Jay-Z and Kanye West - “Otis” (music video) //
On the eve of the official release of Watch the Throne
-MW
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Jay-Z and Kanye West - “Lift Off” (feat. Beyonce) //
Watch the Throne officially drops this Friday August 12th. You can listen to the Beyonce-infused “Lift Off” above, but really you should probably just get the whole album. You can download an advance copy on iTunes starting today or pre-order the album now on Amazon
-MW
Kanye West - “Monster” (music video) //
Don’t worry, it’s totally safe to watch this insane new video from Kanye West, because the disclaimer states:
“The following content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or negative towards any groups of people. It is an art piece and it shall be taken as such.”
Enjoy.
-MW
Kanye West and Jay-Z - “Empire State of Mind” (live at MoMA) //
Jay-Z made a very welcome surprise appearance at Kanye’s MoMA Garden Party last night.
-MW
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PUSHA-T // MY GOD // FEAR OF GOD
Pusha-T, half of the rap duo Clipse (with his brother Malice), has just released his first full-length project under the wing of Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label, in the form of the free mixtape Fear Of God. The tape came out last week, and features Pusha doing some of his best work over a mix of original production and classic beats.
So far, Pusha’s alignment with Kanye seems to be good for him. He’s featured on the lead single from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, “Runaway”, and I think Kanye enjoys the thuggish cachet afforded by working with Pusha. They certainly appear to be having fun together here.
This tape is great. The beats are well selected, the guest appearances are strong (50, Rick Ross, Kanye), and Pusha is firmly in the zone, which always makes me want to screw my face up and go “eeuugggghhh”.
(also, how exciting is THIS?)
South By South @KanyeWest //
Kanye West will perform at the Vevo PowerHouse at SXSW and to hype the event he put out this video of his most pop-culture-y greatest hits.
-MW
Kanye West live at the NBA All-Star Game Half Time Show //
After Rihanna performed “What’s My Name?” with Drake, surprise guest Kanye West took the stage to perform “All of the Lights,” single-handedly blowing the Black Eyed Peas out of the water.
-MW
