Kanye West will be returning to the runway’s next month. Following his in depth revelation of future ventures and a recent rumored move to Europe, the Louis Vuitton Don will debut his namesake collection during this year’s Paris Fashion Week. If you remember his runway debut last October wasn’t received so well with critics giving lukewarm feedback. Kanye’s PR agency, Karla Otto, confirms to WWD that West will make his return on Tuesday, March 6th at 9.30 p.m.

via Fashionista

Yeezy attends a dinner hosted by designer Mark Fast in London, after the jump….

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It’s Sunday, which means Lil’ Wayne returns with the third episode of his Weezy Sports Corner vlog. With one week left until the biggest sporting event of the year, the NFL Superbowl, Tunechi breaks down this week’s latest news. Why the arm sling? Seems that Weezy had a minor skating accident which he explains below.

Thanks to Derick G.

Watch the rest after the jump…..

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D’Angelo’s still got it, as for the first time in 11 years the R&B Soul singer performed in concert earlier today. Shedding a lot of weight and looking in shape, D’Angelo kicked off his european tour at the Filadelfiakyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden. Today marking the 12-year anniversary of his Vodoo album, fans were treated to live renditions of past classics and were the first to hear upcoming new releases. Above, along with The Testimony, he debuts a new song titled “Sugar Daddy.”

D’Angelo performs an 8-minute version of “Chicken Grease” after the jump….

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Last September, I downloaded this pop song on the recommendation of Immaculate Infatuation or Broke Mogul I can’t remember, but it’s been on my “On-the-Go 4″ ipod playlist ever since. (That’s my standard gym/laundry/dogwalking playlist of reasonably melodic, sing-a-long-able, molly-ringwald-danceable, elliptical-friendly pop/rock/dance/rap jams.) I know nothing about Fueled By Ramen**, or how they came to enlist Janelle Monae for this somewhat negligible cameo, but I assumed ramen was a college reference not an Asian one. (**oops, the group is named Fun, the label is called Fueled by Ramen. Thank you reader Brandon)
Since then, “We Are Young” has been covered on Glee, the group has toured with Janelle, and the group name is now Fun. (I’m kind of confused about the name thing). And today Bill Werde from Billboard gave a heads up that there’s finally a video….Pretty standard kids breaking things in slow motion, but if you haven’t heard this song yet, it’s cute….and yes, “fun.”

Oh wow. As a friend of Joe Budden’s, I can’t believe I’m seeing him self-document and broadcast another deeply private conversation with ex-girlfriend Tahiry on youtube! Isn’t this one of the habits that led to their breakup two years ago?! Didn’t this opening up of a raw but one-sided view into their relationship magnify problems and invite the world to judge?

But on the other hand…it’s completely fascinating to hear Joe wonder out loud if he needs Tahiry back. And hear Tahiry emphatically argue that after all of his more recent relationship “displays”, Joe needs to court her. Not as the old thing he knows best, but as the real thing who deserves it more. They both insist to the audience that they are not currently intimate with each other.
Now if ever there was a subliminal apology, the fact that Joe gives Tahiry the platform to really be 100% in the right, own the entire exchange, make all the zingers, and score one for all under-appreciated ride-or-die chicks…on his youtube channel…is perhaps Joe’s way of saying, I’m sorry.

And aside from all the celebrity baggage, this is a very real and very funny conversation that we can all relate to.

Tahiry: Yeah you need to court me! Because you’re trying to get the old thing back! You come, you knock on my door, you hide under my bed, you pop up….
Joe: I do that because I love you as a person…but I’m in a state of uncertainty, as you are.

More transcript of Joe x Tahiry, The Reunion…
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I wish I had a wall-sized computer screen on which to watch the glorious action of this Dark Knight Rises movie trailer…It’s gorgeous and grim, and loaded with all the classic cues of a Christopher Nolan flick. Collapsing skylines, swallowing crevices, candlelit Marion Cotillard, and lots and lots of staircases. But even if much of the cast in Batman Wears Prada While Bronson Blows Up His Dream State seems familiar, I can’t wait to see how the movie incorporates the ideas of Occupy Wall Street into the storyline of absolute power corruption….Oh hay, 1%.

