February 9, 2012 Finally, one of the biggest songs of last year has an official music video. Kanye West and Jay Z had the blogs going wild as they made stops all across the country on their 'Watch The Throne' tour. The two MC's showcased tracks off of their collaborative album of the same name, as well as classics from each of their own individual catalogs.
While some stars have relatively simple demands in their riders (see Nicki Minaj and Adele), others are pretty high maintenance. Joining the diva ranks? Kanye West and M.I.A.
Kanye West‘s ‘Runaway’ from his last solo album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ was used effectively in the Bud Light Platinum Super Bowl 2012 commercial, titled ‘Factory,’ which aired during the first quarter of the big game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.
If you haven’t heard the news, rapper 2 Chainz is officially a solo artist on Def Jam. Before his signing, however, he’s been working with one of the rap industry’s biggest producers Kanye West, and plans to release some of their collaborative work later this year.
Kanye West might be a superstar, but that doesn’t mean that his tardiness will be met with approval. Over the weekend, Yeezy performed at Australia’s Big Day Out festival on the Gold Coast, and he enraged fans when he pulled a Bonnaroo and kept them waiting for almost an hour. Additionally, West’s sound check interrupted parts of Soundgarden’s performance, leading fed-up frontman Chris Cornell to fire off some insults at the rapper.
Kanye West has enlisted some big names for his upcoming ‘G.O.O.D. Music’ compilation project. Apparently, R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean and spiritual rapper Jay Electronica have joined Yeezy out in London along with producer Hit-Boy and Big Sean.
January 15, 2012 It's no secret that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have had something for each other for quite some time. Recently, Kanye's ex-gf, Amber Rose called Kim a homewrecker for her meddlings with Yeezy behind Rose's back that eventually led to their breakup. She also described the racy pictures that the reality star would send to Kanye on a regular basis. There have also been rumors that Kim would do sexual favors for Kanye in exchange for help with her music career.
January 6, 2012 When it comes to Kanye West's Twitter (@kanyewest), it's usually feast or famine. There are spells where you may not hear a tweep from Yeezy for 100 days or more, then there are moments of greatness like the informational-session that Kanye dropped on the Twitterverse a couple nights ago. Mr. West sent over 80 tweets in the span of 5 hours and it all surrounded his passion about a brand new venture that he is excited to bring to the world.
As we reported, Kanye West put on his DJ hat and spun at the grand opening of the 1 OAK club at the Mirage in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve. Under his new alias Yeezy World Peace, he played an array of music that included oldies from Michael Jackson and a selection of Top 10 hits.
The G.O.O.D. Music album from Kanye West and a host of rappers and singers on his label is “almost done,” according to Big Sean, who gave MTV News the scoop in a new interview conducted during a break from the video shoot for Wale‘s ‘Slight Work.’
