UPDATED with the full performance video below. It was maybe the worst-kept secret of the 2011 Video Music Awards: Kanye West and Jay-Z took the stage for a "surprise" performance of their song "Otis" early in Sunday's show.

Rap heavyweights Jay-Z and ended days of speculation about a planned performance at the MTV Video Music Awards when they took to the stage at the ceremony to perform their Otis collaboration...

MTV has quietly added two more artists to the performance lineup at Sunday night's 2011 MTV Video Music Awards: Watch the Throne duo Kanye West and Jay-Z . While it was announced on Thursday that the show would include performances by Lady Gaga , Adele , Chris Brown , and Tony Bennett , West and Jay-Z weren't added to the roster until Saturday, E! ... (more)

Kanye West is confident he will be godfather to Beyonce Knowles' baby.

The rapper-and-producer has told friends how excited he is about his close friend's pregnancy - her first child with her husband Jay-Z - because he thinks he will play a key role in its spiritual upbringing.

In the span of three short years, Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar production work for Jay-Z led to a major-label recording contract and, ultimately, a wildly successful solo career.

As Jay-Z and Kanye West celebrate the recent success of their album "Watch the Throne," the rappers may face a lawsuit from a Chicago soul singer who claims the pair illegally sampled one of his songs from the 1960s.

After quietly being added to the performers lineup at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards just days before the ceremony took place, Kanye West and Jay-Z took the stage for the second performance of the night.

A surprise reveal for the MTV Video Music Awards for 2011, E!'s Marc Malkin reports Jay-Z and Kanye West are "getting up off their big thrones to perform at (the) VMAs." Earlier, Jay Z's wife Beyonce was also confirmed to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday (24.08.11)...

The Savage Animal 08.24.11 Jay Z vs. Kanye West vs. Eminem Posted by Mikey MiGo on 08.24.2011 Kanye West, Jay-Z and Eminem are considered to be three of the top hip-hop artists in the game today, but who's truly the best? 411's Mikey MiGo takes a look at their definitive albums, collaborations, influences, style, and more to find the answer! They ... (more)

Rap star has become the subject of a new musical in Australia.

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Video game giant Activision Blizzard said Wednesday that it has booked Kanye West to close its Call of Duty XP in L.A., a fan experience for gamers and fans of the first-person shooter franchise.

Activision Publishing has announced Kanye West will take the Call of Duty XP stage at 8PM on Saturday 3rd September, capping an impressive roster of firsts for casual and hardcore Call of Duty fans alike, including the world premiere of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, the first public hands-on with the title, the finals of the Call of ... (more)

A musical about Kanye West will be staged in Australia early next month. Sydney University students have produced a story that will follow the hip-hop mogul from his days in Chicago through becoming an in-demand producer before finally tackling his fame as one of the greatest living rappers.

The kingdom is in peril. Confidence has been shaken: "Tears on the mausoleum floor/Blood stains the coliseum doors," raps Jay-Z on the opening couplets of "Watch the Throne," his new collaboration with Kanye West.

News Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West take a blowtorch and saw to a Maybach in their new music video "Otis' - all in the name of helping the 13 million people suffering from a devastating drought in East Africa.

Kanye West joined Prince on stage during his headline slot in Sweden. The 'Purple Rain' singer was performing at the Way Out West festival in Sweden on Friday night when he invited the rapper onto the stage.

In the span of three short years, Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar production work for Jay-Z led to a major-label recording contract and, ultimately, a wildly successful solo career.

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We've all heard Watch the Throne by now. As if we needed further reminder that Jay-Z and Kanye West are way more wealthy, Forbes magazine released its list of top-earning rap artists yesterday.