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227: Westside Gunn Celebrates Recovery Of Boldy James After Accident
HipHopWired Featured Video Boldy James, a talented and prolific rapper out of Detroit, was involved in a car accident last week according to a statement posted over the weekend by his record label. The latest development is that Boldy Bricks is on the road to recovery, which is good news for his legion of fans and peers, most especially Westside Gunn. According to a post from Griselda Records, Boldy James was involved in a serious two-car wreck in the greater Detroit metropolitan region on Jan. 9. In an official statement dated Jan. 14, the news James is making great progress. From the statement: Related Stories “On Monday, January 9th, Boldy James was involved in a serious two-car accident in the Detroit metropolitan area. I can confirm that Boldy arrived at the hospital in critical...
MLK & Coretta Scott King Monument Brings Everyone Together For An Epic Roasting Session
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Boston Globe / Getty/ MLK A moment meant to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, became nothing but pure jokes on social media. Friday, Jan.13, “The Embrace,” a 20-foot tall, 40-foot wide monument, made its debut on Boston Common, where King gave his speech on April 23, 1965, to a crowd of 22,000. The statue, which Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas designed, drew inspiration from a photo of King and Scott King hugging each other after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The headless monument only features the couple’s arms embracing each other, and it has drawn tremendous amounts of criticism from folks on Twitter and some members of the King’s family. Many people call the statue hideous, wh...
Twitter Salutes The Living Legend James Earl Jones On His 92nd Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Edmund Eckstein / Getty / James Earl Jones If you opened up Twitter and saw James Earl Jones trending, you can breathe a sigh of relief. It’s the iconic actor’s 92nd birthday. Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, trending topics no longer share descriptions of why certain things are trending anymore, so it can cause quite a scare when we see specific celebrities in the trending topic section. But everything is okay. James Earl Jones is fine. Today is his 92nd evolution around the sun, and we could not think of a better time to celebrate him. Born in Arkabutla Mississippi in 1931, Jones is best known for his recognizable voice that strikes fear into the hearts of the Rebel Alliance and Jedi Knights in the Star Wars films as Darth Vader. His voice also ...
Model/Actriz Announce Debut Album for True Panther Sounds
Brooklyn four-piece Model/Actriz have announced their debut album along with a North American tour. Dogsbody arrives February 24 via True Panther Sounds. Today, the group has shared the new single “Crossing Guard,” which drops references to Lady Gaga and J.M.W. Turner’s painting Rain, Steam, and Speed. Watch the accompanying music video, directed by Nathan Castiel, below; plus find the LP’s tracklist and the group’s upcoming tour dates. Vocalist Cole Haden, guitarist Jack Wetmore, drummer Ruben Radlauer, and bassist Aaron Shapiro are Model/Actriz. They co-produced Dogsbody with Seth Manchester, who also mixed the album. The visual for “Crossing Guard” was inspired by the body’s fragility, and references Butoh—a form of Japanese dance theater. “For ‘Crossing Guard,’ I wanted to de...
Yaeji Details Album and Tour Dates, Shares Video for New Song “For Granted”: Watch
Yaeji has shared the first song from her upcoming debut album, With a Hammer, which has a newly announced release date of April 7. The lead single, released via XL, is titled “For Granted,” and it arrives with a video that the musician directed herself. Yaeji has also announced a stretch of tour dates through North America. Check out “For Granted,” along with Yaeji’s springtime schedule, below. Find ticketing information below, too, and at Yaeji’s website. With a Hammer follows Yaeji’s 2020 mixtape What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던. Between releases, she made a track using samples from Pac-Man and launched a web game titled Woofa Joofa Juice Club. In 2021, she joined South Korean artist Oh Hyuk for the collaborative tracks “29” and “Year to Year.” Read Pitchfork’s review of “For Granted.” Yaeji: With ...
Yaeji, Everything But the Girl, 03 Greedo, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Debby Friday, Yo La Tengo, Yaeji, Sauce Walka, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our ...
