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Ye, Pay Me: 10 Things We Learned from Big Sean on ‘Drink Champs’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt After weeks of anticipation, Big Sean has finally landed at NORE’s bar for his highly anticipated Drink Champs interview and man, he did not hold back one bit. After Kanye West went in on Big Sean during his Drink Champs interview and said signing him was the “worst thing” he ever did, many have been waiting for Sean’s rebuttal and he did not disappoint. Aside from defending himself by stating that he was G.O.O.D Music’s most successful artist to date, Big Sean also revealed that Kanye owes him big paper and even lets us know what Kanye texted him the day after the controversial comment set social media ablaze. Related Stories Aside from talking about Kanye, Big Sean also gets into other things such as investments he’s made, why he ch...
FreeThoughtz: Future Fires Off Tweets, Says He’s Bigger In The Streets Than Jay-Z
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Future owns a significant corner of land within the modern Hip-Hop landscape, amassing a number of melodic hits filled with Auto-Tune harmonies and bombastic raps. Perhaps coasting on this known fact, the Freebandz honcho took to Twitter last week and fired off a number of messages, including inferring he’s larger than Jay-Z in the streets. On December 17, Pluto went on a bit of a Twitter tirade to talk his sh*t and it began on a self-loving note. “I’m the only one can get YE to pull up whenever wherever..tuh,” Future began in his series of tweets. He followed up with, “Everything I do legendary or it want get done. Tuh.” That missive was then backed up with, “In the streets im bigger then jigga. Ima run me a B up easy” and “100M...
FreeThoughtz: Future Fires Off Tweets, Says He’s Bigger In The Streets Than Jay-Z
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Future owns a significant corner of land within the modern Hip-Hop landscape, amassing a number of melodic hits filled with Auto-Tune harmonies and bombastic raps. Perhaps coasting on this known fact, the Freebandz honcho took to Twitter last week and fired off a number of messages, including inferring he’s larger than Jay-Z in the streets. On December 17, Pluto went on a bit of a Twitter tirade to talk his sh*t and it began on a self-loving note. “I’m the only one can get YE to pull up whenever wherever..tuh,” Future began in his series of tweets. He followed up with, “Everything I do legendary or it want get done. Tuh.” That missive was then backed up with, “In the streets im bigger then jigga. Ima run me a B up easy” and “100M...
Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Has Child Abuse Charge Dismissed
Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson is no longer face a charge of child abuse in Limestone County, Alabama, The Associated Press reports. When reached by Pitchfork, Johnson’s attorneys Nick Lough and Marcus Helstowski shared the following statement: Steve Johnson maintained his innocence throughout the course of this entire ordeal. Just like anyone charged with a crime, Mr. Johnson had to wait for his day in court. People are quick to make judgments and assumptions based on catchy headlines when cases like this first surface. We’re thankful that after more than a year this allegation has been put to rest and Mr. Johnson’s name has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Johnson was arrested in March after reportedly being indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse and cruelly...
Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Has Child Abuse Charge Dismissed
Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson is no longer face a charge of child abuse in Limestone County, Alabama, The Associated Press reports. When reached by Pitchfork, Johnson’s attorneys Nick Lough and Marcus Helstowski shared the following statement: Steve Johnson maintained his innocence throughout the course of this entire ordeal. Just like anyone charged with a crime, Mr. Johnson had to wait for his day in court. People are quick to make judgments and assumptions based on catchy headlines when cases like this first surface. We’re thankful that after more than a year this allegation has been put to rest and Mr. Johnson’s name has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Johnson was arrested in March after reportedly being indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse and cruelly...
Watch Thom Yorke Play the Smile’s “Free in the Knowledge”
Back in October, Thom Yorke performed at an event called Letters Live at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Solo, Yorke played a song from his band the Smile called “Free in the Knowledge.” Yorke’s performance has now been published online, as Stereogum notes. Watch below. The Smile—the trio of Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and drummer Tom Skinner—debuted during a Glastonbury livestream earlier this year. Recently, the band rehearsed a number of new songs—including “Free in the Knowledge”—on Instagram Live. The Smile take their name from a Ted Hughes poem. In an interview with NME, Greenwood explained, “The Smile came about from just wanting to work on music with Thom in lockdown. We didn’t have much time, but we just wanted to finish some songs together. It’s been very stop-start, but it’s felt a happ...
