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Lil Baby & His Son Shine During Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Performance [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital In case you missed it, Atlanta’s biggest Hip-Hop concert, Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash, went down over the weekend, and Lil Baby was on hand to shut it down. The Atlanta native made sure to represent during his performance at Birthday Bash, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. To mark the momentous occasion, the concert was moved to Center Parc Stadium, a much bigger venue that it’s usually held at to accommodate the larger crowd who showed up to see the larger-than-life lineup of acts that included Young Thug, Migos, Gunna, Lil Keed, Gucci Mane, Moneybagg Yo, Big Latto, Beat King, BRS Kash, Money Mu, Yung Bleu, Morray, Mooski, Erica Banks and of course Lil Baby. Source: Prince Williams / Radio One Digital Lil ...
Dame Dash Calls Roc-A-Fella Records Lawsuit Corny & Embarrassing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The sale of Roc-A-Fella Records continues to get muddier and muddier by the week. Dame Dash is calling the legal back and forth a bad look for the culture. The Harlem native continues to question the business ethics of his former business associates. Recently the entrepreneur spoke to HipHopDX and expressed his disappointment in Jay-Z. “From my perspective, it feels like this was all done to devalue this asset,” he explained. “I just don’t understand why. What’s odd is that they knew I was only trying to sell one-third, but they’re trying to say I tried to sell the whole thing. But we all know that that’s not the case, so why do they keep saying it? The question is, why is it such a big deal? Why is everyone so scared for me to sell m...
Nocturnal Wonderland Reveals Stellar 2021 Lineup With Flux Pavilion, deadmau5, More
Insomniac’s longest-running festival, Nocturnal Wonderland, is set to return September 18-19 at San Bernardino’s Glen Helen Amphitheater with a jam-packed lineup for its 26th edition. Flux Pavilion, deadmau5, Kill the Noise, Malaa, LP Giobbi, and many more will take the stage. Also appearing will be Sian, who will be performing a “techno classics” set, as well as Downlink and Modestep, who will be dropping a B2B drum & bass set. Attendees have the opportunity to camp on the festival grounds and can choose from tent, RV, or lakeside camping options. You can purchase tickets here and check out the full lineup below. Nocturnal Wonderland takes over the Glen Helen Amphitheater this September 18th and 19th. Recommended Artic...
Lil Nas X Previews Kanye West-Produced New Song “Industry Baby” in Teaser Video: Watch
Lil Nas X has announced “Industry Baby,” the latest single from his upcoming debut album, Montero. Co-produced by Kanye West and Lil Nas X’s frequent collaborators Take a Daytrip, the track features Louisville rapper Jack Harlow. As a teaser, Lil Nas X shared a video spoofing his “Satan shoe” controversy, in which the rapper imagines a full-blown trial over his controversial limited-edition collaboration with the New York-based art collective MSCHF. While the credits roll for the skit, fans can hear a preview of “Industry Baby” featuring brash lyrics like, “Baby bet, couple racks/ Couple Grammys on him/ Couple plaques/That’s a fact/ Throw it back.” Watch the teaser video below. Advertisement Related Video In late March, the customized Air Max 97 “Satan shoes” were a source of controve...
Circle Jerks Announce 2021-2022 North American Headlining Tour
Circle Jerks have once again rescheduled their North American 40th anniversary tour. The hardcore-punk legends’ updated itinerary features a series of separate legs that run from September of this year through May of next year, with Municipal Waste, Adolescents, and Negative Approach providing support on select dates. Originally, Circle Jerks had planned to tour in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut album, Group Sex, beginning in May of 2020. Those dates were postponed to spring of 2021 due to the pandemic, but were since delayed again. Now, the legendary band plans to hit the road for a few dates in early September (including appearances at Riot Fest and Punk Rock Bowling), before playing three shows in the Southwest in late October. From there, they’ll be back on...
Clerks 3 Picked Up by Lionsgate, Original Cast Members to Return
It’s been a long and bumpy road, but Clerks 3 is finally coming to fruition Earlier Monday, news broke that Lionsgate officially picked up Kevin Smith’s upcoming sequel. Pre-production for Clerks 3 is currently underway in New Jersey, and production will kick off next month. According to Deadline, the cast will include major key players from the first two Clerks films, including Jeff Anderson as Randal, Brian O’Halloran as Dante, Jason Mewes as Jay, Smith as Silent Bob, and Rosario Dawson as Becky. Smith tweeted that Elias, who debuted in Clerks II, will also appear in Clerks 3. Smith has already written the screenplay for Clerks 3, and will serve as the movie’s director, as is par for the course with his filmography. Liz Destro and Jordan Monsanto are joining the team as producers as well...
