Kanye West, newlywed, affirmed under oath that he is the "smartest celebrity you've ever fucking dealt with" to the lawyer of a photographer West is accused of beating in a brawl last July. The deposition transcript, which was acquired by TMZ, reveals that West had some unkind words for Daniel Ramos, a paparazzo who…

Kanye "Little Mac" West has finally unveiled the official "Black Skinhead" on his website. Aside from a few added transitions of CGI dobermans snarling and some removed CG-eyes that peered out of the periphery, it is the exact same video that leaked earlier this month. That leak prompted a string of tweets from the…

Once prolific tweeter Kanye West has again taken to Twitter to vaguely explain yesterday's "Black Skinhead" video debacle. The video, which appeared not on his own official site as we initially reported but a site run by his label group Universal Music, he says was unfinished and prematurely leaked. To whomever is…

Earlier today, Kanye West posted the official video for the Yeezus single "Black Skinhead" on his official site. [Update: MTV News points out that the site on which the video was posted is actually a Universal Music Group "development" page.] It features a CGI Kanye dancing to song's Gary Glitter-esque shuffle. It's…

Just when you thought that everyone and their Hamptons spouse had weighed in on Kanye West's sixth solo album, Yeezus, along comes rock god Lou Reed to gush about the "majestic and inspiring," minimal/maximal, "manic depressive" work from the "really, really, really" talented West.

I’m from Chicago.¹ I was always on my own island.² Ever since I was at preschool I had little kids following me around. The teacher just said I was a natural born leader.³ I was in fourth grade painting nude women, because I was a proper artist!⁴

Yeezus, the sixth album from rapper/producer/maniac Kanye West, leaked to your favorite Torrent site or scene blog this afternoon—just a few days before its official release on Tuesday. And already, Twitter has a favorite lyric:

Kanye West's new album, which is coming out June 18th, will be called "Yeezus" and feature two new songs that Kanye premiered on Saturday Night Live last night.