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Kanye West: Is he rap’s greatest rock star or just lost in space?

by Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[10.Jun.08] :. If Kanye West reads this headline, he’ll undoubtedly object. It’s not BIG enough for him. Super-size is not his style. It must be SUPA DUPA size - even if it won’t fit on the...

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When They’re 65…

by Ben Rubenstein

[5.May.08] :. What will some of today's most well-known hip-hop artists be doing in 2035? Maybe they won't be running the music world, but they'll probably be doing something beyond applying Fixodent to their grills.

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Barry Adamson, The Black Angels, Ghislain Poirier…

by PopMatters Staff

[2.Apr.08] :. Barry Adamson (all tracks from Back to the Cat released 31 March) Spend a Little Time [MP3]       Shadow of Death Hotel...

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Kanye West: Alter Ego

by Drew Hinshaw

[15.Feb.08] :. An opportunity for Kanye West the Self-Conscious Studio Artist to vent freely on Kanye West the Tabloid Creature.

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50 Cent falls to Kanye West - but remains mum on retirement

by Jim Farber [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[19.Sep.07] :. NEW YORK—Fitty better get his fishing rod ready. Sales figures reveal that Kanye West will indeed trounce first week numbers for 50’s latest CD, an occurrence Cent vowed would make him...

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The music business awaits the outcome of ‘Super Tuesday’

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[13.Sep.07] :. After millions of dollars spent campaigning, months of intense preparation and last-minute publicity blitzes, the debate over who will be victorious on so-called “Super Tuesday” has been...

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Showdown between 50 Cent and Kanye West is no contest

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[10.Sep.07] :. Two of the biggest-selling artists of the last four years go head-to-head Tuesday in the record stores with new albums: Kanye West’s “Graduation” (Good/Roc-A-Fella) and 50...

 

‘Graduation’: Kanye West’s journey to adulthood

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[10.Sep.07] :. CHICAGO—Kanye West was sipping a mixed drink through a straw, and his loose tongue was even friskier than usual. The occasion was a listening party a few days ago at a Chicago recording studio...

 

Kanye West: Graduation

by Dave Heaton

[10.Sep.07] :. For all of his apparent ego-tripping, awkwardness is the key quality of Kanye West’s persona, whether he’s aware of it or not.

 

Common: Finding Forever

by Jeff Vrabel

[30.Jul.07] :. As good as Finding Forever is -- and it's very good -- it's hard to imagine it vaulting Common into superstar status. It's the curse of being sly and thoughtful.

 
 
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