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Desiigner’s Rise to Fame Rae-Kwon Andrews, Saint Leo University From his first meeting with Kanye in the backseat of a car, to touring the country and releasing an album, Desiigner's ascension has been meteoric.… April 17, 2017
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The Life of Pablo: The Success of Kanye West’s Ambitious Metanarrative Charlie Wooley, University of San DiegoandGuest Contributor From the cloud of dust kicked up by multiple media miscues, Kanye's grandest, most schizophrenic work to date emerges. … February 17, 2016