Kanye Rolling With Chris Martin On New Album

[Meho]

Kanye West is hard at work on his next album, "Graduation," tentatively due in late 2007 via Def Jam. The artist tells Billboard the likely first single from the album will be "Homecoming" featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin, who recently guested on a track from Jay-Z's comeback album, "Kingdom Come."

One collaborator from West's 2005 album "Late Registration" who will be returning for "Graduation" is multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion.

"We'll be working together again on the new project," West promises. "Jon wasn't just a producer -- he was such a good friend and a great person to bounce ideas off of in the studio. It was the whole experience."


West has also been busy behind the boards, having recently produced tracks for Nas' "Hip-Hop Is Dead" and the Game's "Doctor's Advocate." And, as previously reported, the artist will soon be featured in an HBO series "loosely based" on his life. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" mastermind Larry Charles will executive produce.

source- billboard

[Tanjential]

what did chris martin do on jay's album?

coldplay is an amazing band but their music reminds me of laying on a floor depressed in a heroin induced haze.

-T

[Sikotic™]

This collabo might come out nice. I like the song he did with Jiggaboo. Since Kanye, love him or hate him, is 10x better than Jay, their work should come out nice.

[Tanjential]

what did chris martin do on jay's album? what does he play? guitar, drums, piano...what did dude do on KC?

-T

[d-nice]

what did chris martin do on jay's album? what does he play? guitar, drums, piano...what did dude do on KC?

-T

He did Beach Chair on KC.

[Tanjential]

piano, guitar, what he do?

-T

[Jakubs]

piano, guitar, what he do?

-T

He produced and laid vocals on the song "Beach Chair."

This collabo should be cool. Kanye's albums have always been different, and I like Coldplay's music too.

[jeromechickenbone]

Not a huge fan of Chris Martin or Coldplay, but I'm coppin Kanye regardless.  He laced the illest beat on Hip Hop is Dead.

[Chief]

i thought he said he'll lay low for a year?

[Tanjential]

define laying low...
-T

[Sikotic™]

i thought he said he'll lay low for a year?

Kanye couldn't stay out of the spotlight even if he wanted to. He almost died in a car wreck and the muthafucka had to do a song not too long after.

[Tanjential]

about the car wreck?

-T

[Chief]

define laying low...
-T

he said he wont release anything for a year, thinking he was in the spot light too much..

[Tanjential]

define laying low...
-T

he said he wont release anything for a year, thinking he was in the spot light too much..

i used to agree with that kind of thing,but from a purely darwinistic/self preservationist mentality.....you gotta get it while the gettin's good. you wait too long and you will be no one....look at anyone with talent that we like that's had a hit, their immense talent didn't help them get remembered any more than the other talentless one hit wonders...didn't Jayo felony have a couple substantial hits? and doesn't he now have nothin'?

-T

[Chief]

kanye's had more than a couple substantial hits... plus he said that when he was heavily talked about with the whole MTV awards shiit.