"Kanye West - Hey Mama" (Grammy Mix)

Source - Chris-Pix

For Those Who Saw The Emotional Performance By Kanye West At This Years Grammy Awards, Here Is The Studio Version Of His Rendition Of Hey Mama.


The song obviously means a lot to Kanye, after the recent passing of his mother, but to be fair, it doesn't match up to the original IMO. Hey Mama was one of my favourites from Late Registration, but if this version was on the alum, I don't think I would have been so enthusiastic about it.

LISTEN - Kanye West - Hey Mama

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Kanye West - Grammy Awards 2008

My Number #1 Highlight From This Years Grammy Awards, Was Definitely This Outstanding Performance From The Great Show-Man; Mr Kanye West.

Kanye performed his recent smash hit - Stronger - as well as a special rendition of - Hey Mama - which was obviously dedicated to his recently deceased mother; Doctor Donda West. It is so good to see that Kanye remained true to the sample he used in Stronger, sticking to the futuristic theme of Daft Punks original.

West was totally on form with this one, he looked so fly with those glasses & filled his performance with a huge amount of energy. If you missed the Grammy show, you need to see this, summed up in one word - P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L.

Kanye West - Grammy Awards 2008

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The Grammy's 2008 - Highlights

Although It Took Place Last Weekend, People Are Still Talking About The Grammy's, & I Feel That It Was The Best Show In Years.

Here are some of the best bits, highlighted in these photos.

Mark Ronson Accepts His Award For
Producer Of The Year. Where's Timbo at?

Kanye West Looking Amazing
During His Performance Of Stronger & Dear Mama.

Alicia Keys Looking Stunning

After Picking Up Her Two Awards.

King Of Cool; T-Pain Holding His Joint Grammy
For His Collaboration With Kanye West

Beyonce Knowles During Her Duet With
Tina Turner... Not Sure About The Outfit!

Nas & Kelis Where Controversial Outfits
To Promote His New Album...
Kelis Is Fresh To Death

Music Mogul; Clive Davis,
With The Gorgeous Alicia Keys,
& The 'Voice' - Whitney Houston.

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Amy Winehouse - Grammy Awards 2008

A Top moment Of This Years Grammy Awards Was Undoubtedly The 'Comeback' Performance From Amy Winehouse.

After he well publicised trip into rehab, plus the fact that her Visa arrived too late for her to perform on location. It was fantastic to see Amy perform for the awards, she definitely represented for us in the UK. She was on fire & was really energetic, hopefully through excitement rather than drugs. lol.

Amy performed two of her recent hits - I'm No Good & the relevantly titled Rehab - both renditions were great, Winehouse was on top of her vocals for the most part & really gave off a good vibe. She seemed genuinely excited at receiving her 5 Grammy Awards! I really hope this is the turning point in her life & that she will soon be on track for another great album.

Amys Winehouse - Grammy Awards 2008

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The Grammy's 2008 - The Winners

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards Took Place This Weekend In The US. In My Opinion, It Was One Of The Best In Years.

I will be bringing you my favourite performances, but first & foremost; the winners.

Album of The Year:

Herbie Hanock - 'River: The Joni Letters'

Record Of The Year:

Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab'

Song Of The Year:

Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab'

Best New Artist:

Amy Winehouse

Best Female Pop Vocal:

Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab'

Best Male Pop Vocal
Justin Timberlake - 'What Goes Around'

Best Pop Vocal Album:

Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black'

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Alicia Keys - 'No One'

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:

Prince - 'Future Baby Mama'

Best R&B Album:
Chaka Khan - 'Funk This'

Best Contemporary R&B Album:
Ne-Yo - 'Because Of You'

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
Chaka Khan (ft. Mary J. Blige) - 'Disrespectful'

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:

Gerald Levert - 'In My Songs'

Urban/Alternative Performance:

Lupe Fiasco (ft. Jill Scott) - 'Daydreamin'

Best Rap Solo Performance:

Kanye West - 'Stronger'

Best Rap Album:

Kanye West - Graduation

Best Rap Song:

Kanye West - 'Good Life'

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:

Kanye West & Common - 'Southside'

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

Rihanna & Jay-Z - 'Umbrella'

As you can see, the UK's finest; Amy Winehouse, swept the floor with the competition, picking up 5/6 of the awards she was nominated for. Most shocking was the fact she beat Rihanna to the title of record of the year.

One award not mentioned above is the 'Producer Of The Year Award' - which somehow went to Mark Ronson? I won't hate on his work, the man is extremely talented, have they never heard of Timbaland?

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Amy Winehouse Denied US Visa

Everyone's Favourite Drug Addict; Amy Winehouse, Has Been Denied A Visa To Enter The USA, Meaning She Will Not Attend This Years Grammy Awards.

Amy, who has been attending Rehab here in the UK, was hoping to go to the 50th anniversary of this years awards, where she was nominated in 6 categories! But the US government denied her the entry to the country after her much publicised drug habit & all round bad behaviour.

However, the 'Rehab' singer has now confirmed that she will be able to perform at the Grammy's via a special Video Link, which also means she will be able to give her usual thank you speech (which usually involves just saying two words - thank you).


Amy's father has also confirmed that her denied Visa has not dampened her spirits & she is making good progress in rehab sessions. I think this is a great step for Amy, although people are all to quick to make a joke of her, she is an outstanding talent & if she sorts herself out, will become a well respected, world class artist.

Everyone remembers what a mess Mary J Blige used to be, many said she would not live to be 30, but look at her right now.

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