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Black Keys’ Patrick Carney to Fill In for Cleveland Indians’ Ballpark Drummer
The Indians will use a pinch-drummer for their home opener. With longtime drummer and ballpark fixture John Adams recovering from heart surgery and unable to attend his first opener in Cleveland in 48 years, Black Keys drummer and lifelong Indians fan Patrick Carney will fill in and pound away from the left-field bleachers at Progressive Field during Monday’s game against Detroit. “When I found out that John Adams wouldn’t be able to make Opening Day in Cleveland for the first time in almost 50 years, I reached out to the team,” Carney said. “I share John’s love of baseball and the Cleveland Indians franchise, and drumming for him during the home opener when he can’t physically be there feels like a meaningful way to show John the love and respect he deserves. You Deserve to Make Money Eve...
Diddy Beams Into Son’s 23rd Birthday Party Via Hologram: See Video
“I just want to tell you how much of a blessing it is that you’re my son. I feel like the coolest dad in the world just ’cause you’re my son,” the 51-year-old rapper said in his speech. “Every day that I see you, you taught me how to smile. And I just want to tell you I love you for that, for being my son. And I’m the proudest dad in the world.” Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg’s son Cordell Broadus, Swae Lee, Winnie Harlow and Young Thug were reportedly among the in-person attendees at Thursday night’s birthday bash. On Instagram, Diddy shared a sweet father-son portrait for King’s big day. “Happy happy happy birthday to my King, my son, my twin, my love @kingcombs !...
Lil Nas X Expresses Disappointment That Nike Stopped The Release Of His “Satan Shoes”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MSCHF / MSCHF Earlier this week Nike filed a lawsuit against MSCHF for their custom made Air Max 97 “Satan Shoes” and asked a judge to keep the designer company from filling orders of the limited edition sneakers. The judge temporarily granted their request. Limited to just 666 pairs, Lil Nas X fans and Satanists will have to wait longer than expected to get their pair of Air Satans, if ever. Naturally, Lil Nas X was upset that his collaboration with MSCHF has basically been canceled by Nike and blamed “the crying nerds on the internet” for having a t*tty attack over a pair of sneakers. Taking to Twitter to express his disappointment, the “Old Town Road” rapper/country artist stated “I haven’t been upset until today, i feel like it’s f*cked up they have s...
GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz Paid Prostitutes Via Cash App: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Rep. Matt Gaetz is under heavy scrutiny as a Justice Department investigation has uncovered a link between a disgraced politician and the Florida congressman. A new report revealed that former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg paid women for sexual favors and introduced them to Gaetz, who paid them using Cash App and other forms of electronic payments. The New York Times published an early morning report on Friday (April 2) that Greenberg and Gaetz both sought out women online for sex and paid them in various ways and the publication saw some of the text messages and recipients of the money exchanges. Justice Department officials have reason to believe that Greenberg met the women on sites where sex is exchanged for gifts, mo...
HHW Gaming: Bruno Mars Silk Sonic Dance Moves Is The Newest “Fortnite” Emote
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Bruno Mars and silky smooth dance moves are coming to Fortnite. Epic Games announced Silk Sonic crooner’s dance skills would be coming to the game as an Icon Series Emote. Bruno Mars shared the news with a post on his Instagram account featuring the singer, masked-up, dancing alongside a Fortnite character to the Anderson .Paak assisted single “Leave The Door Open.” In the caption for the post, Mars wrote, “Yo @fortnite let ya uncle Brunz teach ya how to swang to this thang.” Bruno Mars’ emote joins the likes of the Fornite floss which is considered one of the most well-known Emotes of all time. According to a press release, Mars partnered with Epic Games exclusively for Fortnite players. The union between the two artists was in t...
ANOHNI and Bryce Dessner Team with Australian String Quartet for “Another World (String Arrangement)”: Stream
Back in 2008, ANOHNI released a song titled “Another World” while fronting her former band Antony and the Johnsons. Now, the track has received a new string rearrangement for The National’s Bryce Dessner and Australian String Quartet’s new album, Impermanence/Disintegration, made in collaboration with the Sydney Dance Company. “Another World (String Arrangement)” closes Impermanence/Disintegration, and is the sole song on the project to feature vocals. ANOHNI’s haunting vocals and sobering lyrics hit even harder on the new version. “I need another place/ Will there be peace?” she sings. “I need another world/ This one’s nearly gone.” The new music video is an excerpt from the Sydney Dance Company’s hour-long dance work that premiered in Sydney in March 2020. Both the album’s music and acco...
