By Justin Jenkins, Campus Staff Writer Posted 11:50 AM EST, Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 On September 8, everyone’s favorite self-proclaimed genius and zealot Kanye West shattered eardrums and expectations (as per usual) at his 2016 Saint Pablo tour in the Verizon Center in downtown D.C. The man known as Yeezus began the show in complete darkness, as…
LIFE+STYLE / November 9, 2018 Essay: Can We Separate Art From the Artist?
By: Onyekachi Akalonu, Staff Reporter In the past year, social media has been divided on an issue in the music, especially Hip Hop, industry: Can we separate the art from the artist? This practice of “cancelling” “problematic” artists is especially prevalent in the Hip Hop and consequently, Black community. Unlike the majority, minority groups, such as...