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New Study Warns Over 1 Billion Young People at Risk of Hearing Loss Due to Unsafe Music Exposure
The way young people are listening to music, whether at home or at a concert, can potentially result in wide-scale hearing loss across the globe. According to a new study, a range of 670 million to 1.35 billion teens and young adults are currently in danger of losing their hearing due to unsafe listening practices. The study, published by the BMJ Global Health Journal, is titled “Prevalence and Global Estimates of Unsafe Listening Practices in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” It researched the effects of listening to music through personal listening devices (via headphones and earbuds) and attending live shows at entertainment venues such as arenas, theaters, and bars. The new research basically looked at 33 existing studies that compiled data from 35 r...
Kevin Spacey Charged With Seven More Counts of Sexual Assault in the UK
Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven more counts of sexual assault in the UK, ABC News reports. The charges stem from one victim who alleges a number of incidents occurred in 2001 and 2004. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, Spacey will face three counts of indecent assault, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. “The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr. Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial,” Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said in a statement. These seven charges follow four counts of sexual assault Spacey faced by the Crown Prosecution Service back in May. The actor was additionally charged with one cou...
Lily-Rose Depp Calls Out Sexism in “Nepotism Baby” Label: “I Just Hear It a Lot More About Women”
Lily-Rose Depp’s got some pretty famous parents, but don’t blame them for her success. The model and actress aired out her issues with the “nepotism baby” label she’s faced in recent years in a new interview with Elle, pointing to the fact that more famous women are accused of benefiting from nepotism than famous men. Memes abound on social media about the deflating feeling of discovering that one’s favorite celebrity has famous parents, with the insinuation that their talent disappears after realizing that they probably had a helping hand in achieving success. However, Lily-Rose — daughter of Johnny Depp and French singer Vanessa Paradis — argues that said interest in one’s famous parents really only exists online. “The internet seems to care a lot about that kind of stuff. People ar...
Former ‘Empire’ Actor Bryshere Gray Arrested For Allegedly Violating Probation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Former Empire star Bryshere Gray is in trouble with the law once again. TMZ reports Bryshere Gray was taken into police custody once again. This time for allegedly violating probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault last year. Per TMZ: According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … cops in Maricopa, AZ, were called by a woman last week, claiming the two were seeing each other but telling the officer “his behavior was escalating, and she was concerned for her safety.” The docs say the woman claimed Gray threw a box of food at her and pulled her hair … she also told cops about other instances where he’d shout at her. Officers say Gray had multiple run-ins with law enforcement … including a domestic-related disturbance call last ...
“Florida Man” Trump Announces 2024 Bid, Gets Clowned
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Former President Donald Trump announced his intent to run for the office in 2024, but it was met with some notable derision and an absence of support from the New York Post. As expected, the former twice-impeached commander-in-chief held a press event on Tuesday night (November 15th) at his Mar-A-Lago club complex in Palm Beach, Florida to announce that he would be running for president in 2024. “I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” he said. “America’s comeback starts right now,” he continued flanked by large American flags, claiming, “Your country is being destroyed before your eyes.” The announcement and official filing had been anticipated, but there seems to be growing Trump fatigue among those ...
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar Top 2023 Grammy Nominees List
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pierre Suu / Getty The Grammys announced their list of nominees for their upcoming awards, and Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar have outpaced all other artists for nominations. On Tuesday (November 15th), the Recording Academy announced the list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards which will be held next year. Out of all of the artists, R&B superstar Beyoncé dominated with nine nominations in all. Kendrick Lamar took second place with eight total nominations. Beyoncé’s nominations are spread out with three of them in general-field categories. “Break My Soul”, the smash lead single from her blockbuster album Renaissance, was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as the album itself is nominated for Album of the Year. The track “Virgo’s Gro...
Nike To Host ‘Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture’ Exhibit In Miami
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Almost a year after his passing it’s still long live Virgil. This December, Nike will honor Virgil Abloh’s creative legacy with a four-day experience during Miami Art Week. As spotted on Nice Kicks From December 1 through 4, 2022, Nike and VA Securities will present “Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” at Miami’s Rubell Museum. The exhibition honors Abloh’s creative legacy, highlighting his long-term partnership with Nike, and shares design methodologies that were central to his creative identity. The exhibition and its related programs are designed to showcase his methodological principles — known as Abloh’s Codes — which are meant to be applicable to any medium, product or space. The Codes made his work, and particularly The Ten with N...
TI Blaze – Benefit
The song “Benefit,” a fresh new release from TI Blaze, off his latest project. Talented singer TI Blaze has a brand new track called “Benefit.” The latest song joins the list of amazing songs he has already put out. In his latest album, “EL Major,” which has 13 tracks, “Benefit” is among the songs. The new song is a follow-up to his new singles, “Far Away“, “Play” featuring Fave, and “Good Life“, among others. Listen and share TI Blaze – “Benefit” below. Download coming soon.
TI Blaze – Panic
Get the latest song mp3 from TI Blaze titled “Panic” off his new album. The new record titled “Panic” is taken from the new album “EL Major” by Nigerian artist TI Blaze is dedicated to his teeming fans. With some well-arranged lyrics and sound, the singer creates a captivating piece. This fills in as a follow-up to his song titled “Benefit” which is one of the fans’ favorite tunes on the project. Listen and share TI Blaze – “Panic” below Download coming soon.
TI Blaze – Fire Down ft Camidoh
Get the latest song mp3 from TI Blaze titled “Fire Down” featuring Ghanaian singer Camidoh. The new record titled “Fire Down” is taken from the new album “EL Major” by Nigerian artist TI Blaze and is dedicated to his teeming fans. With some well-arranged lyrics and sound, the singer creates a captivating piece. This fills in as a follow-up to his song titled “Panic” which is one of the fans’ favorite tunes on the project. Listen and share TI Blaze ft Camidoh– “Fire Down” below. Download coming soon.
TI Blaze – EL Major Album Download
Nigerian singer TI Blaze returns with an album titled “EL Major.” The “Lock Up” crooner TI Blaze thrills fans with his latest anticipated body of work titled “EL Major.” The album contains 13 tracks with guest appearances from Fave, Bella Shmurda, LadiPoe, and Camidoh. The project arrives months after his released debut EP, titled “The Fresh Prince of Lagos.” He joins the list of a few Nigerian singers that have dropped two projects (an EP and an album) in the same year. However, his new album is an impressive play with banging street vibes. Tracklist Listen and share TI Blaze – “EL MAJOR” below. Coming soon.
Situated in the Birthplace of Hip-Hop, a New Museum Sets Out To Chart 50 Years of the Music’s History
Before hip-hop became a global cultural phenomenon, the genre emerged at a 1973 block party in the South Bronx. DJ Kool Herc had organized the party for members of his apartment building, word of the event spread borough-wide and it quickly set the precedent for a recurring community gathering. DJs would set up turntables right on the pavement, using two copies of the same record to mix, layer and scratch beats. Over these funk and soul-inspired sounds, spectators laid down cardboard for dancing and the DJs shouted out to engage the crowd, a routine that became known as MCing. In the ensuing few years, MCs placed greater emphasis on rhyme and rhythm, and by the late 1980s, hip-hop had entered its golden era, led by a vanguard of rapper-tastemakers such as LL Cool J, Slick Rick and Biz Mark...
