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The Making of Good Life

Oct05

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Stronger #1

Sep20

Stronger is now the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100!

Kanye West Stronger Cover

8 weeks after it’s official single release, Stronger has finally taken the #1 spot, overtaking Soulja Boy’s “Crank That”.

This give’s Kanye his third #1 single in the U.S. (the first two being Slow Jamz and Gold Digger) and means Stronger has been the #1 song in 4 countries!

In related news, the third single from Graduation, “Good Life”, debuted at #14 on the Hot 100 this week.

Stay tuned and check back here next week for the latest chart positions!

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Graduation Comes In At 955,000!

Sep19

The official sales numbers are in, and Graduation has sold an amazing 955,000 copies!

Not only does this mean that Kanye takes the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, it also means that Graduation has sold more in it’s first week than ANY Def Jam album ever, and more than any album since “Late Registration” in 2005!

Graduation has also sold the most downloads ever, with over 100,000 of the first-week sales being from downloads alone, and in the UK the album hit #1 on the official album chart, selling around 80,000 copies overall.

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The Million Before Monday Challenge

Sep15

(from KanyeWest.com)

Thanks to everyone for an amazing start to the week. We sold 436,000 copies of Graduation on Tuesday alone. And set a new first day record on iTunes. Incredible! For the first time, I think we have a legit shot at hitting the one million mark in the first week. So if everyone can tell your friends, buy them a copy of Graduation as a gift or do anything you can to get it done by 11:59pm Sunday night, this is our shot to show the world. I made this record for all of you, so thanks again! Check back to hear more from me right here at KanyeWest.com.

Kanye

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Good Life #4 on iTunes

Sep15

The third single from Graduation “Good Life” has shot to #4 on the U.S. iTunes store, even though the single has yet to be officially released.

In related news, Graduation is also the #1 selling album on almost every online music store there is - Amazon.com have even gone as far as displaying a Kanye West vs 50 Cent meter showing the percentages of their sales for each album so far:

Stay tuned for the latest in the sales race between Kanye and 50 Cent, including the final sales numbers on Wednesday.

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Kanye Beating 50?

Sep14

“Graduation” is set to outsell 50 Cent’s “Curtis”.

SoundScan released the latest sales numbers today, with Kanye so far selling an estimated 600,000 copies - 170,000 more than 50!

The final charts will be published Wednesday.

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Good Life (Video)

Sep11

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Graduation In Stores NOW!

Sep11

9/11 is finally here! Go out and get the album now! (Or buy online… iTunes/Amazon)

Graduation

1. Good Morning
2. Champion
3. Stronger
4. I Wonder
5. Good Life (feat. T-Pain)
6. Can’t Tell Me Nothing
7. Barry Bonds (feat. Lil Wayne)
8. Drunk & Hot Girls (feat. Mos Def)
9. Flashing Lights (feat. Dwele)
10. Everything I Am (feat. scratches by DJ Premier)
11. The Glory
12. Homecoming
13. Big Brother
14. Goodnight [Japan/UK Bonus]

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Goodnight

Sep04

Kanye West feat Mos Def - Goodnight (Japan/UK Bonus Track) [Listen]

Kanye West - Graduation

Aug31

“The hood love to listen to Jeezy and Weezy, and oh yeah Yeezy; I did it for the Glory.”

What’s left to do when your debut album was a breakthrough classic and your sophomore album avoids the slump to receive even more praise? Well, you graduate to the next level of course. Yet with a two year gap that occurred for Graduation to be complete, Kanye West shows it wasn’t as simple as passing classes and grabbing that diploma. And even with a shorter track list this time around (the first two were 21 tracks), Graduation packs a piercing punch.

With a hollowing welcome, “Good Morning” gives us the tantalizing new sounds that Ye’ has honed as of late. His lyrics give an outlook of a perspective that reminisces of the past and fantasizes of the future, De Lorean included (a tie to his Marty McFly lyrics in “Southside”). And if his added tagline from “The Ruler’s Back” doesn’t raise an eyebrow, you may need to dig into your iPod and throw it on.

