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Smoke Dogg: Snoop Dogg Gives Blunt Roller A Raise Due To Inflation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Snoop Dogg is known for many things including his formidable rapping ability and effortless cool. The Doggfather is also a connoisseur of the green leaf and shared that the salary for his personal blunt roller was raised due to inflation. Snoop Dogg Understands Economics Twitter account Uber Facts always share some random detail about a celebrity and the account shared that Uncle Snoop pays his assistant between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. Catching wind of the tweet, Snoop wanted to correct the facts that the blunt roller is rolling in even more dough in what is one of the easiest job in the world “Inflation. Their salary went up!!” Snoop tweeted. Snoop always seems prepared to light up and if you’ve ever seen any of his GGN...
The A’s Announce Debut Album, Cover “He Needs Me”: Listen
Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords’ Alexandra Sauser-Monnig are both members of Mountain Man and they’ve now come together for a new band called the A’s. Their debut album, Fruit, is out July 15 via Psychic Hotline. It features covers of folk songs, lullabies, ballads, and more. They’ve shared their rendition of “He Needs Me”—the Harry Nilsson and Shelley Duvall classic from 1980’s Popeye—with a video directed by Meath and Spencer Kelly and art-directed by Sauser-Monnig. Watch it and hear their version of the DeZurik Sisters’ “Why I’m Grieving” below. Produced with Nick Sanborn, the album features contributions from Jenn Wasner (who sings on the album’s sole original song “When I Die”), plus Sam Gendel, Gabriel Kahane, and Alan Good Parker. Content This content can also be v...
Watch a New Trailer for Jordan Peele’s New Movie Nope
A new trailer for Jordan Peele’s new film Nope is out now. It’s his latest horror movie, following 2017’s Get Out and 2019’s Us. Nope will star Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as ranch owners in a desolate part of inland California who discover what may be extraterrestrial life and are determined to get proof. The movie was written and directed by Jordan Peele, and the co-stars include Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea. Universal Pictures will release the film on July 22. Check out the trailer below. In the time between Us and Nope, Jordan Peele has produced a number of television shows, including the Twilight Zone reboot and Lovecraft Country, as well as the film Candyman. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
SZA Celebrates Ctrl Anniversary With New Deluxe Album: Listen
Five years ago today (June 9), SZA released her debut studio album Ctrl. She’s now released Ctrl (Deluxe), which includes seven previously unreleased tracks that were “made in 2014-2016 /17,” including an alternate version of the single “Love Galore.” Listen to the expanded album below. Ctrl debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in July 2017 and, as @chartdata notes, it has never left the chart. The LP got nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. In addition, SZA was nominated for Best New Artist, and the record’s “The Weekend” was up for Best R&B Performance, “Supermodel” got a nod for Best R&B Song, and “Love Galore” was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance. Revisit the 2017 feature interview “‘I’m Literally Still Shook’—SZA Reflects on Her Breako...
Kurt Vile Adds Tour Dates, Performs on Colbert: Watch
Kurt Vile was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He performed “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone),” from his latest album (watch my moves). He also did a rendition of the John Prine song “How Lucky” as a web-exclusive for the show. Additionally, Vile has announced more tour dates in support of the new LP. Watch it all go down, and find Vile’s full schedule, below. (watch my moves) follows Vile’s 2018 full-length Bottle It In. The new LP was recorded at Vile’s home studio OKV Central. He co-produced the LP alongside Rob Schnapf. (watch my moves) features Vile’s backing band the Violators, as well as contributions from Cate Le Bon, Chastity Belt, Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa, and percussionist Sarah Jones. Revisit “A Brief History of Heartland Synth Rock, I...
SZA Delivers ‘Ctrl (Deluxe)’ With Seven Additional Tracks
SZA has released the deluxe version of her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, Ctrl. Clocking in at approximately an hour and 10 minutes, the extended record features seven additional tracks including an alternative version of the Travis Scott-assisted cut “Love Galore,” “2 AM” — which hears the TDE star sample Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR‘s “Come and See Me” — “Miles,” “Percolator,” “Tread Carefully,” “Awkward” and “Jodie.” She confirmed on Twitter that the songs are not technically “new” and were recorded from 2014-2017. Chart Data reports that Ctrl, which debuted at No. 3 in its first week, has never left the Billboard 200 ever since its release in June 2017. The album earned SZA GRAMMY nods for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance for “The Weekend,” Best R&B Song for “Super...
