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 AlterNet: Video. September 4, 2008.

Founder of HipHopRepublicans becomes violent with Cenk.