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Saweetie & Justine Skye Headline Samsung x Billboard’s First-Ever Songs of Summer Concert
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Samsung / Billboard Samsung is wrapping up its Summer of Galaxy event with the help of the Icy Prince$$ and one of R&B’s brightest stars. Wednesday (Jul.7), Samsung announced its first-ever Songs of Summer concert with Billboard, and to kick things off, Saweetie and Justine Skye will provide the vibes. The concert powered by Billboard’s Songs of the Summer Chart will serve as the perfect wrap-up for Samsung’s Summer of Galaxy month-long event that saw the global music authority partner with the Korean tech giant to help reveal its new annual Songs of the Summer chart that tracks the top artists of the season. Source: Samsung / Billboard The Summer of Galaxy Event gives Samsung Galaxy owners every reason to flex because they get exclusive deals and per...
HHW Gaming: New RoboCop First-Person Shooter Coming To Consoles & PC In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sunset Boulevard / Getty Our favorite cyborg dealer of justice, RoboCop, is getting his own first-person shooter. RoboCop made his triumphant return to the world of video games thanks to his appearance in Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath as one of the many DLC characters added to the lineup of fighters. Tuesday (Jul.6), publisher Nacon announced a RoboCop: Rogue City, a new first-person shooter developed by Teyon (Terminator: Resistance) that will have you take control of Alex Murphy in a way that has never been experienced before since the character first appeared in video game format. Per a press release, the game will take place in the same timeline of the first three RoboCop films and be “Faithful to this monument of science fiction,” and “will ask you to ...
HHW Gaming: 4 FaZe Clan Members Involved In Dump-&-Pump Cryptocurrency Scheme
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Luke Walker / Getty Getting paid handsomely to play video games competitively is apparently enough for these members of FaZe Clan. The popular gaming clan that boasts famous members like Offset, Lil Yachty, and Ben Simmons is back in the news. This time, Decrypt reports that FaZe Clan punished four members for their involvement in a pump-and-dump scheme capitalizing off the Save the Kids cryptocurrency project. Bruh. According to the report, FaZe Clan suspended Jarvis, Nikan, and Teeqo and gave Kay the boot from the organization for their involvement in the scheme. The players in question promoted “Save the Kids (KIDS), a Binance Smart Chain-based cryptocurrency project billed as a charity initiative.” On the coin’s website, which is now offline, the proj...
Sony and Roblox Strike Strategic Partnership to Bring More Artists Into Games
The music and gaming industries have increasingly converged over the past two years, and while Fortnite led the way with in-game performances by Travis Scott and Marshmello, Roblox — where players don’t just play games, but create their own — has recently grown its profile as well. Lil Nas X performed the first-ever live virtual concert in Roblox in December, where he debuted new track “Holiday,” sold virtual merchandise like a cowboy hat and offered a behind-the-scenes interview, and Roblox says the experience drew 36 million visits. In May, Larsson drew 4 million visitors to the Roblox launch party for an expanded edition of her album Poster Girl, which was set in a virtual rendering of her Swedish lake house. A major selling point for these music-gaming par...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Teams Up With Nike For ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ SNKRS Kit Featuring The Lebron 18 Low
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit Another day, another dope collaboration featuring Space Jam: A New legacy, Xbox, and this time Nike. Beep, beep. In June, Xbox gave us our first look at Space Jam: A New Legacy The Game and three new custom controllers drawing inspiration from LeBron James’ remix of the beloved film that first starred Michael Jordan. Thursday (Jul.1), Xbox announced another collab with Nike that will feature another custom pair of James kicks, the LeBron 18 Low, and a controller that you will be able to get your hands on if you move quickly. Source: Nike / Space Jam: A New Legacy x Xbox x Nike SNKRS Kit The kit, which will be available via Nike’s SNKRS app ( we heard your groans) on July 17, features the kicks and con...
HHW Gaming: Razer Announces New Kishi Universal Gaming Controller For iPhone
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Razer / iPhone Kishi for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Razer’s latest Universal Gaming Controller will take your mobile gaming experience while using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to the next level. Razer’s new Kishi Universal Gaming Controller for iPhone is right on time following the announcement that Xbox Box Cloud is officially coming out of private beta testing and now publicly available to owners of Apple devices running iOS 14.4 or higher. Razer’s newest peripheral is specifically designed to work for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate streaming on iPhone handsets. The updated Kishi Controller features a new design with monochrome face buttons that will provide you with console-level tactility and precision to enjoy the 100 AAA titles through cloud-gaming on your iPhone....