“There’s a storm coming Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches. Because when it hits you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us…” -Catwoman

Oh, who am I kidding, all I care about is BANE.

Now along with the Dark Knight Rises trailer, there were other solid teases to keep film fans salivating for 2012…

1) Prometheus trailer…of a trailer: What do we learn about Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel?
2) Wrath of the Titans trailer: More Perseus, more sandals, and super gnarly looking Titans!
3) The Dictator: Sasha Baron Cohen’s new spoof looks amazing….ly offensive!

Watch all three after the jump…
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I feel ashamed that missinfo.tv’s first cat video is a commercial, but this literally made me laugh out loud today so…that’s reason enough to share. Not to mention, this British milk advertisement (created by Wieden-Kennedy, where we have many friends) was named #8 on Adweek’s Best Ads of 2011.

Best moment? The cat west-side-story gang, of course.

There are some other amazing ad-gems on this ‘Best of’ list….some we’ve seen before. But this one French talking bear-rug commercial…Totally Fantastic!

Watch my favorites, after the jump

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When Young Jeezy was in NYC a few weeks ago, he knew that the last song he played us would get everyone’s attention…and he obliged us by making sure to run it back not once but two more times. It’s a instant mood-changer to hear three incredible talents having fun over an upbeat soul track. Now you can hear what the fuss was about….

New Music: Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z and Andre 3000 “I Do” (Radio Rip)

Can you believe Young Jeezy has been sitting on this gem for almost two years! It’s a miracle that he managed to keep this unhacked. Jeezy’s TM103 drops on Dec 20. Props to Funk Flex for the debut!
Read more of our thoughts on Jeezy’s upcoming Thug Motivation 103 album here.

Watch Jeezy’s mini-movie as well…
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I love this Drake x Complex cover image! So classy! This riff on vintage Blue Note jazz record covers stands out, especially in comparison to the plague of pop culture magazines who, with their last breaths, hope to grab eyes instead of also minds. Anyways, that’s just me being a cover snob. But I do like this alot, props to Egotripland’s Brent Rollins, NCB et al.

I started jotting down my thoughts about Drake’s Take Care album after digesting it over the weekend, and now after reading Damien Scott’s cover story on Drake, I’m having the same reaction to both. In both cases, we have to dodge this pendulum that swings from thug-posturing to emo-sniffling just get to the thoughtful and very sharp artist behind it.

At one moment, Drake is realizing his dream of having a spa shower installed at home:

“It’s a shower that’s lit by all LED lights,” he explains. “It has 10 jets, an overhead, and it sprays out lavender or whatever scents you want. It’s something I’ve always wanted.”

The next moment, Drake is cracking his knuckles in a pair of baggy OJ Simpson gloves:

“I’m ready for whatever,” he says. “I don’t give a fuck. I want to move through life in the most non-confrontational way possible, but I’m not a pussy. Don’t ever get that mixed up.”

It’s both the most absurd and most entertaining part about Drake, the celebrity.

More excerpts, thoughts and photos after the jump…
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A bittersweet treat. My Hot97 family got the scoop on this new Amy Winehouse x Nas song, “Like Smoke” which posthumously fulfills the late singer’s wish to collaborate with her friend “Mr. Jones”. It’s a gorgeous retro-soul track, in typical Winehouse style and produced by Salaam Remi back in 2008. “Like Smoke” is the lead single off Lioness: Hidden Treasures, a collection of songs Amy recorded before her death this past July.

New Music: Amy Winehouse feat. Nas “Like Smoke” (Produced by Salaam Remi)

Nas rhymes:

“…like a polygamist with a twist, will I marry again, maybe, I guess….”

“I be out in London, Camden, hunting for the answers why the God take away the homie. I can’t say that I’m a firm believer that we all meet up in eternity. Just hope the big man, show me some courtesy….“

oh man.

**UPDATE: New Video: Amy Winehouse “Our Day Will Come”**

Related links after the jump…

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