Tagged: Kanye West

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Video: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Niggas in Paris”

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s allegiance to “Niggas in Paris” was deftly displayed in repeat encores throughout their Watch the Throne Tour, but they’ve finally given the track the visual treatment. The duo have been pretty … read more »

POSTED February 9, 2012 7:01PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (7) TAGS: , , ,
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Kanye West to Debut New Collection at Paris Fashion Week

According to WWD, Kanye West will be debuting a second women’s ready-to-wear line on March 6th at Paris Fashion Week. Last October, West’s Spring 2012 line, also shown in Paris, was panned. Kanye has boomeranged … read more »

POSTED February 8, 2012 3:18PM IN MUSIC NEWS, STYLE NEWS Comments (2) TAGS: , ,
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Kanye West is Making a Short Film in the Middle East

According to a the New York Observer, Kanye West and his creative team are scouting locations in the Middle East where they will begin production on a film, set to shoot starting in March. The … read more »

POSTED February 1, 2012 4:56PM IN MUSIC NEWS 0 Comments TAGS: ,
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Swizz Beatz is the CEO of Megaupload

Remember that “viral” Megaupload video a few weeks back, the one with a $3 million budget, where Kanye West and Lil Jon and Kim Kardashian bizarrely pledged allegiance to the file-sharing site’s “fast as hell” … read more »

POSTED January 18, 2012 6:50PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (17) TAGS: , , , , ,

Watch Rare Footage of Kanye West in Middle School

We caught a glimpse of Kanye West’s formative years yesterday when pre-fame performance footage surfaced on the internet. Today, we get deeper into his past—one of his old classmates has leaked a warbled home video … read more »

POSTED January 16, 2012 4:10PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (1) TAGS: ,
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Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), “Niggas in Poorest” MP3

To launch his Top 40 Underground freestyle project, Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def, has flipped The Throne’s only skate song into a politically-charged, lo-fi rendition retitled, “Niggas in Poorest.” For the collection, Bey plans to … read more »

POSTED January 16, 2012 11:39AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , ,
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Watch Kanye West Perform in 1996

At the end of Kanye West and then-partner Phenom’s recently unearthed 1996 set, West flaunts a nascent big ego, saying, “Kanye represent the sexy niggas, fly niggas.” The video of the performance, filmed at Chicago’s … read more »

POSTED January 15, 2012 7:17PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (4) TAGS: ,
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Nicki Minaj to Perform at Grammys

Nicki Minaj will perform at this year’s Grammys, to air February 12th. The first-time performer is nominated for four awards, including Best New Artist, where she’ll compete with Bon Iver, Skrillex and J. Cole. Taylor … read more »

POSTED January 12, 2012 10:04AM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,
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Watch Jay-Z Hear Kanye West’s “Big Brother” For the First Time

Musician Tony Williams—who has worked with Kanye West since The College Dropout—has a webseries called, The Road to King or The Fool, which chronicles his career path until the release of his debut album, The … read more »

POSTED January 10, 2012 5:27PM IN MUSIC NEWS TAGS: , ,
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Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Will Release an Album Together

According to a very brief post on Lupe Fiasco’s website, he and Pharrell Williams will be releasing a collaborative album some time this year. The two are no strangers to working together, whether as two-thirds … read more »

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