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Video Shows LA Man Ramming Dump Truck Into Estranged Wife’s House “Because We Are Going Through A Divorce”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kypros / Getty In today’s episode of Bro…There Are Better Ways To Say Your Marriage Was Trash, a California man has been caught on video crashing a dump truck into his estranged wife’s home in South Los Angeles. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed during the incident in which the driver of the dump truck also crashed into multiple parked cars. But that doesn’t mean Patricia Dunn, the alleged target of the rampage didn’t suffer more than a scare. “A man under that kind of rage – who’s to say what he might do?” Dunn told ABC 7 of the incident that happened Sunday afternoon in the area of 107th Street and Normandie Avenue in Westmont. “He was trying to kill me. He really was.” Dunn also told reporters that she still fears for her life and that her husb...
Photos: Look Inside deadmau5 and Kaskade’s Historic Kx5 Headlining Performance In L.A.
After headlining one of the most significant concerts in electronic music history, it seems Kx5 are determined to take the genre to places it’s never been. Not even a mid-show generator fire could stop Kaskade and deadmau5 from engrossing fans at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, where they performed for a DJ set for the ages. The show was ultimately record-breaking in scale, taking the distinction for the largest single-day concert by an electronic artist ever in North America after drawing an audience of 50,000 and netting $3.7 million. But the numbers were only part of the story. Kx5’s show was a particularly special moment for EDM. Kaksade and deadmau5 performing as Kx5 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on December 10th, 2022. Brian Rapaport/EDM.com Their set began in cinem...
Rare Ernie Barnes Art Exhibit To Be Held In L.A. Next February
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: George Wilhelm / Getty A new exhibit featuring rarely-seen artwork from the symbolic Black artist Ernie Barnes is set to open in Los Angeles, California next year. As the Los Angeles edition of the Frieze art festival is set to take place in February, one gallery has announced an exhibit featuring the iconic work of Barnes that focuses on his viewpoint of music. The exhibit, titled Ernie Barnes: Where Music and Soul Live, will be hosted by UTA Artist Space and contain 30 of his vibrant paintings that showcase Black musicians and dancers in nightclubs and other street scenes. This exhibit will mark the first time many of these paintings, which have been in private collections, will be seen by the public. Barnes’ work, which highlights Black bodies sw...
L.A. Mayor-Elect Karen Bass Vows To “Solve Homelessness”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christina House / Getty In her first address since her historic win as the first woman and the second Black mayor of Los Angeles, Rep. Karen Bass has promised to solve the city’s homelessness crisis. Bass gave the address at the historic Ebell Theatre and called on voters across the city to be a part of the solution in helping the more than 40,000 who are living on the streets of L.A. “The crisis we face affects us all and all of us must be part of the solution,” Bass said, according to CNN. “Being a coalition builder is not coming together to sing Kumbaya. … Being a coalition builder is about marshalling all of the resources, all of the skills, the knowledge, the talent of this city. “The people of Los Angeles have sent a clear message. It’s ...
Moore Kismet Announces Debut Headlining Performance In Los Angeles
What a moment for Moore Kismet, who has announced their debut headlining show in their hometown of Los Angeles. The young electronic music prodigy, who was named to EDM.com‘s Class of 2021, today revealed the upcoming concert, “UNIVERSE: A CELEBRATION OF GROWTH.” Scheduled for December 3rd at the famed Roxy Theatre, the show takes its name from Kismet’s scintillating debut album, UNIVERSE, a Grammy dark horse released back in June. Fans of Kismet can expect a “completely unparalleled experience” and a “myriad of special surprises,” according to the genre-bending unicorn. And it’s all going down on their 18th birthday. “ever since I started Moore Kismet, I always dreamed of taking this beautifully weird music I make to shows w...
Kaalan “KR” Walker Convicted At Rape Trial, Slapped With 50 Year To Life Sentene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kaalan Walker, stylized also as Kaalan “KR” Walker, was convicted of serial rape earlier this year with intention of appealing the charges. On Monday (Oct. 17), Walker was convicted at trial and slapped with a sentence of at least 50 years up to a life sentence. The Los Angeles Times, which has been closely following the Kaalan Walker matter, reported that the 27-year-old was accused of using his status to lure models into his clutches after promising them access to the modeling world. In April, Walker was convicted of three counts of forcible rape, two counts of statutory rape, and two counts of rape by intoxication according to the Los Angeles County DA’s office. Via social media, Walker would reportedly invite the models to a prop...
Rapper Half Ounce Shot & Killed, 3rd Rapper In Under A Month Killed In L.A. County
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Family Of Half Ounce / GoFundMe Half Ounce, a rapper who put out a number of projects over the past seven years, was shot and killed this past Monday (Oct. 3). The shooting death of Half Ounce, who hailed from Inglewood, adds to a chilling tally of rappers killed in Los Angeles County in under a month. Half Ounce, real name Latauriisha O’Brien, was shot while sitting inside an SUV in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times, O’Brien was 36 although another report from NBC News lists his age as 32. According to the NBC News report, O’Brien was a father of three who held a day job at UPS as shared by the rapper’s family with the outlet. O’Brien was signed to San Diego record label Wrongkind Records, which has released music w...
Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Festival Will Not Return for 2022
Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles is skipping 2022, his manager Chris Clancy tells Billboard, and is planning to bring the festival back next year. “It’s really not that deep,” says Clancy of the Goldenvoice-produced event. “Tyler toured all year and was busy with a number of projects. Reading the tea leaves and what’s happening with festivals coming out of the pandemic, we thought it would be best to come back next year.” This has been an unusual year for festivals, as large-scale events largely returned from the pandemic. The festival space was more crowded and oversaturated in 2022 than many expected as promoters created new events to take advantage of an uptick in ticket buying and fan demand at the beginning of the year for events like Coachella and Outside L...
Why Fred again.. Is Exactly What Electronic Dance Music Needed
Fred again.. is inescapable these days. But unlike other names hyped ad nauseam into oblivion this year, his is one you’d be smart to emotionally invest in. For some reason, musicians are still expected to masquerade as doppelgängers of themselves—cringey caricatures sharing manufactured moments through the vacuous engines of TikTok. Content culture is the music industry’s newest and most vicious plague, and it corrodes the mental health of its most authentic artists. But as social media continues to dig its crooked claws into the sincerity of musicians, Fred again.. is fracturing its nefarious nature by being his most genuine self. Fred again.. performs live at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2022. Julian Bajsel There’s a sad sense of attrition in the wearisome ...
Ice-T Done Sharing Tips On L.A. Gang Culture: “MFs Will Not Listen”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty Ice-T is done speaking out. Following the senseless murder of rapper PnB Rock, the West Coast legend took to social media to share that he’s done sharing words of wisdom to the youth on how to avoid being setup and robbed, or worse, while in LA. Sharing his message via Twitter, Ice-T shared why Los Angeles rappers are hardly seen wearing jewelry while in their home city, stating that it’s not because they’re “broke” but instead don’t want to “test the streets.” “People are still hitting me up about my comments about LA Gang culture,” the actor-rapper tweeted. “If you NOTICE, LA rappers don’t wear a lotta Jewelry… Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick.. The list goes on.. It’s not cause we’re broke. LA is just a Dangerous pla...
Zedd to Honor 10th Anniversary of “Clarity” With 50-Piece Orchestra In Los Angeles
For one night only, fans can experience Zedd‘s seminal debut album like never before. October 5th, 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the release of one of dance music’s most recognizable albums, Clarity. In honor of reaching the decade mark, Zedd is heading to Los Angeles to showcase his work with help from a 50-piece orchestra. The Grammy-winning dance music superstar has announced that he will be performing every single track from the 2012 album at the special show. Details about the concert are scarce at the moment, but fans can expect a unique live experience that breathes new life into the music from Clarity. This show is not to be confused with Zedd’s other anniversary outings, which are set to take place at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Franc...
Alison Wonderland Announces Headlining Whyte Fang Debut In Los Angeles
Whyte Fang is ready to “get weird” with her debut in the City of Angels. The brainchild of Alison Wonderland was revived late last year with “TIDES,” a wonky single infused with distorted trap sound design. Teaming up with Brownies & Lemonade around the same time, Whyte Fang previewed what was to come with a mind-bending live set. After a break in the action, the Whyte Fang revival picked up considerably more steam this week. First, Wonderland previewed unreleased Whyte Fang music and blew the crowd away with a taste of the spellbinding show production and visuals backing the effort. Immediately after came the announcement of Whyte Fang’s headlining debut. For longtime fans of the trap and bass star, the location could not be more ideal: Los An...
