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Tones And I Flies to No. 1 In Australia With ‘Welcome To The Madhouse’
Welcome To The Madhouse features the previously released songs “Fly Away” and “Cloudy Day,” which this week lifts to a new peak, up 44-31. “Dance Monkey” appeared on Tones’ debut 2019 EP, The Kids Are Coming, which peaked at No. 3 on the national survey. “Wow wow wow! Thank you so much Australia for your ongoing love and support, I am blown away,” comments Tones on her latest chart feat. “I can’t bloody believe it, I will not be quitting any time soon. Haha.” In a busy week for new releases, John Mayer’s Sob Rock (Columbia/Sony) starts at No. 3, for the U.S. blues-rocker’s seventh ARIA Top Ten, while Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album Faith (Universal) opens at No. 4. Faith is the followup to Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon, which shot to No. 1 in July 2020. Also making an impact on...
PJ Tucker’s Diamond Encrusted Off-White Air Jordan 1’s Cost A Staggering $250K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Daniel / Getty PJ Tucker is already considered the sneaker king of the kicks game, but the latest addition to his collection might take the custom cake as it shines brighter than anything you currently have in your closet, guaranteed. According to Hypebeast, PJ’s latest pair of custom rare Air Jordan 1’s came courtesy of the Shoe Surgeon and jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills, who worked together to remix a pair of Off-White 1’s into a diamond-encrusted piece that you won’t see any rapper in anytime soon. Valued at $250,000, the sneaker consists of 32.74 ct’s (2,020 D color white diamonds) along with 150 grams of 14k white gold. The customization took 100 hours in total to complete and man, was it worth it. The black alligator-looking leather with t...
Apple Music Scores Exclusive Rights To Stream Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ LP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Kanye West has been actively readying the masses for the release of his latest studio album with exclusive listening parties and the like, and now Apple Music users will get an exclusive listen to boot. The streaming service will share a livestream of West’s DONDA LP ahead of its release on Friday (July 23). Eagle-eyed fans noticed the news of the livestream in a new Beats spot featuring track and field superstar Sha’Carri Richardson, and West’s “No Child Left Behind” track from DONDA. West is premiering his tenth studio album at the sold-out event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta later today (July 22) at 8:00PM ET. Earlier in the week, Def Jam Recordings confirmed the release of DONDA via Twitter. A tracklist for the project has b...
Herstory: Young M.A Denies Being Pregnant Because Duh
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty For all those wondering Young M.A has not been taken off the market. She has denied the pregnancy rumors that started circulating recently. As spotted on Bossip the Brooklyn native’s name was red hot this week on the internet. A rumor alleging that she was expecting her first child hit the blogs. While she has made it abundantly clear she is a Gay woman, reports linked her to being preggers. Naturally the fake news landed on her radar prompting her to jump into The Shade Room’s comment section to shut down the cap. “Of course, my girl is the one that’s gone be pregnant,” she wrote on Instagram. “That’s why I looked at her and mentioned her smh. Y’all bored lol, but I get it… Sell ya stories, and we workin’ on one now.”...
Sean Penn Demands Everyone on Set for Gaslit Be Vaccinated Before He’ll Return to Work
Sean Penn is demanding that every cast and crew member for the Starz series Gaslit be vaccinated against COVID-19. Until that happens, according to reports in Deadline and Variety, the actor refuses to return to work. Gaslit explores the Nixon Watergate scandal through the characters of Attorney General John Mitchell (Penn) and his wife, Martha (Julia Roberts). Penn has a few more weeks of filming to go before he wraps, and he recently left to attend Cannes for the premiere of his new film Flag Day. Now, he may not come back. Currently, the studio NBCUniversal requires mandatory inoculation in “Zone A” cast and crew members: people who work in close proximity to the set. The studio also hosts an on-site vaccination clinic, though it is not required f...
JAY-Z Guests on Kanye West’s New Album Donda
Watch the Throne, Part Deux: Kanye West and JAY-Z have reunited on a new track for Donda, Kanye’s upcoming 10th solo album. Kanye debuted the as-yet-untitled collaboration during a listening session held at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday night. “Donda, I met your baby when I touched that throne / I told him to stop all that red cap we going home / Not be with all of these sins cast the stones,” raps JAY-Z on his verse. “This might be the return of the throne. HOVA and Yeezus, like Moses and Jesus.” It’s certainly a surprise development, as the former Watch the Throne collaborators have been at odds for the last several years. Advertisement Related Video During his 2016 “Saint Pablo Tour,” Kanye repeatedly called out JAY-Z from the stage. He accused his longtime collabora...
