<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Rap-Up.com &#187; Kanye West</title> <atom:link href="http://www.rap-up.com/category/artists/kanye-west/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.rap-up.com</link> <description>Hip-Hop and R&#38;B Music, News, Photos, Interviews, &#38; Videos</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Video: Jay-Z &amp; Kanye West &#8211; &#8216;Ni**as in Paris&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/09/video-jay-z-kanye-west-niggas-in-paris/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/09/video-jay-z-kanye-west-niggas-in-paris/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:54:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jay-Z]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112851</guid> <description><![CDATA[The wait is over. Months after assaulting the airwaves, Jay-Z and Kanye West finally debut the visuals for &#8220;Niggas in Paris,&#8221; the Hit-Boy-produced single off their acclaimed album Watch the Throne. The seizure-inducing video features footage from last year&#8217;s Watch the Throne tour stop in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop titans performed the song 10 [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nip-video.jpg" alt="Kanye West and Jay-Z" title="Kanye West and Jay-Z" width="475" height="264" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112885" /></center></p><p>The wait is over.  Months after assaulting the airwaves, Jay-Z and Kanye West finally debut the visuals for &#8220;Niggas in Paris,&#8221; the Hit-Boy-produced single off their acclaimed album <em>Watch the Throne</em>.  The seizure-inducing video features footage from last year&#8217;s <em>Watch the Throne</em> tour stop in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop titans performed the song 10 times in a row.  Now that shit cray.</p><p><span id="more-112851"></span></p><p><center><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gG_dA32oH44?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/09/video-jay-z-kanye-west-niggas-in-paris/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>57</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kanye West Readies Return to Paris Fashion Week with New Collection</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/kanye-west-readies-return-to-paris-fashion-week-with-new-collection/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/kanye-west-readies-return-to-paris-fashion-week-with-new-collection/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:23:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112763</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kanye West is quietly plotting his return to the runway. The rapper-turned-designer will present his latest womenswear collection to the world during Paris Fashion Week on March 6 at 9:30 p.m., his spokesman at the Karla Otto agency tells Women&#8217;s Wear Daily. West&#8217;s much-talked-about debut last fall attracted celebrities including Ciara, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kanye-hat.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="475" height="348" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112769" /></center></p><p>Kanye West is quietly plotting his return to the runway.  The rapper-turned-designer will present his latest womenswear collection to the world during Paris Fashion Week on March 6 at 9:30 p.m., his spokesman at the Karla Otto agency tells <em><a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/kanye-west-returns-to-paris-fashion-week-5628160" target="_blank">Women&#8217;s Wear Daily</a></em>.</p><p>West&#8217;s much-talked-about <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/01/kanye-west-debuts-womenswear-collection-at-paris-fashion-week/">debut</a> last fall attracted celebrities including Ciara, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and <em>Vogue</em> editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, but received <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/02/kanye-west-mingles-with-models-at-givenchy-fashion-show/">mixed reviews</a>.</p><p>Will Yeezy win over his critics this time?  We&#8217;ll have to wait and see.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/08/kanye-west-readies-return-to-paris-fashion-week-with-new-collection/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kanye West, Rita Ora Step Out in Style at Mark Fast Dinner</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/kanye-west-rita-ora-step-out-in-style-at-mark-fast-dinner/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/kanye-west-rita-ora-step-out-in-style-at-mark-fast-dinner/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112692</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kanye West commanded attention in all-black-everything while attending a dinner hosted by designer Mark Fast at the Corinthia Hotel in London on Tuesday evening. A scruffy Yeezy, wearing leather pants, a tuxedo jacket, and high-top sneakers, mingled with the fashionable crowd. Also in attendance was Roc Nation singer Rita Ora. The blonde bombshell adhered to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kanye-west-mark-fast-1.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="376" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112693" /></center></p><p>Kanye West commanded attention in all-black-everything while attending a dinner hosted by designer Mark Fast at the Corinthia Hotel in London on Tuesday evening.  A scruffy Yeezy, wearing leather pants, a tuxedo jacket, and high-top sneakers, mingled with the fashionable crowd.  Also in attendance was Roc Nation singer Rita Ora.  The blonde bombshell adhered to the all-black dress code in a slit cocktail dress.  