On May 2, 2010, West made his very first animated television guest appearance, on Fox's new animated television series, The Cleveland Show (a spin-off of Family Guy). West voiced "Kenny West", a rival of Cleveland Brown's son. In his first episode he has a rap battle with Cleveland's son. The producers stated working with West was a very good experience and a reason they chose him was because they knew he was a fan of Family Guy.
Recently, West has reportedly been in Hawaii, working on his new album. Drake and G.O.O.D. Music artist Big Sean, both frequent collaborators, have confirmed it is in progress, implying that they are working on the project Big Sean confirmed that the album's working title is Good Ass Job, which West had previously claimed would be his fourth album, before the release of 808's & Heartbreak. West has cited Maya Angelou, Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone as his musical inspirations for this album. Further, rumors have surfaced that producer Pete Rock is in Hawaii working on the project as well; it is also possible that DJ Premier is involved. More recently it has been reported that outside production will come from RZA and Q-Tip, and that the new album will be released in June. More recently, however, an attendee at the Island Def Jam Grammy U. event on Wednesday, May 12, reported that the album will not be released until at least September 14, 2010. The album is said to feature production from Q-Tip, RZA, and Pete Rock.
On May 28, the Dwele-assisted first single from the album, entitled "Power", leaked to the Internet. On June 30, the track was officially released via iTunes.
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