kanye west
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John Legend Said He and Kanye Aren't the 'Closest of Friends,' but Wants Us to Save Room for His Clarification
John Legend gets why his recent comments about his not-so-close friendship with Kanye West have become “a thing,” but he wants us all to take it slow because he has some clarifying to do. Legend, who has been publicly critical about West’s MAGA propaganda and loyalty to Trump, told Vanity Fair in a recent cover…
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Gospel Music Doesn’t Need Kanye’s Remixing
The familiar sounds of a three-part chorus filled my bedroom as I did the first listen of Jesus is King. Anticipating the iconic gospel/rap mashup, I looked forward to something fully black with melodies over heavy beats. This album, however, missed the angst of “Jesus Walks,” the complication of “Ultralight Beam,” and the epic production…
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Does Kanye Have a Plan B? Because He Seems Confused About Contraception (and Civics)
While on the whole, we’re all set on Kanye West, we understand that his return to religion has compelled yet another passionate round of revelations about the world, morality, and politics—and hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day. But as Ye has been making the rounds promoting his new gospel album, Jesus…
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All the Wrong People Love Jesus Is King
Like many black folks, I grew up in a deeply religious household. That meant prayers before every meal, three church services a week on Sundays and Wednesdays, and pretending like a lot of gospel rappers weren’t fucking terrible. Thankfully, now I’m a grown-ass man who no longer attends vacation bible school or is coerced into…
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Kanye West's Jesus Is King, (Not) Reviewed
Ha! Got you, didn’t I? You clicked on this—hastily, lustily, thirsty as a motherfucker—to read a review of Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. But there will be no review here today, or tomorrow, or whichever day comes after tomorrow cause I’m really very sleep-deprived right now and I’m not quite sure what day it is.…
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Jesus Balks: Kanye's Trademark Application for 'Sunday Service' Denied and Yes, There's a New Album Release Date
That moment when you believe God said ‘yes,’ but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said ‘no.’ Kanye West had hopes of filing a trademark for “Sunday Service,” however, someone else had already registered the name, according to documents obtained by TMZ. Apparently, Kanye planned on using the phrase given to his cult-like performances to…
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'We Still Doing This?' The Online Abuse of Rapper and Calvin Klein Model Chika Proves We Have Intimacy Issues
No, she’s not your average girl in an intimate apparel campaign —and thank God, since last time I checked, most of us—of all sizes and shapes—buy and wear underwear. But Montgomery, Ala.-born, Nigerian-American rapper-on-the-rise Chika—who first rose to fame last year with a “Jesus Walks”-backed freestyle calling out Kanye’s MAGA metamorphosis—has already been proven a…
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Marriage, Ministry and Misogyny: In Kanye's Criticism of Kim, His God Complex—and Hypocrisy—Hit Home
“And I always find, yeah, I always find somethin’ wrong/You been puttin’ up with’ my shit just way too long/I’m so gifted at findin’ what I don’t like the most/So I think it’s time for us to have a toast.” —Kanye West Beware of false prophets—or at the very least, be careful what you ask…
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Jesus Is King (and Further Delayed), But Kim Kardashian Is 'Too Sexy' for Kanye
Kanye West apparently has Jesus on the mainline and God’s one and only son is chillin’…for now. The rapper’s rapture has been put on hold. According to Forbes, it looks like the mysterious album has another release date: October 25. West announced the new date at Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Experience during the…
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Rapper Who Went On Apology Tour After Idiotic, Ahistorical Slavery Comment Puts Foot in Mouth Once Again
There once was a man named “Old Kanye.” Actually, that tale is stale. Cut to today, and we have the current iteration of Kanye West, which is…something else, indeed. According to The Fader, between 7,000 and 10,000 people gathered at Gateway Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday for West’s infamous Sunday Service, which…