Kanye Has Expensive Tastes

We've heard of currying favor, but this is ridiculous. Kanye West is set to cater a business meeting in New York with an Indian meal, prepared at the British Raj restaurant in Wales, and imported across the Atlantic for the... CONTINUE READING KANYE HAS EXPENSIVE TASTES»

Posted on March 5, 2007 (34 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Kanye Remixes, Annotates Fall Out Boy

There are remixes that are faithful to a fault, and then there are Kanye remixes. In addition to fleshing out the beat and adding some choir vocals to FOB's "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race," Kanye critiques the... CONTINUE READING KANYE REMIXES, ANNOTATES FALL OUT BOY»

Posted on February 23, 2007 (69 comments)
Tags: Fall Out Boy | Kanye West

New Kanye, Nas & KRS-One - "Better Than I've Ever Been"

Has it been 25 years since we bought that first pair of Nike Air Force 1s already? Time flies when you're running game on the basketball courts. To celebrate the quarter century anniversary of the classic shoe, Nike commissioned all-star... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE, NAS & KRS-ONE - "BETTER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN"»

Posted on February 15, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | KRS-One | Nas

Super Bowl Injury Report: Prince May Be Half As Hip

Hey sports fans, don't expect too much stage-sweeping pelvic activity from the Purple One on Sunday. This report filed by ESPN, going above and beyond and giving us the health condition of the halftime entertainment:Reports surfaced about a year ago... CONTINUE READING SUPER BOWL INJURY REPORT: PRINCE MAY BE HALF AS HIP»

Posted on February 2, 2007 in MP3 (18 comments)
Tags: Common | Kanye West | Prince | Super Bowl

Kanye Enlists Chris Martin, Jon Brion For Graduation

Billboard reports on the details for the third, education-themed installment of Kanye's solo career:Kanye West is hard at work on his next album, "Graduation," tentatively due in late 2007 via Def Jam. The artist tells Billboard the likely first single... CONTINUE READING KANYE ENLISTS CHRIS MARTIN, JON BRION FOR GRADUATION»

Posted on January 19, 2007 (27 comments)
Tags: Chris Martin | Coldplay | Jon Brion | Kanye West

New Kanye West - "I Still Love H.E.R."

Kanye teamed up with Japanese hip-hop group Teriyaki Boyz on the original version of this track, but now it's out floating around with the Teriyaki stripped out. (We'll go ahead an assume Kany-ego wanted it that way.) Stream it at... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "I STILL LOVE H.E.R."»

Posted on January 17, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Teriyaki Boyz

Infinity On Hybrid

We know you were sold already, but Honda just gave you another reason to see Fall Out Boy's upcoming tour! Billboard reports:In honor of the tour, Fall Out Boy has created a custom Honda Civic Hybrid that will be showcased... CONTINUE READING INFINITY ON HYBRID»

Posted on January 8, 2007 (0 comments)
Tags: Fall Out Boy | Jay-Z | Kanye West

NME Loves Gossip, Doesn't Care About Kanye West

Go go Gossip girl. Beth Ditto is the first bird to top NME's annual "Cool List." The Brit rag's 2005 countdown placed Alex Turner at #1; the Arctic Monkey's dropped 31 points (the science behind this is complicated). But don't... CONTINUE READING NME LOVES GOSSIP, DOESN'T CARE ABOUT KANYE WEST»

Posted on November 21, 2006 in List, MP3, Shit List, Year-End List (46 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Kanye West | Lily Allen | The Gossip | The Horrors

From Playing The Race Card To Sponsoring A Race Car

Kanye's letcha know what he thinks about the President, he let MTV Europe know that his video was best (i.e. Pam Anderson + canyon-jumping = best), and now he's moving in on the auto-racing circuit. Kanye's sponsoring a car in... CONTINUE READING FROM PLAYING THE RACE CARD TO SPONSORING A RACE CAR»

Posted on November 20, 2006 (7 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»

New Jay-Z (Featuring Chris Martin) - "Beach Chair"

Jigga's Kingdom Come was just one of a few notable leaks this weekend, and it marks the end of the least-retired retirement in human history. Self-lauding is nothing new to the rap game, but in the case of Jay-Z, you... CONTINUE READING NEW JAY-Z (FEATURING CHRIS MARTIN) - "BEACH CHAIR"»

Kanye's Engaged!

People reports:West, 29, proposed to his girlfriend, Alexis, while overseas for two weeks recently. Alexis, whose last name and occupation were not immediately available, was West's girlfriend prior to his October 2002 car accident, one source says.Prenup?... CONTINUE READING KANYE'S ENGAGED!»

