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L’s On Deck: The Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 “Fragment”‘s Have Been Teased
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Crayton Gerst / Cactus Jack Foundation Just when it seemed like 2021 didn’t have enough L’s for sneakerheads to hold, pictures of the Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 “Fragment” have begun to circulate around social media. Days after La Flame teased the Air Jordan VI “Cactus Jack” on his IG, pics of another “Pending” L have hit the web and sneaker heads wanna know “Why does Nike do this to us?!” The blue toe version of the Air Jordan 1 High’s feature Travis’s now signature reverse swoosh along with the Cactus Jack face stitched on one heel while the other boasts the Fragment double lightning bolt symbol. The military blue and white colorway are similar to the 2014 Air Jordan 1 x Fragment grails which are currently going for a cool $5,000 on the resale market dep...
Quando Rondo Tells Fan That King Von’s Death Was Out Of His Hands
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The tragic shooting death of King Von occurred after an incident between the rising rapper and the crew of one of his contemporaries in Quando Rondo. While the Savannah, Ga. rapper has since moved on while expressing remorse, a recent response on Instagram suggests that the moment still looms heavily in Rondo’s life. The exchange between Quando Rondo and the fan occurred on the rapper’s Instagram page and was grabbed by Akademiks and shared on the social media network. The fan replied under Rondo’s IG post, “How about you donate to Von family no more of the streets be a good man the situation happened already you can make it right if YOU want to god forgives but that mans kids will never.” Rondo responded, “Von got his self in that si...
Ryan Coogler Still Processing Chadwick Boseman’s Passing As ‘Black Panther 2’ Production Nears
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe/WENN.com / WENN Ever since the shocking passing of Chadwick “T’Challa” Boseman last year, fans have been pondering what’s to become of the Black Panther franchise that he helped turn into a worldwide phenomenon. With the star of the franchise no longer here to carry it for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, many have speculated how the sequel would work without Boseman donning the Wakandan vibranium in the next film. In a recent interview with Jemele Hill on her podcast, Unbothered, director and writer, Ryan Coogler spoke on working on Black Panther 2 without Boseman, and how it’s affected him personally. Like many of us, Coogler is still processing the loss of Boseman and we can only imagine how much more real it became when work on Black Panther 2 got u...
New Survey Reveals COVID-19 Has Influenced DJs to Stop Pursuing Music Careers
One year into safety regulations and social distancing measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the news that many DJs and other live performers have had to change career paths may still come as a shock to some, but it’s an ugly truth in a locked-down world. According to a new survey by Pirate.com, 70% of responding DJs in the United Kingdom have been forced to retrain in other fields. While 29% of those DJs have moved into music production, a whopping 26% of respondents shared that the pandemic has made them less likely to pursue a career in the music industry altogether. “I was running club nights in Glasgow,” said one anonymous respondent. “After cancellation clauses in contracts and flight companies going bankrupt, we’ve lost everything we’d investe...
Dillon Francis Teases Upcoming Collaboration With ILLENIUM
Did you hear that? That was the sound of the collective gasp from the EDM community after Dillon Francis teased a new dream collab with ILLENIUM. Francis took to Twitter yesterday, March 10th, to share a screenshot of a text message conversation with ILLENIUM. While brief, it is far from cryptic, as Francis wrote that the two have had a collaboration in the works for some time and now is the time to finish it with Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful music festival on the horizon. “Time to Finish our collab for life is beautiful!” he texted, to which ILLENIUM responded with a simple yet emphatic confirmation. Check out the tweet below. The organizers of Life Is Beautiful shared the official lineup for the fest’s 2021 edition yesterday, announcing a slew of electro...
iZotope and Native Instruments Join Forces in Landmark Partnership
Prominent audio technology companies iZotope and Native Instruments have joined forces once again—this time, for good. The past has seen iZotope introduce Native Kontrol Standard into its Ozone 9 mastering plugin. That collaborative effort, among many others, sent Native Instruments CEO Constantin Koehncke and iZotope CEO Mark Ethier down the rabbit hole of ideas for future team-ups. However, the duo quickly realized that something much larger than a one-off collaboration was afoot. It became clear that a permanent partnership was inevitable. Now, iZotope and Native Instruments have banded together to form a super-sized music and audio creation group. So what does that partnership mean? No concrete details have been given out just yet, but iZotope...
