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!
