any book,” the rapper said in the Alo Full Mind podcast released Friday. “Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me.
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Daniel Johns has spoken about his reverence for Kanye West, saying he connected with the controversial rap icon during a particularly turbulent period of his adult life.In a 2008 interview with Quincy Harris (aka Qdeezy), West cited Silverchair – the band Johns fronted from 1992 to 2011, and rose to fame with in his teens – as a notable influence on that year’s ‘808s & Heartbreak’ album.Noting the importance of creative evolution, West said during that interview: “It’s good to challenge yourself, put yourself in a situation where you’re not the king of your castle – go to a completely different arena and say, ‘Man, I want to go up against Silverchair!’”The interview was mentioned in the second episode of Johns’ new docuseries, Inside The Mind Of Daniel Johns, when host Megan Holiday brought up Silverchair’s performance at the West-headlined Lollapalooza 2008. On his reaction to seeing West cite Silverchair as an influence, Johns expressed a feeling of shock: “I still don’t believe it, even though people have shown me,” he said with an emphatic smile.
“I love Kanye West.”Johns then explained that he relates to West in regards to the rapper’s views on mental health, noting how “there’s a lot of things [West] talks about” that he agrees with. He continued: “I know this could be controversial, but I think he raises a lot of good points, particularly around mental illness.
I’ve had similar thoughts.“I don’t want to quote him, but he said something like, ‘Sometimes the way people treat mental health is similar to if you got an Olympic sprinter with a broken ankle and forc[ed] him to run.’ And he said it right at a time where I was feeling that. As far as culturally relevant artists in our lifetime [go], I can’t think… We
.any book,” the rapper said in the Alo Full Mind podcast released Friday. “Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye «Ye» West came together for North West's basketball game over the weekend. In new photos of the former couple, Kim and Kanye appeared to be chatting while supporting their eldest daughter at her latest sports match.In the pics, a still-blonde Kim kept things sporty in a white tank top and bright orange joggers, an orange, black and white sweater tied around her waist.
Kanye West has filed a number of new trademarks to expand his Donda Sports clothing brand.According to a new report from TMZ, the rapper’s company Mascotte Holdings has filed trademarks for clothing items including jackets, hats, shirts, shoes and a host of accessories including blankets, wallets and umbrellas.Another trademark reportedly filed is for ‘Dove Sports’, a new label that will be used for “athletic services such as training sessions, competitions, tournaments, camps, seminars, field trips and even traditional educational frameworks.”The news comes after Ye this week made known his plans to go solo in his future fashion ventures. In a new Bloomberg interview, the rapper detailed his plans to have a clean break with his biggest corporate collaborators. These include opening his own Donda campuses nationwide, which will house shopping, schools, farms, and dorms in an integrated facility.
On Thursday it was confirmed that Kanye West's working relationship with Gap had come to an end. The partnership was due to last a decade but was terminated just two years in total, with the rapper and business mogul notifying Gap of his decision via a letter from his attorneys. Shortly after the news about the Gap deal broke, Ye appeared on CNBC where he spoke at length about where he felt let down by his former partners and what will come next for him.
Kanye West has revealed that he feels an aversion to literature, comparing books to Brussels sprouts and explaining that he sees evolved forms of communication as crucial to his vision of an optimised future.The revelation came in a new episode of the podcast Alo Mind Full, where the rapper joined Alo Yoga co-founder Danny Harris and host Alyson Wilson to “paint a sonic picture of what’s on his mind”. Harris spoke of a book he’d read over 100 times, which included philosophies on self-confidence that he and West mutually agreed on. “[West] was telling me that he hasn’t read this book,” the entrepreneur said, “but I was telling him that every positive attribute [detailed in it], he naturally embodies.
Kanye West has opened a Christian preparatory private school called Donda Academy in Simi Valley, California.The tuition-based school aims to “prepare students to become the next generation of leaders,” according to its website.“Each day, Donda students learn fundamentals, grow in their faith, and experience two enrichment classes,” the website states, adding that the daily schedule includes “full school worship, Core classes of language arts, math and science, lunch & recess, enrichment courses including World Language, Visual Art, Film, Choir and Parkour”.The school costs $15,000 (around £13,000) per year although, as stated on the admissions page of the website, “Everyone is welcome to apply regardless of financial situation. Financial aid and scholarships are available for students who qualify”.Rolling Stone reported yesterday (September 15) that two families claimed that they were made to sign NDAs to have their children attend.However, Tamar Andrews, a consultant for Donda, told Rolling Stone that parents of each student only have to sign “an informal agreement”.“Honestly, we don’t care if people know about the school,” she said.
2004’s “The College Dropout,” 2005’s “Late Registration” and 2007’s “Graduation.”And the 45-year-old hip-hop titan is now looking to school a young generation of future stars, moguls and leaders at his mysterious new Donda Academy in Simi Valley, California. It’s a private Christian prep school named after West’s late mother Donda, who was a professor.
