On AlterNet: kanye west

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "kanye west"

Drake's "Shot For Me" As a Template for Modern Masculinity

B Michael Payne, bmichael.me. December 15, 2011.

A close reading of how one of the world's biggest rapper-singers does manhood differently.

Are Jay-Z, Kanye and the Hip-Hop Establishment too Conservative for OWS?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

One would imagine that hip hop would make a perfect fit for the Occupy movement. But one would evidently be wrong.

8 Musicians Making New Music to Occupy Wall Street

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 4, 2011.

And people say there's no more protest music. Wrong!

8 Activist Rappers Representing Occupy Wall Street and Other Progressive Causes

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 11, 2011.

A handful of awesome hip-hop artists are doing something about their values.

How Teen Rap Group Odd Future Turned a Posse of Nerdy White Male Critics Into Rape Apologists

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. August 11, 2011.

As extremist conservatives push the discourse ever rightward, a long-running conversation about hip-hop group Odd Future indicates cultural criticism might be following.

Watchdogs, Outraged Over Rihanna's New Video, Give Kanye's Misogyny a Pass

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Double standard, anyone?

Black Republican Gets Enraged Over Katrina at RNC

Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks. September 4, 2008.

Founder of HipHopRepublicans becomes violent with Cenk.