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Drake Posts IG Video That Appears To Show Him Being Arrested By Police In Sweden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty ”Swedish jail cell, smellin’ like some Carby Musk.” These are lyrics that Drake rapped in “Middle of the Ocean” from his joint album with 21 Savage, Her Loss. Well now, it appears that Drake is confirming rumors that he did get arrested on charges involving marijuana possession while performing at a club in Sweden—which his team has repeatedly denied, according to Complex—by posting footage of his alleged arrest on social media. From Complex: Back in July, Drake was rumored to be arrested on marijuana-related charges while partying in a Swedish club. However, his team has denied any news of him being arrested despite a hashtag #FreeDrake that went viral. The ever-elusive Drake kind’ve confirmed his arrest (or d...
The Associates’ Alan Rankine Dies at 64
Alan Rankine, the co-founder of the Scottish band the Associates, has died at the age of 64, BBC News reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Rankine met the singer Billy Mackenzie in the 1970s, and they formed a duo called the Ascorbic Ones. They changed their name to Mental Torture before settling on the Associates. As the Associates, Rankine and Mackenzie released their debut single in 1979, a cover of David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging.” The song helped them land a deal with Fiction Records, which issued the band’s 1980 debut, The Affectionate Punch; the Cure’s Robert Smith sang backing vocals on the LP. The group followed its debut with a singles compilation, Fourth Drawer Down, in 1981 and a sophomore effort, Sulk, in 1982. Sulk was a critical and commercial success and prove...
Watch CEO Trayle’s New Video for “Alter Ego 2”
Atlanta rapper CEO Trayle has shared another new music video, this time for his HH5 cut “Alter Ego 2.” In the clip, the rapper sits across the table from an alternate version of himself as he endures a mental tug-of-war about which direction he should steer his life: better his life through music, or return to hustling in the streets. It’s directed by AZae Production. Watch the video below. “Alter Ego 2” is the fifth track from HH5, CEO Trayle’s breakout 2022 mixtape, to get the music video treatment. It follows “Craxk Flow,” “Nightmares & Dreams,” “Sincerely Yours,” and “I Love You, But….” Read about “Alter Ego 2” on Pitchfork’s list “The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022” and see why CEO Trayle was included in “A Chaotic List of the Best Rap Stars, Scenes, Trends, Freestyles, and Mixtapes of...
Skrillex To Drop His First Solo Album in Almost a Decade in 2023
Skrillex has announced that he will release a double album in 2023. Earlier this week, the producer, whose real name is Sonny Moore, took to social media to share the news, writing, “QFF/DGTC 23.” The cryptic lettering was widely assumed to denote a pair of albums were on the way this year. Following the initial post, Circa Suriva/L.S. Dunes frontman Anthony Green took to Twitter to share his excitement about the project, reposting Skrillex’s tweet with the following caption: “Honored to be apart of this record. It’s a masterpiece. Thanks for letting me work on it with you.” On January 2, Skrillex posted a snippet from the first full-length effort’s lead single, titled “Rumble,” which features contributions from Fred again.. and Flowdan. In the caption, Skrillex confirmed that the inaugura...
Listen to deadmau5 and YTCracker’s Hacktivist Anthem, “Antisec”
deadmau5 has joined forces with YTCracker for “Antisec,” a gritty hip-hop and electronic hybrid out now via the former’s mau5trap label. YTCracker is a popular nerdcore rapper and former hacktivist (a portmanteau of “hack” and “activist”) with ties to the notorious hacker group Anonymous. The new track’s title derives from the AntiSec Movement, a cyberspace group opposed to the computer security industry. At the track’s onset, YTCracker kicks the door down and marks his territory: “I’m the de facto leader of a movement / Screaming ‘hack the planet’ back in ’99 / hacktivism in its prime.” From there, his brazen bars run roughshod through a canvas of deadmau5’s heavy-hitting bass and spacey arpegg...
Kaskade, Excision, Rusko, More Revealed for Beyond Wonderland 2023: See the Full Lineup
Insomniac is wasting no time in 2023 after revealing a huge lineup for the 12th edition of Beyond Wonderland. The Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular is returning to the NOS Events Center March 24-25. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, January 6th at 12pm and you can purchase them here. After last year’s wondrous festival, North America’s preeminent electronic music festival promoter has once again set the tone for a massive festival in Southern California. The 2023 Beyond Wonderland lineup features Kaskade, Tiësto, Excision, Rusko, TroyBoi, Flosstradamus, WHIPPED CREAM, Dillon Francis, Cosmic Gate, Borgore and many more. Fans can also look forward to raving at the five psychedelic stages of Beyond Wonderland: the Queen’s Domain, Mad Hatter’s Cast...
