Kanye Tells Stories

Pardon the influx of Kanye West stuff today, but there's no denying that he's got some very interesting projects on his plate. (Via Hypebeast) He recently appeared on VH1 Storytellers with an interesting set that really pushed the boundaries of his performance art. On the futuristic, minimalist set, Kanye laid bare some of the emotion that went into 808's & Heartbreaks while giving us some new interpretations of the classics. Aside from the off the cuff comments on Chris Brown and that shag, a great series of performances and some soul searching from today's hardest working man in the biz.

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Louis Vuitton x Kanye West

(Via Hypebeast) More leaks of Kanye West's new sneaker-design project with Louis Vuitton have been leaked ahead of their June 2009 debut in stores. Some are just new colorways of old models (like the pink soles above), but there are also a few totally new designs. Kanye has said that he is considering taking a break from music to hone his design skills, and this may be his cup of tea after all. Something to fall back on...

KAWS in LA

(via hypebeast)
Pop artist KAWS was featured last Sunday on CBS News as he slowly turns his pseudonym into a household name. I'm a big fan of his work with Kanye West and N*E*R*D, not to mention his take on the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.

KAWS's first showing LA starts this Saturday at the Honor Fraser Gallery on La Cienega. I'm hoping to make it down there to see it all unveiled.

Welcome to the Heartbreak

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
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This is Kanye's newest clip. It's amazing what he has been able to pull off with distorted pixels and chaos. Takes a couple of views to truly get it, but once you realize the genius behind the marriage of images and music, it's mind-boggling. (Don't readjust your computer: The medium is the message.)

Zen and the Art of Kanye West

Kanye visits Big Boy's Neighborhood from qdeezy on Vimeo.

Through tragedy and an ever-expanding musical repertoire, Kanye West's avant garde approach to art and design has turned the one-time Chicago beat-maker into a global ambassador for hip hop. Although I'm a big fan of his music, it's his outlook on life and the state of things that I really respect. Watch this clip of Kanye discussing life, those gay rumors and the Chris Brown-Rihanna blow up.