Kanye West Rocks SNL

     Response to Kanye West's forthcoming album has been somewhat tepid. The album's lead single only managed a No. 22 chart placing and even though his new music Fridays have lit the blogosphere up, the general public doesn't seem to care very much.  The rapper's appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend should change all of that. Talk about performance art. Watch videos here.

Betty White, Jay-Z Give SNL Major Boost

     The latest episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by 88-year-old Betty White and featuring musical guest Jay-Z, gave the show its highest ratings since the presidential election.  The show earned a 8.8 household rating which is the largest since John McCain stopped by days before the 2008 election.

     Jay-Z's set included tracks from The Blueprint 3 as well as older releases.  "Public Service Announcement", "On To The Next One", a Linkin-Park mashed nu-metal "99 Problems", "Me and My Girlfriend", "Empire State of Mind", and "Young Forever" were all performed in part or full.  Sure enough, Hova's got a greatest hits album, The Hits Collection Vol. 1 set to drop June 29.

     Check out Jay-Z's performance below.