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Family Of DMX Puts Out Statement On Rapper’s Health, Vigil Will Be Held Monday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Adam Bielawski/WENN.com / WENN The entire Hip-Hop industry has been rocked by the news that famed rapper DMX suffered a heart attack over the weekend that has left him hospitalized. Despite several reports stating otherwise, the artist born Earl Simmons is still on life support and the family put out a statement asking for prayers and support. “On Friday night, April 2nd, 2021, our brother, son, father, and colleague DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, was admitted to White Plains (NY) Hospital, facing serious health issues,” reads the statement reads, as shared by Entertainment Tonight. “We ask that you please keep Earl/DMX and us in your thoughts, wishes, and prayers as well as respect our privacy as we face these challenges. Thank you.” Nakia Walker, who ...
Ruff Ryders Motorcycle Crew Rode To The Hospital Where DMX Is Being Treated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Adam Bielawski/WENN.com / WENN Over the weekend the Hip-Hop world was shocked when reports surfaced that DMX was fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack due to an overdose of drugs. While the culture poured their hearts out on social media and sent the dawg all kinds of prayers and well wishes, his old school Ruff Ryders crew is planning on riding one more time in unison for the Hip-Hop legend. According to TMZ the Ruff Ryders bike club rolled up to the White Plains Hospital where X is currently laid up in and showed out in honor of the dawg. OG FOX 5 reporter Lisa Evers was on the scene when the Ruff Ryders motorcycle showed up and showed out in front of the hospital. #developing @ruffryders roll in to White Plains Hospital to pay tribu...
The Lumineers’ Jeremiah Fraites Honors Kurt Cobain With ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ Cover
On the 27th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, the Lumineers co-founder Jeremiah Fraites has shared his take on Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” It’s from Fraites’ just-announced EP titled Piano, Piano (Acoustic), which will be released via Dualtone Records on April 16. The new collection will be made up of seven live tracks of songs released on his debut album earlier this year, plus two covers, Billie Eilish’s “when the party’s over” joining the Nirvana tune. “Out of all Nirvana’s songs, ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ is my favorite,” Fraites said in a press release. “I remember listening to this song in the car while riding to middle school with my Mom. I think it has one of the strongest melodies ever written. I did my best to honor this song, especially on this day of remembrance as it ma...
JayWood Signs to Captured Tracks, Shares Title Track From New EP Some Days: Stream
Under the name JayWood, the artist born Jeremy Haywood-Smith makes slinky indie-psych with notes of jazz and funk. Now, he’s announced his signing to the Brooklyn-based tastemakers Captured Tracks, and he’s shared the title-track from his new EP Some Days. The Winnipeg songwriter has been putting out music for over half-a-decade now, including a full-length album in 2019 called Time. According to a press release, Haywood-Smith wrote and self-recorded the songs on Some Days back in 2015, but now he’s gone back and completely redone them for his Captured Tracks debut. The project’s title-track is a brisk indie-psych track with twirling guitar leads, a groove-driven rhythm section, and Haywood-Smith’s dreamy croon swooning above it all. It’s a song that fans of both Crumb ...
Topaz Jones Unveils Album Release Date, Shares “D.I.A.L.”: Stream
Back in February, Topaz Jones announced that his sophomore album was on the horizon by dropping a single called “Herringbone”. Now, the rapper has officially unveiled the record’s release date alongside another preview track called “D.I.A.L.”. Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma is due to arrive in the world on April 23rd. It’s the New Jersey artist’s sophomore album, following his widely-regarded 2016 debut Arcade. Like many artists these days, Jones is choosing to keep many of the record’s details (tracklist, artwork, potential guest features, etc.) under wraps until we get closer to its street date, but at least he’s giving us a taste of what it’ll sound like. Whereas “Herringbone” saw Jones channeling College Dropout-era Kanye over a luscious jazz-rap instrumental, “D.I.A.L.” feels m...
Loki and Owen Wilson Try to Fix Time in New Trailer for Marvel Series: Watch
Marvel has shared a new trailer for the next Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure to come to Disney+, Loki. The series is set to arrive on the streaming service on June 11th, and it already looks like it will rival WandaVision in high-concept premise and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in big budget action. Much of what we see in this latest preview we already knew: the “variant” of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) who picked up the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame ends up causing some time turmoil with his actions. That puts the Time Variance Authority on the case, and Owen Wilson’s Mobius plucks Loki from the time stream in hopes of using his “unique Loki perspective” to help set things right. There’s traveling to different planets and times (via rectangular doorways that might have c...
