Melissa Olund

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It seems that the self-described "No. 1 Human in Music" is only human afterall. Kanye West served as musical guest at last night's season premiere of 'SNL,' and totally forgot his own lyrics to 'Champion'/'Everything I Am.' "I just messed up on my rap...

Today's the day that Kanye West's 'Graduation' faces off against 50 Cent's 'Curtis.' The publicity-savvy pair feuded in a war of words, with Fiddy claiming he'd retire if West sold more albums. They appeared head-to-head on the cover of Rolling Stone...

Rolling Stone calls the Kanye West-50 Cent album drama the "hip hop story of the year," placing the feuding pair face to face on the magazine's next cover. Fiddy has gone on the record to say he'll retire if West's new album, 'Graduation,' outsells his own latest effort, 'Curtis,' when both releases hit stores next Tuesday...

In the wise words of the man who helped make it a household word: "Yeahhh, okay!" Merriam-Webster finally catches up with what hip-hop fans have known about for years: crunk! The Dirty South stylings of Lil Jon, Three 6 Mafia, Ying Yang Twins and more get their spot in the big book with the company's latest collegiate edition, published this fall...

Live8 standout Kanye West reprised his role as global crowd pleaser with an epic medley of eight -- count 'em, eight -- of his hits. Starting off with 'Heard 'Em Say' and shifting seamlessly into 'All Falls Down' and 'Gold Digger,' the jack of all trades hyped up the Live Earth New York crowd with help from his portable symphony...

Though Akon insisted he had no plans to change his stage show "whatsoever" after his recent run-ins with fan-throwing and dirty dancing, the controversial hip-hop star kept it tame for his Live Earth New York turn. He shed his shirt and toured the crowd on the shoulders of a security guard, all without incident...