Consequence Of Sound — CEO Bjørn Gulden gave his insights into the end of adidas' partnership with West, defending the rapper and lamenting the loss of income. Adidas CEO Thinks Kanye West “Didn’t Mean” Hateful Comments, Laments “Very Sad” Loss of Business Jo ... more info

JamBase — Kendrick Lamar deepfakes OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Will Smith and others in the video for new single "The Heart Part 5" off his forthcoming 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' studio album. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — 'The Heart Part 5' is Lamar's first song as lead artist since 2018 and the first track from his upcoming album, 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,' due Friday. more info

Stereogum — Kanye West has been publicly hostile toward Pete Davidson since the comedian began dating Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian, including murdering Davidson in claymation form in a music video. Davidson joked about the conflict during his set at the r... more info

Dlisted — Recently, Ray J has been talking a lot about his 2007 sex tape with Kim Kardashian, especially since there’s a scene in Hulu’s The Kardashians where Kanye West gifts Kim with a laptop with footage of a second sex tape on it. The laptop came from ... more info

Stereogum — Future is back with I NEVER LIKED YOU, his first new album since his 2020 double-dip High Off Life and Pluto x Baby Pluto with Lil Uzi Vert. The rollout for this one hinged on a GQ cover story anointing Future as the best rapper alive. Let’s... more info

Dlisted — Correct me if I’m wrong, but I was under the impression that Kanye West was somewhere taking a break from annoying the world on a daily basis. But well, we won’t be breathing any sighs of relief today because Kanye made sure to leave something br... more info

Stereogum — Last night, just after his new album It’s Almost Dry entered into the world, Pusha T performed one of its songs on The Tonight Show. Backed up by the Roots, Push ran through “Dreamin Of The Past,” one of the Kanye West-produced tracks from... more info

Stereogum — Once upon a time, the alliance between Pusha T and Kanye West made perfect sense. Clipse were critically and cultishly beloved — hard and literary rappers’ rappers who could lovingly describe street economies with verve, specificity, and morda... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Pavement's Stephen Malkmus on his 'good enough' lyrics, the joys of prepping a reunion setlist and finding common ground with Kanye West. more info