batmon said:day said:batmon said:bassie said:Rap for people who don't like rap?
"Oh he's so artistic!"
Yeah, well...he is.
I'm no Kanye fan - like I said earlier I can't stand the dude - but hate it or love it, you gotta respect it. I've never heard a record like this before, have you? Industrial synth/noise shit, screaming, political/misogynistic/ego rap to the extreme, dancehall, songs switching up 180 in the middle etc. etc. Half the songs on this album don't even have snares. For a "rap" record, this shit is breaking new ground. This is by no means a cohesive record and dude phoned some things in, but it's nuts and polarizing people like the death penalty and abortion. What other record in recent memory has done that?
So say what you will, I have my opinion and you guys have yours. But from a musical/"ARTISTIC" standpoint, I think some of you are letting who made it cloud your opinion. This is music as spectacle and I can guarantee you fools are gonna be biting this whole shit.
What rapper isnt artistic?
Why does dude get extra points for his package, yet its no different from cats who had concepts surrounding the music.
I heard the "artist" shit back during Graduation when he used Murakami for the album cover. Its not a big deal.
Is rapping "mary had a little lamb" artistic? I'm not gonna get into a debate over what is art/who is artistic since it's all subjective. There's no separating who dude "is" in the public sphere and what he makes. Which, to me, makes this shit kinda all the more fascinating. It sounds like he came in and vomited a bunch of random thoughts over incredibly calculated music.
So whatever, I'm done defending my opinion. I heard it, I liked it, I was shocked that I liked it and I posted about it.
The end.