Posted 3 hrs ago by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Kanye West Fashion , Shoes , Shopping Kanye West at his spring/summer 2012 show in Paris on Oct. 1. Photo: Getty Images When Kanye West debuted his first-ever spring/summer 2012 collection last fall, there were a few particular pieces that stood out on the runwaymainly those shoes ! Kanye collabed with Giuseppe Zanotti to create the pearly stiletto stunners, and it looks like they've been picked up by cool-kid French retailer Colette . They tweeted a pic of the kicks on the shelf at their store, but there's no telling how much these bad boys will cost. 'Ye has been bitten by the shoe bug for quite some time now. He did a collab with Louis Vuitton and Nike back in '09 (who can forget the Air Yeezy ?), and also created custom shoes for Australian designer Dion Lee as recent as this week. We're PUMPED to see what kind of shoe game he brings to his fall/winter 2012 show next Monday at 9:30 PM. We'll be here. Waiti...

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News Just the Facts: A 2004 Maybach 57 that was mutilated by rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West with a blowtorch and a saw for the "Otis" music video will cross the auction block on March 8. The Maybach which had a base price of $375,250 is expected to fetch $100,000-$150,000, says auction house Phillips de Pury & Company. Part of the Maybach sale proceeds will go to Save the Children. NEW YORK A 2004 Maybach 57 that was mutilated by rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West with a blowtorch and a saw for the Otis music video will cross the auction block on March 8. The Maybach, which had a base price of $375,250, is expected to fetch $100,000-$150,000, says auction house Phillips de Pury & Company. The Maybach looked more like a luxury dune buggy once the rappers' "customization" was complete. Part of the Maybach sale proceeds will go to Save the Children, which is helping to deal with the hunger crisis in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. "The funds raised from auct...

Home : Entertainment : Kanye West surprises 'Jack the Ripper' tour-goers Kanye West surprises 'Jack the Ripper' tour-goers View Larger Image BANG Showbiz Date: Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 6:59 AM ET Kanye West surprised London tourists by joining a Jack the Ripper tour last week. The rapper-turned-designer joined the group for the 15 trip around the UK capital's East End area -- which retraces the footsteps of the notorious and still unidentified serial killer from the late 1800s -- and told fellow tourists he was looking for inspiration for his clothing range. A source told The Sun newspaper: "He told the other daytrippers he is immersing himself in the history of the East End to get inspiration for his fashion range." After the tour, Kanye then returned to his studio in Clerkenwell to work on the creations for his DW label. Kanye decided to relocate to the UK in January in order to improve his reputation as a designer and so he could be close to the lect...

The rapper surprised tourists by turning up for a 15-a-ticket Jack The Ripper tour last week. One fellow punter said: "He told the other daytrippers he is immersing himself in the history of the East End to get inspiration for his fashion range." Kanye then legged it to his studio in Clerkenwell to put his experiences to use in his collection. I'll look forward to the Traffic Jam range or Delays On The Circle And District Line.

Watch The Throne rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West are preparing to auction off their custom made Maybach, as seen in their Grammy award-winning music video. The pair who paid around $340,000 (214,400) for the luxury vechicle, featured the 2004 Maybach in Spike Jonze directed video for 'Otis' video last year. The duo completely trashed the 57 Maybach just "for the fun" of it, racing around an industrial lot in Los Angeles. The destroyed four door custom built car which is being classed as a piece of contemporary art, can be officially yours for between $100,000 (63,000) and $150,000 (95,000). Hov and West will be auctioning the vechicle at the Phillips de Pury Auction, in New York on March 8th. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Save The Children Organisation. Until then the Maybach can be viewed up until the auction at 450 Park Avenue in New York City from Monday to Saturday at 10am-6pm and on Sunday at 12pm-6pm. Stars And Their Super Cars - P. Diddy, 50 Ce...

youtube Kanye West and Jay-Z's Maybach from the Otis video is up for auction By: Jake Lingeman on 2/27/2012 Just because Daimler shut down Maybach in November doesn't mean that the marque won't still fetch top dollar on the open market. But, if buyers want something with a little more flair and a little less Grey Poupon, they can head to the Phillips de Pury & Co. auction in New York to pick one up that was used in the Jay-Z and Kanye West video for the song Otis. The Maybach 57 with a pedigree is expected to go for about $125,000, a third of what one costs new. You might assume a higher price because of the car's history, but you'd be wrong. This 57 was chopped, screwed and rebodied to look like some sort of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome car. The grille is in back, the trunk is up front and there's a nice helping of bare metal around the wheel wells. The mechanics chopped off the roof and all four doors before installing two on the trunk like lengthwise sp...