Destroyer Announces Solo U.S. Tour
Destroyer has announced a solo U.S. tour. The trek will take place this spring and will find Dan Bejar performing stripped-down takes from his latest album under the moniker, last year’s Labyrinthitis. Find the complete list of tour dates below. The 13-date tour begins on April 28 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From there, Destroyer will perform live in some of the usual major cities as well as a few off the beaten path, including Columbus, Ohio and Hamden, Connecticut. The leg ends on May 12 in Woodstock, New York. Opening for him on the tour will be the Reds, Pinks, and Purples. Labyrinthitis came out last March. It includes the singles “June,” “Tintoretto, It’s for You,” and “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread.” Back in October, Destroyer teamed up with Sandro Perri for a new song titled “So...
Updates and Improvements Abound for the 2023 Lost Lands Festival
Here’s what’s new for Lost Lands year six. Each year, headbangers from all over the world descend on Ohio for the world’s premier bass music festival, Lost Lands. The mastermind behind the madness, Excision, annually gathers an elite cast of talent for a weekend of nonstop dubstep, trap, melodic bass and everything in between. As detailed in our review of last year’s massive festival, Lost Lands has improved so much since its debut in 2017 that it’s nearly unrecognizable—in all the best ways. Now, Excision and his team of organizers have revealed what’s next for the festival, which returns to Legend Valley September 22-24, 2023. He took to his verified Instagram to share a long list of updates inspired by attendees’ feedback. Dubstep star Kompany p...
Afrojack, Chico Rose and Mougleta Reject Old Flames In Unapologetic Single, “Alone Again”
Chico Rose takes the lead in “Alone Again,” a dark and sultry dance record produced alongside Dutch compatriot Afrojack. The frequent collaborators have returned to Spinnin’ Records to release the new track, a spellbinding pop-house hybrid. This time around, Rose and Afrojack joined forces with Canadian singer-songwriter Mougleta, whose stunning vocal performance hypnotizes and haunts the senses. A stark contrast to 2019’s peak-time progressive anthem “Never Sleeps,” the woozy collab finds the duo trading soaring sound design for hypnotic bass. The track would be a seductive, come-hither banger if not for Mougleta, who unapologetically warbles about rejecting an old flame. If there was a song equivalent to leaving a desperate ex read, this is it. Take a ...
Usher, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott and More Slated to Perform at Lovers & Friends 2023
If there is any festival out there right now that knows how to win over the hearts of R&B/hip hop fans from the ’90s and early ’00s, it’s Lovers & Friends. The lineup tends to feature some of the most nostalgic veterans from these genres, and it has just finally announced its 2023 lineup. Returning to Las Vegas, Nevada this Spring, the festival has tapped Usher, Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to headline the one-day event. However, the throwback energy doesn’t stop there because the undercard is replete with other old-school chart-toppers such as Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, Nelly, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Bow Wow, Boyz II Men and more. Artists from the modern generation of R&B are also expected to touch the Lovers & Friends stage such as Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker, Bryson...
Trippie Redd Announces New Album ‘Mansion Musik’ Executive Produced by Chief Keef
Trippie Redd is following up 2021’s Trip At Knight and the deluxe LP Neon Shark vs Pegasus with a new body of work. The Ohio rapper’s next record is called Mansion Musik and will be executive produced entirely by Chief Keef. Redd took to social media to share the tracklist and features for the forthcoming project. Clocking in at 25 songs, Mansion Musik is scattered with a star-studded lineup of guest appearances from Future, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, Rich The Kid, Travis Scott, Chief Keef and more. There’s also a posthumous appearance from the late Juice Wrld. The vast majority of the songs feature Redd alongside at least one other artist. After opening with the titular “Mansion Musik,” the rapper will team up with Chief Keef for “Atlantis,” followed by Future on “Psycho.” On the ne...
Peep The Trailer ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 On Disney+
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Disney+ Star Wars fans rejoice for The Mandalorian is set to return to action and Disney has just given us a sneak peak as what to expect in its upcoming season. Last night (Jan. 16), Disney released the first trailer for the highly anticipated third season of The Mandalorian, and it looks like it’s going to be an emotionally driven and action-packed affair. Looking to redeem himself after the surprising events of season two, Din Djarin aka The Mandalorian makes his way to the planet Mandalore in hopes of being “forgiven for my transgressions.” Related Stories With the adorable, yet powerful Grogu (baby Yoda) by his side, Din Djarin gets sidetracked from his plan when he learns that “There’s something dangerous happening out there,” which will n...
