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Mike Patton Reveals Battle with Alcoholism During the Pandemic
Mike Patton has once again opened up about his mental health struggles, revealing that he coped with alcoholism during the pandemic. In a new interview with The Guardian, Patton discussed the upcoming sophomore album from his hardcore-thrash supergroup Dead Cross, stating that it was “forged through COVID, cancer, and alcoholism.” Patton alluded to guitarist Mike Crain’s battle with squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. Crain’s cancer eventually went into remission, with the guitarist crediting the making of the new Dead Cross album with helping save his life. Then the COVID pandemic happened, which sent Patton into a life of seclusion and solitude. Advertisement Related Video “My initial response to the pandemic was: ‘I love this shit!’,” Patton said. “It allowed me to be an ant...
Bruno Mars, Post Malone, and DJ Khaled to Headline Saudi Arabian Music Festival
Since Saudi Arabia began opening its borders to foreign entertainers in recent years, many performers have been willing to overlook the country’s history of human rights abuses, discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ people, and silencing of critics. Now, you can add Soundstorm ’22 festival headliners Bruno Mars, Post Malone, and DJ Khaled to the list. The festival will take place December 1st through 3rd in Banban, a district on the outskirts of the capital city of Riyadh. Each of the aforementioned artists will be making their debut performance in Saudi Arabia. Other international names on the lineup include Wizkid and Marshmello, as well as returning DJs like Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, and David Guetta. A press release for the self-described “largest music festival in the Middle East...
Kennedy Descendent Who Dated Taylor Swift Says He Fought in Ukraine
Conor Kennedy, Senator Bobby Kennedy’s grandson whose fling with Taylor Swift reportedly inspired songs on Red, says that he served in Ukraine’s International Legion and helped fight against Russia. “Like many people, I was deeply moved by what I saw happening in Ukraine over the past year,” Kennedy said in a social medium statement last week. “I wanted to help. When I heard about Ukraine’s International Legion, I knew I was going, and I went to the embassy to enlist the next day.” He added that “I wasn’t a great shot, but I could carry heavy things and learned fast. I was also willing to die there. So they soon agreed to send me to the northeastern front,” an area that includes the hotly-contested Donbas region where much of the fighting has taken place. Advertise...
Rome and Duddy Share Origins of New Single “Cannabis Tree”: Exclusive
Origins is our recurring feature series in which artists are given a space to dive into everything behind their latest song. Today, Rome and Duddy give fans an exclusive listen to their new collaborative track “Cannabis Tree.” For two guys who are so intrinsically connected, Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B haven’t released a lot of music together. Since Dirty Heads’ “Lay Me Down,” featuring Rome, first brought the two together, they’ve dropped a handful of singles and even toured together. Yet all this time, fans have been waiting for a full collaborative project from the duo. Thankfully, the time has almost arrived, as Rome and Duddy are teasing their upcoming joint EP, Cactus Cool, with a lead single called “Cannabis Tree.” Advertisement The song demon...
Best New Tracks: Post Malone, Arctic Monkeys, Baby Rose
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s lineup is led by Post Malone with Mark Morrison and Sickick, Arctic Monkeys and Baby Rose, who released the viral track “Cooped Up / Return Of The Mack,” the album The Car and the two singles “Fight Club” with Georgia Anne Muldrow and “Go,” respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from MOUNT WESTMORE with P-Lo, Boldy James, Armani Caesar, Nick Hakim, Pivot Gang, Jeezy and JID. Post Malone x Mark Morrison x Sickick – “Cooped Up / Return Of The Mack” [embedded content] Sickick’s fusion of Post Malone and Mark Morrison’s “Cooped Up” and “Return Of The Mack” is officially available on digital streaming platforms. The mashup proved to b...
Mavi: Laughing so Hard, it Hurts
Mavi was expecting to follow his acclaimed 2019 debut, Let the Sun Talk, with a record called Shango, which the 23-year-old rapper has taken to calling “a very manly, muscular album” and which was eventually shelved. In its place came first the slightly tortured EP End of the Earth, released early last year, and now the gently probing Laughing so Hard, it Hurts, a record whose raw nerve endings sizzle and pop to make even its weariest verses seem animated by a desire for contentment, for harmony. It’s intimate by design, with Mavi’s frequently muted voice drawing the listener’s ear close to the speaker, but expansive in scope: Its opening song is named for a folk hero from American slavery, and its closing one traces the running routes through his native Charlotte, North Carolina that are ...
