Tim Westwood is always putting up classic material on his Youtube page. Tonight, he tossed up a 13 minute freestyle that Kanye West did back in 2005 on a promo run for Late Registration. He runs through beats like Game’s “Dreams” and Jay-Z’s “Encore.” There’s also a part (about 7 minutes in) where he has [...]
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Kanye West is a master at stirring up controversy while also making us take a good look at society. That’s exactly what Yeezus is centering around. There’s still plenty of mystery surrounding the album, but we’ve heard a couple songs to grasp the direction he’s going in, and he certainly isn’t holding back his feelings. [...]
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We’ve come to expect a Kanye West rant at his live shows, and last night he didn’t leaving us hanging. At the Roseland Ballroom in NYC for Adult Swim’s upfront party, Yeezy addresses his recent run-in with paparazzi, not wanting to do any SNL skits that would “humanize” himself and more issues dealing with fame. It [...]
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While no information is known about Kanye West’s next album, the internet was able to get their hands on a demo tape, presumably created in 2001, from the Chi-town rapper. The Prerequisite features early versions of “Hey Mama,” “Know The Game” and “Jesus Walks.” Among the material we’ve already heard, there’s songs that never made [...]
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“Another You” was one of the best R&B records that Tony Williams has created. BINK!’s production and Kanye West’s appearance helped it turned heads, and the remix is picking up on that again. We get two verses from King Chip and a dope one from Freddie Gibbs. Hell, if you missed out on hearing it [...]
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Kanye West broke his media silence today by calling into Hot 97 with DJ Enuff. This interview, while only four minutes, is mainly dedicated to MTV’s Hottest MCs In The Game list. He doesn’t agree that he’s at number seven, feels Big Sean should be higher too and calls Lil Wayne the best rapper in [...]
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Well, this is something nobody would’ve predicted years ago. Kanye West’s protege surpasses him on MTV’s Hottest MCs In The Game, and we have to agree. Sean Don was showing out all year: Detroit being one of the best mixtapes of the 2012, his guest features and traveling around the world performing. This could be [...]
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“Why Justin get 15 minutes?” If one rant wasn’t enough, Kanye West ranted again during his time at the Hammersmith Apollo Room in London last night. This time, he took aim at Taylor Swift beating Beyonce, the music industry being similar to wrestling and other short topics. He then transitions into “All Falls Down.” Previously: [...]
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“Remind me again why the Grammy’s can suck my dick” We all live for a good Kanye West rant. Every couple months when he pops back up doing a new show in some random part of the world, he blesses his legion of fans with a new one. This latest rant comes from the Hammersmith [...]
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During the Pre-Telecast of tonight’s Grammy Awards, the winners of the Rap and R&B categories were announced. Jay and Kanye won twice with their “N***as in Paris” cut, Miguel earned his first Grammy Award with his “Adorn” record and Drake took home Best Rap Album. One day the hip-hop world will make it to the [...]
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