Kanye West - Heartless Music Video

The music video for “Heartless” and all its animation glory is finally upon us. “Heartless” is the 2nd single off Kanye West's new album 808s & Heartbreak, which has received mixed early reviews so far. Proceed for the Hype Williams-directed video. [via TheRapUp]


Kanye West Freestyle in Singapore

Niners Lose........AGAIN

If you are a Niners fan and you happened to miss the game against the Seahawks yesterday be thankful, it was painful. The Seahawks, who had just 1 win on the year before yesterday, dominated the 49ers from the opening minutes. As much as I am rooting for UC Davis alum J.T. O'Sullivan to get it together, his turnovers are really killing the team. O'Sullivan's pick at the end of the first half was crushing to the team and fans. If you happen to still be holding on to Vernon Davis in hopes that his great potential will be realized and he will finally emerge as a legit fantasy football tight end it's time to cut him loose. Vernon Davis was send off by coach Mike Singletary in the 4th quarter, never a good thing.

As the Mike Singletary era began with a heaping helping of humiliation, J.T. O'Sullivan's reign as starting quarterback for the 49ers appeared to come to an end with the usual roll call of sacks, fumbles and a killer interception.

If this is the bottom, the 49ers hit it hard, and often, Sunday at Candlestick Park in a 34-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, who came into the game at 1-5 and left with whoops and hollers.

After keeping the locker-room doors closed at least twice as long as predecessor Mike Nolan did following games, Singletary came into his news conference and spoke in a booming voice with a fervor that approached rage.

After O'Sullivan threw an interception on fourth down that cornerback Josh Wilson returned 75 yards for a touchdown and a 20-3 lead by Seattle 31 seconds before halftime, Singletary walked to offensive coordinator Mike Martz and spread his arms in a universal signal of exasperation before sending Shaun Hill into the game with 25 seconds left.

At that point, O'Sullivan had been sacked three times, fumbled twice and lost one and threw the pick-six interception. He had completed 13 of 21 passes for 131 yards.

Singletary's other decisive act was to banish Vernon Davis to the locker room with 10:41 left in the game after the tight end drew a foolish unnecessary-roughness penalty for tipping up the facemask of free safety Brian Russell following his 7-yard catch. [SFGate]

Bye Bye Nolan

Yesterday the San Francisco 49ers fired head coach Mike Nolan. If only the Niners had played half as good as Nolan dressed.

Assistant head coach Mike Singletary will be the interim head coach, general manager Scot McCloughan said. ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported the two sides are working on a suitable contract for a head coaching position.

Nolan's firing came late Monday afternoon after he met with ownership. Earlier Monday, ESPN's Michael Smith reported that Nolan was going to be fired after next Sunday's game and be replaced by Singletary. Whether that story sped up the process or not, it was clear that Nolan's days were numbered following Sunday's 29-17 loss to the New York Giants in the Meadowlands.

Nolan, 49, was 18-37 as coach of the 49ers. Though the offense improved its scoring under the play-calling of offensive coordinator Mike Martz, the defense -- which is Nolan's specialty -- has been inconsistent all season.

Nolan brought back a measure of respectability to the franchise, but the 49ers have had five straight losing seasons and were 4-12, 7-9 and 5-11 in three full seasons in his tenure.

In fact, Nolan might be best known for his insistence on wearing a suit and tie on the sideline for the 49ers' home games. After protracted negotiations with Reebok, which has a contract to supply clothing to all the league's coaches, Nolan got permission to wear his specially designed suit.

Nolan's future also was heavily tied to quarterback Alex Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in 2005. Smith never became a consistent starter, and he had an embarrassing public spat with Nolan last year over the severity of the quarterback's shoulder injuries, which forced him onto injured reserve last year.

Smith's shoulder gave him more problems this year, and the quarterback went on injured reserve before the season began. [ESPN]

What remains for Smith's future is still uncertain. Some of have said he will be released after this season but it appears only time will tell. Check out the video BELOW.
Mike Nolan addresses his job security just hours before he was fired Monday night.