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Lady Gaga To Join Joaquin Phoenix In ‘The Joker 2’, Rumored To Be A Musical
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty Todd Phillips’ 2019 surprise hit The Joker was supposed to be a one-off film showcasing how a man let a selfish society turn him into Batman’s most dangerous villain. But a few Oscars and $1 billion dollars later, Warner Bros. has decided that maybe a sequel isn’t a bad idea. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joker: Folie à deux is officially a go with Joaquin Phoenix set to reprise his role as the Clown Prince of Crime, but adding a bit more star power to the film will be one Lady Gaga as she’s been cast to star opposite Phoenix in what’s being described as a musical. We not gonna lie, a musical between The Joker and Lady Gaga would be pretty damn interesting. Naturally Gaga won’t be playing herself but rumors have her playi...
The First Trailer For Issa Rae’s New Comedy ‘Rap Sh!t’ Is Giving City Girls Vibes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alicia Vera/HBO Max Insecure is done, but it looks like Rap Sh!t will be picking up the baton. It’s A Bad B*tch Rennaisance In Rap Sh!t The first trailer for Issa Rae’s new comedy Rap Sh!t has arrived, and it will be taking viewers on a trip to Miami. The roughly one-minute teaser follows two estranged high school friends from the 305, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), reuniting to form a rap group. The brief look at the show coming to HBO Max on July 21 encapsulates Shawna and Mia’s adventures trying to establish themselves in the Hip-Hop game while navigating life in the United States’ popular vacation destination. Related Stories If you also got City Girls vibes while watching the two stars try to make their rap dreams a reality, there is ...
Who?!: XXL Freshman Class 2022 Class Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Travis Shinn / Courtesy of XXL On Tuesday (June 14), XXL magazine revealed its annual XXL Freshman list of up and coming rappers and MC’s. This year’s class features a dozen artists and includes some names that may already be familiar like Saucy Santana, Big Scarr and Nardo Wick. According to XXL, the list was determined via daily meetings (in person and via Zoom) with the eventual selections to help determine who was making a name for themselves and establishing themselves for an actual career in order to avoid one-hit wonder status. It all started in January before wrapping up in April. While the staffes picked what was thought to be an initial nine selections, the tenth spot was via fan vote. Yes, this is where we point out that 12 people made the list...
‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Main Villain Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sony Pictures Animation / Sony Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse might be delayed until 2023 but fans got a sneak peak at what to expect when we’re finally able to take in one of the most highly-anticipated sequels of the past few years. Variety is reporting that during the Annecy presentation Across The Spider-Verse directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson blessed those in attendance with a look at the film’s main antagonist, The Spot. Though he’s not exactly as popular as say a Venom or even a Black Cat for that matter, The Spot will be recognized by hardcore Spidey fans who’ve followed the superhero for most of their lives. “For those who are not hardcore canon nerds, The Spot is one of the deepest cuts in Spider-Man’s r...
Ozzy Osbourne Is “Doing Well and On the Road to Recovery” After Surgery to “Determine the Rest of His Life”
Ozzy Osbourne takes a licking but keeps on ticking. The Prince of Darkness is “doing well and on the road to recovery” following major surgery, reports his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne. Last week, Sharon revealed that Ozzy was set to undergo a “very major operation” on Monday (June 13th) that was “really going to determine the rest of his life.” It is assumed that the surgery was related to correcting structural damage that the metal icon had suffered in a fall in early 2019. At the time, Ozzy dislodged metal rods and pins that were placed in his body after a 2003 ATV accident. The singer himself had recently mentioned that a previous surgeon “f**ked up” and that he needed additional neck surgery, as he couldn’t “walk properly these days.” In a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday (...
Rolling Loud New York: Nicki Minaj, Future, and A$AP Rocky Headline 2022 Lineup
Rolling Loud New York is ready to bring the volume to Queens with a 2022 lineup headlined by Nicki Minaj, Future, and A$AP Rocky. The three-day festival goes September 23rd through the 25th at Citi Field in Queens. Rocky returns after headlining the 2019 edition, though both he and the festival have grown since then, with Rolling Loud becoming more established and Rocky becoming Mr. Rihanna. Meanwhile, Future is riding high on the release of his new album, I Never Liked You, while Nicki has only just returned to making music, sharing a pair of singles with Lil Baby after a period where she was more known for the state of her cousin’s friend’s testicles. Other marquee sets will be held down by Lil Uzi Vert, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Chief Keef, Lil Baby, A Boogie wit da Ho...
