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Kanye West Going “Blue” With New Trademark Filing

Kanye is not a stranger for being unique and setting trends. Kanye West now innovates a new trademark design for clothing. Recently, he has filed a trademark for a blue looking circle with squiggly lines around. The shade is a dark blue. People are speculating the logo could be used in items in store or sold online.

Ye has recently faced controversy due to his new clothing presentations. Someone is always picking a part Kanye. Fans were trying to say that it was disrespectful that the clothing was in a bag on the floor. Kanye wanted the customers to have to go through the bags to find what they were looking for. Furthermore, Kanye West now innovates a new trademark design.Kanye West Design Presentation

 

A lot of people felt this was very unnecessary.

Ye’s fashion has always had a different type of approach to it. A GQ article notes in 2014 “in a Paris showroom, West spent nearly fifteen minutes explaining to a room of fashion editors every stitch, detail, and decision” that went into his pieces.

In 2009, Kanye released his “Yeezy” collection debut.

Kanye always continues to be innovative. His style and ideas change with the times. He isn’t dead set on one thing that he isn’t open to other ideas.

In 2013, West gives an interview with BBC about his overall discouraging feelings about the fashion industry. He states , “he has so more to offer to brands, and to the world, as an actual designer of products”.

On Power 99 radio, he talks about “ how big name fashion brands don’t respect the influence people like him—specifically, black rappers—have on consumers”. He goes on to say that “good designs” only seem to be available to people that have a substantial amount of income. This gives me reason to believe that his new product launch wasn’t under any ill intentions like people were implying. Yeezy responded to people’s opinions of his new presentation by saying, “I’m an innovator, and I’m not here to sit up and apologize for my ideas. That’s exactly what the media tries to do: make us apologize for any idea that doesn’t fall under exactly the way they want us to think”.

Overall, Kanye wants to spark a movement in whatever he does, whether that be clothing, music, film ect. This new mark can only mean the creative’s mind is spinning with a new thought and innovation to spark a new creative wave in the near future.

– Miriah Stacy

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Drake Highlights Canadian Superstars

Drake is highlighting Canadian superstars at October World. October World is featuring a lot of Canadian artists who paved the way. Fans certainly feel like this will be one of the most talked about events of the year.

Choclair, Frank-N-Dank, In Essence, Jully Black, Glenn Lewis, Kardinal Offishall, Keshia Shanté, Rascalz, Maestro Fresh Wes, Saukrates, and Shawn Desman are just some of the artists Drake named for the tour.

The venue is a 2,500-person entertainment center around the Beaches neighborhood, east of the city.

Drake Highlights Canadian Artists

The October World Weekend is definitely to be a show for the books. Tickets went on sale Tuesday. Drake is on a roll for the entire 2022. He released a new album, yet he is still working on things behind the scenes. 

Drake’s Weekend Highlights

Back in March, Drake was telling his fans that there were “highly interactive shows” for New York and Toronto coming. “They’re gonna be something different, something that I’ve never done before,” the “Jumpman” author explained. “Gonna be a highly interactive experience.”

There are also superstars Drake highlights from the states performing for this epic event. Lil Baby and Chris Brown are planning to perform Friday at the Budweiser stage.

Additionally, the return of Young Money has fans shaken. Young Money is set to return to the stage Monday, Aug 1. This is an incredible moment for fans that grew up on infamous songs such as “Bedrock,” “Roger That,” “Senile,” and more.

Drake highlighting Young Money for a reunion that hasn’t happened in years is such an iconic moment.

Young Money

Drake captioned his post about the concert, saying, “OCTOBER WORLD WEEKEND; I am currently working on bringing OVO FEST around the world in 2023 for the 10th Anniversary but of course we wanted to turn the city up for the summer!!!”

Hence, the entire city and even the states look forward to what’s in store. Drake definitely turned up the summer with this one!

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Beyoncé Makes History With “Break My Soul”

Beyoncé, otherwise known as Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, is a worldwide known singer. From childhood, she knew she wanted to be a star. She graced the stage with the hit group “Destiny Child.” Some of her accomplishments include having the #1 hit of the past four decades. She graced the star search stage in 1993. In 2019 she released “Homecoming.” Additionally, in 2018 she had an incredible performance at Coachella. Recently, Beyoncé has again made history with her song “Break my Soul.”

It’s not a surprise that Knowles has reached another feat.

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In 2018 Beyoncé had an incredible performance at Coachella.

“Break my Soul”

With her new song “Break my Soul,” Beyoncé has become the first woman to have 20 top 10 records of being a solo artist.

