He's this generations Michael Jackson.
Regardless of how
you feel about him, that's just the simple truth. There literally hasn't been
another musical act that has influenced music the way he has since he stepped
into the game. And when I say influenced I don’t just mean the music that he
has put out, I mean from his production to the way he arranges people’s albums,
his live shows and so forth and so forth. If you go and look at his body of
work from his production credits and interviews where artists tell tales of him
giving advice on how to put together superb tracks, you’d be surprised at all
he has done behind the scenes. He’s really a mad musical genius that has a
talent for putting out great music with whomever he has his eye on. There’s not
too many artist in the history of music with the ability to say that, and that’s
pretty big.
When
I first heard Kanye my homie Matt had actually handed me a burned CD of The
College Dropout and told me to keep it. When I got home and popped it in I
couldn’t stop playing it. I made it my mission to go out and find a CD player
so I could listen to that CD any chance I got. Little did I know I was
listening to one of the greatest rap albums of the last decade. He ushered in a
new sound with every single album that he dropped, and that’s only something a
legend can pull off. To this day I will defend 808’s as a great album and that
people have to understand the context behind the album. People couldn’t
understand the pain that went into making the album therefore they dismissed
it. But trust me when I say this: the day he passes away that CD will be
elevated and everyone will end up loving it.
To
me he hasn’t come out with a bad album, yet.
But
this isn’t to say that everything changes over time. Slowly but surely I’m
hearing all of the crazy and ugly stories about how he’s treated some people,
and a lot of it has been recent. While I’m not one to in rumors or stories
about people unless there’s undeniable evidence or the person comes out and
admits their wrongdoings but some of the stuff seems pretty legit. While I was
never a fan of him getting with Kim and I absolutely attribute a lot of his
over the top antics as a direct result of his mother passing away in the manner
that she did, I still have to remember at the end of the day that this is Kanye
we’re talking about. Kanye is going to be who he is and no one is going to stop
that; either you’re going to love his music or you won’t. Me personally it’s getting
a little harder to support his music because of his theatrics with the media
and the comments that he’s made recently, but that’s life for a Legend. The
more you’re under the spotlight, the more you’re scrutinized.
Sooner
or later something is going to happen and I hope it’s the positive kind. But
musical genius has its cap because usually their convictions or their demons
get a hold of them and never let go. Hopefully that won’t be the case with
Kanye and I hope that he gets above the level that he’s at in his person life
to get back that focus he needs. Clearly he lost his mind when he started
selling that white tee for $100 lol. Musically wise I had no problem with Kanye
until Yeezus and I had to sit down and give that a proper listen to; once I did
I loved the album right away. I’ve heard snippets of SWISH and it sounds great
so far; I really hope he drops a full length version of Wolves because on SNL
it sounded dope.
Like
I said, I have zero problems with Kanye the artist, but as far as Kanye the
person, well he’s been letting me down as of late. I mean you’re not going to
agree with 100% of the things a person does or says, and you’re not supposed
to, but sometimes I just wished he’d do better. But at the end of the day he’s the
artist I can mostly relate to in terms of perseverance and hard work and dedication
to his craft. When no one believed in me I just put on Can’t Tell Me Nothing
and just went to work. He’s definitely an inspiration to those with a vision
and the will to make it happen; his life story is a testament to that feet.
Kanye
is this generations Michael Jackson, and if you don’t believe that then you’re
simply lying to yourself about it.
Discography
2003 | Get Well Soon
2003 | I'm Good
2004 | The College Dropout
2005 | Late Registration
2007 | Can't Tell Me Nothing Mixtape
2007 | Graduation
2008 | 808s & Heartbreak
2010 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011 | Watch The Throne (with Jay Z)
2012 | Cruel Summer (with GOOD Music)
2013 | Yeezus
2014 | The Life of Pablo
2003 | I'm Good
2004 | The College Dropout
2005 | Late Registration
2007 | Can't Tell Me Nothing Mixtape
2007 | Graduation
2008 | 808s & Heartbreak
2010 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011 | Watch The Throne (with Jay Z)
2012 | Cruel Summer (with GOOD Music)
2013 | Yeezus
2014 | The Life of Pablo
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