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In her epilogue article “Crack Music: Michael Jackson’s Invincible,” Elizabeth Amisu brings to light a multitude of striking similarities between a handful of seemingly unrelated artists. The artists in question being Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and none other than William Shakespeare. Upon first reading the article, I could see the similarities between Michael Jackson and Kanye West, as both were black artists who were able to break through into the mainstream music industry despite institutional

Michael Davis Mr. Andy Page History of Rock Music 28 Feb. 2018 My Analysis of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy One would be hard-pressed to find an artist more controversial and influential than Kanye West since the start of the millenium. As soon as the former beatmaker became a solo artist, Kanye and his ego changed the rap game by showing true mastery regarding the art of using the human voice. Flaunting his pink polo and backpack, Kanye proved to be quite different from the current hip hop culture

Intro Yeezus is probably best summed up by the first sound you hear after turning it on. A deafening distorted synth assaults your ears while Kanye reminds us that he’s number one. This overwhelming introduction was specifically chosen by Kanye for the purpose of conveying the themes of anger and frustration that will appear throughout the album. It’s marked by songs where Kanye declares himself a God and moments of the most extreme egoism in modern music. Ye is...shockingly different. It begins

You can accuse Kanye West of being many things, but the one thing you shouldn’t accuse him of is being boring. The Life of Pablo is a hip-hop gospel based album really explores Kanye’s faith through struggle and failure. This album is nothing like his last, Yeezus but it sure does bring power like any of his albums. Mr. West is constantly fighting to be a good husband, father, and music servant, weather it means maintaining his fidelity, protecting his family or acknowledgment. He slips up occasionally

Yet another Kanye West outburst. This time it is a Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ) interview live streamed on May 2nd 1:40 PM PDT. Kanye West discussed his views and opinions on the president Donald Trump and 400 years of slavery. The interviewer inquired Mr. West about his support of President Trump because Mr. West posted a picture of himself wearing a Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat. Mr. West continues his rant about free thinkers and why he and President Trump have “Dragon Energy”. Later, on the topic

Chintan Jani Professor Otten FYS 101 12 May 2018 Here’s to the Crazy One: Kanye West Kanye Omari West, an Atlanta born Chicago raised rapper, producer, fashion designer, entrepreneur has been in the public eye since the beginning of his career and for all the wrong reasons at that. Whether it is for calling out the former U.S. President George Bush over the Hurricane Katrina crisis or interrupting Taylor Swift’s award acceptance speech in front of the world. He has been called crazy, egotistic, brash

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,

Kanye West once said, “Everyone’s always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?” Kanye West is a world-renowned Hip-Hop artist with over 200 awards and accolades as a solo artist. From, The College Dropout, to The Life of Pablo, every album that West has released to date has been different from the previous one. The amount of originality, patience, ingenuity, and passion that he devotes to each of his eight studio albums illustrates the genius who is Kanye

near-death experiences, and his rags to riches story. “All Falls Down” was one of Kanye’s early masterpieces, a time when his vulgarity, goofiness, soul, and intelligence came together to create a mesmerizing four minute story. Originally debuted at the Def Jam Poetry Slam as a spoken word, you could hear the sincerity, soul, and

Whether it’s is fiercely ordering “damn croissants” in a French restaurant to satisfy his godly hunger or casually conversing with Jesus and responding with “Shit I’m chilling, trying to stack these millions,” Kanye West endeavors to challenge corrupt corporate power and openly address racism in his sixth solo album Yeezus. Similar to his five previous albums, Kanye’s production on Yeezus is nothing less than progressive and eclectic. The ideation of Yeezus is deeply introspective, unconventionally