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Kanye West Collaborator Mike Dean Speaks w/ HuffPost Live
2 days
Apart from being a pioneer of the “Dirty South” sound, Mike Dean has been working with Kanye West since the beginning. Though his official writing credits may only reach back to Graduation, he has been involved in at least the mixing process on each of his albums since The College Dropout, and has become a more prominent collaborator over time. Along with Jeff Bhasker, he carried much of the instrumental work on 808′s, MBDTF, and Watch The Throne (if you hear keys or guitar on a Kanye track from this era it’s quite possibly Dean). The producer spoke with HuffPost Live about his work on Yeezus, as well as how Kanye’s production techniques have addapted over time.
Watch the full interview below.
Mike Dean’s Dirty South
Written by: @aimxhigh | @thatnewjam
Listen to the Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Full Album Stream
6 days
by Christian Randell
in Hip-Hop
They said it wasn’t possible but it turns out that Yeezus, the 6th studio album from Kanye West, leaked this morning in its entirety. I’m gonna start the whole post off by saying SUPPORT THE MUSIC AND BUY THIS MUSIC WHEN IT COMES OUT 6/18. I would point you all to a pre-order link but Kanye West never made one available so if you want this for yourself get to the record stores or iTunes 6/18 and buy it. That said, after a full listen through I still am trying to wrap my head around what I just heard. Definitely as grandiose as Kanye intended it to be, let this one sink in and sound off in the comments with what you think. Hit the jump for the Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ full album stream!
Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam
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Kanye West Debuts “New Slaves” in Videos Projected on 66 Buildings
31 days
Kanye West is always eager to grab attention in the most elaborate way possible. Now he debuted a new song in the form of videos simultaneously displayed on the exterior walls of more than five dozen buildings — just in time for tonights performance on Saturday Night Live.
NEW SONG AND VISUAL FROM MY NEW ALBUM BEING PROJECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE ON 66 BUILDINGS, LOCATIONS @ KANYEWEST.COM
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 18, 2013
West recently turned Twitter into a guessing game when he posted a cryptic tweet: “June Eighteen”, he wrote. The date could refer to the day his and pregnant Kim Kardashian’s baby is due, or possibly the day West releases a new album.
Kanye West – New Slaves
If West does drop a new album on June 18, it would be his first solo album since 2010′s critically acclaimed My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. And with news today of J. Cole’s Born Sinner dropping on the same day, it seems as though ‘Ye will follow suit.
Written by: @aimxhigh | @thatnewjam
Kanye West – New Slaves (Live on SNL)
31 days
by Christian Randell
in Hip-Hop
Man SNL has been on fire as of late in regards to being a hub for popular music culture. First assisting with the release of Daft Punk’s album Random Access Memories, they had the chance for Kanye West to premiere his track New Slaves after it’s debut being projected on the sides of buildings all around the world a couple nights ago. His upcoming album ‘Yeezus’ (seriously) will be out on June 18th which leaves me to only hope that it receives some G.O.O.D. Friday-esque promo like he did for MBDTF.
Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam
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Watch ‘Where The Lonely Kids Go When The Bell Rings’, A Kanye West Documentary Made By A Fan
38 days
Where The Lonely Kids Go When The Bell Rings from James Workman on Vimeo.
It’s really easy to hate on Kanye West these days, hell he’s even gotten the South Park treatment. The College Dropout has served as one of the most influential projects to come across my ears and for a couple years all I could say is, “Yeah but….when is OLD ‘Ye gonna come back to us?” While the answer to that question remains unknown, this fan made 45 minute Kanye West documentary made by 5000 hours of labor from James Workman, gives us a pretty good look into the progression of the artist from interviews, backstage footage and stage performances.
