Prior to taking the stage for his solo performance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, Ozuna let slip that he has another major collab with DJ Snake in the works. Given the meteoric success of 2019’s “Taki Taki,” a bilingual reggaeton-dance crossover track by Snake featuring Ozuna, Selena Gomez and Cardi B, perhaps it’s no surprise Ozuna and Snake have plans to recreate the magic. Today “Taki Taki” sits at a staggering 1.2 billion streams on Spotify alone. Their forthcoming collaboration, dubbed “La Funka,” isn’t short on star power. Chart-topping rapper Megan Thee Stallion and K-pop supergroup BLACKPINK are joining the effort, Ozuna said. The track will mark the second appearance on a dance music record for bo...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2021 is all set to take place later this month with some of Hip-Hop music’s biggest acts. Not only will the Festival Stage see up-and-coming favorites like Yung Bleu, Coi Leray, and Dreamdoll do their thing, the Stadium Stage boasts nothing but heavy hitters. Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel will hit the stage, as well as Saweetie, Meek Mill, A Boogie, Migos, and Swizz Beats, who will perform a tribute in honor of late legend DMX. One of his only remaining festival appearances after the homophobic comments he made at Rolling Loud, DaBaby is also slated to perform. It’ll be interesting to see how he uses this time in front of frustrated fans. See the full lineup below. For those who haven’t be...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cash App / Megan Thee Stallion Are you still confused about Bitcoin and the whole cryptocurrency wave? Don’t worry, Megan Thee Stallion is here to break it all down for you. Back in June, the Houston Rapper teamed up with Cash App for her “Investment For Hotties” series, where she first announced she would help her loyal fans get in the stock market game by giving away $1 million worth of stock. Thee Stallion is back, but this time she is talking cryptocurrency and is breaking it all down in the next installment of her Cash App series, “Bitcoin For Hotties.” In the roughly 2-minute video, Megan Thee Stallion uses her signature hot girl swag to explain the in some ways simple but still at times very complicated world of cryptocurrency, how it works, why it...