Kanye West

On November 24th 2008, Mr. West dropped his fourth studio album but also his most unconventional album from a sound perspective. The Chicago native dropped a 12 track album which featured a more emotionally charged Kanye mixing new production techniques with multiple vocal filters (mainly auto-tune). With this project,Yeezy moved away from the regular rap track structure and though he…

Both of these tracks will sound familiar as the first is the verse The Weeknd cut from his version of ‘Tell Your Friends’ and the second is a rework of ‘Say You Will’ featuring Caroline Shaw. Coming off of the recent 808’s & Heartbreak live performance in Hollywood, it seems like Mr. West is ready to break out the auto-tune.…

Four years ago now, Jay Z and Kanye West came together to drop one of the dopest collaborative albums in hip hop. The “Watch the Throne” album featured the two rappers trading bars over amazing production provided by a plethora of beatmakers. Today, we’re featuring their first single ‘Otis’ which went on to be the albums biggest hit second to…

CyHi The Prynce has quietly played the background as GOOD Music’s next big thing, with a debut getting pushed years since his initial signing. After getting dropped from Def Jam, it seems like his patience has finally reached its end, as he unloads on ‘Elephant In The Room’. The track is a no holds barred barrage of bars that range…

A few months back Mark Johns wow’d us with her Sable produced cover of ‘Ni**as in Paris’. Today the impressive vocalist connected with Sweater Beats for another stunning Kanye cover. Sweater Beats absolutely kills the production with massive guitar riffs, smooth synths and just enough bump. It’s reminiscent of the original, while still sounding fresh. The vocals are gorgeous, illustrating…

Rosenberg and Laura Styles from HOT97 premiered a new Wale joint early this morning. The track comes from Wale’s latest effort titled ‘The Album About Nothing’. This joint is poised to become a summer anthem with a beat you can bop to, a catchy hook and all the personality it packs. Check out the track below!

You may have heard this during Kanye’s amazing live performance at the 2015 Brit Awards and now we got the CDQ for you to bump. The track features Theophilus London and Allan Kingdom and is produced by upcoming producer Velous. No doubt that this joint is a certified heater. You can stream it in its entirety below.

About a year and a half ago, Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 linked up with Yeezus to talk about the album (Yeezus) and the marginalization of his creativity. That interview went on to be one of the most talked about interviews for a while. Why, you ask? Well, because it was a great interview. Zane asked all the right…

We’re 8 days out from the release of Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise and this is exactly what we needed. The second single from the upcoming album just dropped and it’s great. You can forget about bopping and catching a wave to this one. This ballad features Sean, Kanye West and John Legend over a somber piano melody. The last…

“They say your attitude determines your latitude I’m high as a motherfucker – fly as a motherfucker. And still that motherfucker you love to hate But can’t – Because you love what I make.” This quote from Kanye’s verse in Rhymefest’s ‘Brand New’ has always described Kanye West. Considering the press created over the 2015 Grammys, it rings true now…