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Buddy Announces New Album Superghetto, Shares “Wait Too Long”: Stream
Rising Compton rapper Buddy has announced his sophomore album Superghetto, due out March 25th via Cool Lil Company/RCA Records. As a preview, he shared the new single “Wait Too Long” featuring fellow LA native Blxst. Superghetto will arrive four years after Buddy’s major label debut Harlan & Alondra, but he’s considerably raised his profile since then by contributing extensively to the Dreamville compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III, opening for Vince Staples, and performing at NPR’s Tiny Desk. He also released “Black 2” — a track calling out those who like to appropriate and profit from Black culture — during the period of civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd. In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Buddy explained how his upbringing influenced Superghetto. ...
Did Melania Trump Buy Her Own NFT?
Melania Trump auctioned off an NFT last month for about $170,000, but as Vice reports, the funds for the winning bid came from the same crypto wallet that created the NFT. So did the former First Lady buy her own NFT? And if not, what happened? Trump first got into selling NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, last year. Her latest auction involved the “Head of State Collection, 2022”, which included an NFT, a water color, and a white broad-brimmed hat that she wore for a visit from French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018 (pictured above). The sale took place three weeks ago on the Solana blockchain for 1,800 SOL (about $182,000 today, but closer to $170,000 last month). As The New York Times reported at the time, this was significantly below the $250,000 that Trump had been seekin...
LeVar Burton Encourages Kids to Read Banned Books: “That’s Where the Good Stuff Is”
Though LeVar Burton hasn’t hosted Reading Rainbow since it ended in 2006, he’s still finding ways to encourage young children to pick up a book. In light of recent book bans across certain schools in the US, Burton appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah with some sage advice: Read forbidden literature. The book ban outrage came to a head last month when a Tennessee school board voted to ban Maus — Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel based on his father’s experience at Auschwitz — claiming it contained material that was inappropriate for students. While classics like the Harry Potter series and Huckleberry Finn have all been subjected to some silly schoolwide bans in the past, Black authors have been particularly targeted, with LGBTQ and ...
Jenn Wasner’s Flock of Dimes Shares New Songs “Pure Love” and “Time”: Stream
Wye Oak singer Jenn Wasner has shared “Pure Love” and “Time,” two new songs from her solo project Flock of Dimes. “Pure Love” and “Time” arrive as part of the singles series from Sylvan Esso’s Psychic Hotline label. Co-produced by Wasner and Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and recorded at Betty’s in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the singles offer a welcome respite from pandemic-induced darkness. “After spending so much time over the past two years sitting with my grief — both personally and creatively — I’m thrilled to offer up two songs that center joy, hopefulness, and pleasure,” Wasner said in a statement. “What can I say about ‘Pure Love’? It’s a fun pop song about how wanting more is the cause of so much suffering! To me, overall, it’s a song about reaching for a more pure way of being...
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s “Still D.R.E.” Hits One Billion Views Following Super Bowl Halftime Performance
The music video for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg‘s famed 2001 collab “Still D.R.E.” has officially hit one billion views on YouTube. According to reports, this is both artists’ first ever visual to join YouTube’s one billion club and was achieved just a few days after their Super Bowl Halftime Show. The pair joined forces with Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, and closed out the celebrated performance with the distinct piano riff of “Still D.R.E.” and Dre rapping his verse. “Still D.R.E.” appeared in Dr. Dre’s 1991 sophomore studio album 2001, its music video helmed by Hype Williams and featured big names including Eminem as Slim Shady, Xzibit, Funkmaster Flex and Warren G. In 2020, Snoop confirmed that JAY-Z wrote the entirety of the track and further elaborated that Hov “wrote the whol...
Trey Songz Allegedly Accused of Anal Sexual Assault By Third Woman
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty R&B singer Trey Songz has just been hit with a $20 million lawsuit alleging that he committed sexual assault, filed against him by a woman who claims that he became a “savage rapist”. According to reports, the allegation against the “Slow Motion” artist was made by a woman referred to as Jane Doe, who claimed that he anally raped her at a house party in Los Angeles, California. The incident allegedly took place at the party which was held on March 24, 2016. The victim states in the filing that she and Trey Songz did have a consensual sexual relationship prior to the incident and that he had invited her upstairs for what she believed would be consensual relations. It was on the way upstairs that she claimed that he repeatedly asked...
