Kanye's Greatest Hits

Kanye West was not invited to the Grammys on Sunday and he and Amber Rose have been keeping a relatively low profile. I thought you might be going through a little withdrawal, so we put together a playlist of his greatest hits. Enjoy!












and of course



We miss you Kanye!

What if you picked up a date and she came out the crib in THIS?!

Some folks don't like this photo one bit

Critics are up in arms about a new David LaChappelle photo of Kanye West and Lady Gaga.  LaChappelle, an avant-garde photographer best-known for his color-saturated images of celebrities in whimisical situations, shot the duo for the cover of the Fame Monster album.  Critics say the photo is racist and depicts a sweating savage African almost sullying the pure white damsel in distress moments after he has plucked her off her pedestal.  Some even  go so far as to say the photo is reminiscent of images of King Kong and Fay Wray.

Personally, I just wanna know:
1.  Why is Gaga naked?
2. Why did they chop off her backside with photoshop?
3.Why isn't SHE sweating?
4. Whose abs those are on Kanye ('cause they sure ain't his)?
AND
5. Where has Amber Rose been hiding?  Normally, she would have taken something like this and run with it.  Hmmmmmm......

I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but Michael Jackson was the Artist of the Year

I stayed up live chatting the AMA's with a group of folks from around the world. You would be surprised at how many international fans were trying to see this show. Some of my online friends in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Greece, the UK, and Scandanavia could not see the broadcast on television, so I kept up a stream of consciousness commentary on the show. I'm going to be honest with you: I haven't watched the AMA's in years and can't remember ever voting. That all changed this year with Michael Jackson's five nominations. I really wanted to see if he would be properly honored, so I tuned in. Spoiler alert: Michael won 4 of the 5 categories in which he was nominated.

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Favorite Soul/R&B Artist
Favorite Soul/R&B Album

He lost out to Taylor Swift for Artist of the Year. Even those who didn't really listen to Michael's music know he is artist of the millennium, let alone artist of the year. Where was Kanye when you need him?

Overall, the show was pretty dull and the producers seemed to be stalling on the good stuff and incorporating as much filler as possible. Half the show was devoted to country music and the other half seemed to be teen pop. At one point I threatened to scream if I saw one more Disney "star" come up to present an award. Shouldn't they have been doing homework or something?

Anyway, here is some of what I wrote.


I would give it an 8. I didn't like Janet's pants and she seemed to be just going through the motions in places. I also don't think she put any live vocals into it. Her makeup was flawless. She looked good and it was nice to see her honored as the opener, but I have seen her do much better. She had more fire in her eyes at the VMA's.

Some things never change. I thought it was totally inappropriate for him to bring his various children up onto the stage, plus the youngsters looked totally uninterested. He omitted Randy and I don't think he mentioned MICHAEL's kids either! What an ass!


Black Eyed Peas! Love them! I was hoping for pump it up and I've Got A Feeling. Why is Fergie in lingerie? She doesn't have to shake her pum pum to get attention. I like her darker hair. will.i.am is so far out there. Great club music. Love Apl's mohawk. Oooh, Taboo's wearing a sparkly glove like Michael! Did you see it? His already high sexy factor just increased exponentially! I have to admit I squealed with delight when they incorporated Nirvana. Yes, folks, I am a Nirvana fan. We like all kinds of (good) music over here on Planet Jackson.


Whitney's vocals are back! Last night's performance was miles better than her Central Park performance last month. Whitney has also thickened up! I really thought it would never happen, but she had a bit of a tummy and hips in that fitted white dress. I wonder why she wore it? Her makeup was flawless, but the wig needed a brushing. I could have done without that bit of hollering towards the end. When Samuel L. Jackson came out to introduce her, I half expected him to just say "she's a bad mother fcuker". He looked quite distinguished with his salt and pepper hair and pewter dress shirt.


Timbaland is back! I really missed his beats in hip hop. It's like he has some sort of embargo against working with the genre that made him. Ooooh, his autotune doesn't seem to be working, he doesn't sound good. That lady in the black dress looks scary. I like Nelly Furtado's hair. Okay, they incorporated some of Thriller at the end! Did you catch it?


Rihanna's set was weird and spectacular. I thought it had shades of S & M and I ain't mad at that. It made me sit up and pay attention. I did NOT like the costume.at.all. Her vocals were...she should have left out the guns as well. Do I sense a subconscious death wish here? Russian Roulette, her gun tatts, and this set? That tat on her neck and throat=epic FAIL!!!!! So tacky! This girl is having a slow public breakdown. She, Lauryn Hill, and Cassie just need to go away to some island to recuperate. Oh, scratch that. Islands are what got Lauryn in trouble in the first place.

