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Nifty News: Snoop Dogg and Gary V have $95M in NFTs, Dolly Parton’s Dollyverse and more…
According to data from DappRadar, the NFT portfolios belonging to Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg and popular entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck are worth a combined $95 million. Vaynerchuck’s wallet holds the lion’s share of the value with $81.89 million at the time of writing. His holdings include multiple NFTs from top collections such as CryptoPunks (he owns a whopping 60 in total), the Bored Ape Yacht Club and World of Women. Snoop Dogg’s is an avid NFT collector and his wallet also holds multiple CryptoPunks, Meebits and Fidenza NFTs, with his most expensive NFT CryptoPunk #3831 worth $2.57 million at current prices. The wallets were highlighted as part of a blog post from DappRadar which compiled a list of the top 10 most valuable celebrity NFT portfolios. Other notable figures incl...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar Tear the House Down During Super Bowl Halftime Show
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar took the Super Bowl LVI stage during halftime and unsurprisingly tore the house down. They stampeded through a slew of their greatest hits, with Dre and Snoop serving as the de facto emcees. The Super Bowl Halftime Show was befitting for the Big Game, which took place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. Opening with Dre and Snoop’s “The Next Episode,” the stage was a replica studio, house and buildings that served as a tribute to Los Angeles. They went into “California Love” before 50 Cent popped up to perform a verse from “In Da Club.” Following Fiddy’s cameo, Blige hit the stage for “Family Affair” and “No More Drama.” Then Kendrick Lamar hopped on stage for “m.a.a.d. city” and “Alright.” Eminem (who would take a knee in support of...
2 key indicators cast doubt on the strength of the current crypto market recovery
Analyzing the aggregate cryptocurrency market performance over the past 7 days could give investors the impression that the total market capitalization grew by a mere 4% to $2.03 trillion, but this data is heavily impacted by the top 5 coins, which happen to include two stablecoins. Excluding Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB) and stablecoins reflects a 9.3% market capitalization increase to $418 billion from $382 billion on Feb 4. This explains why so many of the top-80 altcoins hiked 25% or more while very few presented a negative performance. Winners and losers among the top-80 coins. Source: Nomics Gala Games (GALA) announced on Feb. 9 a partnership with world renowned hip-hop star Snoop Dogg to launch his new album and exclusive non-fungible token (NFT) campaign. Gala Game...
Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records, Twitter Salutes The Doggfather
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Death Row Records remains one of the most iconic names in Hip-Hop history, and it appears one of its former stalwart stars is now in a new position of ownership of the famed label. Snoop Dogg, who got his start as a professional record artist with the outfit, purchased the label, and fans on Twitter are saluting the Doggfather. The new venture for the always-working Snoop Dogg was announced on Wednesday (Feb. 9), which details that the Long Beach, Calif. native acquired Death Row Records from the MNRK Music Group, which is owned by the investment firm Blackstone. “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value...
Flag On The Field: Snoop Dogg Being Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty On the eve of being part of the highly anticipated halftime show at this weekend’s Super Bowl, Snoop Dogg has been hit with a shocking lawsuit alleging that he committed sexual battery and assault. According to reporting from TMZ, the documents from the lawsuit filed in California’s federal court identify a “Jane Doe” who claims that the “Gin & Juice” rapper and entertainer sexually assaulted her back in 2013. The woman, who in the suit says that she is a model and dancer by profession, claims that it took place after she attended one of his concerts in Anaheim, California on May 29th of that year. The victim relates that Bishop Don “Magic” Juan, an associate of Snoop Dogg, offered her a ride home and she fell asleep on the way, ...
Snoop Dogg Sued for Sexual Assault in 2013
A lawsuit has been filed against Snoop Dogg by a California woman who claims he forced oral sex on her in 2013 after attending one of the rapper’s shows. TMZ was first to report the suit. In the suit, which was filed on February 9 and viewed by SPIN, seeing Snoop perform on May 29, 2013, in Anaheim, California, the woman—only identified as Jane Doe—claims Bishop Don Juan, a long-time friend of Snoop’s, offered her a ride home. She says she fell asleep in the car, and when she awoke she realized they were at Bishop’s home instead. “Plaintiff was exhausted and fell asleep at [Bishop’s] home,” the lawsuit says. Jane Doe says she awoke at 4 am the next morning and Bishop “removed his penis from his pants and forced his penis in Plaintiff’s face,” and “repeatedly shoved his penis into Plai...
