Audio NFT / Non-Fungible Token Fridays continues with Week 004! With the huge surge in interest in audio NFTs, we’ve decided to provide weekly updates on new drops, sales, and other crypto news.
Previously on Non-Fungible Token Fridays
- NFT Fridays! Week #003 with Statik Selektah, Jim Jones, Hichkas & more
- NFT Fridays! Week #002 with The Weeknd, Lupe Fiasco & more
- NFT Fridays! Week #001 with KingMizoMadeIt, Snoop Dogg, CHIL & more
Nifty Gateway
The following drops are via Nifty Gateway. A marketplace like Guerrilla Music that has been focused on onboarding hip-hop onto the blockchain.
Eminem is dropping his first NFT this Sunday the 25th. His NFT was influenced by Saturday Night Live’s parody song about NFTs where they spoofed the video for “Without Me.”
DJ Premier is about to drop a series of unreleased beats as NFTs.
A$AP Rocky has just dropped his first NFTs. His collection includes a snippet of “Sandman,” an unreleased track Rocky previewed during 2021 Yams Day.
Those three links can be found on NiftyGateway.com.
More NFT News
This Friday, April 23rd, the Guerrilla Music Nifty Awards are making history with the first NFT award show of its kind. The afterparty will have over a dozen new artists onboarded with their genesis NFTs minted and up for auction.
Wu-Tang fans will be excited to see Prodigal Sunn’s first NFT. Prodigal Sunn is set to drop the very first interview NFT through Guerrilla Music on Friday, April 23rd during the Nifty (NFT) Awards afterparty.
Other artists who will have their genesis NFTs available at the Nifty Awards afterparty include:
Producer, and film maker STAY HZA/HIGF+ from The Netherlands will be dropping his genesis NFTs as a series of three music/art videos with artists from FoundationMesh.com’s SHOWBOX series. Each video showcases a different artists work with STAY HZA’s beats and videography. These NFTs are featuring genesis work from visual artists OKUZ, ANDRE, and OLIVIER SHIMMEL. There is also a live performance of the song “4:30” by rapper Amid over a STAY HZA produced video.
Kendal Thompson is dropping her first NFT, a live performance of her song “Not Ur Girl.”
BBOY Lyricx from Ghana is dropping his genesis NFT which is a performance of him showing off his Bboy skills at the Ghana Dance Festival.
Artist A1219 has given a unique visual experience.
Farsi rap legend Ali Dahesh has minted a live performance.
Toronto rapper KDB minted a live performance.
Ontario rapper Mindset has given a live performance.
Toronto artist Spin el Poeta has minted a spoken word piece called “Rose Above Cancer.”
OG Farsi emcee Kasseb drops another live performance NFT.
Shessi Sandu minted an MP3 of her song “Hold it Together” along with album art.
Unknown Misery (aka KingMizoMadeIt) and Kasseb minted their collab music video entitled “Work.”
DPROCH art will be dropping four pieces of his genesis artwork.
Sketch artist Daven Stowe from Toronto will be dropping three of his genesis artworks as NFTs.
Toronto digital shoe creator Liberated Sole will be dropping their genesis digital shoe collection.
Crypto News
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Shakepay, Canada’s leading Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange, announced their upcoming VISA Crypto card. Sign up on the app to be on the waiting list. Shake the app every day to earn Satochi and to get points to move up on the waiting list.
Token News
Tokens of the week:
- Cardano (ADA) made a comeback.
- Binance Coin (BNB) made a comeback.
- Dogecoin (DOGE) surprised the world with an all time high while the rest of the alts took a dip.
- Ethereum (ETH) is pushing back towards its all time high after a dip.
- Bitcoin (BTC) took a huge dip this week, but we are holding.
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Written by Sourav Deb for HipHopCanada
Edited by Sky Hayward for HipHopCanada
Brought to you by Guerrilla Music