Kanye «Ye» West is spending time with another famous model. A source tells ET that the 45-year-old rapper is dating 33-year-old Candice Swanepoel. «Kanye and Candice are dating and their relationship is new,» the source says.
Kanye «Ye» West is opening up about his parenting arrangement with Kim Kardashian.«Even to this day, I’ll still give Kim advice on things that could help because that’s going to go to the kids,» he says in an interview on the debut episode of Alo Yoga's podcastoffering a «sonic picture» of his thoughts. «She's still gotta, 80 percent of the time, raise those children.
Julia Fox had her reasons for ending things with Kanye «Ye» West. The two had a brief, high-profile romance earlier this year, and the 32-year-old actress was recently asked during an interview with magazine what the «red flags» were that led to their breakup.«The unresolved issues that he was dealing with,» Fox replies.
Kanye West says he’s breaking up with the Gap.
Eminem‘s recent collaboration with Kanye West and DJ Khaled on the remix of ‘Use This Gospel’ has topped the US Christian singles chart.The song, a remix of Kanye West‘s ‘Use This Gospel’ that originally appeared on Ye’s 2019 album ‘Jesus Is King’, features on Khaled’s recent 13th studio album, ‘God Did’.Khaled’s version features a guest appearance from Eminem, reuniting the two rappers for the first time since 2009’s ‘Forever’, which also featured Drake and Lil Wayne.On the remix, Eminem delivers a characteristically rapid-fire verse that seems him reflect on struggling to maintain his faith: “Please let this hate make me stronger, for they turned on me like a zombie / It’s like I’m being strangled unconscious, when temptation is almost like Satan is baiting you.”It’s now reported by Chart Data that the song has debuted at the top of the Hot Christian Songs chart, giving both Eminem and Khaled their first appearance at the summit of this particular chart.Ye, meanwhile, topped the Christian Album Chart for ‘Jesus Is King’..@djkhaled, @kanyewest and @Eminem's "Use This Gospel (Remix)" debuts at #1 on this week's Hot Christian Songs chart. DJ Khaled and Eminem earn their first #1 hit.— chart data (@chartdata) September 7, 2022The news of Eminem’s latest chart-topping track comes after Drake earned his 11th US Number One album with the release of his latest LP ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ this summer, moving him past Kanye West and Eminem to tie Bruce Springsteen and Barbara Streisand for the third most Number Ones in Billboard 200 history, trailing only The Beatles (19) and JAY-Z (14).Elsewhere, Eminem has revealed that he had to retrain himself to rap following his 2007 accidental overdose on methadone.
an Instagram post that cheekily pokes fun at him.West’s initial message, which has since been deleted, claimed he didn’t write many of his past viral tweets, including one from two years ago in which he said he didn’t find “Friends” amusing — though, now in hindsight, he “wishes” he had penned that one.In response, Cox posted a clip showing herself dancing to West’s 2008 hit “Heartless” while she scrolls on Instagram, pausing when she see’s his post.West’s deleted caption read, “I actually didn’t write the tweet that said ‘Friends wasn’t funny either’ but I wish I had. I’d love to know who thought of that.”As the camera zooms in on the “Friends wasn’t funny” sentence, Cox furiously switches off her speaker and puts her phone down before walking away.
Courteney Cox misses the old Kanye. The 58-year-old star shared a funny video reaction to Kanye «Ye» West's recent Instagram post, which read, «I actually didn't write the tweet that said ' wasn't funny either' but I wish I had.» In Cox's video, she is jamming out to Kanye's song, «Heartless,» before noticing the rapper's message.
Kim Kardashian may have filed for divorce from Kanye West in February 2021 after six years of marriage, but she still gives him credit where credit is due. While speaking with Mel Ottenberg for the September 2022 American Dream issue of magazine, the 41-year-old reality star opens up about how people's views of her have changed over the years, and gives a nod to the 45-year-old rapper.When asked how she knew she «really arrived in high society,» Kardashian replies, «I mean, when I was with Kanye, and he was introducing me to a lot of people, I think that definitely got a lot of people to have a different level of respect.»A post shared by Interview Magazine (@interviewmag)«I’ve also seen a sh** more recently — going to law school, just doing what I want and becoming my own person and people seeing that and respecting that,» she adds. «There’s levels to it.»While Kardashian knows people have strong opinions about her and the life she lives, she tells Ottenberg it doesn't bother her.«I don’t really care what people think of me or say about me,» she says in response to a question about what her Wikipedia bio reads. «I mean, model, that’s funny.
John Legend is clearing the air about the political rift that ended his friendship with Kanye West. It was previously reported that the longtime friends and collaborators had struggled to see eye-to-eye regarding the 2020 presidential race and West's public support of Donald Trump.