Darkside Release Sophomore Reunion Album Spiral: Stream
Darkside have released their long-awaited sophomore album Spiral via Matador Records. Stream in below on Apple Music and Spotify. Featuring the singles “Liberty Bell,” “The Limit,” and “Lawmaker,” Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington’s new LP marks the follow-up to their 2013 debut album, Psychic. Following the release of that project, the electronic duo announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus in 2014. In a previously-released statement, Jaar spoke about the band’s reunion, calling Darkside “our jam band. Something we did on days off. When we reconvened, it was because we really could’t wait to jam together again.” His bandmate, meanwhile, added, “It felt like it was time again. We do things in this band that we would never do on our own. Darkside is the third being in the room that ...
Lil Nas X Releases New Song “Industry Baby” Produced by Kanye West: Stream
Lil Nas X has released his highly anticipated new single “Industry Baby.” The track features Louisville rapper Jack Harlow and was co-produced by Kanye West and Take a Daytrip. Watch the accompanying video below. To hype the song up on Monday, Lil Nas X shared a teaser video that spoofed his “Satan shoe” controversy. The clip captured Lil Nas X juggling multiple roles — judge, prisoner, and lawyer — in an imaginary full-blown trial over his limited-edition sneakers that allegedly contained one drop of human blood. The video for “Industry Baby” continues that storyline, as it finds Lil Nas X living behind bars. Watch below. “Industry Baby” is the latest preview of Montero, the rapper’s eagerly awaited debut album. Lil Nas X previously released the record’s title track and smash hit “Mo...
‘I May Destroy You’ Star Michaela Coel Cast In Secret Role For ‘Black Panther 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever is set to hit theaters on July 8, 2022, and though we know Chadwick Boseman won’t be starring in the film (Rest In Power, King), the film continues to add new and exciting faces to the film. According to Vulture, the latest surprise addition to the growing cast is I May Destroy You star, Michaela Coel who has joined the film’s production in Atlanta in an undisclosed role. Outside of rumors that the film’s villain will end up being Namor The Submariner or that Killmonger will be making a return to Wakanda (though he never really left), not much is known about Ryan Coogler’s highly anticipated sequel. What we do know is that Marvel will not be using a CGI version of Boseman’s character in the film tho...
Charlamagne Tha God To Host Late Night Talk Show On Comedy Central
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nick Fancher / Comedy Central Charlamagne Tha God is returning to your late-night television screen. The media personality and host of The Breakfast Club is getting late night talk show on Comedy Central. Tha God’s Honest Truth with Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey is set to premiere on September 17 at 10PM ET on Comedy Central. The series is being executive produced by Stephen Colbert, who besides hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, happens to share South Carolina roots with Charlamagne. Colbert also came to fame on Comedy Central hosting The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014. Source: Scott Kowalchyk for CBS / Comedy Central The weekly late-night series is being billed as a “culturally fluent take on social issues” as Charlamagne offer his tak...
HHW Gaming: Atlantic Records Teams Up With Xbox To Launch The Green Room Gaming Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Atlantic Records / Xbox Music and video games go hand-in-hand, so this union between Xbox and Atlantic Records makes all the sense in the world. Thursday (Jul.22), Atlantic Records announced it was teaming up with Xbox in Partnership with Vaynersports and Efuse for The Green Room, a new competitive gaming series that will see music artists, streamers, and athletes pair up to play some video games. The live event series, which officially kicks off on July 27TH, 6 PM EST on Atlantic Records YouTube page, will see the label’s big artists like A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Against The Current’s Chrissy Costanza, Childish Major, Bankrol Hayden, Jucee Froot, Surf Curse, Sueco, Bizzy Banks, and MILES, as well as strea...
Boys Noize Announces Fifth Studio Album, “+/-“
Renowned electronic music vet Boys Noize is gearing up for the release of his fifth studio album. +/- (pronounced “Polarity”) will showcase Boys Noize’s tried-and-true skill in delving into music styles on the opposite ends of the dance music spectrum, covering everything from the deepest underground techno to jackin’ house, and including collaborations with some of electronic music’s brightest stars. “The album dives into the polar tension between the musical styles and worlds I find myself in,” said Boys Noize in a statement on the album’s forthcoming release. “When you combine opposites, something transcendent can take place, something greater than the two parts. And with music, it becomes a magic that can create new worlds.” Dua...
