Posted: 2/14/16 at 1:38pm
Jane2 said: "Clyde Barrow saids "Did anyone say his music is supposed to make you get up and dance? "
That's assuming it's music."
Now I'm the one that's totes
Posted: 2/14/16 at 1:39pm
True.
And I only saw the first SNL bit so far, disorganized and meandering. Compared to the epically scary "Black Skinhead" he did a couple of seasons back it looked like an unrehearsed mess.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 1:57pm
First of all, Clyde Barrow, saying "get up and dance" is a metaphor for good music.
Second of all, too bad you can't respect others' opinions without getting snarky. But that's you.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 2:06pm
To be fair, your opinion seems to be that because you don't consider hip hop to be music, no one else should, either.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 2:12pm
oh really, is that what you inferred, that I'm saying no one else should either? shame.
well, happy valentines day.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 2:22pm
You know, I want to give thanks to this thread. Not that it's remarkable in the scheme of things, but partly because this is a day of love, it's making me see that I do an awful lot of explaining myself, defending myself, having arguments and such on this board. It's not the way I want to spend any time in life. Not blaming specific people, nor myself. Well, yes myself for participating in it.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 2:35pm
Jane2 said: "Second of all, too bad you can't respect others' opinions without getting snarky. But that's you."
I'm more than fine with you having your own opinion. However you saying that what he does isn't music just because you don't like it. I wasn't a fan of Kanye initially because of his public persona but thankfully I got over that and am able to enjoy his ridiculously amazing music. I'm sure you're not really in the demographic for his music which is why my mind is boggled that you entered the thread in the first place. Guess everyone just wants to spew hate wherever they can.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 4:41pm
Im so glad someone in his inner circle is finally talking about his possible mental illness. Guy has not had a good song in six years. He just yells at people like Donald Trump and calls himself God. A touch of mental illness? Yeah, sounds about right.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 5:13pm
I'm so glad we have news articles that tell us what people are tweeting. Because how else would we know?
For what it's worth, L.A. Reid says it's all an act, that Kanye is really a normal, humble guy.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 5:24pm
hork said: "For what it's worth, L.A. Reid says it's all an act, that Kanye is really a normal, humble guy."
If you've ever seen him on KUWTK then you would know he's a totally normal, chill guy.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 6:41pm
"I'm so glad we have news articles that tell us what people are tweeting."
Right?
In the mid-'90s I remember newspaper features that would say things like, "One wag on the internet wrote..." and I would think, "Did newspapers in the olden days report on people's phone conversations? 'Murry Hill-552 said she doesn't think Clara Bow is "It" at all!'"
Posted: 2/14/16 at 7:33pm
Well-crafted snap judgments from the SPIN staff. I swear, Andrew Unterberger could be me.
Posted: 2/14/16 at 10:27pm
FindingNamo said: ""I'm so glad we have news articles that tell us what people are tweeting."
Right?
In the mid-'90s I remember newspaper features that would say things like, "One wag on the internet wrote..." and I would think, "Did newspapers in the olden days report on people's phone conversations? 'Murry Hill-552 said she doesn't think Clara Bow is "It" at all!'"
LOL!
Posted: 2/15/16 at 2:36pm
The point of the article, obviously, was to show that even close friends don't want to work with him anymore. But, this one really takes it, though:
“Mark Zuckerberg I know it’s your bday but can you please call me by 2mrw... You love hip hop, you love my art... I am your favorite artist but you watch me barely breathe and still play my album in your house. Mark, I am publicly asking you for help...one of the coolest things you could ever do is to help me in my time of need," the rapper blasted out. "I will always respect you for that and the world will love you. I know I can make the world a better place… I have done the impossible... I retook the throne of rap... I beat the fashion game"
"Hey Larry Page I’m down for your help too," West added. "All you dudes in San Fran play rap music in your homes but never help the real artists. You’d rather open up one school in Africa like you really helped the country...if you want to help... help me..."
Yep. Mentally ill as allllll get out.
Posted: 2/15/16 at 2:40pm
I guess stream of consciousness could be tagged as mentally ill. As all get out, though?
Posted: 2/15/16 at 3:05pm
Also, it wasn't Zuckerberg's birthday.
Here's a really interesting article about Kanye's company (Donda).
Posted: 2/15/16 at 3:55pm
It reminds me of Courtney Love explaining where the Nirvana money went. Kind of.
Posted: 2/16/16 at 2:06pm
Rob Sheffield gave the new album four and a half stars out of five in the new Rolling Stone.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-20160216
"Mentally ill as allllll get out." Quite a lot of great art has been fashioned out of what Sheffield calls the broken pieces of an artist's psyche.
Updated On: 2/16/16 at 02:06 PM
Posted: 2/16/16 at 2:49pm
Namo, I do think Kanye is exceptionally talented, and I feel about Eminem the way you feel about Kayne.
Posted: 2/16/16 at 3:12pm
It's cute how you keep quoting me, as if mocking me helps you feel better. He is an incessantly annoying, mentally ill, artless hack. That's my opinion. You posting articles about reviews, as if anyone will change their mind because of them, is hilarious. Rolling Stone hasn't been relevant in a very long time. Enjoy listening to the new album exclusively on TIDAL, I hear that's as successful as alllllllllllllllllll get out as well!
Eminem has actual talent, love his stuff!
Posted: 2/16/16 at 3:14pm
Yep. Mentally ill as allllll get out.
Margo, you say that as if it's a valid reason to dismiss him. Or a character flaw of some sort. Way to add to the stigma. If I may invoke another "mentally ill as allllll get out" artist - “When you admit that you are anything that could be mistakenly, or otherwise, perceived as ‘mentally ill’ you know that you are going to get treated like dirt so you don’t go tell anybody and that’s why people die" - Sinéad O'Connor.
Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:05pm
I didn't write it to make me feel better. I wrote it to make you feel a little less terrific about, well, what Jay Lerner-Z just posted.
Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:27pm
Great shout out to Kanye from Taylor!
There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success, or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you’ll know that it was you and the people who love you that put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world,”
Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:40pm
We saw it when it happened.
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