The year’s most inexplicable collabo record gets a video. Hype Williams directs, Kanye upstages.

Directed Hype Williams. From Kiss The Ring, due August 23rd.

In a recent interview with The Daily Beast, Skrillex revealed that he has been working with Kanye West “I did some music with Kanye and from what I know, it’s actually going to be the first song on his new album,” Skrillex revealed. No word on if that means Sonny will be contributing to the [cont.]

There’s an old adage of “packaging sells,” meaning the more elaborate the packaging, the more the consumer automatically assumes the product on the inside is as good as it’s outer layer suggests. Case in point. The G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer project will drop September 4th.

From 2 Chainz Based On A T.R.U. Story LP, hitting August 14th. Sonny Digital + Kanye West.

This is pretty awesome, seeing all these cats collaborate. In other news, the album, Cruel Summer, has been pushed back from it’s original August release date. As Kanye West himself said earlier this summer, there’s a real healthy sense of competition in hip-hop right now. But with all the crews gunning for that top spot, [cont.]

Regardless of how you may feel about 2 Chainz, that single artwork fucking kills. Due on Itunes July 24th.

In a forthcoming, previously announced episode of Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show, entitled Menace II Secret Society, each Kanye West, ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, and will.i.am will team to form “The Hip-Hop Illuminati”. The above image was revealed this week at the San Diego Comic Con, in a concept that originally began last [cont.]

…and by “talks”, we mean, he acknowledges it’s existence.

Here’s the much-buzzed about new single from the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer, hitting in August. Needs a remix with GFK….

One of the highlights of last night’s BET Awards was Jay-Z & Kanye West pitted against Beyonce for Video Of The Year. After The Throne took the award, Jay gave his acceptance speech, and then proceeded to interrupt Kanye’s….

Here’s another lost Stack Bundles / K. West collabo. This one appears on the Pros and Cons DVD/CD, which features more lost tracks from the fallen rapper.

Scrapped cut finds new life with a G.O.O.D. Music remix. Big Sean’s verse is somewhat familiar…

…and he doesn’t watch it, just like the rest of us.

Hottest song in the trap. Off G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer Vol. One, coming soon.

…he had Rhymefest write them down. Zing!

Jay-Z & Kanye West performing the song “Niggas in Paris” (1st & 2nd out of 11) from their album album “Watch The Throne” during the Watch The Throne tour, in Paris (Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy 06/01/12).

Using the “Ni**as in Paris” soundtrack, the video features a sequence of known and unknown black people, in their own universe. The goal is to show that this diversity is a driving force in creating the unique charm & atmosphere that the city of lights exudes. Authentic and original/innovative, this video is a fresh take [cont.]

Tipper speaks with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45 about working with Cam’Ron and Dr. Dre, and says he has songs completed with Kanye West, Andre 3000, Usher, and Young Jeezy.

From Watch The Throne, in stores now. Directed by Romain Gavras.