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Kanye West Channels His Vulnerability on Donda, Delivering His Best Album in Years
Two of the most confounding words in music are “Kanye” and “West.” For the past few years, Kanye West has been less of an artist and more of a Rorschach test for a worldwide audience. To some, he’s a genius on par with John Lennon, Beethoven, Steve Jobs, and Leonardo Da Vinci. To others, he’s a drama king attracted to the spotlight like a moth to a flame. To a third group, he’s a fallen prophet who traded in his goodwill for a red cap and a White House hall pass. However you rate his flaws, Kanye admittedly never hid them, even all those moons ago when the world said he was hip hop’s Messiah in 2004. Seventeen years later, after dealing with the ups and downs that come from living one’s life in a fishbowl for the world to see, Ye is back with Donda, his tenth album. Named after his mother,...
Kanye West Says Universal Released ‘Donda’ Without His Approval, DaBaby’s Presidential Support Got Him Spot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Kanye West finally released his latest album, Donda, on Sunday (August 29), but it hasn’t been drama-free. According to Ye, the project was released by Universal, the home of his Def Jam recording home, without his permission. Yeezy took to Instagram—where else?—to reveal the conundrum. “UNIVERSAL PUT MY ALBUM OUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL AND THE BLOCKED JAIL 2 FROM BEING ON THE ALBUM,” wrote Ye in all caps, so you know he’s peeved. “Jail” is the track with Jay-Z and Francis and the Lights while “Jail Pt. 2” features the same beat with the lineup additions of DaBaby and Marilyn Manson. West also shared, and deleted, texts between him and his A&R/manager, Bu Thiam, that it was DaBaby’s management who wasn’t clearing his verse on “Jail Pt. 2.” H...
BBNaija: JMK has been evicted from the Big Brother House
Big Brother housemate JMK has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ Season 6. Today is the Big Brother Naija live eviction hosted by Ebuka. The host of the show with wasting time proceeded to the house to evict the first housemate up for possible eviction. The axe fell on JMK and she was asked to leave the BBNaija house. The housemates up for possible are Cross, Sammie, Pere, Maria and Queen. The collated votes came in and JMK secured the least votes from the viewers. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share o...
Sammie evicted from BBNaija
Another Big Brother housemate Sammie has been evicted from the BBNaija reality TV show. Ebuka went back again to the BBNaija house to announce the next housemate to be evicted and that person was Sammie. Shortly after JMK was evicted, Sammie became the next person to be evicted from the reality TV show as he secured a low number of votes as compared to other housemates up for eviction. Sammie went speaking to Ebuka told him he would miss Angel the most. He also shared his plans after the Big Brother Naija, completing his university education and enrolling in a film school. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process...
BBNaija: Maria evicted from Big Brother House
Maria is the next Big Brother Housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother reality TV show. A third eviction happened in the house as another housemate Maria was evicted from BBNaija. Earlier, JMK, Sammie were evicted before it she was announced. The eviction of Maria came as a shock as many saw here as a strong contender. However, she was the third evictee of the night. During her stay, Maria won the Head of House and was pretty much a drama queen. While speaking with Ebuka, she said she would be visiting her parents in London and later hopefully settle in Naija while starting her own business in Abuja. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, ch...
Jay-Z Joined by Megan Thee Stallion, Swizz Beatz & More at 40/40 Club’s Anniversary Celebration
Swizz Beatz, fellow hip-hop staple and longtime close friend of Jay, arrived dressed for the occasion in a velvet suit. But before the red carpet photographers could fully snap their shots of his ensemble, the man of the hour Jay-Z arrived right behind Swizz with perfect timing and swiftly joined him on the carpet. Hov graciously thanked everyone for coming before smoothly walking into his club with Swizz, ready for the celebration to begin. Even if someone hasn’t been to 40/40, it is nearly impossible to not know of its allure in the music world, thanks to the surplus of references sprinkled throughout verses from Jay himself as well as plenty of other artists. For Benny the Butcher, this was exactly the case as he stepped into 40/40 physically for the first time last night but had ...
