Kanye West is to meet US President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The two men are expected to discuss prison reform, gang violence and “manufacturing resurgence” in the US. The meeting will take place less than…
Kanye West deletes Twitter and Instagram accounts (Rap-Up)
Kanye West has quit social media once again. On Saturday (Oct. 6), the hip-hop superstar deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. West suspended his social media activity in May 2017 before reactivating his Twitter account in April of this year…
Kanye paid Kim $1 million not to publish Instagram post
Kim Kardashian has claimed her husband Kanye West gave her a cheque for US$1 million ($139 million AUD) for agreeing not to publish an Instagram post promoting a competitor of West’s fashion label, Yeezy. While appearing on model Ashley Graham’s…
Kanye West will record his new album in Africa (BBC)
Kanye West was supposed to release his ninth album, Yandhi, on Saturday. Three days later, he’s appeared on Saturday Night Live and called for the abolition of the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, which ended slavery – but the…
Kanye West: Rapper changes his name to Ye (BBC)
Rapper Kanye West is changing his name – to Ye. Announcing the change on Twitter on Saturday, he wrote: “The being formally [sic] known as Kanye West. I am YE.” West, 41, has been nicknamed Ye for some time and…
Beyonce wears Yeezys to confirm end of Kanye West-Jay-Z spat
It’s the news rap fans have been waiting to hear – Kanye West and Jay Z have finally ended their feud. Now, how long until Watch The Throne 2, please? In the ultimate show of support, Jay Z’s wife Beyonce…
Kanye West is about to release another album ‘Yandhi’ (NME)
Kanye West has announced the release of yet another new album, which is widely believed to be a follow-up to 2013’s seminal ‘Yeezus‘. West has released five records in 2018 so far, known as the ‘Wyoming’ albums, including the divisive…
Kanye says he’s teaching at Chicago Art Institute; nope, says school (HuffPost)
Kanye West announced on Twitter that he’ll be teaching at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago. But he actually won’t be. The art school issued a polite statement Monday saying administrators were “flattered that Mr. West would…