Lady GaGa

I didn't like the costumes at all and I didn't care for her legs cocked open at the piano either. Is she wearing some sort of modified jockstrap? That whole set looks so dangerous! Broken glass, fire, and smoke everywhere. How is anyone else going to perform? I hope she doesn't get glass in her eye. I'm totally confused. I love her voice. She is singing live and she is fantastic. I really don't understand why she does all the gimmicks. She doesn't have to be Marilyn Manson. She's Lady Ga Ga and that should be enough. I felt like I was watching one of those crazy late-night specials on HBO (some of y'all know what I mean), so FAIL.


Let's see if she lives up to the hype. (She didn't.) She's been on the mommy track for a minute now. She never was much of a live singer. She is going to get pilloried for her mommy thighs. Twins in your late thirties will do that, LOL. Well, I liked the second pair of shoes and I loved the walking up the dancers' backs, but my favorite part was when gravity took over and brought that mighty ass down! At least she had plenty of cushioning! That was mean, wasn't it?

I was also a bit taken aback when Jermaine thanked Allah. That would have been fine if that were his award but it was Michael's. Michael learned about Islam but he wasn't Muslim. I bet Katherine had a fit when she heard that, too. She's a devout Jehovah's Witness. I wonder how they managed to keep Joe from attending and accepting? You know he probably wanted to. He was probably outside with the bouncers tombout 'don't you know who I am?' Jermaine was exceptionally self-centered tonight. You would have thought it was his award. At least he mentioned Michael's message: "Start with love and let's love each other."

50 Cent and Eminem kind of phoned in their performance. It wasn't anything spectacular. Eminem has squandered his potential on senseless beefs, anger, and drugs. 50 was always just hype. By the way, when you have to bleep out a good solid 4 seconds of your performance at a time then your song is too profane. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys could have just cued up a video of their VMA performance for that New York song. I felt like I was watching the exact same thing. Alicia did a decent job on her solo. I liked the spinning piano in the air.

TAYLOR EMINEFFING SWIFT???
At least she is acknowledging the Jacksons. She does NOT deserve this award. There is no way. What happened to the other awards? I know I'm not crazy. They have only presented three of the five in which Michael was nominated. WTF???

Why are they having Adam Lambert hump that woman's face (I later realized that was a man)and feel up the crotch of that woman on the pole? He knows he did not like it one.bit. What's with the man-kiss? He knows good and well he wanted to wear some spangled Liberace suit. All the screaming! Freddie Mercury he is not. He sounds like I did when they announced TS as the winner over MJ. I'm still screaming.

Ryan Seacrest, this show sucked. I'm never watching again. I feel so let down. This is B.S. Taylor did NOT deserve to win that award and she knows it. I never thought I would say this, but where is Kanye? I'm pissed because
1. there was no tribute
2. Michael didn't win artist of the year. I refuse to believe his fans did not vote for him in droves. this is a conspiracy! Even if, by some glaring omission Michael were not nominated, Taylor Swift still should not have won. She just doesn't have the chops. What she apparently does have is an army of 2-year-old fans who texted and voted on-line ad nauseum.
3. the show was extremely boring
4. 2 of Michael's awards were presented off-air and they didn't even bother to tell us that during the show. People were left wondering what happened.
5. Adam Lambert's closing number was disgusting and vulgar. I have seen him in person and he has no personality or stage presence; I guess he went for the shock value so we wouldn't notice his stumbling (he tripped during his set) and screeching and general lack of real showmanship. I am officially through with him and the whole American Idol fakery machine.

Seacrest owes America an apology.

There's Got to Be a Market for This...

I flew all the way to Berlin and all I got were these lousy awards....

Mrs.Carter thanks Jay for puttin' a rang on it at the MTV EMA's...

So where was Kanye and Amber during the BET Hip Hop Award taping?

picture:Concrete Loop


at a Whole Foods in LA opening packs of Chips Ahoy and drinking cartons of chocolate milk...West intends to spend a month at a Hindu ashram (retreat) in Pondicherry, India.

So what if Kanye wasn't there?