Fucked Up Go Long on New 22-Minute Song “Year of the Horse – Act Three”: Stream
Fucked Up have released “Year of the Horse — Act Three”, the third track off the Toronto punk band’s upcoming EP celebrating the Chinese Zodiac. Stream it via Bandcamp below. “Year of the Horse — Act Three” clocks in at a whopping 22 minutes (!) and is structured like a play. It’s theatrical and dramatic — which is par for the course so far with this EP, considering it comes with extensive liner notes — and sees singers Maegan Brooks Mills and Tuka Mohammed sharing their duties with frontman Damian Abraham. Unlike the first and second tracks from Year of the Horse, though, this new act features vocals by a surprise guest: Matt Berninger of The National. Needless to say, it makes for an unexpected listen. As per tradition, Year of the Horse is part of Fucked Up’s ongoing series tied to...
Bridgerton Star Regé-Jean Page Not Returning for Season 2
Breakout Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page will not be returning as the Duke of Hastings for Season 2 of Shonda Rhimes’ period drama. The announcement was made on the Netflix show’s Instagram page by the show’s fictional newsletter columnist Lady Whistledown. “Dear Readers, while all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings,” the announcement begins. “We’ll miss Simon’s presence onscreen, but he will always be a part of the Bridgerton family. Daphne will remain a devoted wife and sister, helping her brother navigate the upcoming social season and what it has to offer — more intrigue and romance than my readers may be able to bear.” The departure should come as no surprise to fans of...
Pearl Jam to Stream 2010 Hard Rock Calling Performance
Pearl Jam have teamed up with the livestreaming website nugs.net to help tide fans over as they wait for the return of live music. On Friday, the alt-rock icons will stream pro-shot footage of their performance at the 2010 Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park, London. The nugs.net archives already include 400 different Pearl Jam concert recordings, but this one will be only be available to watch throughout the weekend. The 27-song set included tracks from classic Pearl Jam albums like Ten, Vitalogy, and Vs., as well as a bunch of songs from their 2009 record Backspacer, which they were touring in support of at the time. The set begins streaming on the nugs.net website, YouTube, and Pearl Jam’s Facebook page tonight at 8 p.m. ET. It will be available to replay all weekend long ...
Kane Train: Freddie Gibbs Drops Off New “Big Boss Rabbit” Track
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Freddie Gibbs has been on a creative tear beginning with a run of acclaimed studio albums that began with his proper debut in ESGN back in 2013. It appears that the Gary, Ind. native is gearing up to deliver more of his razor-sharp lyrics and music on the back of a new single and video in “Big Boss Rabbit.” Fresh from having his collaborative project Alfredo with The Alchemist up for a Best Rap Album Grammy Award this year, Gibbs began dropping off singles not connected with Hooligan Al or Madlib’s hazy production behind him and opted to go into more traditional spaces beginning with last October’s “4 Thangs” with Hit-Boy and Big Sean. With “Big Boss Rabbit,” clearly a nod to Gibbs’ Vice Lords affiliation, Freddie Kane displays his ...
Quavo and Saweetie Address Elevator Incident
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Both Saweetie and Quavo have addressed the now-infamous footage of them getting into a physical altercation near and on an elevator last year. The former says they moved on after the incident and it had no bearing on their relationship’s failure while the latter asserts he was never physically abusive. The video in question showed the now ex-couple essentially battling over what seemed like a Call Of Duty-branded video game system. The 90-second clip led to debate on Twitter over whether or not Saweetie was seen hurling fists at Quavo while the rapper allegedly flung her into the elevator, which caused a visible limp when she eventually walked out. What was seen was enough to reportedly cause LAPD to investigate. Saweetie was the first of tho...
Yang Gang: Andrew Yang Enlists MC Jin To Drop Verse For Mayoral Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Andrew Yang is either a breath of fresh air or another person with buckets of cash but way out of their political depth. With the race for the mayoral seat of New York City heating up, Yang enlists battle rap champion MC Jin for a campaign video that made its rounds on April Fool’s Day. MC Jin made history in the early 2000s as the first Asian American rapper to be signed to a major label deal but it didn’t lead to superstardom. However, the Miami, Fla. native stayed busy and kept pushing music, even relocating to Hong Kong for a spell before returning to America as a born-again Christian and even teasing returns to the battle rap stage. In the brief video, Jin is seen in the clip hawking CDs in New York, not unlike the cats that u...
