People wanted to know how I feel about this, so what the heck...
So apparently Kanye gave up on hip hop. I dunno what it is, really. Maybe it's all that time he spent with Fall Out Boy? The breakup? The glasses? Uch... Look, don't get me wrong: This new "Love Lockdown" has definitely got it's pluses. But it's not hip hop! KRS-One got it right when he said the same thing about Graduation last year.
The commercial success of T-Pain and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III most definitely impacted Kanye's (and the rest of the game's) direction. It's a shame to see hip hop degenerate and stylistically devour itself. And two of my all-time favorites -- Common and Jay-Z -- reaaaaalllllyyy need to step it up too. "Jockin' Jay-Z"? Maaan that sh*t is played out, and you know it. Sounds like something the Clipse might have hopped on a few years ago.
Maybe I should just give up on hip hop too? Oh wait! The new Ill Bill and Planet Asia records are incredible. That Capone-N-Noreaga bootleg that's floatin' around ain't too shabby either. Now that's what I call G.O.O.D. music!
So apparently Kanye gave up on hip hop. I dunno what it is, really. Maybe it's all that time he spent with Fall Out Boy? The breakup? The glasses? Uch... Look, don't get me wrong: This new "Love Lockdown" has definitely got it's pluses. But it's not hip hop! KRS-One got it right when he said the same thing about Graduation last year.
The commercial success of T-Pain and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III most definitely impacted Kanye's (and the rest of the game's) direction. It's a shame to see hip hop degenerate and stylistically devour itself. And two of my all-time favorites -- Common and Jay-Z -- reaaaaalllllyyy need to step it up too. "Jockin' Jay-Z"? Maaan that sh*t is played out, and you know it. Sounds like something the Clipse might have hopped on a few years ago.
Maybe I should just give up on hip hop too? Oh wait! The new Ill Bill and Planet Asia records are incredible. That Capone-N-Noreaga bootleg that's floatin' around ain't too shabby either. Now that's what I call G.O.O.D. music!
34 comments:
1 for his attitude
2. for his music
he has forgotten where he came from, he is just as bad as jay-z.
look at the state of those glasses!
Based on Love Lockdown, it's looking a bit shaky for Kanye. But imma wait for the album before judging his latest creative move.
Kanye's hook IS that he's different to other rappers. 808s & Heartbreaks could be a triumph. Or it could flop. I for one applaud the attitude, the creative risk, because it's what makes music exciting.
Hearing new, fresh shit is what keeps me interested. I'd take that anyday ahead of rappers like 50 Cent who regurgitate the same crap every album.
This new album could be garbage, but I cant wait to find out.
Cryptvill: You've gotta admit that his first two albums were solid, especially College Dropout.
Cathal: LOL!
FD: ...Yup, we'll see what happens...
i didn't like him from the get go, now less after his camera incident. unacceptable.
:P
http://bangthebox.net/2008/09/bukem-meets-obama-in-orlando.html
LOL
in regards to Ivan, i will tell you the truth in that I haven't listened to his first 2 albums in a REAL good listening way, and maybe if i did, he'd build on me, but all of the music lately (eh, about past 3-4 years) that ive heard of him has just been... mediocre at best in my opinion.
As far as his attire, who cares? Remember Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel wearing sequin and glitter and Dr. Dre rockin make-up and lipstick and everyone agree they're hip-hop.
1, Tracks are always on point
2, Lyrics are dope
3, His stage performance is crazy!
anon: Saying that "Jockin' Jay-Z" is better than "Kingdom Come stuff" is not enough reason to like it... Anything "decent" is better than KC.
look at that clown suit he has on. white gloves and all. ignore these corporate clowns please. they only want our money. that vocoder shit ain't art. it's easy.
HOWEVER- i havent given up on kanye yet ;)
I hope the vocoder craze dies soon though. I hated when Teddy Riley used in back in '95. And I really hated it when that Cher song back in '98 was EVERYWHERE.
It seems that lots of rappers are just frustrated singers, so they use this shit to sound 'nice'. How many rappers are tryna sing? Ja Rule, Snoop, Nelly, Wayne, Kanye...
also upcoming concerts grandmaster flash - 20 euro
kanye west - 65.70 euro
wat a fukin rip off!!!!!!!
Yeah, but Kanye got lights. LIGHTS! LOTS OF LIGHTS!!!
They gotta be worth the extra euros...
A. It is mediocre and B. it's not even "hip hop". It's some weird attempt at sounding "out there" and it just falls flat. You can't tell me that sh*t's as real and powerful as "Through the Wire" or "Diamonds from Sierra Leone".
"Based on this one track (agreed verging on wackiness) this just seems way too harsh and undeserved. Lets judge the album."
That didn't stop critics for going after The Roots with that sh*tty "Birthday Girl" song. And it's a good thing they did! If the album sounded more like that, they would have lost a loooootttt of fans. Sure, they would have picked up a bunch of Fall Out Boy groupies, but is it worth it? Not in my book...
Now...if the next album is all singing? It'll be the first Kanye album I don't buy. I want to hear the quantum leaps in beatmaking and the fun rhymes, but I don't wanna hear that idiot sing. I want hip hop.
Don't worry Ivan, not all anonymi are bad
Look at the resolution and how the paper is bent
but the text is flat.
Look at the resolution and how the paper is bent
but the text is flat.
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