Recently, I read this article about how Amazon was selling My Beautiful Dark And Twisted Fantasy for $3.99. Basically the article read like this:

“Blah blah blah Amazon MP3s are $3.99.”

I immediately scooted over the Amazon to see if I could grab some cheap albums. At this point, buying the physical copies is getting to be a hassle and I just want to put my money up to help support artists. Read the rest of this entry »

Some people say Donda’s son takes things too far. This is not one of those instances.

High-profile producers, take note. Read the rest of this entry »

Coping with tragedy is a long, often painful process. For Kanye West, one of the most successful and talented artists of the past quarter century, the entire world was afforded a front row seat as he struggled with the sudden passing of his mother and first supporter, Dr. Donda West. Subsequently, grief presented itself to audio archives in the form of his emotional and desolate 808’s & Heartbreak. From there, anger sucker punched pop culture Read the rest of this entry »

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Am I the only one who forgot about this song? Looked over after G.O.O.D. Friday became a weekly holiday and actual album hype started snowballing, “See Me Now” was once a rumored single for something called G.O.O.D. Ass Job and has now been repackaged as an iTunes bonus track featuring B-I-G Sean. Read the rest of this entry »

Drew @ FSD felt compelled to gather up all the originals used for Kanye’s latest. Don’t ask me about the compilation’s accuracy. All I plan to do is listen to the oldies and enjoy them, whether Kanye used them or not. Read the rest of this entry »

The LP may be available for public consumption but G.O.O.D. Fridays keeps truckin’ right along, this time with contributions from the senior member Cons the Don and your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper Talib Kweli. What makes this week’s entry is it is exclusively featured on the deluxe version of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye is going out his way to let you sample the audio dope before you partake in the OD on November 22nd. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve got the tools at your disposal, why not use them? Gaudy in line-up alone, Kanye West may have just delivered the song of the year. Triumphant, well-packaged and commanding more attention than any publicity stunt or concert appearance, “All Of The Lights” is a conduit of empowerment from the uninhibited uber-celebrity into listeners who both love and loathe him. Read the rest of this entry »

A few days ago, Gotty™ pointed out to me that one of Kanye’s most admirable qualities is he’s only a public figure when he needs to be. Think about it for a second. The space that fell in between 808s… that lead up to the unveiling of “POWER” was best suited for you to fully embrace the movement we’ve all come know as My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Read the rest of this entry »

There are acts of grandiose, extravagance, and then there’s the act of Kanye. While the latter isn’t exactly an adjective, the English language could have a legitimate case on adding another word into its ever growing library. The ripe, young culture of Hip-Hop has benefited greatly from an one Kanye Omari West since he officially revealed himself to the commercial masses back in 2003. Other musical genres have a had a multitude of polarizing figures and rap music has its fair share of legendary icons that defined the face of the movement, but none have consistently pushed the boundaries of what is allowed in the realm of beats & rhymes. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chi-Town n*gga with the Nas flow invites you to his innermost sublime thoughts where his vices and phoenix convene in unholy matrimony. It’s dark, twisted and fanatical. It’s different. It’s Kanye. Over RZA’s brooding, bring-the-ruckus production style of old and obviously refined by No I.D., we now know how My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy “allegedly” will kick off. Read the rest of this entry »

The hell with you, Walmart. You think you can stand up to Kanye West? The only person who single-handedly exposed the fact that then president George W. Bush didn’t care about black people. The one guy who had balls enough to denounce the blind critics that chose to pass over Beyonce for Taylor Swift Read the rest of this entry »

If you plan on rushing out to retailers like Walmart & Target on November 22nd to cop Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy you’ll be sorely disappointed if wanted the cover above. At least according to his Twitter time-line yesterday: Read the rest of this entry »

After Kanye had the most talked about meltdown of all time, Saturday Night Live spoofed him, embedding the momentary loss senses into American pop folklore. Mr. West responded in song, telling the show and cast to kiss his whole ass, more specifically his asshole.

Well, it seems as if a game of kiss and make-up went down as ‘Ye took to the SNL stages to help the show with the new season’s second episode. The rapper altered the offending line with a whole new verse and, in turn, was allowed to transform the traditional Grand Central Station-themed backdrop to a blurring, heavenly sea of white. He also brought along Pusha T and approximately 20 swan-like ladies as props.

Lyrics via The Urban Daily

It’s not Friday yet, but new Kanye West music on a Wednesday is welcome and there’s an air of juxtaposition that makes the head-spinning “Lost In The World” work. Read the rest of this entry »