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Sneaker Reseller Benjamin Kicks Flaunts Dozens Of Pairs of “Union” Air Jordan 2’s, Backdoor Shenanigans?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Instagram / Instagram Benjamin Kicks strikes again! A year after pulling off the most hated backdoor heist when he walked away with a truck full of “Trophy Room” Air Jordan 1’s, infamous sneaker reseller, Benjamin Kicks has taken to social media to flaunt his latest haul in the form of the limited-edition “Union” Air Jordan 2’s that dropped last week. While many thought BK had a connect at the Union brick-and-mortar store, he took to IG to insinuate that he actually has a backdoor at Nike itself writing “What if my back door isn’t a store but the ….. themselves.” The sneaker game is trash, b. While Marcus Jordan got much heat for backdooring the “Trophy Room” 1’s to Kicks last year (and gets flooded with comments on his IG page to this day about it), we h...
HHW Gaming: Here’s When You Can Expect ‘Halo Infinite’s Co-Op Mode To Arrive
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 343 Industries / HALO Infinite Halo Infinite’s buzz has come and gone, but 343 Industries hopes this latest news sparks some new excitement and brings players back. Fans were epically let down when 343 Industries announced that co-op mode, a feature fans wanted the most when Halo Infinite was first released, would not be available at launch. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for co-op mode to come, but now at least, we have an idea of when we can expect it to arrive. Related Stories Along with the announcement of the 2022 roadmap, 343 Industries says co-op mode will launch sometime in “late August,” Halo’s head of creative Joseph Staten said in a recent blog post. Along with that announcement, some more sad news came, a split-screen co-op, which allows ...
MARO On His Upcoming Album, an “Audio Musical” With Its Own Universe
As an accomplished composer and music entrepreneur, MARO has a knack for storytelling. He has long been championed for the dark, heady sound design found in his potent electronic music productions. Look no further than his riveting songs on the official Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack, which remain some of the record’s most popular—a statement that speaks volumes considering it also features tracks by Grimes, Run The Jewels and Nina Kraviz, among others. Now, MARO is on the verge of releasing a new album, Rejects, which he affectionally calls an “audio musical” with its own visual universe. He tells us the album has not only a metaphysical backstory, but a formidable list of collaborators, like Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Ergo, he’s positioning to r...
Future Unveils the Title and Cover Art for His Ninth Studio Album
After announcing the release date for his forthcoming ninth studio album earlier this month, Future on Monday took to social media to finally reveal the project’s official cover art and title. “Album Title: I NEVER LIKED YOU,” he wrote on Instagram under the official artwork, which sees the chart-topping rapper snoozing in the backseat of a luxury vehicle while wearing a maroon suit and a matching sleep mask. I Never Liked You will arrive as the follow-up to Future’s 2020 solo project High Off Life and his collaborative album with Lil Uzi Vert, Pluto x Baby Pluto, which was released that same year. Earlier in 2022, Future made two guest appearances on Gunna’s DS4Ever, for tracks “Too Easy” and “Pushin P,” and released a music video for his own single, “Worst Day.” ...
Songwriter & ASCAP President Paul Williams Remembers Senator Orrin Hatch as a Champion of Creators
Sometimes there is truth in old sayings like “politics makes strange bedfellows.” That was certainly the case with Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and perhaps many of the music creators and recording artists whose livelihoods he protected and whose work he recognized as important to our culture – even if it wasn’t to his personal taste. Senator Hatch, who died on April 23 at the age of 88, had a certain way of greeting me. “You rascal, Paul,” he’d say with a devilish smile. “Are you behaving yourself?” And I would often reply, especially when I was in his office explaining the challenges we were facing as songwriters and asking for his support. “Yes, I’m behaving, Senator, and I’m grateful that you are in our corner standing with songwriters on this issue.” And he did stand with music creators on ...
Songwriter & ASCAP President Paul Williams Remembers Senator Orrin Hatch as a Champion of Creators
Sometimes there is truth in old sayings like “politics makes strange bedfellows.” That was certainly the case with Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and perhaps many of the music creators and recording artists whose livelihoods he protected and whose work he recognized as important to our culture – even if it wasn’t to his personal taste. Senator Hatch, who died on April 23 at the age of 88, had a certain way of greeting me. “You rascal, Paul,” he’d say with a devilish smile. “Are you behaving yourself?” And I would often reply, especially when I was in his office explaining the challenges we were facing as songwriters and asking for his support. “Yes, I’m behaving, Senator, and I’m grateful that you are in our corner standing with songwriters on this issue.” And he did stand with music creators on ...
