• Kanye West Raps 'Gold Digger' in Full 'American Idol' Season 15 Audition [WATCH]

    American Idol has always been about making a superstar out of someone undiscovered, but for its 15th and final season, FOX enlisted one of music's biggest producers and rappers for his own shot at the Idol crown: Kanye West. After months and months of teasers and snippets, on Tuesday (Jan. 5), just one day before the Idol premiere, West's full audition with "Gold Digger" has arrived online.

  • Kanye West Drops 'Facts' Diss Track Aimed at Nike to End 2015

    Not long after Kim Kardashian announced on Twitter that Kanye West was releasing new music December 31st, the track is finally here! The single titled, "Facts" might possibly be the best diss track of 2015. No, Kanye isn't dissing another rapper. This time around, Nike is on the other end of the diss.

  • Pusha T Talks G.O.O.D. Music 2016 Plans & Release Dates [LISTEN]

    It's been a big year for the G.O.O.D Music camp. Big Sean released his album, 'Dark Sky Paradise' early this year and since then has been doing nonstop performances. Kanye West celebrated his success with his family and his newborn, Saint and focused on his sneaker and clothing lines. Pusha T dropped his second solo album, 'Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude,' released his second line of Adidas sneakers and became the president of G.O.O.D Music all in one breath. Now, they are all gearing up for an even bigger 2016 and T confirms that have some great things come out.

  • 25 Best Songs 2015: The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar & More

    Among your “Pretty Girls” and Vine stars, you had real gems in 2015. From some surprise pop breakthroughs from the likes of Jason Derulo and The Weeknd to touching indie songs from Braids and Sufjan Stevens and some of the most fiery rap in years from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, this year was not wanting for great songs.

  • '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.
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