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NCT 127 Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary With New Album Announcement
Wednesday’s livestream was also in celebration of the group’s five-year anniversary. On this day in 2016, NCT 127 released their very first single “Firetruck.” The band celebrated the milestone with a virtual talk show, games and performances in addition to the album announcement. Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, Jungwoo and Haechan are the men behind NCT 127, whose name is inspired by the longitude number of Seoul, symbolizing the group’s home base. The nine NCT 127 guys form a subunit of larger group NCT (Neo Culture Technology) — meaning you can find more music from them on NCT’s full group projects. As a subunit, NCT 127 has quite a few projects under its belt, with several mini albums in their discography as well as two studio albums. They’ve also garn...
Juvenile, Mannie Fresh & Mia X Drop New Vaccine Anthem ‘Vax That Thang Up’
Majority Founder Omid Farhang said in a statement, “To be young is to feel invincible. BLK is uniquely positioned to meet this historic moment, not through an academic lecture or sober manifesto, but through pop cultural content that speaks directly to the benefits of dating in real life once you’re vaccinated.” “Vax That Thang Up” marks the first time that artists from Cash Money Records and No Limit Records have collaborated on an official music project. “I just wanted to do something positive for my people and to stand in the front to show that I’m willing to sacrifice my life, not just for me but also for my family,” Juvenile said in a statement. “We don’t know what we’re facing right now but we really do all need to be vaccinated so we can continue to do our thi...
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated During Home Attack
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty News broke early Wednesday (July 7) that Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was killed during an attack on his residence by several gunmen, leaving his wife injured. As the news is still developing, we’ve scoured several news outlets to gain more information. CNN has been providing frequent updates to the happenings in Haiti and the details are as follows. According to a statement from acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, Moïse was at his private residence when the attack occurred. From the statement, the public learned that the First Lady was shot as well but is currently being treated for her wounds. Joseph framed the attack and assassination as a “heinous, inhumane, and barbaric act” while urging the public to remain calm despite the shock...
Saweetie & Justine Skye Headline Samsung x Billboard’s First-Ever Songs of Summer Concert
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Samsung / Billboard Samsung is wrapping up its Summer of Galaxy event with the help of the Icy Prince$$ and one of R&B’s brightest stars. Wednesday (Jul.7), Samsung announced its first-ever Songs of Summer concert with Billboard, and to kick things off, Saweetie and Justine Skye will provide the vibes. The concert powered by Billboard’s Songs of the Summer Chart will serve as the perfect wrap-up for Samsung’s Summer of Galaxy month-long event that saw the global music authority partner with the Korean tech giant to help reveal its new annual Songs of the Summer chart that tracks the top artists of the season. Source: Samsung / Billboard The Summer of Galaxy Event gives Samsung Galaxy owners every reason to flex because they get exclusive deals and per...
R. Kelly’s Defense Team Wants His Trial Delayed Due To Jail Conditions
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty The defense team for disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is seeking to have his sex trafficking trial delayed due to factors arising from recent changes to the group of lawyers. In a motion written and filed on Monday (July 5) with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, attorney Deveraux L. Cannick asked for a delay because he has recently joined the legal team defending the singer. “While he is anxious to move forward and address the charges against him, it is my considered view that given my limited access to him as well as circumstances of his detention, I simply do not have enough time to adequately meet with him and also digest the massive discovery,” Cannick stated. Cannick partially cites the current COV...
HHW Gaming: New RoboCop First-Person Shooter Coming To Consoles & PC In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sunset Boulevard / Getty Our favorite cyborg dealer of justice, RoboCop, is getting his own first-person shooter. RoboCop made his triumphant return to the world of video games thanks to his appearance in Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath as one of the many DLC characters added to the lineup of fighters. Tuesday (Jul.6), publisher Nacon announced a RoboCop: Rogue City, a new first-person shooter developed by Teyon (Terminator: Resistance) that will have you take control of Alex Murphy in a way that has never been experienced before since the character first appeared in video game format. Per a press release, the game will take place in the same timeline of the first three RoboCop films and be “Faithful to this monument of science fiction,” and “will ask you to ...
