HipHopDX – This week in Hip Hop, Kanye West introduced he’s backing away from politics. Additionally, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B‘s feud flamed up then died down earlier than Steve Madden chimed in, inflicting extra drama. Lastly, Hip Hop celebrated Halloween with some nice costumes.
Kanye West Is Achieved With Politics
Kanye West feels he’s been used for political acquire. In a tweet, he accused Candace Owens utilizing him by attaching his title to designs that had been for her “Blexit” marketing campaign, which inspires black voters to depart the Democratic Social gathering. He then distanced himself from politics altogether.
“My eyes are actually extensive open and now notice I’ve been used to unfold messages I don’t consider in,” he tweeted.
‘Ye has been working round sporting MAGA hats and declaring his help for President Donald Trump. Now, Kanye’s primary focus will lie in making music solely.
Learn extra about Kanye West backing away from politics right here.
Nicki Minaj Calls Out Steve Madden For Mendacity About Her
After Nicki Minaj and Cardi B determined to publicly put aside their variations, designer Steve Madden hopped on Twitter to accuse Nicki mendacity a couple of deal fer she acquired from his firm.
It wasn’t lengthy earlier than the reality revealed that she certainly had a deal fer.
Madden instantly backtracked from his assertion to apologize, however Nicki and her Barbz weren’t so forgiving.
“Eat a dick nigga,” Nicki responded in a tweet to his apology. “You lied on me cuz it was the fashionable factor 2do! Ain’t no person buyin that clown shit. We couldn’t work collectively cuz I mentioned the footwear had been ugly.”
Learn extra about Nicki Minaj and Steve Madden’s feud right here.
A Very Hip Hop Halloween
Hip Hop celebrated Halloween this yr with their greatest seems. Beyoncé stunned everybody along with her Toni Braxton costume as a result of she seemed eerily like her.
Missy Elliot as herself, Diddy as Pennywise, YG as Michael Jackson and Rita Ora as Publish Malone had been among the many many costumes sported this yr.
Peep all Hip Hop’s greatest 2018 Halloween costumes right here.
DX Critiques
– Mick Jenkins — Items Of A Man
– Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz — Mona Lisa
– Ella Mai — Ella Mai
– Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign — MihTy
– Asian Doll — So Icy Princess
– Ghostface Killah — The Misplaced Tapes
DXClusives: Talib Kweli, Mozzy & Kathleen Hanna
Talib Kweli Explains Joint Kanye West Album Delay: “He Nonetheless Has Extra Work To Do”
After Kanye West introduced he was distancing himself politics, Talib Kweli hinted he was prepared to complete the album they had been engaged on collectively. However, he later spoke about its delay and why it’s not again on the desk simply but in an unique interview with DX.
“We began engaged on one however I finished going round as soon as it was clear that he wasn’t listening to me re: the Trump/Candace Owens stuff,” Kweli instructed DX’s Kyle Eustice. “I posted that clip on IG not a lot to restart the album, however to remind him that I used to be warning him through tune concerning the very individuals who took benefit him method earlier than he allowed them to … I’ve rather a lot love for Ye however he nonetheless has extra work to do.”
Learn the complete interview with Talib Kweli right here.
Mozzy Discusses Kendrick Lamar’s Co-Signal, “Black Panther” Placement & His Inventive Course of
In an unique interview with DX’s Justin Ivey, Mozzy shares what it was like being shouted out by Kendrick Lamar on the 2018 Grammys and being half Marvel’s hit movie Black Panther.
“It’s onerous to register that the little nigga from Oak Park 4th Avenue in Sacramento simply bought shouted out by the dopest rapper on the planet,” he mentioned. “I imply come on man, it’s simply loopy! Can’t even register. After which the alley-oop on Black Panther? The soundtrack? An precise tune within the film? Come on!”
Learn the complete interview with Mozzy right here.
Kathleen Hanna Honors Husband King Advert-Rock & Chuck D With Tees four TOGO Line
Kathleen Hanna, a punk rock icon and the spouse Beastie Boys member Advert-Rock, launched her Tees four TOGO earlier this month. Thus far, it appears shirts her husband and Public Enemy’s Chuck D are outselling her personal.
“We had the celebration the opposite evening, and we constructed the shop on this little room in our home and offered t-shirts,” Hanna instructed DX. “The following morning, we had been trying on the stacks that had been left and I used to be like, ‘There’s solely three Advert-Rocks and there’s like 12 Kathleens.’ What’s happening? laughs].
“Then I seemed on the net retailer to see in two days how a lot we offered, and I used to be like, ‘He outsold me once more.’ However really Chuck is a really massive vendor, too and I’m very completely satisfied about that as a result of I’ve been sporting that shirt rather a lot. I like that shirt.”
Learn the complete interview with Kathleen Hanna right here.