With Paris Fashion Week just days away, we had almost forgotten that Kanye West would be showing his second ready to wear collection in the French capital next Tuesday. The hip-hop star turned fashion designer received a fairly mixed reception for his Spring Summer 2012 offering, a mixture of catty tweets from fashion Eds, with others like Anna Dello Russo championing him by wearing a full Kanye West look shortly after the show. So we were surprised to see Mr. Wests name crop up during London Fashion Week. It seems that Kanye, not satisfied with creating his own line, fancied collaborating with cool Aussie label Dion Lee to create the footwear for the designers first ever London presentation. Dion and Kanye have apparently been friends for some time, and met through Kanyes stylist, Christine Centenera. Kanye helped out with designing the Autumn Winter 2012 footwear, which displayed a ladylike and more grown-up look that's a definite departure from the sports-luxe urban feel of th...

News: Jay-Z & Kanye West Auctioning Off "Otis" Maybach Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 9:45PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Grammy-winning rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z are reportedly gearing up to auction off one of the Maybach luxury vehicles from their "Otis" summer 2011 music video. According to reports, the auction will kick-off in early March . Writing curses in cursive wasn't the only sophisticated ignorance Jay-Z and Kanye West were on in their "Otis" music video. They also took a $350,000 Maybach to the chop shop, completely destroying the luxury vehicle just for the h*ll of it. Now, over half a year later, news has come out that Hov and West will be auctioning the vehicle for charity at a Phillips de Pury auction. Although the car isn't expected to get anywhere near the retail price, the organization is still hoping to pull in around $100,000. The auction will take place in New York on March 8. ( Complex ) Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles has...

by The Kid Skoob February 26, 2012, 10:30am After releasing the official video for " Ni**as in Paris " a few weeks ago, the visual has already gotten a makeover. As one of the year's biggest hits, it was only right that the NBA open up All-Star Saturday night with the record and provide some of the classic moments in All-Star History to go along with it. The end result was dope. -- Photo: YouTube MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED! 10 Rappers That Can Inspire Scott Storch To Get Off The Yayo The 2013 Bentley Mulsanne [Photos] Bangin Candy: Claudia Sampedro (Rick Ross's "High Definition" Vixen) [Photos/Video] COMIN' OUT HARD: 10 Rappers Caught In S#x Tape Scandal Cash Money's Third Annual Grammy Party [Photos] Nike Air Foamposite One 'Galaxy' [Photos] Follow Us On Twitter Comments 0 Views Tags: jay-z , Kanye West , NBA All Star Saturday Night , NBA All-Star Weekend , NBA slam dunk contest , Ni**as In Paris

Posted 17 hrs ago by MTV News in Music News By Sowmya Krishnamurthy Jay-Z and Kanye Westss anthemic single N--as In Paris started off the 2012 NBA All-Star Saturday night games with a sonic bang. Airing on TNT, the two-minute clip intersperses footage from the Kanye-helmed Paris video with actual basketball highlights and commentary. Grounded by ball so hard lyrics, it was a thumping combination. Pusha T took to Twitter and called the video a "must watch" while fans shared, "That Jay Z Kanye opening was tight" and "Ok TNT just went for broke with Jay-Z and Kanye on da intro ... My GOOODNESS." Watch the "Paris" video/NBA mash-up here Filmmaker Spike Lee and singers Chris Brown and Mary J. Blige are among the stars watching the Saturday night fun, a warm-up to tomorrows All-Star Game, which include the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, Skills Challenge and Shooting Stars Competition. Other hip-hop celebrities have descended upon Orlando...