So what if Kanye wasn't there? A lot of other folks were whether they should have been or not. Monica looked fabulous. I love the shoes! I think the real test of just how fierce she is would come when she breaks into a full run in those heels like "Crystal--Like the Champagne." (I know only a few of you will get that one.) Trina looks nice but I have to confess. This chick looks different to me every time I see her. It's something about her face. Too much makeup? Weave changeup? Cosmetic work? I can't put my finger on it. Toccara looks beautiful as usual. That dress is a fail. It looks "discount." I still love her! Now Sheree. Sheree doesn't seem "hip hop" so I'm guessing this awards show was just a photo op for her. I love the shoes and the bag. They scream "stripper" but they are fabulous. That jumpsuit is the opposite of fabulous and a close cousin to ill-thought-out and ill-fitting. I wonder if that is one of her designs.

Wow! Bey doesn't sound humble at all

Beyonce addressed the Kanye VMA outburst while accepting her Billboard Woman of the Year award:

I knew his intentions and I knew he was standing up for art. He told me before when they said the nominees, “You have this award.” And when they didn’t call my name, he was like…completely shocked. And when he walked on the stage, I’m like “No, no,” and he spoke and I’m like “Oh no, no, no no.” But in the end, it ended up being a great night And Taylor Swift did get her moment. And…I didn’t have to make an acceptance speech.

So, let me get this straight. By speaking up for you Kanye was "standing up for art." Let's have a look shall we:

1. Bills, Bills, Bills

2. Upgrade U

3. Freakum Dress

4. Kitty Kat

5. Ring the Alarm

and, of course,

6. Single Ladies

I could name so many more. I understand your artistic vision now...

Would you please powder my ass?

Peep this video of Amber's Elle photo shoot. Shoe game proper! The styling and resulting pictures were still stanky, but I am loving the shoes.

Kanye West and Lady Ga Ga want you to look at them

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The Industry is really clowning Kanye now

White Stripes frontman commandeered the microphone at the Toronto Film Festival Friday night during an acceptance speech by his concert documentarian saying "Imma let you finish—but Orson Welles made the greatest movie of all time!"

Both American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest and Survivor Host Jeff Probst were nominated for outstanding reality show host (the words "outstanding" and "reality" should not be uttered together) at the Emmys on Sunday. Probst threatened, "If Ryan wins, I’m pulling a Kanye.”

Christina Applegate, Kelly Bundy on Married With Children, mused at the Emmys, "I just have to wonder: Who's gonna pull a Kanye?"

And Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris promised, "I will make my speech as brief as possible in the hope that it won't be interrupted by a congressman or a rapper."

Kanye tackles health care

We Gone Hunt Chris Brown

Affion Crockett spoofs 'Run This Town'

Amber Does Atlanta Elle

Photo Credits: Dusan Reljin

Kanye West's favorite accessory girlfriend, Amber Rose had a *cough* high fashion *cough* shoot for the October 2009 issue of Elle Magazine styled by none other than 'Ye. As expected there was booty tooting and crotch shots. I just don't think Amber will ever be taken seriously in the modeling world even though her looks are striking and her bod is fantastic. Designers don't want a model who will stand out more than their clothes, nor do they want anyone with curves. Aside from all that, the world of high fashion seriously frowns on anything blatantly pornographic and most of Amber's shoots approach that realm. Smooth, Complex, and King are always willing to show some cheek so she'll be okay.

Instead of trying to get you healthcare, Pres. Obama has to deal with Kanye

The fallout continues from the dissemination of off-the-record remarks Pres. Obama made about Kanye West's outburst at Sunday's VMA Awards. The President was sitting down to do an interview with a CNBC correspondent when he was informally asked what he thought about Kanye's antics:

"I thought that was really inappropriate," Obama says. "What are you butting in (for)? ... The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She's getting her award. What's he doing up there?"
The reporter asks, "Why would he do it?"
"He's a jackass," says Obama, while several others laugh.
Obama quickly asks the remarks be kept private,"Come on guys," he says. "Cut the president some slack. I've got a lot of other stuff on my plate."

The thing is, a group of ABC reporters were eavesdropping on the conversation via their shared fiber optic line. Before they even filed any stories on it or cleared it with editors, ABC reporters began to e-mail contacts the information and at least three ABC reporters tweeted Obama's remarks via their Twitter accounts. The statements were quickly deleted, but this being the age of the Internet, they were captured and widely disseminated.

Pres. Obama is hardly the first president to be caught with an unexpectedly "hot" mic: in 1984, President Ronald Reagan joked that he had outlawed the Soviet Union and that "the bombing begins in five minutes" while waiting to make a speech. George W. Bush called a reporter an obscene name during the 2000 presidential campaign.

