Kanye West is set to headline this year’s Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, presented by Budweiser, on August 30th & 31th. Kanye West & his G.O.O.D Music crew headlined the festival back in 2012.
Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Get Lana Del Rey To Sing At Their Wedding
According to The Mirror , Kanye West & Kim Kardashian got Lana Del Rey sign at their wedding this Saturday. Last year, Lana Del Rey declined to perform during Kanye’s proposal to Kim at Giant stadium. Lana Del Rey performance will cost the couple six figures.
Kanye West Unveils New Album Title?
While on some down time from planning his wedding with Kim Kardashian in Italy, Kanye West did an exclusive interview with Florence’s La Nazione newspaper. In the interview, he revealed why he and his fiancee love the city, also revealing that their baby North was conceived in Florence. According to reports, their wedding will take place at the 16th century structure Forte di Belvedere on May 24th.
“I think that our daughter North was conceived here among the Renaissance masterpieces. It was our first honeymoon. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world—for me the most beautiful in Europe.”
Kanye West also revealed to the newspaper that he has been working on new music in the city, revealing that his 6th album could be titled Made In Florence.
Jay Z Agrees To Be Kanye West’s Best Man (Details)
Radar Online reports:
After receiving the official RSVP from Beyonce and Jay, West was shocked to receive a surprise gift.
“The best news came when Jay sent a gift to Kanye with an inscription referring to Jay Z as the rapper’s ‘Best Man.’ The gift was a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted flask, delivered with a $10,000 bottle of scotch, for Kanye to have for his wedding day,” an insider told Radar.
“Kanye was almost jumping up and down, he was so excited. He was running around Kris‘ house to find Kim saying, ‘Baby, look! Look! Jay and B are coming!’ Kanye has been begging Jay to reconsider his decision not to come to the wedding, an even more devastating decision that left Kanye groomsman-less when he declined being his best man during the televised nuptials.”
According to the insider, Kardashian and West have got a lot of backlash from their real friends about the wedding plans, so they scaled back filming plans with the E! Network and made certain parts off limits — for instance, using their daughter North West as a pawn.
“They used the loophole in Nori’s contract that they can say no to any life moment she is a part of being filmed, so it would not be in breach of contract,” the source revealed.
“E! understood in the end, because Kanye has been a trooper since joining the Kardashian clan. They are afraid of pissing him off! They will now film before and after the ceremony but not during.”
And besties Beyonce and Jay have refused to participate in the filming.
“Both Jay and Beyonce are refusing to participate in any filming, so E! will get to air some wedding photos, but none with them in it,” the insider told Radar.
“E! wants to shoot the rehearsal dinner, but Jay is putting his foot down. So the drama continues. Instead, Kim and Kanye are now in talks with Vogue to publish some wedding photos, after their cover did so well.”
The source added, “Jay and Bey don’t mind that at all, as there will be a write-up with it, and they can promote their dual tour.”
As Radar previously reported, the France nuptials are set to take place in Paris on May 24.
HHS1987 Presents Behind The Beats: Young Chop
Young Chop sat down with HHS1987 and spoke about working on Lil Durk’s debut album, working with Kanye West, being nominated for a Grammy and more.
LATE PASS: Kanye West Sends Message To His Late Mother; Buys Lavish Gifts For Mother-In-Law
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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 11, 2014
Yesterday, Kanye West sent the above message out on Twitter: a warm hello to the late Donda West in the heavens. Below, his soon-to-be-mother-in-law expresses joy over the gifts that she received from West and daughter Kim Kardashian.
Future & Kanye West Have A Video Game
Future and Kanye West release their new video game in support of their single “I Won”. In the game, you throw expensive chains at females in order to turn them into actual trophies.
Try it out for yourself below.
Young Rapper Freestyles For Kanye West On The Street (Video)
Kanye and Kim Kardashian were heading home in NYC last night when a rapper started walking alongside them, and (not all that) surprisingly, Kanye allowed the upcoming rapper to spit a freestyle for him on his way home, letting him finish before he went in his house. I think that was really dope of Kanye to do that.
Beyonce, JAY Z, Rihanna & Kanye West Cover EBONY
May is Black Music Month (right?), and to celebrate, EBONY has revealed four covers for their latest issue, which drops tomorrow.
‘Yeezus: The Film’ Poster Revealed
Remember this? It’s still coming, as can be seen with this new poster artwork that was liberated by Milk Studios’ Mazdack Rassie. No actual release date on the Hype Williams-directed clip as of yet.
Kanye West To Release Spoken Word Album?
According to Contact Music, Kanye West is planning to release a spoken word album as his followup to Yeezus. Read more below:
The ‘Bound 2′ hitmaker will reportedly make the three-hour recording available on vinyl, and it will feature everything from his views on the environment to life with fiancee Kim Kardashian and their 10-month-old daughter North. A source said: ”Kanye loves the sound of his own voice and this will be the ultimate in self-indulgence.
”He has very strong views on everything from music and art to politics and the environment. He’s forever recording his opinions on tape. ”He says he’s doing it for posterity and thought about turning them into a book or even donating them to a museum.” … … And for fans who are particularly enamoured by the project, there will be a special extended version of the album available for download. The source said: ”What’s more, he’s planning on making 24 hours of his speech recording available to download so fans can listen to his views round the clock.”
D’Banj Speaks On Signing To Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music Label
We sat down with “Afro Pop” artist D’Banj to discuss the full story of signing to Kanye West’s label… – Dropout UK
The Fabulous Life Of Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
From their private jet adventures, to their sparkly jewels, to their jaw-dropping living spaces, The Fabulous Life Of Kim and Kanye will take an inside look at how this power family spends the millions they’ve made.
