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Kanye West Mourns Mother’s Death

It’s a sad time in the life of Kanye West.  He has a hit album, and a killer tour, but all of that doesn’t make up for the fact that he just lost his mother.

Donda West passed away this past Saturday at 58 years of age.  And it was well-known that the “Jesus Walks” rapper loved his momma.

Kim, Kanye and Hills Girls Help Launch Intermix

There was plenty of star power on hand at the opening of a new Los Angeles Intermix store yesterday afternoon.

From Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to The Hills co-stars, Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port - the Robertson Blvd shop was the place to see and be seen.

Kanye West and Rainn Wilson’s Emmy Rap

Fresh off the heels of last week’s hissy fit at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West took it upon himself to grace the Emmys stage last night.  And, for a change, he decided to embrace some self-effacing humor.

West is known for creating drama at awards shows.  In the past, he’s been said to throw temper tantrums and run his mouth after not winning awards.

Kanye West Beating 50 Cent In Record Sales

With all the hissy fits being thrown by Kanye West as of late, at least he won’t be freaking out about losing his little competition with 50 Cent.  Preliminary reports have the “Jesus Walks” rapper leading the race of CD sales.

According to Billboard magazine, West’s “Graduation” is looking to be moving between 575,000-700,000 units in its first week, while Fiddy’s “Curtis” is behind with a projected 550,000 copies sold.  On their first day of sales, Soundscan numbers for Kanye were 437,000 vs Fiddy’s 310,000.

Kanye West’s Beef With MTV Continues

With all the drama surrounding this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West’s voice is being heard loud and clear.  And what it’s saying is, “MTV exploited Britney Spears and ME!”

The rapper has gone on the record as saying that MTV tried to end Britney Spears’ career.  While chatting with a NYC DJ yesterday, he had this to say, “They exploited Britney in helping to end her career.  When Britney was opening (the VMA telecast), near the end, I felt so bad for her. I said, ‘Man, it’s a dirty game. This game will chew you up and spit you out.’”