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Report Finds Trump Wrongly Spied on BLM Protesters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chris Kleponis/CNP/startraksphoto.com / WENN A newly declassified report showed that former President Donald Trump and his administration wrongfully spied on Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon in 2020. According to reporting, an internal memorandum by the Department of Homeland Security that focused on how the agency collected intelligence on racial justice protesters in Portland, Oregon was re-released in its entirety. The 2020 report was first released in April of this year but was heavily redacted. The details show how at the direction of Donald Trump, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli, pushed constitutional boundaries to cast arrested protesters in a politically partisan way. Amon...
Davido & Chioma Loses Son Ifeanyi To Death By Drowning
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, known as Davido, and his fiancée Chioma Rowland are bereaved of their first son (Ifeanyi). The three-year-old child drowned on Monday at his father’s home in Banana Island, according to multiple media outlets, while the DMW boss and Chioma were away on a short trip. It is reported the child who was left in the care of the Nanny, lost sight of the boy and later was found in the swimming pool, before being rushed to the hospital. However, after several hours of medical resuscitation, he was reported dead at a hospital in Lekki. At the moment, the couples are yet to release an official statement regards this.
Takeoff (Migos) Has Been Confirmed Dead After Head Sh*t
Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnik Khari Ball, was the youngest member of Migos. Quavo was his uncle, and Offset, was his cousin. American rapper Takeoff and member of the hip-hop group Migos is said to have been shot dead in Houston. Today, Tuesday, November 1, 2022, reports on TMZ confirm that Takeoff had been shot at age 28. He was pronounced d*ad on the scene. According to TMZ, “Takeoff and Quavo were there playing dice when an altercation broke out and that’s when someone opened fire, shooting Takeoff … either in the head or near his head”.
Takeoff Reportedly Shot and Killed in Houston
Migos member Takeoff has reportedly been shot and killed in Houston. According to TMZ, the 28-year-old rapper and Quavo were playing dice at 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston when an altercation took place. An unknown person open fired and hit Takeoff either in the head or near the area, and he was pronounced dead on the scene. As many as two other people were supposedly shot and taken to a hospital, but their conditions remain unclear. Quavo himself was not injured. Houston PD confirmed that they are investigating a homicide and that Quavo and Takeoff were in the vicinity, but did not reveal the identity of the deceased victim “until his family is notified & ID verified by Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.” Stay tuned to this developing story. BREAKING: Houston PD is inv...
The Story Behind Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo’s Halloween Classic “Dead Man’s Party”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | YouTube | RSS Over the last 40 years, true renaissance man Danny Elfman has delivered it all through various incarnations. As performer, frontman, composer, conductor, and visualizer, he is the consummate multi-dimensional artists. Always unconventional, always out of place — and always slightly dangerous because of it — the Grammy- and Emmy-winning innovator and his body of work are undeniably genius — and also all a bit mad. Advertisement The frenetic and haunted mind of so many mediums, Elfman was meant for the Halloween season. For this special spooky season edition of The Story Behind the Song, Elfman — Jack Skel...
Alphaville’s Marian Gold on Eternally Yours, Space Exploration, and Shakespeare
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Alphaville’s Marian Gold joins Kyle Meredith to chat about the band’s new symphonic album, Eternally Yours. Advertisement Related Video The frontman discusses how the classical radio of his youth led him to synthesizers in the ’80s, and reveals the process of turning their pop songs into dreamy, orchestrated pieces. Gold later dives into his lifelong love of space exploration, how drugs influence literature and music, and writing “Around the Universe” about his father, who was a pilot in WWII. He also talks about leaning on Shakespeare’s sonnets for inspiration in regards to the title track, which h...
