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Why Business Leaders Should Opt for Building Talent Instead of Hiring It
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Sia Says She’s Behind Popular Snoop Dogg-Affiliated NFT Twitter Account
Sia has come out… as an avid NFT collector. On Tuesday (March 8), the singer-songwriter revealed that she’s behind the NFT Twitter handle @BiancaMedici69, which trades and discusses NFTs with over 13,000 followers. The account owner had been teasing their identity for several days, tweeting on Monday, “It’s been a joy quietly collecting NFTs this last year supporting other artists & causes. And oh what fun being a secret Medici. But I think it may bring more attention to these artists & causes if I went ‘public.’ So Tuesday at 2pm PT, I will dox & reveal my true identity.” Sia revealed her involvement with a tweet from her official account on Tuesday which read, “I am @BiancaMedici69.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news I am @BiancaMed...
Amazon Launches Beta Version Of Amp, Focuses On Live DJ Shows & Convos
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amazon / Amazon Amazon is in the early stages of rolling out a new app that will grant users opportunities to use its vast music library to DJ live shows and also host group conversations. The service, Amp, is currently in beta testing mode, and some big names in entertainment will join the space during its initial run. Variety reports that Amp is now available for the Apple app store beginning Tuesday (March 8), and will give users immediate and legal access to millions of tracks from the catalogs of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, allowing these fledgling DJs to hold conversations with other listeners. From Variety: Related Stories “Radio has always been about music and culture,” said John Ciancutti, vice preside...
HHW Gaming: ‘God of War’ Live-Action TV Series Being Shopped To Amazon Prime
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Santa Monica Studio / God of War: Ragnarok We can expect to be hearing Kratos scream boooooooyyyy in a live-action television series soon. PlayStation Productions is hard at work turning popular video game properties into big-budget Hollywood productions. Per Deadline, a live-action television series based on Sony Santa Monica’s popular God of War video game franchise is currently being shopped to Amazon Prime. No deal has been made yet, but don’t be shocked if Amazon hits the start button on the show that will be helmed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (The Expanse) plus The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe Judkins. Based on a synopsis from PlayStation, the show will bring 2018’s fantastic God of War game to the small screen. Per PlayStation: Startin...
Apple’s Mac Studio & Studio Display Sound Like A Creative Professionals Dream Desktop Computer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apple / Apple Mac Studio & Studio Display With its new slate flagship devices, Apple is coming for all of the hard-earned coins you earned while working from home in these past two years. The devil works hard, but Apple works harder to drop new products “more powerful and faster” than previously announced devices. Tuesday (Mar.8), the American-based tech giant had its first Apple Event of 2022 and came bearing gifts for Apple fanatics that will have them looking at the bank accounts, trying to figure out how in the hell they will pay for them. During the event, Tim Cook and co spoke about all of the Academy Award nominations, its slate of AppleTV+ that many people still haven’t seen, a new green color for the iPhone 13, an updated iPad Air, plus a ref...
HHW Gaming: FaZe Clan Adds Snoop Dogg To Its Roster of Celebrity Talent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty FaZe Clan has a new member, and it’s none other than Hip-Hop legend Snoop Dogg. Monday (Mar.7), FaZe Clan, “the digitally native lifestyle and media platform rooted in gaming and youth culture,” announced Death Row Records’ new owner and avid gamer Snoop Dogg as the latest member of its talent pool and board of directors. The news comes on the heels of FaZe Clan Inc closing the business combination with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. The rapper and FaZe Clan also revealed the news via his Twitter account with an announcement video. Officially known as FaZe Snoop, he joins other high-profile members Lil Yachty (FaZe Boat), Offset (FaZe Offset), Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (FaZe K1), and Bronny James (FaZe...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
HHW Gaming: Dwight Howard Teams Up With Xbox To Suprise Boy & Girls Club With Gaming Space
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Xbox / Xbox News Wire Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard also has a big heart. He put it on display by teaming up with Xbox to bless well-deserving kids with a state-of-the-art gaming space. Xbox is continuing to power dreams through gaming. It plans to keep that energy by announcing the expansion of its sponsorship with the iconic NBA franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers. To celebrate, the Microsoft-owned video game company teamed up with the Lakers plus philanthropist and NBA All-Star Dwight Howard to remodel part of the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley. The new state-of-the-art gaming lab features new artwork, custom purple and gold Xbox Series S consoles, gaming PCs, screens, and more to allow the club members to experience the jo...
HHW Gaming: Epic Games Acquiring Online Music Marketplace Bandcamp
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Epic Games continues to acquire creator-friendly companies like Infinity Stones. The Fortnite developer announced it is acquiring Bandcamp, “an online music store and community where fans can discover, connect with, and directly support the independent musicians they love.” Epic Games decided to drop a bag for the company claiming it “will play an important role in Epic’s vision to build out a creator marketplace ecosystem for content, technology, games, art, music and more.” Epic Games shared no details in the announcement about how much it paid for Bandcamp or when the two entities will finalize the deal. According to Endgadget, the company has been able to dish out $1 billion in payments to artists over the years as it grew. Related...
Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With AmazeVR For First-Ever 10-City Virtual Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amaze VR / Megan Thee Stallion x AmazeVR Hip-Hop superstar (regardless of what Joe Budden says) Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her signature knees and twerking to the world to a VR concert stage near you. Megan Thee Stallion is teaming up with AmazeVR for “Enter The Hottieverse,” a history-making 10-city virtual tour across the United States that kicks off in April and wraps in July. If you’re a hottie who wants to attend but are worried because you don’t have a VR headset, don’t fret, AmazeVR and Thee Stallion got you. Related Stories AmazeVR is using this opportunity to present this as a new way to experience your favorite artists in a world still on edge from the COVID-19 pandemic, so understandably there are people not comfortable heading to packed c...