Pearl Jam, Beck, Brandi Carlile to Play Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Encore Festival in 2021
Eddie Vedder‘s fifth annual music extravaganza Ohana Festival can’t be contained in just one weekend. In addition to the previously announced event scheduled for September 24th-26th, the Pearl Jam frontman has just announced Ohana Encore, a bonus festival that will return to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California for October 1st-2nd. Due to overwhelming demand, the encore weekend will of course include headlining sets by Pearl Jam on both Friday and Saturday nights. It marks the band’s only additional concert dates for 2021, and perhaps their only gigs for a while considering Pearl Jam’s own Jeff Ament isn’t comfortable playing indoor shows or “checking vaccination cards” for fans just yet. The bill for Friday, October 1st includes Beck, Lord Huron, and White Reaper in the upper...
Ohana Festival Announces Encore Weekend With Pearl Jam Headlining Both Nights
Music festival fans know what they want and what they want now is an encore weekend for the fifth annual, Eddie Vedder-founded Ohana Festival. So here’s what they are getting: a two-day extravaganza on Friday, Oct. 1 and Saturday, Oct. 2 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California headlined by Pearl Jam on both nights. Other performing artists include Beck, Brandi Carlile, Sleater-Kinney, Lord Huron, Margo Price, White Reaper, NHC (Navarro Hawkins Cheney), ZZ Ward, Pluralone, Anythyst Kiah, Joe Wong + Nite Creatures, St. Panther, Naked Giants and Vanillaroma. Week one of the festival is already sold out, but you can snag tickets for the encore weekend Friday, July 23 at 10am PST here. Ticket options include Single Day GA, Single Day VIP, 2-Day GA and 2-Day VIP. A portion of the proceed...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft Announces New 6v6 First-Person Shooter ‘Tom Clancy’s XDefiant’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Ubisoft’s newest Tom Clancy game is taking the famed franchise in a new direction. The cat was already out of the bag thanks to IGN teasing us, but now it’s official tissue. Monday (Jul.19), Ubisoft announced its newest Tom Clancy game, a 6v6 free-to-play first-person shooter called Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, as well as on Stadia, Luna, and Ubisoft Connect. Ubisoft also promises that crossplay will be available at launch. Source: Ubisoft / Tom Clancy’s XDefiant Developed by Ubisoft’s San Francisco studio with Call of Duty veteran Mark Rubin leading the way, Tom Clancy’s XDefiant is ditching the tactical playstyle we have become used to with Tom Clancy game...
Kanye West Holding ‘Donda’ Listening Session In Atlanta, Album Cover Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Kanye West’s new album, Donda, is officially on the way. Yeezy is holding a listening session for the new project in Atlanta this week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The venue certainly seems to be big enough for an artist of Yeezy’s magnitude, and the Kanye West Presents: Donda Listening Event will go down Thursday, July 22 at 8PM ET. The event is ticketed and they went on sale today (July 19), at 5:00PM EST at Ticketmaster.com. Originally tickets were on sale for $20 and $50 but at the time of this post they going for slightly higher thanks to resellers. Over the weekend, Kanye West held a listening session in Las Vegas for the project and also held a private listening session for host Justin Laboy and NBA superstar Kevin Dura...
Kid Cudi Responds To Fans Criticizing Him Painting His Nails
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Kid Cudi is trying to get a new look off and some of his fans had some questions. He has since responded and asked them to kindly get lost. As spotted on Hype Beast the rapper shared a photo to social media over the weekend that triggered some of his followers. In the photo he is shown wearing a Mandalorian helmet while throwing up a peace sign with his left hand. His fingers were clearly painted in metallic colors. While the Cleveland, Ohio native is known for having a very unique sense of fashion, the rainbow flair on his hands did not sit well with several individuals and they seemingly made it known in the comments section of the post. The feedback didn’t sit too well with the “Soundtrack 2 My Life” rapper. On Saturday, ...
Pop Smoke ft. Future “Mr. Jones,” Blueface “TikTok,” & More | Daily Visuals 7.19.21
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since the shocking murder of up and coming rap star, Pop Smoke, and though he’s gone his presence is still felt and missed thanks to new music that continues to roll out. Keeping his memory alive with some new visuals to the Future assisted “Mr. Jones,” the video features stock footage of Pop enjoying the fruits of his labor at the club before Future takes over and hits up a hotel with a gang of baddies behind him. Back on the Left Coast, Blueface keeps the party going and for his clip to “TikTok” throws himself a house party where the invitees are bikini-clad women who seem intent on twerking till the sun comes up. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Kxng Crooked, Lil Mam...