The boastful accolades from Kanye didn’t go anywhere on tracks like “Champion” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” On the former, he raps “Last week I paid a visit to the institute, they got the Dropout keeping kids in the school” to vocalists singing “This is a story of a Champion.” For the latter and his first single, his arrogance warrants a hail mary, rapping “So if the Devil wear prada Adam n’ Eve wear nada I’m in between but way more fresher, with way less effort.”

DJ Toomp helped on the drums with “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” but it didn’t stop there. Kanye collaborated with Toomp as well on the bass pounding “Good Life,” with a chorus from the most popular fake voice on radio, T-Pain. If the title of this song doesn’t emulate Kanye’s lyrics better than any other track he’s done (think of it as Touch The Sky 1.5), and likewise doesn’t make you throw your hands up in the air (go ahead, wave em’ like you just don’t care), I digress.

Kanye’s sampling of Daft Punk’s synthpop-sound for his second single “Stronger” provides a more “futuristic” amplitude to his crateful of soul records. This same structural sound is seamlessly apparent in a few other tracks such as “Flashing Lights,” a string-swaying melody featuring Dwele on the vocals. In it Kanye paints a troubling picture of the girl that still haunts. Also on “I Wonder,” Mr. West pronounces his intimate thoughts through a synth-based beat, piano added for a more subtle approach.

If there was one signature detail Graduation couldn’t exist without, it would be that chipmunk sound we’ve grown to love. Kanye brings it back for us on “The Glory,” a catchy and soulful track that Common described it as “a raw street joint” when it was originally for his album. Kanye comes correct on the lyrics and with wordplay so confidently witty, he raps:

“While ya’ll was in limbo, I raised the bar up, I touched on everything, married to the game roc-a chain still the wedding ring you bridesmaids catch the garter. On nights when Ye’ romanced, camera’s flashed so much, that I gotta do that Yayo dance.”

The two collaborations found on the album, one highly anticipated, the other quite surprising, shine a rare light of disappointment for Graduation. Chris Martin’s chorus on “Homecoming” is inviting, but one cannot deny history. Kanye’s lyrics for this track match exactly to an unreleased track he did with John Legend called “Home” a few years back. Needless to say, both beats are immensely gratifying to hear, but it seems Legend’s soulful voice one-ups Martin’s mellow-toned vocals. And then on “Barry Bonds,” Lil’ Wayne spits a verse that has many scratching their heads. His word association vaguely etches an attempt, casting him as lazy.

If the comical title of “Drunk and Hot Girls” isn’t confusing enough on a Kanye West album, the lyrics emphasize an angry and frustrated man at the bar, trying to get laid. Now, it would make sense if this was maybe a fews lines on a track, but it’s the entire purpose of the song. And Mos Def singing? Stick with rapping, or going on the Dave Chappelle show (looks like you have no choice).

Ye’s enlightening tracks take a more mature stance to an astonishing career he’s had thus far. “Everything I Am” features scratches from the great DJ Premier with Kanye rapping about the naysayers who’ve got it all wrong. And paying homage to the ruler himself, Mr. West wraps up the album with “Big Brother” for president Carter. With an insightful hook, Kanye gets his chance to explain certain instances that happened in the past, and the admiration that has built up over time for Jay-Z. Forget the claims of a conscious rapper; Kanye’s lyrics on this track are just real talk.

Time and critics will decide if this album joins the same pantheon as his first two. The high standards and likewise anticipation may have killed off a few listeners, but Kanye knows this first hand; you can’t please everyone, especially to the fullest extent. And anyways, now that he has graduated, I guess he’s gonna have to go get that Good Ass Job.

PS: Let’s keep Hip-Hop alive, September 11th.

by Edwin Ortiz

Q&A with Kanye

Aug29

Kanye West (featuring Chris Martin) - Homecoming

Aug27

Chris Martin

Ch-check it out… [Download]

Kanye on Entourage (Good Life)

Aug27

Kanye on Entourage, with a snippet of Good Life!

New Live Videos!

Aug21

Check out these videos from Kanye’s secret UK concert last night! (Thanks to waymorefresher) Don’t watch if you want to wait for the album!

Big Brother

I Wonder

Champion

Stronger #1 in the UK

Aug19

“Stronger” has reached the #1 spot on the Official UK Top 40 Chart, giving Kanye his first UK #1 ever! The song debuted last week at #3 and jumped to #1 today, after several appearances on UK TV and radio.

