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October 8th, 2008 at 7:22 am

Music Video: Kanye West “Love Lockdown” Premiere on Ellen DeGeneres Show 10-7-08

Kanye West premieres his music video Love Lockdown on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, October 7, 2008

Here is the official music video for Kanye West’s new single “Love Lockdown,” which he premiered on October 7, 2008 during his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It’s the lead single from Kanye West’s highly anticipated fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak, set for release on November 25, 2008.

[Kanye West] admitted that the clip’s modern look was inspired by a chainsaw-wielding maniac.

“On this album, I kind of embody Patrick Bateman from ‘American Psycho,’ ” he joked on the show, adding, “You know at the end of the movie [that] he didn’t really kill anyone. [I just liked] the clean aesthetic and the way he was all about labels. I wanted to express all of that in the video.”

The rapper, who sings on the single, explained that he was ready to try a different direction on the upcoming album 808s and Heartbreak, which was recently slated for a November 25 release. “I had all these ideas and I just needed to get it out as an artistic vision,” he said. “I don’t have a rapper’s name, [but] I have really good taste and anyone who likes it probably has really good taste too.”

Source: Kanye West Says ‘Love Lockdown’ Video Was Inspired By ‘American Psycho’

“Love Lockdown” music video

Kanye West also talked about his book, Thank You and You’re Welcome, and how his mother, Donda West who died last year, still inspires him.

He told Ellen DeGeneres Tuesday, “A lot of things changed and, you know, with my mom passing … one of her goals was, she really supported me and she always wanted me to be the best that I could be and not get hung up on the small things.

“So, with her not being here to try and talk me into doing things, I … just try do things she would want me to do.”

Source: Kanye West: ‘I Try Not to Get Hung up on The Small Things’

Photo credit: Warner Bros