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X17 EXCLUSIVE - Kanye West Flies To Toronto To Be With Girlfriend Kim Kardashian

May 10, 2012... Archive photo Kim Kardashian made an appearance in Toronto today to promote her Belle Noelle jewelry line, and while we figured she would fly out to New York immediately afterwards to see boyfriend Kanye West, it looks like he beat her...

Kanye West Raps About Marrying Kim Kardashian In Upcoming Single "Mercy"

May 10, 2012... Kanye West is laying his feelings for girlfriend Kim Kardashian all out on the table ... and he's putting them in his lyrics, too! The 34-year-old rapper is talking about putting his new ladylove in "a white dress." In his single Mercy,...

Kanye And Kim: His And Her Sports Cars

May 08, 2012... Kim Kardashian is one lucky girl who definitely has the need for speed! In one day, the bootylicious babe was able to drive her beau Kanye West's $500,000 silver Mercedes McLaren AND her $300,000 white Ferrari! Both rides were sitting...

Kim & Kanye Get Wicked

April 30, 2012... Kim Kardashian and Kanye West spent date night at the theater Sunday -- no, not Shakespeare -- they saw the musical Wicked on Broadway. The couple started with an early dinner at Seraphina and then hit the Gershwin Theater. The play is...

Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Have A Hot Date In The Big Apple

April 28, 2012... Last night Kim Kardashian and Kanye West went to dinner at The Lion in New York City, and the couple were totally smitten with one another as they enjoyed their meal at the upscale Italian-American eatery. Looks like they're...

Kanye Rocks Skintight Leather Pants To Dinner Date With Kim

April 25, 2012... Kim Kardashian's fashion sense is rubbing off on her new beau Kanye West. Check out those skintight leather pants! After grabbing a bite with his curvy ladylove in New York, the rapper left the restaurant to a sea of photographers....

Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Continue Their Lovefest

April 21, 2012... Does this mean it's for real??? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reunited in New York Saturday after going public with their relationship just two weeks ago when we spotted them together the first time in the Big Apple. The pair...

FIRST PHOTOS - Kayne Leaves Kim In LA While Shooting Music Video In Middle East

April 19, 2012... When Kim Kardashian's away, Kanye will play! Well, sort of. While the reality star was enjoying dinner last night with Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes, the rapper was with protege Kid Cudi and the rest of his G.O.O.D. Music cohorts...

Report: Kanye West Will Appear On Keeping Up With The Kardashians!

April 09, 2012... In case you were wondering, Kanye West WILL appear on the upcoming season of Kim Kardashian's reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, according to Radar. Though the two have been friends for several years, it was only this month that...

Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Meet For A Romantic Rendezvous In NYC!

April 05, 2012... These two are inseparable! After exiting Kanye West's apartment Thursday morning wearing the same clothes she'd worn on their date the night before, Kim Kardashian later emerged looking sweet and sexy in a white blouse, skintight leather pants and a...

Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Go On Another Date In NYC!

April 05, 2012... At the rate they're going, these two will be engaged by the end of the weekend! Kanye West and Kim Kardashian went on a romantic date last night, this morning he released a new song professing his love for the reality...

Kanye West Admits To Falling In Love With Kim Kardashian

April 05, 2012... Kanye West is finally coming clean about his feelings for reality star Kim Kardashian. In his latest song "Theraflu", the 34-year-old rapper says: "Only n---a I got respect for is Wiz, And I admit I fell in love with Kim around the...

Kanye West And Jay-Z Drop "Paris" Music Video

February 09, 2012... Get More: Watch The Throne, Paris, Music, More Music Videos Jay-Z and Kanye West have released their new video for the hit single "Paris," and no doubt, these two powerhouses are commanding the stage! The video, filmed during their "Watch The Throne"...

Kanye West And Jay-Z Drop "Paris" Music Video

February 09, 2012... Get More: Watch The Throne, Paris, Music, More Music Videos Jay-Z and Kanye West have released their new video for the hit single "Paris," and no doubt, these two powerhouses are commanding the stage! The video, filmed during their "Watch The Throne"...

Kanye West Goes On Three-Hour Twitter Rant About His New Company, The "Grammies" And How He's The Next Steve Jobs

January 05, 2012... In case you needed a solid dose of Twitterrhea last night, Kanye West took it upon himself to go on a three-hour rant about how awesome and creative he is. But that's not all! Kanye also dished on his plans...

Kanye West Pulls A Jekyll and Hyde For The Cameras

December 28, 2011... You're probably thinking ...wow, it's a rarity for Kanye West to be smiling. We agree! With his latest Jay-Z collaboration Watch The Throne doing incredibly well, the successful rapper certainly has lots to smile about. And get this, Kanye and Jay-Z...

Report: Kanye West "All Over" Kim Kardashian Following LA Concert

December 15, 2011... Following his Watch the Throne concert in LA, Kanye West had no problem watching and touching Kim Kardashian at the after-party thrown by billionaire Ron Burkle. The hip hop star "was all over her - caressing her head, touching...

Kanye West Contemplated Suicide After His Mother's Death

December 13, 2011... Kanye West dropped a major bombshell last night during his concert with Jay-Z in Los Angeles when he admitted that he once contemplated taking his life. During a performance of “We Made It In America”, a source for Hollyscoop reports that...

These Are A Few Of Kanye West's Favorite Things

November 10, 2011... Fashion and beautiful women? Kanye West must be in heaven! The rapper posed with Miranda Kerr backstage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last night, and he also got an eyeful of the $2.5 million dollar London Jewelers bra Miranda...