“Stronger” is currently #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.

Big Brother & Champion

Aug17

Kanye premieres snippets of “Big Brother” and “Champion” (both from Graduation) on Tim Westwood’s Radio Show:

Friday Night Project, Saturday Graduation Exclusives, and a Weaker “Stronger”

Aug17

kanYe will be appearing on (and hosting) “The Friday Night Project” in the UK tonight. The show starts at on 10:30pm on Channel 4. He will also be on “The Album Chart Show” a little later. See here for more information.

On Monday Kanye played the entire Graduation album to a select few people at BBC’s famous Radio Music Theatre. For a complete run down of the tracks see here. Apparently the entire session including many world premieres will be broadcast on BBC 1 Extra on Saturday at 4pm. Don’t miss out - Listen online!

Tired of waiting for Graduation? So are we. Luckily, a member of the kanYeTalk forums found this hilariously bad remake of Stronger, and another member synced it to the original video (with some little edits here and there):

This should keep you laughing for the next 24 Graduationless days!

Kanye West - Champion (Live)

Aug14

Update:
Here’s a clearer video

Kanye West (feat. Lil Wayne) - Barry Bonds

Aug14

Check out this brand new track from Kanye West’s Graduation!

Download!

What do you think of the song?

its sounds like it should go on tha carter III…..not graduation….god damn…that was not what i expected….bad track –getupigetdown

it sounds boring! –musiqsoul86

I have lost about 100000000 respect points for Graduation…..I HOPE to god it’s not on the album. –thecosmonaut

it sounds awful!!!!! ewwwww –magnus3994

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Graduation Tracklist Update

Aug14

We’re now sure that the “official” tracklist that first appeared on iTunes that we posted here is NOT final.

More soon…

Update:

1. Good Morning
2. Champion
3. Stronger
4. I Wonder
5. Good Life (featuring T-Pain)
6. Can’t Tell Me Nothing
7. Barry Bonds (featuring Lil Wayne)
8. Drunk & Hot Girls (featuring Mos Def)
9. Flashing Lights (featuring Dwele)
10. Everything I Am
11. The Glory
12. Homecoming
13. Big Brother

Click here to preorder the album on Amazon.com

Graduation Still Released 9/11

Aug11

Certain sites are claiming that an “insider” at Def Jam has revealed that the release date for Graduation has been changed to avoid conflict with 50 Cent’s Curtis.

This isn’t true. Graduation is still officially scheduled for release on September 11!

Stronger Jumps to #6 on Hot 100

Aug09

“Stronger”, the second single from “Graduation” continued its rise on the charts, jumping 41 places to #6 on the Hot 100 chart for the week ending August 18.

Show your support and help ‘Ye take that #1 spot - Buy the single!

“If Kanye Sells More Records… I Won’t Put Out Any More Solo CDs”

Aug09

One of the few pictures of 50 cent fully clothed

50 Cent recently told SOHH.com that he’d give up his career if his album “Curtis” was outsold by Kanye’s “Graduation” next month.

They would like to see Kanye West give me a problem because I’ve worked myself into a space where I’ve become the favorite,
Everybody roots against the underdog when he goes against the favorite.

If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I’ll no longer write music. I’ll write music and work with my other artists, but I won’t put out any more solo albums.

And I bet this, when Kanye West’s sales come in, he’s gonna have a 70% decrease [the second week] ’cause Def Jam is gonna buy records to keep him closer to 50 Cent. So watch the first week and then watch the second week. Watch his @#* drop off the planet. We keep our angles covered before we make a decent bet.

50 also said that he’s cut the Kanye West-produced track from his album

We worked together on an actual record to try and create something,” 50 said. “I went in with Kanye, I went in with Swizz Beatz, I went in with will.i.am, I went in with Polow [Da Don] just to see if they had something that I didn’t, to create a new direction for me that I couldn’t get my hands on. I mean these guys are popular producers [and] have a higher consistency than a guy that’s unknown, but a lot of times they may have music planned that doesn’t fit the project that you’re working on.

Official Graduation Cover?

