What a uniquely American tragicomedy as Kanye West. Maybe by the time you are reading this he is President! Or we are all dead. In any case, you cannot deny he is quite talented and imagine if his rambling and "politics" actually had any substance to it. If he stood for anything besides himself then imagine what could happen.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a desert island album for sure. All those tracks are bangers and all the people he brought together is this lovely and lurid tapestry. From that I regularly draw to Monster as my go-to jam. Here Kanye is more of a producer and you let yourself enjoys rhymes by Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj. Amazing how cohesive the thing feels considering each individual piece. All virulent and loud power fantasies.
Consensus is the Nicki Minja verse is best but my personal fav is Jay-Z's what with the horror tropes and the clever use of a sharp inhale right at the end.
-
It's official! After six years, Amanda and I are leaving the Ithaca area! By April 21st, any posts (or lack of posts) will originate fro... -
I often struggle when asked, often casually at a conference for work or when trapped on some shared mode of movement like an elevator, ...
-
Back in town, but might be absent from the blog-o-sphere for a while. I am seriously job hunting right now and taking advantage of my curren...
No comments:
Post a Comment