Kanye West And Russell Simmons Support Occupy Wall Street Protesters

October 10, 2011... Photo courtesy of Russell Simmons/Twitter Kanye West and hip hop mogul Russell Simmons attended the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York on Monday afternoon, and Simmons posted a photo of the two on Twitter, writing, â€œI just walked @kanyewest...

Kanye West's Clothing Line Slammed By Critics

October 03, 2011... Kanye West's clothing line debuted at Paris Fashion Week this weekend, and the reviews are in. They're much worse than reviews for his music. The Wall Street Journal's fashion blogger wrote: "Good thing Kanye West has a day job ... The only...

Check Out Kim Kardashian And Kanye West's Silly Star Wars-Themed Video!

September 16, 2011... Kanye West, raunchy muppets and Kim Kardashian dressed as Princess Leia? Yes, please! Kanye's Comedy Central pilot Alligator Boots may not have gotten picked up, but thankfully there's video from the shoot, and we get to see Kim K. wearing...

Kanye West Closes Inaugural 'Call of Duty XP' Convention In LA

September 05, 2011... Kanye West closed the first annual "Call of Duty XP" convention, belting out hits including "Gold Digger" and "Love Lock Down", inside a hangar on the old airfield where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose, on Saturday night. The controversial rapper...

Kanye West Falls Off His Throne During Concert

August 11, 2011... Kanye West is used to commanding the stage ... but not following down on it! During his show Wednesday night in Norway, the outspoken rapper took a header during one of his numbers. Fall from grace? Maybe ... but...

Kanye West: "People Look At Me Like I'm Hitler"

August 08, 2011... Kanye West, 34, went on another classically Kanye rant at the Big Chill music fest in the UK Saturday night. West went on for almost 10 minutes about being misunderstood. He said at one point (check it out around the 06:40...

Jay-Z And Kanye West Feuding Over Tour

August 01, 2011... Looks like they're about to get knocked off their "throne." Jay-Z and Kanye West -- who have been very humbly calling themselves "The Throne" as a duo -- are reportedly barely speaking as they figure out the details of their upcoming...

Jay-Z And Kanye West Feuding Over Tour

August 01, 2011... Looks like they're about to get knocked off their "throne." Jay-Z and Kanye West -- who have been very humbly calling themselves "The Throne" as a duo -- are reportedly barely speaking as they figure out the details of their upcoming...

Jay-Z And Kanye West Announce Joint Tour And Album

July 25, 2011... Jay-Z and Kanye West are two of the rap worlds biggest recording artists, and now the hip hop stars are joining forces for the upcoming tour ... Watch The Throne Tour. Their new song "Otis" is already climbing the...

Kanye Blings It On In Paris At Louis Vuitton Fashion Show

June 23, 2011... Kanye West showed up to Louis Vuitton's fashion show in Paris sporting some serious hardware around his neck. Bling it on, baby! Mr. West, who has a line of shoes with the luxury label, made sure to wear his high-priced...

Kanye West Takes His $1.7million Mercedes McLaren For A Spin In Cannes

May 20, 2011... What better place to show off your $1.7 million 75 Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss sports car, than Cannes? Kanye West donned a sleek tuxedo as he took his new car out for a spin in the South of France on...

Kanye West Takes His $1.7million Mercedes McLaren For A Spin In Cannes

May 20, 2011... What better place to show off your $1.7 million 75 Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss sports car, than Cannes? Kanye West donned a sleek tuxedo as he took his new car out for a spin in the South of France on...

Kanye West Speeds Around Cannes In Style

May 18, 2011... Kanye West took in a breath of fresh sea air in Cannes, as he zipped around the South of France looking happy and relaxed in a sexy little speedboat. Since the rapper's stay in France, he's made out with a hot...

Kanye West Takes The Plunge In Paris

April 25, 2011... The other day we spotted Kanye West leaving the Hotel Costes in Paris, France, and the rapper rocked a deep v-neck tee under his jacket. You likey? In other news, Jay-Z was spotted meeting up with Kanye in the City...

Kanye West Knows That Size Matters

April 13, 2011... Kanye West was spotted arriving at LAX yesterday, and the fashion forward rapper brought along his latest accessory -- an enormous bodyguard! Yeezy is in town to perform at the Coachella Valley music festival in Indio this weekend, and...

Kanye West Shut Out From Runway Shows At Paris Fashion Week

March 10, 2011... Talk about embarrassing! Kanye West was turned away from multiple runway shows at Paris fashion week, after the controversial rapper turned up uninvited and/or unexpected. But in his defense, Kanye probably doesn't have to RSVP very often. West was admitted to...

Celebs Turn Out For Chanel Fashion Show Paris

March 08, 2011... From Kanye West and Emma Roberts to Lily Allen and Anna Wintour - celebs galore! Paris Fashion Week is in full swing and some of the biggest names around attended the Chanel show at the Grand Palais. Loves the dress...

Kanye West Posts A Twitpic In Studio With His 'New Beat Protege' Justin Bieber

February 23, 2011... Twitter Kanye West already has a track on Justin Bieber's Never Say Never - The Remixes album called Runaway Love but it seems the pair are still making beautiful music together. Late Tuesday night, West took to his Twitter to share a...

Kanye West And Rihanna's "All Of The Lights" Music Vid Premieres

February 20, 2011... The long awaited collaboration between music master Kanye West, Rihanna and Kid Cudi is finally here! Directed by Hype Williams, the original version of "All Of The Lights" additionally featured Alicia Keys, Fergie, Elton John, John Legend, Elly Jackson from...