Of Course Fox News Takes Issue With Eminem Taking A Knee At The Super Bowl
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Many people figured that the Hip-Hop led Super Bowl Halftime Show was bound to rub conservatives and Trumpians the wrong way, one way or another. But when Eminem took a knee on stage (whether to pay homage to Tupac or Colin Kaepernick), y’all just knew the far-right was going to flip their MAGA lids. During a Fox News segment led by anchor Joe Concha, he discussed the “controversial” moment at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with an all-female panel and after taking a few shots at Colin Kaepernick, Concha asserted that Eminem shouldn’t have taken the stage if he planned on taking a knee the whole time. “If he truly wanted to be courageous here, he could’ve protested by not performing at the halftime show at all,” Concha said. “Instead h...
Donald Trump Told Governor That Mike Tyson Thought Robin Givens Was Sleeping With Him, Authors Say
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bettmann / Getty Somebody really needs to check on Robin Givens and make sure she’s not somewhere throwing up all of her insides after hearing the news that Mike Tyson thought she was having relations with the blubbery, bulbous orange mass of lies, racism, misogyny and butthole-lips that is ex-President Donald Trump. Hell, maybe she already knew the unhinged and paranoid ex she was married to for just over a year was wilding with thoughts of her sharing a bed with Jabba the White Supremacist, but even the thought of it has to still at least tickle her gag reflex. We’re not talking about Michael Jordan here, after all—we’re talking about the gross guy who used to get natural Cheeto booty crust flavoring all over the Oval Office furniture. Anyway, in case y...
Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J ft. Big 30 “Weak,” Tinashe “Naturally” & More | Daily Visuals 2.16.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz A few days ago Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J dropped their first collaborative project in Stoner’s Night and y’all know that with a new project comes new visuals and that’s exactly what y’all getting from the two today. Releasing new visuals to their Big 30 assisted “Weak,” Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J enlists the talents of a group of thick young women in workout attire to bounce to the beat while the three rappers takeover the gym locker room to drop some heavy bars. We need a membership to this gym. On the R&B side, Tinashe throws on some sexy attire as she leads some lambs to slaughter on the farm for her, um, interesting clip to “Naturally.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Peezy, Drakeo The Ruler (RIP)...
Lorda – One Life
Check out this song titled “One Life” by Lorda, out now. Nigerian singer, Lorda Lawdzz comes through with a compelling tune he calls “One Life“. Lorda is a fast-rising artist with so much to offer, he previously released his first body of work titled “Rich & Rascal” album. “One Life” serves as his first track for the year, it is a fantastic single, hope you vibe to it. Listen and share Lorda – “One Life” below. Download
Sullivan King Halts Concert, Distributes Water From His Own Tour Bus to Struggling Fans
Sullivan King really is a king. During a stop in Albuquerque’s El Rey Theater, the electronic music star halted his show after he saw fans struggling with dehydration. While the raging was on pause, King’s team went out to their tour bus to retrieve bottles of water before distributing them to attendees. According to accounts circulated on social media, some attendees almost passed out due to a lack of water provided by the venue. “We’re gonna get some water from my f***ing bus outside because these motherf***ers didn’t bring enough for you guys,” King exclaims over the mic. “1,300 people and we got 20 bottles of water in the house. What a f***ing joke.” Recommended Articles King then says there was an ambulance outside the venue “...
LODATO Drops Electrifying Remix of Leah Kate’s “F U Anthem”: Listen
Fresh off a nod in EDM.com‘s Class of 2022, LODATO has teamed up with rising pop star Leah Kate to remix her defiant single “F U Anthem.” True to form, LODATO takes the brooding pop-rock track and transports it to club territory. The New York City-based betasmith does well to encapsulate the transcendent nature of Kate’s middle-fingers-up lyrics with his electrifying production, employing uplifting sound design throughout. And the drop is high-energy, blending elements of future and electro house while interpolating a gritty guitar riff. It’s one of the many reasons the song was immediately added to SiriusXM’s popular “BPM” channel after its release. The new “F U Anthem” remix is the latest in a dizzying string...
