their own hands. The “Reddit Grammy Awards” was forged by a Reddit user who listened through 7,500 songs posted to platform by unheralded independent artists. Last year, they listened to more than 15,000 songs. Similar to the Grammys, these awards includes various genres, including electronic, classical, breakbeat and more. The electronic song of the year was “Burn” by mistral, an artist based in Glasgow. Other winners include Sonar Seven’s “Sunbird” for Bass House, Vrdnyn and Summer School’s “Hurt No More” for Disco House, and Latch’s “Wasteland” for House. Scroll to Co...
Beatport Launches New Genre, Amapiano
Digital music marketplace Beatport has added a new genre to its platform, amapiano. Amapiano is a South African-born genre that has risen to prominence over the past few years by way of artists like DBN Gogo, Focalisti, and Major League DJz, as well as labels such as Jozi Entertainment, Thupa Industry, and PianoHub. Previously, the amapiano genre was categorized under other genres on Beatport’s platform. These included Afro House, Deep House and Dance/Electro Pop. This new categorization will allow Beatport to properly promote these genres through banners, playlists and more. The increase in promotional power will enable fans to more easily discover the sounds and artists of amapiano and amplify exposure for its artists. South Africa has been a rich cultural...
Roland’s AIRA Compact Synthesizers Are Pocket-Sized, Powerful Hardware for Beginners
Everything is getting smaller and more portable, including synths. Roland‘s new AIRA Compact devices utilize Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) instead of resistors and capacitors to make sounds. While you won’t exactly get the tried-and-true analog sound, you’ll receive powerful modern processors that closely resemble that of their analog counterparts. Additionally, you’ll also get the same amount of tweaking and manipulation. The AIRA Compact line includes the T-8 Beat Machine, J-6 Chord Synthesizer, and E-4 Voice Tweaker. The T-8 Beat Machine features classic Roland drum machines like the TR-808, TR-909, TR-606, and TB-303. The J-6 Chord Synthesizer is modeled after Roland’s JUNO-60 synth. And the E-4 Voice Tweaker features a microphone input for art...