Preoccupations Announce New Album Arrangements, Share “Ricochet”: Stream
Preoccupations have revealed their upcoming fourth LP Arrangements, which is set to arrive on September 9th. The four-piece also unveiled the album’s lead single, “Ricochet,” as well as dates for their North American tour this fall. Arrangements was recorded in two parts: first in a series of studio sessions in Montreal during Fall 2019 where most of the album’s bedrock instrumentation was recorded, and then in individual home studio setups over a period of 16 months amid COVID-19 lockdowns, where each band member completed their parts and tinkered with new ideas separately. Produced completely by the band, Arrangements was then mixed by Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck) and mastered by Mikey Young (Total Control). The extended, isolated sessions found the band reaching for more guitar-oriented tun...
How to Get Tickets to $uicideboys$’s 2022 Tour
$uicideboys$ have unveiled their extensive 2022 “Grey Day” tour that should make for alluring music to the ears of fans awaiting their upcoming LP Sing Me a Lullaby My Sweet Temptation. Get tickets here, and read on for more details about the duo’s stacked live experience coming this fall. What Is $uicideboys$’ Next Tour? The “Grey Day” is preceded by the New Orleans cousins’ festival appearances at the likes of Bonnaroo in June and Miami’s Rolling Loud in July. The tour officially kicks off in Chicago on August 2nd and hits Midwest cities including Detroit, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee before moving west to San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento. The tour zig-zags along the West Coast, stopping in Reno, Seattle, Boise, Portland, and Salt Lake City before heading back inland to Oklah...
Lizzo Changes “Grrrls” Lyrics After Criticisms of Using “Ableist Slur”
Lizzo announced a change in the lyrics of her latest single “Grrrls” after receiving criticism for using an “ableist slur” in the track’s opening. Taking to Instagram to acknowledge the responses, she clarified that it was not her intention to “promote derogatory language” in any of her music and that she believes in the power of words: “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS’. Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language. As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hateful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case unintentionally). I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change. This is the result of me listening and taking action. A...
AFROPUNK Returns to Brooklyn With Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs and More
AFROPUNK is making its way back to Brooklyn after three long years. The famed festival is billed as “[a] celebration of Black joy and a testament to the resilience of the Brooklyn community,” with the event setting up shop at the Commodore Barry Park on September 10 and 11. A myriad of big names are set to hit the stage for the two-day festival, including big names such as The Roots, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Lucky Daye, Tierra Whack and Earl Sweatshirt and rising stars like Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Rodney Chrome and more. Citi Cardmember-exclusive presale tickets are available now while the AFROPUNK Community presale kicks off June 16th and the general on-sale tickets on June 17. Check out the lineup below. AFROPUNK Brooklyn takes place September 10 to Sept...
A New 3-Day Yoga and Electronic Music Festival Is Coming to Colorado
In a cozy winter wonderland nestled just outside of Aspen, Colorado the debut Drishti Beats Yoga & Music Festival will unfold next month. Be it through skiing in the winter or mountain biking in the summer, travelers typically visit Snowmass to connect with the natural world. But soon visitors to Snowmass will connect with Mother Earth through the vitalizing combination of electronic music and yoga at Drishti Beats, which kicks off the weekend of July 8th, 2022. Drishti Beats was an act born out of the desire to explore the connection between movement and music through the “yogi” lens. Initially starting as a niche attraction within the festival and fitness communities, the brand has since expanded to support a standalone festival in its own right. A yoga ses...
Music Producers Are Flocking to Remix This “Stranger Things” Song: Listen to Our 5 Favorites
When Kate Bush released “Running Up That Hill” in 1985, we’d wager she didn’t expect the song to top the Billboard 200 chart 27 years after its release. But sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. After finding new life in Netflix’s hit sci-fi series Stranger Things, the persevering song’s meteoric rise has attracted a new faction of admiring music producers looking to put their spin on it. Read on to listen to five of our favorite remix interpretations of “Running Up That Hill.” Running Up That Hill (Lookas Remix) With his invigorating remix, Lookas aptly captures the spirit of the mysterious Stranger Things universe by pairing bellowing horns with curiously percolating synths. Running Up That Hill (A...
