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Our sensitive genius superstar Kanye West will be releasing his fourth album '808s & Heartbreak' in but hours. Mr. West rises above the negativity that surrounds brilliance. We love him, and can empathize.Our sensitive genius superstar Kanye West will be releasing his fourth album... more
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Yesterday I previewed Kanye West’s upcoming fourth album, 808s and Heartbreak. The album is refreshing and completely different from anything we’ve heard from the controversial artist, well not completely different… Read more.Yesterday I previewed Kanye West’s upcoming fourth album, 808s and Heartbreak.... more
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Rapper KANYE WEST drew inspiration for his new video LOVE LOCKDOWN from CHRISTIAN BALE's killer character in 2000 thriller AMERICAN PSYCHO.
The Stronger hitmaker unveiled the promo for the new single - on which he sings all the way through - on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday (07Oct08).
And West admitted that he based parts of his musical creation on the 1980s Wall Street murderer Patrick Bateman that Bale portrays in the big-screen adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel.
He told chatshow host DeGeneres, "On this album, I kind of embody Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.
"You know at the end of the movie (that) he didn't really kill anyone. (I just liked) the clean aesthetic and the way he was all about labels. I wanted to express all of that in the video."
The hip-hop star also revealed his forthcoming album 808s and Heartbreak will be something of a departure from his usual style.
He added, "I had all these ideas and I just needed to get it out as an artistic vision. I don't have a rapper's name, (but) I have really good taste and anyone who likes it probably has really good taste too."
808s and Heartbreak is due to be released in the U.S. on 25 November (08) - three weeks earlier than originally planned. Rapper KANYE WEST drew inspiration for his new video LOVE LOCKDOWN from CHRISTIAN... more
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"November something" now has an official number: November 25. On Friday night in Los Angeles, Kanye West announced the exact release date of his new album, 808s and Heartbreak, when he appeared as a special guest during T.I.'s MySpace concert at the Key Club.
West came out and surprised the audience, performing "Swagger Like Us" with Tip. The King of the South then turned the stage over to Kanye's command, and the Chicago native went into the first verse of "Love Lockdown."
"I just pushed my album up to November 25," he told the audience. "We just finished the album. I just got back from Hawaii earlier today."
West followed with a piece of what he's called the album's second single, "Heartless," part of which he debuted in August during the ONE Campaign concert at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
"A woman so heartless/ How could you be so heartless?" he sings in the hook. Then he raps: "There's a whole bunch of sh-- you ain't told me/ Yeah, I did some things, but that's the old me ... You got new friends. / Well, I got homies/ But in the end it's still so lonely."
On Friday morning before the show, Kanye's patience was tested in another encounter with a member of the paparazzi at LAX airport, according to a video posted on E! Online. In the video, the cameraman repeatedly asks West if he wants to apologize for his recent run-in with a pap at LAX. After mutely staring at the cameraman for a while, 'Ye finally says, "I'm gonna ask you as a man to leave me alone." "November something" now has an official number: November 25. On Friday... more
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Mr. West is in the building.
Kanye West revealed that his next single off of the upcoming 808s and Heartbreak will be called "Heartless," a track that the public has yet to hear.
The rapper made the announcement (along with the announcement that his album will be released on November 25) during a TI show put on by MySpace, according to Billboard.
The release of West's album was pushed up a week and a half ago because West felt like it. At least that's the story that Kanye wrote in his blog.
The more realistic reason, it seems (considering the world of record labels, mass production of the album and everything else that goes into producing an album) is to avoid a clash between West and 50 Cent, who has kept the release date of Before I Self-Destruct as December 12.Mr. West is in the building.
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NEW YORK — It's Kanye Kammentary! The Chicago-bred superstar showed on Tuesday night that his voice is equally as captivating backed by music as it is without it. In fact, he doesn't even have to rhyme. Days after his Lollapalooza appearance, West was back on his Glow in the Dark Tour and finished his show at New York's Madison Square Garden with a speech about negative stereotypes and the need for diversity in hip-hop.
'Ye started off giving props to Nas for his amazing achievements on the mic.
"Nas is the only MC of my generation — maybe Rakim, but he was the generation before me — Nas was the most respected MC in every genre of rap. N---a, he could do a song with Puffy or Wu-Tang."
Kanye then moved his analysis of hip-hop to the subject of Soulja Boy Tell'em, saying that the teen should be respected for not only making his own beats, but giving the people fun choruses, reminiscent of the hip-hop of yesteryear.
