Transformed from the so-called "Louis Vuitton don" to the purported "abomination of Obama's nation" and back to being the kingpin of his very own G.O.O.D. Music label, there's never a dull moment in the erratic, if excessively well documented and tabloid-infecting life of a certain Kanye West . And over a night on which he nonchalantly rattles off the second of three sold out London shows in the space of a week in the crimson round of the Hammersmith Apollo, the same can certainly be said of his live portrayal. It is something of a portrayal after [...]
Another Monday and to commemorate the crushing mundanity the day embodies with a most despairing inherence, we're back here divulging a further ten tracks from our 2012 ranking. Our previous instalment took in a Fuck Button, the irrefutably inimitable Bobby Womack, and a lo-res JPG of a cat in a box . This one, meanwhile, clicks through a smattering of woebegone London lo-fi, a couple snared from the Captured Tracks roster, the inevitable Hot Chip entry, and something ever so slightly special from Sam Willis who was once, all in all, just another [...]
Jazz has continued to creep up in popularity over recent months, as exciting musicians both young and old embrace newer movements to bring a refreshing vibe to the genre. I'm talking everyone from Robert Glasper to Flying Lotus . Trumpeter Christian Scott and his Quintet were performing in St. Louis not long ago when they pulled out a vivacious rendition of The Throne's "No Church In The Wild". That is right, the 88-Keys produced and Frank Ocean featured single from Kanye West and Jay-Z's hyped collaborative album Watch The Throne . The melodies are distant but [...]
Love ( My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ) or loathe ( 808s & Heartbreak ), G.O.O.D. Music head honcho Kanye West is, absolutely indubitably, the mercurial hip hop mastermind he unendingly proclaims himself to be. Blazoned as such across the entirety of this here universe, he's The One; the Champion; the Runaway; the Monster: all of the above, and all at once. And in being this polymathic jack of all trades and master of but one, he debatably has less of a clue as to who he really is than we do. Here, in [...]
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Non c'est faux, vous ne l'avez pas encore trop entendu au point d'en être dégouté, vous en redemandez même. Ca tombe bien car Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel ont réalisé un clip non officiel qui met réellement Paris en avant contrairement au clip officiel qui prenait des séquences live. Très bien réalisé et super intéressant, le clip met en scène Nicolas Gueye Mary et Kalvin Winson dans la peau de Kanye West et Jay-Z , se balladant dans les rues de Paris.
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Music Appreciation Frazer Harrison, Getty It might not be blatantly obvious, but Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine draws quite a bit of influence from hip-hop. Her ethereal pop-anthems are a far cry from the heavy beats and rhymes of rappers, but Welch assures us that the similarities are there. "What really inspires me about hip-hop is the idea that you don't really [...]
Hit-Boy's long anticipated debut lyrical mixtape was released a few days ago. The G.O.O.D Music artist doesn't disappoint. For those of you who didn't know, Hit-Boy is the producer behind the massive hit Niggas in Paris amongst others. Taking a play out of Kanye's book, a rapper who similarly rose to fame producing beats for Hip Hops top artists, Hit-Boy is ready to step into the ring, better yet, the booth. The mixtape features guest appearances by John Legend, Big Sean and Kid Cudi amongst others. "She probably only here cus Niggas in Paris" [...]
One year ago today, Kanye West and Jay-Z released Watch The Throne to the masses. To celebrate the anniversary, they've just put out a brief, but awesome documentary that dives into their recording process and state of mind as they were creating the album. For whatever reason, behind the scenes footage continues to own me - especially for something like this. Watch The Throne Documentary from Forgotten Sundays on Vimeo. Tweet
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"Cheers, cheers, Watch The Throne ." Today is the one-year anniversary of the release of Watch The Throne , the landmark album from Jay-Z and Kanye West. The two spent time in Australia, England, and a hotel rooms around the world recording the LP and today we get an intimate look at that process through this short documentary. The 10-mintue clip actually leaked about a year ago as well, and was on the web for all of about 60 minutes before being taken down. If this is indeed the proper and official release, it's pretty fresh. [...]
This documentary about the making of Jay-Z and Kanye West 's Watch The Throne surfaced a while back and then disappeared. Now it's back, in full. Watch it below, and head over to Paradigm Magazine to read an interview with the director, Robert Lopuski. An excerpt: "I knew they didn’t want to do traditional interviews, so I’d turn on the audio recorder on my cell phone, and at the dinner table, put it on my knee and be like, so Jay… and then record a quick interview that way. [...]
