I've been a big Kanye West fan for years. I like his music, including his most recent, hotly debated 808s and Heartbreak CD and I'm not the only one. His resume includes a litany of praise from all the big labels, magazines, clubs, and music shows in the business. His record sales back this up as do the myriad of awards he's received in the last several years.
But I've recently discovered that Kanye is obsessed with himself. Perhaps I have just been a naiive fan. Perhaps he has always been this way and I'm only discovering this now. In my defense, he has been more "honest" since his recent announcement to leave the music industry to pursue his work in fashion. hmmm. In a recent interview with Details magazine Kanye says, "Oh my God, I'm one of the greatest rappers in the world...I'll get on a track and completely ee-nihilate that track, I'll eat it and rip in half. I wouldn't have to think of it." Later, in the same interview he says, "Put this in the magazine. There's nothing more to be said about music. I'm the f---ing end-all, be-all of music. I know what I'm doing. I did '808s' in three weeks. I got it. It's on cruise control ... Man, we talked about music for God knows how long! Now let's talk about how my f---ing sweater didn't come back right from Korea. That's what's interesting me." Wow.
I do enjoy his music but I won't support him anymore. I just can't respect a man who thinks this highly of himself. Kanye has forgotten that he had help getting to the top. What about the labels who gave him a chance when he was a snot-nosed punk? the famous leaders who helped him rise to fame? Most importantly what about the fans? Given his backgound, Kanye should know that none of us can take full credit for our successes in life. He is either a liar or an idiot. Either way he can count me out. There's just not enough room for any more love than Kanye gives himself and since he is "the f---ing end-all, be-all of music" then he can buy his own Platnum level worth of CD's and leave the fans out of it.
But I've recently discovered that Kanye is obsessed with himself. Perhaps I have just been a naiive fan. Perhaps he has always been this way and I'm only discovering this now. In my defense, he has been more "honest" since his recent announcement to leave the music industry to pursue his work in fashion. hmmm. In a recent interview with Details magazine Kanye says, "Oh my God, I'm one of the greatest rappers in the world...I'll get on a track and completely ee-nihilate that track, I'll eat it and rip in half. I wouldn't have to think of it." Later, in the same interview he says, "Put this in the magazine. There's nothing more to be said about music. I'm the f---ing end-all, be-all of music. I know what I'm doing. I did '808s' in three weeks. I got it. It's on cruise control ... Man, we talked about music for God knows how long! Now let's talk about how my f---ing sweater didn't come back right from Korea. That's what's interesting me." Wow.
I do enjoy his music but I won't support him anymore. I just can't respect a man who thinks this highly of himself. Kanye has forgotten that he had help getting to the top. What about the labels who gave him a chance when he was a snot-nosed punk? the famous leaders who helped him rise to fame? Most importantly what about the fans? Given his backgound, Kanye should know that none of us can take full credit for our successes in life. He is either a liar or an idiot. Either way he can count me out. There's just not enough room for any more love than Kanye gives himself and since he is "the f---ing end-all, be-all of music" then he can buy his own Platnum level worth of CD's and leave the fans out of it.
I'm now really curious where his effin' sweater came from, haha. Is he proud that it was made in Malaysia and not Korea?
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