The Truth Hurts: Gashi on Hip-Hop Roots and Resilience
Gashi joins The Truth Hurts to discuss his journey from homelessness to music stardom, his new album, and the lessons learned along the way.
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Kanye West Buys His Chicago Childhood Home
Chicago, IL – Kanye West is returning to his roots once again. According to WGN9, the Chicago-bred billionaire recently bought his childhood home in the city’s South Shore neighborhood for an estimated $225,000. The house has a complicated history. Kanye’s mother Donda West originally bought the property in the 1980s. In 2004, she sold it […]
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Mike Dean Wants to Put Kanye’s G.O.O.D Fridays Songs on Streaming This Year
You might know Mike Dean from his work on pivotal Texas rap albums by UGK, the Geto Boys, Z-Ro, and Devin the Dude or from his work as a co-producer, mixer, and masterer for everyone from Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music collective to Travis Scott, Frank Ocean, BeyoncĂ©, and Madonna. The Houston native is […]
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Kanye West Talks About Driving Down the Road Where Kobe Bryant Died
This January, in the midst of creating Yeezy couture; a compound in Cody, Wyoming; and putting on weekly Sunday Services, Kanye West lost close friend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident along with eight other people in Calabasas, California. West threw an emergency midnight Sunday Service that night, and just three days later, […]
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Now That No One Cares Anymore, Who Was Right in the Kanye-Taylor Feud?
I don’t know if you noticed, but something amazing happened this week. Locked at home in a quarantine that shows no sign of ending any time soon, the nation was primed for a silly bit of celebrity gossip to distract us. And yet, when Taylor Swift and Kanye West reignited their now-decade-old feud, the response […]
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Kim Kardashian West Accuses Taylor Swift of Lying Over Kanye Call
At this rate, we’ll be uploading this feud into our cyborg grandchildren’s brains. But you? You’ll have to just read it. Earlier today, Taylor Swift proudly declared herself completely vindicated by a recently leaked extended video of her infamous 2016 phone call with Kanye West over the content of his song “Famous.” Now, Kim Kardashian […]
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Taylor Swift Wants You To Focus On Bigger Things, But Also Know She Was Right
Everyone has a lot on their plates right now, considering there’s a global pandemic bringing the world economy to its knees, and Taylor Swift knows that. Which is exactly why she isn’t going to take the time to comment on the full leaked audio of her infamous call with Kanye West in 2016 that lead […]
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Leaked Video From Infamous Kanye WestTaylor Swift Call Might Change Everything
Some feuds were built to stand the test of time. David and Goliath. Oli de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. And, obviously, Kanye West and Taylor Swift. In news that feels like it belongs in 2015, more footage of the infamous phone call between West and Swift has apparently leaked on YouTube. According to The Independent, […]
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Smokepurpp Turns Up In Isolation For Coronavirus-Diss ‘Excuse Me’ Video
In the spirit of coronavirus social distancing,Smokepurpp has dropped off a home-based video for his latest release “Excuse Me,” also billed as “FUCK CORONA U AINT STOPPING SHIT.” Directed byGXDLIKETCLA, the clip finds Smoke stuntin’ in his walk-in closet and tennis court, while trippy edits play off his sparkling jewelry. “Ice cold baguettes on my […]
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Kanye West Victorious In $600K Yeezy Lawsuit
Kanye West has put another legal battle behind him. According to The Blast, Japanese fabric supplier Toki Sen-I Co. has dropped a $600,000 lawsuit against the G.O.O.D. Music founder and his Yeezy Apparel. The case was scheduled to go to trial in May, but West and his business can now move on thanks to the […]
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North West Has Bars At Her Dad’s Paris Fashion Week Runway Show
View this post on Instagram North West closes the Yeezy Season 8 show with her debut music performance, a rendition of @redcarpetgirlz’ “What I Do.” ? @aardrijkskunde for Highsnobiety A post shared by HIGHSNOBIETY (@highsnobiety) on Mar 2, 2020 at 1:00pm PST Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West’s daughter North had a fashion and a […]
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Kanye West Brings Sunday Service to Paris Fashion Week
Kanye West, as you may have heard, semi-recently rebranded as a sort of pastor. He stages a weekly Sunday Service for groups of select churchgoers, for example Justin Bieber and Brad Pitt and the people of Coachella. This being fashion month, and West being a very fashion guy, he brought the experience to Paris, holding a surprise Sunday Service early […]
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Justin Bieber Goes Gospel at Kanye West’s Sunday Service
After waiting a respectful amount of time following his breakup with Hillsong Church, Justin Bieber is finally ready to move on … with Kanye West’s Sunday Service. Bieber strolled up to the Church of Yeezus on Sunday, looking like the only white plus-one at a black wedding, per Hollywood Life. He’s not the first (white) […]
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Eminem’s ‘Music To Be Murdered By’ Album Certified Gold
Royce Da 5’9 was seemingly in a celebratory mood on Tuesday (February 18) when he announced Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By had been certified gold by the RIAA. The Bad Meets Evil MC shared a photo of Shady holding a shovel and donning a fedora — in true Music To Be Murdered By form […]
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14 Wife Guy Anthems to … Celebrate? … Valentine’s Day
Who didn’t get married last year? You might find yourself asking this today, scrolling through Facebook Valentine’s Day odes and staring down the barrel of a new Justin Bieber album. But while 2019 revived the Wife Guy, particularly in music, they’ve been around the whole time. We don’t mean guys making music with their wives, […]
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Jay-Z Backed Out of Super Bowl Halftime Show When NFL Asked Him to Bring Friends
Last year, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation enterprise signed a partnership deal with the NFL to produce the annual Super Bowl Halftime Show, an announcement that was met with a fair share of criticism. In addition to coordinating the halftime show and other music events, Roc Nation also agreed to work closely with the league’s various social-justice […]
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Kanye West Eulogizes Kobe Bryant During His Weekly Sunday Service
Hours after the news broke that basketball legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash, his friend Kanye West, along with Chance the Rapper and Kirk Franklin, celebrated his life and legacy at West’s weekly Sunday Service. “I was driving home / They was leaving your jersey on the freeway / And I just […]
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