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YASIIN BEY RETIRES FROM RAP IN VOICEMAIL TO KANYE WEST A

Yasiin Bey (b.k.a. Mos Def) gave Kanye West a call the other night after being arrested in South Africa for violating local immigration laws while trying to leave the country. He’s been detained in Cape Town while he and his family will have 14 days to vacate the country. The voicemail finds Bey explaining his current situation while dropping a freestyle of sorts with the same cadence as Mr. West’s recently released “No More Parties In LA.” The 11-minute message also finds Bey stating his immediate retirement from hip hop and Hollywood. He will drop one last album this year though.

Give it a listen. Hopefully this isn’t the last we hear from the artist formally known as the Mighty Mos Def.

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KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR ‘SWISH’; G.O.O.D. FRIDAYS TO RETURN

As Kanye West gears up to release his seventh studio album, SWISH, the Chicago producer and rapper has set a plan in motion to get everyone ready for the follow up to Yeezus.

First, Mr. West will revisit his G.O.O.D. Music Fridays and release a new joint every week until the album drops. That announcement came courtesy of Kim Kardashian’s Twitter feed.

Oh, and when will the album drop? Well, it appears that a date is set for February 11.

You ready?

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KANYE WEST FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN & KENDRICK LAMAR – REAL FRIENDS/NO MORE PARTIES IN LA (SNIPPET)

After the lukewarm reaction to “Facts,” Kanye returns with “Real Friends/No More Parties In LA” that has a guest list of Ty Dolla $ign and Kendrick Lamar along with production courtesy of Madlib, Boi-1da, SEVNTHOMAS, Frank Dukes & additional programming by Havoc. This is just a sample of the song as Kanye has also announced the return of G.O.O.D. Fridays in preparation for SWISH.