Posted on August 11, 2006 (15 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Kanye Live At Lollapalooza

Chicago's dropout-cum-Jesus Kanye West offered a fitting close to our second night in Grant Park. Lupe, Twista and GLC made cameos during the rapper's set, but first we got an audience singalong to "We Don't Care": ... CONTINUE READING KANYE LIVE AT LOLLAPALOOZA»

Posted on August 6, 2006 (21 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Lollapalooza

Raconpalooza, Lollaween

A little of last night's "Steady As She Goes" for ya... Tried to get side-stage for them, but no go. "The Raconteurs want no one on stage. Good; I hate those all-access fuckers who stand on the stage at every... CONTINUE READING RACONPALOOZA, LOLLAWEEN»

2006 MTV Video Music Award Nominations

Shakira and Chili Peppers lead with seven noms each. Gnarls got three. None for Boards Of Canada. VIDEO OF THE YEAR Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man" Madonna: "Hung Up" Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Red... CONTINUE READING 2006 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS»

M Night Shyamalan Vs. Woody Allen

I heard something disturbing on TV the other day. It was a commercial for the movie Scoop. "From the director of Match Point" was the pitch. Jeez, I know he made some lousy flicks in the last twenty years, but... CONTINUE READING M NIGHT SHYAMALAN VS. WOODY ALLEN»

Posted on July 26, 2006 (25 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Kanye West | Pearl Jam | U2

Kanye West Scores Impossible Mission

So Mission: Impossible 3 is out Friday, and today Tom Cruise takes over Manhattan to celebrate. Gawker reports on the new dad's GMA appearance. He'll hit TRL shortly, then a Lamborghini (by way of boat) will take him to BET's... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST SCORES IMPOSSIBLE MISSION»

Posted on May 3, 2006 (48 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Kanye Is Jesus, Axl Is Irrelevant

Kanye West, who caused a Stereogum uproar with his Katrina telethon Bush-bashing, is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone. Posing as Jesus. We're not surprised. And probably only Pat Robertson will care. If you've been paying attention,... CONTINUE READING KANYE IS JESUS, AXL IS IRRELEVANT»

Posted on January 24, 2006 (62 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses | Kanye West

48th Grammy Nominations

FYI -- Eligibility "year" is 10/1/04 to 9/30/05. That's why no Ariel Pink! Mariah, Kanye, and John Legend are today's happy campers, with eight nods each. But here are the categories you might care (to argue) about: RECORD OF THE... CONTINUE READING 48TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS»

For Your Consideration

Jesus Walks, Kanye talks. MC Modest complains to MTV News:KANYE WEST: "If I don't win Album of the Year, I'm gonna really have a problem with that ... I put my love, I put my heart, I put my money... CONTINUE READING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION»

Posted on December 7, 2005 (19 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Kanye West

Dylan, Ninja, Kanye Appear On List Together

Thanks James for the heads up about this Londonist post. Sadly, it's now deblogged, but in case you missed it... The site claimed to have seen evidence that NME's list of the top 50 albums of the year had been... CONTINUE READING DYLAN, NINJA, KANYE APPEAR ON LIST TOGETHER»

Posted on December 2, 2005 (7 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Steve Carell, Kanye West Will Host SNL Premiere

Fortunately for Kanye, Steve Carell DOES care about black people. From The Office Season 1, in which an African-American leads the "Diversity Day" discussion:Mr. Brown [Larry Wilmore]: My name is Mr. Brown. Michael Scott: I will not call you that.Tune... CONTINUE READING STEVE CARELL, KANYE WEST WILL HOST SNL PREMIERE»

Posted on September 26, 2005 (12 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | The Office

Kanye West Does Not Care About Shirley Bassey?

London's Daily Mail reports that Shirley Bassey didn't know Kanye was going to sample her 1971 hit "Diamonds Are Forever" on his latest album."He didn't ask my permission to have me singing on the his song. I didn't even know... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST DOES NOT CARE ABOUT SHIRLEY BASSEY?»

Posted on September 22, 2005 (34 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Kanye Causes Controversy

Wish I Tivo'd this. AP reports:It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks Friday night,... CONTINUE READING KANYE CAUSES CONTROVERSY»

Posted on September 3, 2005 (296 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

Stream New Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Death Cab, More...

At AOL Music... The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Death Cab For Cutie - Plans Kanye West - Late Registration Bob Dylan - No Direction Home: Bootleg Series Vol. 7 Click around and you'll find streams to 21 other... CONTINUE READING STREAM NEW ROLLING STONES, KANYE WEST, DEATH CAB, MORE...»

Posted on August 30, 2005 (21 comments)
Tags: Comic-Con | Death Cab For Cutie | Kanye West | Nick Harmer | Rolling Stones