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Every Tim Burton Movie Ranked from Worst to Best
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. The time, we enter the strange, dark, and still sometimes charming world of Tim Burton. This article was originally published in 2019 and has been updated. In 1986, after years of work in animation, various other below-the-line contributions, and a pair of short films by his own hand, Tim Burton stormed onto the international filmmaking stage with his ’80s feature run of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman. In just a few years, Burton made himself a household name, and one of the most unique and sought-after directorial voices in a Hollywood beginning to find itself overwhe...
Surprised?: Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell Expecting 3rd Baby, His 10th
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhtoosByBeanz In today’s water is wet news, Nick Cannon is expecting another baby. The television personality will soon welcome his 10th child. 34-year-old Model Brittany Bell is expecting their third child together. The two have a son, Golden, 5, and a daughter Powerful, 1. In an Instagram video, Cannon shared scenes from a maternity photo shoot with a caption that read: “Time Stopped and This Happened. #Sunshine #SonRISE.” Related Stories In the photos, Bell sported a short white skirt and was topless with her baby bump on full display. In a second look she wore an unbuttoned coat with a pink crop top and matching pants. Per Page Six, Cannon has twin sons Zion and Zillion, now 1, with DJ Abby De La Rosa in June 2021. H...
R. Kelly Offered $1 Million For Return of Underage Abuse Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty New testimony in the second federal trial of disgraced singer R. Kelly alleges that he was desperate to find the tape containing a recording of him committing abuse on an underage girl, offering a million dollars for its return. According to reports, a former merchandising agent named Charles Freeman testified for the prosecution in the Chicago, Illinois federal courtroom on Tuesday (August 23rd). The 52-year-old Kansas City native said that the entertainer first reached out to him in 2001 to obtain his assistance in finding the infamous tape. Freeman said that he was unaware of what was on the tape until after he retrieved it from an Atlanta residence and then popped it into a VCR at a friend’s home later on that day to watch. “I ...
Houston’s Restaurant In Memphis Accused Of Racism After Black Cop Told He Smells Like Marijuana
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dan Reynolds Photography / Getty A funny thing can happen to a business once it has been accused publicly of racism—suddenly all said business’ dirty-and-discriminatory laundry starts coming out as other patrons start publicly recalling their own experiences. Such appears to be the case for Houston’s Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, where a Black police officer and high school principal said they were humiliated by a server who accused them of smelling like marijuana. From Raw Story: “I don’t plan on patronizing this establishment anymore,” said Marcus Mosby. “She said, ‘There’s a strong odor of marijuana coming from your party in this area.’ I said, ‘Ma’am, we don’t smoke marijuana. You’re mistaken.’ She said, ‘I’ve gotten complaints. People have called...
Busta Rhymes Checks Couple After Woman Gets Too Touchy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Note to all Busta Rhymes fans; keep your hands off the dungeon dragon. The Native Tongue MC recently checked a woman and her man for getting too handsy. As per The New York Post the Brooklyn, New York native had to stop mid performance to gather up a set of fans who were doing way too much and not enough all at once. During his set at recent show Bus was getting some rather inappropriate attention from an unidentified female fan. After a couple of unwelcome grabs he addressed her in signature fashion. “Ayo, shorty, you’re with your man, right?” he asked rhetorically. But before she could respond he put her significant other on notice. “That’s your girl? What kind of sh*t are you on that you’re gonna let her continue to grab me up?”...
JID Releases ‘The Forever Story,’ His First Solo Studio Album in Four Years
After an almost four-year wait, JID‘s newest studio album The Forever Story is finally here. Clocking in at approximately an hour, the 15-track project features guest verses from Kenny Mason on “Dance Now” and “Just in Time” alongside Lil Wayne, EARTHGANG on “Can’t Punk me,” 21 Savage and Baby Tate on “Surround Sound,” Lil Durk and Mustafa The Poet on “Burddanem,” Ari Lennox on “Can’t Make U Change,” Yasiin Bey and BADBADNOTGOOD on “Stars,” Johnta Austin on “Better Days” and Ravyn Lanae on “Lauder Too,” while production was mainly handed by the likes of Monte Booker, Kaytranada, James Blake, Thundercat, DJ Khalil, Childish Major, Groove, Tommy Brown and Cardiak. JID also joined forces with Foushee and longtime DJ and producer Christo, the latter of whom co-executive produced the record wit...