Morgan Wallen Makes Historic Hot Country Songs Chart Entrance With ‘Don’t Think Jesus’
Morgan Wallen becomes the first artist to score a trio of No. 1 debuts on Billboard‘s airplay-, streaming- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958. On the April 30-dated tally, Wallen’s “Don’t Think Jesus,” released on Mercury/Republic/Big Loud Records April 15, rockets in at the summit. It gives Wallen four career No. 1s, including a record-breaking three that have opened in the penthouse. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Only 11 songs have debuted on Hot Country Songs at the pinnacle since its inception. Just one other artist has achieved multiple No. 1 arrivals: Taylor Swift, with “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” last November and “Love Story (Taylor’s Versio...
Morgan Wallen Makes Historic Hot Country Songs Chart Entrance With ‘Don’t Think Jesus’
Morgan Wallen becomes the first artist to score a trio of No. 1 debuts on Billboard‘s airplay-, streaming- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958. On the April 30-dated tally, Wallen’s “Don’t Think Jesus,” released on Mercury/Republic/Big Loud Records April 15, rockets in at the summit. It gives Wallen four career No. 1s, including a record-breaking three that have opened in the penthouse. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Only 11 songs have debuted on Hot Country Songs at the pinnacle since its inception. Just one other artist has achieved multiple No. 1 arrivals: Taylor Swift, with “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” last November and “Love Story (Taylor’s Versio...
Miley Cyrus Announces Deluxe Version of ‘Attention: Miley Live’
Attention… again! On Monday (April 25), Miley Cyrus spilled the tea that she’s adding to her new live album for a deluxe edition. Attention: Miley Live (Deluxe) will arrive Friday via Columbia Records and contains six new tracks: “WTF Do I Know,” a mash-up of “Mother’s Daughter” and “Boys Don’t Cry” featuring Anitta, a second version of unreleased track “You,” “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,” Plastic Hearts highlight “Angels Like You” and 2008 Breakout-era single “Fly on the Wall.” Originally released on April 1, Attention serves as a career-spanning set for the former Disney Channel star’s first-ever live offering, including everything from “Party in the U.S.A.,” “The Climb” and “See You Again” to “We Can’t Stop” (mashed up with Pixies‘ “Where Is My Mind?”), “Midnight Sky” and a thrilling c...
Miley Cyrus Announces Deluxe Version of ‘Attention: Miley Live’
Attention… again! On Monday (April 25), Miley Cyrus spilled the tea that she’s adding to her new live album for a deluxe edition. Attention: Miley Live (Deluxe) will arrive Friday via Columbia Records and contains six new tracks: “WTF Do I Know,” a mash-up of “Mother’s Daughter” and “Boys Don’t Cry” featuring Anitta, a second version of unreleased track “You,” “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,” Plastic Hearts highlight “Angels Like You” and 2008 Breakout-era single “Fly on the Wall.” Originally released on April 1, Attention serves as a career-spanning set for the former Disney Channel star’s first-ever live offering, including everything from “Party in the U.S.A.,” “The Climb” and “See You Again” to “We Can’t Stop” (mashed up with Pixies‘ “Where Is My Mind?”), “Midnight Sky” and a thrilling c...
Elon Musk to Buy Twitter: Questlove, Ice T, Scooter Braun & More React
Elon Musk reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the social media company announced on Monday (April 25). The Tesla CEO, who is also the world’s wealthiest person, has previously noted that he wants to buy Twitter because he thought that it’s not a platform for “free speech.” He says it needs to be transformed as a private company in order to build trust with users and do better at serving what he calls the “societal imperative” of free speech. Over the past few weeks, Musk has shared a number of proposed changes that he hopes to implement in the company, from relaxing content restrictions — such as the rules that suspended former President Donald Trump’s account — to removing fake and automated accounts from Twitter. “Free speech is the bedrock of a fu...
Elon Musk to Buy Twitter: Questlove, Ice T, Scooter Braun & More React
Elon Musk reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the social media company announced on Monday (April 25). The Tesla CEO, who is also the world’s wealthiest person, has previously noted that he wants to buy Twitter because he thought that it’s not a platform for “free speech.” He says it needs to be transformed as a private company in order to build trust with users and do better at serving what he calls the “societal imperative” of free speech. Over the past few weeks, Musk has shared a number of proposed changes that he hopes to implement in the company, from relaxing content restrictions — such as the rules that suspended former President Donald Trump’s account — to removing fake and automated accounts from Twitter. “Free speech is the bedrock of a fu...
