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The music for first Yeezus single "Black Skinhead" leaked online (July 8). Though it's unclear whether or not the CGI clip is an official release or a well made fan video, the visual for "Black Skinhead" plays into the imagery surrounding West's new album. Read More »
Usher made history as the first music curator for the Macy's 4th of July fireworks in New York City, but his slanted choice of songs left a number of viewers irritated. Read More »
Timbaland is having an epic year. The super producer already executively produced one of the top albums of 2013 in February, with Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience, now he adds his talent to Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail. In a recent interview with Revolt TV, Timbaland opened up about working on both albums; he addressed Kanye dissing "Suit & Tie," and The 20/20 Experience 2, and talked for the first time about a rough patch in he and Jay-Z's personal relationship. Read More »
Apparently, fans aren't to interesting in hearing the good news about Yeezus. After the tightly maintained air of mystery surrounding the album dissapated, fans found a challenging album with no apparent radio-friendly songs. All of this lead Yeezus to experience the fourth largest second-week drop off for a number 1 album in the SoundScan era. Read More »
"Bad" rapper Wale has debuted on the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time. The D.C. musician's third studio album The Gifted is the No. 1 album in the country this week, according to Billboard.com. The album sold 158,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read More »
Kanye West allegedly cheated on his girlfriend with Katarina Van Derham according to Life & Style magazine, but the rumored mistress is shutting down rumors as being false. Read More »
Apparently, Keri Hilson can't stay out of the game for too long. The "Pretty Girl Rock" singer has been on a hiatus as of late but is currently making the rounds to discuss her new album (the first since 2010's No Boys Allowed) and collaborations with Kanye West. Read More »
Kanye West celebrated his first Father's Day nearly two weeks ago, but the rapper just showed Twitter followers for the first on Monday what he received, presumably from the mother of his child, Kim Kardashian. Read More »
Kanye West 'Yeezus' UPDATE: 'Black Skinhead' Will Be First Single Off New Album, Music Video In The Works Read More »
We're still digesting Kanye West's challenging new album Yeezus, but it appears that two more Kanye albums are on the horizon. First, we had talk from last-minute Yeezus producer Rick Rubin that there's a Yeezus 2 on the way. Now, frequent Kanye collaborator says Cruel Winter a follow-up to the G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer is about to drop. Read More »
Kanye West always sparks conversation and his sixth album Yeezus, is no exception. Knedrick Lamar chatted with MTV News about his thoughts on the album as he begins with being a little confused at first listen. Read More »
The name "North West" didn't fail to generate headlines and many a pointless argument over whether parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made a good life choice when naming their first daughter that. No one bothered to ask residents of the Northwest United States however, until the Public Policy Polling agency reached out to residents of the state of Montana. Read More »
Rick Rubin, the man who is responsible for possible helping to produce the first hip-hop album with LL Cool J's Radio, continues to reign supreme as one of the top producers in the industry for more than three decades. The Def Jam Recordings cofound has lent his expertise to a slew of acts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beastie Boys, Adele, and Kid Rock, and most recently Kanye West and Jay-Z. Read More »
