Tag: Kanye West
Rap’s New Consciousness
Since the Ferguson, Missouri protests last August, there have been an increasing number of songs addressing socio-political issues like overzealous law enforcement and economic inequality.…
View More Rap’s New ConsciousnessKanye West, ‘Yeezus’
Could Kanye West ever make a bad album? It’s a question many will strain to answer as they’re confronted with the acid house shocks, drill…
View More Kanye West, ‘Yeezus’Kanye West, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
To understand why My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy earns its title, sounds both sensuously epic and a bit of a dick joke, and manages to…
View More Kanye West, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’Jay-Z & Kanye West, ‘Watch The Throne’
“Wasn’t I a good king?” complains Jay-Z near the conclusion of Watch the Throne, his long-awaited full-length collaboration with Kanye West. Who can blame his…
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