Playing over those visuals are West's next single, "All of the Lights," which he said features Elton John on piano and an all-star chorus including Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Fergie and John Legend.īallerinas in black tutus perform in a scene featuring his current single, "Runaway." When the tune ended, there was applause from both the on-screen and live audience. The phoenix sits on a lawn with a deer, rabbit and sheep, then joins West at a private parade featuring fireworks, a marching band and a float depicting Michael Jackson. He takes her home and offers this advice: "First rule in this world, baby: Don't pay attention to anything you see on the news." Lying next to a hole in the pavement is a phoenix fallen to Earth, played by model Selita Ebanks in pink, gray and brown feathers. 22.Īfter a prelude featuring narration from rapper Nicki Minaj, West's character, Griffin, is seen driving a black MTX Tatra supercar down a country road. The mostly dialogue-free piece, set to premiere this weekend on MTV, VH1 and BET, will accompany West's upcoming album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," which will be released Nov. He is credited as director of 'Runaway' an abstract 35-minute film, which features portions of nine new West songs, boldly colorful visuals and off-kilter camera angles.
West didn't say when he had considered suicide. Walmart, which distributed 17 percent of all the CD's sold in the first quarter of 2010, says they haven't seen the cover art yet, but probably will carry an edited parental advisory version. Painted by New York Artist George Condo, the 'twisted fantasy' cover shows a grimacing West clutching a bottle and straddled by a nude white woman with wings and a tail. On Twitter, West is telling the world that the cover art for his new album has been banned by mega-retailer Walmart. He split with longtime girlfriend Amber Rose, earlier this year, and currently is rumored to be seeing model Selita Ebanks. Reportedly, West sent the explicit photos from his cell phone to girls he met on the MySpace website. Four days ago, radaronline reported that nude photos of the star are being shopped around to the tabloids. West, who has just finished up his new album, 'My Beautiful Twisted Fantasy,' is still getting plenty of attention – much of it negative. "There's so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard" as loudly as his, West said Monday.
The Skanner News Video: Runaway Describing himself as a pop icon and "soldier for culture," West told the crowd "there were times that I contemplated suicide." However, he said, "I will not give up on life again." LOS ANGELES - Kanye West told an audience at a screening of his film, "Runaway," that he thought about killing himself, but now feels a responsibility to make a meaningful contribution to pop culture and art.
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