Jack White Covers “Van Lear Rose” in Tribute to Loretta Lynn: Watch
Loretta Lynn passed away earlier this month at the age of 90, and Jack White, who produced and played guitar on her 2004 comeback album Van Lear Rose, covered the title track during CMT’s October 30th tribute concert, “A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn.” Via Stereogum, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium hosted the concert as well as country legends like Alan Jackson, Wynonna Judd, George Strait, and Tanya Tucker. White was a late addition to the setlist, and he gave a fiery performance on behalf of the woman he recently called “the greatest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century.” “Van Lear Rose” is a showcase Lynn’s lyrical dextertity, starting off like a juicy small-town story before taking a personal turn at the end. Check out White’s cover of ...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Share Video for New Song “Pretty Boy”: Watch
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have shared a new song ahead of a forthcoming album. It’s called “Pretty Boy” and it features Johnny Marr on guitar. Check it out below. In a press release, Gallagher said, “For this new record it was the first thing I wrote, the first thing I demoed and the first thing I finished, so it’s only right that it’s the first thing people get to hear. Massive shout out to my mainest man Johnny Marr for taking it somewhere special. Oh… and watch out for a cameo from me in the video… first one to spot me wins a bag of Flamin’ Hot Wotsits Giants!!” Gallagher and his band recorded the track at the musician’s own London studio, where he co-produced the single with Paul “Strangeboy” Stacey. The next LP from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is due out next yea...
Meek Mill Teases Remix of Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U)”
Meek Mill took to social media to tease his freestyle over Ice Spice‘s viral hit, “Munch (Feelin’ U).” The 19-second Instagram Story hears a snippet of the rapper’s take on Spice’s track, keeping the song’s famed “You thought I was feelin’ you?” line in tact. Mill did not reveal whether he will actually release his remix nor a release date for the track, but it did receive mixed responses from the internet, with users going as far as telling him he’s “too old” to be giving it a remix, but also saying that his version is “fire.” Check out Meek Mill’s remix of “Munch (Feelin’ U)” on Twitter and stay tuned for an official release date. In related news, Mill also announced a 10th anniversary concert for Dreams & Nightmares. Read Full Article
N-Word Use Rises On Twitter Since Phony Starks AKA Elon Musk Took Over
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CONSTANZA HEVIA / Getty Hate speech and racist language aren’t new on Twitter but an uptick in the use of the N-Word slur was noticed in the days after Elon Musk took over ownership of the social media network. According to reports, the use of the slur is part of a trolling campaign meant to test the limits of free speech on the platform. The Twitter takeover by Musk was celebrated by many on the extreme right who feel that censorship on Twitter has overreached as it relates to the right to freedom of speech. The N-Word, and by N-Word we mean the hard “r” version, has often been used on the service often by trolls too fearful and witless to do so under real user profiles. Yoel Roth, Head of Safety & Integrity at Twitter, posted a thread over the weeke...
Post Malone Helps Couple Have the Sweetest Gender Reveal at Concert
Post Malone is known for greeting his fans at concerts and signing autographs, but he took his fan interactions up a notch when he helped a couple reveal the gender of their baby on the way. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a clip shared to TikTok from the “Congratulations” star’s show in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday night (Oct. 28), Post is seen signing a poster that was handed to him by a couple, who begin asking him to open the envelope taped to the poster, and reveal the gender of the baby. “You want me to just tell you?” Post asks them, before confirming, “You didn’t see it? Y’all didn’t see it?” He then opens the envelope, and immediately, his jaw drops. He excitedly holds up the piece of paper, which reads, “It’s a girl!” “You’re go...
The Beatles Challenge Taylor Swift For U.K. Chart Crown
Taylor Swift has another titanic battle on her hands, as the U.K. albums chart race enters the final straight. Last week, Swift’s Midnights (via EMI) saw off the challenge of Arctic Monkeys and their seventh studio album The Car (Domino Recordings). This time, it’s the Beatles with Revolver (EMI). A special deluxe rerelease of the Fab Four’s 1966 album blasts to No. 2 on the midweek chart, behind Midnights. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Swift last week landed her ninth U.K. chart crown – and snapped several records — as Midnights surged to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with more than 200,000 chart sales, easily a career-best week for the U.S. pop superstar. With that effort, Swift sailed past Kylie Minogue for outright second place ...
