Check out Kanye's words on Mr Hudson: "Ah, he's an incredible artist," Kanye told MTV during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool.

"I believe Mr. Hudson has the potential to be bigger than me, to be one of the most important artists of his generation. (...) He's playing these songs, he's playing them back-to-back-to-back 'Dude, I'm telling you, your problems are not going to be getting hit records, blowing up and being a big star - your problems are going to be living real life, and dealing with real life, so just prep yourself'. Everything I hear [from
him] is a smash."

For the latest on Mr Hudson's forthcoming LP and 2009 tour, check his MySpace.