(AllHipHop News) Yeezy season has returned. Over two and a half years since his last appearance on the epochal live comedy show Saturday Night Live, Kanye West is confirmed to be the musical guest on the show’s season 38 finale.
The announcement was made on SNL’s official Twitter account:
And for the Season 38 Finale, 5/18: @benaffleck joins the #5TimersClub with his 5th appearance as host! And music from @kanyewest!! #SNL
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) April 26, 2013
This will be West’s fifth time being the musical guest.
In related news, The-Dream recently updated Vibe Magazine on Kanye’s album process hinting that the rapper is close to completing his sixth solo album:
“I think Kanye is finishing up Pusha right now while he’s finishing up his stuff,” says The-Dream. “I’ll be in Paris soon to actually start working with Kanye. I’m going get like a week and a half with Kanye before I start my promo run.”
No word on if Kanye will premier his lead single off his as-of-yet untitled new album.
Check below to see Kanye’s performance of “Power”, with an unreleased verse from his appearance on SNL in 2010:
“It’s still a very Christian way to think about living/when you praying for freedom ’cause your mind’s been imprisoned.”
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