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DSW Announces Partnership With Black-Owned Footwear Factory JEMS By Pensole
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty In a big step towards investing in Black-owned business, Designer Shoe Warehouse has announced that they will be investing in the first Black-Owned U.S. footwear factory, JEMS by Pensole. Taking to Instagram to announce the exciting news, DSW expressed the importance of making such investments and why they decided to make the commitment they just made writing, “Black people only represent 3% of designers in the footwear industry. This has to change. Our goal at DSW is to increase diversity within the footwear design world, starting with our partnership with Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, President of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design.” Aside from supporting a Black-owned business, the initiative will be putting some shine on...
Skullcandy Wants You To Turn Up The Volume & Crack Open A Cold One With Its Budweiser Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Now, this collaboration between Skullcandy and Budweiser is something we did not see coming. Skullcandy, the #1 selling brand of true wireless headphones under $100 announced it has teamed up with the King of Beers, Budweiser. The limited-edition collaboration sees Skullcandy’s lineup of headphones and earbuds in a red and black aesthetic synonymous with the beer brand. Other cool design features the Skullcandy logo rocking the Budweiser crown and transparent materials. Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Fans of the brand can pick up either the Crusher Evo True Wireless Headphones or Indy Evo, Sesh Evo, and Dime true wireless earbuds right now exclusively on Skullcandy’s website. “Skullcandy and Budweiser belie...
HHW Gaming: Quavo & The Game Announced As The First Celeb Cards Ever In ‘NBA 2K22’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / NBA 2K22 Hip-Hop stars/ gym heroes, Quavo, and The Game are now playable in NBA 2K22. Oh, and Ronnie 2K is available for use as well. Right on time for NBA All-Star weekend, 2K announced that part-time hoopers turned Hip-Hop stars Quavo and The Game will be living out their hoop dreams as playable characters in NBA 2K22, joining 2K’s Director of Digital Marketing, Ronnie Singh as part of the games Celeb Cards package. A first for the insanely popular basketball video game franchise. The big news comes both Singh and Quavo were both announced to be participating in their fourth Celebrity All-Star Game in Cleveland as part of the slate of NBA All-Star Weekend activities going down in The Land. NBA 2K22 players interested in using the celebs can earn th...
Shabba Hanks aka Chet Hanks Says He “Didn’t Have A Strong Male Role Model”—Tom Hanks Must Be Proud
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rob Kim / Getty In today’s episode of Maaaaaan, If Somebody Don’t Come Get This Rich White Boy, Chet Hanks, son of legendary actor Tom Hanks, has just thrown his father all the way under the paternal bus in a YouTube video in which he claimed he “didn’t have a strong male role model” growing up. But Chet isn’t appropriating the real woes of actual people who grew up without a father because his dad didn’t teach I’m the birds and the bees or how to ride a bike—he’s apparently crying because his father didn’t tell him that he was the best and that everyone else is just salty about it. “I didn’t have a strong male role model to tell me…‘Bro, f**k these people. They are just jealous of you,’” Chet said in reference to the disrespect he endured from his p...