Kanye West Dons Designer Duds For VMAN

February 08, 2011... Love him, hate him, say what you want about him, but Kanye West is riding a huge wave of success thanks to his latest album and his new fashion line, so it appears as though a comeback is...

Kanye West Gets His Flirt On With Kim Kardashian

January 24, 2011... Kim Kardashian is opening up a new DASH boutique in the Big Apple with sister Kourtney and Kanye West appeared on the first ep of their new show, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and it looks like he was...

Kanye West Tweets His Beef With Britney Spears

January 15, 2011... He just can't tame his inner douchebag! Britney Spears' latest single "Hold It Against Me" has held the number one spot on iTunes since its midnight debut on Tuesday, and Kanye West made it clear that he wasn't thrilled about it,...

Kanye West Sings About Being A Monster

December 31, 2010... Kanye West may be controversial, but the rapper does turn out killer tracks. The video for his latest song Monster, featuring Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and indie-folk singer Bon Iver, has hit the web ... and we love...

Kanye West Does Know How To Smile

November 26, 2010... Kanye West was showing lots of teeth while appearing in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The rapper had reportedly contemplated whether or not he'd perform due to Matt Lauer hosting the annual event. It was just...

Kanye West On Taylor Swift: She "Never Came To My Defense"

November 24, 2010... Kanye West gave a surprise performance at New York's Bowery Ballroom to promote his latest album, but what was even more surprising is that he is STILL bitter at Taylor Swift and isn't afraid to say it. While on stage just...

Kanye West Coached Prior To Today Show Interview With Matt Lauer

November 15, 2010... Courtesy: NBCKanye West was coached by high-powered public relations firm Rubenstein Communications prior to his interview with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, however despite the coaching, the rapper seemed to have been thrown a few curveballs during the taped...

Kanye West Cancels Today Show Performance

November 12, 2010... Not surprisingly, Kanye West has cancelled his scheduled Today Show performance after getting upset with the morning show for playing the clip of him storming the stage at the 2009 MTV VMAs underneath his apology to George Bush for branding...

Matt Lauer Addresses Kanye West's Twitter Rant

November 11, 2010... Matt Lauer's interview with Kanye West on The Today Show was certainly full of awkward moments, but you have to hand it to Lauer, he isn't afraid to face controversy head-on ... especially Kanye's recent Twitter rant. Kanye went on The...

Kanye West Freaks Out On Twitter After Today Show Interview

November 10, 2010... Courtesy: NBCKanye West has gone to the Middle East, but before leaving, the rapper went on a Twitter rampage after not liking the way his interview went with Matt Lauer on The Today Show. Leaving no stone unturned, West tweeted the...

Kanye West Responds To George W. Bush's Recent Remarks

November 04, 2010... Kanye West was all smiles when we snapped him leaving Nobu in NYC last night, and earlier in the day the outspoken rapper called in to a Houston radio station and responded to George Bush's recent remarks. Once upon...

Kanye West Premieres Directorial Debut, Short Film Runaway

October 25, 2010... Kanye West may be best known as a music man, but apparently he has ambitions to make films. Check out this 30-minute opus titled Runaway that is Kanye's entree into movies ...

Wal-Mart Denies Banning Kanye West Album, Says They're "Excited" To Carry It

October 21, 2010... Looks like Kanye West may have been the one who stirred up the controversy surrounding his new cover art for his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The rapper had tweeted earlier this week that Wal-Mart banned the provocative...

Kanye West Opens His Mouth And Shows Ellen DeGeneres His New Bling

October 20, 2010... Kanye West chatted with Ellen DeGeneres the other day about his new album and how he got his life back on track, and he also showed off his new accessory -- diamond teeth! Of his new smile, Ellen asked if it...

Kanye West Swears Off Awards Shows

October 19, 2010... Even a year after the Taylor Swift/VMA debacle, Kanye West is swearing off awards shows. "IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll never go on stage again," he told Ellen Degeneres in an interview airing today. "IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll never sit in an award show again.Ã¢â‚¬Â Whoa -- so Kanye...

Kanye West Unleashes Controversial Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Cover Art

October 18, 2010... Kanye West is on a mission to stir up controversy once again ... this time with this provocative cover of his latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Retail giant Walmart has banned the cover showing a nude woman with wings...

Kanye West Is All Smiles After His SNL Performance & Album Announcement

October 04, 2010... On the heels of his awesome Saturday Night Live performance (hey, we kinda liked it!), Kanye West has announced that he will be releasing his new album on November 22. We've already heard his singles "Power" and "Runaway," and...

Kanye West Is A Knight In Shining Maybach

September 24, 2010... And you KNOW he matched his outfit to this really really ridiculously expensive car! Yesterday we spotted Kanye West leaving the Mercer hotel in New York, and we're not sure what sort of trouble he was getting into, but we're guessing...

Kanye West: Not That Innocent

September 16, 2010... You know Taylor Swift's new song "Innocent" is all about Kanye West! The VMA villain was spotted out and about in the Big Apple earlier today (after celebrating fashion week with Jay-Z last night at a Rocawear party)... And while not...

Kanye West Joins Jay-Z At Yankee Stadium

September 14, 2010... Kanye West went back to New York yesterday after getting booed at the MTV VMAs Sunday night to join a friendly face onstage at Yankee Stadium: Jay-Z. West's performance during his return to the VMAs one year after the Taylor Swift...

Are You Ready For The 2010 MTV VMAs?

September 11, 2010... Television's most unpredictable awards show kicks off tomorrow night and X17online will be bringing you all the action LIVE from the red carpet starting at 3:30pm PST followed by our live-blog at 6pm PST. But even though the show doesn't start...

