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Kanye's rejection inspired Michael Kiwanuka's breakthrough

Michael Kiwanuka was coming off an acclaimed 2012 debut album, "Home Again," when Kanye West called and invited him to studio sessions in Hawaii for the album that would become "Yeezus" in 2013. Here was an unexpected opportunity thrown at a U.K. singer on the rise, in keeping with West's proclivity...

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16:30 on November 29 2016

Kanye's rejection inspired Michael Kiwanuka's breakthrough

Chicago Tribune — Michael Kiwanuka was coming off an acclaimed 2012 debut album, "Home Again," when Kanye West called and invited him to studio sessions in Hawaii for the album that would ... more info