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Kanye West went on a rant onstage at The Big Chill Festival and compared himself to Adolf Hitler. West insists he’s misunderstood and during his 10 minute rant saying, “There’s so much bullshit going on in the music industry right now. Someone needs to make a difference. People treat me like Hitler.” Well, we’re not sure that’s true but we do know he needs to get over losing to Justice at the MTV Europe Music Awards because he brought that up to. Read more at NME.

Big Boi was arrested yesterday in Miami for three counts of possession of a controlled substance. The police reports say that he was in possession of MDMA, ecstasy pills and Viagra – how embarrassing. Big Boi apparently doesn’t have a prescription to Viagra so who knows what it’s for. He was released on a $16,000 bond. Read more at Pitchfork.

The Smokers Club Tour is making stops in Canada in the fall. The tour that headlines Method Man, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y starts October 12^th and ends November 24^th. The Smokers Club will make stops in Montreal on October 20^th and Toronto on October 21^st. For a bunch of potheads, they sure do work hard. See more dates at The Smokers Club.

Tags: Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, Kanye West, Method Man

Posted on Monday, August 8th, 2011 at 10:00 am by Emily and is filed under News, RapCity.

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