October 26th.

After his stop at Rolling Stone, Yeezy caught up with Jay for dinner @ Nello’s. #NoTMZ.

A leak off The Dissertation: The Wu Thesis, which should be out later today.

CurT@!n$ – 36 Chambers of Death

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The offices of Rolling Stone were the latest stop on Kanye’s promo tour:

West says the vibe of his new record is positivity, acknowledging that he’s made mistakes in his life. Adding that he believes great art doesn’t have to come from dark places, he said, “I feel like [now] I can be a vessel for good will and energy.” Dressed in a tailored charcoal gray suit, black wayfarer-style sunglasses and lace-less Dries Van Noten shoes, West opened up his laptop and fired through nearly a dozen new tracks plus snippets of unfinished ones. He played the full version of “My Chain Heavy” (the racially charged song he debuted a cappella at Facebook earlier this week), which was anchored by an old-school beat with a spacey whistle hook. Other songs featured some of Kanye’s most adventurous and experimental music yet: heavy beats, cellos, sparse piano lines, fuzzed-out electric guitar solos, and spooky sci-fi melodies.

In this clip he pontificates about how his art is coming from a place of  joy and excitement, and the limits of rap and putting your life on the line for your art and how so many artists today are pussies.

For the Teflon Don movie.

I think I’m my Cousin Bang.

LRG visits Spitta’s native New Orleans for their Fall 2010 shoot and get the rapper to pose for a few shots in their current collection.

Fall 1 available at L-R-G.com.

Previously: Curren$y In-Store @ Commonwealth (Video)

Well, we might as well start calling this guy Mr. President now because I can’t imagine that Haiti isn’t going to elect him damn near unanimously. Or will they? Will his ubiquitous popularity in his homeland translate to a sweep of the election, or do Haitians only view him as an inspirational leader and not necessarily a political one? Can you even be elected to public office if you’ve made a song with ODB? Either way, how sick would that be if he wins?

Link: Wyclef Jean To Run For President Of Haiti

Previously: Wyclef Defends Yele Haiti on Fox Business

Video premieres Monday on 106&Park.

Previously: Yo Gotti ft. Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Clipse – Cocaine Muzik | Young Jeezy ft. Yo Gotti – All White Everything (Remix)

Here’s the first actual leak from the 1982 album, out October 26th on Showoff/ST. Records.

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Cassidy & Xzibit – Goin’ Back | Mediafire

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Previously: Video: 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) Talk Album & Bonus EP