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Kanye West

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    The Evolution of A-Trak: From Scratch Nerd To Dance Tastemaker In Five Steps

    A-Trak is one of the world's most effective musical tastemakers. These days, the Montreal-born DJ and producer is part of the braintrust behind the Fool's Gold label, which has a proven record of picking up artists like Danny Brown, The Cool Kids, and Kid Sister long before larger labels show intere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West: The 10 Most Opulent Parts of Their Watch the Throne Concert

    Christopher VictorioKanye West last night at HP Pavilion​ Jay-Z and Kanye West Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 HP Pavilion, San Jose Better than: Absolute monarchy. Between the rising, screen-sided platform stages, the frequent spew of fire jets, Kanye's skirt/kilt thing, "99 Problems," the ineffab ... More >>

  • Music

    September 21, 2011

    Bon Iver: Show Preview

    Christopher VictorioKanye West last night at HP Pavilion​ Jay-Z and Kanye West Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 HP Pavilion, San Jose Better than: Absolute monarchy. Between the rising, screen-sided platform stages, the frequent spew of fire jets, Kanye's skirt/kilt thing, "99 Problems," the ineffab ... More >>

  • Music

    August 24, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Christopher VictorioKanye West last night at HP Pavilion​ Jay-Z and Kanye West Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 HP Pavilion, San Jose Better than: Absolute monarchy. Between the rising, screen-sided platform stages, the frequent spew of fire jets, Kanye's skirt/kilt thing, "99 Problems," the ineffab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Dear Kanye West, Please Leave Amy Winehouse's Music Alone

    ​ Dear Kanye West,Congratulations. You are officially the most bemusing man in music. We say this because it's been seven years since The College Dropout and we still can't figure out if you're a sly genius or a blinkered buffoon.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne: A First Listen

    ​ Have we been waiting for this? Who knows -- even big fans of Jay-Z and Yeezy know they never shut up for too long. Big-budget collab albums we know aren't Jay-Z's strong suit (Unfinished Business? Collision Course?). And judging by the awful "H*A*M" (now a bonus cut) and the mesmerizing "Ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time

    From the dawn of the music video, there has been the music video babe. Perhaps she's the star of the video, perhaps she's a backup dancer, maybe she just looks longingly at a musician. Most of the music is terrible, a lot of the videos are insipid, and yet somehow these women make it all worthwhile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Kanye West's "Monster" Video: Not Gonna Do Kanye's Public Image Many Favors

    "Monster," indeed.​The new final clip for Kanye West's "Monster" -- or what may become known as the dead-model orgy video -- makes the rapper look every bit as conceited and shallow and tone-deaf as his detractors say he is. And the disclaimer at the beginning doesn't help one bit. Maybe decoratin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011

    Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Lil B Swags Kanye, Kanye-Style, at the mtvU Woodie Awards

    While we wait for someone to upload a higher-quality video than the below (it ain't no fun when Viacom ain't having none), be advised of the following Lil B-related news: last night at the mtvU Woodie Awards, held in Austin -- because God forbid we should try to post about anything other than Lil B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    5 Things To Spend Your Coachella Money On Now That It's Sold Out

    Guess one man really shouldn't have all that power.​If you're wondering why twenty-somethings all over the city are sulking and moping their way through today, it's because they hesitated to buy tickets for yearly Coachella music festival and yesterday it sold out, denying them an opportunity to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    A Critic Whines About Pazz & Jop: Why Does Consensus Feel So Shitty?

    ​Let's get this over with as quickly as possible: The results of the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll were released this week, and, to no one's surprise, it turned out that Kanye West released the most praise-winning album of 2010. Almost as expected was the conclusion that Cee-L ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2011

    A Postcard from the Future

    Or, how 2011 was the year everything changed in music.

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    On the Fascinating and Often Listenable Feedback Loop That Was 2010

    Japandroids at the Fillmore​Ah, twenty-ten. Two thousand and ten. Two years before our state warps and crackles and slides into a boiling sinkhole that used to be the Pacific Ocean. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There was a pretty good Sage Francis song called "The Best of T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Watch: The Pack's Young L Comes Down From Outer Space and Gets 'Conscious' -- for a Second

    Young L​If you haven't been paying attention this year, The Pack's Young L has emerged a production tour-de-force, giving birth to some of the most original sounds this year. On his latest track, "Conscious Minds," the Berkeley native steps away from his usual, out-of-this world sounds and plays a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Hilarious Pics: Kanye West's Dark Twisted Fantasy in LOLCats

    soldout.squarespace.com​After what will be known in future years as The Week of Kanye -- "perfect" new album released, surprise NYC show packed with stars, signature rant caught on YouTube -- Kanye West has finally risen to the level of a true cultural icon. By which we mean that his latest album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    In Which We Judge 5 Upcoming Albums Solely On Their Covers

    ​With such a fast-moving tool as the Internet, the modern musicphile now has access to way more music than they have time to listen to. And if this tells us anything, then out of all the post-apocalyptic future films, Minority Report probably got it down the best. So here's a way to keep up with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Two Kanye West Songs For The World Series-Winning SF Giants

    In case you were in a soundproof panic room between 8 p.m. and roughly right now, the Giants won the World Series last night. To help you sort out the complex emotions you are no doubt feeling, here are two apropos songs by Kanye West, both from before the whole I'ma-tweet-about-letting-my-phoenix-f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasies: Raunchy Album Covers That Didn't Make It

    (Complete scene here.)All-around entertainer Kanye West announced the other day that his forthcoming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, would come bundled with five different album covers. The only one we've seen so far is a painting by New York-based art-weirdo George Condo that depicts a n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Stop, Drop and Roll: Justin Bieber is White?

    Biebster on the mic​I think I can still legitimately claim to have never heard a real Justin Bieber song, which doesn't bother me very much. Doesn't keep me from appreciating his cherubic wholesomeness and his unauthorized novelties, such as the Sigur Rós-caliber majesty of "U Smile" slowed down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Exclusive: DJ White Mike's 'Lights and Sounds' Mix

    'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' Artwork​San Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Kanye West on Twitter: Top 8 Things We Want Kanye's Buying Advice On

    Kanye and his crew looking ready to dispense some buying advice.​Dear Kanye,In the approximately thirty-four days, five hours and seventeen minutes since you joined Twitter, you have taught the world great deal -- about yourself, about life, and even sometimes about music. But the rarest wisdom ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Is Fresno Rapper PtheG Purely Clueless Or Just Totally Cynical?

    Is Fresno's Princeton the Great One, or PtheG, really "the worst rapper in the Bay Area," or is he having a laugh at rap's expense? The conceit of "Cheeseburger" is asinine, from the rhythmically braindead chorus to the way P keeps forgetting to lip-sync and reaches for the steering wheel instead, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Why Kanye West and Twitter Are Meant To Be

    via Kanye West's Twitter​Kanye West was late to join the social media party, but he was caught up to speed immediately upon stepping into Twitter headquarters here in San Francisco earlier this week. At one point, he was gaining 80 followers a second. Where did we learn this? Kanye's Twitter, of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Track(s) of the Day: Bossasaurus' Giant Tunes

    In this week's paper, Phillip Mlynar profiles Oakland remix/production crew Bossasaurs. He writes of this group of hip-hop heads and dinosaur hoodie retailers:All four members of Bossasaurus are serious about their aims to be seen as creators. They openly scorn the current remix scene, dissing "lap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Listomania: Top Hip-Hop Picks For 2009

    While year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, "state of the game" examinations that hip-hop seems to provoke. (I've certainly written a few.) We worry because we care, of course. But at some point, like a thirty- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Friday Night: Simian Mobile Disco at Mezzanine

    ​Simian Mobile Disco November 27, 2009 Mezzanine Better Than: "Stronger" by Kanye West, or Daft Punk's original for that matter Simian Mobile Disco unpacked its particular brand of electronic fugue Friday at Mezzanine. The British duo of James Ford and Jas Shaw programmed an arrangement of accum ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    De La Soul

    ​Simian Mobile Disco November 27, 2009 Mezzanine Better Than: "Stronger" by Kanye West, or Daft Punk's original for that matter Simian Mobile Disco unpacked its particular brand of electronic fugue Friday at Mezzanine. The British duo of James Ford and Jas Shaw programmed an arrangement of accum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    10 Music Stars Who'd Make Great Soap Stars

    Paula AbdulAs people turn away from soap operas in droves, daytime television continues to pull out the dramatic stops in order to keep afloat in the recession. But if Days of Our Lives or All My Children wants a bit of a buzzy boost that a fictional transsexual rock star just cannot provide, the pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

    By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2008

    Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak (Roc-a-Fella)

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Kanye West Mix-Tape

    While you wait for the new Kanye platter, 808s & Heartbreak, to hit the stores, check out his mixtape, Sky High. The 19-song set, commissioned by the man himself, is a track-by-track remix of Graduation helmed by DJ Benzi and Plain Pat. Sky High features beats by A-Trak, Scottie B, DJ Stretch Armst ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Kanye, Jay-Z, Mary J., and Rihanna clamor for diva status

    While you wait for the new Kanye platter, 808s & Heartbreak, to hit the stores, check out his mixtape, Sky High. The 19-song set, commissioned by the man himself, is a track-by-track remix of Graduation helmed by DJ Benzi and Plain Pat. Sky High features beats by A-Trak, Scottie B, DJ Stretch Armst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Lollapalooza Lineup Kicks Coachella and SF Outside Lands Lineups in the Balls

    While you wait for the new Kanye platter, 808s & Heartbreak, to hit the stores, check out his mixtape, Sky High. The 19-song set, commissioned by the man himself, is a track-by-track remix of Graduation helmed by DJ Benzi and Plain Pat. Sky High features beats by A-Trak, Scottie B, DJ Stretch Armst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Kanye West, Rihanna Play HP Pavilion in April

    While you wait for the new Kanye platter, 808s & Heartbreak, to hit the stores, check out his mixtape, Sky High. The 19-song set, commissioned by the man himself, is a track-by-track remix of Graduation helmed by DJ Benzi and Plain Pat. Sky High features beats by A-Trak, Scottie B, DJ Stretch Armst ... More >>

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    My Tunes: Lyrics Born

    Quannum projects star and alt-rap icon

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    CD Review: Kanye West -- Graduation

    Quannum projects star and alt-rap icon

  • Music

    September 12, 2007

    Kanye West

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2007

    The 50 Cent Interview with SF Weekly

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    CD Review: Common -- Finding Forever

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    May 17, 2006

    XLR8R magazine celebrates its lucky 13

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    January 4, 2006

    Hip Hop, Year 2 A.J.

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    November 30, 2005

    The Education of Kanye West

    The College Dropout rethinks his stance on education in the year 2010

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Go West

    Join Kanye and the rest of the music community in sharing your thoughts about Dubya's response to Katrina

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Back to School

    Kanye West's Late Registration cements him as hip hop's most conflicted -- and fascinating -- superstar

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Hear This

    Kanye West is everywhere, including Oakland; My Chemical Romance delivers its canned goth-pop

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Consequence

    Take 'Em to the Cleaners

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Hear This

    Underground-hero-turned-MTV-darling Twista brings his "Slow Jamz" to the Fillmore

  • Culture

    November 5, 1997

    Stage

    Underground-hero-turned-MTV-darling Twista brings his "Slow Jamz" to the Fillmore

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