Premature Evaluation: Kanye West - Graduation

It's back to school time, but Graduation's in the air (okay, stop the groaning, we'll stop the puns). You know hip-hop non-listeners haven't paid this much attention to a rapper since, well, Kanye himself dissed George W. during that Hurricane... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: KANYE WEST - GRADUATION»

Posted on August 31, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (60 comments)
Tags: 50 Cent | Coldplay | Daft Punk | Kanye West | Steely Dan

New Kanye West (Feat. Chris Martin) - "Homecoming"

While others are filling in the dorms and hitting up the mall for sweet back to school savings, 'Ye's bracing for his much hyped Graduation day (9/11). Inescapable as he's been of late, West had one more big PR party... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST (FEAT. CHRIS MARTIN) - "HOMECOMING"»

Posted on August 29, 2007 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: 50 Cent | Coldplay | Kanye West

New Kanye West - "Stronger (A-Trak Remix)"

Yeah, can't get enough Kanye these days, but that's because the consciously cool rapper's wandered into our stomping grounds with his purple-y Takashi Murakami graphic design, Zach 'n' Will video upgrading, TV On The Radio non-dissing, and Peter Bjorn and... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "STRONGER (A-TRAK REMIX)"»

Posted on August 28, 2007 (2 comments)
Tags: A-Trak | Kanye West

New Common (Feat. Lily Allen) Video - "Drivin' Me Wild"

Last time a track (Feat.) Lily Allen got the vid treatment was Mark Ronson's Kaiser Chiefs cover "Oh My God," and Mark decided to set Lil's voice to an animated Jessica Rabbit-type. But dapper rapper Common's smart enough to know... CONTINUE READING NEW COMMON (FEAT. LILY ALLEN) VIDEO - "DRIVIN' ME WILD"»

Posted on August 27, 2007 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Common | Jeremy Piven | Kanye West | Lily Allen

Kanye Doesn't Dis TV On The Radio

As if it hasn't been obvious, Kanye fessed up to the New York Times in this weekend's article: he's on a mission to make you think he's cool. So if you're keeping score: To the list of sampling Daft Punk,... CONTINUE READING KANYE DOESN'T DIS TV ON THE RADIO»

Posted on August 27, 2007 (27 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | TV On The Radio

TI, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent & Diddy Make Madison Square Garden The Loudest Place On Earth

What does 20,000 people simultaneously losing their shit sound like? If you were at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, you know -- and are probably still a little deaf from the fanfare. A cosmic cast of hip-hop titans surprised the... CONTINUE READING TI, JAY-Z, KANYE WEST, 50 CENT & DIDDY MAKE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THE LOUDEST PLACE ON EARTH»

Kanye And Jens Lekman Learn To Love The Dan

Epistles of love for the Dan are nothing new to these parts, so quite obviously the Becker/Fagan freaks 'n' geeks in us perked up upon hearing Kanye had plans to appropriate the Steely ones on his recent quest to sample... CONTINUE READING KANYE AND JENS LEKMAN LEARN TO LOVE THE DAN»

Posted on August 20, 2007 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Jens Lekman | Kanye West | Steely Dan

Kanye West And Peter Bjorn & John @ Way Out West Festival: It Happened

It all started innocently enough, Kanye lifting "Young Folks" for his mixtape and plastering a bunch of "uh uh" and "uh-uh-uhhh"s overtop the tune's ubiquitous whistle. Then Kanye broke the fourth wall and invited PB&J to perform the tune with... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST AND PETER BJORN & JOHN @ WAY OUT WEST FESTIVAL: IT HAPPENED»

Posted on August 14, 2007 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Peter Bjorn And John

50 Cent Stakes His Career On Outselling Kanye

To recap: Kanye West and 50 Cent both have albums out on the second Tuesday of September, poking both rappers' insecurity button. Hijinx ensue. The host of BET's 106 & Park proposed a presidential-style debate on 9/11 between Curtis and... CONTINUE READING 50 CENT STAKES HIS CAREER ON OUTSELLING KANYE»

Posted on August 13, 2007 (30 comments)
Tags: 50 Cent | Kanye West

Kanye West's Graduation Cover (For Real)

A few weeks ago, everybody with a .com jumped the gun in posting a heavily copyrighted image, assuming it was the album art for for Kanye's forthcoming Graduation. (Including us, of course.) But now we've got the real cover design... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST'S GRADUATION COVER (FOR REAL)»

Posted on August 9, 2007 in Album Art (36 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

2007 MTV VMA Nominees: Full List

A bunch of dumb new categories for you to peruse after the jump, but first one bright spot: Kanye and Justice going head-to-head again.Video of the Year Amy Winehouse: "Rehab" Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable" Justice: "D.A.N.C.E." Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around... "... CONTINUE READING 2007 MTV VMA NOMINEES: FULL LIST»

PBJ & 'Ye Set To Rock Sweden

It's all true: Kanye West has invited Peter Bjorn & John for a live collab at the Way Out West fest in Gothenburg, Sweden this August, and now we have word that PB&J say "yay!" Peter Moren corroborated his acceptance... CONTINUE READING PBJ & 'YE SET TO ROCK SWEDEN»

Posted on August 2, 2007 (1 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Peter Bjorn And John

