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Young Dolph “Old Ways,” Li Rye & Gucci Mane “Too Many” & More | Daily Visuals 12.14.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been more than a year since the tragic death of Young Dolph but his fans will once again get to hear their favorite rapper when his estate drops his first posthumous album, Paper Route Frank on December 16th. To hold his fans over until then his estate released the visualizer to the album’s first single, “Old Ways” in which we see a CGI version of Young Dolph standing knee deep in water while dolphins jump out the waves behind him and stacks of cash get counted below the surface of the H2O. Rest in Power, King. Going further to the South, Lil Rye rolls out the welcome mat for Gucci Mane and in their clip to “Too Many,” the two men turn up in Miami where many Spring Breaks ago Gucci apparently taught James Franco everything he knew about the street game. That...
Drake’s New Diamond Necklace Is A Nod To All The Times He Almost Proposed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Drake is now the proud owner of a new stunning necklace. According to the jeweler, the piece is a nod to all the times the 6 God almost proposed. As spotted on Hypebeast, Drizzy dropped a pretty penny on a new custom necklace. Drake wore the piece for the first time at Lil Baby’s birthday concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena last Saturday, and the bling was debuted on social media this week by jeweler to the stars Alex Moss. “New piece titled ‘Previous Engagements’ for all the times he thought about it but never did it. 42 engagement rings, 351.38 carats in diamonds. By Alex Moss New York & Drake,” the caption read. Related Stories Alex shared more details regarding the custom piece to E! News. “The entire project to...
VIDEO: Ruger – Asiwaju
Popular Nigerian singer Ruger drops the official music video to his song “Asiwaju”. Jonzing World music star Ruger is back with the anticipated music video for his song “Asiwaju” released some weeks ago. The tune has remained on the number one spot on Apple Music Nigeria chart for about 3 weeks now. Fans are loving it and he serves them a hippy street-cred music video with his goons on the streets of Lagos. This clip was shot and directed by Anthony David. Listen, enjoy Ruger – “Asiwaju” below & share. [embedded content]
VIDEO: Kizz Daniel – Cough
Here is the official music video for Kizz Daniel’s recently released single titled “Cough” which is out now. Nigerian singer Kizz Daniel premieres the new visual for the song “Cough.” It is a colorful and entertaining clip to watch with a good number of video vixens performing. The song is taken from EMPIRE’s recent debut album “Where We Come From” vol. 1 released weeks ago. More so, the video production and directing were done by DK. Watch and share Kizz Daniel – “Cough” below. [embedded content]
Cardi B Joins Rosalía for New “Despechá” Remix: Listen
Rosalía has enlisted Cardi B for a new remix of her song “Despechá.” Listen to the new “Despechá Rmx” below. Rosalía shared “Despachá” in July, and she released the track’s music video in August. The song got included on on Motomami +, a deluxe update of Rosalía’s album Motomami. Cardi B began 2022 by joining Summer Walker and SZA for “No Love (Extended Version).” She’s since teamed up with Kay Flock for “Shake It,” Kanye West and Lil Durk for “Hot Shit,” and Glorilla for “Tomorrow 2.” Read Pitchfork’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2022,” featuring Rosalía Motomami at No. 6. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the track title.
Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman Became Unlikely Friends in Trailer for A Good Person: Watch
Zach Braff is looking to recreate the feel-good magic of 2004’s Garden State with his upcoming film, A Good Person, which has received a new trailer. Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman star in the drama, which promises to prove that “friendship, forgiveness, and hope can flourish in unlikely places,” per the official logline. Pugh plays Allison, who was involved in a fatal accident that killed her future sister-in-law, who also happened to be the daughter of Freeman’s character, Daniel. After years apart, they stumble into each other in a meeting and begin to forge an unlikely friendship. The clip shows both Allison and Daniel have been struggling to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy in their own ways. Whereas Allison’s life has spiraled out of control under the influence...
Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Songs of 2022
Our 2022 Annual Report continues with our Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Songs list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place here. Heavy music has reached a golden age of sorts. The family tree of genres continues to branch out, with artists finding new ways to expand upon the styles of the past. For example, Spirit Adrift are a loving update on vintage thrash and doom, while a band such as Boris seek to constantly test themselves with new sounds and concepts. Any and every sonic direction is viable, and that’s the beauty of it …a never-ending well of art that has tirelessly evolved into a aural universe unto itself. This year offered some welcome surprises and reunions, such as the ret...
The Recruit Review: Netflix’s Spy Thriller Asks Too Much of Noah Centineo
The Pitch: Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) is a fresh-faced, 24-year-old lawyer at the CIA’s Office of the General Counsel, and though he’s only been there for a couple of weeks, he finds himself way in over his head, beginning with an investigation into an already chaotic “graymail” attempt on the CIA. by Maxine Meladze (Laura Haddock). A former asset and CIA spy who was stationed in her native Belarus, Meladze is imprisoned in Arizona when Hendricks takes her case, and she threatens to reveal incriminating evidence against the CIA unless Hendricks can get her out of prison and back home to Europe. It’s a lot to ask for the relatively inexperienced Hendricks, who claims to have a passion for law but frequently finds himself jumping straight into the deep end, navigating murderous mobsters,...
Damien Chazelle’s Babylon Proves He Loves and Hates the Art of Cinema: Review
The Pitch: It’s 1926, and the movie business is a-boomin’. If you’re on top, you ride along with big-time movie producers to glittery bacchanals out in the California desert, uninhibited orgies stuffed with ticker tape, booze, cocaine, and elephants trudging through the masses of people. If you’re not, well, you sneak in anyway and hope for your big shot. It’s at one of these parties that we meet six figures who represent the end of one era and the beginning of another: Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt), a silent film star whose shine is wearing off after decades in the biz; Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie), a hard-partying Jersey girl desperate to make it in the pictures; and Manny Torres (Diego Calva), a hustling assistant climbing the ladder one ludicrous favor at a time. There’s also Elinor St....
Central Cee Is All About Love in His New Song “Let Go”
Back on a victory lap of his worldwide hit “Doja” — which became the first U.K. rap record to appear on Cole Bennett’s Lyrical Lemonade — West London rapper Central Cee is back with a new song aptly dubbed “Let Go.” It’s no lie that the U.K. music scene is currently going through a phase of “sample music.” For example, Aitch sampled Ashanti for his smash record “Baby,” while Digga D also sampled 50 Cent for “Pump 101.” And while there’s a slew of other examples that have arguably not hit the mark, this current sample trend is separating the best from the rest. This is best seen now in Central Cee’s new “Let Go” drop. Flipping the hook from Passenger’s 2012-released “Let Her Go,” Cench provides a chorus more befitting the rhymer who earlier this year rapped: “How can I be homophobic? My b*t...
Best New Tracks: Rosalía x Cardi B, Ab-Soul and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s lineup is led by Rosalía x Cardi B and Ab-Soul, who released the “DESPECHÁ (Remix)” and the long-awaited Herbert album, respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from the late Juice WRLD, Lil Durk and his Only the Family collective, Azekel, Leon Thomas and Jacquees, and collabs from Diddy with PARTYNEXTDOOR, 24kGoldn with Bandmanrill and Meechy Darko with Flatbush Zombies and Col3trane. Ab-Soul – Herbert [embedded content] After a long, six-year wait, Ab-Soul’s Do What Thou Wilt. followup Herbert is here. The 18-track record features guest verses from Big Sean, Russ, Joey Bada$...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Sonic Frontiers’ Puts The Blue Blur On A Rough Path To Open-World Greatness
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers For years, Sonic The Hedgehog fans have been thirsty for a good Sonic game, and with Sonic Frontiers, they finally have got something to be excited about. With Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Team took a bold step with Sega’s mascot by thrusting him into an open world full of new features he has never experienced during his sidescrolling adventures. While giving the super-fast hedgehog plenty of open space to go fast is a brilliant idea, it is not perfectly executed, but it’s not a complete swing and a miss for Sonic Team. There Are Plenty of Speed Bumps In Sonic Frontiers You Can’t Avoid Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers Sonic Frontiers is a beautiful mess. Let’s get that out of the way. Plenty of issues will plague you throughout your 20-hour...
