Kanye West-Love Lockdown

Kanye West - Love Lockdown [2008 MTV VMAs]
by soopah256

Kanye West performed his new track/single, Love Lockdown to close out the horrible 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

Kanye's next album is due in December on Rocafella/Def Jam Records

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Kanye West @ the VMA's

I don't want to get into this too much because there's better things I can be talking about instead of Kanye, but I still feel it needs to be addressed. Basically, Kanye was a little pissed that he didn't get ANY awards last night after being nominated in 5 categories. He performed, his albums coming out tommorow(9/11), he's been out in vegas promoting and the release date is one of the biggest in music history.

With all do respect to MTV, what the fuck were they thinking? Kanye is a very sensitive artist when it comes to awards, as most rappers are(probably everyone aswell). We all remember the grammy's and last years European VMAs(stormed stage). My question is, why would MTV mess around with Kanye? Why would they ask him to perform and nominate him FIVE TIMES just to send him home empty handed. I almost consider that to be disrespectful, they're using the man to boost ratings-the least they could do is give him a moon man.

If you look at everyone else that was nominated more than once(JT, Beyonce, Fall out Boy, Rhianna,etc), they all won atleast once! HAHA, everyone found away to go home a winner, except Kanye(even Gym Class Heroes). I don't blame Kanye for saying he's done with MTV, it looked like he was working his ass off to bring some energy to the show, the least they could do is REWARD him for that.

anyway, go cop Kanye's Album, "Graduation" tommorow on September 11th.

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VMA's:My Predictions(winners)

Here are my predictions regarding who will walk away with a moon man! I think these are all the categories. I put my first second and third guesses just to be safe.

Video of the Year

1.Kanye West: "Stronger"
2.Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... "
3.Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"


Male Artist of the Year

1.Justin Timberlake: "Let Me Talk To You/ My Love," "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "What Goes Around ... "
2.Kanye West: "Can't Tell Me Nothing," "Stronger," "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been" — DJ Premier remix, featuring Nas, KRS-One and Rakim)
3.T.I.: "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)," "You Know What It Is" (featuring Wyclef Jean), "What You Know"


Female Artist of the Year

1.Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable," "Beautiful Liar" (featuring Shakira)
2.Fergie: "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)," "Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris), "Fergalicious" (featuring Will.I.Am)
3.Nelly Furtado: "Maneater," "Say It Right"
Rihanna: "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z)


Best New Artist

1.Amy Winehouse: "Rehab," "You Know I'm No Good"
2.Carrie Underwood: "Before He Cheats"
3.Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off," "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"



Best Group

1.Fall Out Boy: "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race," "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
2Linkin Park: "What I've Done"
3Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off," "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"


Most Earthshattering Collaboration

1.Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland): "SexyBack"
2.Akon (featuring Eminem): "Smack That"
3.Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar"



Quadruple Threat of the Year- I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

3?Beyoncé
5?Bono
4?Jay-Z
1?Justin Timberlake
2?Kanye West


Monster Single of the Year

RAP:
Lil Mama: "Lip Gloss (No Music)"
MIMS: "This Is Why I'm Hot"
Shop Boyz: "Party Like A Rock Star"

OTHER:
Fall Out Boy: "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"
Avril Lavigne: "Girlfriend"
Daughtry: "Home"


Best Director
1.Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (director: Joseph Hahn)
2.Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ..." (director: Samuel Bayer)
3.Kanye West: "Stronger" (director: Hype Williams)

4?Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella" (director: Chris Applebaum)


Best Editing in a Video(who cares about editing)-UP FOR GRABS

Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ..." (editor: Hollee Singer)
Kanye West: "Stronger" (editors: Peter Johnson and Corey Weisz)
Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (editor: Igor Kovalik)


Best Choreography in a Video

1Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland): "SexyBack" (choreographer: Marty Kuldeka)
2Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (choreographer: Frank Gatson)
3Ciara: "Like A Boy" (choreographer: Jamaica Craft)

Just so everyone knows I based this upon how much I feel MTV likes the artist/group. I think there's a lot of politics involved with who wins, it's MTV after all(IE: Kanye, lil mama, fall out boy, linkin park). By the way, I just noticed 50 has no nominations? Kanye west has a shit load, what does that say to us?

TTYL,

VMA's: Las Vegas the place to BE

All I've been reading about is parties in Las Vegas! The VMA's are airing live tonight and everyone that's someone is in Las Vegas. Bringing the VMA's to LV was a great move on MTV's part. I'm sure the Palms is loving it aswell. LV is the ultimate party paradise with in the continental US, I suggest that if you're within an hours drive you head your ass over there to get your party on. It's times like these that makes me want to be famous, or atleast live on the west coast.

I'll have full up to date coverage of the VMA's(via hip top) with all my opinions and more! Check back here a little later for my full list of predictions.

Party like a rockstar,

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