Non Fiction Narrative Essay: Kanye West

Everytime words left her mouth, it would bring her back in time to the day of her mother's death. “Silence was how I coped.” ( Glines 70). West is disrespectful towards everyone around him. He did not care about how his actions affected the people around him. West told his friends that he only dated girls to forget about the pain he experienced daily after his father's diagnosis. West’s self confidence was lowered because he felt the need to replace his father. After his father's passing he felt he was failing and a big disappointment to his father.

Kanye was born to Donda West, an English professor, and Ray West, a former Black Panther and influential photojournalist who became a church counselor. His parents divorced when he was 3, and Donda West raised him by herself. Kanye still saw his father during the summers, and Ray West had a lasting effect on Kanye 's temperament. "Like his dad, Kanye has little patience for what he thinks is unjust," writes Donda West in her autobiography, Raising Kanye. "If he sees a president leave human beings stranded on rooftops for days at a time, his passion and compassion will outweigh his patience." Donda West was a massive force in helping Kanye develop his burgeoning musical talents. "My mother was my everything," Kanye told MTV News in 2005. Kanye 's mother helped a 13-year-old Kanye pay to cut his first record in a dingy basement studio. West graduated from Polaris High School and completed one year of art school at Chicago State University. (Kanye West Biography)

“Power” is a song that was released in Kanye West’s 2010 album called “My Beautiful Dark Twister Fantasy.” This particular song is one of my favorite songs of all times because it gives me a combination of eustress and distress as well. The song is extremely upbeat, which often leads me to dance and smile while singing the lyrics. In addition, the first verse of this song empowers me because it states that the singer is living in the 21st century trying to live his life and impact society bigger than anyone. The hook of this song also plays a major role in why it’s song inspiring to me because it speaks about having power and one must take advantage of the time to reach success. The beat, the first verse, and the hook

Throughout Kanye West’s prolific career, he has possessed an intricate sound that has separated him from his hip-hop counterparts. After the immense praise he received on his breakout album, College Dropout, it was no surprise that Kanye West would perform at the same level on his second album, Late Registration. West presented an innovative and soulful sound to the hip-hop industry, earning individuals’ ears and hearts.With lyrics that discussed themes of poverty, drug abuse, and domestic issues and samples that provided a sense of nostalgia, Kanye West was steadily transforming into a political icon far beyond the means of his hip-hop artistry. With such empowering and sincere lyrics, Kanye West served as the voice of historically marginalized people, whose voices were seemingly unheard before. In the song “Drive Slow,” West’s guidance and empowering message remained evident, as he joined forces with GLC and Paul Wall to create a soulful song that offered assistance on how to overcome barriers in life. Through the use of suggestive details, figurative language, and vivid storytelling, West utilizes the automobile culture to assert how individuals can achieve success of every field of human endeavor through constant efforts in the right direction. In addition, he also attempts to convey that one must “drive slow” in a car in order to appreciate the environment that consists outside of the automobile. West creates a double entendre of the word “drive slow,” expressing that

Kanye West also known as "Yeezy" is American rapper, fashion disaster, and also music producer. People may say that Mr. West is our youth of today voice. He has made a tremendous mark in the music and fashion industry. As we all know Mr. West is known for having his moments. It is safe to say that he has the best and top “omg” Moments, such as interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMA’s. Kanye in the begging when he first came on the hip hop scene was this calm, joyful, his music in my eyes was the most different music out at the time, just because he wasn’t rapping about what everyone else was. Kanye was one of those joyful guys, everybody wanted him on his record or produce it. Then a tragic event occurred where his mom died. After then you see

In his spoken word song “I Love Kanye”, West pokes fun at the media’s egotistical perception of himself. He raps, “What if Kanye made a song about Kanye? // Call it ‘Mr. Old Kanye’, man that’d be so Kanye // that’s all it was Kanye, we still love Kanye // and I love you like Kanye loves Kanye…” (I Love 1). This is evidence that Kanye isn’t the blind, egotistical, out of control superstar. Kanye West is just like everyone

Kanye West produced the popular song “All Falls Down” in 2004. He is well known for creating many wonderful tunes but this one stands out above the rest. While his other songs contain bass-heavy instrumentals and contain lyrics about money and women, this one is strays away from the previous structures. “All Falls Down” catches the attention of youth, with its mellow melody, to send a strong message concerning the overemphasis on money and education and how it can be harmful through the lyrics. The issues contained in the message are highly focused on the idea that money and education will not always be there

Today many people feel compelled to buy anything or everything with an expensive price tag. This includes Expensive designer clothes, latest gadgets, expensive vehicles and many other similar things. This form of consumerism has embedded itself in today’s society; where it's encouraged to invest in such materialistic possessions. Kanye West is an African-American rapper, producer, and entrepreneur, who articulates his struggle with consumerism and the struggle for those around him in his song “All Falls Down.” West, utilizes puns, rhyme, and juxtaposition to highlight the issues surrounding materialism that can be interpreted differently by different listeners such as African Americans and White Americans.

Kanye West has many heroic traits about him. One of which, is his capability for

“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.

At this point in time various artists will release controversial works that draw attention to issues the world faces. For example, in the final track of Christopher Wallace’s, also known as The Notorious B.I.G or Biggie, debut album “Ready to Die” titled as “ Suicidal Thoughts”; the fans of Biggie get a taste of how wealth and fame do not make you the most joyful human on the planet.

Artists around the world write songs for different reasons. Some write their music to reach the top ten charts, others write to encourage an idea, and some write to express their emotions in a way words alone cannot. In a song packed full of emotion, Big Sean exhibits the theme that anyone can change the world in “One Man Can Change the World.” Inspired by his grandmother, Sean wrote his soulful song just before her passing as a tribute to her influence in his life. The song describes the artist’s journey to success, and the constant reminders from his grandmother to slow down and remember he has the power to make a difference. At the end, he reflects on his life and how the life of his grandmother changed the world. The song’s theme serves

Kanye West’s Pinocchio Story explores the destabilized self from various perspectives in an effort to democratize the artist’s struggle for identity formation with the listener. Released in the 808s and Heartbreak album, Pinocchio Story is a crude recording of a live freestyle Kanye performed in a Singapore concert. In it, he croons about his mother’s death and poor decisions that have controlled the trajectory of his life. Kanye’s quest for identity formation, kickstarted by his mother’s death, leads him through the realization of his cultural entrapment and shattered psyche due to media portrayal. This song, Pinocchio Story, encompasses his struggle through his identity crisis, amplifying said quest with the usage of raw sonic aesthetics.

Not only is Kanye a family man, he also helps and donates to many charities. When Hurricane Katrina created havoc and great disaster, Kanye West spoke for the people getting treated unfairly during this bad time. “‘If you see a black family, it says they’re looting. If you see a white family, it says they’re searching for food,’ West continued. ‘Those are my

Music is a very telling form of expression. Whether it is the lyrics themselves, the tone in which they’re said or the rhythm of the music, there are many methods in which music expresses the artist’s opinion to his audience. The introduction of new methods of expression in music by tinkering with old methods are how new musical ideas are discovered. In the past, Miles Davis’ explorations into jazz fusion and modal jazz music pushed the envelope. Now, Kanye West’s explorations through samples, orchestration and rhythms shape the direction of music.