• 'Yeezus' Rapper King Louie on Near Death Shooting and Gun Violence in Chicago [WATCH]

    Following a shooting in Chicago on Dec. 23, King Louie, real name Louis Johnson Jr., was recovering in the hospital all through the holidays. The 'Yeezus' collaborator and Chicago based rapper, who is also credited with inventing the term "Chi-Raq" in a nod to his native Chicago had a near-death experience after being shot in the head, and taking a full seven bullets. Two have yet to be extracted from his chest and one is still embedded in his head. In an interview with CNN, Johnson talks the shooting and the topic of gun violence in Chicago.

  • Rapper Saint West Retires After Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Name Their Second Child

    Saint West, a Canadian rapper, has retired because the artist name he has used throughout the duration of his career is no longer his own. Shortly after the birth of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby, the Vancouver based rapper announced that he would be retiring from the music industry. Kardashian and West announced the name of their baby in early December (Dec. 5). Since Saint West was relatively unknown, it is unclear just how successful he was in the industry before retiring.

  • Kanye West Surprises 'American Idol' Judges with Impromptu Audition [WATCH]

    For the second time this year, Kanye West has made a surprise pop-up on American Idol. He surprised the judges with an impromptu performance featuring him as a contestant. This past Tuesday (Dec. 22) his wife Kim Kardashian revealed his audition on her Twitter account and the full performance will broadcast on the show in January.

  • Kanye West Receives Artwork Made From His Vinyl Albums [PHOTOS]

    Christmas came a bit early to Kanye West this year. The rapper was gifted a piece of artwork from Ben and Felicia Horowitz. The best part about it? It was made from vinyls of West's albums. The crushed vinyls are formed into a silhouette of West and pasted onto a canvas. Take a look at the artwork below.

  • Kanye West 'Yeezus' Collaborator King Louie in the Hospital, Reportedly Shot in the Head

    King Louie, a Chicago based rapper and Kanye West collaborator, has reportedly been shot in the head. The artist's real name is Louis Johnson Jr. He was featured on the Yeezus album song "Send It Up," which helped to cement the word "Chiraq" into the hip-hop vocabulary. Ironically, "Chiraq" refers to the gun violence that occurs on Chicago streets on a daily basis.

  • Pusha T Talks New Album, Being Named President of G.O.O.D Music

    Pusha T came into the rap game as a veteran, first entering the industry as one half of Clipse, which also featured his brother Gene "Malice" Thornton, in 2002. He was fortunate enough to link up with Kanye West when Clipse's star began to wane and was signed to West's G.O.O.D Music label. Recently, he was just named president of the label and talks that and his new album 'King Push: Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude' in a new interview.
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