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HHW Gaming: Nintendo Reportedly Gearing Up To Drop A Upgraded Switch In 2021
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Looks like Nintendo won’t be left out the next-gen conversation if this report is accurate. Taiwan’s Economic Daily News and Bloomberg are both reporting that Nintendo is gearing up to drop an “upgraded” Nintendo Switch model. The Economic Daily News reports that its supply chain sources say the hybrid console will arrive in 2021. If true, this would be the first significant upgrade to the Nintendo Switch since its release back in March 2017. So what exactly would be new with the upgraded Nintendo Switch? According to Bloomberg, Nintendo is looking to add “computing power and 4K high-definition graphics,” a much-welcomed addition that fans of the console would surely appreciate. But that’s not all either, as far as software, Nintendo has been rela...
Get a Load of These Crazy and Rare Spare Parts at the Elkhart Collection Auction
Following the scandal surrounding Indiana businessman Najeeb Khan and his alleged $100-million fraud case, his impeccable and equally eclectic collection of cars is crossing the auction block later this fall in hopes of paying back at least some of the absconded funds. It’s an understatement to say this RM Sotheby’s auction, dubbed the Elkhart Collection for the Indiana location of Khan’s former company, is one of the finer vehicular collections to be sold en masse; any auction house would be over the moon to fill a docket this lavishly from an assortment of different owners, never mind the chance to offer a plug-and-play collection all in one sale. See all 9 photos Looking over the RM Sotheby’s Elkhart Collection auction’s extensive catalog, it looks like eve...
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns Amid White House Pressure to Sell App
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk. In a letter to employees, Mayer said that his decision to leave comes after the “political environment has sharply changed.” His resignation follows President Donald Trump’s order to ban TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells its U.S. operations to an American company within 90 days. “I have done significant reflection on what the corporate structural changes will require, and what it means for the global role I signed up for,” he said in the letter. “Against this backdrop, and as we expect to reach a resolution very soon, it is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to leave the company...
Kanye West Sues Ohio Election Head to Get on November Ballot
Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio’s election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independent candidate. West’s emergency filing against Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose comes days after the election’s chief rejected the nearly 15,000 signatures and other paperwork the rapper submitted earlier this month in an attempt to run for president, citing mismatched information on the signature-gathering documents. In the complaint, attorneys for West’s campaign in Ohio allege that it is LaRose’s duty to accept any petition for an independent candidate as long as there is no protest filed against the petition and it doesn’t violate Ohio law. Ohio was one of a number of stat...
Mike Noga, Solo Artist and Former Drummer With The Drones, Dies at 42
Mike Noga, the Australian singer, songwriter and former drummer with celebrated alternative rock outfit The Drones, has died at the age of 42. The sad news was announced on social media by Noga’s sister, Ali. “We are absolutely devastated to inform you of the passing of our beloved brother, son, uncle and dearest friend Mike,” the message reads. “We know how much he and his music meant to so many of you and there’s nothing we can say to make this hurt any less. We miss you and love you so much, Mike.” We are absolutely devastated to inform you of the passing of our beloved brother, son, uncle and dearest friend Mike. We… Posted by Ali Noga on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 The cause of death has not been revealed. Taking his spot behind the kit for the Drones, Noga...
Smash Mouth Received Angry ‘Fan Mail’ After Their South Dakota Performance
Smash Mouth got bad press for their concert in South Dakota earlier this month. They also got hate mail. Despite the raging pandemic which has taken more than 170,000 lives across the U.S., and against conventional medical advice, Smash Mouth went and performed Aug. 9 at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s Buffalo Chip concert series. Images from the show traveled fast on social media, in particular footage of singer Steve Harwell who could be can be heard saying, “We’re all here together tonight. F–k that COVID s–t!” The message fell flat with some. Earlier this week, the California rockers uploaded a photo of an angry hand-written letter, framed by a Smash Mouth CD snapped into small pieces. “Recent fan mail,” the post reads. The “All Star” band and th...
