of those tedious 'rap' characters. As ever, their rage is out of all proportion to their actual talent. ( Shouting into a microphone basically ).

a raised eyebrow?
Eddie - not sure why you used inverted commas - i thought KW was a rapper. Rap isn't my type of music in particular, but I know he is generally well regarded, has been very successful - critically and commercially. Prone to making a tit of himself from time to time - but that's hardly a trait solely of the rap/hip hop world is it?
Some of my favourite performers - Nick Cave to name but one have done their fair share of shouting into a microphone over the years too.

a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

Because my understanding is that if you so much as fart wihout permission in a US Airport, a man with a gun appears as if by magic and leads you off to a room to explain yourself more fully.

He does, however, seem to be the rap world's most prolific blogger - http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/ - I think we'll be seeing his side soon.