KAN YAY OR KAN NAY? (The Kanye West Thread)
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qwerty south
no use for a witticism
his output around his first two albums are great - lots of humour and inspiring energy.
even his later stuff has moments - more sonically than lyrically - 'love lockdown' sounds great on a big system
even his later stuff has moments - more sonically than lyrically - 'love lockdown' sounds great on a big system
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Leo
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turns out most people were just buying campaign swag to resell, and many of them were high school kids (legally supposed to be 18+ to donate to a campaign). one 16-year old kid spent over $3,000 on hoodies.
Kanye’s Zombie Campaign Attracts Teen Donors—and Feds’ Scrutiny
Havoc (Mobb Deep) produced that one.
Corpsey
bandz ahoy
Watched a bit of his DONDA album launch (recreating his childhood home, setting himself on fire, hundreds of extras in DONDA bulletproof jackets, having some sort of marriage ceremony with his supposedly estranged wife, etc.) – then watched this video with Kendrick Lamar (not sounding great to my ears) in it...
Just struck me that at the most mainstream level in rap there's this real vogue for artsy imagery – presumably Kanye's influence at work.
It's not even necessarily reflected in the music but visually its a sort of prog-rap era. Where perhaps the visuals matter more than the music. (Certainly seems to be the case with Kanye, who hasn't to my knowledge done anything particularly impactful musically in a long time.)
There was this in the news recently, too:
www.gq.com
Just struck me that at the most mainstream level in rap there's this real vogue for artsy imagery – presumably Kanye's influence at work.
It's not even necessarily reflected in the music but visually its a sort of prog-rap era. Where perhaps the visuals matter more than the music. (Certainly seems to be the case with Kanye, who hasn't to my knowledge done anything particularly impactful musically in a long time.)
There was this in the news recently, too:
Jay-Z and Beyoncé Have Basquiat at Tiffany’s
Behind a sweeping statement of love is a lucrative series of art, fashion, and champagne deals.
rubberdingyrapids
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tired of artsy stuff in mainstream rap and pop and dance music tbh.
tbh im tired of entry level artsiness entering mainstream stuff in general. saw the new candyman film and it would be better if it wasnt being quite so understated.
tbh im tired of entry level artsiness entering mainstream stuff in general. saw the new candyman film and it would be better if it wasnt being quite so understated.
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william_kent
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william_kent
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Peppa Pig is cancelled in China, but she doesn't make a big deal about it:
China bans Peppa Pig because she promotes 'gangster attitudes'
China bans Peppa Pig because she promotes 'gangster attitudes'
Yeah, I listened to My Dark Twisted Fantasy again recently and I was like, wow, I really don't like him as a rapper. It was a bit of a revelation. There's nothing exciting about the sonics with his voice and his actually rhymes are quite boring. The bits of his records are the gospel vocals.
rubberdingyrapids
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if you dont read too much into the kanye machine, there is always good stuff on his albums.
but i think i saw this album is almost 2 hours? that might be more kanye than i can stand in one go.
but i think i saw this album is almost 2 hours? that might be more kanye than i can stand in one go.