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Nas Hits The Crypto Jackpot Thanks To Coinbase Investment, Celebrates Financial Win On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 The only rapper who can honestly say they “ethered” JAY-Z in a battle is now celebrating a huge financial victory. Quietly Nas has been building quite the investment portfolio through his venture capital firm QueensBridge Venture Partners. One of those investments recently has proven to be a very lucrative one for the “One Mic” crafter. On Wednesday (Apr.14), Coinbase Series B went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange with a share price of $381. Nas’ QueensBridge Venture Partners reportedly dropped a large investment in the Coinbase Series B to the sum of $100,000 and $500,000. It is now the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. CoinDesk broke down purchase and reports that at the time, the share price was ...
DJ Drama Says Gangsta Grillz Checks Started with Jeezy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Serendipity in Hip-Hop is a recurring theme and no one knows this better than DJ Drama. Sometimes things just come together. Quite a few rappers have to thank him for deciding to stay put, but, as he shared in a recent interview with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9, Jeezy was the first to show his appreciation for his Gangsta Grillz success. In fetti form. Back in the early aughts, Drama, born Tyree Simmons, was a few years out of Clark Atlanta University and instead of returning to his native Philadelphia post-graduation, he decided to make a career for himself down in the A. “Around that time Coach K was a neighbor of ours,” Drama revealed. “He lived around the corner from me and [DJ] Sense in the Fourth Ward. And he eventually told me...
Too $hort ft. Reg Black “Real Oakland,” Onyx ft. Mad Lion “Ahhh Year” & More | Daily Visuals 4.15.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arnold Turner / Getty The heartbreaking passing of DMX was a stark reminder that we should be giving our Hip-Hop legends their flowers while they’re still here, so join us in giving love and props to the OG pimp himself, Too $hort. Coming through with some new black-and-white visuals to “Real Oakland,” $hort Dogg links up with Reg Black to give us some of that Left Coast flavor that us older heads can appreciate and youngn’s can learn from. Keep doing ya thing, $hort. Speaking of OG’s, Southside Queens representatives Onyx are still out here grinding all grimy and for their Mad Lion assisted clip to “Ahhh Year,” the baldheaded G’s air out the grievances on our lemon of a previous year. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Lil Eazy, Russ...
HHW Gaming: This Looming Issue Has PS3 & PS4 Owners Extremely Worried
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Not all gamers have moved to the next generation by copping a PS5 and are still gaming on the PS4, but a worrisome issue has folks concerned. Inside your PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 are internal timing systems that could present a huge issue by making your PS4 games and all downloaded PS3 games unplayable on current hardware. The looming issue has been the talk of PlayStation and hacking circles for some time now, but it has recently picked up steam again after the recent announcement of only shutting down online stores for PSP, PS Vita PS3 online stores. Gamers are pointing out it’s just a matter of when this potential problem will rear its ugly head. The issue won’t affect your ability to play and re-download previously purchased...
Winter Music Conference Organizers Announce Dates and Schedule of First-Ever Virtual Edition
Amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Winter Music Conference has officially gone virtual. The conference, which is one of the world’s foremost hubs of electronic music culture, education, and technology, was forced to pull the plug on its 35th anniversary in 2020 due to the impact of the virus. Organizers of the Miami summit have now repurposed the event for the digital space and, in doing so, democratized it and made it more accessible for the dance music community at large. Presented by Pioneer DJ, Hopin and 5th Dimension in partnership with EDM.com, Spotify, Beatport and a bevy of other major music brands, the world-renowned convention will take place virtually on May 20th and 21st, 2021. The first-ever virtual Winter Music Conference wil...
Cannibal Corpse Expand Their Brutal Palate with Violence Unimagined: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T18:14:52+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 2:14pm ET The Lowdown: American death metal institution Cannibal Corpse continue their almost-unbroken string of gory and mosh-worthy killing sprees with Violence Unimagined, their first album with longtime producer Erik Rutan as a full-time guitarist. The result is one of their most subtle and disquieting albums – but subtle is a relative term here. Every Cannibal Corpse album is a nonstop metal assault, and Violence Unimagined is no exception. The Good: While the fortunes of American death metal as a whole have waxed and waned, Cannibal Corpse’s career has remained steady, thanks to a solid lineup and reliable recorded output. Their string of...
