Kanye Live on SNL //

This past Saturday, Kanye West performed on SNL. He showcased two singles from his new album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", which drops November.





Along with the push of his new album, he's been releasing songs that he's been working on in the past few months; either making an appearance or producing. You can find these downloads here.

From what has been released so far, it seems like Kanye West is moving in yet another direction in his music. Much much different that what he had released for College Dropout, Late Registration and Graduation. But, it comes with the territory where music is always changing. So I'm really looking forward to when it finally releases.

Till later.
-law

Louis Vuitton Don Live! //

VH1 Storytellers is a a live intimate performance done by artists in the industry. The latest is Kanye West, showcasing 808's and Heartbreak as well as his older hits. To see his live performance; check the link.

If you want to download the session, see below.



















This set is to be released next week, but a little internet delight. So Enjoy.

till later.

-law

Awkward Mr. West. //

So this is something to check out. Ever since the Taylor Swift incident at the MTV Music Awards a few months back, Kanye West has been everywhere in music. Recently, him and Spike Jonze came together to create a short film; We Were Once A Fairytale...

It debuted at the Los Angeles Film Festival this past June, but was just released to the public a few days ago. Its a very surreal short film, but something that doesn't surprise me coming from Kanye West. Check it out yourself.

Again, been some time is my last, but school has been quite a time thief. Overloads tonight.

till later.

-law.

Forever. //

This single was released today and will be featured on Lebron James's upcoming documentary "More Than a Game" where its looks at his journey with his teammates going through his final year of school.



The single: Forever, features the aforementioned Drake with Kanye West, Eminem and Lil' Wanye. Great track. And! Small tidbit; the producer Boi-1da (pronounced Boy Wonder, clever!) is Canadian (born and raised in Toronto) and one of the most sought out Canadian producers. He's also currently working with Dr. Dre on his latest release, and most anticipated album; Detox.

Check out the track here, open for a listen or download. (new link posted)

Like I said; great track, and it includes the hottest artists in the industry. Can't go wrong there.

Till later.

-law.

Dat KiD! //

Kid Cudi. I know that you've heard of him before. He's one of those artists where you know the song, but not him. Well. Just to start; He did "Day 'N' Nite" and collaborated with Crookers (really dirty house music) for a remix (which, by the way, both videos are well done). He also made an appearance on a couple tracks on Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak. Recently, he with Mr. West and Common came together to make "Make Her Say", or to others "I Poke Her Face", which was the original song title. In my opinion, good song, but for some reason, already sick of it. Sorry.

But regardless, that's Kid Cudi so far. He's also graced the covers of XXL, where him and 9 other hip hop hopefuls were dubbed "Freshman", entering a new age of the genre.

Plus so far, he's released 2 mixtapes, that I'm aware of atleast, that are quite good; A Kid Named Cudi & Dat Kid from Cleveland. (click the link to download the albums)

One track that got some attention, was "Sky Might Fall", where; a) it was produced by Kanye West, and b) it was played over the new Transformers 2 trailer. (Note: i know that the clip, ISN'T the trailer, but it works for this)



With this all said and done; Kid Cudi is currently working on release his first studio album to drop this August. Much anticipated. Also. There's word on that he's working on a collab with electronic duo, Ratatat, which I'm a fan and super stoked on. Unknown date, but look out for it.

Other than that, keep an eye on Cudi. He's real close to Kanye West, where he's signed under his G.O.O.D. Music label, so expect bigger and larger things on deck. I leave with a clip, from a previous post...


till later.

-law.

Wake Up Mr. West. //

Kanye Omari West. Some hate him. Some love him. Some have nothing to say about him. But he's quite the musician and artist. From entering the industry in 2001, Mr. West is well decorated with 12 Grammy awards and over 24 million record sales. Pretty damn good.

Anyway. His latest album, 808 & Heartbreak, has been out a few months, but still has that recognition and popularity. Kanye recently released his 5th single from the album, Paranoid, with a delightful video featuring the sultry Rhianna. So hot!



But yeah. For the album as a whole, its different from what you expect with Kanye West. He uses an auto-tune to alter his voice, and that is progressive throughout the album. Many thought this was a experiment for him, and hope that it was. His first thee albums follow a theme... College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation; with the latter dubbed Good Ass Job. But since 808s and Heartbreak wasn't Good Ass Job, we can only hope that that will follow next.

Also. Here are the other singles from 808. I find the videos to be unique and clever. Check'em out.

Love Lockdown.


Heartless.


Amazing.


Welcome To Heartbreak.


Lastly. If you want to download the album... Click


So yeah. Obv. you probably already heard of Kanye before in whatever context. But whatev. Till later.

-law.