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Rapper Kanye West and his fiancé Alexis Phifer have parted ways. The Chicago-raised rapper had been dating Alexis on and off since 2002, met when Phifer worked as the assistant to West’s fulltime wardrobe stylist. The often-controversial rapper/producer got engaged to Phifer while overseas in the fall of 2006.
Sources close to the hip-hop star tell that it was West who ended the engagement after revealing to Phifer: “I just don’t think it is going to work out anymore.”
The 30-year-old entertainer even asked for his ring back!
A graduate from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in California, Phifer is working on a clothing line and has already designed some dresses that have been worn by artists like Lil’ Mo.
Sources close to the couple claim she was also helping West develop his forthcoming Pastelle clothing line.
Meanwhile Kanye’s newly launched “Glow in the Dark tour” is getting rave reviews. L.A. Times critic Anne Powers gushes: “An apocalyptic space opera…a show that carried his braggadocio into the realm of myth itself…This was pure comic-book adventure…But the real message came through those unstoppable images. Glow in the Dark raises the bar for arena tours as no show has since U2’s 1992 Zoo TV breakthrough. It’s that innovative and galvanizing…the ridiculous, beautiful heights of West’s heroics.”
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The 50th Grammy Awards could be one of the best. Battered by illegal downloading, and dwindling sales overall, the music industry desperately needs the extra exposure from Sunday’s event. It almost didn’t get the chance, due to the writers’ strike. But there should be some interesting pairings and potentially dramatic live performances that fans will be watching carefully.
Amy Winehouse and Kanye West are the most-nominated performers, and could be the top winners, at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, which will be shown live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles starting at 8 on CBS.
West was a late, but high profile, addition to the performance slate. The rapper, who leads the pack with eight nominations including album of the year, is expected to deliver a moving tribute to his mother, Donda West, featuring his hits “Stronger” and “Hey Mama.” Will West deservedly get the Grammy denied him in the last few years based on the sympathy vote because of his mother’s death?
Amy Winehouse a leading nominee (including best new artist and record of the year) is also set to perform after months of highly publicized personal struggles. will Grammy voters feel like enablers should they give out top prizes to Winehouse who has seemingly spent more time impaired than onstage in the last year? After struggles to get a visa on time while in rehab for drug abuse, Winehouse will be performing at the ceremony via satellite. “I’m really sorry I can’t be there but I appreciate that I’m being given a second chance via satellite,” Winehouse said in a statement.
Sunday’s show also promises splashy performances from Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley and Best New Artist nominee Feist.
Those who can endure the lengthy 3-1/2-hour event will also see a segment pairing Rihanna with a reunited version of ’80s R&B hitmakers The Time, plus several duets - between Fergie and John Legend, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban, and a three-way with John Fogerty, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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These pictures taken with someone’s iPhone show Kanye crushing Beyonce with his godly connect four skills; subsequently sending her into a tizzy of self-doubt and shame. Kanye says,
When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours… it helped me zone out. Everybody would get envolved… Derrick Dudley (Common’s manager) and Consequence were the best other than me… I beat Lexi… Don C beat Jay… Tony Williams beat Common… but every now and then people would speak of this legendary connect 4 champion……….. BEYONCE!!! I had 2 play her!…so last night at Jay’s new 40/40 club in Las Vegas (which is sidebar, crazy big w/ 24krt gold flooring, Black Jack tables, $500 slot machines,the biggest projection screen in the universe and the best turkey burgers I’ve ever had in my life) she beat me 9 times in a row! (and I didn’t even spaz lol) here’s a photo of the only game I won!
Good for Kanye for even winning 1. Every time I play connect four tears are shed, all the pieces end up strewn over the ground and the plastic game board magically gets broken in half. Stupid 12-year-olds. They’re god damn cheaters and cry babies. Take being hit in the face with a connect four game board like a man.
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Kanye West posted on his blog for the first time since the untimely death of his mother, Dr. Donda West, after plastic surgery in early November. He titled the entry “Thank you all for your support,”. Kanye didn’t get into the details about the tough time he went through or his mother’s passing. He just talked about how he loves to play Connect Four and how it helped him pass the time. Here’s Kanye’s post:
“THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours… it helped me zone out. Everybody would get envolved… Derrick Dudley (Common’s manager) and Consequence were the best other than me… I beat Lexi… Don C beat Jay… Tony Williams beat Common… but every now and then people would speak of this legendary connect 4 champion……….. BEYONCE!!! I had 2 play her!…so last night at Jay’s new 40/40 club in Las Vegas (which is sidebar, crazy big w/ 24krt gold flooring, Black Jack tables, $500 slot machines,the biggest projection screen in the universe and the best turkey burgers I’ve ever had in my life) she beat me 9 times in a row! (and I didn’t even spaz lol) here’s a photo of the only game I won!
Happy new year everybody.”
He also included these pictures playing with Beyonce, and said she kicked his butt in the game nine times in a row. Whe he finally did beat her he made sure he took pictures.


Kanye and Beyonce were at the opening of Jay-Z’s 4040 club and casino in Las Vegas. There were plenty of high stakes games, gourmet food and expensive drinks these two millionaires could have enjoyed that night, but instead they were involved in a marathon Connect Four game outside of the action.
Happy new year, Kanye!
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Rap star Kanye West received a leading eight Grammy nominations Thursday, and the troubled pop/soul singer Amy Winehouse, whose promising career has been sidelined by drug and alcohol problems, followed with six.
Five acts received five nominations each — rock band the Foo Fighters, rapper Jay-Z, hip-hop producer Timbaland, pop singer Justin Timberlake, and R&B singer T-Pain.
West’s categories were mostly in the rap field, including nominations for best rap album (”Graduation”) and two entries for best rap song (”Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and “Good Life”).
Winehouse, 24, was nominated in all four of the top categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year (a songwriter’s award), and best new artist.
Other top nominees included the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Rihannna, Paul McCartney, T-Pain and Timbaland.
Both West and Winehouse were nominated for album of the year for their CDs, “Graduation” and “Back to Black” respectively. Winehouse was also cited for best new artist, plus record and song of the year for her hit defiant hit “Rehab.”
Other record of year candidates included Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable,” the Foo Fighter’s “The Pretender,” Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and “What Goes Around Comes Around” by Justin Timberlake.
The album of the year category also featured the Foo Fighters, for “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” as well as Winehouse’s album. Vince Gill’s four-disc set “These Days” was also cited, along with Herbie Hancock’s tribute to Joni Mitchell, “River: The Joni Letters,” and West’s “Graduation.”
Besides Winehouse’s “Rehab,” other song of the year candidates included Corrine Bailey Rae’s sweet-sounding “Like A Star,” Carrie Underwood’s revenge anthem “Before He Cheats,” The Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” and “Umbrella.”
Winehouse was competing against Feist, Paramour, Taylor Swift and Ledesi in the best new artist category.
The field for best new artist is dominated by women: Winehouse, Canadian singer/songwriter Feist, country singer Taylor Swift, R&B singer Ledisi, and the female-fronted rock band Paramore.
Photo is Singer Fergie in the green room at the Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
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Kanye West’s dear departed mother, Donda West, was laid to rest today at the True Vine Ministry Church in Oklahoma City. A white hearse, carrying the body of Donda West arrived, and her coffin was carried inside, according to Access. Flowers poured inside the church, which can accommodate up to 2,500 people.
The performers at the funeral were John Legend and Anita Baker. Friends Jay-Z and Beyonce attended.
Two horse-drawn carriages transported Donda West’s body to the cemetery.
Our prayers go out to the West family and friends during this difficult time
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As we reported originally here, it has been confirmed that the likely cause of death of Donda West is believed to be as a result of complications from cosmetic surgery.
An autopsy has been scheduled to determine if her death was related to complications from cosmetic surgery, coroners said Monday. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Department said an autopsy would be held on Tuesday into whether West, 58, died from “possible complications of surgery.” Meanwhile TMZ.com reports that a plastic surgeon “refused to perform procedures on [West] because of a health condition that could have led to a heart attack”.
The website says that Dr Andre Aboolian, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, was to perform a “tummy tuck and breast reduction” but insisted she get medical clearance from another doctor first. TMZ reported that Donda West did not visit the recommended doctor and went elsewhere for the cosmetic surgery.
In more uplifting news, Jay-Z dedicated his sold-out Sunday night concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York to Donda. Near the end of his nearly two-hour set, the rapper asked for a moment of silence to pay respect to Donda West.
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Kanye West’s, mother Donda West, has reportedly passed away. Donda is rumored to have passed away in Los Angeles from complications (allergic reaction to medication) during cosmetic surgery.
Kanye, was in London when the tragic news surfaced, but is now on his way back home. The rapper has always publicly celeberated his close relationship with his mother and dedicated a song to her on his sophomore album, Late Registartion.
Donda served as Kanye’s manager and was a former chairman of the English department at Chicago State University. She released a book titled Raising Kanye, which detailed his childhood and her experiences as her son’s manager, Kanye, who was in London when the tragic news surfaced, is on his way back home.
The rapper has always publicly celeberated his close relationship with his mother and dedicated a song to her on his sophomore album, Late Registration.
Donda served as Kanye’s manager and was a former chairman of the English department at Chicago State University. She released a book titled ‘Raising Kanye’, which detailed his childhood and her experiences as her son’s manager, earlier this year.
My sincere regrets to Kanye and the West family.
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