I admit, I saw this “trailer” yesterday and thought really hard about posting it. Yeah, it’s Kanye West, arguably one of the biggest music icons of this generation, but then again… it’s Kanye West. Ultimately, I opted not to, not out of any prejudices against Kanye (I love the man and everything he does), but […]
[Video] Kanye West Appears on ‘Late Night with Seth Myers’
Kanye West, with his Yeezus tour finally over and some time on his hands, decided to stop by Seth Myers’ new show and help him continue to break into the late night circuit by stopping by to chat about the extravagant tour, get some baby news out of the way and clear the stage for […]
American Psycho’s Bret Easton Ellis Writes Movie For Kanye West
Writer of the popular novel American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis seems to have an appreciation for the obscure, but a recent collaboration request from awhile back was something that he finally considered. According to Ellis, Kanye West has been approaching the writer more than a few times to write up a screenplay for him. The seemingly odd […]
Kanye West Announced as X Games Austin Headliner
[youtube id=”Gid-tqzvTGw”] UPDATE: Tickets for X Games Austin are now available here, along with a full lineup that includes The Flaming Lips, Slightly Stoopid, Mayer Hawthorne, Gary Clark Jr., Wavves, Bad Religion, Cash Cash, Candyland & FMLYBND, along with the previously announced headliners. The 2014 installment of the annual X Games competition was sure to […]
Best Music Projects of 2013
Photo by Bryan Lamb With new projects from established musicians like Daft Punk, Kanye West, and Neko Case to up and comers like Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Disclosure, 2013 was a huge year for music. Through a very scientific method, the Ruby Hornet staff has gone through the eclectic mix of 2013’s various project releases […]
Grading the Grammy Nominations
As the music industry has evolved over the past decade into the digital world, things have changed quite a bit. Hard copies are hardly ever bought anymore, nor does anyone seem to buy whole albums at all, as the iTunes Store model has taken over and the industry has increasingly become about what the consumer […]
[Video] Busta Rhymes: “Thank You” (Ft. Lil Wayne, Q-Tip & Kanye West)
Busta Rhymes has been making a comeback of sorts since signing with YMCMB last year, and today dropped the video for his star-studded, feature-heavy track, “Thank You” featuring Busta’s former, A Tribe Called Quest collaborator, Q-Tip as well as Kanye West and his boss, Lil Wayne. The video, directed by Director X, shows Busta doing […]
New ‘Yeezus’ Tour Dates Announced
Kanye’s modern epic, better known as the ‘Yeezus’ tour will, in fact, make its way through Ye’s hometown after all. After several dates were moved or pushed back due to technical issues and West and fiancee Kim Kardashian’s engagement, the Chicago dates of the tour have been adjusted to December 17 & 18. The shows […]