Behind The Air Humping: Zach Galifianakis Talks Kanye

The award for the net's-best-thing this week goes to Zach and Will Oldham's tractor-ized tribute to Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothing." Some of you guessed Jon Brion was the catalyst for Bonnie and Zach's yeoman-foray into the world of... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE AIR HUMPING: ZACH GALIFIANAKIS TALKS KANYE»

Posted on July 26, 2007 (8 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Will Oldham | Zach Galifianakis

Alternate Kanye West Video (Feat. Zach Galifianakis & Will Oldham) - "Can't Tell Me Nothing"

Must-see video of the week? Right here. Been hearing a lot about Zach's vid collab with Kanye, and we even got a peek at it during Galifianakis's now-infamous bad art auction (ostrich!), but now it's fit for your consumption. Starring... CONTINUE READING ALTERNATE KANYE WEST VIDEO (FEAT. ZACH GALIFIANAKIS & WILL OLDHAM) - "CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING"»

Posted on July 25, 2007 in Video (25 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Will Oldham | Zach Galifianakis

Kanye West's Graduation Cover

Before you doubt its authenticity, just take a look at those ventilated shades. Familiar? Yep, that fashion-forward teddy bear's taken style tips directly from your favorite hip-hop graduate, and he's got his eye on the rekkid. Maybe Amazon goofed? Either... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST'S GRADUATION COVER»

Posted on July 24, 2007 in Album Art (13 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

New Common (Feat. Lily Allen) - "Drive Me Wild"

Lily lends her voice for yet another collab, and it ain't bad. Last time she was getting grimy with Dizzee, and here she sings along to Chicago hip-hop good guy Common on "Drive Me Wild," from Com's forthcoming LP7 Finding... CONTINUE READING NEW COMMON (FEAT. LILY ALLEN) - "DRIVE ME WILD"»

Live Earth's Greatest Bits

Rather than stay in and watch Al's big day out, we decided to bounce around outside to enjoy the fresh air (or what's left of it). And Gore's right, it was totally hot outside! If you took it in, these... CONTINUE READING LIVE EARTH'S GREATEST BITS»

New Kanye West Video - "Stronger"

Kanye takes videos really, really seriously. And Hype Williams keeps it nothing but high-concept for "Stronger": The Daft robots monitor world events and tweak the settings on million-dollar-Kanye so he can be a harder, better, faster, stronger playa. Think about... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "STRONGER"»

Posted on June 27, 2007 in Video (99 comments)
Tags: Daft Punk | Kanye West

A Contrast In Video Styles: Kanye Vs. Daft Punk

He's easy to hate on, but every so often Kanye's sample/egomaniacal rant combo is just too good to resist. But Mr. West isn't content just with a solid banger in the Daft Punk-sampling "Stronger"; he wants the appropriation to be... CONTINUE READING A CONTRAST IN VIDEO STYLES: KANYE VS. DAFT PUNK»

Posted on June 22, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: Daft Punk | Kanye West

New Kanye West (Feat. John Mayer) - "Bittersweet"

The buildup to Kanye's Graduation day has included some egomaniacal riffing to the tune of PB&J and some egomaniacal riffing to the tune of Daft Punk, but this album cut sees Mr. West base his higher education on a sample... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST (FEAT. JOHN MAYER) - "BITTERSWEET"»

Posted on June 11, 2007 in MP3, Video (18 comments)
Tags: John Mayer | Jon Brion | Kanye West

New Kanye West - "Stronger"

If there's one thing aside from shameless self-promo Kanye can say he's learned by Graduation day, it's how to pick a sample -- and on "Stronger," Mr. West bundles both skills quite tidily on the way to his MC degree.... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "STRONGER"»

Posted on June 4, 2007 in MP3, Video (53 comments)
Tags: Daft Punk | Kanye West

Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, & Pharrell Sample Thom Yorke

Thanks to Roman for taking time out of his weekend festivities to drop a line about a new Lupe track "sampling" Thom Yorke's "The Eraser" (really, it's the track mostly unmodified with Fiasco, Kanye, and Pharrell taking turns with their... CONTINUE READING LUPE FIASCO, KANYE WEST, & PHARRELL SAMPLE THOM YORKE»

Posted on May 29, 2007 (8 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Lupe Fiasco | Pharrell | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

New Kanye West Video - "Can't Tell Me Nothing"

Kanye 3.0 may be older and wiser, but Mr. West still rocks that mankerchief like nobody's business. This tune's built on "I Got Money" samples, which is all well and Jeezy, but we're still hungry for video #2, the one... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING"»

Posted on May 25, 2007 in Video (48 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

New Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothin'"

Presumably the last in Kanye's educational-themed LP trilogy (unless he's going for Grad School: Kanye Gets His Ph.D. next?), Graduation sees release this September, boasting guests John Mayer, Chris Martin, and the return of genius producer Jon Brion. But no... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "CAN'T TELL ME NOTHIN'"»

Posted on May 16, 2007 in Video (61 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

No Curry For Kanye

Guess Kanye's trans-Atlantic Indian delivery meal was a naan-story after all. Via AP:Kanye West is not eating any $3,900 curry, his management said Tuesday ... the music star's publicist said West wasn't planning to be in New York during the... CONTINUE READING NO CURRY FOR KANYE»

Posted on March 6, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Kanye West