Kanye West still feels the holy spirit. After last year’s gospel album “Jesus Is King,” Yeezy is asking for spiritual release on his new single, “Wash Us in the Blood,” which he released Tuesday morning. The single, which features 28-year-old Travis Scott, came up with a video showing a dizzying …
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Photo: Mat Hayward (fake pictures) Sufjan Stevens spread his angel wings and reentered our atmosphere earlier this year with Aporia, a mostly instrumental New Age album he recorded with his stepfather, Lowell Brams. Now the shape-shifting artist has returned to Earth to announce a new solo LP, Ascension, which will …
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AMerica, divided into racial and political lines and led by her own Herod, faces an invisible plague and a public trial against her history of violence. It is in this biblical context that Kanye West imagines the next apocalyptic event, in one of its most focused and dazzling themes for …
Read More »Popular Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundess was shot to death in Addis Ababa | News
A popular Ethiopian musician was shot dead in the country’s capital Addis Ababa, local media reported, citing police. Hachalu Hundessa, a 36-year-old ethnic Oromo, also known as Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, was shot in the Gelan Condominiums area of the city on Monday night, the Addis Ababa Police Commissioner said. Geta Argaw …
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Singer Keedron Bryant kicked off the BET Awards with his poignant hymn “I Just Wanna Live,” which was the perfect way to introduce a remake of Public Enemy’s hip-hop classic “Fight the Power”. Chuck D and Flavor Flav gathered alongside Public Enemy Radio’s Jahi for the updated song to acknowledge …
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