Hey guys...just wanted to post news of a new blog I have started up in addition to the music rehab clinic. Many of the electronic posts, as I have quite the passion for, seemed to be sometimes a little bit misfitted within the confines of this blog. So I decided to give all those posts a new home at my new blog known as the "SF Tremor". Be sure to check it out if you're into electronic music of any kind. Guarantee it'll have some good reads from time to time...that is all.
~Mark
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Kanye...WTF??
I dunno if anyone else has been feeling this way lately...but has Kanye West lost his damn mind? I'm not necessarily the biggest Kanye fan, and anyone who knows me can attest to this, but I can recognize good work ethic and sincere art when I see it and up until this point Kanye has been simply "meh" in my book. The guy doesn't necessarily have legendary raps, but I appreciate the fact that he produces a lot of his own music and doesn't really try to fit the mold of a traditional rapper. That being said, he does some really off the wall stuff to try and stir up controversy and lately this has come to an insane head. I mean...look at his planned album cover...
What the hell is that supposed to be? This isn't art. It's just Kanye trying to stir things up and get people talking again. The sad part is, it's working. People are buying into it and consider him a great artist because he takes risks. The lead recent single "Runaway" which was debuted on the MTV VMA's is another testament to how weird Kanye has become lately. "A toast to the douchebags"....I dunno what it is, but it doesn't seem like rap. I dunno, seems like the man is more about getting people talking these days than making "G.O.O.D." music. Just listen to the "G.O.O.D. Friday" free singles he's released coming up for his album release. Definitely some lackluster material. Oh well, I'm definitely not raising a toast to the douchebag Kanye West.
~Mark
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