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Nas Announces His Own Pantone Color “ULTRA BLACK By Nas”
Source: Pantone / Pantone Of course, Nas is Black. But maybe to drive home the point and/or to stunt on the next level, the Queensbridge rapper has teamed with Pantone for his own color, “ULTRA BLACK by Nas.” The song “Ultra Black” is the lead single for Nas’ just released 13th album King’s Disease, and the project, executive-produced by Hit-Boy, has received positive reviews. Today (August 25), the man born Nasir Jones announced his partnership with the Pantone Color Institute for the “Ultra Black By Nas” color that was inspired by the aforementioned song. Along with a tongue in check jab at Doja Cat, the song is about all things positive that are most certainly black. “It was only right that we work with Pantone on this project, the color experts. This one’s from the heart, something the...
DDG ft. Blueface “Moonwalking In Calabasas,” Snow Tha Product “Really Counts” & More | Daily Visuals 8.25.20
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It’s been a few months since Blueface dropped his last LP Find The Beat and though he should be out here dropping visuals in support of his album, he doesn’t mind lending his shine to others so they too can get some of the spotlight. Linking up with DDG for D’s remix visuals to “Moonwalking In Calabasas,” Blueface make it rain at a private soiree and moonwalk on a floor riddled with paper before sweeping it up because no one likes to waste money like that. A dollar’s a dollar, b. Snow Tha Product meanwhile keeps reminding everyone that she’s one of the most underrated women in the rap game and for her clip to “Really Counts” kicks it at a empty crib and tears it down one time. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Riff 3X featuring ...
Neil Young Shares Cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They-Are-A-Changin’
Neil Young hasn’t dropped a Fireside Sessions livestream in a while, but he did share a remanent from the past. On the July 1 stream, which featured songs like “Alabama,” “Campaigner” and the recently released “Lookin’ for a Leader 2020,” Young has now released another song from that “Porch Episode.” Young has been covered Bob Dylan in the past, but this was only the second time that he performed “The Times They-Are-A-Changin,’” with the only prior time being According to Young’s Neil Young Archives website, the session was recorded on June 23 and was produced by Young and Niko Bolas, who are billed as the Volume Dealers. You can listen to Young’s cover here. This is the latest release in what’s been a busy year for Young. He recently announced that he’d be dusting off thr...
The Electrified Jeep Wrangler 4xe Is Coming, Silently
We are all ears whenever Jeep announces it’s doing something to the Wrangler. The rugged SUV is the bedrock of Jeep and the brand is the price of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Our enamor with the current Wrangler is no secret. In fact, we named our 2019 SUV of the Year. And we have known for some time that a plug-in hybrid version was due for a 2020 launch. FCA is great about releasing five-year plans that get us all excited, but the automaker also is more crisis-prone than most automakers. As such, we have learned virtually all the company’s plans are subject to change on a whim. See all 72 photos So we were heartened to learn during FCA’s 2020 annual shareholder meeting that the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is still on track for a 202...
Ty Dolla $ign Is Dropping a Collaboration With Nicki Minaj This Week
Ty Dolla $ign‘s packed 2020 keeps on heating up. The star took to Instagram on Tuesday (Aug. 25) to reveal his new collaboration, “Expensive” featuring Nicki Minaj, will arrive on Friday (Aug. 28). The duo previously teamed up on Jason Derulo’s “Swalla.” “Expensive” follows a number of other collabs from Ty this year, including “Speed Me Up” with Lil Yachty and Sueco the Child off the Sonic the Hedgehog soundtrack, “Superstar” with 24hrs, “Dangerous City” with dvsn and Buju Banton, “All I Need” with Mahalia and Jacob Collier, and most recently, “Ego Death” with Kanye West, FKA Twigs and Skrillex. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagi...
Triller Aims to Drastically Boost Indian Audience With New JioSaavn Deal
Triller and leading Indian music streaming service JioSaavn have struck a new partnership designed to expand the video-sharing app’s reach in the country. Under the agreement, which was announced Monday, all music videos offered inside JioSaavn will be Triller music videos, further expanding the app’s visibility in the country. Additionally, JioSaavn’s main screen will prominently display a button inviting users to make their own Triller videos. The new partnership comes on the heels of India’s ban of Triller competitor TikTok in late June over national security concerns. Following the ban, Triller surged to No. 1 on Apple’s App Store in the country. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have partnered with not only the biggest company in India but one of the biggest and ...
