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Kanye West Has Hand In Puppet Pilot
Comedy Central has teamed with Kanye West for a project described as hip-hop meets the Muppets. A half-hour pilot has been shot for the project, tentatively titled "Alligator Boots." It would feature music produced and performed by West and fellow rapper Rhymefest.
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Kanye West No Longer Has The Ability To Surprise Me [The Shock Of The Kanye]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... that was once held aloft by artists such as Leo Sayer. The most immediate predecessor for Kanye's show is clearly Q-Tip and Snoop Dogg on Chappelle's Show. Still, is there any potential Kanye news item that wouldn't be plausibly believable at this point? I fully expect a link to an article on Google News tomorrow announcing that Kanye's purchased the Russian space program for cash. Kanye West Has Hand In Puppet Pilot [Billboard] ...

Hip Hop Meets the Muppets...
Pop Culture Fix | Your Daily Dose — ... West also hosts the pilot; the idea is to have a different celebrity guest host for every episode, similar to the setup on the original "Muppet Show." [SOURCE] ...

Buzz News Roundup, 9/24
BuzzSugar — ... Kanye West is teaming up with Comedy Central for "a project described as hip-hop meets the Muppets." — Billboard ...

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