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Kanye West Talks Trump, Cries and Promises Changes
On Wednesday morning, Kanye West was in his hometown of Chicago, Ill., and made a radio appearance on 107.5 WGCI Chicago where he spoke about recent incidents, including his MAGA hat, Donald Trump and getting his mental health in order. And yes, as the title states, he did shed a few tears. The hosts of…
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An Open Letter From Harriet Tubman Asking You to Keep Her Name Out Your Mouth
Hey y’all, I was just chilling in the great cookout in the sky playing spades with Sojourner about to run a dime on Frederick Douglass and Richard Pryor when my Google Alert went off. (We have pretty good wi-fi up here.) Once again I heard someone down there mention my name, comparing themselves to me.…
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Bobby Brown Shares His Thoughts on Kanye Using Photo of Whitney's Bathroom: ‘Long as He Stays Clear From Me, He’ll Be Safe’
In a new interview with BuzzFeed News, Bobby Brown got real clear about how he felt about Kanye West using a photo of ex-wife Whitney Houston’s drug-strewn bathroom for an album cover. “Ignorant people are ignorant people, and they’re going to be that way until they find themselves,” Brown told Audie Cornish, who hosts the…
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2 Chainz, 2 Rings: How Rap Royalty Celebrated a Longtime Love at Miami's Versace Mansion [Updated]
Updated: Aug. 21, 2018, 9 p.m. EDT: This article was edited to include more details as they became available. Real talk? When rapper, TV host and philanthropist 2 Chainz stopped the fashion show on the Met Gala red carpet in May by dropping to one knee to propose to longtime partner Kesha Ward, half our…
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Yeezus Walks: About That Time Kanye Wore Socks and Too-Small Sandals to 2 Chainz' Wedding
Kanye lives to konfuse, y’all. Always one to march to the beat of his own drum, last weekend your problematic fave marched himself into the Miami wedding of 2 Chainz and new bride Kesha Ward in an institutional-colored ensemble, wearing padded slides—and socks!—with his suit, which was strikingly worn sans shirt; his bare chest accessorized…
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To Queen Aretha, You Are Appreciated. Rest in Power
Like many people, hip-hop was my entryway to a lot of the music I know and love today. Through the use of samples, I made my way into various genres of music and discovered the lifeblood of artistry on several continents. Similarly, it enabled me to become more well-versed in American treasures. One such treasure…
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Donald Trump Doesn't Care About Black People and Kanye West Knows This
Kanye West ventured out of the studio on Thursday night to make an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The rapper, producer and fashion designer was his usual confident, outspoken self, answering Kimmel’s questions. And neither Kimmel nor Ye seemed to shy away from the questions about Dark Lord Trumplestiltskin, with Kanye adamantly declaring that neither…
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Family Portrait: Kanye and Kids Cover Bazaar's Fall Fashion Issue
He may be your problematic fave, but Kanye West is also a proud father of three, two of whom he poses with for one of two covers of Harper’s Bazaar’s September issue. It’s a departure in tone for the fall fashion issue, which usually amps up the glamour. But this year it’s all about “Families…
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Everything That Went Down At Pusha T's Wedding
Pusha T married the love of his life Virginia Williams on Saturday in Virginia Beach, Va. Pusha T (Terrence LeVarr Thornton) and his beautiful bride had been dating for 11 years before officially tying the knot on July 21, the same day of their engagement, which happened two years prior. The two met at an…
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Pre-Yeezy: Complex Magazine Unpacks Kanye's First Fashion Label, Pastelle
2008 was a very interesting year. A massive recession hit mid-summer, a writer’s strike paralyzed Hollywood, Barack Obama was elected, and the 2018 CFDA [Fashion] Influencer honoree Kim Kardashian looked like this: (Fun fact: It was also the year yours truly released her first album). 2008 was also the year Kardashian’s future husband, Kanye West,…