Kanye is <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/11/30/and-the-2012-grammy-nominees-are/">nominated</a> for seven awards at this weekend&#8217;s Grammys, but he has not announced plans to attend.</p><p><span id="more-112692"></span></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kanye-west-mark-fast-2.jpg" alt="Kanye West and Mark Fast" title="Kanye West and Mark Fast" width="399" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112694" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kanye-west-mark-fast-3.jpg" alt="Zara Martin, Kanye West, and Mark Fast" title="Zara Martin, Kanye West, and Mark Fast" width="421" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112695" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kanye-west-mark-fast-4.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="435" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112696" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rita-ora-mark-fast.jpg" alt="Rita Ora" title="Rita Ora" width="381" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-112697" /></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/kanye-west-rita-ora-step-out-in-style-at-mark-fast-dinner/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jay-Z and Kanye West to Premiere &#8216;Ni**as in Paris&#8217; Video This Week</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/jay-z-and-kanye-west-to-premiere-niggas-in-paris-video-this-week/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/jay-z-and-kanye-west-to-premiere-niggas-in-paris-video-this-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:42:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jay-Z]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=112684</guid> <description><![CDATA[Better late than never. After keeping their fans waiting, Jay-Z and Kanye West are ready to unveil the &#8220;Ni**as in Paris&#8221; video to the world. The highly-anticipated clip will make its debut on Thursday, February 9, via VEVO. It features footage from December&#8217;s Watch the Throne tour stop in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop kings [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><a target="_blank" href="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/niggas-in-paris-sneak.jpg"><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/niggas-in-paris-sneak-475x263.jpg" alt="Kanye West and Jay-Z" title="Kanye West and Jay-Z" width="475" height="263" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-112685" /></a></center></p><p>Better late than never.  After keeping their fans waiting, Jay-Z and Kanye West are ready to unveil the &#8220;Ni**as in Paris&#8221; video to the world.  The highly-anticipated clip will make its debut on Thursday, February 9, via VEVO.  It features footage from December&#8217;s <em>Watch the Throne</em> tour stop in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop kings performed the song 10 times in a row.  The Hit-Boy production peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.</p><p>[Thanks, <a href="http://twitter.com/YeezyDude" target="_blank">YeezyDude</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/07/jay-z-and-kanye-west-to-premiere-niggas-in-paris-video-this-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>French Montana Explains Why He Didn&#8217;t Sign with Kanye West</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/24/french-montana-explains-why-he-didnt-sign-with-kanye-west/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/24/french-montana-explains-why-he-didnt-sign-with-kanye-west/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:36:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Diddy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111142</guid> <description><![CDATA[French Montana may now call Bad Boy home, but he almost ended up on another famous hip-hop label. The New York rapper explains why his deal with Kanye West&#8217;s G.O.O.D. Music didn&#8217;t work out. During his visit to Angie Martinez&#8217;s Hot 97 radio show, the much-buzzed-about MC shared his meeting with Kanye. &#8220;I met up [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/french-montana-kanye-west.jpg" alt="French Montana and Kanye West" title="French Montana and Kanye West" width="475" height="356" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111143" /></center></p><p>French Montana may now call <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/09/diddy-announces-french-montana-signing-to-bad-boy/">Bad Boy</a> home, but he almost ended up on another famous hip-hop label.  The New York rapper explains why his deal with Kanye West&#8217;s G.O.O.D. Music didn&#8217;t work out.</p><p><span id="more-111142"></span></p><p>During his visit to Angie Martinez&#8217;s <a href="http://theangiemartinezshow.com/blog/2012/01/french-montana-stops-by-the-show-today-talks-about-needing-noangryrappers-out-here/" target="_blank">Hot 97 radio show</a>, the much-buzzed-about MC shared his meeting with Kanye.  &#8220;I met up with him one time and then I met up with him again,&#8221; he said.  &#8220;There were things that I was used to &#8217;cause I was already moving.  I&#8217;m like a money train.&#8221;</p><p>His inability to get in direct contact with the G.O.O.D. Music CEO raised a red flag.  &#8220;Kanye doesn&#8217;t have a phone.  If you need to get in contact with Kanye, you have to email him,&#8221; said the 27-year-old.  &#8220;You can&#8217;t tell me how to do that.  I don&#8217;t know how to use an email, so I guess me and you is never gonna talk, and I&#8217;ma put my career in your hands?&#8221;</p><p>But he doesn&#8217;t hold any hard feelings towards Yeezy.  &#8220;He&#8217;s definitely talented and I felt like if I went there, we would have definitely made history.&#8221;</p><p>However, he&#8217;s happy with his decision to join Diddy at Bad Boy.  &#8220;When I met up with Puff, everything he promised me came through.  And Rozay was definitely there for me too.&#8221;</p><p>French Montana is prepping his Bad Boy debut, which will be co-executive produced by Diddy and Rick Ross.  In addition to his single &#8220;Shot Caller,&#8221; he can be heard on Rick Ross&#8217; <em>Rich Forever</em> mixtape cut &#8220;Stay Schemin&#8217;&#8221; featuring Drake.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/24/french-montana-explains-why-he-didnt-sign-with-kanye-west/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kanye West Headlines Australia&#8217;s Big Day Out Festival</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:43:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110941</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fresh off his appearance at Paris Fashion Week, Kanye West jetted to the Land Down Under for his headlining performance at the Big Day Out festival on the Gold Coast. Yeezy showed up 45 minutes late, attributing the delay to the rain when he finally took the Blue Stage. Clad in his Céline blouse and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-1.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="475" height="336" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110942" /></center></p><p>Fresh off his appearance at <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/kanye-west-attends-givenchy-show-at-paris-fashion-week/">Paris Fashion Week</a>, Kanye West jetted to the Land Down Under for his headlining performance at the Big Day Out festival on the Gold Coast.  Yeezy showed up 45 minutes late, attributing the delay to the rain when he finally took the Blue Stage.  Clad in his Céline blouse and gold chains, he performed an epic set with ballerinas, explosions, and stadium anthems.  His journey through Australia continues, with upcoming dates in Sydney and Melbourne.</p><p><span id="more-110941"></span></p><p><center> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-1/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-2/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-3/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-4/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-5/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/kanye-bdo-6/' title='Kanye West'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-bdo-6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" /></a></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/22/kanye-west-headlines-australias-big-day-out-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kanye West Attends Givenchy Show at Paris Fashion Week</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/kanye-west-attends-givenchy-show-at-paris-fashion-week/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/kanye-west-attends-givenchy-show-at-paris-fashion-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:22:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fashion Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110769</guid> <description><![CDATA[In between recording the G.O.O.D. Music album in London with Pusha T, Big Sean, Frank Ocean, and others, Kanye West snuck away to Paris to attend Fashion Week. The designer and fashion aficionado was front row at the Givenchy Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013 show on Friday (Jan. 20). Sporting a beard, hooded jacket, leather pants, and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-givenchy-1.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="400" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110770" /></center></p><p>In between <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/17/frank-ocean-marsha-ambrosius-connect-with-kanye-west-for-good-music-album/">recording</a> the G.O.O.D. Music album in London with Pusha T, Big Sean, Frank Ocean, and others, Kanye West snuck away to Paris to attend Fashion Week.  The designer and fashion aficionado was front row at the Givenchy Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013 show on Friday (Jan. 20).  Sporting a beard, hooded jacket, leather pants, and layered sweatshirt, Yeezy soaked up the runway looks alongside former <em>Vogue Paris</em> editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld.</p><p><span id="more-110769"></span></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-givenchy-2.jpg" alt="Carine Roitfeld and Kanye West" title="Carine Roitfeld and Kanye West" width="400" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110771" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-givenchy-3.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="400" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110772" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-givenchy-4.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="400" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110773" /></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/kanye-west-attends-givenchy-show-at-paris-fashion-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Frank Ocean, Marsha Ambrosius Connect with Kanye West for G.O.O.D. Music Album</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/17/frank-ocean-marsha-ambrosius-connect-with-kanye-west-for-good-music-album/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/17/frank-ocean-marsha-ambrosius-connect-with-kanye-west-for-good-music-album/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:48:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frank Ocean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marsha Ambrosius]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110454</guid> <description><![CDATA[G.O.O.D. Music is keeping good company on its forthcoming compilation. Kanye West has called on some of his friends outside of the crew to work on the highly-anticipated album. Frank Ocean, Marsha Ambrosius, and Jay Electronica are among the latest artists to fly to London to record with Yeezy and his G.O.O.D. Music family. &#8220;In [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marsha-frank.jpg" alt="Marsha Ambrosius and Frank Ocean" title="Marsha Ambrosius and Frank Ocean" width="475" height="351" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110457" /></center></p><p>G.O.O.D. Music is keeping good company on its forthcoming compilation.  