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First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Uniiqu3, Wave Racer & More
From songs like Bree Runway’s “Hot Hot” to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Sh–,” Hot Girl Summer is in full swing, and with Uniiqu3’s new mixtape B—-es Is Outside, Vol. 1, the Jersey club artist is ticking up the temperature a few degrees. “I wanted to get spicy on this one,” she told Complex. “The word ‘b—h’ could be controversial but after seeing so many women in hip-hop and rap use it to empower themselves, it empowered me. It makes me feel powerful, and badass, this mixtape embodies that feeling.”The project’s opener, “Outside Wit It Freestyle,” is an immediate highlight. Its production is sharp, dark and clubby with rumbling bass and punctuating vogue crashes — and dominating a continuous, piercing siren-like synth that recalls the never-ending ambulance wails that...
Cardi B Is ‘Thankful’ She Didn’t Get That Face Tattoo She Wanted as a Teenager
Cardi B planned to see stars long before her journey to Hollywood. The 28-year-old rapper took to Twitter to reveal the face tattoo she nearly had. “Everyday I’m thankful at the fact that [I] ain’t get this face tatt I wanted when I was 16,” she wrote. But what design would’ve graced Cardi’s face you might ask? “Little stars from the top of my eyebrow swirling down to my jaw,” the “WAP” artist wrote in response to her original tweet with an epic GIF of Mel B’s face-palm moment during America’s Got Talent. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process...
A Timeline of Britney Spears’ Conservatorship
Spears’ voice was finally heard in a rare court appearance in June 2021 when Britney explicitly addressed her desire to end her “abusive” conservatorship and went into painstaking detail about how much control she’s been under. Billboard compiled a timeline of the major markers in Britney Spears’ conservatorship over the last decade-plus. Jan. 3 and 31, 2008: Britney Goes to the Hospital on a 5150 Hold Twice Britney is taken to UCLA Medical Center and placed on a psychiatric hold for mental evaluation, otherwise known as a 5150 hold, after refusing to relinquish custody of her children to her ex-husband and the father of her sons, Kevin Federline. Weeks later, Britney returns to the hospital under the same 5150 psychiatric hold. Feb. 1, 2008: Britney Is ...
Porky Pig Nearly Chokes on Stage in Space Jam: A New Legacy Sneak Peek: Watch
In a prime example of things nobody asked for, Porky Pig will be taking the stage for a rap battle in the Lebron James-starring Space Jam: A New Legacy. Proving the movie is desperately trying to live up to its title, Cartoon Network shared a sneak peek of the scene in which the porcine character sheds his trademark stutter and takes on the persona of The Notorious P.I.G. Urged on stage by a hoodie-wearing Daffy Duck, an initially tentative Porky steps up to the plate while dressed in an outfit meant to evoke the late Biggie Smalls: tinted sunglasses, backwards hat, puffer vest, and gold chain. Taking the ham-fisted homage a step further, the chosen instrumental for the battle is from Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear,” which featured a young Notorious B.I.G. on the remix. Once Porky finally g...
Jeff Tweedy Covers Japanese Breakfast’s “Kokomo, IN” on The Tweedy Show: Watch
Jeff Tweedy has been hosting an Instagram Live performance series called The Tweedy Show, which mostly consists of him playing original tracks and putting his own spin on music he likes. During yesterday’s show, he played a cover of Japanese Breakfast’s “Kokomo, IN”. As it turns out, Michelle Zauner is a huge Wilco fan and she’s geeking out — like any of us would! For his rendition, Tweedy stayed rather faithful to the original version of “Kokomo, IN” as heard on Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast’s new album and third full-length LP under the moniker. Armed with an acoustic guitar and seemingly a lyric sheet off screen, the Wilco singer went about playing a stripped-down version of the sweet violin-laden track. If there was any doubt that Tweedy genuinely loves this song, it’s made clear during ...
Big Daddy Kane Checks Media, Ask For Prayers For Biz Markie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty Recently, an erroneously reported news story caused rumors of Biz Markie’s death to spread while the rapper is alive but unfortunately not well. Big Daddy Kane recently took to social media to take media to task for moving too fast and not considering the ramifications it can have on the fans, friends and family of those involved. Soon after the Revolt post wrongly saying Biz Markie had died, reporters like Roland S. Martin began refuting the claim citing family members, including the “Nobody Beats The Biz” rapper’s wife, relaying that he had definitely not passed away. On Thursday (July 1), Big Daddy Kane took to Instagram to share that his friend needs your prayers, and had some words for those prematurely announcing his death. “For t...
