D’Banj the Koko Master earlier today shared a throwback picture of himself with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D music crew during a video shoot for multi award winning single “Mercy” off the Cruel Summer album which he featured in as a member of the record label in 2012. He captioned it, “no be today.” D’Banj made headlines continent wide when it was announced he was signed with the Hip Hop label donned by Kanye West and it has gone on to become a highlight in the the career of the 2015 MAMA Evolution award winner. This also marked the start of a end of an era for the artiste as his relationship with ex-business partner, Don Jazzy broke down irretrievably presumably as a result of the move. While he moved on solo with his DKM Music label, Don Jazzy also went to start Mavin Records.

Performing in front of Barack Obama in San Francisco was not enough for Kanye West - he also made a surprise appearance on American Idol at the weekend. After appearing at a Democratic National Committee event, the rapper decided to head over to the studios where auditions for the final series of the talent show were taking place.

West performed his hit Gold Digger for the panel, with his pregnant wife Kim Kardashian backstage. It is not known if his appearance was a publicity stunt or not but judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr were left looking stunned. Kardashian posted a photo on Instagram showing the scene on the producer's camera monitor, saying "SURPRISE". The verdict on West's performance will be shown when the show airs.

Kanye West was honored in a big way during Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards by receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, an accolade previously awarded to superstars like Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Madonna and The Beatles throughout the show’s more than 20-year tenure. He accepted the prestigious award but not without a 13minute acceptance speech that blew any previous Kanye moments way out of the water.

As the crowd chanted his name, West looked visibly overwhelmed before recanting his numerous regrets surrounding the career-polarizing move. “If I had to do it all over again, what would I have done? Would I have worn a leather shirt? Would I have drank half a bottle of Hennessy and gave the rest of it to the audience…? If I had a daughter at that time would I have gone on stage and grabbed the mic from someone else’s?” he asked. West also acknowledged the backlash he has felt throughout his outspoken career: “The contradiction is, I do fight for artists, but in that fight I somehow was disrespectful to artists. 

I didn’t know how to say the right thing, the perfect thing,” adding, “Sometimes I feel like I died for the artists’ opinion, for the artist to be able to have an opinion after they were successful.”And to top it all off, looks like the US might be looking “West” for the 2020 presidential election. Yes, that’s right. Kanye announced he’s running for president. Kanye West announced he was running for president in 2020 during the MTV VMAs on Sunday.