Many Beyoncé’s fans have been rallying behind her in support of her latest accomplishments of making history. Furthermore, according to Gold Derby, “Break My Soul” might be a top contender for the record and 2023 Grammys’ song of the year. 

From her cover art to her new songs, one can tell that Beyoncé does not half-step regarding what she brings to the table.

Someone with her consistent success always rises from the shadows of their quietness to create something beautiful. Even though Beyoncé is a private person, her work and success stand for themselves.

A Twitter user named @eclarim_ exclaims, “I miss Beyoncé fr, I can’t believe my girl is back.” Fans know that the famous singer/songwriter does not miss when it comes to her art and skill. Knowles not only has talent, but she has the drive and the strength to get up and keep overcoming.

On what success means to her, Beyoncé states, “I began to search for deeper meaning when life began to teach me lessons I didn’t know I needed. Success looks different to me now”.

The award-winning singer continues to have hit after hit, surpassing the versions of herself from her past. The singer also continues to pave the way for new artists. One might say she really is in competition with herself.

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Playboi Carti Falls Off The Stage

Playboi Carti may be remembered for more than the hit tracks “Sky” and “Magnolia” after his latest performance at the Wireless Festival in London.  Apparently, Carti fell off the stage at the festival in front of a crowd of hundreds of fans and famous peers. Other performers included J. Cole, BIA, ASAP Rocky, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown, among others. People often refer to Wireless, a rap music festival owned by Live Nation, as the Coachella of London.

Playboi Carti’s distinguished himself for his wild and high-energy performances, but he grew a little caught up in his set. He ran backwards enthusiastically a couple times, then he fell right off the stage. Immediately, he rose again to his feet and ran through the open space in the crowd. Fans cheered and clicked their cellphones to capture the indelible moment.

Fans didn’t have anything bad to say about Carti’s fall. Instead, they went on about how it looked so graceful and almost “meant.” “it’s giving trap door,” @nostalgic_love_ on tweeted, commenting on one of the video posts of the fall.

If Carti meant to do it, he definitely won fans’ attention. Some even brag on Carti about how he got up with ease, like the fall didn’t even occur. Known as he is for his hype energy and stage presence, he did not disappoint on those virtues at Wireless.

Whether he became too hyped mid-performance or knew creating something memorable would make news, Carti’s set at Wireless stood out for its showmanship.

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Lil Nas Feels Hurt By BET

Lil Nas X, also known as Montero Lamar Hill, is an American rapper. Nas even just recently did a collaboration with NBA Youngboy.

This is a significant achievement for him and the LGBTQ+ community. Twitter gives rave reviews about the collaboration. Even though many people support him, Lil Nas X also has a conflict with one of the biggest award shows: BET.

Not everyone is happy, though, about Montero’s growth. He recalls how he felt BET dismissed him after his performance at the 2021 BET Awards show. He faced a lot of criticism from the network after. 

Nas then tweeted, saying, “this not over no bet award this is about the bigger problem of homophobia in the black community.” 

Lil Nas felt like his own people don’t support his growth.

Some supporters of his notice the more significant issue at hand. A tweet by @arxhiiie states, “jack harlow getting a bet award before lil nas x (despite jacks first number 1 being a lil nas song) is the perfect analogy for how cishet black ppl will support white ppl before they support other black ppl, just because they’re queer looool.”

Twitter user’s comment regarding the BET awards. Image source: Twitter.

BET’s Side Of The Story

The network has stated that they have tried to reach out to Nas to work with him but haven’t heard a response. Montero’s team has seen firsthand how the network has responded to Lil Nas X in the past. “At some point after Montero got off stage, one of the BET producers came up to me,” one member of his team stated. “Before I could even open my mouth, he looked at me and said, ‘That was really fucked up.”

In his latest collaboration, Nas expresses how he feels about the network when “F*** BET” appears in one of the recent song’s intros. A response from BET on the conflict with Lil Nas X says, “its Voting Academy is made up of “nearly 500 entertainment professionals”. They are stating that voting for Nas is not a personal decision. The network’s attempted to allude to Nas that they don’t have anything against him. However, Nas feels it has to do with a more significant issue of lack of representation for queer individuals within the black community.

At the end of the day, some people will feel like Lil Nas pushes the boundaries of Hip-Hop too far. His style is eccentric and unique. Others think that he is making strides in the industry. Lil Nas isn’t biting his tongue. He is sure to constantly express and voice who he is despite things that have discouraged him.

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