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Kanye West
- Real Name: Kanye Omari West
- Nickname: Yeezy, Ye, Yeezus
- Hometown: Chicago, IL
- Label: G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Kanye’s Recording Contracts: A Legal Breakdown
“Would I advise a client to sign Kanye’s current deal? Yes.”
Artists, Please, Sign Carefully
On the music business, and why it isn’t called the “artist business.”
There’s Privilege in Protecting Kanye’s Politics
“Humoring Kanye’s political rhetoric doesn’t just reflect a lack of education and disenchantment with electoral politics, but the luxury to be apathetic.”
What I Learned as a Classical Composer Working with Kanye, No I.D. & Big Sean
How Johan Lenox went from listening to Kanye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ to working with him, No I.D., Big Sean, and more.
If Rappers Were Countries: Hip-Hop & Geopolitics
One can only hope that one day, we will achieve world peace.
The Rapper's Prayer: Deliver Us From Evil
In the seventh, and final, entry of our micro-series, The Rapper’s Prayer, we breakdown the one line that brings together every aspect of the prayer.
The Rapper’s Prayer: An Introduction
This is part one in our micro-series, The Rapper's Prayer.
10 Most Jarring Opening Lines in Rap History, Ranked
Let's ruin our days, shall we?
Music Festivals Are Liminal Spaces
For music lovers, festivals represent headlines and history, openings and closings, and being there — or wishing you were.
5 Songs Defined Kanye West’s Decade
“Kanye has always been an avatar for duality. But, over the past decade, this has become his defining trait.”
Rap Music’s 10 Decade-Defining Keywords
From “I” to “gang,” we break down the most prevalent keywords in rap this past decade.
How the 2010s Changed Our Relationship to the Album — Forever
One day, soon, I promise you, we’ll wake up inside a virtual reality version of a new Beyoncé album. Nothing will ever be the same.
8 Most Disappointing Albums of 2019: Staff Picks
Man, these albums let us down.
6 Worst Rap Songs of 2019: Staff Picks
Don't listen to these songs, we already did that for you.
Kanye’s ‘Jesus Is King’ Made Me Appreciate Christianity for the First Time
Kanye is an imperfect person. ‘Jesus Is King’ is an imperfect album. Christianity is an imperfect religion. But they can all inspire us to do better.
The Best Hip-Hop Album Release Week Every Year of 2010s
Long live overstuffed new-music-Fridays.
We Turned Kanye's Greatest Hits Into a Christian Hip-Hop Album
Welcome to ‘CleanYe West,’ Kanye West's next Christian hip-hop album.
Kanye West ‘Jesus Is King’ 1 Listen Album Review
‘Jesus Is King’ is like elevator music for Christians.
Kanye’s ‘Jesus Is King’ Album Has Serious Religious Implications
It would be easier if there were a way to ignore Kanye, but there isn’t.
The Emancipation of Kanye West in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica provided Kanye West's Sunday Service a safe space.
Library Music Is Changing the Sampling Game In Hip-Hop
It’s been decades since sampling was uninhibited. Library music is changing everything.
Here’s What Your Mid-2000s Rap Ringtone Says About You
Let's not pretend these ringtones didn't slap.
Why I Haven’t Released ‘Jesus Is King’: A Guest Editorial by Not Kanye
So yeah, the album is late. I’m sorry, okay?!
Kanye West’s Record Label & Management on ‘Jesus Is King’ Release: Not Tonight
It is, admittedly, not Kanye West season.