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Dizzee Rascal Found Guilty of Assault, Smashes Journalist’s Camera: Report
Dizzee Rascal has been convicted of assaulting the mother of his two children. Following the jury’s guilty ruling Monday, March 7th, the British rapper smashed a press photographer’s camera outside the courthouse, ABC News reports. Back in August, Dizzee Rascal — born Dylan Kwabena Mills — was charged with assault following a June 2021 incident at a residential address in south London, which reportedly left his children’s mother, Cassandra Jones, with minor injuries. Prosecutors said Mills pressed his forehead against Jones’ and pushed her to the ground during a “chaotic” argument that broke out regarding custody arrangements. Neighbors called the police, to whom Mills reportedly said, “I’m the aggressor.” Later, Mills gave a prepared statement denying the allegations, claiming Jones ...
SCOTT IAN Reflects On ANTHRAX’s First Pandemic-Era Performance: ‘I Was Worried About Hurting Myself’
During an interview with Danny Wimmer Presents conducted at last September’s Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, ANTHRAX‘s Scott Ian and Frank Bello reflected on their first pandemic-era performance which took place two months earlier at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. Scott said: “The first date back was [July] 15th [of 2021], and I think it had been literally 20 months to the day for us since we had finished the ‘For All Kings’ tour. So, yeah, it was definitely exciting. It was very unreal — that’s how it felt for me — because it had been seemingly a long time. I don’t know that we’ve ever gone 20 months in our 40 years [without playing a show].” Asked if they felt nervous prior to taking the stage at Rock Fest after no...
MINISTRY Has Eight Songs Already Recorded For Upcoming ‘Arena Rock’ Album
In a new interview with Metal Edge, MINISTRY leader Al Jourgensen confirmed that he has already commenced work on the follow-up to “Moral Hygiene”, which was released last October via Nuclear Blast Records. “We have eight songs recorded right now, and even my engineer went, ‘This is total arena rock, dude,'” he said. “And I really feel like after that one, we have one more in us, which would be our 19th album. I don’t think I’m gonna hit 20, but I’m pretty certain we’re gonna have 19 by the time we’re done. So we’ll see. I mean, who knows, man? The world is just in such a state of fucking flux. You don’t know what’s gonna happen next fucking week. But this new record, it’s fun stuff.” Asked if h...
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman JEFF GUTT Is ‘Very Proud Of And Humbled By’ Opportunity To Sing SCOTT WEILAND Songs
In a new interview with Australia’s Rockpit, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt said that he is “humbled” to be singing songs first made famous by the band’s original frontman Scott Weiland and that in later years had been interpreted by Weiland‘s replacement, LINKIN PARK‘s Chester Bennington. “I looked up to those guys personally,” Gutt said about STONE TEMPLE PILOTS‘ previous singers. “I never met Scott, but I love Scott — he was a big influence on me when I was learning how to sing and what it meant to be a frontman and his fearlessness and all those things that made him who he was. So I learned a lot from him and to be able to go up there and sing those songs and carry on his legacy like that is definitely something I’...
MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Announce Spring 2022 Tour Celebrating SEPULTURA’s ‘Beneath The Remains’ And ‘Arise’
Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera and Igor “Iggor” Cavalera will perform select tracks from the band’s seminal “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” albums on a U.S. tour this spring/summer. The trek will include an appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 26-29 at several venues, including Rams Head Live, Soundstage and the Edison Lot. The tour dates are as follows: May 22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater May 23 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s May 24 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live May 25 – Little Rock, AR @ Little Rock Music Hall May 26 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl May 27 – Huntington, WV @ The Loud May 28 – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest May 31 – New York, NY ...
Snoop Dogg Does Not Own ‘The Chronic’ Masters In New Death Row Records: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty Hip-Hop fans the world over rejoiced over the news that Snoop Dogg would assume ownership of the label that launched his career in Death Row Records, bringing his still-ongoing career full circle. The Doggfather claimed ownership of Dr. Dre‘s classic debut The Chronic would land under this deal, but an attorney for the legendary producer debunked the chatter. Uncle Snoop shared in a recent interview with TIDAL that while some of the label’s big albums such as his debut LP Doggystyle and the “Deep Cover” single featuring Dr. Dre are under his control, the Long Beach superstar shared hopes that Death Row and the estate of the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur will work out a deal to bring the masters back into the fold. In that same chat, Sno...
