Kanye West’s New CD “Yeezus” Leaked Online! Listeners React.

June 15th, 2013 3:07pm EDT
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It was bound to happen, but Kanye West can’t be too happy about it.

His new disc “Yeezus” isn’t supposed to drop until Tuesday, June 18th.  But the full 10 song recording was leaked online Friday afternoon.  And the internet went wild.

Since RumorFix isn’t a fan of lawsuits, we aren’t providing a link to where to find the new music. But a simple Twitter search will get you the results.

Here’s some early thoughts from listeners off Twitter:

Patricia Lockwood: “Can’t believe the tasty beat on the sixth track of Yeezus — is the heartbeat of Kanye‘s unborn child.”

Remembert Brown:  “Yeezus...
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Kanye West's 'Yeezus' Leaks Online Four Days Early -- But He's Okay With That

June 14th, 2013 9:27pm EDT
Kanye West
Kanye West's new album "Yeezus" has leaked online, just days before the album's June 18 release.

File sharing websites exposed the new album to the world early, which is not surprising, and the leak had the internet buzzing for the highly anticipated album Friday morning.

According to Mashable.com, during a recent listening party for the disc both Kanye and a rep for his label said that they didn't care if the album leaked before its release.

"I have this new strategy. It’s called no strategy," he said while discussing "Yeezus" at New York City's Milk Studios.

"This album is about givin...
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Kanye West Debuts Two New Songs At New York's Governor's Ball, Won't Commercially Promote 'Yeezus'

June 10th, 2013 6:53pm EDT
Kanye West
Rapper Kanye West debuted two new tracks at New York's Governors Ball Music Festival on Sunday, revealing that his forthcoming album, "Yeezus," is just a 'summer album' meant strictly for his fans.

Along with several hits including "Mercy" and "Jesus Walks, West performed new tracks "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" and premiered two previously unheard songs from the upcoming disc, "I Am A God" and "On Site."

Kanye also said that the new album will also see little in the ways of promoting it and won't be pushed to commercial radio stations.

"With this album we ain't drop no single to rad...
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Kanye West Criticized For Plans To Screen Music Video At The Alamo

May 28th, 2013 5:07pm EDT
Kanye West
Kanye West is being called "disrespectful" for his attempts to screen his latest music video at the historical site of The Alamo.

West has been projecting promos of his latest video "New Slaves" across buildings around the world to generate buzz for his upcoming album, "Yeezus." Texas, however, was not too keen on allowing the plan to continue at The Alamo.

Protesters joined the crowd waiting for the video, voicing their displeasure over the use of the former Roman Catholic church and site of a historical battle between Mexico and Texas in 1836. In the end, the screen never occurred - bec...
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Chris Brown Blasts 'Incompetent' Managers On Twitter

May 28th, 2013 3:07pm EDT
Chris Brown
Chris Brown has blamed his managers for a change in the release date of her new single - and publically aired his grievances on Twitter.

Brown took to the social service to inform his fans that his new single's release date had been moved, and he was not happy about it. He wrote in a series of posts, "My management is so incompetent at times that they don't communicate. So... Blame these wack n--gas for the release being moved. I'll keep yall posted. They got me looking crazy. Video/single will be released soon. Not gonna tell y'all an exact date becuz I keep getting false info." 

It's be...
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10 Songs That Should Never Be Played In Your Car With The Windows Down

May 25th, 2013 12:06pm EDT
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Spring is finally in full swing, and that means that it’s prime season for driving around with the windows in your car down, blasting whatever music you enjoy playing loudly and annoying others with. There are a few songs that you should avoid playing while the windows are down at all costs, however:

10. “Bow Wow” Lil Bow Wow

Apparently, Lil’ Bow Wow is just Bow Wow now. Well, hopefully when he lost the Lil’ moniker, he also lost this song with it. Easily one of the worst rap songs ever, even considering the fact that it was sung by a child, this song should not be played by anyone anyw...
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Eazy-E And Ol' Dirty Bastard To Perform At Rock The Bells As Holograms

May 15th, 2013 3:07pm EDT
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Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard are the next rappers to get the Tupac treatment and hit the stage as holograms.

Last year, late rapper Tupac graced the stage at Coachella with Snoop Lion thanks to new hologram technology. Since then, several deceased stars were rumored to get the hologram treatment next.

AllHipHop reports that Eazy-E will perform with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Ol' Dirty Bastard will rap with his former group Wu-Tang Clan.

Eazy-E is considered "The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap." He died in 1995 at the age of 31, only a month after he was diagnosed with AIDS.

Ol' Dirty Bastard wa...
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Double Crossed: How Ja Rule Self-Inflicted His Demise

May 13th, 2013 3:40pm EDT
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Around this time in 2002, Ja Rule and Murder Inc. were at the pinnacle of their success in the music forum. R&B singer Ashanti was in the midst of a 10 week run at number one with her hit song "Foolish" and Ja Rule would score his last major hit as a popular artist in high regard two months later in "Down 4 U," the Murder Inc. posse cut.

But, sometimes in music and other entertainment resources, what goes up must come down. For Ja Rule, it was a very public and sad demise that was ending at the same time it was beginning. Starting from the fall of 2002, and ending in 2003, the music world ...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's 'Can't Hold Us' sets a Billboard Hot 100 record

May 10th, 2013 4:27pm EDT
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's latest single, "Can't Hold Us," has set a new Billboard Hot 100 chart record.

The single, which features Ray Dalton, is the second track from the duo to hit number-one, making them the only duo in history to top the chart with its first two singles.

The rappers spent six nonconsecutive weeks at the top of the charts with "Thrift Shop" (featuring Wanz) earlier this year, and have ousted P!nk's "Just Give Me A Reason" from the top spot.

The duo's third single, "Same Love," is currently at Number 83.

The top ten is rounded out with Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors," R...
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Fans Remember Adam Yauch One Year After Death

May 6th, 2013 5:33pm EDT
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Beastie Boys fans celebrated the life of Adam "MCA" Yauch on Saturday, one year after his death, by declaring it was MCA Day.

Yauch died last year on May 4th after a battle with throat cancer, and fans in his native Brooklyn gathered at Littlefield art space to remember the late rapper.

Several friends of the group took to a stage, surrounded by photos of MCA. DJ Hurricane recalled a story: "At this show back in 1987 the opening band, Murphy's Law, couldn't make it. So we dressed up in suits and moustaches, like the Sabotage video. Adam shoves this banana in his pants and it fell down dur...
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