Kanye West Premieres ‘New Slaves’, ‘Black Skinhead’ On ‘SNL’
A day after debuting new song “New Slaves” on the sides of 66 buildings in major cities around the world, Kanye West took the Saturday Night Live stage to showcase the song, as well as another new one,...
View ArticleKanye’s Lack of Permits Cost Him at Weekend Screenings Of ‘New Slaves’
Kanye West is attaining quite a bit of hype for “New Slaves,” the first song off his new album, Yeezus, thanks to his clever worldwide art project. But the cities of Baltimore, Houston and San Antonio...
View ArticleKanye West Unveils ‘Yeezus’ At NYC Album Event
In advance of his album’s June 18 release date, Kanye West held an event at Milk Studios in New York City on Tuesday (June 11) night to play his album Yeezus. At one point, he went on to explain the...
View ArticleKanye West Does An Interview: 10 Classic Lines
Kanye West is known lately for his regurgitation of negative attention, of his unwillingness to interview and his decision to at least appear dark, brooding and distant when he appears in public. And...
View ArticleKanye West Unleashes Short ‘Yeezus’ Clip, But Still Keeps Tracklist Under Wraps
In the latest installment of Kanye West’s guerilla marketing campaign for his upcoming album Yeezus (out next week), the rapper revealed a short snippet from the studio, which shows everyone what it’s...
View ArticleKanye West ‘Yeezus’ Leaks, New Tracklist Surfaces
Kanye West tried to keep the details of his new record Yeezus under wraps, but he just couldn’t keep it from leaking. The rapper’s latest record is now available for anyone with an Internet connection,...
View ArticleKanye West Recreates ‘American Psycho’ With Scott Disick For ‘Yeezus’
Kanye West has found an unlikely pal in Kardashian clan associate Scott Disick, who stars in the rapper’s recent American Psycho-inspired Yeezus promo clip. The video dropped at West’s album listening...
View ArticleOn The Charts: Kanye’s Worst Opening Sales Week Still Leads ‘Yeezus’ To No. 1
In the battle of Yeezus versus Born Sinner, Yeezus has emerged the winner. After a close race that only got closer as the week pressed on, Kanye West scores the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album...
View ArticleKanye West Changes His Mind, Sends ‘Black Skinhead’ To Radio & Preps Official...
At Governors Ball last month, Kanye West railed against the politics of promoting a new album. He specifically addressed the belief that artists need to have hit radio singles. Letting the crowd know,...
View ArticleKanye Releases Glitch-Filled Interactive Video For ‘Black Skinhead’
Monday (July 22), right at midnight, Kanye West revealed the video for “Black Skinhead,” the first official clip from Yeezus, which unlike a previously leaked version is interactive. Kanye posted the...
View ArticleJ. Cole, Drake Apologize For ‘Embarrassing’ Autism Lyric: ‘[We] Should Have...
Yesterday, J. Cole apologized to people with autism and their families over a lyric in Drake’s song “Jodeci Freestyle.” Now Drake is also sharing his remorse over the offensive line. The rapper took to...
View ArticleKanye West Helps Kids In Chicago’s Southside Learn Music Through New Program,...
The inimitable Kanye West and fellow Chicago rapper/Yeezus contributor/former aldermen candidate Rhymefest plan on teaching at-risk kids in Chicago’s Southside about beats, rhymes and life. In...
View ArticleKanye West ‘Yeezus Tour’ San Jose Concert Review
(Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) Kanye West, Yeezy, ‘Ye, Kan-yeezy, Yeezus… Whichever name you choose to call him by, one thing for sure is that he came to the Bay to leave an impression on his fans....
View ArticleKanye West Postpones ‘Yeezus’ Tour Dates Due To Set Damage
The outspoken rapper has pushed back a handful of dates on his current tour, but for a very good (and unfortunate) reason.
View ArticleKanye West Finishes ‘Yeezus’ Tour With Epic Rant to End All Rants
By Scott Sterling It’s been a wild and crazy ride across North America for Kanye West this year, as the controversy-generating rapper took the ambitious Yeezus Tour to his fans. While the highly...
View ArticleKanye West Allegedly Punched an 18-Year-Old Man While Defending Kim Kardashian
By Jeremy D. Larson Kanye West is being investigated for misdemeanor assault charges after an altercation Monday afternoon (Jan. 13) with an 18-year-old man in Beverly Hills, CA. According to reports...
View ArticleNeed a Lift? Try the Kanye West Self-Confidence Generator
Anyone with the balls to give himself a nickname that purposefully rhymes with Jesus clearly has more hubris than most of the world. Kanye West has no problems with pumping himself up a bit, and he’s...
View ArticleRick Rubin Confirms He’s Working On Kanye’s ‘Yeezus’ Follow-Up
By Shannon Carlin Kanye West promised the follow-up to last year’s Yeezus would be out this year. But ‘Ye’s been busy, you know, getting married, honeymooning in Ireland and gearing up for his big...
View ArticleJack White Covers Kanye West’s ‘Black Skinhead': Watch
By Shannon Carlin Jack White has made it very clear that he wants to work with Kanye West, but for some reason ‘Ye won’t return his calls. Perhaps this new cover will pique his interest. Related: Jack...
View ArticleWatch Teenage Kanye West Kill a Freestyle Rap Verse
How’s this for a Throwback Thursday? Back before Kanye loved Kanye as much as he does now, Yeezy used to pop up at New York’s Fat Beats to throw down some freestyle verses any chance he could get....
View ArticleVideo: This is Why Kanye West Probably Fired His DJ
Kanye West doesn’t seem like the kind of dude you’d want to piss off, and though we can’t say if Million Dollar Mano, Kanye’s tour DJ, did that, this is pretty convincing evidence to that end. Mano...
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