Consequence’s Under the Tracks on Vans’ Channel 66 Goes Skate Punk on New Episode
Consequence’s bi-weekly livestream program Under the Tracks rides back to Vans’ Channel 66 on April 5th. This week, Host NNAMDÏ welcomes guests Pete Wilson of Pete Wilson & The Rooks and Cafe Racer to carve out the history of Chicago’s skate music scene. Each artist will put together a unique 45-minute DJ set that drops in on the punk, hardcore, and garage sounds that have soundtracked The Second City’s skate culture throughout the decades. A visual artist in addition to being the vocalist and guitarist for The Rooks, Pete Wilson brings the sublime sensibilities of recent videos like “Look at the Skull in My Face” to his group’s experimental rock sounds. Together with his fellow bandmates drummer Corin and bassist Kevo, his group’s focus on the weird and overlooked align...
2022 Toyota GR 86 First Look: New Name, Same Sports Car Formula
New name aside, the GR 86 copies the recipe for Toyota’s former 86, a rear-wheel-drive 2+2 coupe—meaning it is once again mechanically identical to the Subaru BRZ. That both affordable sports cars lived to see a second-generation and keep doing battle with the likes of Mazda’s MX-5 Miata and, somewhat tangentially, the soon-to-be-replaced Nissan 370Z marks a pleasant surprise. It shows the value in two automakers (in this case, Toyota and Subaru) collaborating on low-volume but incredibly fun cars, sharing the development costs and making the project pencil financially. It’s the reason the GR Supra exists, having been co-developed with BMW (the project also birthed the latest Z4 roadster). See all 14 photos Enough Collaborator Talk—Will the GR 86 Be More Powerful? If you&...
4 Black Artists to Perform on 2021 ACM Awards: Here’s the Full Lineup
As previously reported, a record four Black artists were nominated for ACM Awards this year — Guyton and Brown as well as two artists who were are not on the ACM’s “full superstar performance lineup” — Jimmie Allen and John Legend. The other performers set to appear on the show are Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Ryan Hurd, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Jon Randall, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Urban, Underwood and Chris Young. Notably absent from the performer lineup — though of course it’s not a surprise — is Morgan Wallen, whose Dangerous: The Double Album spent ...
Motown’s Black Forum Label Revisits the Past Through Hip-Hop’s Future on ‘Fire in Little Africa’ Album
In announcing the album, Motown Records chairman/CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam said, “Fire in Little Africa is a powerful and timely project that provides a platform and outlet for the incredibly talented and thriving music community of Tulsa. Carrying the legacy of the Black Wall Street community, Fire in Little Africa is a body of work filled with purpose and prolific storytelling. I am honored and privileged to have Motown/Black Forum partner with Stevie ‘Dr. View’ Johnson, the Bob Dylan Center and Woody Guthrie Center to release this impactful hip-hop album.” Johnson, PhD and manager, Education & Diversity Outreach at the Woody Guthrie Center/Bob Dylan Center and the album’s executive producer, commented, “Fire in Little Africa has evolved into a communal hip-hop movement. W...
Lil Nas X Rules U.K. Singles Chart With ‘Montero’
Meanwhile, last week’s best-seller, Nathan Evans’ “Wellerman” (Polydor), dips 2-1, while ATB, Topic & A7S’s “Your Love (9pm)” (Positiva) completes a 10-week climb into the Top 10, up 12-8. Also reaching the Top 10 for the first time is Tom Grennan “Little Bit Of Love” (Insanity), lifting 13-10. Not far behind is Grennan’s collaboration with Ella Henderson, “Let’s Go Home Together,” up 19-13. Over on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, the silverware this week belongs to Ben Howard, whose Collections From The Whiteout (Island) opens at No. 1. It’s the British singer and songwriter’s second No. 1 album, following 2014’s I Forget Where We Were. His other studio collections Every Kingdom (2011) and Noonday Dream (2018) both peaked at No. 4. One full year after its release, Dua Lipa’s Futu...
Lil Nas X’ Montero’ Battles With Nathan Evans’ ‘Wellerman’ For U.K. Chart Crown
Lil Nas X will need to see off the challenge of a sea shanty to secure a second straight week atop the U.K. singles chart. The U.S. rapper’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is out front in the early stages of the chart week, though not by much. “Montero” leads the First Look chart, which gauges the popularity of singles based on sales and streams after the first 48 hours, with Nathan Evans’ “Wellerman” just 500 chart sales behind in second place. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
