GLC posts unreleased scene from "Spaceship" Video

via the Fader:

GLC posted a 5 year old unreleased clip of Kanye's "Spaceship" video.  In the post GLC calls Kanye and Consequence "young dreamers."  Fader's post echoes my sentiment of Kanye's career.  This video seems like a long time ago...

When Egos Collide (aka stick to what made you famous)

With Kanye in self improvement mode and Brandon Flowers touring (or trying to tour with aggitated bandmates...who'se to blame?) in support of newest (deeply disappointing) Day and Age...it seems like the two are perfect partners to collaborate with.  Right?  According to Spin.com, Flowers dropped by ye's studio while he was recording with Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars and My-So-Called Life. (Which of Jared's characters do you like better...down and out teenager or rock singer?  I personally like heroin addict [Requiem for a Dream])  Kanye tells a story only like a true linguist can:

"I WAS WORKING ON THIS DOPE ASS SONG WITH JARED AND BRANDON STOPPED BY"

"Dope Ass" as it might have been, it wasn't  dope ass enough that Flowers couldn't interrupt in his Swarovski Crystals encrusted shirt (note picture and then contemplate the last person you saw wearing Swarovski Crystal...Grandma?)  But midst a recording session:

"BRANDON HOPPED ON THE KEYBOARD AND I HOPPED ON THE MPC [type of drum machine.]"

As noted on West's blog, this took place "before everyone bounced,"  so lets not make Flowers seem like he high jacked the intensely creative recording session between Vocoder and Actor.  Flower's trip to the studio is nothing more than a "lets get my solo career going, and, please Kanye either show me the power of the Vocoder, or, produce the single on my next camaraderie-free (that I loved to fake on my rock band obsessed Sam's Town) album.  (what's missing from Day and Age?  Cohesiveness of styles.)  Flowers is proving too large for the band that made him famous, and traveled to the sensi of "too famous," West and current understudy Leto.  West stopped rapping (made him famous) and started singing, Leto  paused acting (made him famous) and started singing in all white outfits (although he seems to be more Cobain now [see photo]), and it seem Flowers is going to abandon the Killers (although they seem to be like the Titanic, nose deep in water just waiting for the rear to become heavy enough to split the tanker in half).  I know money, fame, and admiration for your art can prop you into lala land--think you can sing or think you can go solo (question: are you that iconic--or can you be?) but please remember when your ego gets you into places you don't belong, you should have stuck to what made you famous in the first place.

*note: I know this is probably my fourth Kanye related post in this blog's short life, but the guy is everywhere--on one of  my favorite TV shows, working with one of my favorite directors...

**second note: exposure does not make you an icon... longevity does.

Kanye Responds to South Park

As posted earlier in the day, South Park featured Kanye West as an accepting "gay fish" in last night's episode.  Here's his response via his blog:

SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I'M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I'M SURE THERE'S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS... THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S ME!

Who said South Park doesn't make a difference...

do you like fishsticks in your mouth?

Question of Wednesday night (or perhaps of the past five years in the music biz): "can Kanye West take a joke?" (or look beyond his ego to understand a joke).

I'll keep a close eye on Kanye's blog to follow up with his response.  Has South Park shown him how to have a sense a humor, or, will he accept he is just a gay fish?  Until then check out the full episode and all seasons of South Park uncensored on the show's official website. 

One last note: I wonder if Cartman and Jimmy's working relationship is similar to Matt Stone and Trey Parker's.

Kanye West/Spike Jonze Project

Jonze and West first collab'd on Kanye's "Flashing Lights" video in which a model in lingerie has Kanye bound and gag'd in the back of a Mustang.  The video ends with the model holding a shovel with West still tied up, leaving us to wondering if she ever buried West.  (three years later, most of his College Dropout fans wish she had.)  Jonze and West's newest venture is a 10-15 minute short film featuring "See You In My Nightmares" from 808's.  The film shot for two days in Los Angeles and the premise is unknown (with no release date).  I've always liked Spike Jonze since Being John Malkovich and have been following his stuff ever since.  Kanye West first hooked me with "Through the Wire" on College Dropout, but I've since lost interest.  Still interested in all Spike-relevant projects, I just hope that "Kanye collab's" aren't the beginning of the end for Jonze.