We Want Humility In Others So They're Easier To Deal With

We touch on this in today's new www.thesocialmediasamurai.com post!

BET Award Moment

"Damn Jay why I have to bring this lil plate cookin ass chick....Bey can she hang with you later???    -Kanye West

Automatic Respect For This One

You get the serious pound and Black man head nod for rocking this tee.

Hmmmm You Know Their Talking About You Right?

I don't even know what that means

(No one knows what it means, but it's provocative)

No it's not, it's gross

(Gets the people going!)

 Ah Yes them "N***as in Paris" it get's the people going in the clubs. Dancing, bouncing singing a long. All of this even as Jay & Ye throw a subtle stab at the um, lemming-like, no questions asked, follower mentality of the current hip hop masses.  I can say ANYTHING and if it sounds slick enough, or catchy enough then it'll ride. Must it make sense? Nope. Must you show creativity? Nope. Just talk that talk.......

Oh Word Ye' !?!?!!?

We're just gonna blatantly front runner and hop on the Dallas Mavs band wagon? Ain't you from Chicago????

MTV Diary: Kanye West (2004)

Kanye West MTV Diary '04 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.

Remember this guy?????

Kanye West & Jay-Z - H.A.M. (Prod. By Lex Luger)

 Watch The Throne is scheduled tfor March!

**DOWNLOAD**

 This isn't moving me much but who knows.....I think the album as a whole will be great.

Kanye West - "Devil In A New Dress" [Unofficial Video]

DEVIL from yonie.ethiopian.love on Vimeo.

Starring @honeydip206. Directed by @yonie916.
Some of these unofficial videos end up better then what the artists end up dropping.

Kanye West MTV News’ 2010 Man Of The Year

MTV Shows

Check Eminem's Year in review after the Jump...

MTV Shows

Steve Urkel returns Via Mr West & District 81

I love the song 1st for the dark Rza Production and then the lyrics. The guys if District 81 flipped the "Wins Low" line into a classic shirt. In truth I don't like the "Wins low" line at all. The wordplay in a lot of mainstream hip hop is too cute for me but that's another topic...

Video: The Making Of Kanye West’s “Homecoming”

Kanye reaching back to bring us visuals for my favorite joint off of his Graduation album.

97 Seconds With Kanye West: “I’m never at my worst”

It's great to see Kanye condensed and not loss a thing.


Via Hot97

Interview Mag; Rihanna by Kanye West

Here's a small portion of the sit down between Mr West and recently red hair rocking Rihanna. 

“I don’t really plan on the age. It could be a year from now. It could be 10 years from now. Whenever is right. I mean, I have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I’ll just know. If I had a girl, she’d probably be really rebellious,” she laughs. “She would be like a bundle of karma.”

 After the Jump peep a few of the Mag pix........

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Black Girls Rock Remix: Keri x Kanye

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Does Kanye Apologize Too Much?

Interesting discussion.....In the end does it matter?

Uncle Russell Addresses Kanye West

It's good to see a hip hop founding father supporting Kanye.

Dear Kanye,

I have early recollections of Damon Dash calling me and forcing me to put you on Def Poetry Jam. I knew your record, "Through The Wire," but I didn't know much more. When you took the stage on Def Poetry Jam that night, and spit those genuine, heartfelt words, I witnessed your specialness that Damon had emphatically told me about.

From that moment on, you became a poet who has inspired the poets. I have proudly watched your career since then, and in case someone has missed the obvious, you are making a historical impact on music. Your life story took a tough turn with the passing of your mother. Although we grieved with you, we never really knew how much pain you were in. We witnessed your moment at the MTV Music Awards and many of us dismissed it as, "oh that is just Kanye being Kanye." The hard part of all of this, is that we have all had moments in our lives that have been challenging, painful and hard to overcome, however most of us just hide our emotions and never deal with that inner-struggle that we face on a daily basis. As an artist, Kanye, you have always looked inside for your inspiration...always exuding emotions that are in us, but that we never expose. That is what artistry is about...to look inside for what is unique. With your journey towards a higher level of consciousness, a journey that we all are on, you have shown through your art a commitment to greatness.

The thirty minute film you most recently made was beyond brilliant. Brilliance is not a word that can even begin to describe your ability to paint vibrant, vivacious, colorful yet muted paintings of poetry, music, costume, art, design and most important, passion. The passion you put into your new album is why I stayed up all those nights in the early 80's trying to get DJs and radio stations to play our records. I knew this day would come. Actually, maybe I didn't know, but I really, really hoped it would. I didn't work this hard when I was your age to watch the culture go the wrong way. And you, my friend, just took us to another level. I am simply in awe.

With this power, as you know, comes great responsibility. I am saying nothing you haven't heard before. When you spoke about President Bush during the Katrina telethon, it was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long. It was the image of the President, our President, the President of the United States Of America, peering out the window of an airplane, as the people on the ground were drowning, that hurt us the most. For centuries, our people have relentlessly tread water as hard as they could to stay afloat, and here we were, literally drowning, and it felt like the President was insensitive. There is no need to apologize, Kanye. You spoke from your heart and that is all we will ever ask from you. Don't be afraid of the press, as your art is your blueprint, thanks to Jay-Z, your big brother, we will always carry our destiny in our own hands. You are are an artist whose art is masterful. You are a servant to this world who no matter how hard it gets, keeps on giving. Giving gifts that inspire us, challenge us and motivate us to be better family and friends.

Keep on, Kanye. Keep on. We love you. We cherish you. And we will always have your back.

Via Global Grind

Kanye speaks to the Media & Public......Get in Touch

Kanye touches on a wide array of subject matter from Social Networks, the recent success of Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and much more.




 The fact that love him or hate him he speaks his mind and hides very little is worth a great deal of respect.

Dig Deeper after the Jump...

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Honesty & An Openminded Question

Truthfully I liked  Runaway. I liked the music more then the imagery. Yet in a time when music videos no longer catch my attention I wouldn't mind seeing more outward creativity like this. After peeping the film I had to peep in on the Internets current insane asylum i.e the Twitterverse. (I've said many times before that you don't need to be on it to access it) For the most part the comments were positive.......maybe a lil too positive from a collection that usual is more about the asinine then the artistic. And that leaves me with the question that seems to shared by Mr. F-A-B-O etc,etc........

I think it's an honest question ......

Kanye Shares the Reasoning behind his Time Off.

I find it interesting how quickly the race angle gets thrown at minority celebs similar to Lebron's post "decision" tweets, as if that's the only thing an everyday lowlife could hurt a person with.

KANYE WEST X DJ E-V: The Yeezy Effect Mixtape

Just dropping off something for the Kanye/Good Music Fans. Hit that Jump.

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