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He sometimes fancies himself a god (in music, in fashion, in everything) but Kanye West is human just like the rest of us. Below is a video from when he was 19 and still just another young rapper trying to make it big. Unearthed by DDotmen, the video, shot in 1996, shows the young rapper with a mic in hand, spittin... |
18 January 2012
09:13 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian is now dating Kanye West. They go way back too, his ex Amber Rose says in a new interview for Radar Online: in fact, Kanye and Kim first hooked up when they were involved with others.Back when Kanye was still with Amber, and Kim was dating Reggie Bush, they had an affair, as several reports in the medi... |
4 January 2012
07:51 GMT |
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Before she even met her soon to be ex-husband Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian was linked briefly to good friend Kanye West. Fresh reports are now suggesting the two are back together again, though not in an “official” manner. At a recent party in Los Angeles, Kanye was totally “all over” Kim,... |
15 December 2011
12:27 GMT |
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Kanye West isn't exactly known for being too humble. If anything, he has quite a reputation for his overinflated ego, which makes him say some of the most outrageous things out there – which is why we probably shouldn't be that surprised to hear of his funeral plans. Regular people probably don't... |
7 December 2011
06:11 GMT |
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While some stars chose to accessorize with gold and diamonds at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Bieber attended the ceremony – and walked the red carpet – with a pet snake wrapped around his hand.
As the video below will confirm, Justin told girlfriend / host of the evening Selena Gome... |
30 August 2011
13:41 GMT |
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Rapper Kanye West was an Amy Winehouse fan and, as a tribute, he decided to re-record one of her most famous songs and release it as a single. As per ongoing reports, Kanye put his own spin on “Back to Black.”Known for his penchant for mixing various sounds and for adding a pitch of synthesizers as well, ... |
19 August 2011
11:14 GMT |
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Accidents do happen, and it’s not just female entertainers who are prone to them in live concert. During a gig in Norway the other night, rapper Kanye West fell down hard in mid-song. Like a champ, he got up and continued performing. Performing in front of an elaborate stage set and of thousands of fans, Kanye ... |
12 August 2011
06:39 GMT |
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Kanye West is misunderstood and hated for no apparent reason. In his mind, Kanye is a victim, a sentiment he never shied away from voicing out loud to whoever might be listening. Just recently, the rapper complained in concert he was just as hated as Hitler. As in, the Adolf Hitler, TMZ stresses. The rapper was ... |
9 August 2011
03:30 GMT |
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Proving that there’s very little he can’t do if he sets his mind to it, rapper Kanye West is reportedly preparing to launch his own – and very first – line of women’s clothes at the New York Fashion Week.At Coachella 2011, the rapper rocked the stage wearing a colorful shirt that attract... |
14 July 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Back in December, Kanye West fans got a taste of what the official video for “Monster” would look like, when an unfinished version of it leaked online. Today, they can see the full official clip – but only if they have the stomach for it.Before the video opens, a warning comes on screen, meant to te... |
7 June 2011
07:29 GMT |
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Dating rapper Kanye West may seem like a dream come true to many women out there but for model Amber Rose, who’s been there done that, as the saying goes, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, as she says in a brand new interview. Rose is now in a relationship with rapper Wiz Khalifa and there’s... |
12 May 2011
09:49 GMT |
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Even though she’s out on tour, Katy Perry still found the time to pre-tape a live performance for the latest American Idol eliminations show – and even got Kanye West to show up for a surprise cameo halfway through the song.
The stage at American Idol went up in bright lights the other night, as Katy m... |
23 April 2011
08:31 GMT |
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For days now, Katy Perry has been teasing her fans with images from the set of her latest video, for the single “E.T,” a first-time collaboration with rapper Kanye West. It’s now out in full – and you can check it out below, at the end of the article.
Since the song tells the love story be... |
1 April 2011
10:33 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Rihanna put on a fiery performance during the NBA All-Star Game halftime, singing a medley of her hits – with some help from friends Drake and Kanye West, who made surprising cameos. As the video below, the 11+-minute show kicked off with an orchestral version of Rihanna’s hit “Umb... |
22 February 2011
03:45 GMT |
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The Grammy Awards 2011 were two weekends ago but resentment still runs deep with many about some of the artists and acts that won and, more importantly, that didn’t. Music executive Steve Stoute has taken out an entire ad page for a call to artists to boycott the Grammys. As he puts it, the awards, organiz... |
21 February 2011
09:04 GMT |
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A while back, word got out that socialite / television personality Kim Kardashian was considering going down the road of her former BFF Paris Hilton, by releasing some music. Kim now explains it was Kanye West who talked her into it. Kim and Kanye are apparently very good friends, and he even put in an appearance on ... |
23 January 2011
02:21 GMT |
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In what is being described as a mini-Taylor Swift situation, rapper Kanye West named-dropped Britney Spears the other day, bringing back his (in)famous “Imma let you finish” line that he first used on the country singer.
