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Kanye West

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Best South Florida Music 2011: Protoman - Beat a Dead Horse 'Til She Resurrects

    ​County Grind is counting down 2011's best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.Whether you believe that hip-hop is dead or that it's just kicking through its latest rehash, one thing is certain: Hip-hop albums are six feet under the ground. Even Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch th ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2011

    Battle Royal: Jay-Z and Kanye West Take "Watch the Throne" Global to Fend Off the Hip-Hop Hordes

    ​County Grind is counting down 2011's best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.Whether you believe that hip-hop is dead or that it's just kicking through its latest rehash, one thing is certain: Hip-hop albums are six feet under the ground. Even Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Imagine Sundays

    ​County Grind is counting down 2011's best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.Whether you believe that hip-hop is dead or that it's just kicking through its latest rehash, one thing is certain: Hip-hop albums are six feet under the ground. Even Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Four Foods (Other than Fishsticks) Kanye West Could Use to Choke a South Park Writer

    photo by david_shankbone via flickr​Add assaulting animators with battered whitefish to the list of things you'll find in Kanye West's beautiful dark twisted fantasy.  Back in April 2009, "South Park," an animated series known for its relentless attacks on all things self-important, roasted ... More >>

  • Music

    July 8, 2010

    Black Violin Hits Revolution With Classical Hip-Hop

    photo by david_shankbone via flickr​Add assaulting animators with battered whitefish to the list of things you'll find in Kanye West's beautiful dark twisted fantasy.  Back in April 2009, "South Park," an animated series known for its relentless attacks on all things self-important, roasted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Gold Digger Baje Fletcher Goes Ahead, Gets Down in SoFla

    If you want the rest of Fletcher's secrets, you'll have to dog-ear her paperback.​Her book's called A Gold Digger's Guide. She teaches "apprentices" how to get gifts from men without falling in love. Hell, she wears gold eyeshadow. So while neither Kanye nor I is saying she's a gold digger, t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    Hip-Hop Isn't Dead, and Here Are the Year's Ten Best Albums

    If you want the rest of Fletcher's secrets, you'll have to dog-ear her paperback.​Her book's called A Gold Digger's Guide. She teaches "apprentices" how to get gifts from men without falling in love. Hell, she wears gold eyeshadow. So while neither Kanye nor I is saying she's a gold digger, t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 24, 2009

    Clubland Confidential

    Sample the year's best dance grooves.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    But Does Charlie Like Fish Sticks?

    In picking the week's best quotes for its "Verbatim" page, Time magazine prizes drama (a quote from the co-pilot killed in the plane crash near Buffalo), candor (Jesse Ventura saying what he'd do with a waterboard and Dick Cheney), and gaffes, especially the kind that reveal more truth than they int ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    A-Trak

    In picking the week's best quotes for its "Verbatim" page, Time magazine prizes drama (a quote from the co-pilot killed in the plane crash near Buffalo), candor (Jesse Ventura saying what he'd do with a waterboard and Dick Cheney), and gaffes, especially the kind that reveal more truth than they int ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Brit Sensation Estelle Opens for John Legend at the Fillmore Miami Beach

    In picking the week's best quotes for its "Verbatim" page, Time magazine prizes drama (a quote from the co-pilot killed in the plane crash near Buffalo), candor (Jesse Ventura saying what he'd do with a waterboard and Dick Cheney), and gaffes, especially the kind that reveal more truth than they int ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Head Spins: DJ Affect

    South Florida's busiest head-spinner

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

    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 lists should be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Q&A With T-Pain, Performing at AAA on Sunday

    Many of today's hip-hop personalities and R&B royalty would have fans believe they've got the genuine Midas touch, but few in recent years can truly back that claim up. The Tallahassee-born T-Pain, however, is one of these chosen few. It's no wonder Akon snatched him up for his own imprint, Kon ... More >>

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    Kanye West

    Many of today's hip-hop personalities and R&B royalty would have fans believe they've got the genuine Midas touch, but few in recent years can truly back that claim up. The Tallahassee-born T-Pain, however, is one of these chosen few. It's no wonder Akon snatched him up for his own imprint, Kon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreak Excedes Expectations

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    Kanye West Releases "Heartless" Video

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    October 23, 2008

    T.I.

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Is Kanye Dropping a New Album This Year?

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2008

    The Game

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    Kanye West, N.E.R.D. and Wyclef to Perform at the Democratic National Convention

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Loving the New Kanye/Weezy Collaboration

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Kanye Puts the “Extra” Back in Extraterrestrial

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    May 1, 2008

    Estelle Shows Us How to Shine

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Throwback Tuesdays: Dwele's "Find A Way"

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Nick Catchdubs

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Last Night: Jay-Z and Friends at American Airlines Arena

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    March 20, 2008

    The SXSW highlights reel

    Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)Despite what's been written, Kanye West's new style on his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak -- which incorporates "tribal"-style drum machines and auto-tuned vocals - doesn't sound especially shocking to the ears. Immediately satisfying singles like ... More >>

  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    The Year in Music

    Our 2007 listening party with Vanilla Ice, Davy Jones, and Al Franken

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Kanye West's Mom Dies at 58

    Our 2007 listening party with Vanilla Ice, Davy Jones, and Al Franken

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Johnny Cash Wants to Cut You Down

    Our 2007 listening party with Vanilla Ice, Davy Jones, and Al Franken

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    Deadbeats, Unite

    A scumbag Broward hip-hop crew readies for its debut

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    In Praise of Assholes

    A critique of Kanye, 50, and the whole hip-hop circus

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2007

    Kanye Vs. 50 Cent--The Real Story

    A critique of Kanye, 50, and the whole hip-hop circus

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2007

    An Interview with 50 Cent

    A critique of Kanye, 50, and the whole hip-hop circus

  • Music

    August 23, 2007

    Common

    Finding Forever

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Erick and Parrish Makin' Dollars

    Finding Forever

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Check Yo' Reality

    Juvenile

  • Music

    August 10, 2006

    Pharrell

    In My Mind (Star Trak/Interscope)

  • Film

    March 2, 2006

    Get Down With Dave

    Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Jel

    Soft Money (Anticon)

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    Weather or Not

    Paradise? Purgatory? In 2005, South Florida music was a little bit of both.

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    Piano Politics

    John Legend pivots between commentator and entertainer

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Wild, Wild West

    Kanye West weathers the storm

  • Music

    September 15, 2005

    Kanye West

    Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Common

    Be (Geffen)

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    God Save the Scene

    Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas, and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    Kanye West

    Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas, and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop

  • Arts and Entertainment

    May 13, 2004

    Best Hip-Hop Artist

    Mike West Readers' Choice: Eminem

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    Kanye West

    College Dropout (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

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