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It’s nearly my millionth time turning left on the radio tuner, and something finally sounds right. The buzzing static from the previous stations magically vanish, and a collection of alluring hums and melodies fill the car. The soothing vibrations become increasingly tranquil as a desperate and despaired voice finds its way over the mesmerizing backdrop. “And I 'm in denial, and it don 't take no x-ray to see right through my smile,” the anguished voice croons. The heart aching lyrics eventually…

The devastation that was the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade stripped African’s of their culture, families, civilization, and history. Fortunately, hard working individuals like director Andrea Kalin are restoring some of this rich heritage; making African history something that is not just brushed aside, but rather appreciated and understood. Through her cinematic talents, Kalin is able to not only tell an interesting story, but succeeds in representing these people for who they were: intellectual…

Rappers today are considered modern day poets, and none more so than Kanye West. In his short book titled Thank You, and You’re Welcome, I found a passage that has forever opened my eyes. West states, “When you’re so focused on what you don’t have…you won’t have.” Since reading this I have learned how to not let my wanting something get in the way of what I already have. I began to make a budget each and every month; if I couldn’t afford something that month, it would have to wait until the next…

President Obama offers Kanye West three presidential tips President Barack Obama (left) and Kanye West (right) By ANGELA CHAN Published on Sunday, October 11, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO–During a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at the historic Warfield Theatre that took place Saturday morning, President Barack Obama gave rapper Kanye West three pieces of tongue-in-cheek ‘advice’ for his 2020 presidential run. The 54-year-old politician opened the event by tackling subjects such as gun…

Hip hop artist Kanye West has come to be well-known not only for his music, but also for his outspoken nature. Throughout his rap career, Kanye has made headlines for saying and doing outrageous things that caused a lot of people to give him a profane, but celebrated nickname. In fact, in 2010, Kanye West wrote the song “Runaway,” in honor of his “asshole” title. But even though he has grown to embrace the name, he always finds creative ways to defend his actions. Here are Kanye West’s top five…

Who do you think Kanye West is, A rapper, a producer, or just some angry black man who stole the mike from Taylor Swift in 2009 ? A lot of people have already came to the conclusion that Kanye West is some narcissist dude who only cares about the man in the mirror. At the age of 20 Kanye was a known for being a producer at Roc-A-Fella records creating hit songs for musical artist like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. After being made fun of for wanting to make music, Kanye soon dropped his first two…

such as Tupac, Queen Latifah and Nas to uplift and educate young people from the projects. But somewhere aound the end of the decade things changed. Politically conscious hip hop gained steam underground but began to exit pop culture. Rappers like Mos Def and Common stayed true to conscious rap but the rise of crunk and gangster rap made hip hop more like a rowdy party scene.(Watkins 22) Which erupted in the 2000’s but in 2015 some artist made a change and decided to go back to old ways. Such as…

The Life of Pablo, which was originally supposed to be called So Help Me God and Swish and many other trial and errors that did not make the cut. The Life of Pablo is Kanye West’s 7th studio album, which was first released only through streaming. Although the album is Kanye Wests’, he had plenty of help with engineering and creating lyrics for the album with others and even Grammy nominee musicians. Some of the musicians who were featured on the gospel-rap album were Kid Cudi; Chance the Rapper,…

"Nobody can tell me where I can and can't go." Kanye West. Possibly the most controversial celebrity of the century. His arrogant, ego-centrical, out spoken, and stubborn traits draw the public's eye to him. Putting them in awe of how someone could have no filter and have a sole focus for themselves. Just like everybody says, "no one loves Kanye more than Kanye." In the Greek play "Antigone" the King of Thebes referred to as Creon brought himself to the citizens attention based off of his…

From being a successful hip hop musical artist to engaging in the most controversial arguments and activities of all time Kanye West has been listed one of the most controversial person. Most of society can’t see past his outrage, outburst in the media. Some may say once he married the controversial well known Kim Kardashian was when things took a shift for the worse. He is constantly being judged and scrutinized by most. There have been times when he had to consult professional help because it…