Watch Kanye West Debut Auto-Tuned Track, Perform ‘Pop Style’ Live

Kanye West unveiled a meditative, religious-themed freestyle during his April 9th performance at the Paradise International Music Festival in the Philippines. The song, dubbed “I Don’t Want to Be Liked” in a YouTube clip, finds the rapper-producer crooning through heavy Auto-Tune over stark piano chords, Pitchfork reports.  

“God is love,” West…

It’s Official: Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo Has Hit #1

Kanye West’s album has hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart… Last week it was widely anticipated that The Life of Pablo would hit number one, and now it’s official. According to Nielsen Music, The Life of Pablo earned the equivalent of 94,000 album units in the  week ending April 7th. Of the total equivalent album units, […]

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5 Reasons To Rewrite Your Songs

While emotion and enthusiasm are an important part of songwriting, being able to hone and refine your work is critical to developing a solid finished product. Here we look at five rules to keep in mind when transitioning from the creation space to the re-write space. _____________________________ Guest Post by…

20 Songs You Didn’t Know Kanye West Produced

Kanye West is one of music’s biggest stars and his roots as an in-demand beatsmith are well known – he ­produced huge hits for Ludacris (“Stand Up”) and Alicia Keys (“You Don’t Know My Name”) and played a major role in the sound of Jay-Z’s classic The Blueprint. Still, West…