Kanye: Sued, Leaked, and Blogged

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 12, 2008 10:00PM

Poor Kanye. Right now, all he wants to do is get ready for the release of his new LP 808s and Heartbreaks, which is released November 25th (going head-to-head with the long-awaited new G'n'R record). But things are not all rainbows and lollipops in the Kanyeverse. Via our pals at Pitchfork, West is being sued by former hip-hop mogul Suge Knight over the shooting that happened at a Kanye-hosted party in Miami 2005 prior to that year's MTV Awards. It seems someone got a gun past security, shot Suge in the leg, stole Suge's diamond earring, and forced Suge to take a private jet back to L.A. to seek medical attention for the wound. This from a guy who's now bankrupt and has been tied to more hip-hop violence then we can shake a stick at? Hmm. Neither Kanye nor his camp have issued a statement on the lawsuit and, judging from his blog, it seems Kanye's thoughts are on lighter subjects.

As for the new LP, our friends at the 'Fork also have a few leaked tracks linked for your perusal (Lil Wayne!) including a track Kanye "leaked" himself and Discobelle has a nice "Love Lockdown" remix.