Celebrating 13 Years, Wicked Woods Music Festival Returns With A Hundred Drums, Craze, More
Returning September 8th to 11th, Wicked Woods Music Festival has announced their day-by-day programming. While the intimate Canadian fest did return this year after a two-year hiatus back in the spring, its organizers have prepared for a special fall edition too. And with strong roots in community, the three-day celebration promises yet another notable lineup of both local and international talent over its four official stages, up from last edition’s three. This time around, Wicked Woods tcket-holders will be graced with headlining performances from the likes of multi-instrumentalist and bass music producer A Hundred Drums, three-time DMC World Championship winner Craze, American instrumentalist trio Dirtwire and Western Canada’s beloved genre-bending b...
VIDEO: Zlatan – That Guy
Check out this brand new music video from Zlatan titled – That Guy. Zanku Records boss, Zlatan, unleashes the visual of his released tune That Guy, from his sophomore album “Resan“. The video was shot and directed by Olu The Wave. The visual is quite entertaining as Zlatan performed brilliantly well. It is a follow-up to his previous music visual for his song “Money” featuring Davido. TOP PICKS FOR YOU: Watch & share Zlatan – That Guy below. [embedded content]
Cardi B Fires Back at Twitter Troll Who Accused Offset of Cheating With Saweetie: ‘You Lying’
Cardi B got tangled up in some Internet beef on Wednesday (Aug. 24) with a Twitter troll who identifies themselves as a “Nicki Minaj connoisseur,” claiming to have styled her. The user was sending a slew of hateful messages toward Cardi for hours before the “I Like It” rapper stepped in to respond to a tweet asking when she was going to pay up in a 2020 lawsuit related to a bar fight. “Why you lying on me and those girls for I have a open case EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC offering money will not benefit me and actually get me in real trouble for making up anything cause you decided to come for me after coming out of jail for stealing 3K worth of clothes,” Cardi responded. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news When the Twitter troll brought up Cardi’s husband...
Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Traumazine’ Launches in Top 5 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
Megan Thee Stallion extends her perfect top 10 streak on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Traumazine debuts at No. 3 on the list dated Aug. 27. The album, which was officially announced only one day before its Aug. 12 release, earned 63,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 18, according to Luminate. Of the 63,000 units, a majority (54,000), come from streaming-equivalent album units. The sum equals 85.7 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. 8,000 units derive from traditional album sales, with the remaining amount owed to track-equivalent album units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video...
Brandy Set to Star in Psychological Thriller ‘The Front Room’
From Cinderella to scream queen. Brandy shared the news Thursday (Aug. 25) that she’s landed the starring role in the upcoming A24 thriller The Front Room. “It’s official! THE FRONT ROOM from The Eggers’ Brothers @a24 Can’t wait for y’all to see this,” the R&B icon wrote on her Instagram feed, adding, “God you’re Awesome!!!! I trust you with my entire life. Thank you for this amazing opportunity to work with this unbelievable cast, crew, and the studio everyone wants to work with and of course my Eggers fam.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to Variety, the film — adapted from the short story of the same name by Susan Hull — will be Max and Sam Eggers’ big-screen directorial debut and will tell the story of “a young, newly ...
Demi Lovato Poses With ‘My Best Friend’ Boyfriend Jutes at 30th Birthday Party: See Photos
Demi Lovato gave fans a glimpse into her 30th birthday bash on Thursday (Aug. 25), including some cute photos with her new boyfriend Jutes. In the series of snaps posted to her Instagram Story, the singer poses cutely with her musician beau surrounded by white balloons emblazoned with her picture and the words “Demi 30.” Wearing a black fishnet number on top of a fiery red cocktail dress, Lovato was all smiles (with a matching red lip!) as she wrote “my baby” on one photo and captioned another from a photo booth “My best friend.” Other attendees at the celebration included the “Skin of My Teeth” singer’s longtime best friend Matthew Scott Montgomery, her “Eat Me” collaborator Royal & the Serpent, Paris Hilton, Kristen Stewart, Ashley Benson, Kaia Gerber and more. Explore Explore See la...