Aug07

Word is this is the OFFICIAL cover for Graduation…

Graduation

What are your thoughts on the cover?

this cover just got me even more excited for 9/11. come 9/11 no1 but 50 fans are gonna really notice the Curtis album cover but this is gonna catch everyone’s eye for sure. damn kanye you did it again……….i mean the guy that designed this – Stronger1

now thats an album cover… – rpcristo24

looks pretty amazing – Mr.Wes

Promote Graduation!

Aug07

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Official Graduation Tracklist

Aug07

It’s finally here!

1. Good Morning
2. Homecoming (Feat. Chris Martin)
3. Stronger
4. Champion
5. Good Life (Feat. T-Pain)
6. I Wonder
7. Even More Broke Phi Broke (Skit)
8. Can’t Tell Me Nothing
9. Drunk And Hot Girls (Feat. Mos Def)
10. Everything I Am (Scratches by DJ Premier)
11. Good Night (Feat. Mos Def & Al Be)
12. Big Brother
13. Graduation (Skit)
14. The Glory

UPDATE: Click Here

Buy Stronger on iTunes!

Jul27

“Stronger”, the second single from Kanye’s upcoming album “Graduation” is now available to buy on the iTunes store!

Support Kanye’s music and help “Stronger” take the #1 spot!

http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt

Zach Galifianakis’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” Video

Jul25

Late Graduation?

Jul19

It looks like Graduation may be released a few weeks later than expected.

In a few recent interviews Kanye has said that August 21st isn’t the definite date for Graduation’s release and that the album could now be released as late as September 11th. Why? Apparently for “extra promotion”.

Fortunately, even if the album IS released late, we still have enough of Graduation right now to keep us entertained until then, and there’s more to come…

Kanye recently shot the video for the third single from Graduation - Good Life (feat. T-Pain) - and we can expect to see it before September. This means we may hear the song just a few weeks from now.

What are your thoughts on Graduation being pushed back?

dang kanye

damn , i dont think i can wait that long

I wouldn’t mind Graduation being pushed back for creative reasons like Kanye wanting to work on the album some more or because it’s still not finished, but it’s pretty annoying if the delay is just for the sake of promotion.

Have your say…

Kanye West & John Legend at Live Earth

Jul08

kanYeTalk Exclusive: Good Life (Live)

Jul02

Thanks to the real cool members at uhh kanYetalk.com we have this video of “Good Life” - a new song from Kanye’s upcoming album Graduation.

Official “Stronger” Cover Art

Jun29

Me likey!

And if you still havent….
Watch the video or Download the song

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Kanye West - Stronger (Full Video)

Jun26

The official video for Stronger premiered on MTV TRL in Germany today. Check it out…

For more info about Graduation check here

“Stronger” Video Stills

Jun19

Video coming soooooon!

Props to TheFader.com

Fake Graduation Cover and Tracklists

Jun18

There are fake Graduation tracklists and a fake cover making their way around the internet.

The fake cover features the bear from the Late Orchestration cover with a graduation hat photoshopped onto it, along with a podium and a spotlight.

This cover is not the official cover for Graduation. It was actually created by a member here at kanYeTalk.com for the Design A Cover For Graduation Competition

And the fake tracklists? Yeah they’re fake.

Bittersweet - Update #2

Jun11

Bittersweet won’t be on Graduation.

The song didn’t make the cut for Late Registration and was never going to be on Graduation.

Bittersweet - Update

Jun10

Being the first site to have Kanye West feat. John Mayer - Bittersweet we should have noted that this leaked song is not final, not mastered, and is unlikely to be anywhere near to how the song will sound when we hear the album in just over 2 months!

And for those who still haven’t seen it, you can see the making of this song in this (very old) video:

Kanye West & John Mayer - Bittersweet

Jun09

Download!
This song will not be on Graduation.

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‘Stronger’ update

Jun06

Download Stronger… CD quality and without Mark Ronson.

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Download ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ on iTunes!

Jun02

Kanye’s first single from Graduation ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ is now available to download on iTunes, buy the song now and support Kanye’s music!

You can also download the video from iTunes for free here.

Download The Full Version of ‘Stronger’ Now!

Jun02

Download

Wanna voice your opinions on this track? Check out the thread in the forums!

