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Hear Every Sample Kanye West Has Used

Whether you think he’s a creative genius or a raging lunatic, sampling is one thing Kanye West has always been known for. The video below goes through every sample he ever used for any number of his songs from albums up to 808s and Heartbreaks, but doesn’t include his newest album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The first thing to note is Kanye’s amazingly wide and historical record collection. The samples from soul, disco, rock and pop make his use of Bon Iver’s track “Woods” in his newest album make a lot more sense. Secondly, its pretty interesting how some...  read more

Watch Kanye West and Spike Jonze's Short Film, We Were Once A Fairytale, While You Still Can

Island/Def Jam has taken hold of We Were Once A Fairytale, Spike Jonze’s short film starring its own Kanye West after an online leak via fan blog sprung over the weekend....  read more