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First Stream Latin: New Music From Lunay, Rauw Alejandro, Adriana Ríos, Leonel García & More
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti” (Sony Music Latin) A departure from his signature urban-leaning sonority, Rauw Alejandro released a dance-pop track with summer anthem potential. Produced by Mr. NaisGai, “Todo De Ti” allows Alejandro to show off not only his dancing abilities and roller-skating skills, but also his chameleonic abilities to shift gears and go from hard-core reggaeton to a sweet, groovy pop tune. Spreading ’80s dance-floor nostalgia, the track is accompanied by an atmospheric video directed by Marlon Peña. Watch for smooth dance moves and a cameo by four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal who joins Alejandro and company in a skating ring dance battle. — GRISELDA FLORES Nella, Doce Margaritas (Sony Music Latin) Nella’s superpower is a sweet-but...
Tom Morello, Thurston Moore and Others Show Support for Punk Rock’s New Viral Darlings, The Linda Lindas
Yesterday, you probably saw a video of some teenage girls rocking out in a library, singing their instant hit single “Racist, Sexist Boy” about… well… a racist, sexist boy. Said video of the Linda Lindas got tweeted, shared, posted, and distributed in every other possible way on the internet by everyone from comedians to journalists to musicians to the L.A. Public Library (which hosted the performance for the AAPI Heritage Month edition of “TEENtastic Tuesdays”), and it’s getting some support from noteworthy rockers like Tom Morello and Thurston Moore. Morello tweeted out the library’s Instagram post with the caption “Song of the day!” while Moore put it up on his Instagram, saying “Racist, Sexist Boy by the Linda Lindas. Song of 2021 so far…by far! Total inspiration is ageless.” It’s...
Nas Teams Up With Mass Appeal & Showtime for ‘Hip Hop 50’ Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty As Hip-Hop is approaching the magnificent milestone of turning 50 in 2023, preparations to mark the occasion in ways honoring the culture are underway. And Nasir “Nas” Jones is ensuring he’s at the forefront of these efforts with a documentary series titled Hip Hop 50. The Queensbridge rapper and businessman has teamed up with producer and writer Sasha Jenkins, who was the force behind the acclaimed Showtime‘s Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, for a new series done with the same network and Mass Appeal exploring the figures and moments that made Hip-Hop throughout its history. “This is something that’s coming up that we don’t want to just pass by like it’s small. This is the biggest birthday in the world,” Nas stated in a recent intervie...
UPS Driver Stops A Sneaker Jacking In New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty People and love to UPS drivers as they bring us the packages we order online, but now it seems like they’re also saving lives while on the job. According to CBS New York, a UPS driver put on his brown cape and intervened to help a teen who was in the midst of being beaten and robbed over a pair of Nike Air Force 1’s in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The jux went down last Friday (May 14) when UPS driver Christopher McCall witnessed a teenager getting pounded out and relieved of his 1’s on 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue. After seeing what was going down McCall sprung into action and saved the 17-year-old victim from the hands and feet of his two assailants. “I yelled back, ‘Really? That’s all you want? You wanted his sneakers?’” Christ...
T.I. Seemingly Hits Back At Accusers On “What It’s Come To”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Clifford “T.I.” Smith and his wife Tiny Cottle-Harris are battling a series of explosive claims from near a dozen women and one man who claims the couple sexually assaulted them. In a new track titled “What It’s Come To,” Tip seemingly addresses his accusers with some very direct bars despite the case being under active investigation in Los Angeles. T.I.’s newest song also comes complete with a lyric video and takes explicit aim at the accusers who have anonymously accused Mr. and Mrs. Harris of engaging in sexual assault by way of force, drugs, and other means. In one of the lines in the song, it appears quite clear that T.I. is aware of what’s being said about him and Tiny at the moment and might garner some criticism for calling...
HHW Gaming: PS5 Crushing Xbox Series X In First Quarter Sales, Nintendo Still King of Consoles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty The console wars aren’t really that much of a thing, but based on these numbers, it’s clear who’s winning the battle of the next-gen systems. Despite them being painstakingly hard to find, the PS5 is currently king when it comes to what next-gen console gamers spend their money on. Currently, Sony has managed to more than double Microsoft’s console sales, moving an impressive 2.83 million PlayStation 5 units, while Microsoft’s Xbox Series X has sold at 1.31 million units. That’s quite a feat to pull off despite a chip shortage that could last until 2023 IBM confirmed that even has President Joe Biden and his administration concerned. Regardless, many expect those numbers to hold with the PS5 continuing to outsell the Xbox S...
