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  Watch: Kanye and Rihanna's Comic Book Adventure

  June 3, 2009 – The finished version of Kanye West's music video for 808s and Heartbreak single "Paranoid" has been released -- and it's like a sexy Sin City with Rihanna as the star! The clip, which follows last week's leak of a test cut, was directed by Nabil Elderkin (the man behind the trippy clip for 'Ye's "Welcome to Heartbreak") and flaunts a comic book vibe with its black-and-white visuals and pop-up lyrics. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  May 29, 2009 – This week Eminem scored the year's best-selling album, the Beastie Boys visited Jimmy Fallon, Chris Brown broke his silence, and former Wilco member Jay Bennett passed away unexpectedly. All these stories, plus the week's best editor's blogs, photo galleries, audio/video, news, and reviews, below:TOP STORIES:Eminem's 'Relapse': Best Seller of the Year The hip-hop superstar's latest nets him his fifth straight No. 1 album. …
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  Sneak Peek: Rihanna and Kanye Get "Paranoid"

  May 28, 2009 – She may have cancelled her return to the stage, but in Kanye West's new video, pop icon Rihanna is back in the limelight -- at least in a preliminary cut of the video that leaked online earlier today, but has since been removed at Kanye's request. The clip for 808s and Heartbreak single "Paranoid" features the embattled pop star front and center, as she goes from lounging in lingerie, to hitting the road for a midnight drive and then b …
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  Kanye: No Auto-Tune for Jay-Z

  May 27, 2009 – Kanye West might not be the first person you think of as the go-to-guy for an Auto-Tune-free production. But apparently West's love for the voice-altering technology (which allowed him to "sing" on his 2008 album 808s and Heartbreak) won't be part of his production duties for Jay-Z's new album. …
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  Kanye + Leto + Killers = ???

  April 15, 2009 – Kanye West has recorded a new track with Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, after Flowers swung by the rapper's studio and apparently interrupted a work in progress between West and actor-cum-30 Seconds to Mars rocker Jared Leto. "I WAS WORKING ON THIS DOPE ASS SONG WITH JARED AND BRANDON STOPPED BY," 'Ye wrote on his blog alongside photographic evidence of the collabo (above). …
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  Kanye, Corgan, Nicks on Improving Themselves

  April 13, 2009 – Lately, it's all about self-improvement for some of music's hottest stars. See what we mean: Kanye West: It's a well-known fact that South Park is mean to everyone -- sort of like Eminem. …
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  Kanye West and Spike Jonze Team for Short Film

  March 31, 2009 – These days, Kanye West and director Spike Jonze are total BFFs. In fact, West just might be Jonze's new muse. After collaborating on West's music video for "Flashing Lights," in which West gets bound and gagged and stuffed into a trunk Sopranos-style, the duo are now working on second effort. …
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  Musicians Confess: Kanye, Chris Cornell, and More

  March 24, 2009 – There was a time when musicians were all, "No personal questions please. My music speaks for itself." But these days they're eager to reveal every last detail. Read below for the latest candid revelations from Kanye West, Pete Doherty, and Chris Cornell. Kanye West: "I would never spaz on MTV the way I did before," West told Complex about his rant at the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas. …
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  Kanye Invades SXSW for All-Star Set!

  March 21, 2009 – Kanye West invaded Austin, TX, Saturday for the last night of South by Southwest. But rather than perform a set of standard Kanye tunes, the hip-hop star played host to new artists on his label G.O.O.D. Music, including Consequence, GLC, and Big Sean. And he invited friends like Common, Erykah Badu, Fonzworth Bentley, and Kid Cudi to join the party onstage. 'Ye hit the spotlight at Fader/Levi's Fort at 9 P.M. …
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  Web Weirdness: John Mayer vs. Kanye West, and More

  March 13, 2009 – John Mayer has challenged Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreak by singing over a hip-hop beat on his new track, which features the lyric: "I like sex / And I'm good at it." What's next? Mayer's ex, Jennifer Aniston, finds a personality? [YouTube] Grandma and Grandpa know best -- especially when it comes to critiquing Animal Collective. …
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