[H/T: Complex]
Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam
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Kanye West – 2001 Demo Tape (Unreleased)
59 days
In a similar fashion to the Kendrick Lamar demo tape that surfaced, we now get a chance to listen to Kanye West’s demo tape dating back to 2001. After previously sharing both demo version of “All Falls Down” and “Bring Me Down”, fans of West can now hear the original versions of songs which ultimately found themselves landing on his debut album College Dropout, sophomore LP Late Registration, and various mixtapes. Compiled by the good folks that contribute to the KanyeToThe forums, you can grab the 15-track demo tape, currently being titled as The Prerequisite, by clicking below.
Kanye West – 2001 Demo Tape (Unreleased)
Written by: @aimxhigh | @thatnewjam
Pusha T – Numbers On The Boards (Prod. by Kanye West & Don Cannon)
69 days
by catalystforculture
in Hip-Hop
Everyone has something to get off their chests this week. Hov kicked things off by lashing out at his critics on “Open Letter”, and Pusha T decided to keep it moving with “Numbers On The Boards”, which Kanye West was excited enough to tweet about.
Our family Hov brought that real hip hop shit this morning so me and Pusha wanna keep that feeling going
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 11, 2013
It’s clear that Pusha meant business – from the minute he began to kick his vicious rhymes with “I’m so bossy, bitch get off me”, and switches up the beat for a few seconds with a snippet of Jay-Z’s “Rhyme No More”. Download “Numbers On The Boards” below.
Pusha T – Numbers On The Boards (Prod. by Kanye West & Don Cannon) – DOWNLOAD LINK
Written by: @aimxhigh | @thatnewjam
Kanye West – Hold On (remix) ft. Consequence
107 days
by catalystforculture
in Hip-Hop
J. Period returns today with some unreleased gems for our listening enjoyment. This time around he brings an unreleased cut from a little MC by the name of Kanye West and Consequence called “Hold On (remix)”.
The track is a smooth, soulful, piano driven beat in which Mr. West attacks lyrically in his former styles and showcases his witty wordplay. Consequence then comes in and does what he does as he runs through a number of humorous, slick bars for our listening. This shit is too nice, check out the track below.
Kanye West – Hold On (remix) ft. Consequence
Written by: @aimxhigh | @thatnewjam
Kanye West – Clique ft Jay Z & Big Sean (Singularity Remix)
2175 days
Let’s be real, nothing is gonna ever top the original Hit-Boy production on this track; with that said Singularity gives the track a damn good run for its money. Triplet heavy and full of all sorts of cool 808s and wobbly/crunchy bass for days, this is everything you could possibly ask for from a remix of an already-huge song. Check out the interview TNJ did with this budding talent and grab the download for free courtesy of Singularity! The usual assortment of links to follow.
Singularity: Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud
Kanye West – Clique ft Jay Z & Big Sean (Singularity Remix)
Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam
2 Chainz – Birthday Song ft. Kanye West (Sazon Booya Remix) + Oye Mami EP [Trailer]
0176 days
by Christian Randell
in Moombahton
This post right here is confirmation that it is in fact the most wonderful time of the year. Sazon Booya is just blowing the roof off the moombahton scene with no sign of stopping any time soon and TNJ couldn’t be hapier. They released this downright disgusting remix of Birthday Song which is slowed down to that sexy 110 BPM and pumped full of their signature gritty synths and the type of energy to make a crowd go buckwild. If that wasn’t enough, we also got the visual trailer for the Oye Mami EP, which has 3 unreleased tracks including the title track which came close to melting my brain when they opened for Knife Party in NYC in May.
The EP drops on January 24th for FREE and if THAT wasn’t enough, it just became public knowledge that Sazon Booya has been added to the lineup at Pier 94 this Sunday alongside names like Diplo, Afrojack and Rusko. WHAT!? Be sure to grab the free download and keep an eye out for the Oye Mami EP as well as some of the TNJ crew at Pier 94 when we start the New Years celebrations a bit early with some huge acts!
2 Chainz – Birthday Song ft. Kanye West (Sazon Booya Remix)
Sazon Booya – Oye Mami EP [Trailer]
Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam