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For once, Kanye was speechless

Just by sheer luck, Jay scheduled an appearance by Kanye, Jay-Z, and Rihanna to perform their newest hit "Run This town." After Kanye's antics Sunday night, Leno's people must have been salivating at the ratings bonanza from having Kanye on there. Kanye asked Leno if he could make some impromptu remarks about the incident at the VMA's. Kanye came on and, I believe, sincerely apologized for taking the stage and hurting Taylor Swift. When Leno asked him what his mother would have thought about all of it, Kanye choked up and became speechless. The entire studio was dead silent for almost a minute. I believe Kanye was sincere because he figeted throughout the entire interview and appeared on the verge of tears after Leno brought up his mother. He appeared without his sunglasses and without his coat. He looked like a small child who had been sent to the principal's office and threatened with a call to his parents. It was uncomfortable to watch at home and, I'm sure, uncomfortable for Leno as well. Kanye reiterated again he has not taken any time off from the music business since his mother passed; he vowed to take some time and reevaluate his plans for the future. I sincerely hope he takes a good hard look at the direction his life has taken and makes some serious changes in his own attitude, actions, and entourage.

Timeline of Kanye's Public Explosions

Skip to the 0:42 mark to see rare video of Kanye as a child


I love how everyone is shocked about Kanye's behavior last night. These people must not have been paying attention to him all these years. Remember when he said George Bush doesn't care about black people right after Hurricane Katrina? Or what about his CAPS LOCK rambling blog posts where he rips into everyone who refuses to let him be great.

In 2004 Kanye walked out of the American Music Awards when he lost out on the Best New Artist award to country singer Gretchen Wilson. He was quoted as saying "I felt like I was definitely robbed, and I refused to give any politically correct bullsh--ass comment ... I was the best new artist this year." Kanye alluded to an anti-Kanye conspiracy and vowed never to return to the AMAs.

In early 2005 Kanye staged his own death and resurrection during his performance at the Grammys to protest the media attention towards him prior to the show. He felt it was unwarranted to put him under a microscope waiting for him to explode, so he donned angel wings to show his innocence. (I know, I know.) A week before the ceremony he told MTV he would have "a real problem" if he didn't win Album of the Year for Late Registration. He said he thought voters would not choose him because he was so outspoken about George Bush's handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Kanye criticized hip hop magazines Vibe and the Source for not considering his album a classic. During the interview he also compared himself to Tom Cruise (come again?) and justified his tantrums because he spent over $600,000 of his own money on the album. Since he won that year for Best Rap Album, instead of a rant he said, "A lot of people were wondering what I was going to do if I didn't win anything ... I guess we'll never know."

In 2006 'Ye stormed the stage during another act's acceptance speech when his video "Touch the Sky" lost out to theirs at the MTV European Music Awards because his video "cost a million dollars and Pamela Anderson was in it." Kanye later admitted to drinking before the tirade. (Are we seeing a trend here?)

Kanye was reportedly guzzling Hennessey (people still drink that?) straight from the bottle last night before the show. Yeezy's behavior started long before his mother Donda's untimely death. How much do you want to bet he was one of those children who threw loud public tantrums to get his way?

Beyonce's PR machine works overtime and Kanye apologized again

For those who insisted Beyonce does not have a PR machine working 24/7/365 behind the scenes, TMZ is reporting Papa Knowles approached Taylor Swift practically the moment she arrived from the subway set to see if she wanted a new manager if she was okay. They discussed ways to make things right and finally settled on Beyonce giving up part of her acceptance time if she won. I'm certain he saw this as an opportunity to make Beyonce look like a class act as well as issue reparations to Taylor. It was a win-win situation and a shrewd business move. He ain't the boss for nothing. By the way, Dreamgirls--starring Beyonce--aired last night, but I'm sure you knew that with all the Beyonce talk of late.

Oh and Kanye issued yet another apology. Like it makes a difference.

"I feel like Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents" when he messed up everything and Robert De Niro asked him to leave... That was Taylor's moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry."

Donald Trump, himself no stranger to mediawhoring, called for a boycott of Kanye and his moneymaking ventures. He also called Kanye on the carpet for his faux-Staning for Beyonce. "He couldn't care less about Beyonce. It was grandstanding to get attention."

Kanye wasn't just satisfied with Taylor; Kanye interrupted Obama, too!