VIDEO: Kanye’s Coldest Winter and Thoughts on 808s and Heartbreak

Yes, you heard that right, Kanye dropped a video from Coldest Winter, from that album 808s and Hearbreak which dropped in late 2008. 808′s seemed like it was dropped a decade ago. Remember when that was the album that was supposed to change music? Remember when urban music was going to rise up and everybody [...]

New Kanye West? What It Do

Kanye West – West-What It Do (Demo) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I can’t confirm this, but it appears that some new Kanye Wet leaked this morning. We all know that Kanye is back in the studio, hopefully penning the album that will redeem his career, so I’m not surprised that he would [...]

In Case You Missed It: Top Five of 2009

2009 was a pretty dope year for music, but for me 2009 was a year that I was able to catch up on a lot of music I missed from the past…well… few decades. Here’s my top 5  (in no particular order) of what I missed out on and you may have as well. Letta [...]

VIDEO: Amber Rose for Elle Magazine

I’ll admit it. I have a crush on Amber Rose. Don’t front, you do too. Check out this behind the scenes video for her Elle Magazine photo shoot which was styled by our friend Kanye West (who might have some time on his hands at the moment) and drool.

Kid Cudi – Poke Her Face (Make ‘Em Say)

Regardless of what you think of Kid Cudi (his emo tirades are well documented by now), Cudi’s latest release “Poke Her Face,” is reinventing how music is getting pushed from the Internet to the mainstream. After the success of “Day N’ Nite,” and the Crooker’s remix, Cudi’s people were scrambling to find a follow-up to [...]

VIDEO: Kanye West “Paranoid” Feat. Rihanna

It’s finally here. What do y’all think?

Video: Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy – Amazing

VIDEO: Mr Hudson – There Will Be Tears

Of Quintessential Q and the Mercurial Mr. West, historical thoughts…

Photo attributed to Rob Fields, boldaslove.us “Kick in the door, wavin the four-four” – Notorious B.I.G., Kick In the Door I am a firm believer in the concept that in introducing any new, paradigm shifting manuever to any pre-existing artifice, it’s easier to open a door to walk through than bang one’s head against the [...]

SXSW Profile: DJ Class

DJ Class – I’m The Shit Remix (feat Kanye West)  [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Hip-hop wise, there was no song that I heard more than DJ Class’ “I’m The Shit.” Seriously, the song was everywhere I turn, including the Red Bull Moon Tower at 4 in the morning. The song is positioned [...]

On questions of authenticity…

“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold.” – The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats On Saturday evening, VH1 aired Kanye West’s “Storytellers” episode, and in doing so, confirmed the “Louis Vuitton Don’s” place as the most emotionally accessible and soul baring artist in modern music, and, upon further review, likely of the modern era. From [...]

UK Tings: Mr Hudson and the Library

Mr Hudson and the Library – Bread and Roses [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I haven’t posted about Kanye for a while, maybe cause I got a lot a backlash for calling him the Steve Jobs of hip-hop (a statement which I still stand by), but with all said, the dude is a [...]