DJ St3v3 Pays Homage to African Icons In Massive Trap Tune, “Africa Is Not A Country”
DJ St3v3 is making a powerful and unequivocal statement about his homeland in his latest single, “Africa Is Not A Country.” Despite Africa being the world’s second-largest continent, you’d be surprised how many people somehow think it’s a country. St3v3’s new single gets the message across with thunderous bass and blistering sound design in an arrangement designed for music festivals. “Africa Is Not A Country” is a ferocious, chest-thumping trap banger and an ode to DJ St3v3’s Ethiopian roots. The DJ and electronic music producer, who was born and raised in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, makes heavy use of the washint, a wooden flute originally used in Ethiopia by Amharic musicians. The lyrics also pay homage ...
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“Dreaming Of Me” – Jack Shore, Tollef & Jaime Deraz Coming to NCS, Israeli artist Jack Shore has combined his talents with Tollef and Jaime Deraz to unveil “Dreaming Of Me,“ a radio-ready combination of dance, funk and pop. “Useless” – Doctor Neiman Marking his last single of this year, emerging talent Doctor Neiman has returned to Circus Records to share “Useless,” an intoxicating and immersive melodic bass record. “Crash” – QUIET BISON & Madalen Duke QUIET BISON continues his impressive run of singles via Ultra Music, with his latest offering “Crash” featuring vocals from Madalen Duke, on top of otherworldly and wonky production. “Show” – sebjin French talent sebjin shows off his musical and production skills on “Show,” effortlessly transitioni...
Dirtybird CampInn 2022 Phase One Lineup Includes Claude VonStroke, Walker & Royce, More
The team at Dirtybird have announced the first phase of artists set to perform at the second iteration of their east coast event, Dirtybird CampInn. A spinoff of their west coast flagship fest, Dirtybird Campout, the CampInn will take over the Wyndham Orlando Resort February 25-27, 2022. Dirtybird Set to perform at the Floridian affair is Dirtybird co-founder Claude VonStroke, alongside a DJ set by Chromeo. Other notable acts revealed to take over the three stages across the hotel include label favorites Walker & Royce, drum & bass master Dillinja, and hip-hop producer DJ Premier. Additional artists scheduled to perform include Skream, Ivy Lab, Maya Jane Coles, Heather and Collete, East Everything, and bass music maven Eprom. Over 40 more artists will be announced to join the ...
Meet the Team Reviving Philly’s EDM Scene
It’s a quiet November night when Kai Wachi makes the second-to-last stop of his “Muscleville” tour in the City of Brotherly Love. Thanksgiving weekend sends Philadelphians home to the burbs for a tryptophan coma, the Eagles game enjoyed from sunken couches through half-shut eyes. One might expect this show to be a sleeper, but there’s a ghostly air blowing off the Delaware that says a storm is coming. The venue teems with headbangers as the Boise-born bass music producer takes the stage. Herein lies the intersection of wook and meathead. A pashmina-clad crowd sings, “electrify every cell, ‘cause I don’t wanna flatline” while visuals of skulls and flowers pulse from psychedelic swirls. Wachi’s signature, vicious blend of dubstep and metal drives the life-death motif unfolding. A...
Inside Hipgnosis Songs’ Mid-Year Report
Hipgnosis Songs Funds improved its gross revenue for the six months ended Sept. 30 by 35% year-on-year to $85.3 million, primarily due to the revenue from eight catalogs with 1,315 songs acquired in the previous six months, the company announced Thursday (Dec. 16) in its bi-annual report to investors. Net revenue—gross revenue minus royalties paid to songwriters under contract and administered catalogs—grew 31% $74.1 million during the same period. Since its launch in 2017, Hipgnosis has built a catalog of over 65,000 songs with a net asset value of $1.63 billion as of Sept. 30, up from $1.46 billion on March 31. (NAV is the acquisition costs less amortization.) An alternative measure, “operative” NAV, which adds to NAV the increase in the catalog’s fair value...
