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Drake Once Got Paid $100 To Open Up For Ice Cube
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty These days everyone knows that Drake has enough money to finance his own small country, but recently he revealed he was barley getting gas money to open up for a Hip-Hop legend when he was trying to make a name for his Canadian self. Per Page Six, the man currently known as the Six Gawd revealed that back in 2006 when he was only known as “Wheel Chair Jimmy” on the show Degrassi, he was getting paid a whole Benjamin to open up for Ice Cube when Cube did a show in Canada. Yes, $100 back in 2006 could’ve gotten you a pair of Air Force 1’s and a t-shirt, but these days a buck could barely fill up your gas tank. Rumors about the low-paying sum of cash started to swirl years ago and were proved to be true this week when The Flyer Vault&nbs...
The Critics Are Not Smelling What The Rock’s ‘Black Adam’ Is Cooking Despite Strong Early Reactions
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Black Adam Dwayne, The Rock Johnson, has been promising for months that the hierarchy of the DCEU is about to change with the arrival of his blockbuster anti-hero film, Black Adam. That sounds good, but the consensus is that the critics are not smelling what The Rock’s Black Adam is cooking. Black Adam is just days away from striking movie theaters with a tremendous lightning bolt, but when the film arrives, it will do so by being critically panned among movie critics across the board. Right now, The Rock’s 15-year passion project is sitting at a disappointing 54% after being reviewed by 79 reviewers. If there is any positive to get out of that, 43 reviews are fresh, while 36 or rotten. We also don’t have an audience score, and if Black Ada...
A Humble King: Kid Cudi Tells Fans He Will Not Retweet Fans Tweets Calling Him A Genius
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rebecca Sapp / Getty Kid Cudi is very humble. The multihyphenate is so modest that if you send a tweet calling him a genius, he won’t retweet it. Cudder let his 2.7 million followers know that while he appreciates their kind words, he is not a big fan of them, calling him a genius on Tuesday, October 18. “Hey guys!! I wont RT if u call me a genius im sorry. I dont think im worthy of that praise and its a lil weird for me to RT it. I know ive got a gift, but callin myself a ‘genius’ or agreeing w it comes off a lil [arrogant] to me. And thats not me. I love and appreciate you,” the Cleveland native tweeted. What he does appreciate is if you call him a “smart and creative king.” Cudi did retweet a tweet calling him such in reference to a tweet he hit send o...
Reekado Banks – Jeun To Da
Nigerian singer, Reekado Banks shares a brand new single titled – Jeun To Da. The music star returns with a beautiful piece of music for his lovely fans he calls Jeun To Da. The infectious pop song has Reekado’s signature melody and compelling voice which is groovy and you should add it to your playlist. It is a follow-up to his Coke studio performance and DJ Spinall’s song he featured titled Top Mama. However, this is for your listening pleasure. Listen and share Reekado – Jeun To Da below. Download coming soon.
John Cale Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song With Weyes Blood: Watch
John Cale has announced his new album Mercy with a video for his new song “Story of Blood,” featuring Weyes Blood. The album features additional contributions from Animal Collective, Sylvan Esso, Laurel Halo, Tei Shi, Actress, and more. It’s due out January 20 (via Double Six/Domino). Check out Mercy tracklist and the “Story of Blood” music video, directed by Jethro Waters, below. Of the Weyes Blood collaboration, Cale said in a statement: I’d been listening to Weyes Blood’s [2016 album Front Row Seat to Earth] and remembered Natalie [Mering]’s puritanical vocals. I thought if I could get her to come and sing with me on the “Swing your soul” section, and a few other harmonies, it would be beautiful. What I got from her was something else! Once I understood the versatility in her voice, it ...
