New Delhi, Jan 16 : US rapper Kanye West, who is well known for his dapper dress sense, has revealed that he picks up clothes tips from gay people.

The musician admitted that he takes fashion inspiration from the homosexuals he meets, but sometimes his intentions are mistaken, reports China Daily.

"Gays know how to dress but you got to peep at them really quick because if they see you looking at them they might think you''re looking at them in another way, so you have to keep looking away. If they catch you staring it''s like, ''No dog, I''m looking at the gear,''" West said.

London, January 11 : Kanye West has dubbed R&B lady Beyonce Knowles as the "greatest performer of our generation".

The multi-Grammy winning rapper revealed that it was his buddy Jay-Z''s megastar wife who reigned the best performer list – and proclaimed himself as the king of entertainers.

"I believe Beyonce is the greatest performer of our generation,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying in a new interview with Vibe magazine.

Washington, January 8 : Rapper Kanye West has confirmed that he will launch his own sneaker designs with top brand Louis Vuitton.

The ten-time Grammy Award-winner had recently stated his plans for his line of clothes, Pastelle and his teaming up with Nike for the Air Yeezy sports shoe.

And now the singer has decided to step ahead in the fashion industry by collaborating with the designer to produce the all white design he has recently been donning.

"I was just showing them my new Louis... Can''t say too much of that though... these (aren''t) coming out until June," Contactmusic quoted him as telling reporters while leaving a LV store.

Washington, Dec 31: American rapper Kanye West, 31, will be welcoming the New Year "quietly" by spending time at home.

He has revealed through his blog that he will have a quiet New Year''s Eve at home for the first time in five years.

After the busy 12 months he has been through, performing almost 100 concerts, he just wants to take it easy on December 31.

Washington, Dec 15 : DJ Samantha Ronson has said that rapper Kanye West is such a great talent that he can afford to be as arrogant as he intends to be.

Samantha, who is dating Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, revealed on her MySpace blog that she was bowled over by West''s musical abilities, when she met him for the first time.

Washington, Dec 5 : Rapper Kanye West has denied giving up hip hop, insisting that the genre is still close to his heart.

The Stronger hitmaker was quoted as announcing he has finished with the genre and said "Hip-hop is over for me. I sing, not rap, on this album. I now want to be grouped among those musicians you see in those old black-and-white photos - the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles."

However, now he insists that his comments don''t mean that he will be giving up rap.