HHW Gaming: The God of Mischief Loki Coming To ‘Fornite,’ But There Is A Catch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 At this point, the question should be, who hasn’t been in Fortnite? Well, now you can officially scratch the lovable God of Mischief off that list. Epic Games announced that Loki would be coming to the insanely popular video game Fortnite in celebration of the Disney Plus series starring Tom Hiddleston as the popular MCU villain. Loki set to bring his brand of chaos to the game in July. Still, unlike the other heroes and villains from the MCU, Loki will only be available via Epic’s Fortnite Crew subscription service that is just $12 a month and gives players access to the current season pass, V-Bucks to spend, and exclusive e in-game items that cannot be traded outside of the subscription service. So, you can th...
Jay-Z’s Lawyer and Damon Dash Clash Over Truth, NFTs and Conflict of Interest
Roc-A-Fella was founded in 1995 by Dash, Jay-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, each of whom own a third of the company. Dash writes that he does not oppose the preliminary restraining order preventing him from selling the Reasonable Doubt copyright, “as I do not own the copyright nor have I ever represented that I do.” The Roc-A-Fella lawsuit allegations are based on a press release promoting the Reasonable Doubt NFT sale, but Dash claims that the press release for the since-cancelled auction was incorrect. Dash says that what he was actually attempting to sell as an NFT was his one-third ownership of Roc-A-Fella, which he says Jay-Z tried to buy at a low price in March (and suggests that the lawsuit was Jay-Z’s form of revenge). As such, Dash writes ...
HHW Gaming: Latest ‘GTA 6’ Rumor Hints At A Return To A Fan-Favorite Location
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mario Tama / Getty The rumor mill regarding Gran Theft Auto 6 isn’t slowing down at all. As with any rumors regarding the highly-anticipated 6th installment in Rockstar Games iconic Grand Theft Auto franchise, take this news with the tiniest grain of salt. As seen on DualShockers, Tom Henderson, a reliable leaker for games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, has some really eyebrow-raising info regarding GTA 6. According to Henderson, GTA 6 will take players back to Vice City and have an “evolving map,” a female protagonist, and will take place in a modern-day setting. Henderson dropped what could be considered some bombs in a YouTube video while clearing up some rumors. He claims the reason the game will take place in a modern-day setting is because of&nb...
Roblox and Twitch Are Gaming the System Against Songwriters (Guest Op-Ed)
The company has made hundreds of millions of dollars on the backs of creators, including by requiring users to pay every time they upload music — taking advantage of largely young people’s lack of understanding about copyright — and then they take virtually no action to prevent repeat infringement or alert users to the risks they are taking. The fact that mostly children, who would have no idea whether Roblox has covered its legal bases, are the ones who are being taken advantage of is particularly egregious When confronted with the need to license in order to protect itself and its users, Roblox thus far has been defiant. Not only have they refused to pay for the songs they know are on the platform, they are trying to hide behind a misinterpretation of the DMCA to avoid liabil...
Black TikTokker’s Are Boycotting ‘Thot Sh*t’ To Put White Users On Blast For Stealing Dance Moves
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It’s no secret. Black people are the sole reason social media is popping. This latest protest on TikTok is proving that point easily. Megan Thee Stallion’s new summer anthem “Thot Sh*t” is tailor-made to go viral on TikTok. The song, which also serves as a clap back to conservative pundits who had something to say about “WAP,” has a catchy hook, plus the instructions for the dance are quite simple. Still, if you noticed, there are no viral moments anywhere featuring Thee Stallion’s latest single, and that’s on purpose. Black creatives on TikTok have grown really tired of not getting the credit for the plethora of dance moves they have created on the app that white users jack without shame and get all recognition for their...
New Tech Brings Blackbird Studios’ Vintage Sound to Creators’ Homes
The BB N105 plug-in, which mimics the characteristics of Blackbird’s custom Neve 8078 board, was released a day early on June 21 after a high-tech review appeared on a YouTube channel on June 17 and spurred demand. The product is an early installment in a long-term program, which may eventually offer plug-ins that mirror 100 different pieces of Blackbird equipment. It’s an unprecedented step in branding the studio, making the quality of its machines widely available while maintaining the exclusive nature of its rooms. “Where I think having the plug-in is really cool is you can record in a studio, and then you can go home and go, ‘You know, I really wish we did a little more with that vocal on the console,'” says KIT Plugins CEO/founder Matt...
