When The College Dropout dropped, I was 13 years old and in 8th grade. Living in the suburbs at the time, there wasn’t a lot for a young hip-hop head to really connect with. Ja Rule was rapping about the “thug life” with Ashanti and Irv Gotti, Ludacris was shouting for folks to “Get Back”, T.I. […]
New ‘Yeezus’ Tour Dates Announced
Kanye’s modern epic, better known as the ‘Yeezus’ tour will, in fact, make its way through Ye’s hometown after all. After several dates were moved or pushed back due to technical issues and West and fiancee Kim Kardashian’s engagement, the Chicago dates of the tour have been adjusted to December 17 & 18. The shows […]
[Sunday Coffee Sipper] Kanye West: “Everything I Am Made Me Everything I’m Not”
Just as sure as September brings a chill to the air in Chicago, another Kanye West-induced pop culture drama has played out in the media, this one in the wake of his Twitter rant pointed at Jimmy Kimmel. He doubled his Twitter output in ten minutes, coming off childish and innocuous. It’s become the norm […]