Kanye West

KOTA the Friend Is Listening to Lauryn Hill, Eminem, and Lots of Jay-Z

May 29, 2020

The Brooklyn-bred rapper shares some of the artists that have shaped him, and why he doesn’t believe in alarms.

“If Drake and India Arie Had a Baby, It Would Be Kehlani.” Lena Waithe Interviews the R&B Renegade

May 15, 2020

A conversation about toxic relationships, make-up sex, and hating the club.

For Kim Petras, Her New Single Is a Sign of What’s to Come

May 8, 2020

After a life-changing year, the pop princess is recording her new album in quarantine.

Sam Sparro and Adam Lambert Are Part of the Rhythm Nation

February 24, 2020

With his new album “Boombox Eternal,” Sparro tells his friend Adam Lambert why he went back to his Janet Jackson-infused roots.

KIRBY Wants Her Music to Taste Like Mac and Cheese

February 4, 2020

The Rihanna songwriter and R&B soul singer gives us a bite of her dream playlist.

Designer Maisie Schloss on Jell-O, Thrifting, and Josie & The Pussycats

December 6, 2019

We stepped into the groovy world of the L.A.-based designer’s Kanye West-funded womenswear line.

GQ Legend Jim Moore Revisits Four of His Favorite Photographs

October 3, 2019

The men’s fashion visionary took some time to break down four images featuring a young Ashton Kutcher, a turquoise-clad Tom Ford, and a very thirsty Frank Ocean.

Coffee Table Curator: Yeezy, Disco, and Ellsworth Kelly’s Plants

August 26, 2019

Showing—no, telling—you which September books to add to your living room repertoire.

ALYX Designer Matthew Williams Pairs Luxury Leather with Six Flags

June 24, 2019

Circling the sun with Matthew Williams, the founder of 1017 ALYX 9SM, a cult fashion brand stitched together by Italian craftsmanship and American amusement parks.

Shayne Oliver Tells Kanye West that He Won’t Be Rushed into Creating the Future of Streetwear

February 27, 2019

In a fashion industry that turns blood, sweat, and tears into cold, hard cash, two of fashion’s most radical designers have decided to stop bleeding, sweating, and crying.

Kanye West Refused to Pose for Photographer Heji Shin

January 28, 2019

The photographer spoke with Interview about capturing close-ups of West, omnipresent cultural figure, for her latest show at the Kunsthalle Zurich.

Listen to Kanye West sing Stevie Wonder to Hot 97

April 24, 2018

He had a simple message of affection for the radio host Ebro Darden.

M.I.A. almost gets arrested, meets Riz Ahmed for lunch

April 10, 2018

Pop’s premier provocateur and Riz MC talk about occupying a third cultural space as immigrants and how it feels being split between worlds.

Who the hell are Brockhampton?

March 30, 2018

The Los Angeles hip-hop collective are impressively diverse and versatile.

Why Charli XCX’s Pop 2 is criminally underrated

January 12, 2018

Pop 2 is the first collection of songs that warrants the oft-made comparison to Kanye West’s Yeezus—here’s why.

Kanye West and Solange star in a new Helmut Lang campaign

January 4, 2018

The brand, currently helmed by editor-in-residence Isabella Burley and designer Shayne Oliver, has turned the lens on their biggest fans in the portrait series.