New Episode of The Simpsons to Spoof Morrissey
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T18:27:35+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 2:27pm ET This weekend’s episode of The Simpsons will have some fun at the expense of The Smiths and their cantankerous frontman Morrissey. As Exclaim points out, Sunday’s episode “Panic on the Streets of Springfield” sees Lisa become obsessed with a certain “depressed British singer from the 1980s”. While the episode’s synopsis does not cite Morrissey by name, a teaser image shared by writer Tim Long confirms the obvious: the character is indeed inspired by The Smiths’ former singer. Sadly, Big Mouth himself was apparently unavailable or unwilling to voice the character, so The Simpsons recruited another notable Brit in his place: actor Benedi...
Mads Mikkelsen Joins Cast of Indiana Jones 5
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T18:42:51+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 2:42pm ET The mad cast of Indiana Jones 5 just got a little madder. According to The Hollywood Reporter, veteran actor Mads Mikkelsen has signed on to the starry sequel that already includes Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The 55-year-old Mikkelsen got his start in the Danish-language films of Nicolas Winding Refn, before breaking into Hollywood with his scene-stealing performance as Le Chiffre in the James Bond film Casino Royale. Since then he’s become a trusted guardian of beloved blockbuster IP, helping blow up the Death Star in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, threatening global destruction in Doctor Stra...
Amigo the Devil Digs Further Into His Own Voice on Born Against: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-15T22:13:59+00:00“>April 15, 2021 | 6:13pm ET The Lowdown: Amigo the Devil is back with his second full-length album, Born Against, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2018 debut, Everything Is Fine. The Austin-based artist also known as Danny Kiranos has been winning over fans with his unique dark Americana vibe that pairs clever storytelling with an infectious musical soundtrack. While Amigo continues to tackle the macabre subjects that were featured on his first LP, Born Against offers a more introspective look at the dark side of the world. The Good: There’s not one single genre that can apply to Amigo the Devil, and that’s a good thing. While his music is deeply rooted in folk, h...
Which 2021 ACM Awards Performance Do You Want to See Most? Vote!
Plus last year’s ACM Awards co-entertainers of the year — Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood — will both be back to perform. Rhett will premiere two new tunes, “What’s Your Country Song” and “Country Again,” while Underwood will perform a medley from her new gospel project My Savior, including a duet with CeCe Winans. You can see it all go down Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS or streamed live on Paramount+. Check out details about all of the announced performers here, and then tell us who you want to see the most below! The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companies of Billboard. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wit...
Juanes Performs Love Anthem ‘El Amor Después Del Amor’ at the 2021 Latin AMAs
About his cover, Juanes said: “‘El Amor Después del Amor’ is one of my favorite rock songs of all time. Since the day it came out, what it spoke to, and still does, resonates with me and a whole generation. I have the utmost admiration for Fito- I admire his greatness as a composer and his lasting influence on Latin rock.” This year, Karol G and J Balvin lead the list of nominees with nine nods each. Both are up for artist of the year, sharing the category with Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, Christian Nodal, Eslabon Armado, Maluma, Ozuna and Sech. Hosted by Mexican actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, the 2021 Latin AMAs – live from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida – also featured performances from Ozuna, Maluma, Ricky Martin, Carlos Vives, Eslabon Armado and more. Video wi...
José Luis Rodríguez ‘El Puma’ Honored With Legend Award at 2021 Latin AMAs
The Legend Award is presented to artists who have endured the test of time, and “El Puma” has serenaded fans for six decades with anthemic ballads such as “Culpabloe Soy Yo,” “Dueño De Ti” and “Agárrense De Las Manos.” The chart-topping artist has also recorded more than 60 albums and has participated in over 34 soap operas, movies and international series. Hosted by Mexican actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, the 2021 Latin AMAs – live from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida – also featured performances from Ozuna, Maluma, Camilo, Los Dos Carnales, Eslabon Armado, among others. Video will be added to this post when it’s available. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a d...