Paula Deen Sticking to the Butter & Oil on Cooking Show: I Am Who I Am | Home | The Biggest Loser Preview: Contestants Visit Home Next Week February 25, 2012 12:00 PM by Shayla Perry Dia Frampton performed an awesome rendition of his song, Heartless, in season one, and Cee Lo Green has dropped his name more times than we can count (did he mention they were friends?), but which star of The Voice wants to see Kanye West manning one of the NBC shows trademark chairs in the near future? Cee Lo Green may be one of his boys, but its Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine who wants award-winning rapper and hip hip producer Kanye West to join The Voice s short roster of A-list coaches. Why? He has his reasons. I would love to see just because hes such a fir! ecracker like Kanye [West] do a show like that because hed be so Im sure that terrifies NBC but that would be fun, Levine tells Anderson Cooper during Mondays (February 27) episode of Anderson . I love Kanye, I love what he doe...

By Chloe Mac Donnell on Friday 24 February 2012 Rex Just a couple of days ago the Australian fashion designer Dion Lee made his debut at London Fashion Week. Gracing the feet of the leggy model during the presentation were a pair of black heels with ankle detailing which Dion Lee's spokesperson has confirmed Kanye West designed. 'It just sort of happened naturally as Kanye is a friend of Dion.' the spokesperson explained. It's not the rapper's first foray into the shoe world - he designed all the shoes for his own infamous debut S/S'12 collection too. He's set to return with his latest range during Paris Fashion Week on March 6, and we wonder, if this collection fails to make a fashionable impact like the last, if he will turn his attention to feet instead. MORE FASHION NEWS Friday 24 February 2012 Rate this ... Thanks, your rating has been counted! Current rating: Be the first to vote Share this article ... Bookmark Click on a link below to share this arti...

Paula Deen Sticking to the Butter & Oil on Cooking Show: I Am Who I Am | Home | The Biggest Loser Preview: Contestants Visit Home Next Week February 25, 2012 12:00 PM by Shayla Perry Dia Frampton performed an awesome rendition of his song, Heartless, in season one, and Cee Lo Green has dropped his name more times than we can count (did he mention they were friends?), but which star of The Voice wants to see Kanye West manning one of the NBC shows trademark chairs in the near future? Cee Lo Green may be one of his boys, but its Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine who wants award-winning rapper and hip hip producer Kanye West to join The Voice s short roster of A-list coaches. Why? He has his reasons. I would love to see just because hes such a fir! ecracker like Kanye [West] do a show like that because hed be so Im sure that terrifies NBC but that would be fun, Levine tells Anderson Cooper during Mondays (February 27) episode of Anderson . I love Kanye, I love what he doe...

Posted 1 hr ago by Andi Teran in Fashion Week , Kanye West Fashion , Shoes Kanye West on the front row of the Mark Fast fall 2012 London Fashion Week show. Photo: Getty Images We haven't heard a peep out of Kanye West about the state of his foray into fashion following that epic twitter rant back in early January, but we have heard that he plans to show again at Paris Fashion Week in the coming weeks. And though we haven't heard about the state of his signature KANYE WEST label, we do know that he seems to be as committed to fashion as ever as evidenced by his shirtless appearance in Vogue celebrating Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci as well as his support for designer Mark Fast at London Fashion Week . But if there's any new news that trumpets Yeezy's commitment to the garment arts, it's the fact that he designed the shoes for up-and-coming Australian designer Dion Lee' s debut show. Also? These shoes are RAD. Lee has been on the radar in Au...

Kanye West and P Diddy are reportedly at the top of Prince William and Prince Harry 's wishlist for The Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Concert. Gary Barlow has been tasked with organising the event, which will take place around the Queen Victoria memorial in front of Buckingham Palace on June 4. Rex Features / Startraks Photo However, the Take That star revealed that he will have to go over to the United States to persuade a roster of big names to perform at the show after receiving requests from the royal princes. Barlow told The Mirror : "I've got to go to America because some of the requests I have are from the princes, so there are acts I've got to follow up on. "I try to meet all the artists because then they feel more engaged, they're more in tune with what's going on." Ian West/PA Wire/Press Association Images He added: "I know as an artist myself, often you turn up at these events and you don't really know what they're for, or...

