It’s one of the stranger bonding moments captured on camera this year: Elon Musk and Kanye “Ye” West — two men not exactly celebrated for their emotional sensitivity — are seen lying shoulder-to-shoulder on a giant floor cushion, talking about their love lives like teenagers at a slumber party. This bizarre little moment plays out…
In Whose Name?, a new documentary from first time filmmaker Nico Ballesteros about the life and tumultuous times of Kanye “Ye” West, features appearances by one huge name after another. It’s an A-list parade as Beyoncé, Jay Z, Lady Gaga, LeBron James, Rihanna, Chris Rock, Drake, ex-wife Kim Kardashian and Diddy all have cameos, and…
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and the estate of the late singer Donna Summer, both publicly accused Kanye West of using recordings of their music without permission for the rapper’s latest album. West’s album “Vultures 1” — a collaboration with singer and rapper Ty Dolla $ign — hit streaming services early Saturday morning. “Vultures…
Kanye “Ye” West’s return to live performance is off to a rocky start. The errant rapper, producer and mogul’s concert in Shanghai, China on Friday night was beset by technical problems, terrible weather and thousands of people chanting for a refund after he began the show over 40 minutes late. Ye, who rarely plays live…
Virgil Abloh, photographed by Gregory Harris. How does one write a record of the most prolific designers of our time? That was a question on Robin Givhan’s mind when she began crafting Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh, a new biography on the late great fashion kingpin, who succumbed to…