Posts Tagged ‘Kanye West’

He just came to our London show. He brought a date, and he wore a really nice suit. He’s very capable of being very chill, actually. As a matter of fact, when we were working in Hawaii together [on songs for West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy], I was definitely the guy that was partying more than him. He was more concerned with making the record good [laughs]. I think I drank more of his Hennessy than he did. He was mostly having bowls of Trix and making sure the session was going well.

Via NY Mag

Interesting interview by the guys over at Hip Hop DX. Here’s the excerpt for which Mannie talks about G.O.O.D. Music:

DX: Going back to that [tour] clip, you’re seen in there giving a nice little motivational speech to the G.O.O.D. Music fam. So does this mean you’re officially G.O.O.D. Music in-house yourself now?

Mannie Fresh: Well, we working that out. I’m kind of funny about signing with people. Dude, I’ve been through so much. And I’m not saying I think Kanye is a bad person, but I can’t tell you what that is right now. It’s really on me, and what space I’m in. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t do it, but it’s gotta be something that makes sense for me.

DX: Was any sort of formal offer put forward, or any extending of the hand saying “If you want to, come on”?

Mannie Fresh: I can’t really say if [there was]. It’s one of them things where – Let me just put it like this, Kanye is kinda mysterious about the things that he do. And I can’t really let no cats out the bag. I’m sorry to give you an answer like that, but I can’t really say what’s in the works. Y’all just gotta wait to see what happens.

Today in mysterious but too-good-to-ignore Kanye rumors: ‘Ye is reportedly planning another short art film, à la his 30-minute music video for “Runaway,” that will be filmed somewhere in the Gulf. “His reps seemed genuinely enthusiastic about creating a piece which highlights the culture accurately,” says the New York Observer’s source. “They discussed how Kanye is looking to bridge the cultural divide and break misconceptions.” ‘Ye is also apparently interested in using local talent, or, more specifically, “flashy” Sheikhs.

Via Vulture

Scott Schuman aka The Sartorialist present ‘Lunch for 25′. During Pitti Uomo earlier this month, he invited the 25 people that had the biggest influence on the website and that sum up for him mens style. He brought them all together for a lunch in a traditional trattoria in Florence and thanked them for making The Sartorialist what it is and stands for today.

As the Spring/Summer approaches, expect to hear more and more about this G.O.O.D. Music compilation album. Having just gotten back from working on it in London with the likes of Hit Boy, Frank Ocean, Jay Electronica, Marsha Ambrosius, and Mannie Fresh, both Pusha T and Big Sean are expected to be on the album’s first single, called “Lamborghini, Murci.” Also on the single? Mr. Kanye West of course.

The track is supposedly produced by Phoenix-based producer Lifted. Look for more info soon…

Marsha Ambrosius let the cat out of the bag the other day by tweeting some epic news: Jay Electronica, Frank Ocean and herself joined the G.O.O.D. Music crew in London to finish up the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album.

As far as I can tell, the artists that were already in London were Kanye West, Big Sean, Hit Boy, Mannie Fresh, Mr. Hudson, and Pusha T. Last night/today, a number of artists already started heading back to the U.S. Click below for a collection of pictures from the crew:

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This performance would put him at 19 years old back in the day in Chicago. Funny, considering a huge fan base of his now were prob youngsters/infants in 1996.

Wonder if this is some old Go Getters music? Interesting to see how far the man has come. Via FSD.

Here’s the full mixtape from Tony Williams. New features from Kanye West, GLC, Wale, Big K.R.I.T., Mickey Factz, Naledge, Cyhi The Prynce, Freddie Gibbs, Chip Tha Ripper, and more. Thanks to GWHH:

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I can’t read French, but apparently our friends got a translation of a recent interview and it says this (via Director/Photographer Nabil Elderkin):

As usual, Kanye asked me to come with him on the tour and to document it. We’ve been around the world … It was crazy. We then published a book of photos on the tour. Recently, Kanye has asked me to accompany him on tour Watch the Throne . We will definitely make a book after this tour, too.

Elderkin also provided the photos for the Glow in the Dark tour photo book and has collaborated with Kanye West on numerous music videos. I didn’t personally attend the tour, but I’m sure this would appeal to those who went as well as Kanye/Jay-Z fans in general.

Being cousins with Kanye West has its perks – such as guest verses and production on a mixtape for Tony Williams. Williams recruits Yeezy for the Bink! produced cut, “Another You,” off of Some of My Best Rappers Are Friends.

The guys over at The Source send over a real sick clip courtesy of Tony Williams. The latest clip features Kanye West playing Jay-Z “Big Brother” for the first time. Instrumental is a bit different than the final version.

Animation studio NMA, known for their hilarious recaps of current events, takes on Kanye West’s twitter rant the other day and sums it up with simple visuals.

Jimmy Kimmel’s team assembles a comedic commercial to go along with Kanye West’s latest twitter rant from the other day.

Laugh all the way to the bank, if this report is accurate. Kanye West and Jay-Z were paid just under £4 million to play live at the 16th birthday party of the daughter of an Arab billionaire.

The rappers, who released their much anticipated collaboration album ‘Watch The Throne’ earlier this year, were reportedly paid a fee of £1.9 million ($2.9 million) each to perform the gig, which took place in Dubai around two weeks before Christmas.

According to The Sun, the rappers performed several sets at the party, which was given to celebrate the 16th birthday of the girl, who is also the niece of Sheikh Mansour, the multi billionaire owner of Manchester City Football Club.

NME

And not one damn is given. More pics of Kanye and Wayne at the Lakers game below:

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