So i decided to take a break from studying to speak on Kanye West. Today the video for "love lockdown" his 1st single off of his new album 808 and Heartbreak made its debut. A lot of people have mixed reviews on it and his new direction for this album which will mainly consist of him singing with the autotone effect.
Even i myself am pretty interested in seeing what the outcome will be. im not a total fan of love lockdown but i like it, dont love it, just like it. i think that if it had a better hook it would be better because everything else besides that i love. Overall no matter how much you hate the song, direction, or video i think you have to respect Kanye West for what he is doing and shouldnt hate on him for it. In the past year he lost his mother who we all know he loved very dearly and his relationship with his fiance broke off too. Not many people can say that they have been through what he has in that short amount of time, and as a music artist you should be free to express yourself in any musical form that you want. Kanye West said himself on the Ellen show that he doesnt have a rap alias such as a 50 cent, T.I., or Jay-Z he is simply Kanye West, so people shouldnt restrict him to Hip Hop. However even if you are mostly a street or a 100% hip hop rapper and want to switch the stlye up then i believe they should go for it as well as long as its not some weak bullshit they dont put effort into and just do it cuz they can. i.e. lil wayne heading in that direction, please dont do it!
Its like how you have different taste in music depending on the mood your in. If your in a mood where you need to be pumped up for the gym you might listen to upbeat music or anything that will get you going, when your happy you might listen to something that makes you smile, like for me Dancing in the Moonlight or some Vanessa Carlton haha. When your in that gangsta, ignorant, cant tell me im wrong shit you might put on some jeezy, jayz, or wayne , and when your in love you put on ur favorite rnb hits. When ur down, depressed, or heartbroken you might listen to a more sad rnb song that relates to your feeling, or maybe an uplifting song. So for Kanye West its obvious he didnt want to nor could he get out his feelings the right way through rap, he had do it the way he is doing it.
I also believe that he has been pushing the envelope way before this album. With every album he came out with, most of his songs are different than the regular hip hop artist, they arent about selling drugs, guns, and bitches. His videos have also been different as well with a different approach and style, besides maybe Workout Plan and Gold Digger. Contradictingly though if he did put out a normal video for his songs people might go "huh??" because its almost expected to see something new and different everytime Kanye puts something out. You never know he might do that to be "different" from his "different" self haha, but i doubt it. Its just that this time it is such a drastic jump from what we are used to, the haters come out. I think in music especially rap your direction has to change a little because after you become successful you cant rap about guns and drugs the way you used to because thats not your life anymore. Your fucking rich in a mansion with 20 cars. Thats when rappers usually lose their passion or hunger they once had because they dont have that old lifestlye to get out of and are already rich with nothing to prove. They just keep rapping about the same shit without that hunger.For example 50 cent or even Jay-Z. Now if they can regain that passion then by all means rap about those drugs, bitches, money, and guns because they have that rawness, which is what im crossing my fingers for with the new 50 and Jay album coming later this year. Especially with todays music industry you cant keep coming out with the same type of shit unless your really established or coming out hard everytime because a lot of rappers are hot one minute then gone the next. So what that all means is if Kanye doesnt have that passion for rapping for that particular moment in his life then why should he do it and just make a half assed rap album? We all know how passionate Kanye West about his music and how much perfection and time he puts into it, so even if this 1st single may not be the shit to everyone. i have no doubts that the album will be great. This is also why i feel Lupe is justified for retiring after his next album, even though it probably wont happen. But i honor him if he does because you should go out after you put out the best and most consistent effort you can without anything tarnishing your name or credibility
Im not a dick riding fan that will defend anything he does Im just saying that there shouldnt be so much hate for him trying something different. Whether the actual music is hot or not is the listeners opinion and i dont mind, but we shouldnt hate for the effort. Just my 2 cents
word to kyle for the title.
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damn, that was a good read dawg
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