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Black Councilman Catches Cop Urinating On Property After Calling Out Police Killings
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty The police shooting incident which left Black North Carolina man Andrew Brown Jr. dead has raised tensions across the state, leading to a heinous act from authorities sworn to protect citizens. A Black councilman in the state has video footage of a police officer urinating on his funeral home property after speaking out against police who shot and killed Brown. As reported by local publication The Herald, Councilman Gabriel Adkins says that he has surveillance video footage of Pasquotank County deputy relieving himself at his funeral home property and alleges that the act was in retaliation for his outspoken views regarding the April shooting of Brown. It isn’t immediately clear from the report if it was one or more deputies who too...
HHW Gaming:80s Action Heroes Rambo & Die Hard’s John McClane Coming To Call of Duty Games
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty The addition of these two iconic movie characters to the world of Call of Duty makes all the sense in the world. Tuesday (May 18), Activision revealed that 1980s action heroes John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) of the Rambo movie franchise and John McClane (Bruce Willis) of Die Hard fame would be making their “explosive debuts” in Call of Duty video games. Revealed in an action-packed 1-minute trailer, players can use either one of the characters to dish out damage and rack up kills in either Call of Duty®: Warzone™, Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Mobile as part of the latest mid-season update. Both characters had their own respective video games based on their films. Rambo would go onto be a guest fighter in...
“Biggest Headline Show Yet”: ILLENIUM Teases Special Trilogy Concert
2021 looks like it’s going to be a career year for ILLENIUM. The famed dance music producer seems to have emerged from the pandemic with a vengeance, announcing a dizzying amount of shows and music releases. As the release of his hotly anticipated fourth studio album Fallen Embers looms, ILLENIUM will be turning back to the clock to its three predecessors: Ashes, Awake, and Ascend. He took to Twitter yesterday to tease a special “Trilogy” show, which he called his “biggest headline show yet.” Planned before the onset of the pandemic, it will consist of three sets dedicated to each album. “Who still wants a ‘Trilogy’ show? 3 sets, Ashes, Awake, and Ascend,” he tweeted. “I was planning this over a year ago and then the pan...
Red Rocks Amphitheatre Will Resume Concerts at Full Capacity in June
Following a tumultuous year that saw the venue postpone or cancel an unprecedented amount of concerts, Colorado’s fabled Red Rocks Amphitheatre will soon reopen at full capacity. Organizers took to social media to announce that Red Rocks will resume operations at 100% capacity—or 9,545 patrons—this summer starting June 21st. Until then, the seating capacity limit is 6,300 fans as of today. Notable electronic music shows scheduled in the month after the capacity expansion include a two-night headlining run by STS9 on July 23rd and 24th, twin performances by RÜFÜS DU SOL on August 11th and 12th, and an August 20th concert featuring Big Wild and Bob Moses, among others. The news arrives after Governor Jared Polis gave Colorado venues the green-light to host large events without the...
CSR Racing 2 and Top Gear America Want to Give You Free Fuel!
CSR Racing 2 is the most popular car-themed game for mobile devices today. With hundreds of cars to choose from, countless modifications to perform, and racing locations all over the world—just the visual and tinkering aspects of CSR 2 are amazing enough to fall in love. Then there’s the game play—you might think a game where the only two commands are launch and shift to be too simple, but you’d be very wrong. This game is all about timing and even the slightest hesitation can leave you choking on a cloud of digital tire smoke. Think you have it mastered? Try a live race that could match you with anyone in the world. We challenge anyone to play this game and not have a great time. #PlayApartTogether with Top Gear America and receive free fuel pips! See all 2 photos Top Gear Ame...
R.I.P. Charles Grodin, Star of Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run Dead at 86
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T18:32:28+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 2:32pm ET Charles Grodin, the comedic actor beloved for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, and Beethoven, has died at the age of 86. According to The New York Times, Grodin passed away Tuesday of bone marrow cancer. A native of Pittsburgh, Grodin’s early career included bit roles in Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas and Rosemary’s Baby. He also wrote and directed several theater productions, as well as Simon and Garfunkel’s 1969 TV special Songs of America. Related Video His breakout performance came in 1972’s The Heartbreak Kid, in which he played Lenny Cantrow, the self-absorbed sporting goods salesman who interrupts his h...
