Project X Hits the Hip-Hop Nostalgia Circuit [Project X]
As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Michaelangelo Matos breaks down top-ten lists from every genre imaginable. After the jump, he sits through VH1's latest TV-based listicle, 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs, and finds a few poignant moments among the MC Hammer jokes:
Last week, when I wrote about listicles, I forgot a non-print, but still big and obvious, agent of the format’s spread: cable t...
My Old Kentucky — Autotune or not, I liked Yeezy's Love Lockdown the minute I heard it. Some remixes are starting to surface...Kanye West - Love Lockdown (T-Minus 321 Remix) (follow link)... more info
MTV.com News — West also performs part of new song, 'Heartless,' at T.I.'s L.A. show.By Shaheem Reid
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"November something" now h... more info
VH1 News — Kanye West announced that his new album 808s and Heartbreak will come out on November 25 during a guest appearance at T.I.'s show in Los Angeles. more info
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Kanye West took the stage at a T.I. concert this weekend in Los Angeles to perform a pair of new songs and announce that his new album 808s & Heartbre... more info
Chorus.fm — *Kanye West* (http://www.myspace.com/kanyewest) will release (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596368/20081006/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=rssMozilla) 808s and Heartbrea... more info
Silent Uproar — Kanye West will now release 808s and Heartbreak on November 25th. The Def Jam album was previously expected on December 16th. The album is preceded by the two singles "He... more info
Idolator — "Weird Al" Yankovic takes to his blog and offers up the inside scoop on his rush-recorded parody of the country's No. 1 song that arrives at the iTunes Store tomorrow: "A... more info
Idolator — As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Michaelangelo Matos breaks down... more info
Stereogum —
The new official release date of 808's & Heartbreak is 11/25. That comes straight from the mouth of Kanye onstage at Key Club in L.A. this weekend, which is an even more... more info
Pop Crunch —
Kanye West unveiled the Official World Premiere of his “Love Lockdown” music video on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday.
What do you think of the vid? more info
AllHipHop — Comedy song veteran “Weird Al “Yankovic has added Atlanta rapper T.I. to the list of celebrities he’s parodied with the release of his latest song.
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MTV.com News — MC, who has been very quiet in recent years, still beat out Jay-Z, Kanye West, Game, Ludacris in mag's readers' poll.By Shaheem Reid
Eminem at the Tor di Valle in Ro... more info
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Kanye West just debuted his Love Lockdown video on the Ellen Degeneres show today.
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MTV.com News — Talk-show host praises 'Love Lockdown' clip, while rapper applauds her 'really great style.'By Jocelyn Vena
Kanye West on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
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VH1 News — Kanye West talked about his mother's death and debuted his "Love Lockdown" video during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." more info
AllHipHop — Comedy song veteran “Weird Al “Yankovic has added Atlanta rapper T.I. to the list of celebrities he’s parodied with the release of his latest song.
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Pop Crunch —
Kanye West’s new album will arrive in stores just in time for the holidays. The tempermental hip-hop star’s latest LP, 808s and Heartbreak, goes on-sale November 25. more info
Discobelle.net — BONUS:
Our Philadelphian buddy Steven Bloodbath got down with the track and brought it back to 1993. (Thanks to Emynd over at Crossfadedbacon)
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Kanye West premiered his new video for “Love Lockdown” today on Ellen. Like the three “Flashing Lights” videos before it, “Lockdown”... more info
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Kanye West “Love Lockdown” (mp3)
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MTV.com News — Rapper also explains what led him to write his book, 'Thank You and You're Welcome.'By Jocelyn Vena
Kanye West on the "Ellen Show" on 10.07.08
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VH1 News — Kanye West says that "American Psycho" inspired his "Love Lockdown" video, adding, "On this album, I kind of embody Patrick Bateman." more info
Perez Hilton — According to Vibe and its readers, Eminem is the Greatest Rapper Alive.
Really.
Though the once tremendously outspoken rapper has been keeping to himself as of late, Emin... more info
Stereogum —
Ellen DeGeneres is now in the video premiering business, guys. So while you update your RSS readers to add her site to your feed, we'll supply the link to ellen.warnerbr... more info
Rolling Stone — The Big News: Debuts were the big story this week, with six new albums crashing this week’s top ten. T.I.’s Paper Trail set the pace, selling 568,000 copies in its fi... more info
Starpulse — Rapper Kanye West drew inspiration for his new video Love Lockdown from Christian Bale's killer character in 2000 thriller American Psycho.[...] Read more! more info
Rapper Kanye West drew inspiration for his new video Love Lockdown from Christian Bale's killer character in 2000 thriller American Psycho.[...] Read more! more info
MTV.com News — Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke and Jack's Mannequin also debut in top 10.By Chris Harris
T.I.'s Paper Trail
Photo: Atlantic Records
With four huge, high-profile... more info
Chorus.fm — Watch *Kanye West* (http://kanyewest.com)'s "Love Lockdown" music video here (http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/videos/index.php?em2766=111%209_-1__0_%7E0_-1_10_2008_0_0).... more info
Hip-hop star Kanye West returned to the MTV Video Music Awards this year as a gift to his late mother Donda, after previously vowing to boycott the event.[...] Read more! more info
Starpulse — Hip-hop star Kanye West returned to the MTV Video Music Awards this year as a gift to his late mother Donda, after previously vowing to boycott the event.[...] Read more! more info
Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich promises that fans will hear "a lot of new songs" on the group's upcoming tour, which kicks off October 21 near Phoenix. more info
Reuters — DETROIT (Billboard) - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich promises that fans will hear "a lot of new songs" on the group's upcoming tour, which kicks off October 21 near Phoeni... more info
Rolling Stone — Photo: Barket/Getty
The Big News: Debuts were the big story this week, with six new albums crashing this week’s top ten. T.I.’s Paper Trail set the pace, selling 568,... more info
Idolator — One thing that was left out of the clip of Kanye West premiering his video for "Love Lockdown" on yesterday's Ellen DeGeneres Show: The revelation that the clip was inspi... more info