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Kanye West Tweets New Vision Inspired By Mother, Donda West

Last night most of your followers and friends may have gone a little crazy on a RT spree with Kanye West. Following an absence from the social media network in 2011, Kanye must have remembered his password in 2012. In case you couldn’t decipher through the RT’s from fans or onslaught of tweets, here is what Mr West was explaining. Below find the idea and vision behind a future company/infrastructure known as DONDA.

I have started a new company and I’m so excited about the name…. it’s got the best name ever of all companies of all time!!!….

The name of the company is DONDA. DONDA is a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers and put them in a creative space to bounce there dreams and ideas.

I used to blog all the time an fit was a way to get my opinion out…Dr Dre redesigned headphones and made more impact off of one product.

I am assembling a team of architects, graphic designers, directors musicians, producers, AnRs, writers, publicist, social media experts…app guys, managers, car designers, clothing designers, DJs, video game designers, publishers, tech guys, lawyers, bankers, nutritionist ..doctors, scientist,teachers.

DONDA will be comprised of over 22 divisions with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford…I want to put creatives in a room together with like minds that are all waaaay doper than me

We want to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel. ..To dream of, create, advertise and produce products driven equally by emotional want and utilitarian need.. To marry our wants and needs.

This will all take time but I wanted everyones to know what I really care about… I care about people. I care about my fans..I care about people who have never heard of me… There are over 7 billion people on the planet now.

The Watch the Throne tour was a small example of what a Donda Experience can be.

This one of our projects to be released this year called 2016 OLYMPIC’s … It’s a semi sic-fi since 2016 is only 4 years away. We would also like’ to design the MTV awards. We’re taking everything 10 steps at a time LOL!

I wanted to put this in the world in hopes that the people who can actually make a difference will stand up and reach out. We need as many amazing powerful smart talented wealthy people to be involved… Come get on board… don’t just sit there… reach out

We can collectively effect the world trough design. We need to pick up where steve jobs left off.When I said wealthy I wanted to point out there are so many billionaires in the world that can come together and help to redesign it. Help education. School systems were designed to turn people into factory workers.

Schools should be designed to prep human beings for real life. Spike Jonze and I want to do a Summer school that tries new forms of cuuriculim. Math classes should teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, accounting and money management aaaaaand cut!!! ….

I know this is not a very rapper thing to say but I haven’t bought a new car or piece of jewelry in about 2 years…I invest every dime back into creativity… hiring amazing creatives paying for flights, offices … etc…My area of expertise is in music, my passion is in music design film and products… my strength is connectivity…

There are so many broken systems from the economy to school systems jail systems… we need experts for this…We need scientist and top world designers to directly affect governments. If anyone would like to reach out email us at contactDONDA@gmail.com

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Aziz Ansari & Matthew Shawver Present ‘Emojis in Paris’

Aziz Ansari and Matthew Shawver present…  Emojis in Paris (N*ggas in Paris Remix) Click here for hi res.

One of The Throne’s good friends (see Otis video) and comedian Aziz Ansari along with his buddy Matthew Shawver present an interesting take on The Throne’s “N*gga’s In Paris.” Check out their iPhone character remix titled “Emojis in Paris.” Not going to lie this is absolutely hilarious, yet its Aziz, what did we expect?

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The Making Of The Notre Dame ‘Shamrock Series’ Helmets

If you watched the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the University of Maryland Terrapins college football game, you may have noticed something different. The Fighting Irish cruised to an easy win in style, Green uniforms and their ‘Shamrock Series’ helmets. Each helmet is hand crafted and takes a minimum of 4 hours of time to create. Check the process from start to finish with the creation of each helmet by Troy Lee Designs.

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Check This Out: Madden NFL 12 – Back to Football

Are you ready for some football? Madden launches the  NFL lockout ended. Fans of the NFL and EA Sports Madden series can now check out this trailer for Madden NFL 2012. Including commentary from Jared Allen, Ray Lewis, Peyton Hillis, Tim Tebow, Desean Jackson and more. Get your gamer skills ready for another hard hitting season.

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Check This Out: Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Headphones

In a world where every artist now has their own headphone line, the BIGGEST artist now has her very own. Here is a few looks at Beats by Dr. Dre/Monster new Lady Gaga Heartbeats edition. These will break the bank, a bit at $149.  All black above and Gold/White after the jump.

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Check This Out: WhiteNoise: Specialized Beats Made With A Bike

WhiteNoise | Lab presents “Specialized Beats,” in which they cycle a beat strictly through a bicycle. Nothing added here as WN explains, “The only processing effects used were compressor, distortion, delay and EQ.” Hit the jump for everything used to make up this dope idea.

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Pharrell Named Creative Director Of Karmaloop TV

Skateboard P has signed on board as the creative director for Karmaloop TV. Speaking on the  goals of the network as well as ideas. Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe was quoted yesterday as saying Pharrell, “Will help create a brand that will get cutting-edge youth culture excited about TV, as MTV did in the 1980s.” Stay tuned for Karmaloop TV!

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave Of Absence


Apple CEO Steve Jobs was granted a second medical leave of absence from the company. This is his second leave of absence within two years. According to a letter sent to apple employees Jobs explains the following.

Team,

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.

Steve

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Check This Out: Introducing the Playstation Phone

Looks like Sony has jumped into the serious competition of mobile devices. Imagine taking a Sony Ericsson phone and splicing it with a PSP, what do you get? The Playstation Phone. Although the image above is a prototype, and could go through multiple changes in its look Engadget claims its ”headed into the market soon.” Could this be the answer to the iPhone?

What is the big deal you ask? The phone will feature a “custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform.” For all you tech heads the Sony Ericsson phone is rumored to have 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, along with 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM. Engadget also reports the screen is “in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches.” Check out a few more views after the jump

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Banksy’s Simpsons Opening Sequence

The famous artist from the U.K. Banksy, creates the opening sequence for the longest running cartoon the Simpsons. Check out what Banksy creates to provide a look overall in the world of The Simpsons.

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