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May 2008
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Kanye West Blogs About Newly Leaked Videos For 'Flashing Lights'
From MTV News | May 30, 2008Kanye West blogged about the two videos he rejected for "Flashing Lights," which were leaked onto the 'Net this week. more
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Kanye West Sits Down For A Very Creepy Dinner [Videodrone]
From Idolator | May 29, 2008Kanye West has released yet another video for "Flashing Lights," and this time out the macabre clip is set in a house that brings to mind... more
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Kanye West, 50 Cent, T.I. React To Their Placement On 'Hottest MCs...
From MTV News | May 27, 2008Kanye West reacted to being named the "Hottest MC in the Game," telling a sold-out Chicago crowd, "I brought that #1 spot home for y'all." more
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Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common, Universal ... [Lawsuits]
From Idolator | May 23, 2008Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, and Interscope Geffen A & M were all hit with a copyright-infringement... more
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Kanye, Common, Method Man Sued Over Jazz Sample
From Billboard News | May 23, 2008Rappers Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their record companies were sued yesterday (May 22) by late U.S. jazz musician Joe Farrell... more
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‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Estelle’s ‘American...
From NY Mag - Culture Vulture | May 22, 2008From now until something displaces last year's "Umbrella" from the top of our iTunes most-played list, Vulture will be judging the contenders... more
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After having two albums in a row junked by ... [Hail To The Tribe]
From Idolator | May 21, 2008After having two albums in a row junked by his label, leaving him release-free for almost a decade, it's not surprising that Q-Tip would work... more
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'Hottest MCs In The Game': At Last, We Agree With Kanye West, He...
From MTV News | May 17, 2008Kanye West ranks at #1 of the "Hottest MCs in the Game" of 2008, thanks to an artistic album, an amazing live show and a slew of fresh guest... more
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T-Pain nabs five BET Award noms
From Variety | May 15, 2008Music News: Kanye West, Keyshia Cole receive three each -- T-Pain's status as urban music's most frequent collaborator helped him nab a leading... more
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Rihanna and Chris Brown's Date Night
From People.com | May 15, 2008The couple smooch their way through a Kanye West show in Times Square more
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Casio Celebrates 25 Years of G-Shock With 4 New Models [Casio]
From Gizmodo | May 15, 2008Casio just unveiled four new G-Shock models at their 25th anniversary event tonight in NYC. Kanye West is here, but the watches are definitely... more
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N*E*R*D Get Their Cobrasnake On [Videodrone]
From Idolator | May 14, 2008Lindsay Lohan, Kanye West, and a guy dressed up like a giant nose show up in the video for "Everybody Nose," the predictably annoying new... more
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?uestlove emulates Kanye West's superconspicous-consumptionish...
From Idolator | May 13, 2008?uestlove emulates Kanye West's superconspicous-consumptionish blogging style, only with a bit of a populist twist. Sample entry: "i realized... more
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The Top Five Lines From Soulja Boy's New New Single [Lyrical Gangsters...
From Idolator | May 8, 2008Soulja Boy's third new song of the past week is "Go Hard," a boast that manages to dis Kanye West, refer to any other MCs out there as "ninja... more
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Ti$a Obama Video Features Jay Z, Kanye West: Watch Video
From Huffington Post | May 6, 2008A new celeb-filled video for Sen. Barack Obama: Taz Arnold (AKA TI$A), front man to underground hip-hop super group Sa-Ra formerly signed... more
