Kanye West Joins 'Family Guy' Spin-Off

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(March 17) - Kanye West has officially signed on to take part in the animated series, 'The Cleveland Show.' The rapper accepted an offer from FOX executives to lay down the voice as "not-so-mega-star rapper" Kenny West. The 'Family Guy' spin-off is set to premiere in the fall, PEOPLE reports.

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Kanye West attends the Metropolitan Opera's 125th anniversary gala at Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center on March 15, 2009 in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center New York, NY United States March 15, 2009 Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com To license this image (16612563), contact WireImage.com

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Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the Metropolitan Opera's 125th anniversary gala at Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center on March 15, 2009 in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center New York, NY United States March 15, 2009 Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com To license this image (16612704), contact WireImage.com

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NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Musician Kanye West and model Amber Rose attend The Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala at The Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center on March 15, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kanye West;Amber Rose

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NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Musician Kanye West attends The Metropolitan Opera's 125th Anniversary Gala at The Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center on March 15, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kanye West

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Musician Kanye West arrives with Amber Rose to attend the 125th Anniversary gala of the Metropolitan Opera in New York March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

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Musician Kanye West arrives with Amber Rose to attend the 125th Anniversary gala of the Metropolitan Opera in New York March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

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Musician Kanye West arrives with Amber Rose to attend the 125th Anniversary gala of the Metropolitan Opera in New York March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

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Rapper Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the Metropolitan Opera 125th anniversary gala at Lincoln Center, in New York, on Sunday, March. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Executives approached West about the role after reading one of the rapper's online blogs in which he noted his excitement for the new show.

"We knew Kanye was a big 'Family Guy' fan because he invited [creator] Seth [MacFarlane] to his house a year or two ago," adds Henry. "And there was a mention on his blog when the spin-off was announced that he was excited about it. We knew he was a big fan and a lot of us are fans of his."

"It was surprising to us that [he] was so into it that he came to the table [read], and wonderfully surprising how cool he was, how funny he was and how unassuming he was," executive producer Mike Henry said. "He's just a great presence."

West spent three hours in the studio Friday and even managed to write some of his lines for the show. "Before we came to the table ... there was only one line he didn't love and he came up with another idea and in a completely modest, nice way said, 'Would you mind if I changed just this one line?' And our feeling was, how many raps have we written? One? And how many has he written? Be our guest!"

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