What Kanye has in common with Bret Easton Ellis
Authenticity -- whether you are who your art says you are -- is crucial (and slippery) in literature and rap alike
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 14Entertainment Kanye West, Bret Easton Ellis
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Lil Wayne dances on top of American flag in new music video
The rapper issued a statement saying that the flag fell behind him, but he didn't mean to step on it VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 1:28 PM UTCEntertainment Video, lil wayne, American flag
Questlove: “I don’t have friends.”
In a recent interview with the Village Voice, the Roots drummer says he's isolated himself for the sake of his art
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 9:29 PM UTCEntertainment questlove, relationships, Fame
Kanye West: “The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous”
The grandiose rapper refers to himself in the third person and compares himself to Steve Jobs
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:20 PM UTCEntertainment Kanye West, Music, rap
The truth in Kanye’s anti-prison rap
The rapper's incendiary "SNL" performance delivered condemnations of the prison industrial complex worth unpacking VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 27Entertainment Video, SNL, Kanye West
Kanye West performs new music, claims he is not a celebrity
The rapper, set to appear on "SNL" this weekend, also refuses to participate in any sketches VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:27 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Kanye West, Music, rap
High schooler arrested for making “terrorist threat” on Facebook
Cameron Dambrosio, 18, boasted about outdoing the Boston bombers. He's now being held on $1 million bail VIDEO
Friday, May 3, 2013 4:07 PM UTC 62Life Video, the daily dot, Terrorism
Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric
The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTCEntertainment epic records, Civil Rights
Chris Kelly of rap group Kris Kross dies at 34
The rapper died of an apparent drug overdose
Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTCEntertainment kriss kross, Death, obituary, rap
Listen to the Beastie Boys in a previously unaired interview from 1985
Winding up a tour with Madonna, the rap group was just finding its iconic voice VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:40 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, rap
Ghostface Killah: “I wanna rhyme about God”
The Wu Tang Clan member has changed his tune and wants to write a "positive" record about Islam and Allah
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 5:25 PM UTCEntertainment ghostface killah, God, Religion
Pitbull responds to Jay-Z’s “Open Letter”
The Miami-born rapper sends a pro-Cuba message VIDEO
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:53 PM UTCEntertainment Video, pitbull, open letter, Jay-Z
Rick Ross issues formal apology for rape lyric after Reebok drops sponsorship
The rapper has followed up his half-apology on Twitter with a longer, official statement
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 8:12 PM UTCEntertainment rick ross, Rape, rap, reebok
Rick Ross dropped from Reebok over rape lyric
The rapper's psuedo-apology was not enough to "live up to the values" of the brand VIDEO
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 14Entertainment Video, rick ross, reebok, Rape, rap
Jay-Z writes “Open Letter” in response to haters
The rapper made headlines recently for a controversial trip to Cuba and selling his share of the Brooklyn Nets VIDEO
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 3:42 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Jay-Z, Beyonce, open letter
Brad Paisley on controversial record: “I wouldn’t change a thing”
UPDATED: The country singer defends "Accidental Racist" VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 12Entertainment Video, brad paisley, ll cool j
Rick Ross apologizes for lyrics some call pro-rape
In the song "U.O.E.N.O," the rapper rhymes about giving a woman the drug MDMA, also known as Molly
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:30 PM UTCEntertainment From the Wires, aol_on, Video
Feminist furor over rapper Tyga’s appearance at Harvard
After the "Rack City" rapper got booked for a performance, senior Leah Reis-Dennis started a campuswide protest VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:13 PM UTCEntertainment Video, tyga, Harvard
Lil Wayne seemingly alive and well, despite TMZ report
The celebrity "news" site gave Twitter a collective heart attack Friday when it reported Weezy was at death's door
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 2:24 AM UTCEntertainment lil wayne, Young Money, Sizzurp
Christian teen performs anti-gay rap in the forest, films it
Sure, it's hate speech. But it's rhyming hate speech VIDEO
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 7:51 PM UTC 80Life Video, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT Rights
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