The Wallflowers Share New Song “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T18:34:44+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 2:34pm ET The Wallflowers have dropped a new song called “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More”. The single is the latest offering from their comeback album, Exit Wounds, out July 9th via New West Records. “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More” is a rambling roots rock tune interweaving electric and acoustic guitars with a backing organ. It features Jakob Dylan describing the feeling of losing touch with one’s muse. “It’s gone quiet it’s gone cold,” he laments. “Acting like someone’s you don’t know/ Used to rumble used to roar/ Whatever it’s doing it didn’t before/ Maybe your heart’s not in no more.” In a press statement, Dylan explained the...
Smino Uncorks New Single “Rice & Gravy”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T18:40:16+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 2:40pm ET On Monday Smino teased a “new journey” on Twitter, and on Tuesday he took the first step with “Rice & Gravy”, his latest single with producer Monte Booker. The pair worked together as recently as last summer, when they dropped “Backstage Pass” featuring The Drums. Their chemistry is obvious, with Booker’s soulful production providing a rich backdrop for Smino’s smooth singing and cracked raps. “Rice & Gravy” keeps a woodwind riff bubbling on the stove, sprinkling in hand claps and stuttering drums for texture. “That’s what made me,” Smino croons, “Momma baby (Uh, uh), only son in her house/ She had to blame me, an...
No One Is Alone in Trailer for Dear Evan Hansen Theatrical Adaptation: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T20:22:46+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 4:22pm ET Ben Platt reprises his Tony Award-winning role in the official trailer for the cinematic adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen. With music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the musical Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of an anxious, awkward high school student who writes letters to himself at his therapist’s request. One of those letters is snatched up by Connor, a troubled kid with bullying tendencies who commits suicide soon after. When the letter is found, Connor’s parents reach out to Evan in the mistaken belief that the two were friends. Too uncomfortable to tell the truth, Evan finds himself ensnared in a web ...
Sinead O’Connor Details Alleged Prince Abuse: ‘Violent Abuser of Women’
Sinead O’Connor and Prince had a checkered history despite the latter penning the former’s biggest hit, at least according to O’Connor. Some time ago, O’Connor alluded to some problematic behavior, said that they didn’t get along, and promised that she’d reveal all in her memoir that was years in the making. Now, in a New York Times profile, O’Connor accuses Prince of terrorizing her. After “Nothing Compares 2 U” became a runaway hit, O’Connor says that Prince invited her up to the Hollywood mansion where he was living at the time and proceeded to rip her for swearing in interviews and forced his butler to serve her soup even though she didn’t want it. But the most disturbing accusation, according to the Times, is when Prince “sweetly suggested a pillow fight, only to thump ...
Eric Clapton Feared He ‘Would Never Play Again’ After COVID Shot, Slams Vaccine ‘Propaganda’
Clapton continued, “About six weeks later I was offered and took the second AZ shot, but with a little more knowledge of the dangers. Needless to say the reactions were disastrous, my hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks, I feared I would never play again, (I suffer with peripheral neuropathy and should never have gone near the needle.) But the propaganda said the vaccine was safe for everyone.” In an informational leaflet provided by the National Health Service (NHS) to U.K. recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine, very common side effects include fatigue, chills, fever, headache, nausea, joint pain/muscle ache and tenderness/pain where the injection was given. While Clapton said working with Van Morrison on “Stand and D...
Watch Ben Platt Reprise His ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Role in First Trailer For Film
Ben Platt reprises his titular role in the official trailer for the Dear Evan Hansen film, which Universal Pictures unveiled on Tuesday (May 18). The heartwarming clip showcases the Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning actor portraying his Broadway character Evan Hansen, an anxious, lonely high school teenager who writes motivational letters to himself per his therapist’s assignment. His classmate Connor Murphy takes one of the letters, but after he dies by suicide, Connor’s parents find Evan’s note in his pocket and believe it to be his suicide note directed for Evan. Evan begins to bond with Connor’s family and plans his memorial service — where he shines in his eventually viral performance of “You Will Be Found” — while his fabricated frie...
