Kanye West: A Black Man and His Mullet
Aaah, babies, the competition was stiff!!! I almost picked Ben Brewer, the babydaddy of the nine-month pregnant M.I.A. — who performed at the 51st Grammy Awards, on the day she was due to give birth, wearing only a skimpy polka dot / nylon faux bikini — for the Funky Brown Chick “Manly Monday” selection. But, no, no. It’s not Ben’s turn. I wanted to pick Rihanna’s BREAKIN’ THE LAW, BREAKIN’ THE LAW domestic violence boyfriend Chris Brown, but that story’s too sad. So, for the first time ever, a man’s hair follicles are the winner(s). Behold: The Black Mullet.
Yes. Kanye West. Has. A. Mullet. Um … ladies and gentlemen … I’ll direct you to NahRight exhibits 1a and 4b as well as Complex magazine’s unabridged History of the Black Mullet because, quite frankly, I have no words. None.
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Photo Credit: Image appears at NahRight.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:25 am
I would like to call it right now. He is growing his hair out for a J-curl. I think I may cry if he does.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Yes, speechless indeed. I noticed the hair and was a bit befuddled but I was seriously distracted by MIA. I appreciate individuality and artistic expression but all this is nullified by poor taste.
That said, I actually liked what she wore on the red carpet. Well, I liked the cut and color, just not the print. I thought that was artistic and interesting and fun and perfect for a pregnancy.
February 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
i’m probably in the minority, but i love the mullet and m.i.a’s amazing get-up.
February 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Does this mean he has to start playing hockey now?
February 9th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Yes I wanted to understand why Kanye West had that hair cut… I think he thinks he is Michael Jackson or something. I also wanted to comment on how M.I.A was overly pregnant and performing like it was ok. Maybe it was ok cause it was her first Grammy’s but I just don’t want every young female out there to think that is the new fashion statement … ” The Pregnant”!
February 9th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
LOL – Mullet + Person of Colour =
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
February 9th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
PS.. what’s with that ’sexy singles’ ad (hey I know its a way of bringing in the dough) but eek
February 9th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Mullet + ANYBODY=
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The front looks cool. But the “party in the back” looks ridiculous. I don’t like it.
I was distracted by M.I.A. too. I’ve never seen a pregnant woman perform like that…let alone perform at all.
February 9th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
you should start ‘fuckery fridays’ for this particular brand of ridiculousness.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:04 am
mullets are wrong…that is all…
February 10th, 2009 at 8:12 am
I take it back… saw the Grammy’s yesterday (yes in the UK we get everything second-hand), Mr KW real rocked it, sooo thumbs up from me!!
February 10th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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February 10th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
@ theTerror: J-curl? Kanye. I sooo can’t picture that.
@ Kali: I thought MIA’s outfit was awesome. :) Man, that woman was pregnant and she was in better shape than most people. If you’ve got the body, rock it. :)
@ allegra: I give the mullet a thumbs down, but MIA’s outfit gets a thumbs up.
@ Baba Doodlius: Ahem, not all hockey players have mullets. ;)
@ Ms. Understood: Hmm, I didn’t think of it that way. I kinda thought of it like: “Look, she’s pregnant and she’s still working it out.” Kind of a bold statement like – women can do anything they want, even if pregnant. I thought it was hot. There was a pregnant woman in one of my Chicago kickboxing classes, and that chick could TOTALLY kick most of our asses.
@ Gloria: “Party in the back” – http://www.ilovemullets.com/
@ ieishah: :)
@ letinstar: Down with mullets!!
@ applejess: Yeah, I *TOTALLY* loved his performance and I’m a huge Kanye fan. Just not a fan of the hair. He’ll change it soon. Like many great performers, he reinvents himself often.
@ Black Dating: Thanks for the link love.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
actually its not a mullet
Black people have “shags”
even beyond that…its still a faux pas.
I’m convinced that boy ain’t been right since his mama died…..
February 11th, 2009 at 1:32 am
ahhhh….. would believe it’s the start of dreadlocks….. would you believe that the guy forgot to get his hair done….. would you believe that he’s having a very bad hair day…. would you believe that he is doing it for the attention ….. would you believe that he did it because he lost a Super Bowl bet….. would you believe that he is working on a secret identity ….
lamesabassman…… or maybe he just didnt look it the mirror before the gig…
February 11th, 2009 at 1:34 am
but, seriously ….. did M.I.A. bring sexy back…..
lamesabassman…… or what…..
February 15th, 2009 at 12:48 am
My friend guy laughs at me.. I actually like the mullet look on Kanye.. I think people can wear their hair any way they want as long as it is clean… So hey Kanye can rock anything he wants.. He still looks good to me..
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March 6th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
If you see, any artist who wants to do a revolution in the music, They should have new hair, exemple Elvis, The Beatles, Micheal Jackson and Doug E. Fresh star the Hi-top fade. But we know thw shag is old but…Its cool!
April 5th, 2009 at 4:56 am
808s & Heartbreak…
Kanye West went to classify his new disc as a pop songs, stating his disdain towards the contemporary backlash to the concept of pop music and showed admiration for what some pop stars have accomplished in their lives….