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Bizzy Bone “Murder For Hire,” Dyce Payso ft. Jim Jones “Trapmares” & More | Daily Visuals 4.20.21
HipHopWired Featured Video While we patiently await a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony reunion album or something (fingers crossed), fan favorite member Bizzy Bone is still doing his own thing and judging from his sounds, he hasn’t lost a step. Coming through with some new visuals to “Murder For Hire,” Bizzy gets stylishly gritty as he comes across as a rapping homeless man with a fancy top hat and spiffy umbrella. Homie lowkey looks like a Batman villain. Just sayin.’ Back on the block Dyce Payso assembles his soldiers for his Jim Jones assisted clip to “Trapmares” where cash, cars, and bright lights are the name of the game. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Bodega Bamz, Fivio Foreign, and more. BIZZY BONE – “MURDER FOR HIRE” [embedded content] DYCE PAYSO FT. JIM JONES – “TRAPM...
Las Vegas Raiders Dragged For Tone Deaf Response To Derek Chauvin Verdict
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Las Vegas Raiders / Twitter The guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd brought out a range of emotions, but for the Las Vegas Raiders, it appears audacity was also in the mix. On Tuesday (April 20), the NFL team took to Twitter to weigh on the reactions to the highly controversial trial with a tone-deaf tweet in an attempt to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, and instead ended getting dragged over the highly insensitive post. After Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd on Tuesday, the Raiders’ social media account tweeted out, “I CAN BREATHE” with the date and the team logo. While the phrase was seemingly intended to share relief at the high hoped first step towards true police reform, many...
81355 Share The Origins of New Single “Thumbs Up”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:30:38+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:30pm ET Our new music feature Origins allows artists to break down the inspiration behind their latest track. Today, 81355 give us insight into “Thumbs Up”. In late March, Indianapolis rap trio 81355 (pronounced “Bless”) released the haunting “Capstone”, a track that earned our Song of the Week honors for intricately reflecting the Black experience in America while conveying the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 37d03d signees are back today with “Thumbs Up”, a hypnotic new single which finds the group struggling to find sanity in the chaotic world in which we live. “Thumbs Up” features a beat mixing together psychedelic elect...
Weezer Unveil New Robot Vacuum Cleaner the Wroomba
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:40:02+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:40pm ET Is your island in the sun also an island full of dirt? Did you forget to tidy up after spending too much time with your hash pipe? Well, Weezer have the solution: a new robot vacuum cleaner called the Wroomba — although, as they say, “the w is silent.” This branded merchandise was manufactured by iRobot and is really nothing more than a Roomba i7 with a Weezer CD skin — specifically, the Van Weezer font from their album dropping on May 7th. Unconvinced? It comes with all sorts of testimonials, including from drummer Pat Wilson, who called the Wroomba, “So much better at cleaning than human Rivers [Cuomo].” Besides ...
Staind’s Aaron Lewis Disses Bruce Springsteen, Rails Against Statue Removals in New Song: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:42:03+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:42pm ET Staind singer and outspoken conservative Aaron Lewis dissed Bruce Springsteen and lambasted the removal of controversial statues in a new song called “Am I the Only One”. Lewis performed the song at a solo show on March 12th in Texas, one of the first states to remove all COVID-19 restrictions and mask ordinances. As heard in the video below, the right-wing singer’s lyrics (as transcribed by Blabbermouth) diss the left-leaning Springsteen: “Am I the only one, who quit singing along every time they play a Springsteen song.” The Staind frontman also blasts the recent removal of many long-standing statues, which included a numb...
Smoothboi Ezra Announces New EP Stuck, Shares Title Track: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T18:12:33+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 2:12pm ET Smoothboi Ezra has announced their new EP, Stuck, out June 11th. They also shared the title track, which arrived with an accompanying music video. The four-track project was written during lockdown, with the 19-year-old Irish musician taking inspiration from artists like Angel Olsen, Soccer Mommy, and Haley Heynderickx. As a person who is gender non-binary and on the autism spectrum, Smoothboi Ezra hopes their music will help people who aren’t often represented in media with songs that speak to their unique experiences with emotional relationships. “Stuck” is the first preview of their effort, a Smoothboi Ezra describes as about “bein...