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It's been a while since we got a new VOYR clip from Kanye West. It's one of the few BTS series that I think is actually really dope. Today we have a new clip, which follows The Throne to Madison Square Garden where Kanye finally finds comfort with the kilt and remembers his first performance at The Garden way back with Usher. Check it out.
As someone who is involved both in the music blog-o-sphere and the LGBTQ community, I got about 10 texts, Facebook messages, calls etc. the morning Frank Ocean became one of the first openly queer individuals in the rap/R&B game. While this was very exciting information, in some ways it overshadowed the release of his first studio album Channel ORANGE, which technically drops today (though it had an iTunes “exclusive” release a week earlier). In the massive amount of press about which songs include references to his sexuality, the surprising support of fellow industry up-and-comers such as Tyler the Creator, [...]
Can't say we give two T's re: Pusha T although the prospect of a compilation LP from Kanye West's GOOD Music label by the name of Cruel Summer which is slated to feature copious contributions from our beloved Yeezy makes it a must-impatiently-await. Fresh from bringing the heftyweight glitz of Watch The Throne to us not once but twice ( here & here ) it would appear the scatty schizo will be back behind the impenetrable glasses of the studio sooner rather than later. Here he is on New God [...]
Crowds of 50,000-plus; Hackney ubication; a Radio 1 affiliation: endless elements to this year's Big Weekend equivalent, the Hackney Weekend 2012 rendered the very prospect somewhat daunting. Factor in reports of Hackney Marsh gradually transmogrifying into just that – an almighty, almightily viscous bog – and the whole thing becomes ever less appealing. Saturday's Main Stage line up is a similarly groggy affair: like a treacherous overflowing of our fetid, sewer-like mainstream in which, par Example, Rizzle Kicks splurge out after Leona Lewis , the In New Music We Trust Stage would represent a safe haven of [...]
The Watch The Throne Tour has finally come to a close. If you saw it while it was running, you'll agree with me in saying that it was quite the spectacle - Yeezy and Hov really brought it for this one. However, at the final stop of the behemoth tour - in Birmingham, England - Kanye West topped himself once again. The international superstar did what no superstars do anymore - the classic stage dive. You can check out front row footage of Kanye's leap into the crowd below. He's really earning that Air Yeezy title.
It can be very hard to separate the subjective from the objective when it comes to live experiences. Some gigs are great because you feel a connection to the artist playing or the songs performed. Some gigs are great because of atmosphere and occasion. An objective reading on Jay-Z and Kanye's Watch The Throne show in the The O2 in Dublin on Saturday night, would suggest that this show had it all. Subjectively, throughout the 40-strong song set, I felt that a live concert experience rarely gets better than this. [...]
This shit is… fuckin’ ridiculous. Kanye’s infamous lyric could be a one-line review of his Watch the Throne live show with Jay-Z, a 40-song epic that cashes in all your craic tokens at once. It’s a blockbuster from the off, as the two hip-hop gladiators rise from two 50ft LED podium cubes in the middle of the floor for the operatic ‘H.A.M.’, and snarling rottweiler visuals rile the crowd. The Dublin shows fall on Kanye’s birthday weekend too, but he and Jay are the ones dishing out the presents in the O2. Over the two-and-a-half [...]
Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Frank Ocean - "No Church In The Wild" Directed by Romain Gavras. Nas - "Daughters" Directed by Chris Robinson. Backburner - "Heatwave" Directed by 3:AM Design. Diplo Feat. Nicky Da B - "Express Yourself" Directed by LIL INTERNET. El-P - "The Full Retard" (NSFW) Directed by Timothy Saccenti. Killer Mike Feat. Bun B, T.I., Trouble, & El-P - "Big Beast" [...]
I was just having a convo yesterday with #YSAFam artist, Eye Traveler , about how Frank Ocean missed his window to become explosively great after WTT . Now we get visuals from Frank for a track that appears to have no name. The trailer gives us a solid minute and a half of a never before heard track from Mr. Ocean and then a message at the end that simple states, "Channel Orange, 7.17.12." I guess that's enough to expect some good sounds from the young R&B singer. I hope this is the start [...]
É treta, mano! O novo clipe da poderosa dupla Jay-Z e Kanye West traz uma "confusão danada" pelas ruas de Praga. De um lado a polícia, com seus cães nada amigáveis, spray de pimenta e violência. Do outro, manifestantes que usam lenços como proteção, coquetéis molotov e mais violência. Qualquer semelhança com o cenário mundial atual é mera coincidência, não?! A coisa segue tensa até o fim, quando até um elefante surge em meio ao caos e um pobre coitado pega fogo. No Church in the Wild [...]
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