Kanye Performs ‘The Homecoming’

Jun01

from Gigwise.com

Kanye West performed tracks off his forthcoming ‘Graduation’ album at the Thirst Studio Global Sessions in Las Vagas at the weekend.

Performing at the Tao Nightclub, the hip-hop artists played a number of new songs, including, the Daft Punk sampling, ‘Stronger,’ and ‘The Homecoming’ – which is the rappers well publicised collaboration with Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

West wowed the crowd throughout the show, which also included outings for his older classics, such as, ‘Touch The Sky.’

The rapper was performing as part of the Thirst Studio Global Sessions which have been searching globally for the best new and upcoming talent over the past year.

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Graduation In August?

May31

Kanye’s new album is being released one month earlier than previously reported.

We still don’t have an exact date, but according to Billboard.com, Def Jam have confirmed that the album will be released in August.

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New Official Kanye West Mixtape + ‘Stronger’ Snippet!

May27

Includes a snippet of Stronger, Kanye’s 2nd single from his upcoming album Graduation!

Click here to see more

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Watch the Can’t Tell Me Nothing Video!

May25

Click here to watch!

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Stronger Video To Feature Daft Punk

May23

Kanye and Hype Williams recently got together to film the video for Kanye’s second single Stronger [See: Kanye performs new track in Malaysia] and word is that the video for the track, which samples Daft Punk’s ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’. will feature the guys behind the duo - Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

Daft Punk

Now if you knew anything about Daft Punk you’d know that Thomas and Guy-Manuel don’t show their faces very often and that they spend a lot of time dressed up as robots (see above), even at concerts - so that’s most likely how we’ll see them in this video too.

Expect to see this video sometime around July-August.

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Kanye West Reveals Tour Details

May22

An update on the upcoming Glow In The Dark tour, and a little more info on the album, straight from Kanye’s mouth… Check It!

‘Glow In The Dark’ Tour

May21

UPDATE FEB 2008: Check out our constantly-updated TOUR page for all the latest info on Kanye’s Glow In The Dark Tour: http://www.kanyelive.com/tour

There are no dates yet, but Kanye West told us first: His new tour will be called “Glow in the Dark.” His last headlining outing, the Touch the Sky Tour, was a major lighting extravaganza, so you can imagine what ‘Ye is going to bring to the table this time.

West has been hanging out with some prolific artists lately, namely Japanese legend Takashi Murakami, who Americans probably know best for his work with the Louis Vuitton rainbow pattern. Murakami designed the cover for Kanye’s latest record, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” as well as the new outrageous jewelry piece the Chicago native has been wearing on his chain lately.

“He did a three-minute animated piece for one of the songs,” West told us recently in L.A. in regards to his new Graduation LP. “Murakami, his work has been stunning to me because pop art is really expressive, representative and expressive and emotional, and it looks like something you can do yourself. [But] you cannot do no Murakami sh– yourself. You cannot do this at home. He has this studio out in Japan that has 30 artists working at one time. I love Japanese culture and I was always into art, and Murakami is really a god in the art world.

“I’ve heard people come up to him and say, ‘You’re becoming more godlike every day,’ ” West continued. “Every single that’s coming out for my album, he did the artwork for the covers. … And all the merchandising for the new album is Murakami.”

Besides the release of “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” last week, Kanyeezee continues to be one of the most vocals MCs in the game right now, jumping on a remix of Ne-Yo’s “Because of You.” …

from MTV.com

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Listen to the first full length track from Graduation now!

May15

(Updated! full track, no dj!)

Thanks to HipHopGame.com, Power106 and kanYeTalk.com member yoaros!

Kanye West - Can’t Tell Me Nothing (Produced by DJ Toomp and Kanye West) - Download!

Wanna voice your opinion on this track? Check out the thread in the forums

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Can’t Tell Me Nothing

May12

Know what that is? That’s the cover art for Kanye’s upcoming single “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”, designed by Takashi Murakami.

And here’s a CD quality 30 second snippet of the track “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” - Download (Right-click and choose Save Target As)

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It’s official: Kanye graduates this September!

May11

Kanye’s upcoming album ‘Graduation’ FINALLY has an official release date. September 18.

