Following his polarising Adidas collaboration, Hemma Daddral explores the unapologetic creativity of Kerwin Frost.
Two Months On…Is ‘Donda’ Kanye West’s Magnum Opus?
Over two months have passed since the release of Kanye West’s (now formally known as Ye) 10th solo studio album, Donda, which came to life following three performative public listening events. But how does the final version of the album stack up against his past releases, and the other big-name releases of the year?
Whole Lotta Red: Playboi Carti at his most experimental
Hemma Daddral reviews Playboi Carti’s polarising Christmas release, Whole Lotta Red.
The Gryphon’s Albums of the Decade
As we reach the end of the 2010s, it seems apt to reflect on what has been the most defining decade of most of our lives here at The Gryphon thus far – especially in […]
Is Kanye King? An Album Review
With his 11th album, Kanye West has raised some eyebrows with a drastic subject matter change and an overall new sound. Matthew Scates discusses the album and what to expect from it. Kanye West released […]
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian: Sex Symbol Controversy
“I didn’t realise that that was affecting my soul and my spirit as someone that’s married and loved and the father of now… about to be four kids. A corset is a form of underwear, it’s hot, but for who though?“
The Music Modernization Act: Music as Politics, Politics as Music
Kanye West made front page news last month with his crazed rant during a meeting with President Donald Trump, going on a tirade about alternate universes and “iPlanes”. What you might have missed was that […]
It’s time to boycott music awards
[The Grammys] just doesn’t seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from and hold down what I hold down – Frank Ocean In the last two weeks, Drake, […]
Yeezy for President 2020: should one man have all that power?
The year’s 2020. Trump’s first term as President has come to an end, and the world is somehow still in one piece. So, who is left to run the glorious, super-sized, gun-toting collection of America’s […]
Hip Hop Pop-Up Shops
With Drake, Justin Bieber and, perhaps most prolifically, Kanye West all hosting hugely successful pop-up shops this summer, the world of music merch has been truly fired into the 21st century. Musicians are beginning to […]
The Short Life of Pablo
Is Kanye’s Latest Project Masterfully Elusive Or Dangerously Exclusive? “My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal”. It seems […]
The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West
After months of anticipation and delays, the time for bold statements is finally over as the self-proclaimed “greatest rockstar alive” has finally released his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo. Continuing down the experimental […]