Is Kanye West Running for President or Not?
Okay Kanye, What's Your Plan?
Remember when I said Kanye was officially running for office? Well, I’m not really sure anymore! First he was in, then “He’s out”, according to his political adviser Steve Kramer, and now he’s on the Oklahoma ballot? Is anyone else super confused?
Are you in or are you out Kanye?! First and foremost, he payed his way to get on the Oklahoma ballot with a $35,000 fee. He has his own campaign website, but there isn’t much of a campaign on it…actually, there isn’t really much of a campaign at all. The website, as of right now, is asking for South Carolina citizens to sign a petition to get Kanye on the state’s ballot. That’s it, that’s the whole website. You can take a look for yourself here. His rallies in South Carolina are scheduled, he’s continuously promoting his petition, and he’s working to get on other state’s ballots as well, so I guess he is running for President?
Mr. West is known to get a little intense when he finds his newest project, and in this instance, he hasn’t failed us. He tweeted out an edited photo of Mount Rushmore with his head on it captioning it, “2020”. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little scared.
The Yeezy designer also tweeted out on July 19 that his new album, Donda, will be released next week, but then he deleted it? What is going on?! As you can tell, this campaign changes day by day, so stay tuned to see what’s next for the West’s.
Photo Credits:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kanye-west-photoshops-face-onto-22371710
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/18/kanye-west-rally-south-carolina-369380
Report: Kaitlin Gallagher
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon is the first posthumous album to reach No. 1 since 2018. Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion are two of the four hip-hop artists with posthumous No. 1s. They follow The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac, who each have three posthumous leaders. R.I.P to the Woo.
Pop Smoke’s (real name: Bashar Barakah Jackson), posthumous album titled, “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” has taken over social media. The Brooklyn, New York artist recently was tragically killed in his home in Hollywood Hills, California, back in February. Pop Smoke was an upcoming artist with a whole new sound. His drilling beats that have mostly been produced by Axel, have made many all over the world, mostly New Yorkers, fall in love with his artistry. He was only 20 years old when he passed away and he had so much talent.
Pop Smoke’s rise to fame started with the New York anthems, “Welcome to the Party” as well as “Dior.” His two mixtapes “Meet the Woo” as well as “Meet the Woo 2” had all the fans heavily anticipating his debut album. According to his management, the plan was to release 3 mixtapes and then release the debut album.
Unfortunately, his life was cut short and it was not able to happen this way. Soon after the announcement of the release of the album, it was said that Pop Smoke wanted a famous designer named Virgil to design the cover of his album. When the cover was released, all of New York protested the artwork due to it not being up to par and did not meet the fans expectations. 50 Cent, as the executive producer, gave the fans an opportunity to submit artwork to be featured as the cover of the album. In the end, the fans were satisfied.
Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, giving the rapper his first chart-topping effort. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption. News of Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon’s rise to No. 1, comes shortly after five people were arrested on July 9 in connection with Pop Smoke’s murder on Feb. 19.
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon is the first posthumous album to reach No. 1 since 2018. Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion are two of the four hip-hop artists with posthumous No. 1s. They follow The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac, who each have three posthumous leaders. R.I.P to the Woo.
Photo Credits:
Album cover: @50cent
Red shirt: @realpopsmoke
Report: Soila Douce (@soila.xx)
The Must See Binge-Worthy Series Is Here!
If you haven’t done so already, make sure to tune in to Red Bull’s second season of “The Cut” hosted by record producer, OG Parker!
If you haven’t done so already, make sure to tune in to Red Bull’s second season of “The Cut” hosted by record producer, OG Parker! It’s a must-see television series you don’t want to miss! This binge-worthy series consists of 18 unsigned songwriters and producers who must work together to come up with a smash hit. Did I mention that they all are meeting each other for the first time? With only 10 hours to spare, each group has to come up with the best song to present to one another. Here’s the twist! After each group present their song, they have to come to a vote on who should proceed to the next round and cannot vote for themselves. Who will make it to the final round and win the grand prize?
The cast includes: Adonis The Greek, Charlie Shuffler, Cryssy Bandz, Desta Dawn, Errol Bangz, Jeleel!, Jermaine Elliott, Jess Carp, Jon Swaii, Kid Lennon, Mother Wata, Ramii, Relaye, Ta$ha Catour, Versus XX, Xian Bell, Ye Ali, and Zil. While some groups had an instant music connection, others weren’t so lucky. Find out how each artist overcomes their battle and the wonderful music they’ve created on https://www.redbull.com/us-en/shows/the-cut !
Photo Credits: Red Bull & Instagram: ogxparker
Report: Jessica Tamay
At the rise of Covid-19 many of us first questioned the timeline of fashion week and would we see the regular calendar continue - the question weighed over many of us for months! It was refreshing to see design houses and designers across the globe take advantage of the uncertainty and plow into production mode - thus my interest in Jerri Reid New York - The Black Designer based in Brooklyn New York wow’d instagram with his latest collection paying homage to the Black Is King film which debuted earlier this year in July. I was taken aback at quick of a turn round the young designer produced and released his well crafted designs reflecting some of the films most memorable moments.