Shock value is nowhere near a revolutionary idea. In 2025, it’s easier to get away with bad behaviors so long as it falls within a certain anti-woke perspective — racists and and Nazis flourish on X while pro-Palestine protestors can be arrested and deported. It’s what’s so exasperating about Kanye …
Read More »Ye Sued by Artist Who Refused to Authorize Sample Because of His Antisemitism
German singer-songwriter Alice Merton is suing Kanye West (Ye) for copyright infringement, accusing him of sampling her song, “Blindside,” without authorization on the ¥$ (Ye and Ty Dolla $ign) track “Gun to My Head.” According to the lawsuit, filed in California District Court earlier this week and obtained by Rolling …
Read More »Kanye West Drops New Album 'Bully,' Paired With Short Film Starring His Son Saint
Amid yet another deluge of shit-posting and antisemitic tweets, Kanye West dropped what appears to be his latest album, Bully. Ye offered up three versions — a “screening version,” a “post Hype version” and a “post post Hype version” — each one in the form of a 30-minute short film …
Read More »Playboi Carti Deepens His Gen Z Rap Dominance
At 30 tracks that span an hour and 16 minutes, Music is the long-awaited banquet of fresh – or, at the very least, reheated – Playboi Carti material that fans have clamored for. The Atlanta rapper’s prior album, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, currently stands as a foundational text for dozens …
Read More »Kanye West Drops Diddy Song With Daughter North After Dispute With Kim Kardashian Over Release
Kanye West dropped a new song via X on Saturday that he said is by Sean “Diddy” Combs, which features West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West. Kanye shared “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine” after a reported dispute about it being released between him and his former wife Kardashian. …
Read More »Why Are Companies Still Doing Business With Kanye West?
Like witnessing a bad car crash, Ye’s (formerly known as Kanye West) latest episodes of hate speech and misogyny have been painful to watch and continue to elicit shock and dismay from every corner of the entertainment world. After an earlier disingenuous apology to the Jewish community for previous antisemitic …
Read More »Kanye West Settles Donda Academy Teachers' Lawsuits Ahead of Trial
A month before Kanye West was set to head to trial to face teachers from his failed Donda Academy, the controversial rapper settled some of the lawsuits he was facing, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The 47-year-old, who changed his name to Ye, has agreed to conditional …
Read More »Adidas Offloads Last of Kanye West's Yeezy Shoes
After cutting ties with Kanye West following the rapper’s abhorrent antisemitic comments in October 2022, Adidas has finally offloaded the last of its Yeezy stock. “There is not one Yeezy shoe left,” said Adidas chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer, following the company’s earnings report on Wednesday. “It has all been …
Read More »Kanye West's Legal Troubles: Nazi Taunts, Sexual Assault Claims and Music Disputes
Ever since Kanye West went on an abhorrent antisemitic tirade in fall 2022 — which cost him his billionaire status and lucrative partnerships with Adidas and Gap — the Grammy winner has been fighting off an ever-growing list of lawsuits. The 47-year-old, who changed his name to Ye, has been …
Read More »Kanye West Wants Nothing to Do With the Bhad Bhabie, Alabama Barker Feud
For the first time in who knows how long, Kanye West is actually trying to wriggle his way out of an explosive, contentious situation. On his Instagram Stories, West tried to distance himself from the viral feud erupting between Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker, the daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis …
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