NxWorries Return With Video for New Song “Where I Go”: Watch
NxWorries are back. Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge have returned with a new single, “Where I Go,” featuring H.E.R. It comes with a music video directed by .Paak. NxWorries’ debut album, Yes Lawd!, was released in 2016. The duo followed that up with a remix album the next year. Last year, .Paak and Bruno Mars shared their debut Silk Sonic album, An Evening With Silk Sonic. Anderson .Paak’s latest solo effort, Ventura, arrived in 2019. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Elephant 6 Documentary Coming to U.S. Film Festivals, Streaming Online
In 2019, C.B. Stockfleth’s documentary A Future History Of: The Elephant 6 Recording Co. was made available exclusively on VHS, with fans required to “rent” copies of the film by mail. Roughly three years later, an updated version of documentary will receive widespread release; it’ll be shown at three U.S. film festivals and made available to stream online within the United States. Watch a trailer for the film below. Now simply titled The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the film will make its world premiere at the Doc NYC festival on November 10, followed by additional screenings at the Denver Film Festival and Sound Unseen festival in Minneapolis later that month. The updated 2022 version of the film includes additional footage from Lance Bangs, who was brought on as a producer for the film’s r...
Lana Del Rey Updates Fans, Says She Lost Music and Book Manuscript on Stolen Hard Drives
Lana Del Rey has said she was recently robbed. The singer-songwriter took to her @honeymoon Instagram account to post a series of videos in which she claimed that a laptop, three video cameras, and multiple hard drives were stolen from her car. Because of this, various unfinished songs have been leaked, and a 200-page manuscript for her upcoming book, which she said was not backed up, has been lost. “I had to remotely wipe the computer that had my 200-page book for Simon & Schuster, which I didn’t have backed up on a cloud,” she said. “And despite that, people are still able this week to remotely access my phone and leak our songs and personal photos.” She went on to ask fans not to look for the leaks: “Please don’t listen to the music if you hear it because it’s not coming out y...
TikTok to Launch Songwriting Platform for Creators With Simon Cowell, UMG & Samsung
TikTok creators will soon be handed a fresh set of tools to soundtrack their videos and potentially make hit songs when a new in-app platform created by Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment company, in partnership with Universal Music Group and Samsung, launches on the platform later this month. Called StemDrop, the initiative will provide TikTok’s more than 1 billion monthly users with access to music “stems” (the isolated components of a song, such as drum tracks or individual vocal parts) from an exclusive new track composed by hit songwriters Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Ali Payami entitled “Red Lights,” which creators can then use to record and share their own versions. The project was conceived by British music mogul Cowell and entertainment executive Tim Van Rongen in pa...
Here’s What Megan Thee Stallion Has to Say About Pardison Fontaine Engagement Rumors
Megan Thee Stallion had a few things to say regarding rumors online that boyfriend Pardison Fontaine had popped the question amid their second anniversary. “Lol as nice as last night was we are not engaged,” she tweeted simply on Wednesday (Oct. 19), shutting down chatter among her loyal army of Hotties. However, the rapper didn’t hesitate to show off her anniversary date night with Pardi on her Instagram Stories. In the first video, Meg shared her glitzy aquamarine gown and glamorous updo from the back of a car before her rapper beau crashed the frame, joking, “What, you thought this was a solo? Whatchu doin’, whatchu doin’? Why they always tryin’ to show the plate but never the date? What’s wrong with them? They crazy!” Next she puts Pardi’s skills as a former teacher to the test as she ...
On the Radar Latin: Eduardo Galan, Nora Gonzalez & More Emerging Artists to Discover
Every month, Billboard Latin editors will feature a small group of new or relatively unknown artists whose music we love. Think “diamantes en bruto,” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have yet to impact the mainstream — but whose music excites us, and who we believe our readers should make a point to discover. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Our recommendations this month are emerging artists that we met during Billboard‘s 2022 Latin Music Week in Miami. Check them out below: Blondiak Country: Colombia Why They Should Be on Your Radar: Singer-songwriter Blondiak struck me as a relatable, humble musician who is eager to grow and keep honing his craft. The Latin urban artist from Colombia, who works indepe...
Musicians React to Kanye West’s Antisemitic Comments, ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirts
Kanye West has always had a knack for stirring the pot, but at the beginning of October, he’s taken his controversial statements to a new level. Though Ye has been vocal about his conservative, pro-Trump opinions for years, his latest controversies started Oct. 3 when photos from his Yeezy Paris Fashion Week show showing some of his models wearing shirts printed with the phrase “White Lives Matter” started circling online. West himself had also worn one of the shirts to the show, and even stopped to take a photo with conservative commentator Candace Owens, who was also sporting “WLM” attire. The situation was then exacerbated by West’s subsequent Instagram posts targeting fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who’d previously shared her horror at the shirts on her own account. These wer...