Bette Midler Takes Melania Trump to Task on Day 2 of RNC
Day two of the Republican National Convention is now done and dusted, but millions of onlookers are continuing the conversation online. Speakers included Mike Pompeo, Eric and Tiffany Trump, all of whom made their pitch for why Donald Trump should remain in the White House. But it was the final act that remains the hottest talking point, a rare speech from Melania Trump, from the Rose Garden. Various computations of the night’s headline speaker trended on Twitter, including “Did Melania” and “Melanie,” as armchair critics scrutinized the First Lady’s language, her outfit, her gardening skills and just about everything in between. Bette Midler kept her followers entertained with a tweet storm throughout the broadcast. Check out some of her comments below. #Eric didn’t seem like he was...
Beyoncé Delivers Melanin Magic Filled Visual For “Brown Skin Girl” Featuring Blue Ivy
Source: BET Awards 2020 / Getty Beyoncé is once again snatching wigs. On Monday (Aug 24) Just weeks after unveiling Black Is King, Bey dropped the stunning standalone visual for “Brown Skin Girl” featuring Saint JHN, Wiz Kid, and eldest Carter heir Blue Ivy with an onslaught of appearances, including Naomi Campbell, Lupita N’yongo, Kelly Rowland among many others. The new visual serves as an extended version of the visual that initially appeared in Queen Bey’s highly anticipated musical film, is now available outside of the Disney+ platform. “Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately?/ Wish you could trade eyes with me ’cause/ There’s complexities in complexion/ But your skin, it glow like diamonds/ Pigment like the earth, you be giving birth/ To everything alive, baby, know your worth,” Be...
HHW Gaming: Ben Simmons Announced As FaZe Clan’s Newest Member & Investor
Source: FaZe Clan / Ben Simmons Ben Simmons has leveled up with the world’s most prominent and influential gaming organization FaZe Clan. For those who don’t know when Ben Simmons is not on the dishing out dimes on the court, you can find him in his gaming chair engaging in online battle. So that’s why it makes total sense that Simmons is now an investor and member of FaZe Clan. The organization announced the move today, revealing that Simmons will be now known as FaZe Simmo and “ambassador to the organization for content as well as an advocate for gaming and esports and the expansion of FaZe Clan globally.” The terms of Simmons’ investment were not shared. Source: FaZe Clan / Ben Simmons Simmons and FaZe Clan are very familiar with each other due to the Philadelphia 76er All-Star being fr...
HHW Gaming: The Ladies of ‘Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath’ Don Klassic Looks With Femme Fatale Skin Pack
Source: WB Games / NetherRealm Studios The ladies of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath is taking it back to Mortal Kombat 3 with these latest skins. NetherRealm Studios announced today (Aug.25) that the Klassic Femme Fatale Skin Pack is now available for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath players on PlayStation 4, Xbox One PC and Stadia. The skin pack will be available on Nintendo Switch on August 28. Once downloaded, players will see Kitana rocking here signature blue with the “Sole Survivor Kitana,” skin, Jade in her iconic green drip as “Outworld Courier Jade” and newcomer Skarlett donning red in her “Old Blood Skarlet” look. The Klassic Femme Fatale Skin Pack follows previous skins, “Thanks A Million Johnny Cage,” and “Summer Heat Skin Pack.” All three skin packs are available to Mortal Kombat 11: ...
Tamika Mallory Addresses Criticism Over “BreonnaCon” Event For Breonna Taylor
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty Tamika Mallory addressed criticism after supporters of Breonna Taylor questioned if activists and influencers were using the deceased victim’s name to clout-chase after the media rollout for a BreonnaCon event organized by her foundation, Until Freedom. The multi-day “community convention” located in Louisville, Ky. featured a variety of activities and workshops intended to “direct resources, talent and energy towards achieving justice for Breonna Taylor,” according to an emailed press release screenshotted and shared via Twitter. Among the events was a “Bree-B-Q” described as a “community barbeque and concert honoring all the lives lost to police violence.” My spirit won’t rest til I speak on this #BreonnaCon situation some more. One of t...
Riley Gale, Power Trip Singer, Dies at 34
Riley Gale, the singer for thrash metal outfit Power Trip, has died. The band announced the news in a letter, saying that Gale died on Monday night. “It is with the greatest of sadness we must announce that our lead singer and brother Riley Gale passed away last night,” the statement said. “Riley was a friend, a brother, a son. Riley was both a larger than life rock star and a humble and giving friend. He touched so many lives through his lyrics and through his huge heart. He treated everyone he met as a friend and he always took care of his friends. We will celebrate Riley’s life and never forget the great works of music, charity, and love that he left behind. You, the fans, meant so much to him, please know how special you are. If you have a memory of Riley please share it, no matter how...