Skales – Player Days
Nigerian singer, Skales drops a new tune titled “Player Days” out now. OHK Entertainment honcho, Skales returns with a brand new single he calls “Player Days”. “Player Days” is a song from his forthcoming album “Sweet Distractions” that has a catchy chorus. The record serves as a follow-up to his previously released single titled “Katapot” & “Selese“. The new record certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy and share Skales – “Player Days” below. [embedded content]
Skales – Say You Bad
Nigerian singer, Skales drops a new tune titled “Say You Bad” out now. OHK Entertainment honcho, Skales returns with a brand new single he calls “Say You Bad”. “Say You Bad” is a song from his just-released album “Sweet Distractions” that has a catchy chorus. The record serves as a follow-up to his singles titled “Player Days” & “Selese“. The new record certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy and share Skales – “Say You Bad” below. [embedded content]
Skales – Hope, Freedom & Love
Nigerian singer, Skales drops a new tune titled “Hope, Freedom & Love” out now. OHK Entertainment honcho, Skales returns with a brand new single he calls “Hope, Freedom & Love”. “Hope, Freedom & Love” is a song from his just-released album “Sweet Distractions” that has a catchy chorus. The record serves as a follow-up to his singles titled “Say You Bad” & “Player Days“. The new record certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy and share Skales – “Hope, Freedom & Love” below. [embedded content]
Skales ft Stonebwoy – Leave Me Breathless
Nigerian singer, Skales drops a new tune titled “Leave Me Breathless” out now. OHK Entertainment honcho, Skales returns with a brand new single he calls “Leave Me Breathless” featuring Stonebwoy. “Katapot” is a song from his just-released album “Sweet Distractions”, it’s a great piece of music that is dedicated to his fans. The record serves as a follow-up to his other released singles on the album like “Hope, Freedom & Love“, “Say You Bad“ and more. “Leave Me Breathless” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen, enjoy and share Skales ft Stonebwoy – “Leave Me Breathless” below. [embedded content]
Ultra Music Festival Announces 2022 Daily Stage Programming, Closing Sets
The organizers of Ultra Music Festival have revealed the daily stage programming for its momentous return to Miami, as well as the event’s massive closing sets. Kygo and ILLENIUM are set to tie a bow on Ultra’s larger-than-life Main Stage with closing performances following DJ sets by David Guetta, Tiësto, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren and more. The Main Stage will also host Ultra’s mysterious final closing act on Sunday. They’ve remained agonizingly silent on the artist’s identity, but all signs point to retired Dutch dance music icon Hardwell, whose 2013 Ultra set has stood the test of time as one of the festival’s most iconic. Ultra Music Festival organizers unveiled the 2022 event’s daily stage programming. Reynier Carl Recommended Articles A...
NASCAR Driver Akinori Ogata Races Into New Song from Super Eurobeat’s Ray Hikari, “RED ZONE”
The latest Super Eurobeat track was produced in collaboration with a NASCAR star, Akinori Ogata. Released yesterday was “RED ZONE” by Ray Hikari ,featuring the sounds of Japanese driver Akinori Ogata. Using elements of his actual car in action, the high-speed, synth-heavy track blends styles found in the notable genre with the atmosphere of an exciting NASCAR race. The story explained in the lyrics is also inspired by Ogata and the track was produced closely with the racecar driver himself. This is shown even further in the song’s music video, which features actual footage of Ogata racing. Recommended Articles “To be able to participate in both a Super Eurobeat song and NASCAR racing brings me much happiness and energy,” Ogata said in a pre...
Martin Garrix, deadmau5 More to DJ In the Indy 500 Snake Pit
A group of electronic dance music superstars are slithering into the Indy 500 Snake Pit for the race’s 2022 edition. Martin Garrix is the king cobra of the bunch, headlining a stellar lineup featuring Galantis, Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw and deadmau5. No, the irony of deadmau5 in a snake pit is not lost on us. General admission and VIP tickets for the Indy 500 Snake Pit are on sale for $45 and $150, respectively. You can purchase passes here. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Recommended Articles This marks Garrix’s second performance in the Snake Pit after he appeared at the landmark 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016. The Dutch superstar is also headlining a number of the world’s biggest dance music festivals this year, such as Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival’s Miam...
Nicky Romero Throws Down Huge DJ Set at Domaine Atlanta
After a larger-than-life performance by Nicky Romero, it’s safe to say Atlanta’s Domaine Nightclub is back in full force. Romero, a bona fide tastemaker and one of the EDM scene’s most influential progressive house producers, threw down at the club last Friday, February 11th. He cycled through his hits like the dance music vet he is, dropping crowd-pleasers like “Acid Is My DNA,” “Destiny,” and “See You On The Dancefloor.” That last track was fitting, as the 26,000-square foot venue was transformed into a carefree and rollicking dancefloor the entire night. And after a multimillion dollar renovation which included a state-of-the-art update to the club’s live production, the energy was palpable. The Protocol Recordings boss wa...