Jay-Z and Kanye West have added a further four dates to their upcoming UK tour. The rappers were initially scheduled to play three shows in the UK in May and June , but have had to extend the string of gigs to seven dates due to popular demand. PA Images / Julio Cortez/AP As well as playing London's O2 Arena on May 20, the pair will also play the venue on May 18, 21 and 22, with the extra tickets on sale now. They have added a further date in Manchester, meaning that along with their June 11 gig, they will also play a set at Manchester Arena on June 12. Jay-Z recently revealed that he may return to the studio with Kanye West to record a follow-up to Watch The Throne . > Jay-Z, Kanye West 'paid 4m for 16th birthday party' Watch the music video for Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Ni**as In Paris' below:

From left: Liv Tyler, Riccardo Tisci, Kanye West, Karolina Kurkova, Florence Welch, and Liya Kebede. Photo: Courtesy of Vogue/Annie Leibovitz It's not every day we stumble upon a photo of couture-clad ladies clutching onto a barely-dressed Kanye West . In the March issue of Vogue , Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci surrounds himself with some of his most inspiring musical muses including Liv Tyler , Florence Welch , and Kanye West, pictured above. The photo features the ladies in ethereal, lacy nude gowns exploding with femininity and softness, which starkly contrast Riccardo and Kanye's rigid and intense eye contact. Riccardo wears a tux and bow tie with some facial scruff and tamed curls, while Kanye wears nothing but leather pants, layered beads, white tribal paint, and the "Yeezi" name plate necklace from his spring 2012 collection . We're not exactly sure what this all means , but we're surprised by the lack of clothing on such a fash-forward ge...

Stuart Wilson, Getty Images During last year's Watch the Throne concert, Kanye West continuously delivered a freestyle at the end of his hit 'Runaway,' crooning to fans in the audience, "If you love someone tonight, hold on to them tight." All of this was done to support his own failed relationships, which he often references in his raps. At a recent concert in Melbourne, Australia, the Chicago native stayed true to form and gave another freestyle over the 'Say You Will' beat , only this time he recalled the story of reaching out to a past lover one late night, which ended up with her shooting down his advances. West, giving details of the booty call in his rapping-singing voice, has never come clean about the actual truth of story -- who's to know if it's fact or fiction -- but it makes for good news. "Now it's 1:15AM and baby you got to be playin'/ Where you, are you coming are you still coming through?/ She said she's at the c...

Kanye West may have revealed details about his sex life with Amber Rose during a freestyle he dropped in Australia. The rapper was giving a performance at the Sidney Music Bowl in Melbourne when he decided to entertain his audience with a seven-minute freestyle over the beat of 'Say You Will. ' Apparently, Yeezy spoke about his ex-girlfriends and recalled one time in particular when he tried to arrange a booty-call. "It's like, uh 2:45 and you know what type of texts n*ggas send at that time. I text her and I said, 'Are you alive?' That's when you send that text and you say 'Are you alive?' Cause the only reason you not here b*tch you better had died," Yeezy spits. "B*tch you better had died....Now it's like 3:30 and you tell me that you're on your way, and a n*gga so godd*mn horny you know what, I said 'Okay.' I just said 'Okay.' Who you gonna listen to, your ego or your d*ck? Ohhhhhh. The d*ck wins." "An...

Image Credit: Don Arnold/WireImage.com As we all know by now, Kanye West doesnt like it when things dont go his way. But we also know that when life hands Yeezy lemons, he AutoTunes them into sour, pulpy, seven-minute-long lemonade . During a recent show in Melbourne, Australia, West decided he had more to add tohis performance of the downbeat 808s and Heartbreaks track Say You Will. A lot more: In an impromptu narrative thread that lasted longer than the song itself , the rapperchronicles his attempts to seduce an ex-girlfriend over the course of a night. Why? Because, in his words,aint no sex like an ex. Yet sadly, after so many text messages and white wines, Yes confessional tale doesnt end in his favor. Hey, at least he got a new song out of it! Listen to the memorable riff in the below: Read more on EW.com: Jay-Z and Kanye West release official video for N*ggas in Paris: Watch it here (at your own risk) This week in ridiculous tour riders: Kanye West and M.I.A. Today in music bee...

