Kanye West — The Good Men Project

‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots

May 7, 2013 By Jesse Kornbluth Leave a Comment

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Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: 1920s, Amanda Vaill, Antibes, avant-garde, Baz Luhrmann, Baz Lurhmann, Beyoncé, classic novels, Cole Porter, creative life, entertainment, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, film adaptation, friendship, friendships among writers, Gatz, gay masculinity, gay men, Gerald Murphy, gratitude, Great Gatsby movie, homosexuality, interview, Jay Gatsby, Jay-Z, Kanye West, leonardo dicaprio, life of artists, Long Island socialites, Louis Armstrong, male friendship, male friendships, masculinity, men in movies, movies, New York culture, novels, socialites, Success Myth, The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby movie, The Great Gatsby movie 3 D, Tobey Maguire

Rap Music Apologetics: A Case for the Michael Boltons of this World

February 13, 2013 By Blake Pynnonen Leave a Comment

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If Rap’s opponents could see the value it brings, how it keeps people moving, how it gets them excited, they might not be so quick to dismiss it.

Filed Under: moustacheclubofamerica Tagged With: arts and entertainment, Blake Pynnonen, everyday problems, grammys, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, men and rap, michael bolton, Mos Def, Moustache Club, Moustache Club of America, music, Office Space, Rap, Talib Kweli, urban culture

5 Reasons Being a Single Man is Kind of Overrated

January 5, 2013 By Damon Young 41 Comments

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Damon Young lists the ways in which it sorta sucks to be single.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Men and Dating Tagged With: being single, Damon Young, INTJ, Kanye West, men and relationships, Monogamy, relationships, Sex and Relationships, single men, The Champ, the single life, wearing condoms

Open Thread: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Expecting

December 31, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 3 Comments

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What is it about celebrities that make an announcement like a baby international front-page news?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: atlantic city, CNN, facebook, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, kim and kanye having a baby, Kim Kardashian, kimye, Kris Jenner, NBC, New Jersey, Reality TV, revel resort's ovation hall, Twitter

Kanye and KK Sued for Ties to al-Qaeda?!

June 26, 2012 By Joanna Schroeder 2 Comments

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Joanna Schroeder wonders what the latest absurd lawsuit against the Kardashian family and Kanye West says about where we’re headed as a society.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: al-qaeda, AllHipHop.com, berlin, Bruce Jenner, Jonathan Lee Riches, Kanye West, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Lamar Odom, Newser.com, Olympics, WMD, Zacarias Moussoui

Can a “Real Man” Enjoy Barry Manilow?

June 15, 2012 By Joel Schwartzberg 3 Comments

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Joel Schwartzberg outs himself as a fan of Barry Manilow, who turns 69 on Sunday.

Filed Under: A&E, Featured Content Tagged With: Adam Lambert, American Idol, Amy Mann, Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen, easy listening, Elvis Costello, Gotye, Joel Schwartzberg, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, masculinity, music, pop music

Soccer’s Mad Men

June 11, 2012 By JP Pelosi 4 Comments

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JP Pelosi investigates how handshakes and martinis impact international soccer.

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Respect: Happy Birthday, Kanye West [@kanyewest]

June 8, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The multitalented Windy City representative was born on this day in 1977.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: birthday, Chicago, college dropout, Common, dark twisted fantasy, g.o.o.d. music, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, rhymefest, roc-a-fella

Culture: @GwynethPaltrow, @KanyeWest, @JayZ & Who’s Responsible For The N-Word

June 6, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

… sure, things would change if we really wanted them to …

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#musicmonday: do you remember [free MP3 downloads]

May 28, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

All over your scene, alt to hip hop to pop, like an Invid invasion of your hard drive!

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#musicmonday: wrapped around your finger [free MP3 downloads]

May 14, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

If you only had one chance to grab a bungload of free music … wait, you have a chance every week!

