And Just Like That, Kanye Is Pissed at Drake Again
For those out the loop, former collaborators Kanye West and Drake have spent the last few months embroiled in a lovers…
In a Stunning Move, the President Does Something Presidential That Actually Helps Black People [Corrected]
A broken clock is right twice a day, sometimes Kodak Black makes listenable music and sometimes, just sometimes,…
Kanye Claims He Is Back From the Sunken Place ... Again
Kanye West (or someone tweeting from Kanye West’s account) took to Twitter this afternoon to announce that he is…
Ye Stay Oblivious: Hands Out Yeezys to Dictator, Orphans in Uganda
In one of his recent daily missives via TMZ (do the Jenner-Kardashians partially own that site?) Kanye West said he was…
Who’s the Boss? Social Media Reminds Us Fenty Beauty Is Outselling Both KKW Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics
Here’s a billion-dollar empire in the making with the receipts to prove it: Following up on projections made in January…
Watch: America's Ashiest People
If you ever wanted to 1. know who the nine ashiest people in America are and 2. watch me on camera revealing the list, t…
2 Chainz, 2 Rings: How Rap Royalty Celebrated a Longtime Love at Miami's Versace Mansion [Updated]
Updated: Aug. 21, 2018, 9 p.m. EDT: This article was edited to include more details as they became available.
Yeezus Walks: About That Time Kanye Wore Socks and Too-Small Sandals to 2 Chainz' Wedding
Kanye lives to konfuse, y’all.
The 10 Ashiest People In America, Ranked
Conservative politics and perpetually chapped lips are a clear sign of lotion avoidance. Also, I’m looking forward to…
Beauty's Biggest Weekend: All the Highlights from Beautycon LA 2018
If you haven’t already heard, beauty is big business—an over $400 billion business, to be exact. So it’s not surprising…
Kanye West Thought Kim Kardashian Would Divorce Him Because of His ‘Slavery Was a Choice’ Comments: Report
If you care, it turns out that Kanye West may have been facing some serious repercussions at home after his infamous…
For the Culture: Celebs Stepped Out to Support Virgil Abloh’s Debut at Louis Vuitton
In March, Virgil Abloh made headlines when he was announced as the new artistic director of menswear for Louis Vuitton,…
Kim Kardashian Asks Governor for DNA Test to Help Man on Death Row
Kim Kardashian—who recently helped commute the sentence of 63-year-old Alice Johnson—is using her privilege yet again…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Make the Mailbag Great Again
Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot…
New Yeezy Campaign Features Nude Models
Editor’s note: This post contains images of nude models.
Black People Aren’t Stupid: The False Notion That Kanye and Kim Are Helping Trump Win Black Voters
Although I am rarely amazed by racism, privilege or America in general, when it comes to the audacity of whiteness, I…
The Quickest and Easiest Way to Effect Change? Be Famous
A few months back, I had the opportunity to speak at the University of California, Berkeley, about identity politics…
A Thank-You Letter to Kim Kardashian for Proving White Privilege Is Real
Dear Kim Kardashian West:
Why Everyone Needs to Know About Alice Marie Johnson, the Great-Grandmother Who Is Serving a Life Sentence [Update: Johnson’s Sentence Commuted]
Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 3:53 p.m. EDT: President Donald Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson’s sentence on…
Celebrity-Obsessed Trump Listens to Kim Kardashian, Commutes Alice Johnson’s Life Sentence
It might be time to run all of our presidential requests through Kim Kardashian West. President Donald Trump, appearing…