American rapper Kanye West left Jamaica yesterday after arriving in the island on a private jet on Friday morning. Veteran music producer and Buju Banton's manager, Donovan Germain, said, after landing, West paid a courtesy call on the reggae singer at his Corporate Area-based Gargamel Studio.“Kanye and his friends just came to Jamaica to chill for a couple of days. And, on his way down to the hotel, he just […]
Kanye West’s proven mastery of the tweeted language has landed him atop TIME’s second annual list of the "most influential people on the Internet," placing above high-rankings from J.K. Rowling and the creators of the endlessly compelling "Damn Daniel" meme magic. Elsewhere on the publication’s list of 30 digital tastemakers, prominent #BlackLivesMatter activists and hella popular YouTube gamer PewDiePie are touted for their own inventive use of the seemingly endless […]
It was clear from the many studio sessions Kanye West had for The Life of Pablo that he recorded a lot of music for the project. That is even more evident today as several demo tracks have made their way online. The demos include “FML," which now features vocals from Travi$ Scott, the once-title-track “Waves,” a slightly altered version of “Wolves" from the one we heard yesterday, “Fade,” “Highlights," and […]
Kanye West and adidas have had a fruitful partnership as of late, and he showed his loyalty to the brand through his anti-Nike song, "Facts." But would West ever consider going back to Nike if he was offered, say, $1B? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnQ6HNxCAjM
Hov and 'Ye's collaborative album becomes the highest-selling digital album in history for first-week sales. Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne, which was released exclusively to iTunes last Monday (August 8th), has broken a record for the online store. According to reports, the LP has become the highest-selling album in the store's history for first-week sales, moving about 290,000 copies to break Coldplay's previous record with 2008's […]
Yeezy is reportedly holed up in a studio in Paris, France where he's working on his new line. After making a name for himself in the music world, Kanye West is ready to dominate fashion. The Chicago, Illinois rapper has allegedly made Paris his home in an attempt to launch a career in fashion, with plans to make a line for men and women at a studio in the city’s […]
Kanye West is facing a new lawsuit, this time from a New York photographer that claims the rapper and his entourage beat him while he was trying to take their pictures. According to photographer Michael Vasquez he was hired to film and photograph an event in May 2008 at Guastavino's on East 59th Street. Vasquez says however when he attempted to shoot West and several of his body guards he […]
Passengers on a Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to New York City last week got a little surprise when Kanye West performed for them while in the sky. According to Rap-Up.com, passengers were surprised when Kanye jumped on the intercom instead of hearing the captain or a flight attendant 30 minutes into the flight ... and spit a few parts of his hit singles, "Gold Digger" and "Good Life." "He […]
Illuminati rumors have been swirling around high profile rap stars for a while now. Even prompting Jay-Z to address the issue on Rick Ross' “Free Mason.” Now Kanye West is speaking out about his supposed membership in the controversial elitist group. Via Twitter, Yeezy recently jokingly confronted the rumors Tweeting, “I've got a question about “the illuminati”…what is it???…and why do people think pop stars have membership???!!! LOL He went […]
