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Soulja Boy & Lil Yachty Latest Celebs Being Sued For Alleged Pump & Dump Cryptocurrency Jig
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty This is definitely one thing Soulja Boy won’t boast about being the first to do if this news turns out to be true. Spotted on Complex, per Classaction.org, Soulja Boy, Lil Yachty, and Jake Paul are being sued for allegedly being involved in a pump and dump cryptocurrency scheme meant to fatten the pockets of SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony and other top-level executives. According to the lawsuit, Soulja Boy, Lil Yachty, Paul, Nick Carter, and YouTuber, Ben Phillips were used by the company to help promote SafeMoon and increase the number of investors for tokens. Their cosigns helped increase the value of the tokens, with misleading statements promising investors giving them the impression that better things were on the horizon. The s...
After Rocky Launch, HitPiece Is Trying to Recruit Artists to the Platform
After sparking music industry outrage over a plan to auction an NFT for every song in the world — without first securing rights holders’ permission — NFT platform HitPiece now reaching out to artists’ teams in hopes of forging official partnerships. Co-founder Rory Felton also tells Billboard the company has hired Gary Greenstein of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati “to represent the company in discussions with rights owners and to advise HitPiece on legal matters.” After HitPiece’s beta launch in caught the industry’s attention in February for pulling artwork and other information off of Spotify without artists’ permission, the backlash caused Felton’s company to pull its site offline. Days later, the RIAA — on behalf of the major labels — threatened a lawsuit against HitPiece and...
HHW Gaming: ‘Rainbow Six Extraction’s First Post-Launch ‘Spillover’ Crisis Event Has Arrived
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Rainbow Six Extraction Spillover Event Ubisoft’s surprise hit Rainbow Six Extraction is already getting its first post-launch Crisis Event. Friday (Feb.18), Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Extraction’s first post-launch Crisis Event, Spillover is now available. Per Ubisoft, the limited-time Crisis Events are described as “unique large-scale threats in the Containment Zone.” In Spillover, players will use the new Dissolution Agent canisters to help draw out waves of Archaens to wipe out colonies of alien sprawl. Source: Ubisoft / Rainbow Six Extraction Spillover Event Players who log in during Spillover will have the opportunity to earn new REACT tech like the Auto-Turret, a deployable turret that automatically targets and attacks Archaeans. ...
Skullcandy Wants You To Turn Up The Volume & Crack Open A Cold One With Its Budweiser Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Now, this collaboration between Skullcandy and Budweiser is something we did not see coming. Skullcandy, the #1 selling brand of true wireless headphones under $100 announced it has teamed up with the King of Beers, Budweiser. The limited-edition collaboration sees Skullcandy’s lineup of headphones and earbuds in a red and black aesthetic synonymous with the beer brand. Other cool design features the Skullcandy logo rocking the Budweiser crown and transparent materials. Source: Skullcandy / Skullcandy x Budweiser Fans of the brand can pick up either the Crusher Evo True Wireless Headphones or Indy Evo, Sesh Evo, and Dime true wireless earbuds right now exclusively on Skullcandy’s website. “Skullcandy and Budweiser belie...
HHW Gaming: Quavo & The Game Announced As The First Celeb Cards Ever In ‘NBA 2K22’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / NBA 2K22 Hip-Hop stars/ gym heroes, Quavo, and The Game are now playable in NBA 2K22. Oh, and Ronnie 2K is available for use as well. Right on time for NBA All-Star weekend, 2K announced that part-time hoopers turned Hip-Hop stars Quavo and The Game will be living out their hoop dreams as playable characters in NBA 2K22, joining 2K’s Director of Digital Marketing, Ronnie Singh as part of the games Celeb Cards package. A first for the insanely popular basketball video game franchise. The big news comes both Singh and Quavo were both announced to be participating in their fourth Celebrity All-Star Game in Cleveland as part of the slate of NBA All-Star Weekend activities going down in The Land. NBA 2K22 players interested in using the celebs can earn th...
Kid Cudi Launches New Virtual Live Performance App Called Encore
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Kanye West’s former friend (for now) Kid Cudi isn’t letting the fallout with Ye stop him from securing bags. The Cudder just dropped a new app that sounds very promising to allow a creative new way to release music and connect with their fans. Regardless of how it may look and feel, COVID-19 is still here even as the world begins to “open” back up and we begin to do things like attend concerts. For some folks still feeling a bit apprehensive about attending live events, and understandably so, Kid Cudi’s new interactive live performance app Encore sounds like a true blessing. The “Day ‘n’ Night” crafter partnered with CEO Jonathan Gray and President Ian Edelman and serves as the Chief Creative Officer on the app described as a “music...