Devin Townsend: Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger “Is a Phenomenally Intelligent Human Being”
Prog rocker Devin Townsend has high praise for Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger in a new interview, calling his fellow Canadian “a phenomenally intelligent human being.” Kroeger previously made a surprising guest spot on Townsend’s Empath album in 2019. When asked by Ultimate Guitar about the collaboration, Townsend was quick to speak highly of Kroeger, who has faced an exaggerated amount of criticism over the years for his work in Nickelback (Townsend had previously called Kroeger a “functioning genius” back in 2019). That said, Townsend admitted in the new interview that the two lead a different lifestyle. “Chad’s brilliant,” Townsend said. “Chad is a phenomenally intelligent human being. But he’s a rockstar, too, on levels that you and I will never participate in. And so there’s go...
Hunters Try to “Bring Hitler to Justice” in Trailer for Final Season: Watch
You might think Hitler is dead, but the Hunters think differently in the new trailer for Prime Video’s alternate history revenge thriller. The second and final season comes debuts on January 13th. “You bring Hitler to justice and it’s done, Jon,” Meyers Offerman (Al Pacino) tells Jonah Heidelbaum (Logan Lerman) to kick off the trailer. “You can finally be free.” His presence might be somewhat unexpected given the events of Season 1, which he hints at by saying, “You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” These flashbacks give way to Heidelbaum putting together a team of old friends and new faces and heading off to South America. Guns and explosives are definitely involved, and there might even be a “skull up the ass,” as a cover of Kelis’ “Milkshake” bops in the background. Advert...
John Dolmayan: System of a Down “Should Have Moved On” Without Serj Tankian in 2006
It’s now been 17 years since System of a Down released a new studio album, and drummer John Dolmayan thinks they may have been better off moving on without singer Serj Tankian at the time the band went on hiatus in 2006. While System of a Down continue to be an active band, playing sporadic shows and releasing a pair of surprise singles in 2020, the multi-platinum act’s internal conflicts have been well documented. A few years back, Tankian and guitarist-vocalist Daron Malakian each opened up about the creative differences that led to a dearth of new music from the acclaimed metal band. In the summer of 2018, Malakian told Kerrang! magazine, “If everyone got together and was ready to play ball, I have an album ready. If it was up to me, System would have never gone on hiatus. … To be hones...
Stars of 1968 Romeo and Juliet Sue for Child Abuse over Nudity
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who as teenagers brought Shakespeare to life in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, are suing Paramount for child abuse over the movie’s nudity. As Variety reports, they are seeking damages “believed to be in excess of $500 million.” Whiting was 16 when he appeared in the movie, and Hussey began at 15 but turned 16 during production. For the famous, “It was the nightingale, and not the lark,” scene, Zeffirelli, who died in 2019, filmed Whiting’s butt and Hussey’s bare breasts. Now in their 70s, the actors allege that they had been assured there would be no nudity, only to be pressured the day of the shoot to expose themselves “or the Picture would fail.” “What they were told and what went on were two different things,”...
Original Version of Metro Boomin’s “Trance” With Drake Feature Surfaces Online
Last month, Metro Boomin dropped his long-awaited sophomore studio LP, Heroes & Villains. While the Atlanta producer has been busy on collaborative albums over the years, the project marked his first solo release since 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Among the 15 star-studded tracks was a collaboration with Travis Scott and Young Thug called “Trance.” The song quickly became a fan-favorite for its murky club energy, cut by Scott and Thug’s high-pitched vocals. As it turns out, however, Drake was allegedly supposed to make an appearance on the single as well, at least at some point in the production process. An alternative “original” version of “Trance” began surfacing online over the weekend, which features bars from Drake alongside Scott and Thug. While it’s still unknown why Drake’...
De La Soul Catalog To Hit Streaming Services In March, At Last
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty Some good Hip-Hop news at the top of 2023. De La Soul’s catalog of classic music, most of which has been missing from streaming services for years, will finally be available in March. The group—Dave (fka Trugoy The Dove), Posdnous and Mase—announced on Tuesday (Jan. 3), that their music would be on streamers starting March 2. The date happens to coincide with the anniversary the Long Island Hip-Hop group’s landmark debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. “The Reservoir and Chrysalis teams have worked with De La Soul, and their record label, AOI, to bring their music to digital streaming services,” said De La in a statement, as reported by Variety. “Reservoir is pleased to share that De La Soul’s first six albums, ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ (1...
