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This Week in Hip-Hop

The latest from hip-hop artists around the country

Kanye West officially marries...himself?!?

The moment the hip-hop world has anxiously awaited has arrived! Last Friday, Kanye West and Kanye West finally tied the knot in a modest ceremony attended by 12,000 of his closest friends and confidants. When asked about her ex-husband’s new marriage, Kim Kardashian cited the number of times Kanye quoted himself in his 20-minute wedding toast during their 2014 ceremony (sources put the number at over 20), saying it was clear she was not the one. At last week’s ceremony, West lunged forward to kiss his newlywed but awkwardly face planted on the ground instead. West helped him up, and the two proceeded to perform West’s song “Bound 2.”

Underground rappers actually go underground

In a stunning strategy that hip-hop giants are calling a “power move,” underground rappers are actually beginning to migrate underground, becoming underground mole-people rappers. Many of these rappers — including DJ Caramel, Lil Chiefer and Phat Johnny — can be heard spitting dope beats through the steam tunnel vents under University grounds on a still Tuesday night. We asked rapper Lil’ B — “The Based God” — about the benefits of literal underground rapping, but he was only interested in talking about his curse on NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Thirteen of these rappers have claimed that their fiery mixtapes are the source of the heat that emanates from the University’s underground tunnel system. School officials were not available for comment on this unusual phenomenon.

TAYLOR SWIFT TO RELEASE FIRST HIP-HOP SINGLE

Under a new name and with a snapback in hand, formerly known singer Taylor Swift is set to release her debut solo hip-hop single under the name T-Swizzle. The song, produced by DJ Earthworm, is rumored to be about one of her friend’s breakups, seeing as she has run out of her own breakups to write about. More information will be reported as the release approaches in the coming weeks, but her agent formally announced via Twitter that the single will feature Kanye West and his newlywed Kanye West.

University official featured in new Kendrick Lamar music video

Kendrick Lamar will soon release a revamped music video for his song — “i” — featuring the University’s very own beloved Dean Groves. Just as Lamar raps, “I love myself,” Dean Groves suddenly pops into the scene, giving Lamar one of his patented high-fives and dropping a beat on the importance and value of positive thinking in the forthcoming weeks of stress and finals. We attempted to reach Groves after filming concluded, but he was unable to comment as Lamar requested a personal two-hour tutorial on how to perfect the messy bowtie look.

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