Hip-Hop Meets The Muppets?

Kanye West

KANYE WEST is adding yet another title to his already full résumé ... puppet master?

Well, kind of, reports MTV NEWS. The rapper is teaming up with COMEDY CENTRAL for a show that THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER describes as "hip-hop meets THE MUPPETS." The show, tentatively titled "ALLIGATOR BOOTS," is from the same team behind COMEDY CENTRAL's puppet show "CRANK YANKERS" -- JACKHOLE PRODS., which was founded by JIMMY KIMMEL, ADAM COROLLA and DANIEL KELLISON. A half-hour pilot has already been shot for the show.

Currently under consideration for 2009, the show would feature music by WEST and CHICAGO-based rapper and KANYE collaborator RHYMEFEST, who would also work alongside KELLISON as executive producers. Each week the show would have a different celebrity host and employ a format similar to that of "THE MUPPET SHOW." WEST is the host for the pilot.

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