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I love that Kanye is a public figure who says ridiculous shit then gets bent of shape over someone who's JOB it is to ridicule public figures. It's like a perpetual motion machine of awesome.
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cobl04
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I can't wait to sit down in the coming days and watch/listen to the whole Zane Lowe interview.
The skit made me chuckle a little, but Kimmel's whole lead-in was extraordinarily unfunny.
Shit I love Kanye. I'm glad I have four or five others here who share my blind love for the man.
The skit made me chuckle a little, but Kimmel's whole lead-in was extraordinarily unfunny.
Shit I love Kanye. I'm glad I have four or five others here who share my blind love for the man.
Honestly, that's one of the reasons I love the dude so much. It's easy to clown on the guy, but the fact of the matter is no one is as refreshingly real and raw and candid as he is. He's so unapologetically himself. He pours so much energy into everything he does and is so genuinely passionate about his projects.
I'd rather watch his Zane Lowe interview 1000 times than the shitty Letterman/Boner thing in which nothing of substance was said.
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LemonMelon
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As a fellow musician, I do have mad respect for Kanye. I love that he isn't a dilettante for art and fashion but pours himself into those scenes like he does everything else, even though his work in those fields isn't as celebrated. He seems like the kind of person who, if he didn't have some sort of creative outlet, would completely lose his mind. Typically, that results in the best work.
I do feel sorry for Kanye fans who look up to him as a person because he always disappoints on a basic human level, but then I think it's usually best to know nothing about your favorite artists. It's a disservice to Kanye that he's under the microscope so often.
I do feel sorry for Kanye fans who look up to him as a person because he always disappoints on a basic human level, but then I think it's usually best to know nothing about your favorite artists. It's a disservice to Kanye that he's under the microscope so often.
cobl04
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I am the nucleus.
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LemonMelon
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I am Pac.
cobl04
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Did you find yourself utterly enthralled by the 30-minute version of Runaway and extended versions of the 808 tracks on the last tour?
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LemonMelon
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BTW, the New Slaves beat used on Zane Lowe was absolutely terrifying. And the vocal layering on BOTL was fantastic. Great performances all around; the hype for the tour is reaching critical mass right about now.
I thought "Runaway" was pure emotion, loved the performance. And I don't recall any of the 808s songs being extended, not noticeably so at least.
Memories of that show are what have me thinking of dropping all that money on a ticket for December when I'll probably end up seeing him at a festival next year anyway.
cobl04
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Oh man, Say You Will went for 10 minutes at the gig I saw, he went on this hilarious tangent about how he was flirting with some girl over text. Runaway was great, felt sorry for the dancer though.
I'll definitely part with a lot next time he's out here, if that happens again. Can't believe I've technically seen him twice... he opened for U2 in 06, when I wasn't interested. Idiot.
I'll definitely part with a lot next time he's out here, if that happens again. Can't believe I've technically seen him twice... he opened for U2 in 06, when I wasn't interested. Idiot.
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nothing? perhaps next to nothing or little
and yes, art was better when it was about the art, and not about the artist 24/7
Jive Turkey
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But he's so goddamn ignorant and dumb that all the rest of it goes out the window. If I need to tolerate a man's stupidity for a little candor, I'd rather not bother. There's little substance there
For me, he's more or less become this generation's Eminem. Only difference is I actually liked Kanye's music at one point.
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The guy has literally never said anything that has made me think. It's a constant stream of verbal diarrhea
I guess every generation needs one
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LemonMelon
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Hmm. How so?
LMP
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Has Triumph the Insult Comic Dog messed with Kanye yet?
He's a gay fish.
I like a lot of Kanye, don't really see him as some unbridled genius though, sometimes I think he is aiming at satire but he doesn't really provide the contrast to make it work.
I don't really buy that he is particularly candid or raw or that self aware, it comes across as the emperor's new clothes, we'll look for deeper meanings behind some of the quite embarrassing things he says and does, because we never want to look foolish for buying into it.
I don't think it detracts much from some of his really good tunes though.
I don't really buy that he is particularly candid or raw or that self aware, it comes across as the emperor's new clothes, we'll look for deeper meanings behind some of the quite embarrassing things he says and does, because we never want to look foolish for buying into it.
I don't think it detracts much from some of his really good tunes though.
LMP
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That's a well-reasoned stance. It's near impossible to read into intent, though I think he's delivered on every record that he's put out. Watch the Throne & Cruel Summer are inessential, singles-oriented summer jams overall with their share of killer tracks between the two.
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Refugee
This pretty much. Just placeholders between two opuses. Though they still showed artistic progression and map the journey from MBDTF to Yeezus.
The fact that in the intervening years he could put out two "filler" albums that contained tracks like Niggaz in Paris, No Church in the Wild, Otis, Clique, and New God Flow is incredible.
cobl04
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I think you're both underselling Watch the Throne.
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LemonMelon
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I'd put it below all of the solo albums, but it is a lot better than Cruel Summer.
That being said, NEW GOD FLOW
That being said, NEW GOD FLOW
LMP
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It doesn't have the laser focus or ambition of Yeezy's solo work. Seeing him languish in his success, like in the "Otis" video, fucking rules. The track was a personal anthem after a particularly rough summer for yours truly.
Nothing wrong with team-up albums or compilations by any stretch, I just don't find them as thrilling as Graduation or 808s, for instance. The point of view is scattered.
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LemonMelon
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Guess she won't be his White Kate Moss tonite.
bono_212
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I'm so tired of these videos of people quitting. Sorry you hate your job? Glad you can walk out on it...I guess.
GirlsAloudFan
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I feel you on that.
I like her dance moves, though.
I like her dance moves, though.
bono_212
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I enjoy the video, too. That's probably the worst part. I just know behind every video like that is an article like this, that won't get half the views the video does:
Next Media Animation Responds to the Quit Heard 'Round the World
Next Media Animation Responds to the Quit Heard 'Round the World
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