A Company Is Developing a Musical “Doomsday Vault” on an Island Near the North Pole
Okay, 2020 was bad. But was it “doomsday” bad? Elire Management Group sure thinks so. According to Billboard, the Oslo-based company is developing “a doomsday vault” on an arctic island between the North Pole and Norway. Dubbed the Global Music Vault, the repository is said to be able to withstand ice and snow at a depth of 1,000 feet underneath the frigid Svalbard archipelago. The vault is meant to safeguard what Elire deems to be the world’s most important musical works, such as historic Australian Indigenous music and legendary tracks by the Beatles. They’ve partnered with the Paris-based International Music Council to figure out the “most precious and loved” music to preserve, but an Elire exec indicated that...
Amindi Unveils New Single “nwts”: Stream
Amindi has unveiled the new single “nwts” off her previously-announced Nice EP. The eight-track project is slated for release July 28th via Human Re-Sources. “nwts” finds Amindi bragging about her self-made glow-up over booming percussion and gently swerving production. “And I paid my dues in some days in schools/ In some Payless shoes, I was way less cool/ Now I done bossed up and it’s hard to hide/ And I ain’t lost once ’cause I take my time,” she states on the second verse before adding, “You ain’t made shit/ Self-made bitch/ DIY, make shit.” Stream “nwts” after the jump. Nice serves as a follow-up to the 2020 mixtape, minztape, and will also include previously-released singles “haircut” and “telly.” Ahead of its release, the Jamaican singer-songwriter will present a live...
Courtney Barnett Announces New Album Things Take Time, Take Time, Shares “Rae Street”: Stream
Courtney Barnett is back with the announcement of her next album, Things Take Time, Take Time. The follow-up to 2018’s Tell Me How You Really Feel is due out November 12th via Mom+Pop. Along with the news, the Aussie singer-songwriter has shared the music video for her twangy new single “Rae Street.” Things Take Time, Take Time is Barnett’s third proper full-length. Written over the course of two years, she then recorded the album in late 2020 and early 2021 with producer Stella Mozgawa, known for work with Warpaint, Cate le Bon, and Kurt Vile. If “Rae Street” is any indication, the album will see Barnett lean into her more relaxed, country-fied mode, though with the same sense of acerbic wit that’s made her an indie rock star: “Time is money, and money is no man’s friend,” she croons on t...
City Girls Share “Twerkulator” Video Directed by Missy Elliott: Watch
In May, City Girls finally released “Twerkulator” after a lengthy clearance battle. Now, they’ve dropped a heavily choreographed music video directed by Missy Elliott. Showing off the vision that won her MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, Elliott helps JT and Yung Miami pay homage to the track’s influence by setting the video in “Twerk City,” a landscape resembling New York City in the early ’80s. The Miami duo proceeds to show off choreographed dance moves while accompanied by a cadre of backup dancers. Sean Bankhead choreographed the video with creative direction by Derek Blanks. “Twerkulator” first leaked online in 2020, and started going viral on TikTok in early 2021. City Girls initially ran into clearance problems due to its infectious sample of Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force’s pion...
Isaiah Rashad Details New Album The House Is Burning
Isaiah Rashad is prepping the release of his sophomore album The House Is Burning, which he announced today will drop July 30th via Top Dawg Entertainment/Warner Records. The studio set serves as the rapper’s follow-up to The Sun’s Tirade, his 2016 debut album, and will feature previously-released track “Headshots (4r Da Locals)” and the Duke Deuce-assisted lead single “Lay Wit Ya.” With cover art showcasing the titular home ablaze in crayon, and Rashad’s multi-colored name scrawled in all caps across the bottom, the LP’s title is drawn from the rocky road Rashad has walked since the release of his first album — one that involved drugs, alcohol and a successful trip to a rehab facility in Dana Point, California. “I took it seriously, but I was drunk in the studio and trying my best to make...
Watch the White Stripes Perform ‘Fell in Love With a Girl’ on Top of the Pops
This past weekend, the White Stripes celebrated the 20th anniversary of White Blood Cells. They released a digital-only, deluxe 20th anniversary edition of the album and shared a previously unseen version of “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman” filmed at the Gold Dollar in Detroit. Today, the White Stripes unveiled their performance of “Fell in Love With a Girl” that took place on the British TV show Top of the Pops in February 2002. You can watch that performance below. [embedded content] If that’s not enough, White Blood Cells will return to record store shelves everywhere later this year with a standard black vinyl edition arriving Friday, Oct. 22. Pre-orders are available now, which you can grab here. Additionally, limited edition red-and-white pinwheel colored viny...
