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Kanye West

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Black and white drawing of Kanye West (Graphic: Jessica Lee/Stanford Daily)

Gottlieb | Kanye West’s social media rant is about more than hate speech — it’s also about mental health

Zachary Gottlieb
  •  
Feb. 25
Music
A graphic of a Grammy surrounded by outstretched hands.

The 2025 Grammys cements itself as the best in years

Madisyn Cunningham
  •  
Feb. 9
Reads
Mohr Visiting Poet L. Lamar Wilson poses in Levinthal Hall, donning a maroon cardigan on a light grey button-up, black pants and brown dress shoes.

Mohr Visiting Poet L. Lamar Wilson spotlights histories and vulnerability

Raylene Zamora
  •  
Oct. 28, 2024
Music
Sampha floats among the clouds in front of ivory circles and bird silhouettes in the background.

Lightness, circles and birds: Sampha explores family, fatherhood in “Lahai”

Jono Wang Chu
  •  
Nov. 13, 2023
Music
a photo of a person with light skin and short brown hair sitting at a desk in front of a laptop, holding a notebook, and speaking into a microphone

New Music with Nick: The finale

Nick Sligh
  •  
June 11, 2023
Arts & Life
Says "Staff Playlist" next to a red Spotify logo over the words "The Stanford Daily"

The Daily takes the aux: May music staff picks

Vanessa Chen, Richard Coca, Kyla Figueroa, Chloe Anne Walsh, Zach Zafran, Brandon Rupp, Nick Sligh, Michelle Fu, Kristofer Nino, Andrew Gerges, Vivian Wang, Malia Mendez, Kirsten Mettler and Aditeya Shukla
  •  
May 31, 2022
Music
Stanford Daily graphic for Black History Month music listicle

Black History Month: Most influential Black musicians since 2000 (part 1)

Aditeya Shukla, Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Nick Sligh, Aaliyah Webster, Peyton Lee, Kirsten Mettler, Brandon Rupp and Chloe Anne Walsh
  •  
Feb. 21, 2022
Arts & Life
Collage of some records in the Top 25 Hip/Hop albums of 2021

Top 25 hip-hop/rap albums of 2021: 10-1

Nick Sligh
  •  
Feb. 15, 2022
Music
A concert stage under bright white lights.

‘Free Hoover’ benefit concert was a night to remember, but forgot its eponym

Eric Zhu
  •  
Jan. 18, 2022
Arts & Life
Trees dancing!

Slept on Songs: Undiscovered Christmas songs

Aditeya Shukla
  •  
Dec. 2, 2021
Arts & Life
Black and white drawing of Kanye West (Graphic: Jessica Lee/Stanford Daily)

New Music with Nick: ‘Donda’ by Kanye West

Nick Sligh
  •  
Nov. 16, 2021
Arts & Life
"Yeezus" album cover

‘Yeezus’ revisited: The impact of Kanye’s most divisive work

Vidyuth Sridhar
  •  
July 12, 2021
A trumpet and the words "Top 25 R&B albums in 2020"

Top 25 R&B albums of 2020: #20-16

Nick Sligh
  •  
March 4, 2021
A man plays saxophone in front of a vinyl record.

Black History Month: Important 2010s albums by Black musicians (part 1)

Nadia Jo, Jared Klegar, Kamilah Arteaga, Young Fenimore Lee and Nick Sligh
  •  
Feb. 25, 2021
Arts & Life
(Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records)

The cultural impact of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ a decade later

Ian Park
  •  
Nov. 19, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records)

Longform: ‘Runaway,’ the Yin-Yang and why we still care about Kanye

Wilder Seitz
  •  
Sept. 16, 2020
Humor
Kanye West at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival (David Shankbone / CC BY).

Kanye West to release exclusive album for campaign donors

Julie Ham
  •  
July 27, 2020
Arts & Life
The Underachievers round out this week's rankings of the top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s. (Graphic: HELEN HE/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #60-51

Nick Sligh
  •  
Feb. 12, 2020
Arts & Life
With genre-bending releases and a colorful personality, Tyler The Creator (pictured) helped to push the evolution of hip-hop throughout the decade. Tyler's 2019 release "IGOR" kicks off the top 100 countdown. (Graphic: MEGAN KING/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #80-71

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 29, 2020
Arts & Life
Dreamville founder and 2010s breakout hip-hop sensation J Cole (pictured) rounds out the next section of the top 100 albums countdown. (Graphic: DANIEL WU/The Stanford Daily)

Top 100 hip-hop/rap albums of the 2010s: #90-81

Nick Sligh
  •  
Jan. 22, 2020
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