2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs Receive Grand Price Tags
With a base price of $59,995, the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer enters the scene as either an expensive mainstream full-size SUV or a bargain-priced luxury one. We’re tempted to view the new Jeep as the latter. Although the base Wagoneer Series I’s sub-$60,000 starting sum undercuts the entry-level 2021 Cadillac Escalade and 2021 Lincoln Navigator by almost $17,500, it strikes us as a model intended to strictly serve as a price leader. Even so, we’re sure it’ll come reasonably well-equipped given it costs over $8,000 more than a base 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2021 Ford Expedition, its more direct competitors. A Series of Wagoneer Trim Levels It seems Jeep hopes most consumers will skip past the Wagoneer Series I and drive off in the higher-end Series II model. At $69,995, the S...
The Weeknd Says He’s Done With the Grammys
The long-simmering feud between the Weeknd and the Recording Academy has hit a new high. In the New York Times’ Grammys preview, the Weeknd said he’s done with the Grammys and will boycott the event moving forward. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> “Because of the secret committees,” the Weeknd said in a statement provided to the Times, “I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.” In response, the Times got the following statement from Harvey M...
Justin Bieber Found Inspiration From Action Movies to Prep For His ‘Hold On’ Daredevil Stunt
Justin Bieber was inspired by a few action-packed flicks before gearing up for a wild ride in his “Hold On” music video. Billboard‘s current cover star discussed his inspirations in the new Vevo Footnotes clip that was released on Thursday (March 11). Bieber and “Hold On” video director Colin Tilley took notes from The Place Beyond the Pines, Good Time and Hell or High Water, where the living-on-the-edge protagonists from all three movies rob banks to provide for their loved ones. Even though Bieber did most of his own motorcycle stunts, the cinematographer pulled off their own dangerous mission by crashing through the bank window to get the shot of Bieber escaping his heist and ended up getting 14 stitches. “Justin called me and said...
Nio Garcia & Casper Magico Reel In Ozuna, Myke Towers, Wisin, and Yandel For Star-Studded ‘Travesuras’ Remix: Exclusive
The new “Travesuras” is also Billboard’s Latin Remix of the Week this week. Just a week after earning their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay, Nio Garcia and Casper Magico drop the star-studded remix to “Travesuras,” featuring Ozuna, Myke Towers, Wisin, and Yandel. Paying homage to an emblematic song that has opened doors for the new generation of urban artists, “Travesuras” is a revamped version of Hector El Father’s “Noche de Travesura,” first released in 2005. Produced by Xound & Goldiby, Nio and Casper give life to a fast-tempo reggaeton with bachata and merengue melodies. On the remix, Ozuna, Towers, Wisin, and Yandel add their distinctive flow, making this a potential fan-favorite for the summer. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. S...
Paul McCartney’s McCartney III Imagined to Feature Phoebe Bridgers, Damon Albarn, St Vincent, Josh Homme, Anderson .Paak
Paul McCartney ended up having quite a productive lockdown, or in his own words, “rockdown.” He made an album by his lonesome, the aptly titled McCartney III that was released in December. Now? He’s upped the ante quite a bit! The ex-Beatle has personally enlisted an all-star group of artists to contribute their takes on a fresh version of the LP titled McCartney III Imagined. Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Anderson .Paak, Damon Albarn and Massive Attack are just some of the big-timers who lent their talents to the collection with either a new performance or a remix of the original tune. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width...
IDLES Cover Sharon Van Etten’s “Peace Signs”: Stream
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of her 2010 album Epic, Sharon Van Etten is reissuing it as a double LP featuring a front-to-back covers album. Dubbed Epic Ten, our first sample of the reimagined tracks came from Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine’s take on “A Crime”. Today, the second single has arrived, as SVE has shared IDLES’ cover of “Peace Signs”. The British outfit keeps things as close to the original as their post-punk sensibilities will allow them, with all the familiar progressions still in place. In IDLES’ hands, however, they’re riddled with anxieties and the searing tension of shredding guitars. Certainly the screaming repetition of “Peace signs” hits different coming from Joe Talbot’s growl rather than Sharon Van Etten’s voice. Take a listen to the cov...
