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A Timeline of Snoop Dogg’s History With K-Pop
Throughout his decades in the music business, Snoop Dogg has shown love for music genres across the spectrum. From his hip-hop start with the Billboard 200 No. 1 album Doggystyle to charting on the Gospel and reggae charts, Snoop has proven himself to be a multifaceted music star. While the Korean pop scene may not seem like an obvious connection for Snoop Dogg, the rapper has been mixing it up with K-pop artists for more than a decade. Earlier this year, Snoop told viewers on American Song Contest that “K-pop is my guilty pleasure” while he hosted the NBC singing competition alongside Kelly Clarkson. From teaming up with girl groups like Girls’ Generation and 2NE1 in the ’00s to sharing his expertise with Korean rappers like WINNER’s Mino, Basick and Superbee, Snoop has continuously lent ...
HHW Gaming: Microsoft Unveils Its First-Ever “Singing Xbox Controller”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox singing controller Did you ever want your controller to sing to you? Well, your wish has come true thanks to the singing Xbox controller. Microsoft has teamed up with Interscope Records, DJ benny blanco, K-Pop band BTS and rapper/actor/gamer Snoop Dogg to celebrate the release of their new single “Bad Decisions” with its first-ever singing Xbox controller. Related Stories The controller’s frame is decked out in red with white thumbsticks, D-PAD, and a speaker on the back right below the battery cover. “Bad Decisions” plus the artists’ names are also written in white on the front of the controller. With a button press, “Bad Decisions” will play through the controller’s speaker. The controller will surely stand out among your collection and will...
Calvin Harris Reveals Star-Studded Tracklist for “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2”
Over five years after its predecessor, the release of Calvin Harris‘ Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 album is just about a week away. The last few months have been tantamount to torture for fans of the chart-topping “Summer” producer, who had been cryptically teasing the follow-up to 2017’s influential Vol. 1, saying back in March that it’s the “maddest album” he’s ever produced. And if its tracklist is any indication, he wasn’t kidding around. If the crossover potential of Funk Wave Bounces Vol. 1 was hot, that of its successor is downright volcanic. The tracklist, which Harris revealed today, is brimming with monster collaborations. Highlights include “New To You” (with Normani, Tinashe and Migos’ Offset) and R...
Nifty news: Sandbox LAND on Polygon, ETH gain a tax loss and more…
Popular Ethereum-based Metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox has unveiled a bridge that enables users to transfer their virtual NFT LAND and native SAND tokens over to Layer-2 network Polygon (MATIC). While The Sandbox will live on Ethereum for the most part, the platform has emphasized that conducting SAND and LAND transactions on Polygon will result in lower gas fees, faster transaction speeds and greener interactions on the blockchain. The firm stated via Twitter on June 29 that it is now ready to start deploying LAND on Polygon, and users will be able to receive a 10 mSAND cashback worth roughly ($10.60) on LAND ported over to the Layer 2. We are ready to deploy LAND to @0xPolygon Each LAND bridged grants a 10 mSAND cashback!LAND multipliers on both mSAND staking programs are back!LAND...
Calvin Harris Reveals Monster List of Collaborators for “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2”
Is it really summer without new music from Calvin Harris? The last few weeks have been tantamount to torture for fans of the chart-topping “Summer” producer, who has been cryptically teasing the follow-up to his influential Funk Wav Bounces album, which came out almost five years ago. Feel old yet? Harris has now announced that the hotly anticipated record, which he has called the “maddest album” he’s ever produced, is slated to drop in early August. He also finally revealed the staggering list of collaborators who contributed to Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. If the crossover potential of Vol. 1 was hot, that of its successor is downright volcanic. The album’s monster list of collaborators is akin to a Grammy Award repository, boasting voc...
Snoop Dogg, Eminem Transform Into Bored Apes on New Single, Video
Snoop Dogg and Eminem have teamed for a new single, “From the D 2 the LBC,” accompanied by a video in which they transform from human into animated Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT characters. The veteran rappers performed the track live for the first time last night (June 23) during ApeFest at New York’s Pier 17. [embedded content][embedded content] Although Snoop previously appeared in tandem with Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg and Xzibit on “Bitch Please II” from Eminem’s 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP, this is the first time the two artists have released a song with just the two of them. Snoop, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige also performed together earlier this year as part of the Super Bowl halftime show. The “From the D 2 the LBC” video appears to tease the upcoming release of Emi...