Kanye West has called on some of his friends outside of the crew to work on the highly-anticipated album.</p><p><span id="more-110454"></span></p><p>Frank Ocean, Marsha Ambrosius, and Jay Electronica are among the latest artists to fly to London to record with Yeezy and his G.O.O.D. Music family.</p><p>&#8220;In the studio with Frank Ocean, Big Sean, Pusha T, Manny Fresh :) Kanye West is on the way!!! I&#8217;m having fun today,&#8221; tweeted Marsha, later adding, &#8220;Thoroughly enjoyed my quick trip to London. Witnessed greatness. @PUSHA_T &#8216;THAT VERSE!&#8217; &#038; @BigSean &#8216;Marsha Marsha Marsha.&#8217; KANYE!!! #1.&#8221;</p><p>Former Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh has also been cooking up some tracks for the spring release, along with Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, John Legend, Mr Hudson, Hit-Boy, and more.</p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marsha-good-tweet.jpg" alt="Marsha Ambrosius Tweet" title="Marsha Ambrosius Tweet" width="475" height="157" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110455" /></center></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pusha-t-good-tweet.jpg" alt="Pusha T Tweet" title="Pusha T Tweet" width="475" height="159" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110459" /></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/17/frank-ocean-marsha-ambrosius-connect-with-kanye-west-for-good-music-album/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flashback: Kanye West Dedicates Poem to Martin Luther King in 1990</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/16/flashback-kanye-west-dedicates-poem-to-martin-luther-king-in-1990/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/16/flashback-kanye-west-dedicates-poem-to-martin-luther-king-in-1990/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:09:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110317</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before he was a household name, Kanye West still knew how to command a crowd. A 12-year-old Yeezy is seen reciting a poem in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in rare footage from 1990. &#8220;My name is Kanye West and my poem is, &#8216;His Name Means Love,&#8217;&#8221; says Kanye with conviction while introducing himself [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-mlk.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="475" height="327" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110318" /></center></p><p>Before he was a household name, Kanye West still knew how to command a crowd.  A 12-year-old Yeezy is seen reciting a poem in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in rare footage from 1990.  &#8220;My name is Kanye West and my poem is, &#8216;His Name Means Love,&#8217;&#8221; says Kanye with conviction while introducing himself to the audience.  &#8220;What this man was fighting for, so blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and Asians could put their foot in the door.&#8221;  Preach, Yeezy!</p><p><span id="more-110317"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="355" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U2OzhEvHka4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p><p>[<a href="http://www.ddotomen.com/2012/01/16/kanye-west-recites-poem-dedicated-to-mlk-rare-footage-from-1990/" target="_blank">DDot Omen</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/16/flashback-kanye-west-dedicates-poem-to-martin-luther-king-in-1990/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kanye West Balls at Balmain in Paris</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/10/kanye-west-balls-at-balmain-in-paris/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/10/kanye-west-balls-at-balmain-in-paris/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:07:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=109716</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kanye West got some new inspiration for next season&#8217;s collection while shopping in the fashion capital of the world. The designer and fashion aficionado, who announced his new creative company DONDA last week, trekked through Paris on foot with his crew, checking out the upscale boutiques including Balmain. Yeezy ducked from the paparazzi&#8217;s cameras in [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanye-balmain-1.jpg" alt="Kanye West" title="Kanye West" width="436" height="600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-109717" /></center></p><p>Kanye West got some new inspiration for next season&#8217;s collection while shopping in the fashion capital of the world.  The designer and fashion aficionado, who announced his new creative company <a href="http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/05/kanye-west-launches-design-company-donda/">DONDA</a> last week, trekked through Paris on foot with his crew, checking out the upscale boutiques including Balmain.  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