Is The Jetsons film adaptation Kanye West's next project?
Photo by: Jonathan Mannion
Back in January 2012, Yeezus himself tweeted about being named the "creative director" of a potential film adaptation of the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Jetsons. I personally thought the news would be great, since Kanye's style has always been aimed towards the future. After all, with such a liberal title as "creative director," Kanye wouldn't necessarily be involved as directly as, say... the film's actual director. Two screenwriters, Van Robichaux and Evan Susser, were hired to work on a script last year. Since then, not much else has been said about the film.
However, during press rounds for Yeezus, The Playlist caught an aside in a recent Kanye interview where he mentioned his continued attachment for the film. Producer Denise DiNovi quickly cleared up Kanye's role with the film, stating:
He’s not the creative director on the movie, but I loved his passion for 'The Jetsons.' He gets the whole thing about the future that never was. He sees us living on a precipice of technology – cameras in your eye, your mind as a remote control to fire lasers – and wonders how things are going to break, for good or for bad.
So what does this mean, exactly? Basically, it seems as if Kanye would help guide the style and tone of the film. With his attachment, he could also have control over the soundtrack; who knows, Kanye's next release could double as a soundtrack for The Jetsons? With his collaborations with Daft Punk over the years, as well as the robot duo's experience in Hollywood with the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, speculation can't help but brew for a Kanye X Daft Punk Jetsons soundtrack.
[via The Playlist]
[Video] Kanye West’s American Psycho-Inspired Yeezus Film
Kanye West's Yeezus is coming out today and for a final promotional push, Ye has released a short film on his site inspired by the cult-classic American Psycho. Starring Jonathan Cheban and Scott Disick, the video might be lacking acting skills, but the concept and lines are on point. Peep below.
From Kanye West to Yeezus
Today is the day that Kanye West unleashes his newest work Yeezus to the masses. With six solo albums now under his belt, let's take a look at never before seen photos of Kanye from The Fader. The man behind the lens is photographer Jonathan Mannion who has shot many artist's in the past, ranging from Biggie to Drake. These photos were taken roughly 10 years ago before Kanye released his first album, The College Dropout. Even before he had an official album out, Kanye landed the cover, which in a sense crowned him as the next big thing. This would be his first magazine cover, and it certainly wouldn't be his last either. 10 years ago, all eyes were on a man named Kanye West, and now 10 years later, all eyes are on Yeezus. For more about the photos and the shoot from that day, check out The Fader here.
All photos by Jonathan Mannion
Pusha T: "Who I Am" (feat. Big Sean & 2 Chainz) (Prod. by Mano & Kanye West)
Pusha T's official solo-debut album, My Name Is My Name, has been in release date purgatory for at least a year now, nonetheless, with a first single finally out in the form of "Who I Am" hopefully the project will be in stores July 16th. Produced by Million $ Mano & Kanye West and featuring Big Sean & 2 Chainz, expect this record to hit the airwaves soon and hard. Peep below.
Kanye West's "Yeezus" Listening Session Recap
Another day, another Kanye West headline as we quickly approach June 18th and the release of the highly-buzzed LP Yeezus. Last night 'Ye hosted a listening session in New York City for friends and select media members, in which he played most of the album and gave a handful of details regarding its expectation, production and vision.
We already knew Chicago would play a heavy role in the project --which will only have 10 tracks--but yesterday it was acknowledged that both King Louie and Chief Keef would be featured on Yeezus. As a matter of fact, Keef will be in a song entitled "Can't Handle My Liquor," alongside Justin Vernon from Bon Iver, which makes for an odd pairing but certainly an intriguing listen. Other relevant names that were confirmed to have worked on the project are; Daft Punk, Rick Rubin, Mike Dean, Travis Scott and Hudson Mohawke.
Yeezy looked happy and excited to show the world his most recent work and delivered many quotes that will resonate throughout the blogosphere in the coming days. Here are a few highlights:
"West was my slave name and Yeezus is my god name."
“It’s about delivering some shit for ya’ll to go to work to, ride to, listen to when you’re working out and shit, whatever ya’ll doing to provide a soundtrack to this shit. We’re gonna keep on doing this shit over and over and over, making shit from my core, from my gut.”
“I gotta new strategy it’s called no strategy. And I gotta way to sell more music its called make better music.”
“This album is all about giving…no fucks at all!”
Plus, as an extra you can watch a video of Kanye speaking at last night's even below.
http://youtu.be/kBBPYTrs8xc
[Shouts to Miss Info, Vulture, Rap-Up & Fuse TV]
[Video] Kanye West Performs Three New Songs + Rick Rubin Working On Yeezus
It's been really interesting to see the way Kanye West has been promoting his forthcoming opus, Yeezus, with a guerrilla-style marketing approach. Blogs, music critics and fans are all buzzing with the tidbits of content Kanye has let the masses hear, especially this morning since we've obtained footage of him performing three new records at New York’s Governors Ball festival (including one featuring King Louie!) and reports of Rick Rubin being helping Yeezy out as a executive producer. Watch the clips below and read the full report here.
http://youtu.be/5RDdsWm3uRU
http://youtu.be/DLjoXbEhXUY
http://youtu.be/TtGXW3kqdnM
More Kanye West Videos Being Projected This Weekend
Yeezymania isn't slowing down anytime soon, not only are we quickly approaching June 18th but Kanye West is still going full-steam in his latest epic promotional run. Yesterday, the DONDA team announced more screenings of his "New Slaves" video across 12 different cities in the States throughout the Memorial Day weekend. San Diego, Tucson, Phoenix, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Miami, Savannah, Baltimore and Philadelphia have been set with locations and times, which you can check out here.
Yeezymania Is Back! New Video + SNL Performance + Album Artwork & Title
Kanye West set the internets ablaze once again this weekend with a handful of incredible promotional teasers such as a video worldwide premiere across six different cities, a polarizing performance in front of a mass national audience and a controversial album title.
First, Kanye took to Twitter on Friday to announce he would be projecting a brand new video for his single "Black Slaves" on 66 locations scattered around the globe, including six in Chicago. Check out some footage at Millenium Park shot by Maks G of GoWhereHipHop here.
Ye then went on Saturday Night Live the following day and performed "Black Slaves" & "Black Skinhead", both very powerful records infused with an undeniable energy which carried an unapologetic message. Million $ Mano also made a cameo behind the boards. You can stream both performances below.
Lastly, on Sunday it was officially announced that Kanye's forthcoming album would be entitled Yeezus and confirmed the project's artwork, which was leaked by Kim Kardashian and seen above.
After all the pandemonium there's nothing left to say but; Yeezus drops June 18th, be sure to cop it and be a part of history.
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