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13 posts tagged "Kanye"

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Appreciating classic, impactful rap albums

Justice Mory | Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Over the last two decades, countless hip-hop/rap albums have been released for public consumption. Among these are albums that were received as being “decent” or “good.” This is not a bad thing, but some of these albums need to be seen as what they are: classics. These include, but are not limited to, Kanye West’s

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Part two: Ranking the five best Kanye West albums

Christopher Parker | Monday, April 20, 2020

Here, I complete the opus I began last week of ranking Kanye West’s work. There’s no way to write this list without snubbing a few masterpieces and drawing a little controversy. Still, I’m confident that there’s no wrong way to go. The best Kanye album   “The Life of Pablo” — It’s definitely tough to include

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Kanye West, Ranked: Part 1

Christopher Parker | Thursday, April 16, 2020

I was born in May of 2000 with two older siblings: an 11-year-old brother and a seven-year-old sister. By age five or six, my earliest memories of music involved crouching next to my brother as he used LimeWire to burn a blank CD full of blink-182, Usher and plenty of Kanye West. I got in

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Kanye West’s ‘Jesus is King’ draws thought, ire at Notre Dame

Matthew Kellenberg | Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Kanye West’s latest album, “Jesus Is King,” is a deeply spiritual, if equally controversial, project. Religion is a common theme in West’s music, from his 2004 song “Jesus Walks,” to his controversial “I Am a God,” to his gospel-infused “Ultralight Beam.” But never has West’s focus been so defined as on his latest album, “Jesus

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Bring Kanye West to Notre Dame Stadium 2021

Ryan Israel | Thursday, October 17, 2019

Last Friday, Notre Dame announced that Billy Joel would be performing in Notre Dame Stadium following in Garth Brooks’ footsteps as the second artist ever to perform in the legendary venue. While Scene offered up a number of Joel-related takes Monday, I’d like to offer a different response to the announcement — a humble suggestion as

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Did Jesus just leave Chicago?

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 28, 2018

“Jesus just left Chicago, and he’s bound for New Orleans, out to California through the forests and the pines. Ah, take me with you, Jesus.” These are the lyrics to a song I listened to recently during a ride in an Uber to downtown South Bend. The driver enjoyed every bit of this loud music,

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Maggie Rogers and the mystique behind the SNL musical performance

Carlos De Loera | Wednesday, November 7, 2018

This past Saturday night, electro-folk and on-the-rise artist Maggie Rogers performed on one of the biggest stages any artist could hope to play: 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s Studio 8H. Also known as “Saturday Night Live.” I was not watching the show live, but as I was surfing Twitter late Saturday night, I noticed a series of

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Injury Reserve in midseason form on new EP

Owen Lane | Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Years from now, hip-hop historians will look back on 2017 as a great year for underdogs. Drake and Travis Scott’s sound has infected the entire genre, leaving hip-hop in the creative doldrums. Injury Reserve has definitively emerged as one of the outsiders rescuing the genre. The trio come from an unlikely background, and is willing

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Arca’s self-titled record moves in wrong direction

Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, April 26, 2017

It’s boring. That’s how I truly feel about Venezuelan producer Alejandro Ghersi’s solo output as Arca, which, in spite of my own experience, has been widely successful among critics. So I can’t help but think: Am I missing something? In an attempt to find out, I listened to Arca’s latest, self-titled record, released in early

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Frank Ocean changes his hue on ‘Blonde’

Josh Batista | Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Alas, after four years of hiding, singer-songwriter Frank Ocean finally dropped the highly anticipated “Blonde.” The album was released independently by Mr. Ocean roughly 24 hours after his visual project “Endless,” a much more abstract and loose piece of work relative to “Blonde.” Following the incredible success of Ocean’s “Channel Orange,” fans had a lot

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