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A Literal Chorus of Claimants Are Suing Kanye West for Mistreatment and Unpaid Wages; Class-Action Suit Now Totaling $30M
La, la, la, laaaaa, looks like we’re going to be waiting a bit longer for Kanye West to get his money right because reportedly, the way he’s been dispensing money (or not) is all the way wrong. We reported in November that a group of hairstylists and makeup artists filed a class-action lawsuit against the…
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9 Artists I Cannot Be Objective About Because All They Make Is Beautiful Music (and Things)
On December 17, 2020, Scott Mescudi, professionally known to the world as Kid Cudi, dropped a sneaker collabo with shoe and apparel brand Adidas called the Vadawam 326, so named after his daughter, Vada—the 326 is a reference to her birthday, March 26. Cudi’s shoe looked like it could have EASILY been a Yeezy shoe…
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Oh When It All, It All Falls Down [Updated]
Jesus Is King and He saves…but will he save Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marriage? Page Six shook the table (that had already been flipped over, to be honest) when it reported that sources are saying “divorce is imminent” for the famous couple and that Kim has reportedly retained celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser. “They…
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My Chaotic and COVID-Influenced 2020 Spotify Wrapped, Explained
Soooo… Yeah? Are we ready to talk about this list? I think so. I think I’m ready. Let’s start at the top, then. James Blake has pretty much cemented his status as the Blacks’ favorite contemporary white in music. This is true. The Blacks love James Blake, and I am a Black. I like him…
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Was the Greatest Rap Album of the 21st Century, and Kanye Never Recovered From It
A funny thing about My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when compared to the other rap albums that exist in the space where “iconic album” and “album I happen to love” overlap is that I don’t remember where or when I first heard it. I could tell you where I was when I first heard Wu-Forever…
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You About to Lose Some Coins: Kanye West Sued for $1 Million in Unpaid Wages
In addition to failing miserably in his attempt to become the next president of the United States, Kanye West is now adding another potential L to his resume. The Grammy-nominated rapper is reportedly being sued in a class-action lawsuit for unpaid wages connected to his Nebuchadnezzar live opera. In legal documents obtained by Complex, the…
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'Welp, Kanye West 2024': Rapper Concedes 2020 Presidential Race, Will Not Run This Town Tonight
For those of you who were expecting to tell Kanye West, “Congratulations, President-Elect Kanye West”…well, you can’t tell him nothin’. We may not know yet who our next president is—but it certainly isn’t Kanye. According to Billboard, Kanye admitted defeat in the 2020 presidential election race. The 43-year-old rapper tweeted “KANYE 2024” along with a…
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Too Many Black Men Wish to Be White, and That's a Problem the Election Won't End
When attempting to explain, during a university-sponsored book talk a few weeks ago, the difference between truth and honesty to the students, I posed a scenario where Jeff Bezos decided to buy a house on my block and live there. With him as my new neighbor, if you took the newly combined net worth of…
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Nicki Minaj's Baby Barb Is a Boy, and She's 'Madly in Love' With Him
It looks like Nicki Minaj’s baby is channeling his mama’s “Bedrock” verse opener with, “Let me think, I guess it’s my turn!” According to Elle, Minaj reportedly gave birth this month, and while we don’t yet know the baby’s name, we do know one more thing that we didn’t know then—the baby’s gender! On Thursday,…
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Billboard Music Awards 2020: Lil Nas X, Khalid, Lizzo and Kanye West Among Leading Nominees
It’s that time again—the industry’s leading music charts brand is ready to honor the top artists of the year with some shiny statuettes! The nominees for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards are in! Post Malone is the top nominee this year (with 16 nominations), but there is definitely some Black representation among the leading nominee…