Billy Wright plunked down dime after dime for comic books while growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s, caring for the collection he started around the age of 9 until his death more than half a century later. On Wednesday, most of that collection sold for a whopping $3.5 million.

Image Credit: Don Arnold/WireImage.com As we all know by now, Kanye West doesnt like it when things dont go his way. But we also know that when life hands Yeezy lemons, he AutoTunes them into sour, pulpy, seven-minute-long lemonade . During a recent show in Melbourne, Australia, West decided he had more to add tohis performance of the downbeat 808s and Heartbreaks track Say You Will. A lot more: In an impromptu narrative thread that lasted longer than the song itself , the rapperchronicles his attempts to seduce an ex-girlfriend over the course of a night. Why? Because, in his words,aint no sex like an ex. Yet sadly, after so many text messages and white wines, Yes confessional tale doesnt end in his favor. Hey, at least he got a new song out of it! Listen to the memorable riff in the below: Read more on EW.com: Jay-Z and Kanye West release official video for N*ggas in Paris: Watch it here (at your own risk) This week in ridiculous tour riders: Kanye West and M.I.A. Today in music bee...

Kanye never has a dull moment. In what sounded more like a comedy sketch than a freestyle, 'Ye got creative during his lyrical impromptu over his 808s & Heartbreak 's cut, "Say You Will." Attendee's of his Melbourne show were in for some amusing entertainment. --Jolie Sanchez It went a little something like this: "It's like, uh 2:45 and you know what type of texts n*ggas send at that time. I text her and I said, 'Are you alive?' That's when you send that text and you say 'Are you alive?' Cause the only reason you not here b*tch you better had died. B*tch you better had died....Now it's like 3:30 and you tell me that you're on your way, and a n*gga so godd*mn horny you know what, I said 'Okay.' I just said 'Okay." Who you gonna listen to, your ego or your d*ck? (Croons) the d*ck wins." VIBE.COM

Welcome to the Smart Set. Every morning we bring you the gossip coverage, filtered. Today:Drew Barrymore pregnancy rumors are swirling, more fallout from the bar brawl involving Monaco ' s Prince Pierre Casiraghi , and Jeremy Lin has turned down "millions" in endorsement deals already. RELATED: Kathleen Parker Trapped in Elevator; LeBron's Movie Delayed Again Kanye West 's charity -- the Kanye West Foundation -- hasn't been very charitable. An analysis of the foundation's tax filingsfor 2010 reveals "expenditures totaling $572,383, with the majority going to salaries and other overhead expenses." Meanwhile, they made $0 in "contributions, gifts and grants," the things charities usually do. That's a drop-off from 2009, when the foundation contributed a whopping $583 to charitable causes. [ The Daily ] RELATED: Lindsay Lohan Haggles with Playboy; Gingriches Return to Tiffanys About that weeke! nd bar b rawl between Monaco's ...

Kanye West has fuelled rumours he is working with Mark Fast . The rapper-turned-designer launched his clothing label Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week in October last year. Before debuting his eponymous line, he attended a variety of London Fashion Week shows including Burberry. He also turned up at designer Louise Goldins runway, and it shortly transpired that the star was working with her on his line. This season, Kanye was spotted on the front row of Mark Fasts Fall/Winter 12 show which has led to speculation that the 34-year-old star is working with the designer on his next collection. Fashionista.com says Kanyes appearance at Marks show isnt a coincidence as they report that recently a little birdie told us that Kanye had enlisted Fast for help with his second collection. Kanye is set to show his new line on March 6 at Paris Fashion Week. The venue for his show has yet to be confirmed. Cover Media