Lincoln Center Names Mahogany L. Browne As First-Ever Poet In Residence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Craig Barritt / Getty The venerable Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has created a new artistic position, and has tapped the esteemed poet Mahogany L. Browne as its first poet-in-residence. The announcement, made on Thursday (July 1) comes as part of the “Restart Stages” program from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. “Restart Stages” is an artistic initiative that utilizes art to speak “to our current moment, and reimagines cultural engagement in public space for a new era,” as expressed in a press release statement from Lincoln Center. Browne’s work will be part of the residency which is entitled, “We Are The Work”. The poet and author of Black Girl Magic and Chlorine Sky took to Twitter to announce the news, declaring that she was “honored” to be L...
Tekashi 6ix9ine Turns Back On Estranged Homeless Father
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Tekashi 6ix9ine’s homeless father has been going through a hard time in life. 60-year-old Danny Hernandez Sr. is hoping for a little financial help from his famous son but the “Gooba” rapper says look elsewhere, Page Six is reporting. Hernandez Sr. is reportedly battling homelessness and drug addiction but the controversial struggle rapper turned government snitch says that his estranged father abandoned him when he was young and that they have no relationship, 6ix9ine revealed to DJ Akademiks. “Everybody knows I was abandoned at birth,” he shared. “Everybody knows that my biological father abandoned me at birth.” Page Six reports that 6ix9ine’s father, who shares the rapper’s government name, has been living in a shelter for la...
Declaime and Madlib Break Down New Album In the Beginning (Vol. 1) Track by Track: Exclusive
For our Track by Track feature, artists break down the meaning behind each song on their latest project. Today, Declaime gives insight into his joint album with Madlib, In the Beginning (Vol. 1). Today, prolific producer Madlib and Oxnard rapper Declaime have released their collaborative album, In the Beginning (Vol. 1). Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify, and read a complete Track by Track breakdown of the effort from Declaime. In the Beginning (Vol. 1) compiles 13 previously unreleased tracks recorded from 1993 to 1996, during which Declaime, aka Dudley Perkins, and Madlib lived across the street from each other. The two became fast friends outside of the studio, eventually leading them to enter the booth together. For Declaime, releasing the project is his way of paying tr...
A24 Unveils Zola Soundtrack with Score by Mica Levi: Stream
A24 has released the official soundtrack to its highly-anticipated film Zola. With international distribution by Invada Records, Zola: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features an original score by Mica Levi. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. For the soundtrack, our former Composer of the Year scored 37 separate tracks, starting with the whimsically string-laden “Wanna Hear a Story?” and “Met This White Bitch,” both of which feature brief moments of voice-over dialogue from the film. Inspired by the now-iconic series of tweets by A’Ziah “Zola” King that went viral in 2015 with the question, “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense,” the buzzy adaptation stars Taylour Paige and Riley Keough. Directed ...
Consequence Relaunches New Sounds Playlist on Spotify: Stream
Just in time for the long holiday weekend, Consequence’s New Sounds Playlist is up and running once again. After a short hiatus, we’ve returned with our editor-curated playlist of new songs from both established and up-and-coming artists. The only rule is that we bring you tunes that you probably haven’t heard before. Updated weekly on Fridays, New Sounds collects fresh songs that haven’t been spotlighted in our Song of the Week roundup, or covered elsewhere on Consequence. Today’s update brings new tracks from $NOT, Claire Rosinkranz, We Are Scientists and more. Related Video Be sure to follow our other continually updating Spotify playlist — the Top Songs playlist — to keep you up-to-date on all the latest tracks. Follow both New Sounds and Top Songs now, and pre...
Justin Bieber, Tori Kelly, Jaden Smith to Headline ‘Freedom Experience’ at SoFi Stadium
“1DayLA and The Freedom Experience live concert event showcase the power and beauty of a city coming together,” said Dominic Russo of 1DayLA in a statement. “In the wake of a sustained season of crisis and isolation, people desperately need authentic expressions of hope, help, and love. This will be an unforgettable opportunity to celebrate and dynamically impact communities across Los Angeles.” According to the statement, Bieber was inspired to join the 1DayLA movement “because of his strong and long-held belief that giving of ourselves in service to others is one of the most important things we can do. Bieber is committed to the powerful idea that a movement for change can start with individuals helping one another and their community.” The release announcing the event said t...