LeBron James Launching New Initiative To Get Poll Workers For November Election
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty One of the biggest problems facing November’s Presidential elections (aside from voter suppression, missing mailboxes, and Russian interference) is the impending lack of poll workers that are going to want to work voting locations out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. Luckily, LeBron James has become the kind of athelete-activist we need in today’s day and age and after launching the More Than A Vote organization to help educate people on how to vote and it’s importance, the King is now focused on making sure enough people are available to count the millions of votes that will surely be cast come November 3rd. ABC News is reporting that King James noticed the shortage of volunteers of poll workers in Black communities during the primaries in Atlanta and M...
Notorious B.I.G.’s Crown And Newly Uncovered 2Pac Letters Will Hit Auction
Source: Al Pereira / Getty Rap related collectibles continue to gain popularity among music enthusiasts and beyond. Fan can now purchase items linked to two of biggest lyricists to ever grace the microphone. As spotted on HipHopDX Sotheby’s is hosting their first ever Hip-Hop private sale. The esteemed broker of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate will be auctioning a pair of items that are deserving of a museum placement. First up will be The Notorious B.I.G.’s crown that he wore in his iconic king photo shoot for Rap Pages. Photographer Barron Claiborne has had it since 1997. Sotheby’s Senior Specialist Cassandra Hatton, who organized the event, detailed the approach in a formal statement. “I’ve seen the crown,” she said. “Everybody’s seen the crown. It’s so famous. I...
NBA YoungBoy “Murder Business,” HOTBOII ft. Lil Baby “Don’t Need Time (Remix)” & More | Daily Visuals 8.26.20
Source: Gary Miller / Getty Say what you will about today’s generation of rappers and how they go about their business, but on the low NBA YoungBoy is one of the hardest working rappers in the game as it seems like he’s constantly popping up with new work or new features. This time around the Baton Rouge rapper comes through with a dolo joint and some new visuals to “Murder Business” where NBA holds court at a trap house where he got women cooking up his work and his blood brothers hold him down with enough toast to feed an army. HOTBOII meanwhile touches on the social injustices Black men experience at the hands of police and links up with Lil Baby to help him get his point across in his clip to “Don’t Need Time (Remix). Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Lyrica Ander...
Akon Suggests a Foray Into EDM Would Help T-Pain Resurrect His Career
Akon has stood the test of time as not only a generational artist, but also an impactful entrepreneur whose influence has permeated beyond the music industry. In the time between his breakthrough 2004 hit “Locked Up” and the news that he was developing a $6 billion cryptocurrency-run futuristic city in Senegal, his many contributions were innumerable. In a new interview with VladTV, the iconic singer and record producer discussed a number of topics at length, including his relationship with longtime collaborator and fellow contemporary music icon T-Pain. They even discussed the time Nelly tried to persuade the “Bartender” artists to form a supergroup with Pharrell Williams. It was Akon’s insightful comments about T-Pain’s progression through th...
Win a Private In-Person Studio Session with Skrillex
Have you ever dreamed about a private studio session with Skrillex? Same here. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music luminary is offering up a private, one-hour in-person session at his Los Angeles studio. He took to Twitter today to announce the initiative, writing, “Bid to hang with me in my studio in Los Angeles to support [Pablove Foundation] and fight #childhoodcancer. All proceeds will go towards investing in cutting-edge cancer research and improves the lives of children/teens living with cancer through the arts.” The highest bid will benefit the Pablove Foundation, an organization that works to improve the lives of children with cancer. The CharityBuzz auction will end tomorrow, August 27th, at 3:22PM ET (12:22PM PT). Check out Skrillex’s announcement bel...
Need a 911 For a Month? Porsche Is Expanding Its Subscription Program
Many automakers have tried—and some have already abandoned—car subscription services. But Porsche has always operated in more rarified air. Convinced of the strong demand for its performance vehicles, if even for only a day or a few weeks, the German sports-car maker is introducing a new monthly single-vehicle subscription program in four American cities starting September 25, while also expanding its other subscription programs. To recap, Porsche introduced a pilot subscription program in Atlanta in 2017 where members pay a monthly fee and can swap between models from the mainstream Porsche lineup. So far 325 members have taken advantage of Porsche subscription services, most of them staying in the program for four months and swapping their vehicle choice every two weeks, said Klaus Zellm...