Chelsea Handler Threatens Kanye West With "BB Gun" If He Tries To Interrupt Her

September 11, 2010... Chelsea Handler is prepared in the event that Kanye West suffers another lapse in judgement and tries to storm the VMA stage. "I have a BB gun and a water gun in case things get really hectic. I wouldn't...

MTV Says There Won't Be A Duet With Taylor Swift And Kanye West At The 2010 VMAs

September 10, 2010... Despite all those tweets about Kanye West having penned a song for the country cutie, it looks like there won't be any sort of collaboration at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. In an interview with the AP, VMAs...

Kanye West Still Tweeting His Apologies To Taylor Swift

September 04, 2010... Almost exactly a year after Kanye West charged the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards and snatched the mic from Taylor Swift's hands as she was accepting her win for Best Female Video, he's still apologizing. The outspoken rapper took...

Kanye West Promises New Song "Every Weekend Til Xmas"

August 23, 2010... Kanye West has spent the last year of his life relatively out of the spotlight, and it sounds like he's been using a lot of his time not just working on being a better person, but recording music! "I know y'all...

Kanye West And Taylor Swift May Reunite On The MTV VMAs!

August 20, 2010... MTV VMA host Chelsea Handler wants to play peace-maker between Taylor Swift and Kanye West during the awards show next month. "I'd like to get them together," Chelsea Handler told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show yesterday. "We've never really seen...

Justin Bieber/Kanye West Colloboration "Definitely Gonna Happen"

August 18, 2010... Justin Bieber and Kanye West's relationship has only just begun but it seems they're already making beautiful music together. After hooking up via Twitter last week, Kanye West tweeted at the Biebs, "Maybe we can do something together. Me, You...

Kanye West Follows Justin Bieber On Twitter, Bromance Ensues

August 16, 2010... Kanye West has finally decided to follow someone else on Twitter -- and the rapper surprisingly picked Justin Bieber as his first Twit friend. But what's even more surprising is the love fest that ensued between the two! Kanye started...

Kanye West Dresses To Impress For Rihanna

August 13, 2010... Kanye dressed up in a dapper suit to see his pal Rihanna perform at Madison Square Garden last night. Since breaking up with Amber Rose, 'Ye's been flying solo, but in that outfit, we can't imagine he didn't get plenty of...

Report: Kanye West To Perform At MTV Video Music Awards

August 10, 2010... Kanye West is set to take the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards just one year after cutting off Taylor Swift's thank-you speech by grabbing the mic. Beyonce's face during that infamous moment was priceless! West, 33, will be...

First Look At Kanye West's Power Video

August 05, 2010... But is it really a video? The 90-second clip is actually a digitized still image, and director Marco Brambilla tells MTV, "I instantly connected to the themes on the album. The whole idea of celebrity, the idea of...

Kanye West Brings His CAPS Lock Comedy Show To Twitter

July 29, 2010... Yesterday Kanye West joined Twitter, and the outspoken rapper already has over 200,000 followers ("SWAGGER ON 200,000 THOUSAND TRILLION!!!" he tweets). Kanye may have gotten a lot of flack for ripping the mic out of Taylor Swift's hands at...

Report: Kanye West And Amber Rose Take A Break, Amber Rebounds With Kim K.'s Ex?

July 06, 2010... Poor Kanye West! He allegedly splits with girlfriend Amber Rose and she quickly gets together with Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian's Superbowl-winning ex? Burn! "Kanye is consumed with recording his comeback record in Hawaii and had to shut it all off," a...

Kanye West Sued Over His Song Stronger

June 29, 2010... Kanye West is being accused of ripping off the song, Stronger and now the rap star is facing a major lawsuit. In the papers filed in Illinois, Virginia, rapper Vincent "Vince P." Peters is alleging he sent West's manager, John Monopoly,...

Kanye Keeps His Cool At The Airport

June 24, 2010... Last night we snapped Kanye West at JFK airport in NYC, and the rapper looked surprisingly calm as he strutted through the terminal. What, no photogs to smack around or pop stars to steal microphones from? B-o-r-i-n-g!

X17 XCLUSIVE - Kanye West Smiles After Facing Suge Knight In Shooting Deposition

June 19, 2010... Kanye West had a big smile on his face Friday afternoon, the day he sat down across from Suge Knight (with their lawyers) to answer questions about a 2005 incident at Kanye's MTV VMA after-party in Miami which resulted in...

But Where's Kanye?

June 07, 2010... Last night Amber Rose rolled over to Katsuya with several pals after the MTV Movie Awards, but boyfriend Kanye West was noticeably absent from the group. After his last MTV broadcast blunder, it makes sense that he'd want to...

Kanye & Amber Stay Warm In The City

February 25, 2010... Kanye West and lady love Amber Rose cruised side-by-side in NYC after taking in Fergie and the gang at Madison Square Garden. With the temps dropping on the East Coast, the lovebirds made sure to keep their heads covered. While...

Kanye And Amber Take Flight

February 02, 2010... Last night we photographed Kanye West and his lady love leaving LAX, and while Kanye didn't have much to say to photogs, we did catch him smiling when he went up the elevator to TSA! If you don't believe...

Stars Come Together For "We Are The World"

February 02, 2010... Celine Dion, Kanye West, Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Keith Urban, Nicole Scherzinger, Josh Groban, Barbra Streisand and many others came out yesterday to Jim Henson Recording Studios on La Brea to do a remake of the 1985 all-star hit "We Are...

Kanye Goes On A Blog Rant About Wearing Fur!

January 31, 2010... First of all, must he ALWAYS write in all caps? It makes his blog posts sound very loud! Check out this intense rant below by the one and only Kanye West, after the artist - as well as Amber Rose...

