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Love Letter Written By 2Pac To An Old Girlfriend On Sale For $95,000
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Now you can own a piece of Hip-Hop history if you have the coins, of course. Per TMZ, a love letter penned by 2Pac that was supposedly the inspiration for his classic hit record “All Eyez on Me” is hitting the auction block. Reputable autograph dealers A Moment in Time are selling the letter the late rapper wrote his boo at the time, Simi. The sweet poem titled “All Eye Was Lookin 4” is dated Aug. 26, 1995, before ending up in the auction house’s private collection. As what is in the poem, the celebrity gossip site points out that Pac’s lyrical prowess is on display in the handwritten item and tells the “story of how he fell in love with Simi and the direction he hoped their relationship would go.” This isn’t the first letter writte...
Above & Beyond Partner With Amazon Music to Share Playlist of Songs Remixed In Spatial Audio
Immersive and spatial audio are becoming the next step forward in audio. Trance group Above & Beyond have now teamed up with Amazon Music to share remixes in Dolby Atmos’ spatial audio format. Reworked tracks include “Almost Home,” “Screwdriver,” and “1995” by gardenstate. When listening to the album, take note of how various synths and percussive instruments are placed in the mix. The percussion seems larger, synths have more room to move amongst the melodies, and time-based effects (like delay and reverb) fill in the space much more fluidly, giving the tracks a totally new feel. Listen to Above & Beyond and Amazon Music’s spatial audio playlist below. Recommended Articles Spatial audio is a new form of technology that brin...
There’s No Place Like “Home”: Listen to Blackmill’s First Album In 10 Years
One of the electronic music scene’s most cherished melodic dubstep producers has released his first album in over 10 years. On Christmas Day, Home, the long-awaited third album from Blackmill, finally arrived. The quiet producer did not launch any grandiose marketing campaigns or TikTok challenges to promote his new release, a serendipitous and unexpected drop for many. Despite being an extremely influential producer with millions and millions of streams, Blackmill chose to share updates on the progress of the album through scarce tweets and notes to fans in the captions of his YouTube videos. Despite its subtle release, Home is anything but. Blackmill picked up right where he left off with enchanting soundscapes and nostalgic production that tell a vivid and endearing story. Th...
Adrian Noble Shares Debut Single “Bubble Up”
There is no one secret to building a career and making a name for yourself within dance music. Over the years, many artists have exploded overnight off the back of a viral festival song, while others have consistently been releasing quality music that slowly but surely caught the attention of an ever-expanding audience. For Dutch DJ and music producer Adrian Noble, however, the road has been vastly different. Focusing on building a strong community on YouTube as a DJ via his consistent mixes, he has methodically gathered more and more attention, which ultimately led to the recent release of his debut single “Bubble Up.” Adrian Noble Noble’s slow rise shows nothing but strong signs of determination and versatility. When we caught up with him at Amsterdam Dance Event for an interview, ...
Listen to Alesso and Katy Perry’s High-Profile Collaboration, “When I’m Gone”
Alesso and Katy Perry have dropped their high-profile collaboration just in time to soundtrack your New Year’s Eve festivities. From the moment the track was announced earlier in the month, fans were immediately hyped to see the superstar dance music producer work alongside one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. To start the new year off on a high note, the duo are set to premiere the music video for “When I’m Gone” at one of the biggest sporting events of the season. Next month Alesso and Perry will become the first artists to debut a music video during halftime of a televised event on ESPN, when the video will debut during the broadcast of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Recommended Articles In a press release, Perry said the upc...
Future Is the First Artist to Hit 10 Million Soundcloud Followers
Future has officially set a new Soundcloud record as the first artist to hit 10 million followers. According to reports, the Freebandz head first became the most-followed artist on Soundcloud around June with approximately 9.92 million followers — surpassing Big Sean’s No. 2 record of 9.5 million followers. Future responded to the news on social media by sharing an Instagram Story of the announcement and a simple “thank u” to his fans. Back in June, other artists who trailed Future included the Young Money roster with 8.48 million followers, Wale with 8.32 million, Pusha T with 8.20 million, Big K.R.I.T. with 8.07 million, Lana Del Rey with 8.01 million and Justin Timberlake with 7.83 million. Elsewhere in music, Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon III has broken hip-hop vinyl sales recor...