As we also noted this week, both Kanye and Britney have new songs out: his is a c... |
15 January 2011
05:29 GMT |
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Kanye West has always been very proud of his bling; after all, he’s the same guy who got diamond teeth saying they were cooler than the real deal. Now, he’s just purchased a custom-made diamond watch, with his own face on it. As PopEater puts it, there’s an overinflated ego – and then there&rs... |
13 January 2011
15:21 GMT |
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Rap’s royalty is coming together for an album that is bound to write history when it comes out in March. Jay Z and Kanye West will put “Watch the Throne” out in spring – and the first single, “HAM,” is out now.As we also noted back in October 2010, the joint album initially started... |
11 January 2011
09:39 GMT |
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In the last hours of the year, it’s time to look at the public figures that shaped our culture for 2010. Mark Zuckerberg, Julian Assange, Kanye West, Michael Vick and Girl Talk are just some of the biggest names of 2010: the antiheroes that our culture assimilated.As Spider-Man once learned, with great power co... |
31 December 2010
12:01 GMT |
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Earlier this month, word got out that reality star, fashion designer and socialite Kim Kardashian was also working on a music album, to further expand her list of accomplishments. She and Kanye West have just shot scenes for her first video. Though Kim didn’t explicitly say she wanted to get into the music indu... |
30 December 2010
06:17 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian, who once made a lot of money off her weight loss, has been seemingly gaining some weight in recent weeks. Media TakeOut reports that she’s pregnant – and the father is none other than Kanye West. Though with a reputation that puts it on par with the National Enquirer, MTO does get some cre... |
7 December 2010
04:44 GMT |
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Jared Leto has long proved that he’s more than just a pretty face: an established actor and a popular rocker with his band 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto is also doing his best to leave his mark on the industry by making a name for himself as an artist. It’s quite an ambitious task that he’s set for himse... |
27 November 2010
06:01 GMT |
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Macy’s brought out all the big stars for this year’s, the 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, including rapper Kanye West, together with Kylie Minogue and Jessica Simpson. Kanye performed “Lost in the World.”As AceShowbiz and the video below can confirm, Kanye lip-synched through one of his t... |
26 November 2010
09:21 GMT |
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During a recent promo concert, Kanye West performed his brand new album in its entirety, the critically acclaimed “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” While on the mic, he also took about 10 minutes to speak his mind about the events that have gotten him press throughout the years.As the video below will ... |
25 November 2010
08:00 GMT |
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Reviews for Kanye West’s most recent album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” call it the work of a genius. If you ask Quincy Jones, though, he doesn’t see what the fuss is all about – after all, Kanye is “just a rapper.”Us Magazine got a chance to talk to the 27-time Gram... |
25 November 2010
06:47 GMT |
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To say that Kanye West has an ego problem or a flawed relationship with the media and, at the same time, mainstream public, is an understatement at this point. With all this, Kanye West’s most recent album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is en route to becoming the best-reviewed release of the y... |
23 November 2010
11:20 GMT |
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Kanye West recently tried to mend his reputation as a loudmouth by sitting down with Matt Lauer for an interview on The Today Show. Instead, he only made matters worse by losing his cool on camera and then tweeting up a storm about it. Now, even his media trainer has quit in the aftermath of the Matt Lauer situation ... |
15 November 2010
06:44 GMT |
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As per his own words, Kanye West was ambushed on The Today Show by Matt Lauer, when the talk show host tried to force his answers. In yet another Twitter rant, the rapper claims he’s not mad – and even sends all his love to Lauer. The whole scandal began shortly after West taped the Today interview, which... |
13 November 2010
07:21 GMT |
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The other day, Kanye West took to Twitter to say that Matt Lauer had ambushed him during an interview for The Today Show, trying to force certain answers out of him and being overall disrespectful. The Today Show clip is below and, as you can see, Lauer stands by the interview, saying there was nothing out of place o... |
12 November 2010
03:51 GMT |
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Though he promised he’d do his best to be a “good celebrity” and not just an awesome creative person, Kanye West has had it with the media – as he clearly states in a long rant on his official Twitter page. What prompted the breakdown and the promise of not doing any interviews from now on, it... |
10 November 2010
11:56 GMT |
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Before he made a surprise but scheduled appearance at the 30 Seconds to Mars pre-EMAs live gig, Kanye West was entertaining passengers on a Delta Airlines flight – live from the cockpit. HollywoodLife reports that the rapper was on the plane going from Minneapolis to NYC on November 5, flying first class, of co... |
9 November 2010
10:56 GMT |
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Admittedly, until some months ago, Kanye West was the one performer that organizers tried to avoid when drawing up the lineup for a music awards ceremony. Things have changed a lot lately and the 2010 EMAs are living proof of that. Now promoting a brand new album and speaking about a new and improved self, Kanye West... |
8 November 2010
06:58 GMT |