Kanye West Cleared Of Battery And Vandalism Charges Stemming From Fight At LAX

January 29, 2010... Kanye West and manager Don Crowley have been cleared of all charges stemming from their September 2008 altercation with two paparazzi photographers at LAX. The judge agreed to dismiss the battery, vandalism and grand theft charges if the men performed...

Kanye And Taylor Team Up For Charity Anthem!

January 28, 2010... Hopefully he'll be able to let Taylor Swift finish this time! Quincy Jones is re-recording the famous 1985 charity anthem, "We Are The World," a day after the Grammys for the Haiti relief effort. The song (written by Michael Jackson and...

Kanye And His Gold Digger At Chanel

January 26, 2010... Yesterday Kanye West and his lady love Amber Rose stepped out for the Chanel fashion show in Paris, and Amber wore yet another eye catching ensemble. But rather than hitting the event covered in a dress constructed of butt...

Honey, Does This Make Me Look Naked?

January 23, 2010... Kanye: No sweetheart, you look stunning. Amber Rose: You know K, I think people care more about my Rose McGowan rip off dress than you not being at that Haiti telethon! I mean, I've pretty much become more famous and...

MTV Reaches Out To Kanye West For Haiti Telethon, Still Hasn't Gotten A Response

January 21, 2010... There have been a handful of rumors that Kanye West was banned from participating in tomorrow's Hope For Haiti telethon, but MTV tells us that they have extended an invitation to the controversial rapper! The network released the...

Kanye And Amber Lay Low In The Big Apple

January 19, 2010... Kanye West and his stripper lady Amber Rose were spotted getting into a car in NYC yesterday, and the fame hungry lovers kept a low profile as photographers snapped away. Could this be the new and improved Kamber?...

Kanye Meets Up With Jay-Z In NYC!

January 18, 2010... And he brings his bald and beautiful girlfriend Amber Rose! I'm sure Kanye West and Jay-Z are going to make beautiful music together, but I'm always more interested in talking about the amazingness that is Amber. That head, that figure, those...

Kanye Back In The Studio, Bringing Us "The Best He Has To Offer"

January 04, 2010... Oh joy! It looks like we'll be seeing and hearing more of Kanye West in 2010... The controversial rapper is back in the studio working on some new tunes, and he posted the following message on his official blog: "FIRST OF...

Kanye's New Year's Resolution? Put Photographers In Jail!

December 31, 2009... How original! Yesterday we caught Kanye West at LAX, and the outspoken rapper revealed his New Year's resolution to X17online. But rather than disabling the CAPS function on his keyboard or planning on removing the stick from his ass in...

Kanye And Amber Get Into The Grove

December 28, 2009... Yesterday we photographed Kanye West and his robo-girlfriend Amber Rose at the Grove in Los Angeles, and they were greeted by a swarm of paparazzi as they made their way through the parking garage. Kanye didn't seem to love...

Naughty Or Nice: Kanye Steals Taylor's VMA Thunder!

December 14, 2009... Santa has his list every year, and now we here at X17online have ours! And what better example of "naughty" is there in 2009 than the Kanye/Taylor incident? Sweet and innocent Taylor Swift won Best Female Video at this year's Video...

Kanye West Is Off The Hook, Criminal Charges Dropped

October 23, 2009... Well, certainly not for ALL of his past behavior, but a court commissioner has dismissed criminal charges against the CAPS lover and his road manager stemming from their altercation with photographers at LAX last year. West and his manager Don...

Kanye West Is Not Dead, But His Reputation Is On Life-Support

October 21, 2009... Pics courtesy Kanye West Yesterday, rumors swirled over the internets that Kanye West had tragically died in a car accident, but never fear Kanye fans, it was just a hoax. However, after storming the stage at the VMAs, his reputation is on...

Kanye, T.I. No Shows At BET Awards

October 11, 2009... Well, T.I. has a good excuse -- he's serving a year-long sentence in an Arkansas prison on a federal weapons conviction, but still managed to win two awards at Saturday's Hip-Hop awards for best collaboration with Rhianna for "Live Your...

X17 XCLUSIVE - Kanye Shoots Hoops, Not His Mouth

October 10, 2009... Kanye West was snapped after a game of basketball in Pan Pacific Park the other day, and it looks like the loudmouthed rapper is really using his time off to try and get his act together. Exercise is a...

Beyonce Finally Addresses The Kanye Incident

October 06, 2009... Ugh, can we pleeeaase stop talking about this? Just when we thought we could leave Kanye West and his drama in the September archives, someone else had to put in their two cents, and this time, that special...

Lady GaGa And Kanye West Cancel Their Tour!

October 01, 2009... Hmm, wonder what prompted this!? Today Live Nation announced that Kanye West and Lady GaGa's "Fame Kills" tour has been cancelled. The concert tour was set to kick off on November 10 in Phoenix, Arizona and it was supposed to...

Barack Obama Speaks For The People, Calls Kanye West A Jackass

September 15, 2009... Hey, he's our kind of president! During an interview with CNBC, a rival ABC reporter tweeted that President Obama was overheard calling Kanye West a "jackass" for his outburst at the 2009 MTV VMAs. The tweet was promptly...

Taylor To Kanye: It's Not Too Late To Apologize Personally

September 15, 2009... Seems like Kanye's saying "I'm sorry" for storming the stage at the VMAs to everyone except for the one person he should be saying it to - Taylor Swift! Taylor told The View that she would be willing to meet with...

Kanye Tells Leno: "I only wanted to help people."

