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NBA YoungBoy Delivers New Single “Opposite,” Teases ‘Realer 2’ Mixtape
YoungBoy Never Broke Again surprised fans with the release of a brand new cut entitled “Opposite.” Clocking in at two-and-a-half minutes, the track hears the Baton Rouge rapper pay tribute to the loved one he’s lost while admitting that some of those around him are the “Opposite” of who he thought they were. In the caption of the single’s YouTube page, NBA YoungBoy teased the possibility of dropping his Realer 2 Mixtape tomorrow; this will mark the first release in the mixtape series since 2018. Just last week, NBA YoungBoy celebrated the Super Bowl LVI with a track. The two songs arrive shortly after his producer Jason “Cheese” Goldberg announced that the rapper will be taking a six-month break. “PSA: A select few songs probably (maybe) will drop from now until then but Top will not ...
Oxlo Showcases Growth In Electrifying Single, “Get Better”
Don’t let his age fool you. Starting his music production career at the age of 12, 19-year-old Oxlo quickly began to make waves in the dance music space. He saw success early on with his striking covers of popular songs, which propelled him into the underground scenes in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. It was there that Oxlo was able to develop his own unique style, with the motivation to make a lasting impact on the electronic music landscape. Now, Oxlo has returned with his first song of the year, dubbed “Get Better.” Without wasting any time, he kicks off the track with an ominous bassline and spacey synths, soon followed by hypnotic vocals. The topline is dark and eerie in its sound design, as a down-pitched voice calls out, “...
Enter Wax Motif’s “House of Wax” In Stunning 17-Track Debut Album
Australian DJ and renowned house music producer Wax Motif has unveiled his highly anticipated, 17-track debut album House of Wax. Out now on his own Divided Souls imprint, House of Wax explores a wide range of genres, showcasing Wax Motif’s inimitable music production talents. Keeping the energy high, his sultry bass house sound is found throughout the album in songs like “Hard Street” (with ALRT and Nessly), “Skank N Flex” (with Scruffizer and Taiki Nulight), and the aptly-titled “Keep Raving.” Balancing out the album are sun-kissed, chilled-out tracks like “Thank You” (with Kaelyn Behr) and the Tulum-inspired “Koalack.” Wax Motif also gives fans pure, classic house music, by way of cuts like “Come Again” (with Shahay and Scruffizer) and the deep, dark...
MYLES KENNEDY Explains How His Dog Inspired Lyrics For SLASH’s New Song ‘Fill My World’
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS frontman Myles Kennedy spoke to Danny Stoakes about the lyrical inspiration for the track “Fill My World” from the band’s latest album, “4”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Though it’s not a big rock song, it has a lot of meaning to me… It was inspired by my dog Mozart. He’s a Shih Tzu. He’s a little brat, but he’s essentially our kid [laughs], of my wife and I. And we were… I don’t know where we were, but we couldn’t get home one night. So we had those little camera things. And we were supposed to get home — or maybe she was supposed to get home, and something happened. So he was stuck in the house by himself. And there was a massive storm; we get these...
KORY CLARKE On How Jail Stint Inspired Title Of WARRIOR SOUL’s New Album, ‘Out On Bail’
WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke spoke to Dawn Osborne of TotalRock about the inspiration for the title of the band’s upcoming album, “Out On Bail”. The LP will arrive on March 4 via Livewire/Cargo Records UK. Regarding the album’s title track, which was made available earlier in the month, Kory said: “It’s a song about a former bandmember, in another band, that was upset about something I said at his wedding which I didn’t wanna go to. But anyway, I said it to his mom. And I’d had a few. [Laughs] Anyway, he didn’t like it so much that he called me — he left a message on my machine saying, ‘You’re fired. I’m taking all your publishing. We’re gonna re-record the whole album with somebody else.’ And I got th...
SHINEDOWN’s BRENT SMITH On GEORGE FLOYD’s Death: ‘We Watched In Real Time A Man Get Murdered On Live Television’
SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the lyrical inspiration for the band’s seventh album, “Planet Zero”, which will be released on April 22 via Atlantic Records. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “In the most point-blank way I can say it, this album was written for the people by the people. And there’s a lot to it. And I’m not even talking about just in this country when I say a statement like that. It’s the freedoms of the individual from a global standpoint. “We all know what we’ve been through in the last two years, entering year three of what is going on. But I think that the good thing is now people are starting to become more educated on things, they are starting to ask questions...
