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Kanye #26 on EW’s 50 Pop-Culture Moments That Rocked Fashion
Jul21
#26 Kanye West (2007)
“A dedicated follower of both luxury brands and avant-garde outsiders, West inspired a thousand admirers in odd sunglasses.”
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20207076_20207079_20213500_23,00.html
Rolling Stone: Kanye Proves Hip-Hop Tours Can Be Big Business
May29
Every night on Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark Tour, an alien comes down from the sky and declares the rapper “the biggest star in the universe.”
That may or may not be true, but this spring, West and his one-time mentor Jay-Z have achieved something almost as unlikely: They’ve turned hip-hop into a blockbuster touring business. Jay-Z’s tour with Mary J. Blige, which ended in early May, grossed more than $23 million, including sold-out dates at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl.
West’s tour with Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco, which ends June 13th, is on course to make more than $21 million. Both grosses, as estimated by Pollstar, are strong showings in a genre with a mixed box-office reputation.
“Hip-hop is starting to mature,” says Live Nation exec Faisel Durrani. “At some point we will reflect back at how important these tours were in the growth of the [hip-hop concert] business.”
Vote for “Graduation” as The Best Album of 2007!
Nov28
Vote for Graduation as the best album of the year in Entertainment Weekly!
Graduation is currently winning, with 34% of the votes!
Kanye West On GQ Magazine’s Men of the Year Cover
Nov19
Kanye West is on one of three separate covers for GQ’s Men of the Year 2007 Issue.
“I’m just going to go and get married — I’m not going to make a big deal out of it. It’s not to prove anything to anyone — it’s for me, for stability in my life, and I’m so happy that I found someone that I really love, that challenges me, that keeps my life interesting, that’s just as crazy as I am.
Read the rest of the interview in GQ Magazine on Nov 27!
