Archive for ‘808s & Heartbreak’



“808s & Heartbreak” Is Now Officially Platinum

Dec31

The sales figures are in and Kanye West remains ahead of the pack, bringing home his fourth platinum plaque just one day before ‘09.

After 7 weeks, the Chi-Town mega rapper/producer’s latest record, 808s & Heartbreak, has officially moved 1,023,900 units according to Nielsen’s SoundScan. Ye sold 165,100 discs this week, landing him at the number 5 spot on the Billboard 200, 6 spots up from last week.

from xxlmag.com




Kanye on SNL

Dec14




Kanye sells 450,000, besting GNR, Ludacris and Taylor Swift

Dec03

anye West earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as “808s & Heartbreak” bows in the top slot.




808s & Heartbreak off to a strong start

Nov25


Kanye West has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. His fourth album 808s & Heartbreak 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.

(from Rap-Up.com)




“Heartless” Live @ The AMAs

Nov23




808s & Heartbreak Released on iTunes

Nov23

The iTunes special edition come with two videos and a digital booklet.

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Road to 808s & Heartbreak

Nov23

On August 31st 2008, at the Nike+ Human Race Concert, Kanye performed - for the first time ever - “Love Lockdown” in front of thousands of fans.

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The Heartbreak Samples, Pt. 2: Coldest Winter

Nov22

This is the second in a series of posts in which we post a song sampled on Kanye’s new album “808s & Heartbreak”.

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The Heartbreak Samples, Pt. 1: Robocop

Nov21

This is the first of a series in which we’ll post a song sampled on Kanye’s new album “808s & Heartbreak”.

Robocop contains samples from “Estella’s Theme”, a song from the score of the 1998 movie Great Expectations.

“The film is a modern re-telling of the classic Charles Dickens tale ‘Great Expectations’” writes kanYeLive.com member dayobliss, “Estella is a woman incapable of loving a man. Her mother raised her to be a cold person who cannot feel or return another’s passion, and is destined to crush any man’s dreams. I thought this was fairly pertinent in the overall context of 808s & Heartbreak, and especially the song itself.”

Bonus: Kanye used the same sample in an unreleased track in 2003.





LA Times: Kanye West examines real vs. fake on “808s and Heartbreak”

Nov21

Of all the stories Donda West read to her little son at bedtime, “Pinocchio” must have been a favorite. The tale of the puppet who longed to be human obviously resonates with Kanye West. On “Pinocchio Story,” the bonus live track that turns out to be the key to his audaciously introspective fourth album, he freestyles about the character, repeatedly singing, “I want to be a real boy.”

“808s and Heartbreak,” out Monday on Roc-A-Fella Records but now streaming on MySpace, is a meditation on realness as it’s been defined by materialism and machismo in the hip-hop world, and by love and sorrow in the larger one. Wrought in hushed mechanical beats, computer-altered vocals and samples so subtle they’re barely noticeable, it’s West’s foray into confessional music.

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In the studio: “Welcome To Heartbreak”

Nov19




808s & Heartbreak x Kaws

Nov18




Welcome To Heartbreak (Radio Rip)

Nov16

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Preorder 808s & Heartbreak Now!

Nov15

808s & Heartbreak is now available for preorder on iTunes.

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Welcome To Heartbreak (Snippet)

Nov11

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808s & Heartbreak Moved Up…By one day

Nov10

Island Def Jam is moving up by a day the release dates for the Killers’ “Day & Age,” Ludacris’ “Theater of the Mind” and Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak,” in what it says is an attempt to capitalize on the Thanksgiving shopping weekend.

All three albums were due Nov. 25 but will now come out off-cycle on Monday, Nov. 24 in both physical and digital formats.

Each project has already spawned a hit. The Killers’ “Human” is No. 6 on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart, while Ludacris’ “One More Drink” co-starring T-Pain is No. 34 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. West’s “Love Lockdown” has already peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100.

(from billboard.com)




Heartless #1 song on iTunes

Nov07

Heartless is the #1 song on the U.S. iTunes Store.

In addition to this, Love Lockdown is #9; this means Kanye has TWO songs in the top 10!

Click here to purchase Heartless on iTunes




Heartless (Video)

Nov07

<a href="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh2aBE5wt00Y5tf1m7" target="_blank">http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh2aBE5wt00Y5tf1m7</a>




Kanye West - Anyway

Nov03

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Official “808s & Heartbreak” Cover

Oct25

(from Amazon.com)




LEAKS: Robocop & Coldest Winter (CD Quality)

Oct25

Listen to at your own risk! If you want to wait until Nov 25th then don’t click these links!