MAGA Actor Ricky Schroder Has Another Meltdown Over Mask Mandate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Former child star, actor, and MAGA affiliate Ricky Schroder has yet another public meltdown captured on video after being asked to follow masking rules intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The incident, which was shared on social media by Schroder through his Instagram account, shows the former NYPD Blues actor becoming irate with security guards at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. Schroder stopped there while en route to Washington D.C. to join the purported “freedom convoy” of truck drivers protesting against vaccine and mask mandates throughout the United States. The video, which was shared by the Patriot Takes account on Twitter on Sunday (March 6th), shows the guards at t...
Snoop Dogg Says JAY-Z Threatened To End NFL Partnership If Super Bowl Halftime Show Didn’t Happen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty According to Snoop Dogg, JAY-Z tested Roger Goodell’s gangster to make sure Super Bowl LVI’s Hip-Hop inspired Pepsi Halftime show did happen. Speaking with Tidal’s Elliott Wilson, the new owner of Death Row Records, revealed that God MC threatened to end the partnership between Roc Nation and NFL if Dr. Dre, Snoop, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige did not perform. During their conversation, Snoop Dogg shared JAY-Z was the first one to greet them in the dressing room, sharing a moment with them as if they had taken home the chip. So then [JAY-Z] came down, and soon as he came in, he hugged me. We hug each other tight. It was as if we won a championship. Like, you know when you’re genuinely happy for each other? People don’t...
Podcast Bozos Say High-Earning Women Are Less Attractive, Twitter Throws Tomatoes
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Peter Cade / Getty The podcast business is a booming one and almost anyone with a microphone, tripod, and Internet connection can begin the building blocks of their talk space empire. However, the game has its fair share of bozos with awful opinions, especially as it pertains to Black women, and one such show blasted high-earning women by calling them “less attractive” for pursuing financial and professional ascension. Without dignifying the moment too much, the hosts of the Hardly Initiated podcast, Tysean Jackson and Ryan Catchings, invited to their Atlanta, Ga. studios finance guru Phillip Karaya to initially discuss business and finance for their audience. In the one sequence that has everyone talking, Catchings states without flinching that wom...
Majeeed – Yawa No Dey End
Check out this new brand single from Majeeed titled “Yawa No Dey End”. Nigerian singer and songwriter Majeeed thrills his listeners once again with a brand new single he calls “Yawa No Dey End“. The new record comes shortly after his recently released track “Time“, it is an amazing single dedicated to his fans and certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy and share Majeeed – “Yawa No Dey End” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Majeeed_-_Yawa_No_Dey_End_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
DJ PlentySongz – Contact Groove Mix
Nigerian DJ, DJ PlentySongz just dropped a groove new mixtape entitled “Contact Groove Mix”. Popular disk jockey, DJ PlentySongz returns with a brand new, amazing mix he entitled “Contact Groove Mix”. The brand new mixtape is energetic. The DJ took his time to select and compile some banger hit songs that feature some of your favourite latest Nigerian songs both in 2021 and 2022. Check out the tracks list below. 1. Sammietrill – Contact2. Balloranking Ft Small Doctor – Holiday Remix3. Adeoye – Ali go to school4. Asake Ft Olamide – Omo ope5. Seyi Vibez – Confidence6. Lil Kesh Ft Zinoleesky – Don’t call me7. BadBoyTims – Move (Kush Riddim)8. TobyShang Ft Naira Marley – Update9. Lil Frosh Ft Zinoleesky – Like Dat10. Broda Shaggi Ft Falz – Cross my lane11. Demmie Vee – Deja vu12. Portabl...
Lisa Viola ft Majeeed – Lagos
Check out this new tune coming in from Lisa Viola titled “Lagos”. Angolan songstress Lisa Viola teams up with label mate to drop this single titled “Lagos” featuring Majeeed. The new record is an amazing piece of highlife music with the perfect blend of afrobeat sounds. On “Lagos” she relates her experiences on her arrival in Nigeria, particularly Lagos State, soon after she got signed to Dream Empire Music. Listen, enjoy and share Lisa Viola ft Majeeed – “Lagos” below. [embedded content] Download