Vinyl Records Earn Biggest Sales Week in 30 Years
Vinyl albums sales just hit a new 30-year high as it sold 2.11 million records in the week ending December 23. According to reports, it marks the largest sales week since MRC Data began tracking vinyl numbers in 1991. The week of December 23 also became the first week that record sales surpassed 2 million, outdoing its previous record of 1.84 million in the week of December 24, 2020. The surge in vinyl records were up by 45% compared to its previous week due to Christmas shopping, with Adele’s 30 holding on to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Vinyl Album charts for the fifth week in a row. In addition to the new record, Billboard states that the week of December 23 is the sixth consecutive week in where vinyl records surpassed one million copies — this has only happened 14 times since 1991, a...
Tyler, the Creator Says He’s Considering Changing His Stage Name
Tyler, the Creator may be switching up his stage name in the future, according to a new interview with Fast Company. The rapper, who released his sixth album Call Me If You Get Lost over the summer, broke down the origin of his stage name, which dates back to when he was only thirteen years old. “My stage name was from, I made a MySpace page when I was 13,” Tyler, the Creator said. “I had 3 of them, one was regular for friends, another one was for something else, and then the third one was just ideas. I would put drawings and photos I would take, and I would upload beats on there.” “It’s really dumb, but it stuck with me so it just works,” he continued. Now the rapper is considering using his real name for upcoming projects. “But my full name, Tyler Okonma, in all caps just looks really co...
Anne Wilson’s ‘I Still Believe in Christmas’ Crowns Christian Airplay Chart
Anne Wilson notches her second leader on Billboard‘s Christian Airplay chart as “I Still Believe in Christmas” bounds from No. 9 to No. 1 on the list dated Jan. 1. The single drew 2.6 million audience impressions in the tracking week ending Dec. 26, according to MRC Data. Wilson wrote the ballad with Jeff Pardo and Matthew West, the same triumvirate that penned Wilson’s debut hit, “My Jesus,” which ruled Christian Airplay for six weeks starting in August. It also logged four frames atop the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs list. “‘I Still Believe in Christmas’ means so much to me,” the 19-year-old Wilson, from Lexington, Ky., tells Billboard. “After losing my brother Jacob in a car accident four years ago, Christmas became the hardest time of year for me. I wan...
LL Cool J Cancels ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Performance After Testing Positive for COVID-19
LL Cool J will no longer be performing at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022 after he tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Wednesday (Dec. 29). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was scheduled to take the stage in NYC’s Times Square shortly before midnight to perform his decades-spanning smashes. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I know it’s disappointing to the millions of fans but my test came back positive for COVID, which means I’ll no longer be able to perform as scheduled at NYRE,” LL Cool J said in a statement to Billboard. “We were ready and I was really looking forward to ringing in 2022 in my hometown in a special way, but for now I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year. The best is yet to ...
How Ledisi’s Tribute to Nina Simone Landed a Grammy Nod for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Two tribute albums to famed singers are nominated for best traditional pop vocal album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards – Willie Nelson’s That’s Life, which is the ninth tribute to Frank Sinatra to be nominated in this category, and Ledisi’s Ledisi Sings Nina, the first tribute to Nina Simone to be nominated here. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Sinatra virtually personifies the traditional pop genre, which was built around songs from the Great American Songbook. But Simone, a jazz-styled singer who is nearly as well known for her calls for social justice, isn’t usually thought of in those terms. So how did a tribute to Simone wind up in the traditional pop category? Ledisi won her first Grammy in March for best traditional R&B performance ...
BTS’ V Receives Sweet Birthday Tributes From His Bandmates & Lizzo
BTS‘ V turned 26 on Thursday (Dec. 30) at midnight KST, and his superstar bandmates couldn’t wait to wish their “bro” the best on his special day. Some members like RM and Jimin took to BTS’ Twitter account to post goofy and glamorous pictures of V (real name Kim Taehyung) with identical captions: “My love. Happy birthday bro.” J-Hope used his new individual Instagram account to post personal photos with V on his Story, which the birthday boy reposted on his own record-breaking account. The Guinness World Records announced earlier this month that V’s handle, @thv, broke two social media records for being the fastest to reach both one and 10 million followers on Instagram. But over on Twitter, Lizzo shared fanmade artwork of her and V while writing, “#HAPPYVDAY somebody made this and it’s s...
