New York Times — Clips competing for best video this year — including those from Beyoncé, Drake, Justin Bieber and Kanye West — suggest a new maturity for the form. more info

411 Mania — It's called "You Know, You Know"... more info

411 Mania — Four minutes to do whatever he wants... more info

NME — Rapper returns to awards event in New York this weekend more info

Stereogum — Kanye West and the MTV Video Music Awards have a long and tempestuous history together. In 2009, West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to tell her that she didn’t deserve the trophy that was being bestowed upon her. A year la... more info

TMZ — Kanye West will have free reign over the stage at this weekend's MTV VMAs and show producers are expecting something big ... they just have no idea WHAT it will be.  A source close to production tells us MTV honchos are giving 'Ye 4… more info

MTV.co.uk News — That is QUITE the profit. more info

NME — Song dates back to 2009 but has now been uploaded to YouTube in high quality more info

Yahoo! Music — Meanwhile, Michael Phelps and the Final 5 gymnasts are set to present at Sunday's show. more info

AllHipHop — SOURCES CLAIM YE COULD BECOME AS WEALTHY AS JORDAN more info