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If You Googled 'Boondocks Characters,' Kanye West's Picture Showed Up as Uncle Ruckus
“What’s a king to a God? What’s a God to a nonbeliever who don’t believe in anything? Will he make it out alive? Alright, alright, no church in the wild.” Frank Ocean probably wasn’t talking about “Google” when he crooned about the wild on Watch the Throne, but the Lord works in mysterious ways. This…
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Is Ray J. the Most Significant Black Entertainer of a Generation? No. But There Is a Case to Be Made
A couple of weeks ago, Ray J. went viral when news broke that Suge Knight, the devil’s favorite Blood, ceded control of the rights to his life to Ray J. from the prison cell that Suge will likely die in. In fact, Ray is simply taking over Death Row Records, which I suppose means…
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10 Thoughts About Kanye West’s Jesus Is King Because God Is Good All the Time and All the Time…
On Oct. 25, 2019, Kanye Omari West released his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King. The album was released on the heels of his at-best popular, but always well-attended “Sunday Service” performances and is a succinct 11-track album that clocks in at just over 27 minutes. There’s been a ton of news surrounding Kanye and…
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John Legend Said He and Kanye Aren't the 'Closest of Friends,' but Wants Us to Save Room for His Clarification
John Legend gets why his recent comments about his not-so-close friendship with Kanye West have become “a thing,” but he wants us all to take it slow because he has some clarifying to do. Legend, who has been publicly critical about West’s MAGA propaganda and loyalty to Trump, told Vanity Fair in a recent cover…
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Gospel Music Doesn’t Need Kanye’s Remixing
The familiar sounds of a three-part chorus filled my bedroom as I did the first listen of Jesus is King. Anticipating the iconic gospel/rap mashup, I looked forward to something fully black with melodies over heavy beats. This album, however, missed the angst of “Jesus Walks,” the complication of “Ultralight Beam,” and the epic production…
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Does Kanye Have a Plan B? Because He Seems Confused About Contraception (and Civics)
While on the whole, we’re all set on Kanye West, we understand that his return to religion has compelled yet another passionate round of revelations about the world, morality, and politics—and hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day. But as Ye has been making the rounds promoting his new gospel album, Jesus…
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All the Wrong People Love Jesus Is King
Like many black folks, I grew up in a deeply religious household. That meant prayers before every meal, three church services a week on Sundays and Wednesdays, and pretending like a lot of gospel rappers weren’t fucking terrible. Thankfully, now I’m a grown-ass man who no longer attends vacation bible school or is coerced into…
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Kanye West's Jesus Is King, (Not) Reviewed
Ha! Got you, didn’t I? You clicked on this—hastily, lustily, thirsty as a motherfucker—to read a review of Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. But there will be no review here today, or tomorrow, or whichever day comes after tomorrow cause I’m really very sleep-deprived right now and I’m not quite sure what day it is.…
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Jesus Balks: Kanye's Trademark Application for 'Sunday Service' Denied and Yes, There's a New Album Release Date
That moment when you believe God said ‘yes,’ but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said ‘no.’ Kanye West had hopes of filing a trademark for “Sunday Service,” however, someone else had already registered the name, according to documents obtained by TMZ. Apparently, Kanye planned on using the phrase given to his cult-like performances to…
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'We Still Doing This?' The Online Abuse of Rapper and Calvin Klein Model Chika Proves We Have Intimacy Issues
No, she’s not your average girl in an intimate apparel campaign —and thank God, since last time I checked, most of us—of all sizes and shapes—buy and wear underwear. But Montgomery, Ala.-born, Nigerian-American rapper-on-the-rise Chika—who first rose to fame last year with a “Jesus Walks”-backed freestyle calling out Kanye’s MAGA metamorphosis—has already been proven a…