Future x Kanye West “I Won” (Video)
Future spends a day at the beach with Kanye West in his new visual off his new album Honest which hit stores on April 22. Directed by Hype Williams.
Kanye West & Common Create 20,000 Jobs For Chicago Youth
Common (and Rhymefest, apparently) recently held a press conference to announce that his Common Ground Foundation has linked up with Kanye West’s Donda’s House to create 20,000 jobs for the youth in the city of Chicago. Statistics from the Chicago Urban League revealed that a whopping 92% of all Black male teens are currently unemployed. From Poppinlines:
Common is hopeful that The Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative and its jobs will provide black youth with enough opportunity to detour them from a life of crime.
“Obviously, one of the biggest reasons our kids are going through what they’re going through is because of poverty. I was doing an event in the neighborhood and there were some kids from Englewood and I said, ‘Man, what do y’all really need? What’s gonna stop this?’ And they were like, ‘We need money. Man, if we could work.’ They want a chance,” said rapper Common.
And these won’t just be temporary jobs….
“It’s one thing to provide summer jobs for these kids, but we’re trying to provide year-round jobs,” said Andrea Zopp, CEO of the Chicago Urban League. “We’ve had hearings and the kids have told us that they need jobs year-round.”
The initiative will also launch a musical festival, the AAHH! FEST, that will act as a yearly fundraiser to raise money for the jobs and other programs. It will be held September 20-21 at 6300 S. Hayes Drive, behind the Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park. No word yet on the line-up for the festival but the organizers are hoping to pull a few big names from the Chi.
Kanye West’s Upcoming Collaboration With adidas Delayed
While we should be seeing some designs in June, the actual release for Kanye West’s first collaboration with adidas is delayed until sometime at the top of 2015. From High Snobiety:
One of the most interesting parts of [Kanye West’s speech at adidas’ Global Brand Conference] is the one where he mentions that the upcoming Kanye West x adidas collection will release in June. Internal sources have told us now that in June, West will be presenting internally his collection. That means that they are currently working on design and are planning to be finished in June, with the official release actually only planned for Spring 2015. Potentially there will be a first sneaker coming in Fall/Winter 2014, but even that is not confirmed yet. The full collection release is for now realistically planned for January/February 2015.
Kanye West Set To Headline Outside Lands Festival
Future x Kanye West “I Won”
Future releases the next single with Kanye West off his upcoming album Honest which is set to drop April 22th. On the track (produced by Metro Boomin), the two pay homage to their girls.
Kanye West Says We’ll See The New Yeezys In June
While in Germany for the Adidas Global Brand Conference, Kanye West revealed that we will see his new Yeezys under the Adidas brand in June. In an interview on radio station 107.5 in Chicago late last year, Kanye revealed that he had designed both a men’s and women’s collection for Adidas that was rumored to be released in September 2014.
Kanye West Postpones Australian Tour To Work On Album
Tonight, Kanye West put his Australian tour dates on hold in order to finish his forthcoming album. Let’s hope we get this album by the Summer.
A statement released to Live Nation Australia reads:
”Due to unexpected timing requirements to finish his highly anticipated new studio album, scheduled for a 2014 release, Kanye West regretfully announces the postponement of his upcoming tour dates in Australia.”
Kanye West Does His “Jail Time” (49 Minutes) While No One Was Looking
From TMZ:
Kanye West slinked into a police station for less than an hour Thursday … when no one was looking.
Kanye was booked in connection with his misdemeanor battery case … for beating on a photog at LAX. He pled no contest earlier this month and was required to turn himself in for booking.
So Kanye — and his crafty lawyer — chose yesterday at 4:30 PM. He went to the Hollywood LAPD station and got his mug shot taken and then got fingerprinted. It took a grand total of 49 minutes and he was out.
Kanye has to keep his nose clean for 2 years and also has to attend 24 private therapy sessions for anger management.
Kanye West Buys Kim Kardashian 10 Burger King Restaurants As A Wedding Present
Spotted on the Daily Star:
Which is perhaps how Kanye West, 36, got the inspiration for her unusual wedding present.
The oh-so-romantic rapper is planning to buy his fiancée, 33, a chain of Burger King eateries in Europe.
He owns several Fatburger joints in Chicago through his company, KW Foods LLC, and sees the meaty treats as a sizzling hot investment for his future missus.
We’re told: “As always, Kanye is thinking outside the box when it comes to gifts for Kim.
“She owns all the jewels anyone could ever want, so he is taking the practical route by investing in businesses for her instead.
“He knows the fast food industry is reliable and lucrative, plus BK is international so he thinks it’s the perfect fit for Kim.
“Kanye wants to buy her 10 restaurants across the UK, Italy and France, making her a real international businesswoman.
“That’s where he sees her future career, away from reality TV.”
REVEALED: More Photos Of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West & Baby North In Vogue Magazine
We’ve checked out the cover and some behind the scenes footage; now, additional snaps from the now-polarizing Vogue feature have leaked on the internet that show Kanye, Kim and baby North in a more intimate context. Check out the photos in the gallery above.
ScHoolboy Q Speaks On Meeting Kanye West (Video)
ScHoolboy Q received a visit from Bootleg Kev during SXSW. During the visit, the West Coast emcee spoke on his new album Oxymoron topping the charts, his daughter, collaborating with Suga Free, drugs, meeting Kanye West and much more.