• 9 Excellent Songs with Wordless Hooks: Kanye West, The Smiths, and more

    As someone who writes songs in his spare time, I completely understand how difficult it is sometimes to come up with lyrics to a song that's otherwise totally finished. It can be very tempting to just fill up the melody with a bunch of nonsense and call it a day. Here are 10 songs where the songwriters did just that and got away with it.

  • Photos from Kimye 'Vogue' cover leaked

    On Friday, the Internet went wild when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West appeared on the April 2014 issue of Vogue. The decision was hotly debated and even Seth Rogen and James Franco got in on the fun with a parody of the cover.

  • Kayne West sentenced to two years probation in paparazzo battery case

    Following a fight between him and paparazzo Daniel Ramos in 2013, Kanye West has been sentenced to two years of probation, TMZ reports.West was not prosecuted, having struck a deal with the plaintiff and pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery charge. His additional attempted grand theft charge has been dismissed.

  • Kanye West and Jay Z's SXSW performance [SETLIST]

    Watch the Throne duo Kanye West and Jay Z joined forces once again at South by Southwest last night. Their headlining set at Austin Music Hall was their first show together in two years. The show featured many of their WTT collaborations as well as solo work and a few remixes.

  • Kanye West and Jay Z to perform together at South by Southwest

    Ready for a Watch the Throne comeback? Kanye West and Jay Z have announced a joint performance at South by Southwest this week. It will be their first time performing together on stage in two years. The Austin Chronicle reports that the duo will kick off Samsung's four-day concert series at the Austin Music Hall on Wednesday.

  • Music Times presents 'The Guide to Not Pissing Lord Jamar Off'

    Lord Jamar is disgusted with what he sees on a daily basis from the hip-hop world. The emcee and member of the Brand Nubians is better known for headstrong condemnations of trends in hip-hop, versus his actual music. Jamar typically lashes out at any signs of new thought in rap music, making him somewhat the Newt Gingrich of the genre...the grand poobah (pun intended) of conservative rap culture. If you're an up-and-coming rapper, Music Times has compiled a short lists of things to avoid lest you piss off Jamar.
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