Kanye West performs at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin. JACK PLUNKETT / AP

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 17: Rapper Kanye West attends the Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Tent at Bryant Park on February 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG) ANDREW H. WALKER / STAFF

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 17: Rapper Kanye West and model Amber Rose attend the Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Tent at Bryant Park on February 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG) ANDREW H. WALKER / STAFF

Rapper Lupe Fiasco, rapper Kanye West and actress/designer Milla Jovovich attend the Y-3 Autumn/Winter 2009-10 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 40 on February 15, 2009 in New York City. Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images for Y-3

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Kanye West performs during Rolling Stone magazine's 40th anniversary. MATT SAYLES / AP