Kanye West
Rapper Kanye West on His Success
For rapper Kanye West, it's not about a showdown with guns but a face-off in the press. Recently, rapper 50 Cent challenged West to a battle of the albums, saying he would retire if West's new album outsold his own. When it did, 50 Cent recanted. West may have won the battle, but he insists that both he and 50 Cent won the publicity war. In an exclusive interview, ABC's Terry Moran speaks to West about his music, his credibility and the criticism that surrounds hip-hop's "creative genius."
Ref. ABC Nightline
Kanye West sued over jazz samples
Rapper Kanye West is being sued by the daughter of a jazz musician who says he sampled her late father's music without permission.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7416823.stm
Kanye West is one of my favourite rappers. He is uber talented with a HUGE ego. Has anyone heard his new album, 808s and Heartbreak? I think it's quite good, though I still prefer College Dropout and Late Registration. I thought CD was pure Kanye, with less industrialization. It had such feeling that I find lacking with some of his music now. Late Registration was uber catchy too, but it didn't quite have the same hook to me. 808s and Heartbreak is good but the tracks are hit and miss.
Favourite Kanye songs?
Edited: VoiceBox on 21st Mar, 2009 - 4:18am