Post Malone Injured Once Again During Tour Stop in Atlanta
Shortly after suffering a fall that resulted in bruised ribs, Post Malone sustained yet another injury during his latest Twelve Carat Toothache Tour stop. Stopping in St. Louis, the artist performed for a packed crowd but fell into a trap door while walking around on stage. Taking quite a fall, Posty went down on his knees before stagehands came by to offer him aid. Post Malone then slowly made his way to the mic to address fans, revealing that he had rolled his ankle because of the pyrotechnics hole on the stage. “Tell you what. There are little holes in the middle of the stage where fire comes out, which is pretty fucking badass. I just twisted up my ankle a little bit over on that hole there. So if my dance moves aren’t 100 percent, you gotta forgive me, tonight ladies and gentlemen. I’...
Smino Announces ‘Luv 4 Rent’ Release Date and Tracklist
Smino has officially announced the release date of his upcoming album Luv 4 Rent, as well as released its latest single “Matinee” produced by Karl Banx. Set to drop on October 28, the rapper’s third studio effort will include a total of 15 tracks and feature J. Cole, Doechii, Fatman Scoop, Cruza, Lucky Daye, Phoelix, Cory Henry, Ravyn Lenae, Lil Uzi Vert and reggie. Luv 4 Rent marks Smino’s first full-length studio album since 2018’s NØIR, and will be supported by a joint tour with JID called the “Luv Is 4Ever Tour” in January. Check out the full tracklist below and stream Smino’s “Matinee” on Spotify and Apple Music. Luv 4 Rent drops October 28. Luv 4 Rent Tracklist:01. 4rm Da Source02. No L’s03. 90 Proof (feat. J. Cole)04. Pro Freak (feat. Doechii and Fatman Scoop)05. Ole Ass Kendrick06....
Blueface & Og Bobby Billions “Better Days 2,” Anderson .Paak ft. H.E.R. “Where I Go” & More | Daily Visuals 10.20.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ollie Millington / Getty For a while now Blueface has been the topic of discussion on social media, but not because of his music, but because of his wild and apparently toxic relationship with Chrisean Rock. But today, the West Coast rapper gets back on his music grizzly and links up with OG Bobby Billions for the visuals to “Better Days 2” in which the two kick it behind bars before walking into a court room and telling their stories. Blueface definitely got a few stories to tell, that’s for sure. On the R&B tip we’ve learned that Anderson .Paak and H.E.R. definitely make some beautiful music together as NxWorries, and in their clip to “Where I Go” the two show us the highs and lows of an intimate relationship. Check out the rest of today’s drops inc...
Harlem Festival Of Culture Enters Partnership With AMC Networks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rudi Von Briel / Getty The Harlem Festival of Culture has entered a new partnership with AMC Networks as they prepare for the launching of their festival next year. AMC Networks announced their commitment with the HFC, which formed in April of this year as a contemporary edition of the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, which was chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots, Summer of Soul(…Or When the Revolution Could Not be Televised). The aim of the new group is to revitalize and celebrate Harlem much as the original festival did. The multi-year deal will see AMC Networks help the HFC put on the inaugural multi-day festival in the summer of 2023, and that will be a tribute to the original festiv...
Really Bro?: Man Sues Cardi B Over ‘Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1’ Cover Art
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Cardi B has another legal battle on her hands. A man is suing her over her Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 album cover. As spotted on Hype Beast the Bronx bombshell is being accused of ruining someone’s life yet again. Kevin Michael Brophy Jr. is alleging that the visuals from Cardi B’s 2016 project has people thinking he ate the “WAP” rapper’s box. The artwork in question features Bardi nonchalantly sipping a cold Corona beer, from a glass bottle never the can, as an unidentified man snacks on her most private of places. The gentleman in question sports a very unique tattoo that features a serpent and tiger which Brophy claims was digitally lifted from his back and photoshopped on to the model’s back. He detailed his anguish in a ...
Lil Baby Visits ‘Sway In The Morning,’ Talks Crypto & Speaking To Young Thug’s Family
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty On the heels of his new album, Lil Baby stopped by Sway In The Morning and spoke about his recent conversation with Young Thug as well as his foray into cryptocurrency. On Wednesday (Oct. 19), Lil Baby was the featured guest on Hip-Hop media personality and Sirius XM’s Sway Calloway’s long-running radio show. The Atlanta native was there to talk with Sway and co-hosts Heather B & Tracy G about a number of topics, beginning with his recent documentary Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby and his new album, It’s Only Me which was released on Tuesday (Oct. 18). In discussing the album, Sway noted that Young Thug had a guest verse on it. “Do you maintain any communication with him right now? What can you tell us?” he asked. “They act...
