There has been a weekend takeover of music by Kanye West. The news of his new album, his debut of a song in 66 locations worldwide and last night’s appearance on Saturday Night Live. To cap off the weekend, Kanye delivers the artwork for his album Yeezus set to drop on June 18th. Check out the full artwork once you hit the jump…
After premiering “Black Slaves” in impressive fashion, Kanye West took his talents to SNL to perform live on stage. His first set he premiered yet another brand new track that is entitled “Black Skinhead” which has more of a pop/rock sound to it. I’ve been seeing mixed reviews about it, but I’m sure opinions will shift once full CDQ audio is available. Performance can be seen above and if you didn’t know, “Yeezus” hits stores June 18th (Hopefully those all red Yeezy 2′s drop then as well).
Is there anyone more innovative than Kanye West? There has been rumors swirling about what the Chi-Town rapper would be dropping for the summer and performing on Saturday Night Live. We may have a indication as last night his new single and a visual was projected on 66 buildings across the globe. The track is titled “New Slaves” and the visual features Kanye’s face as he raps through his track. Above is footage from one of the 66 buildings the single was previewed on. This video is from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. Here’s a little news that you probably did not catch, according to Frank Ocean’s mother, the voice at the end of the song is Frank Ocean. Yeezus is set to hit stores June 18th. Yeezy Season!
As we wait on Owl Pharaoh in the wings, G.O.O.D Music and Grand Hustle’s new face Travi$ Scott dishes some quick news about being in the studio with the musical mastermind that is Kanye West. Scott also gives us a tidbit about what it’s like to be with the G.O.O.D. Music crew, as well as Ye’s new project being something like “next-level” hip-hop. To peep the video, hit the jump.
Yesterday, Pusha T let go of the official video for his latest Kanye West produced track “Numbers On The Boards”. Let’s rewind back to the origins of the record, and even before putting the record out for the fans to listen, Pusha was just as excited to hear the record as we were last month. Above, you can view the reaction of Pusha after hearing the final version of “Numbers On The Boards”. Due remember, the debut “My Name Is My Name” will hit stores July 16th.
Right on time, Pusha T releases the official visual to go along with the Kanye West produced track “Numbers On The Board“. It has not been stated if this is a official single but it will appear on Pusha T’s debut “My Name Is Name“. There is a Kanye West and Chief Keef cameo towards the end of the video, which was shot in G.O.O.D Music‘s second home, Paris. “My Name Is My Name” set to drop July 16th.
Pusha T sat down with Rob Markman and MTV to discuss the process behind the impromptu release of “Numbers On The Board.” In a roundabout manner, Push says he simply laid the vocals down. Everything else was Kanye’s doing.
“I Hit It First”, I think it’s safe to say that we know what this song will be about. Ray J is returning to music with a song that will be sure to create a lot of controversy. “I Hit It First” is set to debut on iTunes on April 9th. Hit the jump to read more and check out the song…
