All Love At the Top

You could say I forgot to post this two weeks ago when I first happened upon it. But I'd counter that time actually stopped at that moment, and has only just now restarted.

Iconic. RT @ernestbaker: paul really did prayer hands then gave ye the "my nigga it's been a minute" dap https://t.co/5xCPpA2gsT

— Creamy Dark (@CS_Defi) March 10, 2015

Throwback Thursday: "Gold Digger" -- Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx

Now I ain't saying this shit's for Valentine's Day...
But it IS, if yo gal ain't trynna pay...

Yeezy Taught Me

I didn't watch much of the Grammys last night, but from the little I did see, it's obvious that Ye won everything.




I'm guessing Jay's face pretty much expressed the words in everyone's head as they watched.

Video: Rihanna ft. Kanye West & Paul McCartney -- "FourFiveSeconds"

This track's been on everyone's lips since it was released a week or so ago. Ri might be the only woman who could ever make me call her "bae".

Throwback Thursday: "Testify" -- Common

I'm usually not a fan of videos that are turned into huge productions, but in this case it perfectly matches the cinematic rhyme that Common spits over one of Kanye's finer beats. And any extra chance to see Taraji's fine self, I'm all for it.

What Does It All Mean

I'm mad I never saw this Kobe System ad before. It would take an ego like Kobe's to put Kanye's ego in check.

Throwback Thursday: "Drive Slow" -- Kanye West ft. Paul Wall, GLC, T.I., & Tony Williams

Word to my homie Alexis for reminding me about this track. Always loved Paul Wall's entrance on this.

Dave & Hip Hop

More from Mr. Chappelle, who made the talk show rounds this week to promote his upcoming series of shows at NYC's Radio City Music Hall. Here he talks about meeting The Roots and Kanye, and retells the 'Ye story that I first posted last summer (that video has since been removed from YouTube, though, which makes it convenient to now have this one).

Throwback Thursday: "Homecoming" -- Kanye West ft. Chris Martin

Dedicating this one to TJ, who's heading back to his hometown of Chicago with a mob of folks (including yours truly) for the Penguins/Blackhawks game this weekend.

Kanye vs. Kimmel

Kanye is...kinda emotional right now. Earlier tonight, he decided to vent some steam in the direction of Jimmy Kimmel, Twitter-style.

And, of course, Kimmel waved it all off like a pro:

You might be wondering just what has Yeezy so worked up? Well...

...stay tuned.

The Art of Storytelling

When the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival rolled through Pittsburgh the Friday night of Labor Day Weekend, yours truly was on hand to watch Dave Chappelle quickly quell any negative public perception that had started to build after a tough set in Hartford the night before. But unfortunately for me, Dave didn't tell this story about Kanye while in Pittsburgh (or maybe he did...I think I was a few hours deep into beer and other adult refreshments before he got onstage).

By now everyone has heard Aziz Ansari's tale of hanging with Yeezy. It sounds as though every comedian who has had the honor of chilling with him has ended up with stand-up material.

From Complex:

On Kanye West's rise to stardom:

"The first time Kanye West was on television was on the Chappelle’s Show. It was the week that The Black Album came out. I’ll never forget. We were all sitting in the trailer listening to The Black Album, and Jay-Z says on the record, “Kanyeezy, you’s a genius. You did it again,”* and Kanye stopped the tape and pressed rewind.

He had that energy. You knew he was gonna be somebody. And then they did the show, him and Common did it. And you remember that song The Food? “You love to hear the story, again and again. About those two brothers from the City of Wind.”

The crowd, “EGHHHHHHHEEE.” Motherfuckers go nuts. I said, “Hey Kanye, look, we’re going back to the studio. We got to edit some sketches, but if you want, you can come with us and check out some of the stuff we’re working on.” He says, “Oh that’d be great!”

