Kanye West
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2 Entertainment Lawyers Break Down Kanye West’s Recording Contracts
“Would I advise a client to sign Kanye’s current deal? Yes.”
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Artists, Please, Sign Carefully
On the music business, and why it isn’t called the “artist business.”
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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.”
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What I Learned as a Classical Composer Working with Kanye, Lil Nas X, & 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.
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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.
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The Rapper’s Prayer: An Introduction
This is part one in our micro-series, The Rapper’s Prayer.
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10 Most Jarring Opening Lines in Rap History, Ranked
Let’s ruin our days, shall we?
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Music Festivals Are Liminal Spaces: From The Throne to Frank Ocean
For music lovers, festivals represent headlines and history, openings and closings, and being there — or wishing you were.
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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.”
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Rap Music’s 10 Decade-Defining Keywords
From “I” to “gang,” we break down the most prevalent keywords in rap this past decade.
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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.