Drake Fans Spot A Kim Kardashian West Lookalike In His Video Amid His Kanye West Feud
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Fans are questioning whether the inclusion of a Kim Kardashian West lookalike is another attempt by Drake to goad Kanye into escalating their feud further — especially in light of the 2018 viral conspiracy theory that he and Kim had hooked up.
Kanye West might be launching a homeware line
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Move over, Martha Stewart! Kanye West might be heading for homeware.
Following the release of his highly anticipated and long-delayed album “Donda,” the rapper, 44, seems to have his sights set on a new endeavor: an eponymous line of home goods.
Legal documents obtained by Page Six show that the rapper’s company Mascotte Holdings Inc. filed to trademark the name “Kanye West” for a myriad of home décor products.
The application, filed on Aug. 27, covers a variety of items including blankets, shower curtains, pillowcases, towels and textile wall hangings.
Perhaps West is taking a page out of his estranged wife Kim Kardashian’s book. The Skims founder, 40, filed to trademark the phrase “KKW Home” for a similar range of products in 2020, although she’s yet to cash in on categories outside of fragrances, beauty products and shapewear.
The “Hurricane” rapper is no stranger to the business world himself, having profited off his highly popular Yeezy designs for over a decade.
And he’s recently begun dropping pieces from his long-awaited Yeezy x Gap collaboration, so far limited to the $200 Round Jacket — a design he wore for two of his “Donda” listening parties this summer — in blue, black and red.
West’s latest trademark filing comes at an interesting time, considering he recently submitted legal documents to officially shorten his name to his longtime nickname, “Ye.”
West has also been embroiled in an ongoing feud with Drake as of late.
Perhaps he’s hoping the “Certified Lover Boy” rapper won’t be able to hold a Drake-branded candle to a full-fledged home line.
André 3000 Responds to Drake Leaking Unreleased Kanye West Collaboration: ‘It’s Unfortunate’
André 3000 is clarifying his contribution to unreleased “Donda” track “Life of the Party” after Drake leaked the song on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 show.
The song’s leak adds fuel to the ongoing tension between Drake and Kanye West, as both rappers have taken shots at each other on their new albums. On “Life of the Party,” West raps: “I put Virgil and Drake on the same text, and it wasn’t about the matching Arc’teryx or Kid Cudi dress/ Just told these grown men stop it with the funny shit.” He continues, hinting at a collaboration that never came to be: “Thought we was the new Abu Dhabi/ Told Drake don’t play with me on GD and he sent that message to everybody/ So if I hit you with a ‘WYD,’ you better hit me with, ‘Yessir, I’m writing everything you need.’”
The rare appearance from André 3000 on the track, however, consists of a moving tribute to his mother, in line with the theme of “Donda.” In a statement obtained by Variety, André 3000 explained why the track didn’t make it onto the final cut of “Donda” and said the version of the song he wrote his verse to did not contain the Drake diss.
“A few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of the ‘Donda’ album. I was inspired by his idea to make a musical tribute to his mom. It felt appropriate to me to support the ‘Donda’ concept by referencing my own mother, who passed away in 2013. We both share that loss. I thought it was a beautiful choice to make a clean album but, unfortunately, I didn’t know that was the plan before I wrote and recorded my verse. It was clear to me that an edited ‘clean’ format of the verse would not work without having the raw, original also available. So, sadly, I had to be omitted from the original album release,” André 3000 said.
“The track I received and wrote to didn’t have the diss verse on it and we were hoping to make a more focused offering for the ‘Donda’ album but I guess things happen like they are supposed to,” he continued. “It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth. I wanted to be on ‘Certified Lover Boy’ too. I just want to work with people that inspire me. Hopefully I can work with Kendrick on his album. I’d love to work with Lil’ Baby, Tyler and Jay-Z. I respect them all.”
West had recently teased “Life of the Party” at his “Donda” listening event in Las Vegas. It remains unknown how Drake got his hands on the song.
Representatives for Drake declined to comment on the matter, while representatives for West did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.