Heaven 17 Announce 2022 North American Tour
English synthpop pioneers Heaven 17 have announced the 2022 “We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang” North American tour. Named after their President Reagan-bashing single, the “We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang” tour kicks off in September and spans 15 stops in the US and Canada. Tickets are currently on sale via Ticketmaster. As lead singer Glenn Gregory explained in a statement, it could be classified as Heaven 17’s first official tour of the continent. He said, “Our first trip to America as Heaven 17 was to New York in 1981; in fact, it was my first-ever trip to the USA and was a truly amazing experience. I can’t remember how on earth this came about, but we were going to play our first-ever live performance at the legendary Studio 54. We have, believe it or not, only ever playe...
Robert De Niro, a Swiftie? “I’m Not Not a Fan” of Taylor Swift
He’s playing a bit mum on the subject, but it looks like Taylor Swift can count Robert De Niro among her legions of fans. In a recent interview with Variety, the Oscar-winner admitted to having “all of her albums,” conceding, “I’m not not a fan.” The main subject of the interview was the Tribeca Film Festival, which De Niro and Jane Rosenthal founded in 2002. The event returned to New York City today, and Taylor Swift’s All Too Well: The Short Film is screening at the event. Naturally, then, Variety asked the co-founders if they were fans of the artist, to which De Niro replied, “I have all of her albums. I’m not not a fan. I probably hear her music and like it on the radio. My young daughter puts a station on, and it drives me crazy when they chat. When they have ...
Big Thief Cancel Concerts in Israel, Venue Calls Band “Cowards”
Amid public outcry from many of their fans, Big Thief have canceled a pair of upcoming shows scheduled in Tel Aviv, Israel. In a statement issued on Thursday, the band said, “To be clear, we oppose the illegal occupation and the systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. We believe in total freedom and self-determination for all Palestinians.” Big Thief announced the July concerts at Tel Aviv venue Barby last last week, explaining in a statement that they wanted to explore bassist Max Oleartchik’s Israeli hometown and meet his family and friends in the same way that he had done for them as they toured the United States. “It is important for us to go where we have family to share space and play for them,” the band said. “It is foundational. It is in that spirit that we made our d...
PsychoYP ft OdumoduBlvck – Bondo Diaries
Check out this brand new single from PsychoYP titled – “Bando Diaries”, out now. Nigerian singer PsychoYP drops a brand new single he calls “Bando Diaries” with a guest appearance from Odumodu Blvck. The new record is an impressive track for your listening pleasure, it dedicates to her fans/supporters. It fills in as a follow-up to his previous song titled “WYDTM“. Listen and share PsychoYP ft OdumoduBlvck – “Bando Diaries” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PsychoYP_-_Bando_Diaries_ft_OdumoduBlvck__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
HHW Gaming: Taskforce 141 Takes Centerstage In ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Reveal Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Infinity Ward / Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reveal trailer has arrived, and its campaign looks like it will pick right up where 2019’s Modern Warfare left off. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Is Doubling Down On The Action For Its Campaign Ahead of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Activision and Infinity Ward pulled the cover off its worst-kept secret Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Related Stories The reveal trailer for the game showed off the action-packed campaign that serves as a direct sequel to Modern Warfare’s serious tone, but this time Infinity Ward is going back to Call of Duty’s bread and butter, those wow moments and plenty of shootouts. In Modern Warfare 2, you will fight alongside the newly formed Task Force...
R. Kelly Should Get 25 Years in Prison, Federal Prosecutors Say
Federal prosecutors in New York told a judge Wednesday (June 8) that R. Kelly should go to prison for more than 25 years following his conviction last year on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The singer, they said, “avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After decades of accusations of sexual misconduct, Kelly was convicted in September on nine counts related to accusations that the singer orchestrated a long-running scheme to recruit and abuse women and underage girls. He plans to appeal the verdict, but not before he’s sentenced on June 29. In a brief filed Wednesday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn urged Judge Ann M. Donnelly t...
