One of America’s most beloved beers is saluting one of the culture’s most beloved MC’s. Budweiser has just released an issue of Word Up! Magazine in tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.. As spotted on Hype Beast the King of Beers has partnered with the late great rapper’s estate to bring back one of Hip-Hop’s most influential publications. […]
Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solana (Garga.eth) has shot down rumors that the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creators have plans to launch a new NFT collection dubbed “Mecha Apes” by the end of the year. The rumors started swirling after Protos claimed to have obtained leaked documents detailing that Yuga Labs was looking at raising around $50 million from the sale of 100,000 tokenized land plots. After the news was reported via various outlets online, Garga.eth noted it was all “fake news” via Twitter on Sept. 16. fake news https://t.co/KVMaO18IaF — Garga.eth (@CryptoGarga) September 15, 2022 While the rumors have been quashed, given that Yuga Labs has hit the ball out of the park with each project it’s launched so far, and that it has outlined a broad vision for its Metaverse, another NF...
Popular beer manufacturer Budweiser has teamed up with Zed Run to deploy tokenized Clydesdale draught horses in its virtual NFT-based horse racing and wagering game. The latest move from Budweiser adds to the $120,000 it spent on NFT fan art and the purchase of the Beer.eth domain name it purchased via the Ethereum Name Service in August 2021. Zed Run was founded by Sydney-based Virtually Human Studio in early 2019 and its racing horse NFTs initially went for around $30 to $80 and mint but have since gone on to be highly sought after assets that trade for thousands on secondary markets. One user sold a single race horse for as high as $125,000 in April 2021. As part of the deal with Zed Run, the duo will launch a Budweiser-themed race track, Budweiser NFT passes, prize pools for Bud-sponso...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Budweiser / Budweiser The Notorious B.I.G. is still making his presence felt, in all facets of life. The late, great Brooklyn rapper’s image is now gracing Budweiser tall boy cans. Yeah, the King of Beers has linked with the King of New York. Today (July 14), Budweiser announced The Notorious B.I.G. Tall Boy Budweiser Cans, which are being released in partnership with the Christopher Wallace Estate, and are available in New York right now. Inspired by the KONY’s too short but influential career, the cans feature an illustration of the Notorious B.I.G, the Brooklyn skyline and lyrics from his DJ Premier-produced hit “Unbelievable”: “Live from Bedford-Stuyvesant the livest one, Representin BK to the fullest.” There are also the phrases like “Brooklyn’s Fine...
Source: BUDWEISER / Budweiser A month and change ago when the US went into quarantine mode and we ain’t know what to do with ourselves, DJ D-Nice gave an impromptu Instagram Live session that had social media vibin’ and the culture clubbing at home like it was the 90’s all over. Now that the world finally recognizes the talent this man possesses in his finger tips, Budweiser has recruited the OG DJ to join their rejuvenated “Whassup” campaign and get dialed up by some of his celebrity pals. Joined by Dwayne Wade, Gabrielle Union, Candance Parker and Chris Bosh, D-Nice partakes in some good ol social distancing loving from his friends while they belt out the first question on everyone’s mind when calling a friend: How you doing? Nah, y’all know whasssuuup! Check out the new spot below and d...