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Wolfgang Van Halen Shares ‘Feel’ From Upcoming Mammoth WVH Debut
“Feel” marks the latest song to be released from Wolfgang Van Halen’s anticipated first release under the Mammoth WVH moniker. The up-tempo rocker follows the release of the tracks “Don’t Back Down” and “Think It Over” last month. Fans who pre-order the record digitally will get an instant download of the song along with last month’s releases, plus the already released tunes “Distance,” and “You’re To Blame.” The long-awaited, self-titled debut album from Mammoth WVH will be available worldwide on June 11th via EX1 Records/ Explorer1 Music Group. A pre-order for Mammoth WVH in various configurations – including a recently announced limited orange color vinyl available via the band’s online store – can be found here: The video for the song showcases Van Halen performing the song ...
Shock G of Digital Underground Passes Away At 57
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Rachel Worth / WENN / WENN Shock G, lead rapper, founder and producer of seminal Hip-Hop group Digital Underground has passed away. He was 57. On Thursday (April 22), Jimi “Chopmaster J” Dright, a founding member of Digital Underground, broke the news that Shock, born Grag Jacobs, had passed. TMZ reports that his father, Edward Racker, confirmed his death. Reportedly he was found dead in a hotel room in Tampa. A Bay Area group and Hip-Hop band, Digital Underground was created in 1987 but broke through in late 1989 early 1990 with their debut album, Sex Packets, on Tommy Boy Records. The album’s lead single was “Doowutchyalike,” which featured a big nosed rapper named Humpty Hump. It would take some fans longer than others to realize that Humpt...
Nexflix To Debut Show About Black American Cuisine Called ‘High On The Hog’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix There’s never a shortage of travel shows about food, but rarely will a viewer find in-depth exploration on dishes from the diaspora—let alone a Black authority on the subject—until now. In a matter of weeks, Netflix will release an original show called High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, involving one of the most decorated food historians in the industry. According to a press release reported by Eater, the docu-series, adapted from a book of the same name by highly renowned author Dr. Jessica B Harris, is described as “part culinary show, part travelogue.” The show will be hosted by Whetstone Magazine and media company founder Stephen Satterfield. As described in the press release, S...
Levar Burton Asked To Guest-Host ‘Jeopardy!’ After Social Media Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Levar Burton is coming to Jeopardy! According to published reports, after an online petition began circulating nominating Levar Burton as the new host in replacement of the late longtime host Alex Trebek, fans are getting their wish–temporarily. As previously reported, five months after Burton fans launched a Change.org petition in November calling for the actor to take over as host, Jeopardy! producers tapped him as the new guest host after the change.org petition racked up 246,000 signatures. “Between hosting 21 seasons of the educational Reading Rainbow, playing the brainiac engineer Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and filling the role of Kunta Kinte in the ever-important mini-series Roots, LeVar...
Dr. Dre Is About To Officially Become A Bachelor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apega/WENN.com / WENN That took a while. After months of a bitter and ugly divorce proceeding, Dr. Dre and Nicole Young are officially single and ready to mingle… well, kinda. The Blast is reporting that the judge overseeing their divorce is ready to sign off on legally separating the couple after the two agreed on their single “status” at this point in their lives. According to the legal documents the couple agreed to officially end their marriage as of April 15, 2021. Still, the financial part of everything is far from settled and will likely drag on until they come to some sort of agreement or Dr. Dre goes broke trying to protect his assets. Several weeks ago, Dr. Dre filed legal documents asking the judge to “bifurcate” the status of their divorc...
Hayley Williams Shares Cover of Broadcast’s ‘Colour Me In’
Hayley Williams has shared her cover of Broadcast’s “Colour Me In.” The track was previously released for 24 hours on voter registration compilation Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy: a 40-track album featuring previously-unreleased recordings by everyone from R.E.M. to Phoebe Bridgers to Death Cab For Cutie, and many more. “I really love Broadcast. It was hard to choose which song of theirs I wanted to cover,” says Hayley, “but I feel like this one hits me in a sweet spot that’s strangely comforted by longing and melancholy. I recorded this days before lockdown last year and it’s just been floating around in the ether. So happy it’s got a place to land now. Enjoy.” Listen to her take on “Colour Me In” below. [embedded content] “Colour Me In” follows Hayley’s surprise ...