Get Immersed In Stellar Black History Month Programming With Meta Quest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Meta Quest / Meta The metaverse is upon us and soon the virtual worlds will become part of the daily fabric of our lives as it continues to expand and improve. Meta, one of the leaders in the rapidly growing space, rolled out some stellar Black History Month Meta Quest content that covers live shows, innovative series, and much more. Via its Oculus blog space, Meta Quest explained what the team has in store for the remaining days of Black History Month, including a lineup of live DJ performances and shows via the Horizon Venues app. Source: Meta Quest / Meta Beginning earlier this month and recently wrapping on Super Bowl Sunday, Snoop Dogg aka DJ Snoopadelic got behind the tables and entertained the metaverse masses just as he did over the weekend. Follo...
HHW Gaming: Master Splinter Gets Busy In Latest ‘TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dotemu / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Donatello are getting more help to take down the Shredder, Krang, and the Foot Clan. Thursday (Feb.10), Dotemu unleashed its latest trailer for the highly anticipated beat ’em up co-op video game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Unlike previous iterations of games featuring the mean, green fighting machine, players will have the choice to also play with April O’Neil and now the Ninja Turtle’s sensei and father, Master Splinter. Source: Dotemu / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge In the trailer, we get a full breakdown of Master Splinter’s moves proving that he’s still proficient with his hands and feet just because he’s up there ...
Samsung Unpacks Its New Galaxy S22 Smartphone Lineup, Seemingly Sticks A Fork In The Galaxy Note
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s a new year, so you know what that means, its time for new Galaxy smartphones from Samsung. Wednesday (Feb.9), Samsung unveiled its new S Series Galaxy smartphones, the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra. As with every iteration of its Galaxy flagship smartphone, the Korean tech giant boasts significant improvements with the new S22 smartphones. All three models utilize Samsung’s new Armor Aluminum, first introduced on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and now being featured on S22 models, a first for Samsung’s S-series phones. The S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra boast Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on the front and back of the phone. We got up close and personal with the devices, and each of them is impressive, so let’...
HHW Gaming: Petition Demanding Refunds For ‘Battlefield 2042’ Surpasses 25,000 Signatures
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EA / DICE The fallout for EA’s once-promising shooter, Battlefield 2042, continues. Battlefield 2042 is still reeling following its launch, thanks in large part to “game-breaking bugs,” lack of content, and other issues. Per Game Informer, gamers who excitedly spent money on the game, well over 25,000 of them are now demanding a refund. A description for the Battlefield 2042 refund Change.org petition reads as follows: According to many consumer reports, Electronic Arts and DICE did not keep many promises made at launch, and Battlefield 2042 was launched as unplayable. Even today, Battlefield 2042 has bugs that drastically change the in-game experience so much that it’s deemed an unfinished release by many community members. In fact, Battlefield 2042 was ...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘Uncharted Movie’s Tati Gabrielle Wants To Bring ‘Beyond: Two Souls’ To The Big Screen
Hollywood and video games should have a much better relationship, but thanks to some very forgettable films based on popular video game franchises, that is sadly not the case. Lately, the trend has been heading in a more positive direction as the dreaded “video game curse” that normally dooms movies based on games seems to be becoming an afterthought. Uncharted, PlayStation Studios’ first foray into the world of cinema, hopes to continue the trend. We spoke with one of the film’s stars Tati Gabrielle about her involvement in the highly anticipated film. In Uncharted, we follow a young Nathan Drake (Tom Holland), a young street-savvy thief who gets lured into the world of treasure hunting by Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). Sully pulls on young Nathan’s heartstrings by mentioning he...
Spotify CEO Capes For Avid N-Word Slinger Joe Rogan, Says “Silencing” Won’t Happen
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Spotify is currently contending with a public relations nightmare as its big podcast grab, The Joe Rogan Experience, and its controversial host are in hot water. With backlash coming in the form of artists leaving the service along with criticism from subscribers, the CEO of the popular streaming service apologized to his staff but added that he won’t be “silencing” Rogan. Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, issued an internal memo to his staff regarding Rogan, who has come under fire for hosting guests that offered opinions that many felt were harsh, off-base, and even medically dangerous. Further, Rogan has attracted the ire of many after a collage video of him firing off the “n-word” in rapid succession went wide. Axios obtained a cop...
