"RIP Kanye West" [Video] - Charlie Sky

Tallahassee's talent level is over 9000 at this point, you can deny it. Today, we have the MC Charlie Sky's latest visual for his take on Yeezy's "All Day" instrumental; making it his own as "RIP Kanye West". No more words from me, just hit that button above.

"Summer League" - Wale Ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Kanye West

Wordplay 'Le finally gets out of the sappy, ballad realm and links with Ty Dolla $ign & Kanye West for the new cut "Summer League". Wale's new LP The Album About Nothing drops next week. Hit that play button below.

Kanye West on SNL

Mr. West AKA Yeezy AKA Yeezus was a musical guest on this weekend's Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special. Kanye performed some of his hits such as "Jesus Walks" and some new tracks like "Only One" and his latest track "Wolves" featuring Vic Mensa & Sia. Who would've expected Vic to link with Ye so soon? Peep the performance above.

"Only One" [Official Video] - Kanye West

Yeezus finally visited the Ellen DeGeneres show today and talk about some topics and dropped the official visual to his Paul McCartney-assisted ballot to his only child "Only One". Peep the visual by clicking the link below.

Video: "Only One" - Kanye West

"Only One" - Kanye West Ft. Paul McCartney

For those who haven't heard. Kanye West started 2015 with the release of a new song with the iconic Paul McCartney entitled "Only One". You guys can peep song and lyrics right by hitting Yeezy's site. #FromDondaToNori

In early 2014, Paul McCartney and Kanye West first began working together in a small bungalow in Los Angeles. The process that would result in “Only One” began with a simple brainstorming session between the two: With McCartney improvising on the keyboards and Kanye vocally sketching and shaping ideas in a stream-of-consciousness riff. When they played back the recording afterward, something remarkable happened. Kanye sat there with his family, holding his daughter North on his lap, and listened to his vocals, singing, “Hello, my only one . . . ” And in that moment, not only could he not recall having sung those words, but he realized that perhaps the words had never really come from him. The process of artistic creation is one that does not involve thinking, but often channeling. And he understood in that moment that his late mother, Dr. Donda West, who was also his mentor, confidante, and best friend, had spoken through him that day. “My mom was singing to me, and through me to my daughter,” he said, astonished. The small group in the room kept listening: “Hello my Only One…just like the morning sun…you’ll keep on rising till the sky knows your name.” To some, Kanye’s insight didn’t immediately register. But then he explained: The name Kanye, which his mother had chosen, means “only one.” And then it dawned on everyone there: Something powerful and undeniable had occurred through the power of music and of letting go. A message had been passed down through generations.

"Lunch Money" - Pusha T [Prod. By Kanye West]

King Push finally release some new music with the cut "Lunch Money", produced by G.O.O.D. Music captain Kanye West. This is perfect anticipation for King Push. Press play below.

"Can't Stop" - Theophilus London Ft. Kanye West

Before his next LP drops officially next week, Theophilus L drops the full version of the Yeezy-assisted cut "Can't Stop". It's about time right? Vibes is coming Nov. 4th. Press play below.

"40 Mill" - Tyga [Prod. by Kanye West]

Finally, label frustrated King Gold Chains drops the highly anticipated Kanye West produced cut "40 Mill". Addition production by Jess Jackson & Mike Dean. The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty coming soon?

Kanye West surprise performance at AAHH! Fest

Just in case you were out of the loop. Chicago legend Common held his first annual AAHH! Fest, curated by Rhymefest in Chi City this past weekend. This premier Chicago music festival contained performance from MC Lyte, Lil Herb, Jay Electronica and a surprise performance from Chi-Town great Kanye West. Yeezy performance some of his classics like "Jesus Walks", "Good Life" & "Power", peep it out below. UPDATE: Better quality footage from Gowhere Hip Hop
below.

"Can't Stop [Snippet]" - Theophilus London Ft. Kanye West

Theophilus London decides to gives us a snippet of his Vibes cut entitled "Can't Stop" featuring Yeezus himself Kanye West. With dropping the snippet of this cut, Theo L also reveals the release date to Vibes; which is October 28th. Peep the snip below.

"All Day" - Kanye West

It's always a good day when you get some new Kanye. Here the rumored first single to Yeezy's upcoming album entitled "All Day". Play on below.

Footage Of Kanye West at Fat Beats opening party in '96

We all know who Kanye West is today, he's simply an icon. What most don't know is, his rapping days before the Roc-A-Fella chain. DJ Eclipse digs up some old footage from the Fat Beats record store opening party in 1996 where Kanye West spit for a cool minute and a half. Peep it out right above.

Young Guru on the Rise of Kanye West

Taken from the cutting room floor of the upcoming documentary The Hip Hop Fellow starting legendary Hip Hop producer 9th Wonder, the camera crew catches some footage of Young Guru speaking on the rise of Kanye West. Peep it out right above.

'Life Is Beautiful' Festival Lineup

Festival season is still underway but more festival lineups are being announced. Today, we have the 2014 lineup for the 'Life Is Beautiful' Festival in downtown Las Vegas. Among those headlining is Kanye West & Outkast. Other acts include Skrillex, Girl Talk, Phantogram, DJ Mustard, The Roots, Lionel Richie, Dizzy Wright and many more. Get your tickets on the Life Is Beautiful website. Check the full list above.

