Kanye West: A Concert Analysis

It’s amazing to listen to musicians who do not normally play with each other come together and leave the audience in complete awe. That is exactly what happened on the day of Thursday November 26th 2014. The Bill Crothers Varsity Winds comprised of grade eleven and twelve students along with a few, talented grade tens went to listen to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra play. We travelled via a typical yellow school bus that took us to Roy Thomson Hall where we went right to the top level and took our seats. The seating seemed rather helpful because from a distance you could hear every instrument when you focused on it. It was beautiful. The band presented well with their “Penguin” like attire that was kind to the eyes. They appeared very organized,

Kanye West has been an icon in American hip-hop culture for over a decade. His music, fashion line, producing skills, and flamboyant personality has influenced many people for generations to come. Coming out of Chicago, many people in the music industry didn't even think Kanye had a chance to become a figure in hip-hop, but his hard work and persistence paid off. Kanye started off his music career as a producer. He produced music for the likes of major artists such as Common and Jay-Z. His first major breakthrough came from producing Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint”— which is certified 2x platinum. Kanye believed he could be a successful rapper as well, but music executives didn't believe he had it in him. That all changed when Roc-A-Fella records signed Kanye to their label, and gave him a chance to shine as a rapper. Kanye’s background, critical analysis, and importance all shows that he has become one of the most important characters in American hip-hop culture to this day.

Soon, I discovered a method to avoid the potential of feeling insubstantial, if only for a few more hours or days. Thus, allow me to introduce you to an old friend, procrastination. My way of thinking soon became, “If I’m not going to get an A, then why even put the effort in?” and consequently, innumerable assignments were put off until five in the morning where it would be due in two hours or it would never reach my teacher’s hands at all. I’m sure most teachers believed the cause to be laziness or a lack of ambition, however I strongly believe that if they’d known the constant stress, self-doubt, and exhaustion that I

I like to think there are four levels of procrastination. The first is false security, the “I still have plenty of time, I can finish this later.” The second is laziness, the thoughts like,“I should probably get this started. Nah.” Next comes denial and excuses such as, “I would start this, but I’m doing something else right now.” and, “I’m just taking a little break.” Then finally the crisis stage, the stage during which you stay up all night long in order to finish the homework assignment you had all day to do. Because of this, the hardest part of my daily routine was the time when I knew I needed to start my homework, but I truly wanted to keep watching shows on Netflix. This wouldn't be as difficult if it weren't

“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you…I’ll let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!” (West). Most people if they don’t know anything about Kanye West, they know this quote. When anybody hears his name everybody always has an opinion. Some people love him, while a lot of other people hate him, each for a variety of reasons. Though most people only see the arrogant and egotistic side of Kanye, the more important side that people don’t always see is the hardworking musician. In order to fully understand Kanye’s motives and to fully appreciate him, people have to know how he got to the point he is now today.

The concert that I attended was a charity concert, which was organized in Boston at a local university there. The South Asian Student Union of Harvard University organized the concert. I happened to be in Boston and this particular concert was organized for benefit causes such as using the proceeds of the concert to fund a number of poverty alleviation projects in South Asia. The concert was organized in a rather big room, which had a very big podium, as well as at least 500 seats that had been placed in it. Therefore, the overall hall where this concert took place was a typical auditorium setting with seating and a stage at the front. The concert promoters talked about different cause benefits related to alleviation of poverty in South Asia and that’s why the concert was organized. The organizers also informed the audience that the musicians wore traditional clothing so that the audience members could also have a good insight and understanding of the South Asian culture. All of ticket revenues for this concert were then given to a number of charities which then would use those funds to assist the different poverty alleviation programs in the larger South Asian region.

I’m in love with music because it always seems to make my day go by better. Rap, recitals, jazz and classical concerts top in my music preferred list. My passion for music made me very excited about going the Columbus state musical concert held in the River Center of Performing Arts In the Legacy Room. The theatre is located in a nice location giving the audience a full range of sound and sight. The sounds are incredible and I really loved how I could hear everything. The stage can be seen from any place that one decides to stand on. For this particular concert, the venue was dimly lit. The concert staged was adorned by different musicians, with their amazing performances.. The audience could not help, but dance and sing along with the

On my way to one of the greatest concerts, thoughts were swirling around my head. How good will this really be? Will I make it out alive tonight? Was it worth the wait? The thought that the next highly anticipated song that plays may cause a riot so large it ends my life. I soon found out after I entered the House of Blues, or rather, as I prepared to enter The Rodeo.

Don Marquis, a famed humorist, journalist, and playwright remarked: “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” If that is so, then I must have been a prodigy. Transitioning to a pristine and more work-driven environment, however, forced me to pay more mind to my grades.

Going to Pittsburgh and my first concert was by far the most enjoyable event in my life. I had never been to a concert before. I heard about concert trips from my friends, and everything they said about going to a concert was true, from the positive feelings to having a hoarse throat. Having that hoarse throat may sound weird, but it shows that the participant sang all night. It sounded like somebody rubbed sandpaper on their vocal cords. I will never regret that small and irritating pain in my throat, though, because it was worth it. If anyone ever goes to a concert with friends, the trip will be one of the greatest points of their lives.

What is happening to Kanye West? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. Everything that can be said has been said about the Chicago rapper’s abnormal behavior and illogical ramblings over the past month, which currently range from West espousing on “dragon energy” to claiming that African-Americans in the 1800’s chose to be enslaved. It’s safe to say these accounts do not dissuade the infamous image that West’s constructed since his musical debut in the early 2000’s, though for many, his statements as of late have damaged their view of the artist beyond repair.

In his Grammy award winning song “Stronger,” voice of our generation Kanye West eloquently raps “I know I got to be right now, ‘cause I can’t get much wronger.” Though his statement in context refers to his longing for love, it can be interpreted in a way that emphasizes a blind assumption of correctness. In his words, West speaks in a contradictory fashion, in that he, as a person, cannot get “much wronger,” so he must be “right.” In doing this, West blurs the line between socially constructed definitions of “right” and “wrong,” raising the question, “are humans truly capable of being able to differ between these two concepts?” Related to the ideas posed by “Stronger,” Don DeLillo’s White Noise delves into this sort of moral ambiguity, a gray

My first concert experience was Kanye Weast “The Yeezus Tour”. It was a very cold, gloaming, breeze night in November of 2013. As I approach the verizon center, a long line awaited me. Once I found my way to the end of the line, the aroma of cheddar cheese, sweet onions. and guacamole was in the air. As I start to wonder where the smell was coming from, I realize that the people who were standing in front of me, had bags of chipotle with them. As hours went past, the entrance to the verizon center finally open. Right in front of the entrance, there was a security officer who was checking everyone before they came in.Once it was my turn, he told me to spread out my arms and started patting me down, I feel as though I was a suspected terrorist

Concerts contain so many sensations. The white chairs being put away, the stage getting placed back on the big black trailer piece by piece, and the quiet shuffles of the last feet leave the stadium; the stadium transforms into the purple and white stadium it once was, leaving no

Procrastination is a common tendency that we all give in to and all of us have at least a little experience with.