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HE'S BACK! KANYE WEST & DRAKE ARE CONFIRMED PERFORMERS FOR MTV'S VMA'S!

Kanye West will indeed return to the MTV Video Music Awards stage a year after interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech. The rapper has been announced as a performer at this year's VMAs, along with Drake and Florence + the Machine.

Kanye West to Perform at MTV VMAs?

Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, Selena Gomez and Ne-Yo have also been confirmed as presenters at this year's ceremony, set to air Sept. 12 on MTV. More performers and… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on August 12, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments

KANYE WEST SAY'S HIS NEW ALBUM WAS BORN OUT OF EXCITEMENT!

Kanye West is roaring back into the spotlight with a series of much-publicized, surprise visits to technology and media companies from Facebook and Twitter to XXL magazine. At Friday's (July 30) visit to Rolling Stone's headquarters, the lyricist broke down the inspiration behind his forthcoming effort.

"Everyone says all great art comes from pain but I think my greatest art comes from excitement and joy. It's a completely different perspective… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on August 1, 2010 at 3:29pm — No Comments

KANYE WEST NEW CHICK IS SHAY A UK BOMBSHELL! KANYE KEEPS A BAD CHICK SO YOU WONT QUESTION HIS SEXUALITY!

The chick in the photograph above is Shay The UK Bombshell. Shay has 30-Double-J breastesess and is rumored to be dating a pretty well-known rapper. “They say” your boy Kanye West has been tearing this piece down for a… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on July 21, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

KANYE WEST & LUPE FIASCO HEAD TO SOUTH KOREA FOR THE T MUSIC FESTIVAL!

Chicago Hip-Hop star Kanye West will head to South Korea this August as part of the Summer Week & T music festival.

Kanye and Lupe Fiasco will headline the two-day concert, which will take place on Naksan Beach in the Yangyang County of Gangwon from August 6th-7th.

The Chicago rappers will be the featured acts in a lineup filled with popular dance and electronic artists.

Veteran group DJ DOC will hit the stage, along with… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on July 7, 2010 at 4:39pm — No Comments

LOL! KANYE WEST SPENT $300,000 DOLLARS ON HIS EGYPTIAN PIECE & PYRAMID RING!

Jeweler to the stars Jacob the Jeweler confirms that Kanye West bought his new Horus chain for a nice $300K. Jacob created the custom-made link chain depicting Egyptian god Horus, as well as a four-finger pyramid ring, for Kanye’s comeback performance during the BET Awards last weekend. Both the chain and ring are made of 24k yellow gold. Maybe the special Egyptian powers of Horus will help Kanye actually launch that Pastelle clothing…

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on July 1, 2010 at 2:08pm — No Comments

KANYE WEST IS ACCUSED OF STEALING STRONGER!

Hip-Hop star Kanye West is entangled in a new lawsuit that was recently filed over his hit 2007 single “Stronger,” from the hit album Graduation.

Songwriter/producer Vincent “Vince P.” Peters filed the lawsuit on Friday (June 25th) in United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois.

Peters claims he wrote the track in 2006 and played it for John Monopoly, a manager/business associate of Kanye West, at his Chicago home… Continue

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KANYE WEST THINKS THE BET AWARDS IS GONNA BE HIS COMEBACK!

Jay-Z and Justin Bieber. Kanye West and T.I. John Legend and Prince.

Hosted by Queen Latifah, Sunday night's BET Awards promise to be a star-studded affair, and organizers say it will be packed with more performances than in previous years.

West and T.I. will make their TV comebacks on the show. West is set to perform, returning to the spotlight after keeping a low profile since last year's MTV Video Music Awards, when the rapper swiped… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on June 27, 2010 at 7:04pm — No Comments

AT LEAST SHE'S KEEPING IT REAL! AMBER ROSE SAY'S KANYE SAVED HER LIFE! IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM SHE'LL STILL BE SWINGING DOWN POLES!

Kanye West’s on/off girlfriend Amber Rose is crediting the rapper for “saving” her life and helping to jump start her modeling career.

The Philly-born model says she was on the constant grind before she started dating Kanye. The couple quickly became a highlight of red carpet events, which boosted her star power in the process.

“Honestly, Kanye saved my life, and I don’t even think about what I would have been; I just think about what… Continue

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SUGE KNIGHT SUES KANYE WEST FOR $1 MILLION DOLLARS!

NEW YORK — Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — with a conference table between them.

The two rap titans were there for West to answer questions about a celebrity-packed Miami Beach party where an unknown gunman shot Knight in the leg. West hosted the 2005 fete at the posh Shore Club before the MTV Video Music Awards, held that year in… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on June 19, 2010 at 11:05am — No Comments

TOMORROW RAPPERS FROM THE WEST COAST & THE SOUTH WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO TUPAC ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 39TH BIRTHDAY!

