Kanye West’s Heartless is my phone’s ringtone (and has been for a long time!) – a few days ago, it started ringing and a woman who had to be in her 60′s moved her lips along with the words. I loved that! It’s always cool to come face to face with fellow Kanye fans – fortunately there are SO many.
So for the rest of you who are all about Mr. West, here’s what’s been going on on Planet Kanye:
HERE is a link to a great review of Kanye’s performance at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas on March 21. Here’s a little snippet: ” West is a singular star in pop culture, arrogantly self-aware and dead accurate about the degree of his talent. From the moment he took the stage, the show had the feeling of the weekend’s biggest highlight.” Read the Rest!
Next year Kanye will lend his voice to a character on an episode of The Family Guy spinoff, “The Cleveland Show!” Kanye’s character will be a struggling rapper named MC Kenny West. Kanye West is, reportedly, a huge fan of The Family Guy and has even invited its creator Seth McFarland to his house.
Kanye is featured in and on the April/May issue of Complex. He’s all made up in futuristic makeup and looks like a character straight out of Terminator. Kanye is fascinated with the future, so I’m sure it was as fun for him to shoot the photos as they are to look at.
Inside the magazine, Kanye’s humble, rational side come out. Those of us who applaud the cockiness and arrogance commend him for sharing his calmer side but, at the same time, hope he doesn’t reign in all that is Kanye! Below is a quote from the interview:
“I would never spaz on MTV the way I did before. I feel like there are people who have given a lot to me and I wasn’t appreciative of them. MTV had a major part in making me, so how the he!! could I ever come out of my mouth and dis them and just be like the cry-baby-a$$ bit*h over one performance? How the he!! is a 29-year-old grown a$$ man acting like a little bit*h and getting all emotional? How spoiled can I get?”
First of all, I apologize for all of the *$$!! stuff, but I have sponsors and such that make me walk a tight line.
Second of all, Kanye asks, “How spoiled can I get?!” As spoiled as you want to get!
Grab a copy of the magazine. Or two. Maybe three.
If you haven’t been to Kanye’s web site and blog lately, what in the heck are you waiting for?! Honestly, his web site is unlike any other.
There are only two weeks to go before the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, and the excitement’s growing like wildfire. 
