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Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Ray and Dr. Donda West. At the age of three his parents divorced, causing him to move to Chicago, Illinois with his mother. His father Ray West was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but is now a Christian counselor. Dr. Donda West worked in the Chicago State University as the Chair of the English Department, but ...

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FLASHING LIGHTS...FLASHING LIGHTS"....yes, when Kanye hit the stage at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live as part of his -GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR (which also featured Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D., and Rihanna)- colorful rays lit the stage & sparkled the arena to announce the arrival of arguably the best performer in the business who transcends race & blurs the line of the genre, hip-hop, with his innovative beats & thought provoking lyrics. His legions of fans roared with...

Kanye West upset concertgoers in Sacramento, California this past weekend when he accidentally shouted out "It feels like Seattle Seattle Seattle" while performing his hit song, The Good Life. Kanye admits he was confused because he had just performed in Seattle two days earlier, but was embarrassed about the mishap. Kanye left an apology on his official blog that read: I can't believe I bust a spinal tap! It's no excuse for this I wish I could sink...

Kanye's new tour is getting all the love from the critics, while Avril continues to be on everyone shit list for being a spoiled brat that won't grow out of her bitchy attitude. Well, it's biting her in the ass because everyone's a little sick of it, and bad attitude doesn't sell tickets. A critic for the Washington Post says "Who says Canadians are all sweetness and light? Much of Avril Lavigne's appeal, and...

Kanye West has blogged for his fans yet again. This time, he talks about the upcoming tour, and how crazy it's going to be, and how it's something no one will expect. He says: "I can't take it anymore. I have 2 show you guys a model of the stage. This is not a regular show. I tell people, hey, this show is gonna be crazy and they say, "I bet it is!", BUT THEY HAVE NO...

Check out the new Kanye West music video for "Homecoming" featuring Chris Martin. Thoughts on the video?

So Area IS still a hotspot! Kanye West surprised clubgoers there last night by doing an impromptu performance at the Rubyy Energy Drink party. He sang four of his songs too. Pretty cool of him! Wonder how much he got paid for that "secret" gig? It was probably planned all along.
A songwriter/producer is claiming that Kanye West jacked his song. This dude from Maryland says that Kanye’s “The Good Life” is a knock off of his “Volume of Good Life.” He filed the lawsuit in Maryland Court claiming copyright infringement. The songwriter says that West "didn't obtain a license to use 'Volume of Good Life'" for using his song and the lawsuit also claims that Kanye was "only at the age of 6 or 7 years of...

Kanye West has joined the long list of collaborators for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which has been in the works for a long time. It's tentatively due out in May. Kanye will appear on three difference tracks. He tells BBC Radio, "I hope it sells well. I never boast because I know you can come out and not sell one record. I put my all into it, it's me on a platter so if you don'...

The Essence Music Festival is well underway. The lineup is pretty intense. Just today they made an announcement that Kanye West has been added to the list of performers for the July festival. So far we’ve got Kanye West, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott and Mae featuring Frankie Beverly as the performers. More than 200,000 took part in the festivities last year. Music Festivals can be much more fun than concerts at times. Besides having more...

Fast forward 9 hours from LA time, and it's party time in the UK as the annual Brit Awards are already over. Here are the highlights from the show: • Brit boy band Take that knocked off Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs to be named best British live act • The very popular Mika opened the show performing a medley style of his hits in front of a fireworks backdrop on stage. He was named Best British Breakthrough Act. • Adele was...

Kanye West just announced his American "Glow In The Dark" Tour Dates. The tour will feature Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. Here are the dates: 16 April - Key Arena, Seattle, WA 18 April - ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA 19 April - HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA 20 April - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 21 April - Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 24 April - University of Arizona’s McKale Auditorium, Tucson, AZ * 25 April - Red Rock Casino Resort Spa, Las Vegas,...

Stars flocked to the Entertainment Weekly post-Grammy party at STK last night, and the highlight was seeing Kanye's new Flashing Lights music video. He screened the vid for VIP's only, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Nas, Kelis, Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson. Before the showing, Kanye said, "I feel like a brand new artist that just signed. Every piece of the video is me. What I represent now." And he got a great reaction from his...