TED NUGENT Supports Canadian Trucker Convoy, Refers To JUSTIN TRUDEAU As ‘FIDEL JR.’
Ted Nugent has expressed his support for those involved in the Canadian trucker protests, saying they “stand up for the best of humanity.” A three-week protest in downtown Ottawa initially focused on Canada’s vaccine requirements for truckers entering the country but it morphed into a broader attack on COVID precautions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s government. As a result, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act granting authorities broader powers to stop the demonstrations in Ottawa and blockades of several Canada-U.S. border crossings. Nugent weighed in on the trucker protests in a new interview with Eric Bolling, the host of Newsmax‘s “Eric Bolling The Balance”. The outspoken 73-year-old rocker said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ̶...
Alan Rickman’s Top 10 Performances
Top Performances is a recurring feature in which we definitively handpick the very best performances from an iconic actor or actress. This article was originally published in 2006. He was the villain. Until he wasn’t. You can take this angle on the late Alan Rickman in two ways. The first is his film career, in which the actor set himself up to be a go-to heavy for years to come. His Hans Gruber in Die Hard was the perfect foil for Bruce Willis’ John McClaine — the former neat, succinct, calculating while the latter was a mess, foulmouthed, and always improvising. Then there was the scenery-chewing performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a movie oft-maligned but not because of Rickman. Far from it. These evil performances were not an indication of what wo...
Eminem and Dr. Dre Albums Resurface in Top 10 of Billboard 200 After Super Bowl Halftime Performance
They’re back, back again: Following their performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show earlier this month, Eminem and Dr. Dre each have returned to the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. As Billboard reports, Dre’s 1999 sophomore album 2001 jumped 99 spots all the way up to No. 9 on this week’s Billboard 200, thanks to a 220% increase in sales. This is the first time 2001 has been in the Top 10 of the chart since way back in 2000. Meanwhile, Em’s 2005 greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits shot up 118 spots to No. 8 after seeing a 256% sales bump. The last time the album landed in the Top 10 was in 2006. Dre and Shady were accompanied by Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, and surprise guests 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak during the halftime show. Blige an...
Here’s What the Characters of Arthur Look Like As Adults
Arthur concluded its record-breaking run as the longest-running children’s animated series in history with a final episode depicting the show’s characters as adults. ***Warning Spoiler Ahead*** In a scene set 20 years in the future, it’s revealed that Muffy runs for mayor of Elmwood City; Francine is the head of an athletic apparel company; Buster is a school teacher; D.W. is a police officer; and Binky is a television weatherman. As for the show’s namesake? In a tug-at-your-heartstrings meta twist, Arthur becomes the author of graphic novel called Arthur, which tells his childhood story. You can replay the episode and find photos of the characters all grown up below. Based on Marc Brown’s children’s books of the same name, Arthur first premiered in 1996 and aired a total of 25 ...
First Print VHS Tape of The Terminator Auctioned for $32,500
For all those who didn’t preserve their original copy of The Terminator from 1984, we know now why you cry. A first print VHS of the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi thriller recently sold for $32,500 at an online auction on the vintage marketplace ComicConnect. The item boasted quality gradings between 9 and 10 out of 10 for every inspection category aside from the physical tape’s corners and edges, which still produced an admirable 7 out of 10. COO of ComicConnect Vincent Zurzolo told TMZ it was sold in three days after being put up for auction. The long-running franchise debuted in 1984 as a low-budget thriller that became an unexpected hit and launched writer-director James Cameron and its two breakout leads Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton into superstardom. The trio returned for 1991’s ...
Paxslim Re-Releases Fluorescent Video “Colors”
Paxslim, the buzzed-about, Swiss-based artist, has re-released a magnetic visual for his song “Colors.” Following up the release of his debut EP “H.G.P,” the Nigerian-born artist now has more eyes on him and is re-directing those pupils to the Fijitrvpboi-produced track, originally released back in September. Shot alternating grainy VHS film and color-heavy 4K, each scene is captivating and telling of Paxslim and his friends, as they move flossy and militant, around his small city of Thurgau. Paxslim wants to make one thing clear though, rapping, “I look up to the sky, I see colors, yeah/ We might look the same but we ain’t brothers, yeah./ I tell em’ move out the way, move out the way, please move out the way!” The kind of declarative statement that sets the versatile artist apart, a...
