Kanye West

Kanye West's airport rage

Celebrity Gossip

12 Sep 2008

Kanye West has been released on bail after being arrested for allegedly damaging a photographer's camera. The 'Stronger' singer was said to have approached the paparazzo, who works for gossip website TMZ.com, at Los Angeles International Airport on…

Kanye West's sunglass ship

Celebrity Gossip

2 Sep 2008

Kanye West reportedly spent $15,000 getting 50 pairs of his favourite sunglasses shipped to America. The 'Stronger' singer - who is a huge fan of Italian shades company Carrera - was so desperate to get his hands on the exclusive eyewear that he paid…

Kanye West's enormous entourage

Celebrity Gossip

24 Jul 2008

US rapper Kanye West is bringing an 18-coach strong entourage with him to a UK dance festival. The 31-year-old rapper is also having his own stage built for the Global Gathering event, and is determined to outdo fellow rap star Jay-Z's headlining…

Kanye West's enhanced anger

Celebrity Gossip

10 Jul 2008

Kanye West needs anger enhancement classes. The rapper has denied he needs anger management classes - saying he needs to accentuate his rage further. Writing in his blog, Kanye responded to reports he is being ordered to take action by his…

Kanye West's Amy jibe pride

Celebrity Gossip

1 Jul 2008

Kanye West insists he has "made it" now Amy Winehouse has called him a c***. Writing on his blog, the rapper responded to comments apparently made by Amy on stage during her Saturday night set (28.06.08) at the Glastonbury festival. The post…

American woman - Estelle interview

5 Jun 2008

Estelle is a busy lady. It takes three weeks, three reschedules and three attempts at a transatlantic phone call to finally get a word with her. ‘Yeah man, its been promo city lately’ she giggles from a room in the heart of her US label Atlantic’s…

Madonna - Hard Candy

8 May 2008

POP (Warner Bros) While acts much younger than her construct entire careers around trading on former glories, Madonna clearly doesn’t give two figs for nostalgia. Eleven albums on and pop’s most famous magpie and queen of reinvention is as sonically…

Single Kanye West

Celebrity Gossip

22 Apr 2008

Kanye West has split from his fiancee. The 'Stronger' rapper and Alexis Phifer - who got engaged in 2006 while holidaying in Italy - have decided to end their relationship but insist the break-up was amicable. Alexis, who began dating Kanye in…

Kanye West's boob obsession

Celebrity Gossip

17 Apr 2008

Kanye West is obsessed with big boobs because he was breastfed for too long. The 'Stronger' singer thinks his love for women's chests stems from his late mother's decision not to wean him off the natural feeding method until he was past the accepted…

Kanye West

20 Sep 2007

HIP HOP Graduation (Def Jam) The battle between Kanye West and 50 Cent for the album chart top spot was a sensational mismatch. 50 is a man adrift, trundling out clichés, devoid of the soul that made his early work so annoyingly catchy. West on…

Chart battle for Fiddy and Kanye West

14 Sep 2007

At the time of writing Kanye West was winning the chart battle with 50 Cent both home and abroad, after Fiddy’s overzealous bid for superiority. As both artists vowed to release their albums Graduation (West) and Curtis (50 Cent) on the same day, 50…

Kanye West

16 Aug 2007

Jay-Z may be the top dog but Kanye West always the one with the charm and skills. He may have blotted his copy book with some truly stupid outbursts – his drunken stage invasion at the MTV Europe Music Awards for starters when Justice scooped Best Video…

Kanye West and Fiddy albums on collision course

27 Jul 2007

The new albums from rivals 50 Cent and Kanye West are on course to be released on the same date; with the latter making it clear the timing of his delayed offering will not change to avoid the clash. Speaking to MTV this week, West commented he would…