Kanye West gets creative on us again with a full on animated music video based on the cartoon bear mascot from Takashi Murakami. 

The visuals are awesome (I'm a fan of Murakami's art) and the story line paints us a picture of the struggles Kanye's been through to get to his "Graduation" - obstacles, roadblocks, how far he had to come. Many folks could care less for his arrogance (the scene where all the football players are chasing him), but I think it's a great message that he's been able to take us through his path to success through all his albums and his lyrics in a way many of us can relate to.

Folks have tried to anime themselves (e.g. Britney Spears) but I think this is the first time it actually had some substance to it.  

Found this truly awesome short film of wall graffiti art by Blu on Kanye's blog. It's about 7 1/2 minutes long and has some very interesting animations and some ingenious techniques - you will be truly amazed.

Watch: MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

Find out more about the artist and his projects at www.blublu.org