Kanye West News

Chris Lambert, from the Watching the Throne podcast, keeps you up to date about the latest happenings in Kanye West news. Note: These episodes are first recorded in video form for the Watching the Throne YouTube channel.

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Kanye is headlining Coachella 2022, a breakdown...
As the title says, Ye will headline Coachella! It's his second time headlining and first since 2011.
5 min
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ASAP ROCKY in the studio with Kanye West | Dond...
Ye has been IN the studio the last week with the Game. Now Pusha's there. and Mike Dean. And, surprisingly, Asap Rocky. Man, what is going on???!?!
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Kanye is in the studio. I repeat. Kanye is in t...
We don't know what Kanye is recording, but we know he's recording. Over the last week, he's repeatedly been in the studio with The Game. The question is, what is he recording? And will it ever see the light of day?
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Kanye is going to Russia to meet Putin? Maybe. ...
Ameer Sudan says Kanye is going to Russia. A PR rep for Kanye says nope. Who is right? Who is wrong? Why is any of this happening? This is honestly one of the craziest things I've covered in the 7 years I've been doing Watching the Throne.
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Kanye and Cardi B shot a music video at a Balen...
Kanye West and Cardi B have connected for a music video at Balenciaga's Miami store. Is it new music from Ye? Will he be featured on Cardi's new album? Let's speculate.
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Heaven and Hell by Kanye West | Official video ...
For the Heaven and Hell video, Ye pulls from Gustave Dore and John Martin for visual references and meaning, creating a rich and nuanced video that contrasts the doldrums of the day to day world with the sublime and awesome world of the spirit.
9 min
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YEEZY X GAP HOODIES ARE BACK IN STOCK | black a...
Good luck!
3 min
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The JEEN-YUHS teaser | reaction to Netflix's Ka...
Netflix has given us the first teaser from its forthcoming Kanye documentary by Chike & Coodie. This teaser is already a force of nature. If it's any indication of the documentary quality, we're in for a treat.
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Kanye x The Game x Hit-Boy studio session | Don...
Ye was in the studio with The Game for the first time since Game's Wouldn't Get Far. We look at stories from photographer Kevin Wong that give some behind the scenes visuals of Ye and Game. As well as step into the history Ye has with Game and Hit-Boy.
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Yeezy x Gap as Engineered by Balenciaga | a fas...
Kanye and Demna have officially teamed together for a Yeezy x Gap x Balenciaga project, and it's rocking the fashion industry. It's kind of crazy to see the shift in how the fashion media treats Ye today after how they treated him back in 2011.
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PLAYBOI CARTI: "Forget about the samples. Drop ...
Is Playboi Carti about to drop an unexpected yet highly anticipated follow-up to Whole Lotta Red? It sure seems that way! Will Kanye have any influence on this project? I sure hope so.
4 min
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DAYLIGHT | The almost-DONDA song will appear on...
Vory, who delivered some awesome moments on DONDA, has confirmed via Instagram that Daylight will be on his album, Lost Souls. The song seemed destined for DONDA until it didn't. But it lives to see another day! Will Kanye still be on the record? Only time will tell!
5 min
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Kanye follows Kim Kardashian on Instagram again!
Kimye is back!!! On Instagram, anyway. Kanye has decided to once again follow Kim Kardashian after previously unfollowing her. Why? Let's take a look.
5 min
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Kanye Verzuz Drake | Swizz Beatz says it almost...
We almost had an official Kanye and Drake Verzuz. Unfortunately, Drake won't give the people what they want. Write your State Representative and tell them you want the U.S. to extradite Drake and force him to face Kanye in the Verzuz.
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Kanye performing at the VMAs tonight?!
Rumor is that Kanye will perform at the VMAs tonight. Can we trust Page Six, though? Do they actually have information? Or are they jumping to conclusions after Kim Kardashian's appearance in NYC? Let's discuss.
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GOOD NIGHT! A long-loved Kanye song is finally ...
It only took 14 years, but Good Night is finally available on US streaming platforms. The song was a bonus for international version of Graduation. But now people from all over the world can enjoy it! Let's talk about it!
6 min
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Scars by Baby Keem samples LOVE LOCKDOWN | Kany...
If you listen to one song off of Baby Keem's new album, The Melodic Blue, make sure to listen to Scars. It features an amazing sample of Love Lockdown. I'm going to be obsessed with this song for the rest of the year, I'm pretty sure.
4 min
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Kanye updates his Instagram again | RIP loading...
It may seem not worth covering, but Kanye updating his profile picture does mark the end of a chapter in the DONDA rollout. Goodbye loading screen PFP. You will be missed.
4 min
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"Go Find God" | Kanye fires engineer in leaked ...
Well, did not expect to cover someone being fired through iMessage, but here we are! The DONDA rollout really does have a little bit of everything. Read how Kanye handles making a tough call like firing an engineer who slept through the start of work.
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DONDA DELUXE: the official KIDS SEE GHOSTS Face...
lol so we're certainly getting trolled. But I had enough people ask me about this that I figured I'd make a quick video just saying that we probably shouldn't take this as an official source making an official announcement.
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BREAKING: ANDRE 3000 verse for LIFE OF THE PART...
Kanye played a snippet of Andre 3000 on Life of the Party. What does this mean? Is it just an artifact from the making of DONDA, something that was recorded and will never be used?
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BREAKING: ANDRE 3000's statement on Life of the...
Andre 3000 has given his perspective on Drake leaking the Life of the Party track. It sheds some light on the timeline of events as well as how much Andre knew or didn't know about what Kanye was doing.
9 min
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BREAKING: WE COULD BE GETTING A DELUXE VERSION ...
Dem Jointz says a deluxe version of Donda is on the way! Which presumably includes a fully mixed version of Life of the Party!!
4 min
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BREAKING: DRAKE LEAKED LIFE OF THE PARTY, THE K...
What in the world is going on!?!?! Drake has leaked a CDQ version of Kanye's Life of the Party, featuring Andre 3000. On the one hand, it's a new Kanye song that's been highly anticipated.
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BREAKING: LIFE OF THE PARTY DROPPING AT 8PM ET?...
We may be getting an official release of Life of the Party tonight at 8pm. Consequence is hinting at it. We'll see what happens. Has Kanye made changes from the version Drake released?
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