NCC: Subscribers not required to submit IMEI number
Fix Africa News Magazine Following the backlash from angry phone users over reports that they will be mandated to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the latter has described the news as false. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, in a statement stated that at no time did the Commission issue a statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers, adding that it has no plans to do so. “The reports in question have emanated from a section of the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari and which has been uploaded on the Commission’s website,” the statement read. “It is pertinent to state that the Commission is in the...
Bobby Sessions Drops New Single “Gold Rolex” with Benny the Butcher and Freddie Gibbs: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T20:14:37+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 4:14pm ET Bobby Sessions joins forces with Benny the Butcher and Freddie Gibbs on his new single “Gold Rolex,” out today via Def Jam. On the track, the trio of rappers decry the capitalist structure that fuels America’s materialistic culture, all while taking aim at everything from Donald Trump to the prison industrial complex. “Took the shackles off my soul, never sold it for a cent/ Now the wrist is full of gold, I hit the goal and now I’m rich, uh/ Made some new ones/ Kept this shit one hundred, now it’s paired up with the blue ones/ I expose the system, take a look at how they do us/ They wanna hang me, tell the world that I’m a nuisance/ P**...
Danny Masterson Ordered to Stand Trial on Three Rape Charges
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T20:40:27+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 4:40pm ET On Friday, a judge ordered That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on three counts of rape. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo made the ruling on the fourth day of a preliminary hearing. Masterson, who pleaded not guilty during a January court appearance, faces up to 45 years to life in prison if convicted on all three charges. Each of the three victims gave emotional accounts of how he raped them between 2001 and 2003 during the hearing, which began on Tuesday. As reported by the Associated Press, Olmedo found the women’s testimony credible for the purposes of a preliminary hearing, where the...
My Bloody Valentine’s Classic EPs Hit Streaming Services in North America for the First Time
Shoegaze icons My Bloody Valentine have released the classic EPs You Made Me Realise and Feed Me With Your Kiss to streaming services in North America for the first time. Physical reissues were also released by Domino today. Both EPs were originally released in 1988. Additionally, the rarities portion of ep’s 1988-1991 and rare tracks is also available on streaming services. Subsequent to their recent signing to Domino, they made their entire discography available digitally for the first time. In March the band dropped the comeback album m b v, which joined the classic full-lengths Isn’t Anything and Loveless and the Glider and Tremolo LPs. Back in March, My Bloody Valentine teased two new albums that were initially slated to arrive in...
K. Flay Shares ‘TGIF’ Single With Tom Morello on Guitar
K.Flay has shared “TGIF,” a tune that features none other than Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on guitar and lyrically critiques society’s “working for the weekend” mentality. The song is off her EP Inside Voices, which is out June 11 on BMG. The EP also includes a song titled “Dating My Dad” that features Blink-182 drummer and producer Travis Barker. “So often we keep everything bottled up,” K.Flay said in a statement about her forthcoming EP. “Inside Voices was a way for me to exorcise some demons and safely express these uncomfortable but very human emotions I was feeling.” Speaking about “TGIF,” K. Flay continued, saying that she “started writing this when Donald Trump was president, a time when I felt so acutely that my government didn’t represent me, that my governme...
Billie Eilish Announces 2022 Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Dates
Billie Eilish has a new album on the way and a James Bond theme song on the way (or at least in theaters, soon?) and now, at long last, a tour on the way (and let’s not forget about her Grammy wins either). The 19-year-old pop phenom revealed the news of her 2022 tour plans on her social media on Friday morning with a short teaser trailer that you can see below. The tour will kick off in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Arena on Feb. 3 and there will be 31 additional dates, including three in her hometown of Los Angeles at the Forum. The only other location with multiple dates is a two-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. There will be an additional 18 shows in Europe. To snag tickets, you’ll have til May 23 at 11:59 p.m. PST to sign up for Ticketmaster’s Verifie...
