Paste Magazine — Let’s be frank: any best-of list says more about the people who
 assembled it than it does about a particular year in music. In 2008, “crystal” bands—Crystal Stilts, Crystal Antlers and Crystal 
Castles—took over the “hottest ... more info

AngryApe — The rapper praises the rock band more info

MTV.co.uk News — In typical style the rapper posts a long ranting blog on his website after last week's arrest... more info

ContactMusic — Kanye West has called for legal measure against paparazzi photographers breaching celebrities' personal space.The Chicago rapper was arrested on Friday - and ... more info

Kanye West on a tough 12 months more info

MTV.com News — Hipster hip-hop DJs remix West's best-known hits for Sky High mixtape.By Joseph Patel Kanye West's "Sky High" People eagerly awaiting the release of Kanye West's newest album, 808s & Heartbreak, due out in two weeks, are being treated to ... more info

BBC News - UK — Kanye West on a tough 12 months more info

Guardian Music — Writing on his blog, the US rapper calls for the act of taking photographs without permission to be outlawed, citing the death of Princess Diana as justification more info

PopSugar — Kanye West relaxed by playing basketball with friends at Scotstoun Leisure Center in Glasgow yesterday. Hopefully it provided stress release for Kanye, who was arrested Thursday night after an altercation with a paparazzi photographer. While he wasn'... more info

PopSugar — Kanye West relaxed by playing basketball with friends at Scotstoun Leisure Center in Glasgow yesterday. Hopefully it provided stress release for Kanye, who was arrested Thursday night after an altercation with a paparazzi photographer. While he wasn&... more info