September 14, 2009... Kanye West brought some drama to the premiere of Jay Leno's new NBC primetime show tonight, commenting on his disastrous interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye told Leno: "My entire life, I've only wanted to...

Kanye To Appear On Leno Tonight, Perhaps He'll Blame It On The Alcohol

September 14, 2009... Well, it should be interesting to see what he has to say about last night's inappropriate behavior! We were well aware of the fact that Kanye West was downing a bottle of Hennessey prior to the incident at the VMAs last...

Kanye Blogs "I'm Sorry" To Taylor... AGAIN!

September 14, 2009... Hey, no harm in saying it twice, right? There was "an incident" at the VMAs last night - in case you've been living under a rock, Kanye West stole the mic from Taylor Swift and claimed Beyonce's vid was better -...

Kanye Apologizes, Taylor Speaks Out About The Incident

September 14, 2009... Just hours after Kanye West brazenly attempted to steal Taylor Swift's thunder at the VMAs, he posted an apology on his official blog (in caps, natch), but now it appears as though it's been removed from his site!...

Kanye Lets the Missus Do Her Thang

September 13, 2009... Sometimes even Kanye can't believe he's dating Amber Rose ... He drank his way down the red carpet at the VMA's tonight, letting Amber work it for the cameras, admiring her backside all the while.

Kanye Treats His Lady Love To A Shopping Spree

September 04, 2009... ...at Intermix on Robertson, natch! And since Kanye's such a fashion forward guy, you know he enjoyed every second of it! But hey, for someone who supposedly loathes the paps so much, Kanye sure didn't seem to mind the attention...

Did Kanye Break Up Kim & Reggie?

July 31, 2009... Were racy text messages from Kanye West what broke up Kim Kardashian's two year romance with NFL star Reggie Bush? At first this seemed silly, but upon reading a report on Fox News, we don't know what to think!...

Has Kanye Fallen Off The Fashion Wagon?!

July 29, 2009... The normally snappy dresser was photographed in Hollywood yesterday in a decidedly shlumpy outfit. Okay, this wouldn't be considered shlumpy for someone like John Mayer, but this is the Louis Vuitton don we're talkin' about here! We expect a...

They Love LA!

June 05, 2009... The LA Lakers, that is! But with one of the best players of all time on our team, how could you not? Jess and Tony weren't the only ones we spotted entering the Staples Center, last night's game read like...

Menage-a-WHAT?!!!

May 14, 2009... courtesy Twitter Kanye West's g-friend Amber Rose was WAY star struck the other night at the Costume Institute Gala when Madonna herself GRABBED MS. ROSE'S BUTT! She was so star struck, in fact, that she posted evidence of the grabbing on her...

The Bald And The Beautiful

May 05, 2009... We adore Kanye and we're mildly infatuated with his gf/former stripper Amber Rose, so naturally we're totally in love with what they wore to the Met Costume Institute Gala last night. Britney wishes she looked this good with a...

Kanye Charged in LAX Pap Smackdown

March 18, 2009... Kanye is now facing misdemeanor charges of battery, grand theft and vandalism for a run-in with a pap at LAX, last September. A videotape of the incident shows the rapper smashing a photog's camera flash and a friend of his...

So THIS Is Where All The Cool Kids Hang Out!

March 13, 2009... Yesterday we snapped Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson and Kanye West at Roseark in West Hollywood, and the only thing missing from this random group was Kanye's (former) stripper gf, Amber Rose! The trio was spotted outside of the trendy jewelry boutique/art...

Flashing...Brights!

March 11, 2009... Looks like Kanye West's ladyfriend Amber Rose is enjoying the limelight! We snapped the two in Paris the other day, and as if having a peroxided buzz cut wasn't enough to get her noticed, the former stripper slipped into...

OMG! Kelly And Kanye Performing Together On AI?

March 06, 2009... Ok, they're not actually performing together, but they will both be taking the Idol stage next Wednesday during the season's first results show. Kelly will be doing her new single My Life Would Suck Without You, while Kanye will perform Heartless. I'm...

Kanye Thinks We Should "Give Chris A Break"

March 01, 2009... Oh, Kanye. You had to open your mouth again. The Heartless singer - joke intended! - discussed many things during a recent taping of VH1's "Storytelling" and, according to a Reuters reporter, one of them was the Rihanna/Chris Brown sitch... West asked...

Kanye And His Woman Make An Appearance

February 27, 2009... I'll admit it. I'm kinda fascinated by Kanye West's new lady friend, Amber Rose. We spotted the couple at Ecco last night, and we're more interested in her than the Louis Vuitton don! She's got a killer...

Captain Kanye In NYC!

February 19, 2009... Actually, it's probably more like General Kanye, but whatever. Mr. West was at the Alexandre Herchcovitch fashion show yesterday in NYC, and he rocked yet another wacky jacket as he enjoyed his front row seat. Good times!

Kanye Is Still Cocky

February 17, 2009... Photo Courtesy: Steven Klein for Details Love him or hate him, at least Kanye is always interesting, not to mention controversial. Check out what Kayne had to say in a new interview with Details magazine: On his music: "There's nothing...

Kanye On Rihanna: "I Feel Like That's My Baby Sis"

February 10, 2009... Aww, Kanye West (the man who has an opinion about everything) had some kind words for Rihanna, who was allegedly beaten up by her boyfriend Chris Brown early on Sunday morning. On Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM radio show, the...

Kanye Smiles!

February 09, 2009... Eh, I spoke too soon. We snapped the R&B diva rapper at Katsuya last night for one of the many Grammy afterparties, and even though he gave us a whole bunch of faces on the way out, he did flash us...