Taylor Swift Shows Love to Halsey for Artistry and Risk Taking on New Album: ‘I’m Blown Away’
Halsey, who was obviously moved by the kind words, responded: “Thank you T … means so so much.” This isn’t the first time the music stars have shown support for each another. Last year, Halsey sent a special thank you to Swift for spending her quarantine writing and releasing her surprise album, Evermore. “I just love @taylorswift13 for committing to bringing so much magic to a time in which she knows so many of her fans may be suffering,” Halsey tweeted. “This is the least profitable era of music we’ve lived to see and she’s working very hard because it makes people happy. That’s really somethin’.” Halsey also came to Swift’s defense when the “Willow” singer publicly accused Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta of blocking her...
Beastie Boys’ Mike D, Flying Lotus, Lupe Fiasco & Others Mourn Death of Reggae Legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
“Blessed journey into the infinite,” Flying Lotus, whose real name is Steven Ellison, wrote on Twitter. “RIP Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.” Rapper Fiasco also remembered Perry, tweeting, “AFRICAN BLOOD IS FLOWING THROUGH I VEINS SO I AND I SHALL NEVER FADE AWAY!!!!” During his decades-long career, Perry built his legendary Black Ark studio in Kingston, which became the birthplace for many classic reggae and dub recordings by Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Congos, Max Romeo and Junior Murvin. Perry’s work on Romeo’s War Ina Babylon, The Heptones’ Party Time, The Congos’ Heart of the Congos and Murvin’s Police & Thieves helped push reggae to new international levels in the late 1970s. Romeo remembered the late producer as a “genius in...
Every Song on Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Album, Ranked: Critic’s Pick
After sifting through the censored CDQ version of Donda on streaming services, check out our song rankings for the LP below. 26. “Tell the Vision” (feat. Pop Smoke) A different version of “Tell the Vision” originally landed on Pop Smoke’s posthumous Faith album. Here, Pusha T’s verse is cut out and Pop’s vocals are altered along with Kanye tweaking the beat. Yeezy gives a salute to Pop, which serves as more of an interlude or bridge than a legit track from the fallen Brooklyn drill soldier. 25. “No Child Left Behind” (feat. Vory) This is the proper album closer. Anyone that watched the stream or was on social media during the second Atlanta listening party will have to associate “No Child Left Behind” with the sight of Kanye...
Ex-GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL Urges Everyone To Get Vaccinated: ‘It’s No Big Deal’
Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has urged everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying “it’s no big deal.” Russell — who exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a perforated bowel and a shattered pelvis — offered his opinion on the hot-button topic in a new interview with Michael’s Record Collection. Asked if he has been able to return to the road with his current band, JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE, in the months since the U.S. began easing restrictions on large concerts and sports events, Jack said: “Yeah, we have, actually. We’re getting ready to go out this weekend again. We’ve done a handful of shows — we’ve done about 15 shows so far — and weR...
IRON BUTTERFLY Drummer RON BUSHY Dead At 79
According to TMZ, longtime IRON BUTTERFLY drummer Ron Bushy has died at the age of 79. The only member of IRON BUTTERFLY to appear on all six of the band’s albums, he passed away this morning at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after a battle with esophageal cancer. “Ron Bushy, our beloved legendary drummer of IRON BUTTERFLY, has passed away peacefully, with his wife Nancy by his side, at 12:05am on August 29th at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital,” the band said in a statement. “All three of his daughters were also with him. He was a real fighter … He will be deeply missed!” IRON BUTTERFLY is the American psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, which features a punishing heavy drum solo from Bushy at its core. In July of...
ANTHRAX’s FRANK BELLO On When Fans Can Expect To See New Album Released: ‘We Have To Play It Right’
In a new interview with BODS Mayhem Hour, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello discussed the progress of the writing sessions for the follow-up to 2016’s “For All Kings” album. Speaking about when fans can expect to see the new record released, Frank said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “If you think about it now, what’s going on, because we don’t know what’s gonna be closed down. Because everything’s crazy right now still with this new variant and all that stuff. So we have to play it right. So, from what I’m hearing, the promoters and everything else, tours and all that stuff… We’re doing periodic shows; I think we’re doing some festivals this year. But for touring, as far as that goes… You wanna release a record when you can...