Def Jam has confirmed that the album will be released in September (but says the 18th isn’t concrete as of yet) … and according to Kanye we can expect not one, but TWO new songs AND videos BEFORE September, both of which have been filmed already!

“Me and Hype [Williams] went out, we shot nine days. We were out in Japan, we were out in the desert. We’re taking it serious.”

The first single from the album will be “Stronger”, an uptempo track that sample’s Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, and will no doubt be everybody’s favourite track this summer!

“I’m graduating from a school called ‘Universe City’.” Kanye said, speaking on the concept of the album. “I think the sound is bigger this time. It’s bigger and simpler, where the notes really connect with you and I say lines … I know the power of my words, so when I rap, I know it’s gonna impact the world. I know I’m gonna be performing anywhere from the Summer Jam stage [at New Jersey's Giants Stadium] to [New York nightclub] Speed to the House of Blues in L.A., to London to Brazil to Ireland. … I’m making music for somebody sitting in a car on their way to work trying to get through traffic and my music is helping them zone out, to a 60,000-seater where I’m opening up for the Rolling Stones or U2. I’m not talking about you two ? I’m talking about U2 the group. Like I say, ‘Why would I do a song with you two when I just got offstage with U2? I’m not even talking to you two.’ That’s how I feel.”

“I’m ready to take over the world once again,” he added. “I have a lot to say. I got a lot more music to make. I’m still going through stuff. People are still going through stuff. I make music people can relate to every day. My music just isn’t about my story. … There’s not one artist in the world that has as much responsibility as me. When I deliver a piece of music, it has to connect with the most genres of music. I don’t care who you name. If you name rap artists, their only responsibility is to rap crowds. If you name a pop artist, their only responsibility is to a pop crowd. If you name some French dance music, their responsibility is to the cool crowd. But I have to deliver songs. All these people are looking at me from super-middle America to the hipsters like, ‘What’s he gonna do next?’”

And to make everything even better (?) Japanese artist ‘Mr’ - yes, that’s his name - will be designing the cover art for the album!

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Kanye performs new track in Malaysia

Apr09

Kanye performed a brand new track in front of 5000 fans during his first appearance in Southest Asia.

The track will be on Graduation, Kanye’s upcoming album, which will be released later this year.

“It’s 80 per cent done. If Late Registration sounded different from College Dropout, then this is going to be an even bigger leap,” he said at a Press conference earlier.

You can watch a low-quality video of Kanye performing “Stronger” on YouTube here.

Kanye West fans, Get ready to be surprised!

Apr04

From star-ecentral.com

Charismatic hip-hop superstar and multiple Grammy award-winner Kanye West is the kind of guy that likes to play his cards really close to his chest, especially when it comes to divulging information about his new album or his live show.

During a phone interview from Tokyo yesterday, West, who is scheduled to perform here on Sunday, remained typically enigmatic as to what kind of show Malaysians could expect from him.

Needless to say, the hits from his hugely successful 2004 debut The College Dropout and the 2005 follow-up Late Registration will feature prominently.

When pushed for a bit of information about the Kuala Lumpur show, West, in his trademark rhyming accent, offered this answer: “I don’t really want to say too much about the show.

“I just want people to know that it’s going to be crazy. I don’t want people to read the entire plot of the movie and then go see it and go ‘oh, he’s about to do this,’ you know?”

The 29-year-old rapper will be making his first visit to Malaysia.

“I’m all about surprises; I want people to feel it and experience it without having any preconceived notion. That’s just not my style,” he added.

As for playing new material from his forthcoming album in September, he said: “I might do some new stuff. I’m not sure. I’m finishing up the new album right now.

“I don’t want to give away what the sound is. I don’t really want to speak about it yet. I’m just in the process of working on it. I will say this – I never ever do the same thing twice.”

He also likened his live shows to his record-making process.

“When I did Late Registration, nobody knew until the last minute some of the features on it. I know in today’s age – the Internet age – everybody wants to get behind the scenes way before, but I still like the whole gift of music concept.”

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Kanye Talks About Graduation

Mar15

kanYe talked about his upcoming album on Power 106 recently and also raps some lyrics from a new song.
Download the interview here.

Download (Right-click and Save Target As)