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Kanye West Reportedly Assisting Kim Kardashian Ahead Of Her ‘SNL’ Hosting Gig, Twitter Isn’t Amused
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Pierre Suu / Getty Kim Kardashian will embark on a new task this weekend as the guest host for Saturday Night Live, which has seemingly divided some who believe the social media star isn’t fit for the role. To prepare for the big event, Kanye West is reportedly helping his estranged wife as she prepares for her hosting gig but many on Twitter aren’t amused. Now in its 47th season, SNL is still going strong and the long-running sketch comedy series is still considered event television by many. When SNL announced its slate of hosts, many seemed to balk at the notion that Kardashian, who isn’t known for her comedy chops, would be a host. Still, however controversial the decision to place Kardashian in that role, perhaps West coming to her aid will be j...
J. Prince Reveals Drake & Kanye West Are Helping Him with Petition to Free Larry Hoover
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jemal Countess / Getty J. Prince is working on efforts to free infamous Gangsters Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover and is tapping A-listers like Drake and Kanye West for help. On Saturday (Oct 2), the Rap-A-Lot founder, Drake, and Kanye West have teamed up with a plan to finally get the 70-year-old released from prison. “IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU PLAN TO FAIL,” J. Prince wrote. “Good plans in the making to free our brother Larry Hoover with the support of @champagnepapi and @kanyewest #TheArtandScienceOfRespect. To be continued.” Larry Hoover has been in prison since 1973 when he was convicted of killing a then 19-year-old drug dealer named William “Pooky” Young. While serving his sentence, Hoover was slapped with additional charges of conspiracy, extortio...
Yeezy Tech: Kanye West Files ‘Donda’ Trademark for All The Tech Products
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West is certified in the apparel and sneaker game. But now Ye has his eye on the tech world, and he’s applied to use the “Donda” name on various tech products. The guy has repeatedly name-checked the late Steve Jobs of Apple fame as inspiration. Whatever you can think of, from laptops to watches to headphones, Ye is fittin’ to slap ‘Donda’ on it. Reports TMZ: According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ye’s company filed a trademark application on September 21 to slap the name “Donda” on a slew of tech line products. And, by the looks of things … this line could be one helluva empire. Ye is looking to lock up the rights to slap “Donda” on a bunch of electronics, including tablet computers, audio speakers and surround sound systems....
You Care: Kanye & Kim Kardashian Spotted Having Dinner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty It looks like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are actually going to be co-parenting the proper way as they seem to still be on good terms. According to Page Six the couple formerly known as Kimye was spotted leaving Nobu Malibu after sharing dinner with Tracy and Ray Romulus. “At the end of the evening, the former “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star got into the same car as the Yeezy designer, with West in the driver seat and Kim taking the passenger seat and their pals in the back.” Well, at least they still get along even if it’s only for business. Tracy Romulus is the chief marketing officer of KKW Brands. While the former couple, allegedly, have been separated for quite some time, Kim Kardashian attended Kanye’s Donda listening e...
Kanye West Rocks Shirt With Creepy White Guy Marilyn Manson’s Face On It While Partying With Diddy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty No surprise, Kanye West is still doing headass things. Taking a break from tinkering with his already released album DONDA, Kanye West decided to link up with Diddy and attend the Bad Boy general’s exclusive Club Love soiree. In many videos shared on No Jumper’s Instagram page, the rapper performs tracks off his album while wearing a Vetements shirt featuring Marilyn Manson’s face on the front and back of it along with a balaclava mask, shades, gloves, and jeans. Diddy also shared photos of himself with West at the party on his Instagram post, and the shirt in question is visible. His actions are causing quite a stir because Manson has been accused of sexual misconduct and abuse by several women, including former partner Westworld star Evan R...
Check Out The Trailer To Netflix’s Kanye West Documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty A few months ago Netflix revealed that a Kanye West documentary was on the way and now we’re finally getting our first look at the project and have gotten the title for the doc. Officially dubbed Jeen-Yuhs (“Genius” in case y’all were wondering), the trailer to the Yeezy documentary takes us back to 2004 before Kanye West became a household name and was simply known for his soulful beats and production. Sitting alongside the artist formerly known as Mos Def (Yasiin Bey these days), the two men each spit their now familiar verses to the College Dropout cut “Two Words.” While Mos looked like his charismatic self as he rapped his bars, a young Kanye grew visibly animated with every passing line much to the astonishment of Avon Barksdale ...