Kanye West at Cannes Lions Festival

As announced Monday, Kanye West will be a guest at the Cannes Lions Festival discussion and we have that footage for you guys right above. Kanye, Steve Stout & Ben Horowitz sit a speak on the influences & marketing of today's Techonolgy. Take a look at the footage of what Kanye spoke on and provide your thoughts below.

Kanye West performs at X Games Austin

Saturday night Kanye West brought his 'Yeezus' tour to X Games Austin before bringing in his 37th birthday and shut the place down! Yeezy performed cuts from his latest project, as well as some of his G.O.O.D. Music and classic solo cuts. Play on below.

Budweiser 'Made In America: Philly' Festival Lineup

Budweiser took to their Twitter page to announces the Philly lineup for the 'Made In America' Festival and what a lineup it is. The City Of Brotherly Love will have performance from Kanye West, Pharrell, Danny Brown, Girl Talk, YG, J.Cole, De La Soul and many more. Peep the full list right above. The LA lineup will be up later today, stay tuned.

4 Producers Who Mastered Sampling

For those who know me well, I love instrumentals with a passion. Yes, I love lyrics as well but I personal can do with lyrics at all. In Rap, instrumentals are extremely important. A song can be completely trash lyrically but if the instrumental is great, you have a hit. Having a good instrumental can definitely be a blessing and a curse but I'm not gonna talk about that.


Sampling has become a major part of Hip Hop instrumentals in the past decade thanks to these 5 producers I will highlight. It's what Hip Hop & Rap music was built on. Beat beats are what sparked all of Hip Hop's 3 musically inclined elements: Emcee, DJ'ing & Breaking. Hip Hop has some of the best music producers to ever grace this planet but these 4 are the front runners of the sampling game.

Kanye West

Right out of the gate, even before he was a rapper, Kanye West has made sample apart of his process of making music. the way 'Ye flipped samples caught the ear of JAY Z and he immediately started making hit records for the former Rocafella general such as "Izzo", "Heart Of The City", "'03 Bonnie & Cylde" & "Encore". After that, Kanye West began his own solo career, in which he's made some of the most rapped over instrumentals ever such as "Two Words", "Diamonds From Sierre Leone", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Power" and many more. Not to mention, each of the song I just named contain a sample. From the smallest Young Jeezy ad-lib sample in "Can't Tell Me Nothing" to something as the man power it took to combine 5 different samples to make "Power". With that being said, Kanye West is one of the greatest sample producer ever.

J Dilla

The late great James Yancey, Jay Dee, or J Dilla will also have a special place in every Hip Hop head's heart as one of the best to ever do it. J Dilla got his start with Hip Hop collective Slum Village as an MC/Producer but later became known for his method of production and distinctive instrumentals. J Dilla has worked with Q-Tip, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Common and many more. Jay Dee peak struck when he released his instrumental albums Ruff Draft & Donuts. These projects alone contained samples from A Tribe Called Quest, Eric B & Rakim, David Bowie, Kirk Franklin, James Brown, Ras Kass, Lou Rawls and many many more. They way Dilla used his drums will forever be remembered by the Hip Hop community.

The Alchemist

Well, what can I say about this guy. He's very undercover with his at time but there is no doubt that The Alchemist, who is my personal favorite, is a producer who has mastered the art of sampling. Whether you release it or not, Al has producer some of your favorite Hip Hop tracks such as: "We GonnFra Make It", "Hold You Down", "Wet Wipes" and many more. Al got his start with duo The Whooligans and soon after started to venture out on his own. Producing for the likes of Mobb Deep, Evidence, Roc Marcino, Eminem, Domo Genesis and more, Al has been recognized for his unique use of samples from all over the world. Not only does he use soul samples, he uses samples from other countries. Recently, Alchemist release an entire LP comprised of tracks that only included samples from Russian music entitled Russian Roulette. Pretty good huh? That alone set Al in a different bracket that any other Hip Hop producer ever.

Madlib

Madlib or Quasimoto as some may know him as is different a master of sampling. He got his start in 1998 with Stones Throw records and the took a new route into Jazz & Electric music for a while. However in 2003, Madlib hit his peak with the release of the 2 collaborative albums Champion Sound with J Dilla as Jaylib & Madvilliany with MF DOOM as Madvillian. These 2 projects alone put Madlib at the top of his game. The 2 projects contains samples from The Isley Brothers, Gentle Giant, Cris Williamson, the film Frankenstein, Schoolly D, Lonnie Smith and much more. Recently, Madlib linked up with Freddie Gibbs for the critically acclaimed LP Pinata, which receive much praise by the Hip Hop community as being one of the most Hip Hop records release in a while. Now, that's saying alot huh?

"Yeezus" Film Poster [Artwork]

Just to get you excited on this gloomy day in Tally, we have the official poster artwork for Kanye West upcoming Yeezus film covering his tour run around the states. No word on when this will be releasing to theaters but this should keep you guys excited until then. Peep the poster above.

"Black Skinhead [Freestyle" - Jon Connor

Coming off his Kanye West edition of #BestInTheWorld, Jon Connor unleashes a new visual for his take on the Yeezus cut "Black Skinhead", which can be view above. Play on.