He comes to the studio we’re all sitting and there watching all these crazy sketches. Nobody had seen any of this shit before. It was Rick James, all that shit. All on there. It’s on footage, we was all cracking up and then in the middle of it all, Kanye’s phone rings. This is when I knew he was gonna be famous.

He answers the phone, he goes, “Hello. Huh? What? Uh uh, I can’t. I can’t. Cause, I’m at Dave Chappelle’s show watching sketches that nobody’s ever seen before.”

And then he says, “Cause my life is dope, and I do dope shit,” and then he hung up the phone."

*dead* It sounds like hanging out with 'Ye back when his fame was still on the rise was ridic.

The full audio is below.

Throwback Thursday: "Stand Up" -- Ludacris ft. Shawnna

Somehow, Luda has been shut out of Throwback Thursday posts up until now. All I can do, homie, is offer my apologies. Hopefully posting this 2003 banger off of Chicken-n-Beer will help to atone.

Like last week, this is a video stocked with cameos. Can you spot Yeezy, Katt Williams, and Lauren London?

Throwback Thursday: "Slow Jamz" -- Kanye West ft. Twista & Jamie Foxx

I almost forgot about this track. Another one of the bangers off Ye's debut album, The College Dropout. And, as an early sign of Ye's star power, the video is full of cameos, most impressively by Ms. Aisha Tyler.

It's the Weekend

Time to find your calling...

Stalkerazzi: Halloween 2012

Here's just a quick sampling of some of this weekend's celeb Halloween costumes. Diddy's might be the best, for sheer comedy. But Jessica White's...damn.

Diddy (as Prince)

Cassie (as Cleopatra, with Diddy)

Jessica White (as...the woman of my dreams?)

Kanye and Kim (as Thurston Howell—I'm guessing—and a mermaid)

(...who knew it was possible for Kim to wear MORE makeup?)

Alessandra Ambrosio (as the hottest Russian general I've ever seen)

Fergie (as a kitteh)

"Yeezy taught me..."

And it looks like Ray J might have taught Yeezy. From Wonderwall:

Radar Online claims to have seen a 20-minute video of Yeezy getting it on with a curvy, dark-haired mystery woman. The young lady is supposedly a "dead ringer" for Kardashian and says on tape that she's over the age of 18 and married.

Other details from the alleged dalliance, according to Radar: Kanye appears to have set up the shoot, which is believed to have taken place shortly before he hooked up with Kim; he and his Kim-alike practice safe sex; and, like Julia Roberts and Richard Gere at the beginning of "Pretty Woman," they never lock lips.

"The sex tape is being shopped right now and there's a lot of interest, but Kanye is freaking out!" relays a source, who adds that the rapper was "practically in tears" over the leak. "He doesn't want this tape out and will do anything to make sure it stays private."

*sigh* 'Ye...goddamnit.

Mean on the Curves

*so tempted to hate on 'Ye right now*

MERCY twitter.com/kanyewest/stat…
— Kanye West (@kanyewest) August 3, 2012

It's the Weekend

Time for the ol' "Switcheroo"...

Video: Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2 Chainz -- "Mercy"

I still don't get naming a song after a Murcielago. 'Ye likes to talk about being "so ahead", but Lamborghini stopped producing Murcielagos in 2010. I guess he had a hard time rhyming "Aventador".

Stalkerazzi: Miscellaneous Celebs

A few recent samplings of some fine work by the paparazzi.


Christina Milian
Is she still single? Because...damn.

Michelle Rodriguez
She's kind of skipped the spotlight lately, but she hasn't skipped the gym. TJ is probably somewhere using his own tears as...anyways...

Miley Cyrus
I used to have a theory that Miley was lousy in bed. I now have a theory that she's better than I previously thought. I also have a theory that I would give less than a fuck about all of my prior theories if she ever gave me an opportunity to find out just how good she is.

Kim Kardashian
Yeah, 'Ye locked it down (for now), but that hasn't stopped Kim from giving the photogs (and male eyes) what they want.