Snoop Dogg Is Now the Owner of Death Row Records
Over the past few years, Death Row Records has had some curious owners (to put it mildly). Now, the label is coming home (sort of). Snoop Dogg has agreed to a deal with MNRK Music Group, which is owned by private equity fund Blackstone, to become the new owner of the label where he got his start. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but a person familiar with the situation tells SPIN that it is expected to include the label’s catalog. The only thing that’s been officially confirmed so far is that Snoop is the owner of the Death Row Records brand. The timing couldn’t be better for Snoop. His new album, B.O.D.R. is out this Friday, and he’s performing at the Super Bowl this Sunday with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and more. “I am thrilled and appreciative of t...
Snoop Dogg Roasts Kanye West Struggle Boots That Spurred Fat Joe Slander
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Kanye West has had a struggle few weeks as of late in both his personal and public life, but now his professional life is getting roasted (playfully) by none other than rap legend Snoop Dogg. Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime show appearance, The Doggfather sat down with DJ Whoo Kid to chop it up about his upcoming performance when Whoo Kid asked him about the oversized Yeezy boots that led to Fat Joe becoming a meme that went viral just a few weeks ago. “Of course rumor is Snoop Dogg is wearing Kanye West’s boots,” DJ Whoo Kid said. “I heard he got you a pair.” Snoop immediately shut down that talk by jokingly saying “Ain’t no way in the world I can Crip walk in them muthaf*ckin’ big ass space boots.” He continued to cut ass on th...
The Sandbox (SAND) metaverse token gains 40% after Snoop Dogg, Warner Music partnership
Sandbox (SAND) refused to go down despite broader negative market sentiment in the past 24 hours. Instead, the altcoin logged a breakaway recovery as traders assessed its recent high-profile partnerships as a sign that the project has strong fundamentals. SAND rose 10.23% to $3.38 at the UTC close on Jan.27, followed by another 5.42% spike to $3.57 on Friday. In contrast, Bitcoin (BTC), dropped 1.41% within the same timeframe. SAND/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView SAND adoption booms Traders decided to increase their exposure to SAND after the Sandbox announced partnerships with American rapper Snoop Dogg and Warner Music, a major record label. On Jan. 27, Snoop Dogg tweeted a teaser of what appeared to be his upcoming nonfungible token (NFT) collection, dubbed ...
Snoop Dogg Is Giving Away Free Tickets to the Super Bowl
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Snoop Dogg is giving lucky fans a chance to win two free tickets to the Super Bowl. The rap legend and his liquor band INDOGGO gin have teamed up to offer fans an epic, once-in-a-lifetime experience. To enter into the sweepstakes, follow the INDOGGO Instagram account, post a photo with a bottle of INDOGGO and tag the brand along with the hashtag #IndoggoSweepstakes for a chance to win (and don’t forget to share who you’ll be taking to the game in the comments. INDOGGO gin is gluten-free, sugar-free and low-calorie gin that has been distilled five times. The ...
Hip-Hop Icons Get Together For The 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show In ‘The Call’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NFL / Pepsi/Roc Nation Feels like just yesterday the people in charge of putting together the Super Bowl Halftime Show couldn’t buy a Hip-Hop act as the culture was boycotting the annual entertainment segment of the big game due to the NFL league blackballing Colin Kaepernick. But times have changed and with Jay-Z having a say in things these days, the 2022 SB Half-Time Show won’t just be Hip-Hop based, but it’ll be boasting some of the most iconic names in the game as Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. To hype up this year’s Halftime Show, OG director F. Gary Gray put together a new cinematic commercial spot dubbed The Call featuring the aforementioned artists and best believe it got us older heads hype as hell. Starting off w...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar Up the Ante and Anticipation in Super Bowl Halftime Show Trailer
An extravagant trailer for the upcoming Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show has just been released. Deemed “The Call,” this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show will feature Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar. [embedded content][embedded content] Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation has booked the halftime performances for the last three years. So, in his good taste, it makes sense that Jay-Z could pull together some of hip hop’s biggest, era-spanning stars for one of the nation’s favorite sporting events—and definitely music events—of the year. The highly anticipated performance follows The Weeknd’s set last year. In the trailer, all the artists are in the middle of something—Eminem tries to come up with lyrics, Snoop is cruising down the highway, Blige poses for a photoshoot, Lamar...
