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Angela Yee Shares ’The Breakfast Club’ Memories, Plans For New Syndicated Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dominik Bindl / Getty It’s the end of an era. Angela Yee has officially exited “the World’s Most Dangerous Morning Show,” and is no longer a part of The Breakfast Club after 12 years. The new midday nationally syndicated show Way Up With Angela Yee is set to debut at the top of 2023 in a minimum of 30 markets. In a recent interview with Variety, Yee shared some of her memories from The Breakfast Club and some of her plans for her new show—which she said she hopes will give more women a platform. “To have had the opportunity to sit down with Nipsey Hussle and people like that, I think is really amazing for us, as far as history and even knowing these people in a different way than the rest of the world knows them,” she said. “ I love that we ha...
Amazon CEO Says Antisemitic Film Kyrie Irving Shared Will Not Be Removed By The Company
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty/ Amazon The antisemitic film Kyrie Irving shared, but more than likely didn’t watch in full, is not leaving Amazon. Spotted on Raw Story per the Associated Press, Amazon CEO says his company will not take down Hebrews To Negroes: Wake Up Black America, the problematic movie that Kyrie Irving suspended by the Brooklyn Nets. Per Raw Story: Andy Jassy said Wednesday that his decision is due to customers having “many viewpoints.” “As a retailer of content to hundreds of millions of customers with a lot of different viewpoints, we have to allow access to those viewpoints, even if they are objectionable — objectionable and they differ from our particular viewpoints,” Jassy said. Jassy went on to say that making decisions about what ...
Cliff Paul Vibes: Ye Says He Caught Chris Paul With His Ex-Wife Kim Kardashian
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Chris Paul was probably somewhere trying to mind his business when Ye fka Kanye West mentioned the future NBA Hall of Fame point guard for reasons beyond our understanding. Via social media, Ye dropped a bombshell that he caught his ex-wife Kim Kardashian with Paul without adding any additional detail. Ye was back on Twitter and went on a tirade of sorts, stating forcefully that he stands with Balenciaga amid the controversy of a recent ad that seemingly suggested a connection between BDSM and children. The fashion brand recently ended its business dealings with Ye in the wake of antisemitic claims and other actions. “I stand by Balenciaga and denounce all witch hunts and I cancel cancel culture Jesus is King Ending trafficking doesn’t start or end with a f...
Jay-Z Put Up $1.5 Billion to Buy Bacardi’s Share of D’USSE Cognac
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty Jay-Z is currently embroiled in a legal tussle with Bacardi regarding the D’USSE Cognac brand. According to court documents, the artist born Shawn Carter attempted to purchase Bacardi’s stake in the brand for a reported $1.5 billion. Jay-Z and the battle over D’USSE made waves earlier in the year after it went wide that the rapper and mogul sued Bacardi this past October alleging that the company failed to be transparent about its finances in connection with the cognac brand. Digital Music News shared in a report that unsealed court documents reveal that Jay-Z’s SC Liquor company offered to buy Bacardi’s share of D’USSE. Still, it was rejected and Bacardi shared a lower value of the company at $460 million, far past its previous estimate...
5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Metro Boomin, 100 gecs, BTS’ RM, and More
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and EPs from Metro Boomin, 100 gecs, RM, Babyface Ray, and Chris Abrahams. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.) Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains [Boominati Worldwide/Republic] Heroes & Villains is Metro Boomin’s second solo album, following 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes. It was announced on the produc...
UK Rapper Pa Salieu Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison
The British rapper Pa Salieu has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, BBC News reports. The musician had been convicted of violent disorder and possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon, stemming from a 2018 incident. Salieu was cleared of a second count of violent disorder. According to prosecutors, Salieu took part in a fight that occurred outside Coventry’s Club M after Salieu’s friend Fidel “AP” Glasgow was stabbed to death at age 21. During the fight, he apparently used a bottle and a tree branch to attack a 23-year-old man. Salieu—who is now 25 years old and was 21 at the time of the incident—was one of nine men charged in connection with the fight. No one has been charged with the murder of Glasgow, who was the grandson of the Specials’ Neville Staple. Salieu was handed a suspend...
The Strokes Announce New Vinyl Box Set of Singles
The Strokes have announced The Singles – Volume 01, a new vinyl box set collecting 7″ singles of material from 2001-2006. Along with singles from the group’s first three albums—Is This It (2001), Room on Fire (2003), and First Impressions of Earth (2006)—the collection will include B-sides, demos, and rarities. Find the tracklist below. The Strokes released The New Abnormal in 2020. The following year, it earned the group the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Read “The Urban Malaise of The Strokes’ Is This It, 15 Years On” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Strokes: The Singles – Volume 01 The Singles – Volume 01...
Suspected Killer of Migos’ Takeoff Arrested
A 33-year-old man named Patrick Xavier Clark has been arrested for the murder of Migos’ Takeoff, who was shot and killed early in the morning of Tuesday, November 1, in Houston, Texas. A second man, 22-year-old Cameron Joseph, was arrested and charged with felony possession of a weapon. At a press conference today, Sgt. Michael Burrow of the Houston Police Department said the shooting was preceded by an argument that happened outside of 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston. The sergeant said that Takeoff “was an innocent bystander.” A memorial service for Takeoff took place on November 11 at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. Quavo and Offset, have since shared emotional tributes to their late Migos bandmate and relative.
Mavins – Amina
Mavins All-Stars’ fresh new single titled “Amina” is now available. Mavin Records, which has already released two singles, “Won Da Mo” and “Overdose,” unveils a new single titled “Amina.” The new song, “Amina,” features Rema, Ayra Starr, Bayanni, Crayon, and DJ Big N and is off the music label’s 10th-anniversary album titled “Chapter X.” This is a feel-good tune for your listening pleasure, and it is groovy and catchy, which you can sing along with. Listen and share Mavins – “Amina” below. [embedded content]
VIDEO: Mavins – Won Da Mo (Rema, LadiPoe, Crayon, Bayanni, Boy Spyce, Magixx, Ayra Starr, Johnny Drille)
Here is the premiered music video for the song, “Won Da Mo” out now. Mavins Records delivers a fantastic video thriller for the smash hit single titled “Won Da Mo” performed by Rema, LadiPoe, Crayon, Bayanni, Boy Spyce, Magixx, Ayra Starr, and Johnny Drille. The new visual is entertaining and the song is taken from the music label’s latest album “Chapter X.” However, Earthboi shot and directed the music video. Happy viewing. Watch and share Mavins – “Won Da Mo” below. [embedded content]
Song of the Week: RM and Anderson .Paak Can’t Be Locked Down in “Still Life”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, RM and Anderson .Paak team up for a joyful cut from the BTS leader’s debut album. In June of this year, BTS released “Yet to Come,” a personal, old-school hip-hop track, and their first Korean-language single since 2020’s “Life Goes On.” To celebrate the release of their massive anthology album, PROOF, the band shared three of the songs live from the Las Vegas desert, with Anderson .Paak joining on drums for the performance of “Yet to Come.” While the members of BTS clearly love the song, and the backup si...
Song of the Week: RM and Anderson .Paak Can’t Be Locked Down in “Still Life”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, RM and Anderson .Paak team up for a joyful cut from the BTS leader’s debut album. In June of this year, BTS released “Yet to Come,” a personal, old-school hip-hop track, and their first Korean-language single since 2020’s “Life Goes On.” To celebrate the release of their massive anthology album, PROOF, the band shared three of the songs live from the Las Vegas desert, with Anderson .Paak joining on drums for the performance of “Yet to Come.” While the members of BTS clearly love the song, and the backup si...
