• Kanye Showing a Dries Van Noten Shoe

Now that Kanye West has an official Twitter account, his followers have the opportunity to hang on to his every word no matter his location. A benefit to this is the ability for Kanye to TwitPic his surroundings so everyone has a chance to witness all his “stuntastic moments.” Whether it’s a photo of a 30-foot wide projector screen at his home or a visit to the flagship store of a luxury brand in Europe, I’m sure he has plenty of worthy photos to show to his followers. Earlier today, Kanye took a TwitPic of a Dries Van Noten shoe that he apparently wore when he visited the Rolling Stone office. The oxford-style shoe from the Belgian fashion label features a brown/tan geometric-like pattern that covers the entire upper of the shoe.

• Horus Chain in “Power” Music Video

With “Power” already playing on the radio for over a month now, fans can expect a music video to go with the first single off of Kanye West’s 5th album. Shot by director Marco Brambilla, the “Power” music video will have a dark theme that provides imagery of death where Kanye is apparently going to be executed. Based on the screen capture of the video, Kanye will be wearing the same Horus chain that he wore when he performed at the BET Awards 2010. The 24K yellow gold chain that depicts the Egyptian deity Horus was designed by Jacob & Co. and is worth $300,000.

Video shot by Marco Brambilla via NY Times

• Kanye at Twitter Headquarters

Continuing his trek through Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, Kanye West was at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco where he did an acapella performance of several new songs off his his upcoming album. Appropriately enough, he also decided to sign up for a Twitter account (@kanyewest) where he has already reached 100,000+ followers in less than 9 hours upon creation of the account. Similar to his appearance at Facebook yesterday, Kanye came to Twitter wearing a black slim-fit suit. Kanye is usually dressed casually unless he’s at a fashion show or awards show, so it’ll be interesting to see if his choice of outfits to debut his new material has any role on the theme of his new album.

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• Kanye at Facebook Headquarters

Kanye West stopped by the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Ca to recite several songs off of his upcoming album that has been unofficially titled “Good Ass Job.” Video footage captures him performing an acapella of “Chain Heavy,” “Sweat on My Face,” and “Mama’s Boyfriend.” With such great emotion in the lyrics of his new songs, which appear to address all the scrutiny he has faced throughout his career, specifically from the backlash at the the 2008 MTV VMAs, Kanye looks to be back hungrier than ever. Aside from the great acapella performance, check out Kanye’s well-fitting suit and skinny tie, quite Inception-esque.

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• Kanye at LeBron James’ “The Decision” TV Special

Just before LeBron James announced to the entire world that he was going to take his NBA career to the Miami Heat to join superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, he met with another star onsite of his TV special at the Boys & Girls Club in Connecticut. Kanye West was in attendance at “The Decision” and struck a pose with King James. Part of Kanye’s outfit included a black blazer, a white v-neck t-shirt, Wayfarer-style sunglasses, and a wooden beaded necklace.

Image from Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time via CT Post