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Kanye-Gate Continues: The Taylor Swift/Kanye West Mash-Up has Arrived
No one could have accurately predicted how the Kanye West/Taylor Swift kerfuffle would be received in this soundbyte-driven media economy. After West's cognac-fueled rant at Sunday night's VMAs, there's been an exploding cottage industry of "Imma let you finish, but..." and "BEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME" memes, blogs and blog-memes.... read more
Found in: Culture, Newskanyelicio.us (Awesome of the Day)
Continuing our Kanye fallout coverage, today we celebrate the single-minded kanyelicio.us/. Just add the URL of your favorite website to the end, and you'll get Kanye's opinion. Here's what he thinks of PasteMagazine.com - http://kanyelicio.us/http://www.pastemagazine.com.And, of course, here's his take on TaylorSwift.com - http://kanyelicio.us/http://www.taylorswift.com.... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityKanye West Apology Video (Awesome of the Day)
I'm not sure how the folks at Red Label Films pulled this off so quickly, but here's a new animated video of Kanye West apologizing for his idiotic actions last night at MTV's VMAs. Apparently Auto-Tune can't fix everyone's vocals, but horrible singing aside, this cracked me up. "IM NOT CRAZY YALL, IM JUST REAL."... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityWhy Taylor Swift (and You) Shouldn't be Upset that Kanye Upstaged Her at the VMAs
A scant few minutes into last night's MTV Video Music Awards, a Hennessy-sauced Yeezy stormed the stage and kicked down Taylor Swift's sandcastle: "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Drama ensued: various B and C-list musicians feigned disgust at the breach of decorum, and West was promptly ejected from the show and ran home to compose a half-sincere apology on his blog (which he later removed).... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJay-Z: The Blueprint 3
In September of 2001 Jay-Z dropped his magnum opus... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSummer's Out for School: Paste's Back-to-College Playlist
Teachers may remember to assign summer reading and specify what materials to bring to their classes, but they easily forget which types of experiences matter to most college students: the daydreaming (during class), the sleeping (through class) and ultimately, the drinking (while not in class).... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistKanye West and Spike Jonze's Short Film Gets a Release Date
The fruits of Kanye West and Spike Jonze's much-anticipated film collaboration will at last see daylight in a little less than a month. What was originally a music video quickly blossomed into a short film, now titled We Were Once A Fairytale.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsChicago Songs to Ease the Sear/Willis Tower Transition
So long, Sears Tower. While the iconic Chicago skyscraper still stands tall (the tallest in the U.S., in fact), its name does not.... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistJay-Z to Publish Lyrics Book
Jay-Z has been in talks with a branch of Random House Publishing, Spiegel & Grau, to finalize a deal for a book, according to The New York Observer. The book will consist of explanations and stories behind the rapper's lyrics, though no publication date has been released yet.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsLil Wayne is a Bullfrog: Paste Puts the Patronus Charm on Nine Musical Artists
In Harry Potter’s world, a patronus is an animal protector created by a spell. Harry’s patronus is a stag... read more
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