Smoke Dogg: Snoop Dogg Gives Blunt Roller A Raise Due To Inflation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Snoop Dogg is known for many things including his formidable rapping ability and effortless cool. The Doggfather is also a connoisseur of the green leaf and shared that the salary for his personal blunt roller was raised due to inflation. Snoop Dogg Understands Economics Twitter account Uber Facts always share some random detail about a celebrity and the account shared that Uncle Snoop pays his assistant between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. Catching wind of the tweet, Snoop wanted to correct the facts that the blunt roller is rolling in even more dough in what is one of the easiest job in the world “Inflation. Their salary went up!!” Snoop tweeted. Snoop always seems prepared to light up and if you’ve ever seen any of his GGN...
Steve Aoki & Snoop Dogg to Airdrop Singles From Forthcoming EP To NFT Holders
Web3 certainly has a knack for bringing people together, oftentimes in ways you wouldn’t expect. Case in point – Steve Aoki and Snoop Dogg, or should we say the Alpha Doggz. Indeed, the two legendary talents have forged a new creative chapter together that will see the release of their debut EP later this month. The forthcoming five-track effort will be released in partnership with the blockchain-based Gala Music platform. The first two tracks, to be released Thursday, May 19th, 2022, will be airdropped to existing holders of the A0K1VERSE Passport NFT and holders of The Doggfather’s Snoop Stashbox respectively. Both artists have remained consistently at the forefront of the flourishing movement toward digital assets. Recently, Snoop Dogg announced that with his acquisition of Death ...
Calvin Harris Teases New Collaboration With Snoop Dogg From “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2”
Speculation around Calvin Harris‘ list of collaborators who will appear on the hotly anticipated Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 continues to grow after the superstar DJ teased new music with none other than the Doggfather himself. Harris and Snoop Dogg previously connected in the studio on the sultry summer single “Holiday,” which also featured John Legend and Migos’ Takeoff. The cut was released on Harris’ groundbreaking hip-hop and electronic crossover album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 in 2017. The teaser of their follow-up doesn’t reveal much as to what the track will ultimately sound like, but its introduction certainly has piqued our interest. In the brief clip, Snoop is heard setting the stage: “Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, I’d like to we...
50 Cent Says Snoop Dogg Mini-Series At STARZ Is Dead In The Water
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Looks like 50 Cent’s Snoop Dogg series, A Moment In Time: Murder Was The Case is no longer going to be going into production and Curtis isn’t too happy about STARZ pulling the plug on his idea. Taking to social media to break the news and vent his frustration, 50 wrote “Murder was the case is no longer in production at STARZ. I give them the alley-top, they drop the damn ball.” As successful as 50’s been over at STARZ, he’s never been shy about calling them out whenever they do something he doesn’t agree with. Can’t be mad at that at all. Related Stories A few months ago 50 announced that he and STARZ would be producing a mini-series around Snoop Dogg’s famous 1993 murder trial in which Snoop Dogg found himself fighting for...
Snoop Dogg Says Death Row Records Classics Will Live Exclusively On New App
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Snoop Dogg made quite the big score after buying back Death Row Records and relaunching the legendary label, but some fans noticed some of the classic records from that time were missing from streaming services. The Doggfather explained in a recent interview that he intends to launch an app where those classics will live exclusively. Uncle Snoop was a recent guest on the Drink Champs podcast with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, naturally running through the Long Beach, Calif. native’s lengthy and still-ongoing career. As has been noted in earlier reports, Snoop elected to remove Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, his debut album Doggystyle, and Tha Dogg Pound’s Dog Food from Spotify, Apple, and Amazon Music for streaming. Snoop explained, “First thing I did...
HHW Gaming: It Ain’t Nothing But A W Thang, Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle Now Live In ‘Call of Duty’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone got some west coast flavor and it comes right on time for 4/20. The previously announced Snoop Dogg operator bundle is now live in both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Activision happily announced. The new president and owner of Death Row Records and avid gamer’s operator can be leveled up by players and comes with four challenges that will allow you to earn Operator XP. While playing, performing Kills, Headshot Kills, Hipfire Kills, and, of course, getting wins will help to unlock Sizable Operator XP rewards. Snoop’s progression path will allow players to unlock l XP and PPSH-41 Weapon XP rewards, two Sprays, two Operator Quips, a Calling Card, a Sticker, an Emblem, a Weapon Charm, a Vanguar...