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Gets Price That Isn’t Out There
The 2022 Subaru Outback Wildnerness promises to go where only the courageous dare to explore. Aimed at outdoor enthusiasts wanting more out of their wagon, the Outback Wilderness, a trim above Onyx XT, and positioned just below the Limited XT and Touring XT, is set to arrive this spring. It is the most rugged and capable Outback to date. See all 33 photos In Wilderness trim, America’s favorite all-wheel-drive crossover will have a starting price of $38,120 and a whole bunch of sweet new gear. For starters, the Wilderness has a ground clearance of 9.5 inches thanks to a 0.8-inch suspension lift. Further improving stability, it also gets tuned shocks and springs, which do not compromise ride quality on regular roads. Additional standard equipment includes 17-inch wheels in w...
Method Man and Redman Give Fans the Ultimate Concert Experience For 4/20 Edition of ‘Verzuz’
Even after skating through their solo records with fervor, Red and Meth didn’t have a problem performing lyrical gymnastics on their collaborative records such as “Diz Is For My Smokers” and “Y.O.U.” After Method Man breezed through his verse with vigor on the latter, Redman matched his lyrical agility, proving why their chemistry remains stellar 20-plus years after the song’s release. And while they reveled in telling jokes to the virtual crowd, the pair took a moment to chime in on today’s verdict. After Meth yelled out “Guilty,” Red issued a resounding message to Chauvin: “You get what you put out there. He deserved every f–king bit.” Besides flooding fans with their hits, Red and Meth didn’t mind ...
Air Supply Remember Jim Steinman: ‘One Of The World’s Greatest Songwriters’
“Today we lost one of the world’s greatest songwriters,” reads the message. “There aren’t many left now, but Jim Steinman was one of those rare unique composers that carved his own path and created his own style that others could only hope to follow. I feel so privileged to have known Jim and for Air Supply to have recorded one of his incredible songs.” The tribute finishes, “Legends are not made on Earth, they are created in Heaven! Rock on Jim.” Built around the core of Russell Hitchcock and Russell, Air Supply enjoyed a run of seven consecutive Top Five entries on the Billboard Hot 100, including their 1981 leader “The One That You Love.” “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” was written in 1975 for the film A Small Circle of Friends and appeared on Air Supply’s Greatest Hits. The single ...
Alanis Morissette Rocks Blonde Hair for Late-Night Performance of ‘I Miss the Band’: Watch
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R. Kelly Associate Pleads To Guilty To Setting Azriel Clary’s Car On Fire
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections It is all seemingly crumbling down for R. Kelly’s operation. A member of the crooner’s crew has admitted to torching a vehicle with the hopes of intimidating a witness. As spotted on Vulture an associate of the disgraced singer copped out to some very serious charges including setting Azriel Clary’s car on fire. On Monday, April 19 Michael Williams pled guilty to the act that left her SUV that was parked at her Kissimmee, Florida home torched. According to defense lawyer Todd Spodek, Williams took a plea deal that essentially got his witness tampering charges dismissed. “The plea agreement is fair in that the witness tampering charge as it relates to R. Kelly will be dismis...
Wolf Alice Clap Back on New Song “Smile”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T18:19:47+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 2:19pm ET Wolf Alice are back with a new single from their upcoming album Blue Weekend. It’s called “Smile” and it comes with a saturated music video directed by Jordan Hemmingway. Stream it below. Musically, “Smile” is a bold number that sees Wolf Alice drumming up a tidal wave of energy, confidence, and passion akin to that on “The Last Man on Earth”, the album’s debut single. Singer Ellie Rowsell and the rest of the band penned “Smile” during lockdown as a way to clap back against the naysayers in life who try to put them in their place. As a result, it captures them in a wild, contagious mood. “This is one of the songs we wrote thinkin...