The Chemical Brothers Return With ‘The Darkness That You Fear’ Single
Reemerging from a two-year hiatus, award-winning electronic duo The Chemical Brothers are back with a new single, “The Darkness That You Fear.” It may be a somber-sounding title but the song is anything but. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, the individuals behind this operation, take two distinct and disco-esque vocal samples and layer them on top of a swirl of psychedelic sound to create the uplifting rush of music heard below. In a press release, Rowlands comments, “‘The Darkness That You Fear’ is a hopeful piece of music. When we found the combination of the different voices worked set to the flow of the music, it made us feel optimistic—like it was something we wanted to share.” Check out the song below: [embedded content] Ruffmercy, a Bristol-based director who has previously worked w...
Volvo XC90 Robotaxis are Coming to Ride-Hail Giant DiDi’s Fleet
As part of a strategic plan to expand its self-driving vehicle test fleet, DiDi Autonomous Driving has struck a partnership with Volvo Cars. The signed agreement maintains that Volvo will supply DiDi with XC90 models to have autonomous software and hardware installed. The collaboration strengthens Volvo’s reputation as a global leader in automotive safety and the vehicle of choice for self-driving fleets. See all 15 photos The Volvo XC90 will be the first vehicle to feature DiDi Gemini, a new self-driving hardware platform that will make it fully autonomous. These XC90s will also come equipped with the necessary backup systems for functions such as steering and braking. DiDi intends to deploy this fleet of self-driving XC90s for ride-hailing in its network at a later date. The standa...
Move Over, Mustang: Henry Ford II’s Personal Custom Capri Is for Sale
Good news! We’ve found your next car. But before we tell you what it is, allow us to paint a picture of the conundrum that led to this Capri’s customized creation. Imagine you’re Henry Ford II, one of the most powerful automotive executives in the world. You’re pushing 65 and you’ve just married a gal nearly a quarter century your junior. You know, the one you call “Giggles” (or at least did until she insisted you switch to Kate); the one you chased around Detroit while your wife Christina was jet-setting around the globe; the one who most decidedly wasn’t your wife when you two were pulled over in a Ford Granada for DWI in California in ’75. (When the Detroit Free Press asked you for an explanation of that little incident, you uttered ...
R.I.P. Shock G, Founding Member of Digital Underground Dead at 57
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T02:10:12+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 10:10pm ET Shock G, founding member and lead vocalist of the influential West Coast hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died at the age of 57. According to TMZ, the rapper was found dead Thursday (April 22nd) in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. A cause of death was not immediately clear, but there were no signs of trauma. Gregory Jacobs was born in New York City and raised in Tampa. He initially showed an interest in drums before discovering hip-hop and trading his set in for a turntable. He cut his chops as part of a local mobile DJ crew called Master Blasters, but after getting his college diploma in music theory and meeting future bandmate...
Rapper Lil Mosey Wanted on Second-Degree Rape Charge: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T03:22:08+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 11:22pm ET Seattle rapper Lil Mosey (born Lathan Echols) is wanted by police in the state of Washington, according to TMZ. The 19-year-old artist missed a court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with second-degree rape, leading to a warrant being placed for his arrest. Best known for his 2020 Top 10 hit, “Blueberry Faygo”, Echols is accused of raping a woman who visited him at a cabin in January. TMZ obtained an affidavit in which the alleged victim claims to have consented to having sex with Echols while they were in a vehicle, but blacked out in the cabin while they were drinking. The rapper allegedly got on top of her while sh...
The Chemical Brothers Release New Single “The Darkness That You Fear”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:00:07+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:00am ET The Chemical Brothers have been relatively silent since dropping their apocalyptic dance album No Geography in 2019, but that’s about to change. The legendary electronic duo — comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons — have just returned today with “The Darkness That You Fear”, their first new single in two years. Stream it below. “The Darkness That You Fear” is equal parts retro dance music and disco-styled vocal coos. It blends the moodiness of alternative club hits with deep-cut ’80s pop in a way that feels more mysterious than anything else, and potentially signals a new direction for The Chemical Brothers moving forward. If you s...
