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Born in Atlanta, this rapper and producer moved to Chicago with his mother when he was 3 years old. He's considered to be one of the most commercially successful "back-pack" rappers. West has said he was largely influenced by Wu-Tang member RZA. The first major label song he produced was Jay-Z's "This Can't Be Life," featuring West's signature sound of taking old, soul samples, speeding them up, and adding his own drum sounds and other instruments. In 2001, he broke out as a producer, largely because his sound was all over Jay-Z's critically-acclaimed "The Blueprint." In October 2002, West survived a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel of his car. He recorded "Through The Wire" ab...
Born in Atlanta, this rapper and producer moved to Chicago with his mother when he was 3 years old. He's considered to be one of the most commercially successful "back-pack" rappers. West has said he was largely influenced by Wu-Tang member RZA. The first major label song he produced was Jay-Z's "This Can't Be Life," featuring West's signature sound of taking old, soul samples, speeding them up, and adding his own drum sounds and other instruments. In 2001, he broke out as a producer, largely because his sound was all over Jay-Z's critically-acclaimed "The Blueprint." In October 2002, West survived a car accident after falling asleep at the wheel of his car. He recorded "Through The Wire" about two weeks after the accident with his jaws wired shut. It was featured on his debut album, "College Dropout," released in February 2004, on Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. The Grammy-nominated album sold more than 3 million copies. In August 2005, West released his highly-anticipated follow up "Late Registration," which sold more than 860,000 in its first week. In September 2007 he released "Graduation," which sold more than 950,000 copies in its first week.
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Readers call Kanye West 'heartless' after he grabbed the mic from Taylor Swift
Comments BlogLast night's annual MTV Music Video Awards brought out the star power, and with that, inevitably, comes the controversy. The trouble started early in the proceedings when rap superstar Kanye West rushed the stage while teen country darling Taylor Swift...... -
Kayne West APOLOGIZES to Taylor Swift. Should he blame it on Hennessy?
The Dish RagSurprise, surprise. Kayne West blogged his big, fat sloppy apology last night to Taylor Swift, for having gotten onstage when she was accepting her award and ranting about how Beyonce shoulda won instead. Excuse me? All we wanna know is...... -
Lady Gaga's bloody VMA performance shocks her convent teachers. Hooray!
The Dish RagLady Gaga is a product of the Convent of the Sacred Heart girls school in NYC. But are her former teachers proud of their star student? Not particularly. According to the NY Post, the nuns are said to be horrified...... -
Kanye West: The presidential bashing just keeps coming
The Big PictureFirst it was President Obama, who made headlines with his blunt assessment of Kanye West's boorish behavior at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, calling the hip-hop star a "jackass." (Even though there was an orgy of hand-wringing in media circles...... -
Taylor Swift USED to be a Kayne West fan. Now she loves Beyonce more.
The Dish RagUPDATE: Taylor Swift spoke backstage about Kanye West's rude interruption of her best female video acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. "Well, I was standing on stage because I was really excited because I had...... -
Battle of the Bands: Kid Sister vs. Moving Units
Brand XâOnly one will rise to victoryâwho will it be?â Vanguard is touting their Red Bull-sponsored battle of the bands, featuring Kid Sister versus Moving Units. Weâre not sure if itâs gonna be pistols at dawn or jousting or what,... -
Kayne West reemerges from his 'Coldest Winter'
Pop & HissLast month, Kanye West made a tentative return to caps-locked, stream-of-consciousness blogging, but new work seemed far off for the embattled rapper/producer/awards-show-saboteur. Today, however, Kanye's own remix of his "808s & Heartbreak" track... -
Spice Girls heat up Victoria Secret's show
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe reunion of the Spice Girls was definitely the highlight of last night's Victoria Secret Lingerie Fashion Show at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. If you don't count a runway littered with gorgeous half-naked models like Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio...Tags: Fashion Shows, Lauren Conrad, Soccer, Entertainment, Ryan Seacrest
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Rodean lujos y excesos a hija de Beyoncé
MÉXICO, DF.- Blue Ivy Carter no sólo nació en una suite VIP, en el recién remodelado piso del Hospital Lenox Hill que su padre rentó en su totalidad para la ocasión, sino que abandonó el lugar en una camioneta Mercedes Benz acondicionada con baño y...Tags: Stevie Wonder, House (tv program), Lady Gaga, Health, Oprah Winfrey
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Adele sweeps Grammy Awards, but acts with Lehigh Valley connections do well, too
Lehigh Valley MusicEnglish torch singer Adele swept through the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning six statues, including the top three: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also gave the best performance of...... -
Allentown Fair headliner is a leader in MTV Video Award nominations
Lehigh Valley MusicBruno Mars, who will play Allentown Fair on Aug. 30, has been nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year for his song “Grenade.” Katy Perry leads the list, announced Thursday night, with nine, followed by...... -
Kanye West, Jay-Z party for 'Throne'; Paltrow hits the Hamptons
Ministry of GossipJay-Z and Kanye West showed Monday for "Watch the Throne" listening party in New York. Also spotted: Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner, Kelly Ripa, Rachel Zoe, Jessica Seinfeld and more....
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