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Since he’s almost done working for his upcoming album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West has also found some time to work on another project: one with Jay Z, which has turned out to be a full-length studio album.Kanye himself has confirmed the good news in a recent interview with MTV, a... |
28 October 2010
03:48 GMT |
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Kanye West is taking art to a whole new level with a short film directed by himself, “Runaway.” It stars Kanye himself and model Selita Ebanks, and marks Kanye’s directorial debut. The video, while not officially a music video, showcases no less than 9 brand new songs off his upcoming album, “... |
25 October 2010
10:11 GMT |
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At the beginning of the week, a fuming Kanye West took to his Twitter to rant about how Walmart didn’t know or appreciate real art, banning the cover art for his upcoming album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”Shortly after, he said he would be coming out with several covers for the same album, i... |
23 October 2010
06:48 GMT |
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It’s only a few years that Kanye West was singing about blood diamonds, but many things have changed since then. For instance, he thinks diamond teeth are much “cooler” than the one he was born with. The rapper was on Ellen DeGeneres the other day to talk about his spiritual journey in the aftermath... |
20 October 2010
14:41 GMT |
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Rapper Kanye West is gearing up to make his music comeback and, as such, he’s finally speaking out about the period shortly after the Taylor Swift-gate, when he walked up on stage at the VMAs and cut short her acceptance speech. Kanye was on Ellen DeGeneres the other day and, aside from explaining why he felt t... |
20 October 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Rapper Kanye West is preparing for the release of a brand new album, called “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” but he’s already having some problems with it, since, he says, Walmart has banned his cover. Over the weekend, Kanye took to his Twitter to vent, says E! Online: the US doesn’t want... |
19 October 2010
02:33 GMT |
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Since many still can’t forget about the infamous “Imma let you finish…” VMA speech Kanye West gave in 2009, cutting short Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, the rapper is talking about it again, this time with the October issue of XXL Magazine. The collector’s edition features Kany... |
17 September 2010
05:39 GMT |
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Reports say Taylor Swift refused to do a duet with Kanye West for the 2010 Video Music Awards, and chose instead to perform a song she’d written with him in mind. MTV executives were not at all happy with her decision. As some of you may remember, a year ago, Kanye rushed to the stage as Taylor was accepting he... |
14 September 2010
09:53 GMT |
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In quite an unexpected move, Kanye West recently went into a tweeting frenzy and apologized (again) to Taylor Swift, even saying he’d written a song for her. As it happens, she doesn’t want it. After interrupting her during her VMA acceptance speech in 2009 to say she didn’t quite deserve the award,... |
11 September 2010
06:42 GMT |
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Almost one year after his infamous “Imma let you finish” interruption at MTV’s Video Music Awards, Kanye West is finally speaking out on the scandal, once more apologizing to Taylor Swift for it. Over the weekend, Kanye went in full Twitter mode, posting about 100 tweets in the space of two hours or... |
6 September 2010
03:46 GMT |
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Shortly after the Taylor Swift scandal, caused by his massive ego and rude manners, Kanye West promised that he would still be around for 2010: and that has just become true, with his promise that he’ll release a new single every week until Christmas. Those wondering what the rapper has been doing this entire y... |
26 August 2010
05:44 GMT |
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In true “forgive and forget” fashion, MTV has already made peace with Kanye West for last year’s Taylor-Gate, which means the rapper will take to the stage in September to perform for the 2010 edition. As he’s already said on his Twitter page, Kanye is currently working on a brand new album, t... |
13 August 2010
05:22 GMT |
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Ever since the “Imma let you finish” incident with Taylor Swift, Kanye West has been keeping a very low profile, making as few public appearances as possible and even cutting down on the posts on his official blog. The other day, Kanye has joined Twitter – and has already taken over, boasting about ... |
31 July 2010
07:06 GMT |
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When he’s not attracting attention to himself for saying the bad thing at the bad time, Kanye West is taking fashion bloggers to war, especially if they happen to pick on him and girlfriend Amber Rose for wearing fur clothes. In an all-caps post on his official website, the rapper launches a bitter and foul-mou... |
30 January 2010
06:28 GMT |
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Kanye West’s 2009 started off good, with many critical nods and a wonderful reception with all segments of the audience. By the time the Video Music Awards were held in September, it seemed that there was nothing he could do wrong. And then Kanye went and interrupted Taylor Swift as she was about to make her ac... |
4 January 2010
11:37 GMT |
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Even if he doesn’t really lose sleep over it, it’s by now a well-known fact that Kanye West is not popular with just everybody. For many, that particular way he has of talking about himself as if he were the next best thing life would have in store for the world is simply too much. Readers of Parade magaz... |
29 December 2009
10:44 GMT |
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It’s that time of the year when charts and tops are made to show the best and worst of the past 12 months, from film to music, fashion and celebrities. Speaking of stars and with the motto that “annoyance is the great equalizer among human emotions,” the SC Times has comprised a list of the ten most... |
19 December 2009
09:31 GMT |
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