Kanye West has kept a fairly low profile in recent months, but soon you’ll be able to catch him — or at least his animated alter ego — in the May 2 episode of Fox’s Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show. You can see the first official image of West’s guest spot in the new issue of EW, on stands today, or check it out right here in this post. In the episode, the rap megastar voices a 19-year-old local hero named, er, Kenny West, who gets into a lopsided rhyme battle with the show’s Cleveland Brown, Jr. over the affections of a young woman who’s voiced by Taraji P. Henson.

More after the Jump.

And old clip, but I probably didn’t get the reference before. Thanks Clowdeaaa!

OMG… In the September issue of Playboy, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane says that Stewie, he of the sexy parties, vaguely British accent and, in one episode, a girlfriend…is a homosexual. Bah!

That’s pretty much like making an announcement that Mel likes boys…. because everyone already knows that.

Though creator Seth MacFarlane assured the crowd the content wasn’t as controversial as they might assume, it definitely wasn’t tame (ex.: “If God wanted us to kill babies he would have made them all Chinese girls”).

Below are a trio of exclusive clips from the table read, which had the audience rolling. The cast took the stage along with a full orchestra, which played accompaniment as Seth and Co. performed songs during the act breaks. The read was also being shot by “Family Guy” producer 20th TV for inclusion on next season’s DVD package, which is also expected to have the completed abortion episode that Fox broadcast has refused to air.

After the clips, there’s an interview with MacFarlane talking about the episode and the controversy.

Oh! The setup: Lois agrees to be a surrogate mother for another couple — who then die in a car crash.

The rest after the jump.