Kanye West FADER Magazine

Kanye West and Ludacris Album Release Dates Pushed Up

Island Def Jam has decided to move up the release date for both Ludacris' "Theater of the Mind" and Kanye West's "808s & Heartbreak." The plan according to reports, is for the label to capitalize on the Thanksgiving shopping weekend. Both albums hits stores on November 24th.

Kanye West Promo Shoots

The album "808&Heartbreak" hits stores November 25th. Its going to be HOTT, i've heard a few tracks already.

Kanye Has Nude Models For Listening Party

Kanye West hired more than 20 nude models for his Tuesday night listening party of "808s & Heartbreak," his new album due Nov. 25.

"I like the idea of nudity because I realize it's society that told us to wear clothes at a certain point," said West, 31. "The irony for me [as] somebody who's talked about so many labels – Louis Vuitton this, [Mercedes] Benz that, this girl looks good – [is that] now it's time to deliver ideas in the most naked form possible."

Kanye West Moves Up Album Release Date

According to Kanye's newest blog post he is pushing up the release date of his upcoming album "808s & Heartbreak" from Dec. 16 to "November something."

"I finished the album and I felt like (moving up the date)," he wrote. "I want yall to hear it as soon as possible."

I wonder if Kanye is trying to avoid a sales showdown with 50 Cent, who set the release of his new album "Before I Self Destruct" one week before Kanye's former date of the 16th.

50 Cents wants Another Friendly Beef with Kanye

Interscope has confirmed that 50's "Before I Self Destruct" will arrive Dec. 9, while West's "808's and Heartbreak" is due Dec. 16 via Def Jam. According to several reports 50 Cent is planning another friendly challenge with Kanye West for their respective new albums. 50 Cent called himself making fun of Kanye during a recent show in Albany, N.Y. But Kanye took a higher road and responded via his blog, writing: "While approving the final cut for the 'Love Lockdown' video, I marvel at the fact that it was written less than 3 weeks ago. I'm very excited about the everything ... I guarantee this will be 50's favorite album of mine. This will be gangster's album of the year."