Oh Word?: Ghostface Says Kanye & Mike Dean Executive Producing ‘Supreme Clientele 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 According to Ghostface Killah, Kanye West and Mike Dean will be executive producing his forthcoming Supreme Clientele 2 album. Being that the album is a sequel to a certified classic, the news was received with a fair share of caution instead of universal praise and excitement. Ghost Deini was on Reddit’s HipHopHeads forum when dropped dime on when Supreme Clientele 2 will be available, writing, “SUPREME CLIENTELE 2 IS EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: KANYE WEST, MIKE DEAN & PRODUCERPLUGUNI.COM, RELEASE DATE: FEB 2022.” If it was a decade or even five years ago (Ghostface guested on West’s “New God Flow” in 2012), the thought of Ghost getting busy over Kanye West beats would have set the Internet on fire. But now...
Kanye West Documentary Jeen-Yuhs Is Coming to Netflix
Netflix is prepping a documentary about Kanye West called Jeen-Yuhs. As Variety reports, the project follows Ye over a 20-year period, filming his rise as a rapper and businessman. It will also touch on his failed 2020 presidential campaign and the death of his mother, Donda West. The streaming platform teased the doc with a first look that shows Yeezy and Mos Def rapping their song “Two Words” off 2004’s The College Dropout two years before the album comes out. Jeen-Yuhs was co-directed by Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah, better known as Coodie and Chike, who previously worked with West on his 2004 music video “Jesus Walks (Version 3)” and “Through the Wire.” A release date has yet to be revealed, though it’s slated to premiere in 2022. Watch the trailer below. [emb...
Steve Aoki Shares Story About Remix for Kanye West, Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne That Never Dropped
Steve Aoki is one of the most accomplished DJs on the planet, but even those most veteran artists sometimes fail to rise to the occasion. In a recent interview with Emmy Award-winning journalist Graham Bensinger, Aoki shared a story about a remix for Kanye West that will never see the light of day. He recalls listening to a freestyle from West over the phone and later being sent stems to remix a song. However, Aoki was stunned when he realized the song included verses from the likes of West, Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne. As many may have deduced, this was likely a remix of the mega-collaboration “Forever.” Unfortunately, it never saw the light of day. Aoki himself deemed the remix not good enough, but having the opportunity to remix it today would be a completely dif...
Hypebeast Alert: Kanye Drops Yeezy Knit Runners, Ye or Nay?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Yeezy Supply / Yeezy Supply People have slandered Kanye’s latest adidas releases like the Foam Runners, the Slide slippers, and even the 450 Slates, but his latest and weirdest release might be getting the most hate of them all, and it’s lowkey well deserved. The new Yeezy Knit Runner’s no doubt resemble a blimp on feet, but they not only have hypebeasts drooling, they actually sold out within minutes of their release today (September 23). Needless to say Kanye’s been pushing the envelope with his designs all across the board, from his zipper-less Gap down jacket to now his shapeless footwear, but regardless of how weird and eccentric things may get, it becomes a hot commodity amongst customers so he seems to know what he’s doing. Looking like some knitti...
Kanye West Drops $57 Million On New Crib In Malibu
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN Looks like Kanye West might be trading in the calm of the country for some fun in the sun as word is he just put down a Galactus sized grip on some new beach front property. According to TMZ the Donda artist just plunked down $57.3 million on a Malibu beach house because, well, it’s basically as the “Do The Right Thing” Air Jordan 4’s (sneakerheads understand). The 4,000 square foot home next to the ocean was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, so Ye is basically going to be occupying a work of art. Yes, $57 million still seems like a helluva lot of money to drop on a crib regardless of who designed it or where it’s located, but when you got Kanye cash that’s basically a drop in the bucket of his pockets. Also, the crib was on the m...
Kanye West Rises Above It All In Latest “24” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Looks like Kanye West is gonna make using his concert footage a thing for all of his visuals off his Donda album. In his latest video for Donda cut “24,” Kanye once again uses footage of one of his Donda album listening concerts where he floats into the air, but the in the visuals Kanye ends up floating outside of the venue and into the heavens. Directed by Nick Knight, Yeezus finds himself traveling around the atmosphere in a visually entrancing video. Though we don’t ever see Kanye actually rapping or even get a good closeup of his face, it’s still a pretty original and entertaining video. Members of his congregation might even call it a spiritual experience at the end of the day. Check out the visuals to “24” below and let us know your tho...
