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From the court to the streets: Wenyen Gabriel of the Los Angeles Lakers wears Reeboks. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Unlacing the life and times of sneaker culture

A new book goes into the background and the hype around this footwear fashion

Beyoncé’s Ivy Park collection. Photo: Supplied

Are celeb crossovers like Ivy Park and Yeezy so last year?

As sales of Kanye West’s Yeezy brand and Beyonce’s Ivy Park plummet, we ask if fashion collaborations are still desirable or have become a liability

anye West speaks onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.   (Photo by Leon Bennett / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Can you separate art from the world’s greatest artists?

Has the notion of separating art from the artist evolved? The answer is personal and lies in the eyes, ears, and actions of audiences.

Introspective: It took Kendrick Lamar five years to release Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

One album, two takes: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar’s latest album drops down the charts and moves up our reviewers’ legendary list

Through the lens: Videographer
Andiswa Mkosi has
sustained archive losses.

Filmmakers speak about their experiences of documenting and archiving people’s lives

In the same league as the ability to document is the capacity to store and maintain the recorded footage

Kanye West (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)

Beats by Yeezus: 6 of Kanye West’s most brilliant productions

Whether you call him Yeezus, Ye or a Jeen-Yus, today marks another turn around the sun for the Chicago rapper

WizKid performs on stage at The O2 Arena on October 19, 2019 in London, England.  (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
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Afrobeats conquer the world

From Grammys to sold-out concerts, the West African music phenomenon is going mainstream

Seeking ‘hood acceptance: Critics have argued that Kanye West, pictured here at a Donda listening party, is long past his prime. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Can Donda save Kanye West?

After flirting with right-wing politics, the Chicago rapper seeks not only to redeem himself as a liberal black figure, but settle the question of his relevance as an artist

Cartoon: Carlos on turd immunity

Standing out from the herd isn’t always a great idea

Chief Daddy is one of the many Nollywood films you can watch on Netflix over the Easter weekend. (Netflix)
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The Virtual Weekend Guide

Get into your lockdown long-weekend mood with at home entertainment ranging from Netflix, music concerts, cook-alongs to yoga sessions

Nasty C at Red Bull Studios. (Jonathan Ferreira / Red Bull Content Pool)
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Nasty C: ‘You can’t hide from me any more’

It’s been two weeks since the 23-year-old rapper signed a deal with US record label and hip-hop stronghold Def Jam. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian to let us know why the…

New God flow: Kanye West took his now signature Sunday Service to this year’s Coachella festival, selling merchandise on the side. Many are wondering what is behind all of this. (Rich Fury/Getty Images/AFP)
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Reading the psalm of Yeezy

Kanye West’s Sunday Services continue to gain popularity – but what’s really good?

This week’s M&G is now free to read.

Unembargoed: October 19 to 25

The battle for Denel: Row over Zuma and Mandla’s Qatar visit and how the South African arms company is caught in the crossfire of Saudi-Qatar conflict

Kanye West (L) and Kim Kardashian (R) pose for a photograph with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni when they paid a courtesy call at State House, Entebbe, Uganda (Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Reuters)

When Ye met Yoweri, and worlds collided

Uganda, Wakanda…it’s an easy mistake to make

Just like me: Musician Kanye West wants social media companies to stop users from knowing about the number of followers, likes and shares, saying the metric is ruining their mental health. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images)

Imagine life with no Likes

There’s money and perks to be enjoyed for those who have a reliable online following

Coming of age: Drake addresses the complex emotions he has experienced since becoming a father.

My child’s father, the distressed hip-hop head

The angst that comes with parenthood is becoming pervasive in the youthful genre

Mines will feel the pain of the indigenisation policy more than any other sector.

The church of iNice Time and blessings

On their album AKA and Anatii keep the tradition of hip-hop spirituality and prosperity

Last week the commission, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, heard evidence of how the utility allegedly supported the Guptas’ mining interests. (Paul Botes/M&G)

On our Lists this week: the Joburg Review of Books, Milan Kundera and Little Dragon

The Lists are compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and arts writer Kwanele Sosibo

On our Lists this week: ‘The Gentlewoman’

On our Lists this week: ‘The Gentlewoman’, Yeezy, and TO Molefe’s thoughts on hair

The lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo.

​Jo’burg’s lost, Frank’s found but Kanye has answers, as well as many quotables

The world we live in is in constant motion, things change rapidly and currently we have a new local party, new jams and new apparel.