Coldest Winter
Listen

Robocop
Listen




Heartless Single Cover

Oct24

Thanks to RapUp.com!




Winner of the kanYeLive Album Cover Contest

Oct18

kanYeLive.com recently held a contest to design an unofficial cover for Kanye West’s upcoming album “808s & Heartbreak”. Over 50 entries were submitted and hundreds of people voted for their favorite entries.

The voting is now over and the winner has been chosen.

by kanYeLive.com member Praya_Nation

Click here to see all other entries for the contest.




Coldest Winter

Oct17

Listen/Download




Heartless

Oct16

Listen/Download




808s & Heartbreak Tracklisting?

Oct15

From Rap-Up.com

Here is a tracklisting for 808s & Heartbreak based off what we could make out. No official titles were announced so take this for what it is.

1. “Welcome to Heartbreak”
2. “Heartless”
3. “Love Lockdown”
4. “Robocop”
5. “Anyway”
6. “Streetlights”
7. “Say You Will”
8. “Bad News”
9. “Amazing” featuring Young Jeezy
10. “Tell Everybody That You Know” featuring Lil Wayne
11. “Coldest Winter”




Another New Album in June?

Oct15

In addition to 808s & Heartbreak coming December, Kanye will be releasing ANOTHER new album in June 2009.

Stay tuned for more info…!




Heartless (CD Quality Snippet)

Oct12

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808s & Heartbreak Listening Event

Oct10




Love Lockdown Video

Oct07




Kanye in the studio

Sep25

Cons reports live from the studio with Kanye, Malik Yusef, Plain Pat and 88 Keys as they work on 808’s And Heartbreak.




Love Lockdown Debuts At #3

Sep25

West’s new single, “Love Lockdown,” is proving to be an instant smash. It will debut tomorrow (Sept. 25) at a career-best No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks to first-week digital download sales of 213,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

(from Billboard.com)




808s & Heartbreak Coming November

Sep24

Kanye’s brand new album has been completed and has pushed upto November.




Love Lockdown on iTunes

Sep18

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New “Love Lockdown”

Sep16

Kanye has listened to his fans and has released a new (and better) version of Love Lockdown.

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“808s & Heartbreak” To Be Completed Within 2 Weeks

Sep15

…Straight from Kanye West himself.

Kanye’s new album will be completed within 2 weeks. Which means it will almost definitely make the December 16th deadline!




Love Lockdown Released!

Sep10

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This Is Not The “808s & Heartbreak” Cover

Sep10

Some websites are claiming that they have the exclusive on Kanye’s new album cover.

This cover was actually created by “ishaqfahim”, a member of kanYeLive.com (and was posted here).

It is not the official album cover.




Kanye @ The Knitting Factory: Love Lockdown & more…

Sep10




“808’s & Heartbreak” Released Dec 16th

Sep09

According to Amazon.com, Kanye West has named his new album 808’s & Heartbreak, putting an end to his string of school-themed albums…

Stay tuned for more info!




Love Lockdown Cover

Sep08

Thanks to Rap-Up.com




Kanye’s VMA Performance - Love Lockdown

Sep08




Kanye West’s New Album Title?

Sep07

So by now you should know that Kanye is releasing a brand new album soon - possibly later this year.

In 2004, Ye said his fourth album would be “A Good Ass Job” (he also named Late Registration and Graduation), but if recent rumors are anything to go by, this will not be the title. It may not even follow the theme of the last 3 albums…

Members of the kanYeLive forums have been speculating about the album and have came up with some of their own titles. Here are some of the best:

Homecoming — omar19

A Job Well Done — Little Baller

Unemployment — K-West07

Through The Fire — Dr.Freestyle6

Reunion — TwistedEdge

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New Kanye West Song: “Heartless”

Sep07

After Flashing Lights…

Or click here to download the audio (MP3) of the video.




“Love Lockdown” To Premiere Today?

Sep05

Word is that “Love Lockdown” - the brand new single from Kanye West, will be premiered on the radio in the UK between 10PM and Midnight (5-7pm ET) tonight.

If you’re not in the UK, check back here to listen to the song.

DJ Semtex has let us down and can’t play the song today.. However, the song WILL be premiered at the MTV VMAs on Sunday!