Rapperpreneur Kanye West is taking on the puppet show market with a new show tentatively named 'Alligator Boots.'
'Alligator Boots' would essentially be Kanye West's hip-hop version of the Muppet Show, with rotating celebrity guests on each episode and music written by West and fellow rapper Rhymefest.
Jackhole Productions, the company behind Crank Yankers, is producing 'Alligator Boots' for Kanye West. The show is currently under consideration for 2009.
The pilot episode for 'Alligator Boots' shows Kanye West interacting with the muppets in a nightclub. The song parodies a mother who has brought her young son to the club.
Muppet Hip-Hop Revivals
Alligator Boots by Kanye West
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