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Kanye West News

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2 hrs ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

Billboard CD reviews: Guns N' Roses, Kanye West

Grunge. Techno. Boy bands. Both President Bushes. These are just a few of the things Guns N' Roses has improbably outlasted in the 17 years since its last album of original music.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Pop/Rock, Guns N' Roses, Tom Jones

17 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak: out of the darkness

A year ago Kanye West's mother died having plastic surgery that he had paid for.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Medicine, Plastic Surgery, iPod, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Chicago State University

Thu Nov 20, 2008

HipHopDx

Suge Knight Claims Police Stole Diamond Earring

Just one week after reports that Suge Knight filed suit against Kanye West over a 2005 incident in which Knight was shot and robbed of a diamond earring [ click to read ], the former Death Row Records CEO is ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Barstow, CA, State Prisons, Prison, California Institution for Men

The Daily Record

Kanye West plays basketball before his Glasgow gig

KANYE West enjoyed a fast-paced game of basketball with his huge entourage just hours before his concert at Glasgow's SECC last night.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Wed Nov 19, 2008

VH1 News

Kanye West Focuses On Melodies On 'Minimal But Functional' 808s & Heartbreak

When it comes to straight-up vocal prowess, Kanye West will never be compared to some of the all-time greats, such as Luther Vandross or Stevie Wonder - and he's fine with that.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Stevie Wonder, Soul, 50 Cent, Rap

VH1 News

New Kanye West Album -- No, Not That One -- Hits The Web

People eagerly awaiting the release of Kanye West's newest album, 808s & Heartbreak, due out in two weeks, are being treated to an appetizer before the big meal.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit Metro, Remix, House

Tue Nov 18, 2008

ContactMusic.com

Kanye West - West Refutes Reports of Jay-Z Feud

Caption: Kanye West , Perez Hilton and Estelle Perez Hilton's One Night In Liverpool at Carling Academy - Inside Liverpool, England .... A representative for KANYE WEST has blasted DAMON DASH's allegations the ...

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Rap, Hip-Hop, Chicago Metro

Scotsman.com Living

Music Review: Kanye West Kanye West ***** Secc, Glasgow

THE LAST time US hip-hop sensation Kanye West was in town he brought backing singers, robot mime artists and a full string section, but the majority of this show was just about him alone.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

NY Daily News

Dash of hip hype in Jay-Z 'feud'

Dash contends that after Jay-Z violated the code of hip-hop chivalry, "Kanye hated Jay-Z." Damon Dash is telling more tales about his estranged business partner, Jay-Z . His latest: that Jigga set off a feud ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Jay

Mon Nov 17, 2008

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Kanye West hits back at paparazzi after arrest

Writing on his blog, the US rapper calls for the act of taking photographs without permission to be outlawed, citing the death of Princess Diana as justification Guardian.co.uk/music disclaimer ... no paps were ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Sun Nov 16, 2008

People.com

Kanye West Denies Assaulting Photographer

Kanye West denies assaulting a photographer in a "bogus" incident outside a Newcastle, England, bar that led to the rapper's second paparazzi-related arrest .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Sat Nov 15, 2008

This Is London

Off the record: ItA's the hip-hop President

I haven't seen anything quite so gleefully preposterous as this show since Take That toured with a hologram of Robbie Williams Kanye West David Sexton The set lunch here is what I would delightedly spend my own ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Take that, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Fri Nov 14, 2008

SFGate

Joe Jonas denies cheating on Taylor Swift; Ben Stiller honored; Kanye West arrested

Jonas Brothers star Joe Jonas has denied cheating on ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, putting the break-up down to "a change of heart." Jonas came under fire recently after Swift revealed he had ended their ...

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Related Topix: Tropic Thunder, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Ben Stiller, Jonas Brothers

Online Sun

Kanye West arrested

RAPPER KANYE WEST has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a photographer as he was leaving a nightclub in Newcastle, England.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Offbeat

Thu Nov 13, 2008

The First Post

British acts have a bad night at the MTV Music Awards

A miserable showing for British acts at the annual MTV music awards last night, with only former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and 1980s star Rick Astley receiving gongs.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

National Post

Kanye West Preview Day

It's an exciting day in Canada as Universal Records is previewing the new Kanye West record, 808s & Heartbreak , for select media.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Wed Nov 12, 2008

Entertainment Weekly

Black women in music: Complexion issues?

As Michelle Obama prepares to take her place in history as the nation's first African-American First Lady, it feels regressive to have to point out that the female presence on today's R&B/hip-hop charts looks ...

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Related Topix: African-American, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Music, Entertainment

WWTI

West sued over Knight shooting

Marion 'Suge' Knight, November 2004 Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight is taking legal action against hip-hop superstar Kanye West over an incident at a party three years ago in which he was allegedly shot and ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Miami Metro, Entertainment

Tue Nov 11, 2008

The Post Chronicle

Killers, Ludacris, Kanye Albums Move Up A Day

New albums by the Killers, Ludacris and Kanye West will be released a day earlier than planned, on Monday November 24, to capitalize on the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, their Island Def Jam label said.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment

Mon Nov 10, 2008

HipHopDx

Sharpton, Simmons Duel Over Obama's Effect on Hip Hop

As the debate over what President-elect Barack Obama will or will not do rages on, some are shifting the conversation to what changes-if any-the Hip Hop generation will make post November 4. A recent article in ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Common

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