Gold Digger ... Kanye West, left, and Jay Z perform during their Watch The Throne tour. Picture: AP Source: Supplied HIP-HOP superstar Kanye West's charity spent more than a half-million dollars in 2010 - but none of that money went to actual charitable causes, The Daily reported Tuesday. An analysis of federal tax filings reveals that in 2010, the Kanye West Foundation had expenditures totaling US$572,383, with the majority going to salaries and other overhead expenses. Meanwhile, the charity gave nothing to charity that year. According to its tax return, West's foundation made precisely $0 in contributions, gifts and grants. And this isn't the first time the Kanye West Foundation has given celebrity charities a bad rap. In 2009, it was slightly more frugal, spending US$553,826 - but of that amount, just $583 went toward charitable endeavors. Nonprofit watchdog group Charity Navigator suggests no more than 15 percent of a charity's cash flow should go toward admini...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Hip-hop superstar Kanye West's charity spent more than a half-million dollars in 2010 but none of that money went to actual charitable causes, The Daily reported Tuesday. An analysis of federal tax filings reveals that in 2010, the Kanye West Foundation had expenditures totaling $572,383, with the majority going to salaries and other overhead expenses. Meanwhile, the charity gave nothing to charity that year. According to its tax return, West's foundation made precisely $0 in contributions, gifts and grants. And this isn't the first time the Kanye West Foundation has given celebrity charities a bad rap. AP Kanye West's charity spent more than a half-million dollars in 2010 and none of that money went to actual charitable causes, according to The Daily. In 2009, it was slightly more frugal, spending $553,826 but of that amount, just $583 went toward charitable endeavors. Nonprofit watchdog group Charity Navigator suggests no more than 15 perce...

Jay-Z and Kanye West are keeping their legendary bromance going, heading back on the road for the European "Watch the Throne" tour starting this May. Twelve dates below, with more to be announced. Watching The Throne Live: A Juice-y Debate As for more music from "The Throne," Jay-Z told MTV News back in December: "We - when I say 'we' because I'm in Throne mode - we're in a great place creatively. You might see a Jay, then Kanye and a Throne album next year. You know, we're just really in a great place creatively. We really found our zone." For a taste of the craziness that can be expected on the tour, check on 'Ye and Jay's recent video for "N**gas in Paris." Kanye West & Jay-Z Tour Dates: May 20 - London, England (O2 Arena)May 24 - Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion)May 26 - Herning, Denmark (Herning Arena)May 28 - Oslo, Norway (Telenor Arena)May 29 - Stockholm, Sweden (The Globe)June 1 - Paris, France (Bercy)...

Kanye West , Will Young and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley were among the latest guests to make an appearance during London Fashion Week. The trio joined fellow famous faces including Alexa Chung , Holly Valance , Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Kate Bosworth , to watch shows including Mark Fast and Burberry. An excited Nicola Roberts tweeted her delight at meeting West, telling her followers: "My obsession with Kanye just hit a new high after meeting him at the Mark Fast show. I really love him." > London Fashion Week: Burberry Prorsum A/W 2012 Womenswear show See more of the celebrities at London Fashion Week in our gallery below:

With Kanye West taking fashion just as serious as his music, it's no surprise that we find Chicago native front and center at fashion shows in London every year. Sporting his forthcoming 'Air Yeezy 2' sneakers, Mr. West took in the Mark Fast fashion show today (Feb. 20). Sitting in the company of TV personality Zara Martin, Kanye also wore a denim jacket, light jeans, and a mint-green cable knit sweater (via Rap-up ). Check out pictures of Yeezy at the Mark Fast fashion show in the gallery below:

Nicola Roberts evidently isn't an advocate of keeping her cards close to her chest when it comes to matters of the opposite sex - as Kanye West might find out. The Girls Aloud member couldn't wait to get onto social networking site Twitter to express her love towards the hip-hop megastar after meeting him on the front row of London Fashion Week, reports UK newspaper The Daily Mirror. Roberts was sat on the front row alongside Ye, ZARA MARTIN and Gizzi Erskine as well as Mollie King at the MARK FAST show, and made no secret of her admiration towards the 'College Dropout,' tweeting later in the day "My obsession with Kanye just hit a new high after meeting him at the Mark Fast show.." She followed that up with the non-too-subtle proclamation that "I really love him." Yeezy tends to write so much on Twitter that you wonder whether he's ever actually read anything anyone else has ever posted on the microblogging site, but if by some chance he has tor...