The Nutcracker Called, He Wants His Jacket Back

February 06, 2009... So Mr. Caps Lock Kanye West was at MyHouse last night for the Belvedere IX Launch Party, and the usually stylish rapper seems to have committed a fashion faux pas! We're not really loving this jacket, and we're definitely...

Who'd Win Best Dressed?

January 28, 2009... You can go dapper like Kanye West in Paris and Clive Owen at Apple last night (random, right?), or you can go comfy casual like Pierce Brosnan in the 'Bu and Justin Long in WeHo. Hmm, but what look looks...

Kanye Gets All Dolled Up

January 27, 2009... And I'm loving it! Sure, Kanye is incredibly full of himself, but he does make amazing music (aside from "808s and Heartbreak" - sorry K, wasn't feeling that album) and he's pretty much the most stylish male celebrity around. Mr....

Justin Timberlake, Kanye West To Rock Grammy Stage

January 26, 2009... Justin Timberlake and Kanye West have been added to the already impressive list of performers for this year's Grammy Awards. Timberlake will take the stage with T.I. to perform their hit "Dead and Gone." While Kanye joins some of the biggest...

Kanye Really Wants To Take His Clothes Off

January 10, 2009... Notorious sh*t talker Kanye West had some gems for Vibe Magazine, including the revelation that he'd like to pose in the buff one day: "I want the freedom of having less fans. It's like the freedom of having less money. If...

Kanye Is Proud Of Britney!

November 27, 2008... Kanye West seems to have an opinion about everything (and an affinity for typing in all caps), but when it comes to Britney Spears, it looks like the rapper has a soft spot. On his official blog, Kanye...

Jonas Brothers Want To 'Kick It' With Kanye

November 24, 2008... The Jonas Brothers want to team up with Kanye West, according to E! Online. "We think Kanye's new record sounded really cool, so that's someone," Nick Jonas said when asked to name an artist the guys wanted to work with. But Nick...

AMA Leftovers: The Good, The Bad and the Fugly

November 24, 2008... YOU be the judge of which is which! AND check out our monster AMA gallery with new pix added below!

Kanye Disses Justin And Calls Himself "Voice Of This Generation"

November 14, 2008... We all know Kanye's got an amazing ego, but this recent statement of his takes the cake! The Grammy winner called himself "the voice of this generation" in an interview Wednesday, according to the AP (via Yahoo's OMG)....

Kanye Arrested in Pap Flap

November 14, 2008... Who's been actin' like fool in the UK? We all agree it's you K! Kanye was arrested in England for getting into yet another scuffle with a photographer. The incident happened outside the "Tup Tup club" in Gateshead, England, early Friday. The...

Kanye Makes Out With Aubrey?!?

October 26, 2008... This CAN'T be right! So, Page Six reports that music sensation Kanye West was recently spotted making out with failed pop star Aubrey O'Day, formerly of Danity Kane... "Either they actually kissed, or Aubrey was just telling people they kissed," says the...

Does P. Diddy Use The Same Security Staff As Kanye?

September 29, 2008... Diddy's bodyguards almost got physical with our photog the other day -- fortunately our guy's camera is still intact!

Kanye Won't Faces Charges in LAX Pap Scuffle

September 26, 2008... Kayne West and his bodyguard will not face felony charges following an altercation with photographers at LAX, according to the Los Angeles county District Attorney's office. In the incident, Kayne and his bodyguard allegedly smashed a photographer's camera. Kayne...

Did Nicole Pull a Kanye at Fashion Week?

September 13, 2008... Could there be an epidemic of camera rage sweeping celebs? The New York Post reports that Nicole Richie became so enraged when a Swedish fan tried to take her picture outside an after-party for Charlotte Ronson's show, that she "jumped over...

Kanye "Cool With the Paparazzi"

September 12, 2008... After being released from custody yesterday morning (after an altercation with two photogs) Kanye West and his bodyguard (pictured above) have finally made it to Hawaii! Despite getting aggro with the paps at LAX, Kanye left a message for the rest...

Kanye's Free!

September 11, 2008... Our photogs say Kanye left in a black SUV from a local car service. As he left the police department, he was protected by a bodyguard holding an umbrella in front of him to shield him from photographers (good idea!).

X17 XCLUSIVE - KANYE'S BODYGUARD IN CUFFS!

September 11, 2008... Kanye's bodyguard Don Crowley just got taken into the LAPD Pacific Division in cuffs, after his altercation with a photographer at LA International Airport this morning. The police department says Kanye's already inside the department building -- probably bailing himself out,...

Kanye West Arrested At LAX
now with a statement from the LAX PD

September 11, 2008... X17 has confirmed that Kayne West was arrested at LA International Airport for shoving a photographer. Apparently the photog snapped and so did Kayne! We're awaiting details for the LAX police department, but so far, they've confirmed to X17online that...

You Kan't Be Serious!

August 20, 2008... Kanye West is pretty well known for taking himself super-seriously - but his latest line of ads are an Absolut laugh riot! The rapper has been appearing on a series of hilarious ads for "Be Kanye Tablets", a product which...

Britney For Best Video!

August 15, 2008... We all loved Britney Spears' video for "Piece of Me" - but MTV loved it so much that they've put it up for Video of the Year! Earlier today, MTV released their full list of nominees for Video of the...

HBO To Curb Kanye's Enthusiasm?

July 30, 2008... Archive photo Sick of hearing Kanye West talk about himself? Well, you might want to cancel your subscription to HBO - the pay network is developing a show with the chart-conquering rapper! Entertainment Weekly reports that HBO has moved forward in...