Tupac Shakur’s brother Mopreme Shakur will host a tribute to his slain younger brother tomorrow, on what would have been the rapper’s 39th birthday.

Tupac was born on June 16th, 1971 and shot down by unknown assailants on the Las Vegas strip on September 7th, 1996 after attending the Mike Tyson/Bruce Seldon fight.

The rapper died of his wounds on September 13th, 1996.

His murder remains unsolved due to lack of evidence,… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on June 15, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments

A CAR BELONGING TO KANYE WEST CRASHED INTO A HOUSE IN HONOLULU!

A car registered to Kanye West smashed into an unoccupied home in Honolulu early Saturday morning -- but Kanye was not involved.

Cops in Hawaii tell TMZ the accident happened around 4:00 AM. According to KITV in Hawaii, witnesses told police they saw three men running from the Porsche Panamera after the accident.

Police say the car was reported stolen sometime after the accident.

A call to Kanye's rep was not… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on June 6, 2010 at 2:28pm — No Comments

KANYE WEST DISSES SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN HIS NEW SONG CALLED POWER!

Power-KANYE WEST by user414006 He may not be superman, but Kanye West has the power to diss "Saturday Night Live."

The outlandish singer's new single, "Power," leaked online Friday and could offer a glimpse at his long-awaited fifth album, ew.com reports.

"Power's" title comes from the… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 28, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

RICK ROSS TALKS ABOUT WORKING WITH KANYE WEST ON TEFLON DON!

The respect level between Def Jam labelmates Rick Ross and Kanye West is so (super) high that the two don't just collaborate on songs, they share in-studio recording secrets, musician to musician. Ross went to Hawaii earlier this year to work with West on his Teflon Don LP, due July 6.

"It was my first time there," Ross said about his trip to West's island sanctuary. "Just to see how beautiful it was — how serene it was.… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 25, 2010 at 1:57pm — No Comments

KANYE WEST LIMITS HIS WEBSITE TO 18 & OLDER!

Young fans of hip-hop superstar Kanye West are no longer allowed to visit his website. The emcee recently installed a new policy, requiring visitors to be 18 or older before entering KanyeWest.com. A warning posted on the site reads, quote, ”This website contains explicit adult material. You may only enter this website if you are at least 18 years of age.” Fans old enough to enter… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 21, 2010 at 12:40pm — No Comments

YO! DELONTE WEST WAS F**KING LEBRON'S MOM!

We were REFUSING to believe the rumor that LeBron's mama was getting her BACK BLOWN OUT by her son's teammate DeLonte West.

Well now the plot thickens. Yesterday NBA hall of famer Calvin Murphy, correspondent for ESPN radio, says the story about Delonte West boning Lebron's mom is "ABSOLUTELY TRUE" and says that he has "NBA sources" who confirmed it for… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on May 21, 2010 at 10:50am — No Comments

WTF! IS THIS? DRAKE'S NEW SINGLE FIND YOUR LOVE PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST SOUNDS MORE LIKE R&B THAN HIP-HOP!

Drake - Find Your Love (Produced by Kanye West)by… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 29, 2010 at 7:11pm — No Comments

WTF! POLICE OFFICERS TO PROTEST A NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY CONCERT IN WEST PALM BEACH!

Over 50 police officers are in West Palm Beach are expected to picket a festival featuring a variety of top Rock and Hip-Hop acts, including ZZ Top, Weezer, Sean Kingston and Nas and Damian Marley.

Fortunately, it is not the music the officers are targeting this time, but the actual city of West Palm Beach itself.

Earlier this month, police officers announced they would protest West Palm Beach’s decision to eliminate officer’s pay… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 23, 2010 at 2:15pm — No Comments

WTF! SUGE KNIGHT SUES KANYE WEST FOR $1 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER HE GOT SHOT @ A MIAMI BEACH PARTY KANYE WAS HOSTING!

MI – A rap music smackdown looms in a federal courtroom between oft-troubled impresario Marion "Suge" Knight and controversial star Kanye West over a shooting at a star-studded Miami Beach party.

Knight, founder of Death Row Records and promoter of some of rap's biggest acts, was shot in the right leg in August 2005 by a still-unknown assailant at the ultra-trendy Shore Club. West was hosting the party before the MTV Video Music Awards held that… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on April 7, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

WTF! D'ANGELO GETS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO PICK UP A PROSTITUTE IN THE WEST VILLAGE!

R&B singer D'Angelo was arrested for trying to solicit a prostitute.

Police set up a sting operation with a police woman posing as a prostitute, and D'Angelo went for the bait. According to police, D'Angelo offered the officer $40 for sex.

But here's where the story gets INTERESTING!!! D'Angelo tried to pick up the woman in the WEST VILLAGE - a neighborhood in New York known for having TRANNEY PROSTITUTES. In fact, the West… Continue

Added by WORLD WRAP FEDERATION on March 7, 2010 at 12:11pm — No Comments