Kanye West forms leg-up programme to promote unknown artists

Husband of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, has this week announced the formation of a leg-up programme for wannabe musicians and artists who are struggling to make a name for themselves in the industry.

The rap star was moved to form the programme after last month's successful inclusion of newbie musician Paul McCartney, on Kanye's latest hit track "Where the smile?". McCartney is now said to be working on solo material, though it's said to be likely that he will release a pop covers album, using material by 1 Direction members.

West, 48, has courted and promoted many talented musicians over the years. 8 year old rapper King-Big-Un was famously featured on West's debut album during the title track "Suck; but don't really, it's only a metaphor", a track which the young rapper later claimed was written by his mother, and sued West for several hundred boxes of Lego.

West's agency are said to have already lined up a number of promising candidates for the programme:

"It's looking great," said Wanky-Chewbacka, head of the Kanyekickit agency. "So far we have a clutch of writers, singers and performance artists just ready to go. Kanye has told us that he's super-psyched... though admittedly we're not really sure what that means."

A quick glimpse at the top of a spreadsheet print-out tucked under Wanky-Chewbacka's arm displayed the following - though we stress these are unconfirmed rumours at this time. (List is sic, man. Like really sic.)

• Wil Shakespere? Saw some shit online dude done must be recking it with the young crwod with names like amleth, ofeelya, ohello and some gangster poems.
• Performance rapper - Marsel Marsow, bit like Marhsall mathers, good name, might be good call.
• Banksy - some hood from London or Europe or some shit. Heard rumours he's got game.