Jesus Talks
Published August 05, 2004
Kanye West may have fallen into the trap of Icarus in his thinking that his debut CD College Dropout is indeed a hip-hop classic.
As Kanye soars into pop stratosphere with hubris, he is being thwarted by a few naysayers who think his disc is not so good, which melts his pride and hurls him earthward.
Kanye West Doesn't Need Critics to Tell Him He's Good - He Knows It
Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout, is a masterful piece of work that should be mentioned among the classic albums of our time. That's what West thinks. And he'll tell you so again and again and again.I think Kanye West's The College Dropout changed the rap game on so many levels but falls short of hip-hop classic status because of the awful skits and some lackluster productions featured on some of the songs. Six months from now, Kanye's album would be look upon as an inspiration for more Humanism in hip-hop."You can't judge The College Dropout. It's something completely different," the 27-year-old musician declared in a recent interview with The Associated Press. "It's definitely a classic, if I stepped aside from myself and say that . . . we'll see the results in the next six months, of whether it did change the game or whether it is it's own entity."
"And I'm very creative. I always want to do something different from what everybody else is doing, ever since I was little."
And Kanye, you're a motherfuckin' genius, no matter what the critics say.
You can catch Kanye West opening up for another genius, R&B crooner Usher on his "Truth" tour, which kicks off Aug. 5 in Hampton, Va. To find out when these two music masterminds are hitting a venue near you, click HERE.
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- Published: August 05, 2004
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- Filed Under: Music: Pop, Music: Rap
- Writer: Trent Fitzgerald
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thanks Trent always good to hear from you - West can't be accused of false humility, give him that!
Thank God there are people out there who see Kanye as an annoying over -rated artist in Hip Hop. Apparently he saved hip hop but i dont see that. Like music can be saved from naturally going its way of being underground to popular, to over the top-everywhere fame? All music does it. Hip hop will always be around but just not in the same way it used to be, which is the same for Jazz, RnB, and disco music.
I ve known Kanye West since seeing his name in credits of Hip Hop albums from JayZ to Alicia Keys, he aint nothing new and his music isnt either. He has an annoying voice, a stupid kid-like sound and that irritating moral story hip hop. Can he not concentrate on the music or the theme rather than talking with a big head and a knowing humour. Thats what Eminem does and it aint clever. Original hip hop still exists and no one talks about their talent. De La Soul, Common, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, to name but a few. De La Soul have been loyal to the game and yet continued to grow with the music, yet they are clever people and they venture to relms in hip hop most avoid and are proud to be unaffriad in that way. When someone like Kayne goes on and on about how he is the savoiur it is sure to be annoying. His fast road to major fame is even more annoying because most will be forced to think he is cool and most who dont even know hip hop will like him becasue he is easy hiphop. But he aint the true hip hop when he is solo. Go back behind the scenes Kanye and stay there plaase because you aint that good.
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Good albumn and I am not one to buy Hip-hop at all. The skits are too much to take after the first listening and are a turn off to so many friends I have offered the CD to. So I ripped it and only hear the music tracks. If you want to give your friends a place in music land.. just thank them in the liner notes.