Kanye West Music

December 15th, 2008 11:10am A guest performance on SNL is very often the first time I hear various pop artists’ new material– and this past episode’s Kanye West appearance was no exception. I had heard, of course, that he was doing something “different” on this new record, and it seemed to be a very divisive “different,” too, from what I could gather. Marathonpacks pretty much summed up my reaction to it, “On Saturday Night Live last night, Kanye looked like a guy who’d just bumrushed a karaoke stage. Incredibly excited, irritatingly off-key, plagued by what sounded like technical glitches (which were no doubt planned), ... Read Full Story

Kanye West - Love Lockdown Video Kanye West - Love Lockdown Lyrics I’m not lovin you, the way I wanted to What I had to do, had to run from you I’m in love with you, but the vibe is wrong And that haunted me, all the way home So ya never know, never never know Never know enough, til its over love Til we lose control, system overload Screamin no no no, no no I ain’t lovin you, the way I wanted to See I wanna move, but cant escape from you So I keep it low, keep a secret code So everybody ... Read Full Story

With much success since its release a few weeks ago, Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak album has inspired East coast sneaker customizer MACHE to design a special pair of Nike Air Force Ones. They take inspiratio from artwork on the alum cover, which includes art from Kaws as well. They feature a old skool plaid like upper along with a colorful back half, which pretty much matches the album cover down to the smallest details. Via SoleBlvd Read Full Story

I believe Kanye West is one of the most talented performers walking the planet presently. My brother periodically faces criticism for his attempts to feed his ego, though that sometimes gets translated into general criticism of his work or person. Nonetheless, fans are still very willing to spend many thousands of dollars to meet the sensitive musical genius, and why not, especially when the cause Mr. West supports is so laudable? Art for Life Miami is a benefit hosted by the brothers Simmons (Russell, Danny & Joseph) for Rush Philanthropic , a foundation dedicated to bringing art to disadvantaged urban youth. Rush Philanthropic fulfills ... Read Full Story

Kanye West has a lot to be thankful for. His fourth album 808’s & Heartbreak which was released on 25th November 2008 is on pace to sell between 450-500,000 copies based on first-day estimates. That would make this Kanye’s third biggest debut of his career (following Graduation and Late Registration) and his third No. 1 album “808’s and heartbreak”. I had a listen to it even before it was released (thanks to World Wide Web).The first song of the album to hit the TV screens was the African based “Love Lockdown”. The video featured Kanye with a few African people playing their traditional drums. ... Read Full Story