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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Let’s Find Out What a 6-Year-Old Thinks of ‘Yeezus’

Album reviews are inevitably the calculated thoughts of one person who in turn interprets a musical project based on inherent likes and dislikes. Sure, they’re supposed to be objective, but ruffling feathers with either a scalding or scathing review is…

Here Are All of the Samples Used for Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’

Gianni Lee and Mike Blud have taken on the difficult task of providing all the samples used for Kanye West‘s Yeezus album. With all of the scrutiny Yeezus has been receiving while under the microscope by critics and fans alike, many have been…

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Ten years ago, Kanye West appeared on his first-ever magazine cover, The FADER’s inaugural Now issue. Today, we gain a look at never-before-seen photos from the cover shoot, and photographer Jonathan Mannion and Kanye’s longtime publicist Gabe Tesoriero reminisce about the…

The day has come. After much talk, an unexpected leak, the new Kanye West album, Yeezus, has finally dropped today. You can download the new album now here. Furthermore Kanye has released an American Psycho-inspired short film starring Jonathan Cheban and…

Watch the ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Movie Trailer

Martin Scorcese and Leonardo DiCaprio have teamed up once again and present the first trailer of The Wolf of Wall Street. The movie is based on Jordan Belfort’s best-selling memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, which chronicles Belfort’s dramatic rise…

Rick Rubin Details His Executive Producer Role for ‘Yeezus’

Perhaps the most crucial contribution to Kanye West‘s Yeezus came from producer Rick Rubin. With just weeks to go before Yeezus was due, West recruited Rubin to finish tracks and help give the album a cohesive sound. During a semi-public listening session in…

Here we go, the first tracks of Kanye West‘s Yeezus album are starting to leak. Here we have for you now one of the more anticipated tracks – “Hold My Liquor” featuring Chief Keef and Justin Vernon, also known as…

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Kanye West continues his unique marketing plan for Yeezus with a poster campaign featuring the album’s cover art, or lack thereof, and the words “PLEASE ADD GRAFFITI.” Initially, the request seems redundant and could even come across as desperate since…

The Sixteen Best Quotes from Kanye West’s New York Times Interview

The New York Times recently published one of the best Kanye West interviews we’ve read in a while. With his new album Yeezus arriving next week, West has mastered the art of marketing. If you haven’t read his interview yet we…

Watch Kanye West Record “I Am a God” with Rick Rubin

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Kanye West has updated his website with a short clip showing him recording the Yeezus track “I Am a God” with legendary producer Rick Rubin at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. As Kanye mentioned in his New York Times interview,…

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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Let’s Find Out What a 6-Year-Old Thinks of ‘Yeezus’

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Here Are All of the Samples Used for Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’

Jonathan Mannion’s Never-Before-Seen Photos of Kanye West

Watch Kanye West’s American Psycho-Inspired Short Film

Monday, June 17th, 2013

Watch the ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Movie Trailer

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Rick Rubin Details His Executive Producer Role for ‘Yeezus’

Listen to Kanye West’s “Hold My Liquor” feat. Chief Keef & Justin Vernon

Kanye West Asks Fans to Add Graffiti to ‘Yeezus’ Poster Campaign

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

The Sixteen Best Quotes from Kanye West’s New York Times Interview

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Watch Kanye West Record “I Am a God” with Rick Rubin