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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are prepping fans for the release of Vultures Volume One with a new video for “Vultures (Havoc Version).” The rap duo released the visual for the song, directed by Jon Rafman, and featuring verses from Lil Durk and Bump J, on Thursday. The eerie video includes sepia-colored clips of owls, wolves running, a grinning clown, men in black cloaks holding guns, and buildings collapsing in smoke. The Jon Rafman-directed trailer for the long-teased LP dropped back in January, which ended…

Rapper Kanye West opens up about the struggles he has been facing when it comes to holding concerts. The rapper compared himself to Elvis Presley on social media for not being allowed to perform. He uploaded a black-and-white photo featuring a message that read, “I have not been allowed to perform in a year. Feels like the Elvis Presley movie.” He seemingly was making a reference to Presley being banned from gigs due to his provocative performances. Shortly after sharing the post, West appeared to have…

Ye (formerly Kanye West) dropped the first release from his project with rapper Ty Dolla $ign on his Instagram and X on Wednesday, a new song and video that features the rapper-producer’s eldest daughter, North West. The lush video for “Talking/Once Again” opens with Ye and Kim Kardashian’s 10-year-old daughter lip-syncing to a mash-up sample refrain, while various hands of unseen people brush then braid her hair. The sample — “You don’t want no problems, you’re just/talking,” part of which is derived…

More than one year after Kanye West effectively imploded his career, he is beginning to understand that actions often come with consequences, even for him. In a recent Instagram post, which has since been deleted, the rapper sought the help of his followers to book arenas to perform in. In the past year, he claims, he has only been able to perform at Chicago’s United Center because other venues have stated that they don’t have any open availability for him. “We just sold out United Center in seven minutes, and I…

Pa’ashi in April 2023. Credit: Vivian Underhill The San Joaquin Valley of California, despite supplying a significant percentage of the country's food, is nevertheless a dry, arid place. Fresno, at the heart of the valley, receives just over 10 inches of rain a year on average, according to the National Weather Service, and sometimes as little as 3. …

Kanye West Pe*ing On One His Grammy Awards Resurfaces On Social Media(Photo Credit –YouTube) On February 4, the music industry witnessed its biggest award night, the Grammy Awards 2024. Women dominated this year’s nominations, with Miley Cyrus, SZA, and Taylor Swift taking home some of the night’s biggest awards. Amidst all the celebrations, Kanye West has gone viral on social media as an old video of him urinating on a Grammy Award resurfaces. The rapper, who also goes by Ye, is known for his controversies.…

February 3, 20243min readHere’s why the path of a solar eclipse travels in the opposite direction of that of the sunBy Stephanie Pappas The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A glimpse at the map of the April 2024 North American solar eclipse, however, shows a path from west to east. What gives?The answer lies in the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the orbit of the moon, but the arrangement can be a bit tricky to visualize.First, let’s look at the eclipse path: on April 8 the moon’s shadow will…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBroadway legend and two-time Tony winner Chita Rivera, best known for originating the role of Anita in the 1957 stage production of West Side Story, has died. She was 91. Rivera’s death came after a brief illness, her publicist announced on Tuesday morning (30 March).The triple threat was also known for her starring role as Velma Kelly in the first Broadway production of Chicago in…

PC players looking to return to a post-apocalyptic world where robots have usurped humanity's position at the top of the food chain are in luck: Horizon Forbidden West's PC port is coming soon. Even better, it's possible to shave a sizable chunk from the preorder price. Over at Green Man Gaming, you can grab a Steam key for the PC release of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for only $49.19 ahead of its March 21 release.To drop the price from $60 to $49.19, you'll need to be a member of Green Man…

Kanye West made headlines once again, this time for an altercation with a paparazzi when questioned about his wife, Bianca Censori’s, autonomy. The incident, reported by TMZ, occurred as the rapper was en route to Charlie Wilson’s Walk of Fame ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard. Video footage from TMZ captures the paparazzi approaching Kanye from behind and inquiring, “People want to know if Bianca has her free will, some people are saying you’re controlling her…” Before the question could be completed,…