Every time I see or hear mentionings of 'Ye, I think of MTV's "You Hear It First" news snippet featuring Kanye West back when he was still vying for a chain with the R.O.C. The one thing that appealed over all else was his HUNGER in that studio! It continually inspires me. Antics aside, he put on one of the best live performances I've ever witnessed back in March during SXSW (I've seen him live twice). And while in the midst of people who had 'arrived' by their own accounts in V.I.P. watching and admiring this man, I thought, "Believe in yourself. Continue to believe even when other's doubt you. Keep on, and soon enough you will leave them no other choice but to believe in you too... or watch from the sidelines." Now he's plotting to take over my city once again by headlining this year's Austin City Limits alongside Stevie Wonder and currently enjoying the Cannes Film Festival with a Kate Upton (pictured above), look-a-like. There's no escaping Yeezy in 2011!