Kanye West's first Cleveland Appearance May 2nd

This week's EW magazine has exclusive details of Kanye West's first appearance on The Cleveland Show.  The rapper/singer will first appear in the May 2nd episode as Kenny West, a 19-year-old local hero.  The episode is about the rhythming battle between Kenny and Cleveland Jr. to gain the affections of a woman (voiced by Taraji P. Henson).

The team behind The Cleveland Show were so impressed by Kanye that they've brought him back in for further episodes of the Family Guy spin-off.  "You know, I’ve worked on The Simpsons and Family Guy and King of the Hill," co-creator of The Cleveland Show Rich Appel told EW. "We’ve had a lot of guest stars. It’s very rare that a guest star is eager and willing to come to the table read. He showed up 15 minutes early."  Appel went on to suggest that West was becoming Cleveland's Sideshow Bob!