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Video – Connect Four: Kanye West vs Jonah Hill

May 9, 2012 By Joanna Schroeder 1 Comment

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This is a video of two dudes playing Connect Four, and for some godforsaken reason I watched the whole damn thing. And I laughed! Then I shook my head at myself. What is happening in the world?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: celebrity, celebrity culture, Good Feed Blog, Green Room Antics, Joanna Schroeder, Jonah Hill, Kanye West, Kanye West Jonah Hill Connect 4, Kanye West Jonah Hill Connect Four, Random list, Why is this funny?, YouTube, YouTube hits

#musicmonday: attack the block [free MP3 downloads]

May 7, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Once again it’s on, with all the best in free music available this week, just for you!

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, Akon, Cam'ron, Chamillionaire, Chris Brown, Cypress Hill, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Devin the Dude, download, Eric Benet, Flo Rida, Foxygen, free, Gucci Mane, jim jones, justin bieber, K'naan, Kanye West, Kool Keith, kurupt, Lil Wayne, Lloyd, Meek Mill, Monday, mp3, music, musicmonday, N.O.R.E., Nipsey Hussle, Obie Trice, Pitbull, Quincy, Rick Ross, rihanna, Saukrates, Sha Stimuli, Shawn Chrystopher, Soul Khan, The Fly Guys, Thee Tom Hardy, Ya Boy, ¡Mayday!

#musicmonday: daedalus attack! [free MP3 downloads]

April 30, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Mmm, free music, and all you could want, everything from country to hip hop, soul and alt rock.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 2 Chainz, 50 Cent, Billy Paul, Cam'ron, Carrie Underwood, Charles Hamilton, David Banner, Dice Raw, DMX, download, Drake, eminem, Erk The Jerk, Fat Joe, file, free, Fu-Schnickens, Glasses Malone, Gotye, Gucci Mane, Hines Buchanan, Inspectah Deck, Jadakiss, John Legend, Julian Malone, Kanye West, Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Loo & Placido, Ludacris, Mac Mall, Mack Maine, Meek Mill, miguel, mp3, Nas, Red Cafe, Redman, Rick Ross, Ron Browz, Sammie, song, songs, Timbaland, Truth Hurts, Wale, Warren G, Will Smith, Wiz Khalifa, Wyclef Jean, YACHT, Yukmouth

Music: Checking Out Almost Every @KanyeWest Sample Ever

April 21, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Flipping through the crates to find the origins of the innovative Chi-town sound.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: Hip-Hop, Kanye West, music, sample

Gaming: EMI Wants To Shut Down Def Jam Rapstar [@akilshohen]

April 18, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

A game based on Def Jam music is facing some huge legal challenges.

Filed Under: Culture, komplicated Tagged With: Daft Punk, Def Jam, DMX, EMI, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Lawsuit, Kanye West, karaoke, Kinect, Konami, Lil Wayne, Playstation 3, Playstation Move, ps3, Video Game, Video Game Lawsuit, xbox, Xbox 360

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All-Male Urban School, All College Bound

For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.

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Entire Town Gifts Triple Amputee Veteran with Dream Wedding

Residents of Temecula, CA, gifted Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, with everything they needed for a perfect wedding to show their gratitude for his service to the country.

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Jeff Hanneman 1964-2013

Mark Ellis remembers the groundbreaking singer songwriter of thrash-death-speed metal band Slayer, who passed away earlier this month.

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Circumcision Initiative For Swaziland Fails

Why aren’t Swazi men jumping at the chance to have their foreskins cut off?

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How I Quit Writing

Fed up with rejection, Tim Stobierski quits writing, and discovers that there are some things you can’t stop doing without changing who you are.

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The Discomfort of the Mirror: Silver Linings Playbook, Bipolar, and Me

Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.

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What Every Man Should Know… About Cooking: 6/8

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Angel

Lowering his beauty standards proves too high a challenge for Andy Bodle.

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