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Hip-Hop Mourns The Loss Of Kaseem “KA” Ryan
Hip-Hop fans and artists alike are mourning the untimely death of Brooklyn rapper and FDNY chief, Kaseem "KA" Ryan.
Kendrick Lamar Nabs Brooklyn Penthouse For Over $8M
Kendrick Lamar is the latest high-profile figure to claim a piece of Brooklyn, as reports state he's bought a luxury condo on the waterfront. The unit was initially priced at $8.9 million.
2 Men Shot While Riding C Train In Brooklyn
Man you just can't get around in New York City these days. Whether it's on the train or bandidas sticking up yellow cab drivers, you're probably better off taking a Citi Bike or something.
Brooklyn Teen Charged In O’Shae Sibley’s Death
On Saturday, the NYPD announced that they had arrested and charged a Brooklyn teenager for the death of O'Shae Sibley. The teen was charged as an adult.
2023 National Black Writers Conference Honors Speculative Fiction
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York has announced the theme and lineup for their 2023 National Black Writers Conference. The focus will be on speculative fiction and Afrofuturism, and the event will take place on the last weekend of March. The post 2023 National Black Writers Conference Honors Speculative Fiction appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
The World’s First “Choral Rave” Is Set to Debut In Brooklyn
A first-of-its-kind “choral rave” is coming to New York, according to its organizers, Choral Chameleon. The Brooklyn-based group, whose mission is to reframe choral music through experimental performance, have announced “Bigger Than My Song,” which will debut at the Irondale Center for Theater, Education and Outreach on January 20th. In collaboration with FEVER, the choir will work alongside DJ HeTheyWe for the unique dance music crossover show. Over a three-night run, the DJ and choir will host a dance party as 50 a cappella voices reimagine hits into techno, trance and house remixes. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, they’ll power through music by Rhianna, Whitney Houston, Ariana Grande and the Bee Gees, among others. “We want choral mu...
Brooklyn Drill Rapper Dusty Locane in Jail for Gun Charges
Buzzing Brooklyn rapper Dusty Locane pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from 2019 and 2020 offenses. On Nov. 24, the drill artist posted to Instagram that he would be turning himself in on Nov. 30 to serve his sentence, which includes a mandatory minimum of one year with a maximum sentence of three years. “Been fightin [these] cases for damn near 4 [years],” the 23-year-old wrote in an Instagram caption. “Now I gotta go handle up ima take care of dis short bid n ima be bacc nine five times stronger ‼️” Dusty Locane hasn’t let the time behind bars detract from his release cycle. The rapper dropped an EP, CATCH DA FLU, on Dec. 5 and shared a music video for album cut “WAY BACC,” re-released on his Halloween project, NIGHTMARE ON DA FIFTH. ...
New Notorious B.I.G. Statue Unveiled In Brooklyn, Solar Powered & Plays Biggie’s Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @sherwintheartist / Instagram If there’s one thing Brooklyn can’t get enough of it’s more monuments to the OG King of New York, The Notorious B.I.G. According to Artnet News, a new solar powered sculpture of Christopher Wallace a.k.a The Notorious B.I.G has been unveiled in Brooklyn, New York and we are loving every aspect and detail of it. Sculpted by artist Sherwin Banfield and funded by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and the Dumbo Improvement District, this amazing piece is much more than a simple statue, it’s an innovative work of art that perfectly capture’s Big’s likeness and sounds. Standing nine-feet tall, the sculpture pays homage to Kings County musical royalty in both style and function. Adorned with a crown and holding a scepter-cum-microphone,...
Solange To Curate Brooklyn Academy Of Music 2023 Spring Music Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Fresh off the heels of her historic collaboration with the New York City ballet, Solange is set to curate the lineup for this year’s Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Spring Music Series. Per Billboard, Solange will curate a lineup of concerts, films, performance art, dance and other theater pieces for the stages of BAM’s multi-theater campus “honoring the intergenerational and genre-spanning impact” of innovative musicians and artists through her multidisciplinary creative collective—Saint Heron. “We’re excited to work with Solange and her Saint Heron collective for this incredible music series of genre-crossing artists presented in unprecedented ways,” said David Binder, BAM’s artistic director, in a statement. “Her ex...
Notorious B.I.G. Mural In Brooklyn Vandalized
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty For years now Brooklyn went from the most thorough of borough’s to home of the hipsters. But over the weekend nothing has demonstrated just how much Kings County has changed than the defacement of a mural of The Notorious B.I.G. (for shame!). CBS News reported that over the weekend a beautifully made mural of the OG King of New York on the corner of St. James Place and Fulton Street in Clinton Hill (not the one pictured) was vandalized. It’s so disrespectful to the culture that even the NYPD are on the case and are trying to track down the perps who played themselves bigly. The mural was done by artist Vincent Ballentine and unveiled back in March to mark the 25th anniversary of Biggie’s passing. Speaking to CBS, Ballentine says he pl...
Watch Notorious Whistleblower Chelsea Manning DJ at a Brooklyn Rave
We did not Chelsea this coming. A former United States Army soldier, Chelsea Manning was famously convicted in 2013 for a myriad of offenses, including violations of the Espionage Act, after leaking nearly 750,000 classified military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks. She served seven years in prison, from 2010 to 2017, after her sentence was commuted by former President Barack Obama. After her release from prison in 2017, Manning, a former DJ, made her living through various speaking engagements. And after teasing a return to music earlier this summer, it appears she has dusted off her turntables and updated her Rekordbox library. Manning recently performed at a rave in Brooklyn, throwing down a DJ set at Elsewhere after a hiatus of over 15 years. Scroll to Continue Rec...
Brooklyn Museum Honors Virgil Abloh’s Legacy With Stimulative Exhibition
The life of DJ and fashion design visionary Virgil Abloh will be remembered in a reflective exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Open through January 29th, 2023, the exhibition, dubbed “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech,” highlights the late creative’s epoch-making journey through many facets of architecture, design, fashion and music. It was curated by Michael Darling and originally opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 2019. Prior to his tragic death in November 2021 from a rare form of cancer, Abloh had already spun up ideas with curator and writer Antwaun Sargent for the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibit. It opened July 1st and was completed by Abloh’s studio, Alaska Alaska, and designer Mahfuz Sultan. Brooklyn Museum members can attend...