"How is Soulja Boy killing hip-hop?" Kanye asked, as some fans booed. "He had one of the biggest songs of the summer. If anything, he's helping keep it alive. You don't have to be Lil Wayne in order for people to say your sh-- is fresh.
"Open y'all's f---in' minds," said West, who recently teamed up with MTV and put his outspoken nature to use helping veterans. "Be accepting of different people. Let people be who they are."
He went from music to society in general, complaining that he's been outcast for some of his beliefs.
"You know how many people came at me, calling me 'gay' cause I wear my jeans the fresh way?" he said to the audience. "Or 'cause I said, 'Hey, dude, how y'all gonna say 'f--' right in front of a gay dude's face and act like that's OK?' That sh-- is disrespectful.
"It took me time to break out of the mental prisons I was in," West added. "The stereotypes of the fear of the backlash that I would get for believing in what I believe in, for accepting people for who they are."
Before he sent everyone home, West also took the opportunity to tell the people that he's one of the kings of the stage right now.
"Thank y'all for listening to me," the music icon said. "I had a few things to get off my chest. I want y'all to handle the rest. New York City, good night."
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After premiering his new song "Love Lockdown," at the VMAs on Sunday Kanye West may be capitalizing on the song's instant acclaim. The track is rumored to be on the new LP that interview-shy West has been keeping mum about, but a title and release date for the LP were listed on Amazon.com and Target.com Wednesday (September 10). The retail sites have posted presale info for 808's & Heartbreak, listing a sale price of $13.98 and release date of December 16. At press time, a spokesperson for Def Jam could not be reached for confirmation or further comment.
(On Wednesday, Kanye posted an MP3 and single artwork for the song on his blog.)
West sang "Love Lockdown" again on Tuesday night, to a much smaller crowd at New York's Knitting Factory, in a surprise set of classics and fresh-off-the-press bangers. He performed "Flashing Lights," "Swagger Like Us," "Put On" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing" in the intimate club, where the lineup featured Q-Tip and artists from 'Ye's G.O.O.D. Music record label, including Consequence and G.L.C.
In a recent interview with MTV News, T-Pain said he's been "going back and forth" with West in the studio over the past couple of months, but there is no confirmation that any of Pain's work will appear on Kanye's album.
"He'll call me to his room; I'll do a hook for him," T-Pain said. "I'll go back down, probably make a couple beats. I'll call him down: 'Yo, do a verse for me real quick.' He'll go back up; he'll make something, call me back up."
Besides working on his next LP, West has been producing Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 — which the pair premiered a track from at Kanye's Madison Square Garden show last month — and he appears on upcoming LPs by T-Pain (Thr33 Ringz), DJ Khaled (We Global) and T.I. (Paper Trail).
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Kanye West will not face felony charges in connection with his scuffle with paparazzi at Los Angeles airport earlier this month, according to TMZ. The site reported that Don Crowley, West's road manager, will not face felony charges either, and said the case has been sent to the L.A. city attorney, where it hasn't been decided whether anyone will be charged with a misdemeanor.
Earlier this month, MTV News reported that West could avoid felony charges due to a quirk in California law. At the time, Crowley could have been charged with a felony because he wrestled with two paparazzi and smashed the men's expensive cameras. West destroyed one shooter's lighting rig, which was worth just $100.
Meanwhile, Crowley had his hands on the camera, which is worth more than $1,400, as well as a video camera belonging to TMZ that was reportedly valued at $7,000. California law states that someone who criminally damages property worth more than $400 can be prosecuted for felony vandalism. TMZ speculated that the charges for West could be lowered to a misdemeanor, while Crowley might still face felony counts.
After posting $20,000 bail and being released from jail, West blogged about the incident, saying, "We back in the lab!!! I'm cool with the paparazzi. This guy wasn't cool. I gotta work now." West was reportedly in Hawaii the next day working on his upcoming album, 808s and Heartbreak. The rapper has since bumped up its release date to "November something."
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Last week, Common gave his stamp of approval on Kanye West's singing throughout the upcoming 808s and Heartbreak. This week, we have the King of the Auto-Tune himself chiming in. T-Pain said he's been working with West on the project, and he also gives it a thumbs-up.
"I co-sign his whole album. I just flew in last night from Hawaii, working," Pain said recently on the set of Ciara's "Go Girl" video. "His whole album is crazy, and it's definitely a different kind of Kanye. I mean, as far as 'Love Lockdown' goes, he did that whole thing himself. He just had me in mind. 808s is really all Kanye. I'm just here to keep it from [sounding] adult contemporary." ...
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