Good To The Last Drop!

July 29, 2008... We caught Kanye West slurping up a smoothie outside of Joan's On Third yesterday... which do you think is cooler - that smoothie or Kanye's shades?

Kanye, Alicia and Halle Win Big At BET Awards

June 25, 2008... Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry were the big winners at the BET Awards in Los Angeles Tuesday night. Kanye took home awards for both best male hip hop artist and best collaboration for his single "Good Life," while Missy...

Everybody Loves Kanye!

April 23, 2008... From Paris to Benji to Jay-Z, oh my! All came out to party at Goa after Kanye performed at the Nokia Theatre in LA last night - just how excited are you for West's Glow in the Dark tour? We hear it's...

Kanye West Breaks Off Engagement?

April 21, 2008... We'd thought Kanye West and Alexis Phifer would be spending the Good Life together - but now, we're hearing reports that their wedding is off! Us is reporting that West is currently "possessed" by his Glow In The Dark tour...

While You Were Sleeping...

March 28, 2008... ...Danity Kane's Aubrey O'Day was getting catty! The singing sensation nearly caused a scene on her way out of Opera last night after seemingly taking offense at the flurry of excitement caused by pornstar Jenna Jameson's surprise appearance. Jeez, Aubrey...

Kanye West Samples Soles

March 06, 2008... Paris may have wrapped up its Fashion Week festivities days ago - but Kanye West clearly wants to keep the party going here in Los Angeles! We caught the fashionable rapper leaving Diavolina after perusing shoes earlier this week. Think he...

Celebs Light Up The City of Lights!

February 29, 2008... It certainly seems like everyone is in Paris for the last of the Fall Fashion shows. Last night, Rihanna, Hip Hop superstar Kanye West and his fiancÃƒÂ©e Alexis Phifer, Vivica Fox, Jimmy Jean-Louis from "Heroes" shone at the Swarovski Party....

Mr. West Heads East

February 28, 2008... He may call himself Kan the Louis Vuitton Don - but it looks like Kanye West's got an eye for Valentino, too! We caught Kanye and his fiancee Alexis Phifer out in Paris yesterday afternoon, trying to make his way...

Grammy Night '08!

February 10, 2008... Music's biggest night is tonight! Taking place live at the Staples Center in L.A., the 50th Annual Grammy Awards promises to be an event to remember! Leading the nominees are Kanye West (with an incredible eight noms) and Amy Winehouse (with...

And The Grammy (Nom) Goes To...

December 06, 2007... Good news for Kanye West - who lost his mother recently - and Amy Winehouse - whose life is in a perpetual state of disorder... both are leading the Grammy Awards with the most nominations! Kanye has eight and Amy...

Rest In Peace, Donda

November 20, 2007... Kanye West arrived in Oklahoma City this morning for the funeral of his mother, Dr. Donda West, at the True Vine Ministry church, reports Access Hollywood. Guests included Beyonce and Jay-Z, as well as performances by John Legend and Anita...

X17 XCLUSIVE - Kanye Carries On ...

November 17, 2007... Despite the pain of losing his mother Donda this week, superstar Kanye West is soldiering on with rehearsals at the Zenith concert hall in Paris. Kanye is playing there tonight and has a concert scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, November...

Our Condolences ...

November 17, 2007... We did only one story on the tragic death of Kanye's mom this week ... it's so horrible. A bad doctor and a fatal reaction to unnecessary surgery. Do we really need all this body alteration, people?

Kanye West's Mother Passes Away

November 12, 2007... Chart-topping rapper Kanye West suffered a tragic blow last night as his beloved mother Donda passed away following complications related to a cosmetic surgery procedure. Our hearts go out to Kanye during this trying time - hopefully he's able to...

Louis Brings Out The Ladies... And Kanye!

October 08, 2007... Lots of lovely ladies came out for the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris this Sunday. Victoria Beckham was in attendance - where else would she be? - as was Dita Von Teese (not wearing black for once!), Courtney Love,...

When Victoria Met Dita...

October 05, 2007... These two are certainly an interesting pair! A sunglasses-wearing Victoria Beckham - dressed in a gorgeous green dress - was escorted to the Chanel Ready-to-Wear show at the Grand Palais in Paris. And who was following in her footsteps (literally)?...

Oh, Sh*t!

October 03, 2007... Hey, it happens sometimes - luckily for us, we've got the vigilance of Kanye West keeping us aware of it! As we attempted to keep pace with the rapper (along with fiancee Alexis Phifer) outside of Issey Miyake's big Fashion...

Kan' The Louis Vuitton Vivienne Westwood Don

October 02, 2007... Kanye West certainly cut quite an entrance to Vivienne Westwood's show during Fashion Week in Paris yesterday - hey, if Kanye's scarf hadn't caught our eye, his long-time model fiancee Alexis Phifer definitely would have! Luckily for us, 'Ye seemed...

Conrad In Crisis!

September 27, 2007... So, L.C. was at Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood party last night at Opera, and so was Heidi... blah blah blah. More importantly! How do you think Lauren handled the news of ex b/f Jason's engagement on The Hills this week?! (Below...

Kanye West Doesn't Care About VMA People

September 10, 2007... We here at X17 think Kanye West is awesome, but even we have to admit that he lets his mouth get him into trouble - like, for instance, last night after the VMAs! After putting Britney on blast for getting...

Kanye West Doesn't Care About Pap People

June 28, 2007... Apparently Kanye West didn't want to interrupt his Parisian vacation long enough to even acknowledge any of our photographers' questions when we spotted him yesterday. At first we were disappointed, but then we started thinking about how rare this footage...