KICKS by Alvin aqua Blanco February 20, 2012, 14:24pm Kanye West was spotted at London Fashion Week rocking the "Zen Gray" colorway of his Air Yeezy 2's. There is no solid date on the release of the second collab between Yeezy and Nike, but they will surely sell out in minutes. Word is sneaker fiends are already camping out for the Air Foamposite Galaxys , which release on February 24. So prepare for hypebeast madness when Yeezy's new kicks finally hit retail. Looks like Kanye already has a smudge on the tip of the right shoe, though. Check a close up of the Air Yeezy 2's below and more photos in the gallery. -- Photos: WENN Follow Us On Twitter

To be considered one of the Hottest MCs in the Game, a rapper has to build a solid case with lyrics and album sales, but buzz is just as important, and few artists can stir up a frenzy quite like Kanye West , who happens to have the verses and plaques to back it up. But that's just touching the surface when it comes to why the Hip-Hop Brain Trust gave 'Ye the #3 spot on our Hottest MCs in the Game VII list. The Chicago native set tongues wagging back on New Year's Eve 2010, when he announced at a party in Las Vegas that his joint album with Jay-Z would arrive at the top of '11.Although Watch the Throne didn't actually drop until August 8, 2011, anticipation in the months leading up to its release was palpable. "Kanye came off of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010, and just the hype from that album rolled over into 2011, as he started prepping us for WTT, " said Nadeska Alexis, MTV News' RapFix blog editor. "Kanye was the only thing peopl...

Kanye West has reportedly fired one of his drivers for taking too long to deliver his lunch. The rapper asked his London chauffeur to pick up a meal from Selfridges Food Hall alongside his private chef, but was unhappy that it took two hours due to traffic. PA Images / Julio Cortez/AP "He employs ten or so people. Three bodyguards, a number of drivers, and his own personal chef Jennifer goes everywhere with him to cook whatever he wants on-site," a source told the Sunday Mirror . "Kanye decided he wanted a Selfridges lunch and sent the driver out. Obviously, he's never heard of the Tube and London suffers from horrendous traffic. "The driver left at 1pm and didn't make it back until 3pm, when the head of security told him: 'I'm sorry but I'm going to have to let you go. You took too long and Kanye got p**sed off. He was really hungry'." The driver is now said to be considering tasking West to court on grounds of unfair dismissal. Meanw...

Posted about 15 hours ago Givenchy creative director, Riccardo Tisci shares his March Vogue cover with Kanye West. In the excerpt below, Tisci shares his experience on working with Mr West. I was a little bit scared, admits Tisci, Because Im not an artist or graphic artist. He finally agreed and was awed when a meeting sequed into a jam session that involved Rihanna, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams, all freely exchanging ideas like a family giving opinions to each other, remembers Tisci, sharing which is something that fashion is missing, he adds plaintively. Click here for full article >

NEWS by Andreas Hale February 17, 2012, 18:08pm We all know that Kanye West is an artsy fartsy kind of guy. So we're quite sure that he was enthralled with his Vogue feature alongside Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci . If the name Riccardo Tisci rings a bell, it's probably because of the album artwork he completed for Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne and the single H.A.M. The duo of West and Tisci can be seen in the March issue of Vogue as Tisci addresses his work with the tandem known as The Throne. I was a little bit scared, admits Tisci, Because I'm not an artist or graphic artist. He finally agreed and was awed when a meeting sequed into a jam session that involved Rihanna, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams, all freely exchanging ideas like a family giving opinions to each other, remembers Tisci, sharing which is something that fashion is missing, he adds plaintively. The photos (clicks #'s below) look like something from Yeezy'sPower...