Gone, for the most part, are the electronic sounds and auto-tune of 808s, yet the old-school hip-hop album that the likes of Pete Rock and DJ Premier had hinted at earlier in 2010 doesn’t quite tell the full story either. It’s a massive, sprawling and complex album built on ambitious arrangements, a lengthy list of contributing guests, stunning hooks and, for that matter, some of the best rapping of Kanye’s career. He’s a PR firm’s most frustrating client, a lousy boyfriend and an even worse ex (see: 808s and Heartbreak), but as an artist, he’s untouchable.įollowing a string of four albums that each found West taking a different aesthetic tack while raising the bar for mainstream hip-hop, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is Kanye’s most impressive album to date. He has few filters, often bringing his thoughts and creative process directly to his fans by way of blog or Twitter rather than agreeing to interviews. Friday singles series, and massive failures, such as his hours-late stage show at Bonnaroo in 2008. He’s a perfectionist and an overachiever, which has resulted in unexpected successes, like his G.O.O.D. Kanye West’s tendency to fall victim to his ego (or his Id) is his greatest failing, but it’s also his greatest strength. And even in his worst moments, like the now-infamous Taylor Swift interruption, he still dominated the conversation, even launching any number of new memes in the process. In just the past couple of months, he made a surprise appearance at the Offline festival, replaced a row of teeth with diamond implants, brought Justin Bieber and Raekwon together on the same track and performed an impromptu a cappella set on an airplane. Despite whatever bad behavior of which he’s been guilty, he’s never been guilty of being boring.
However, the idea that Kanye West is anything less than a spectacular celebrity is nonsense. Bush’s eight years of bad decisions, Kanye’s insinuation that he was a racist was the absolute nadir. Of the countless bits of insight and hilarity that Kanye West has posted on his insanely amusing Twitter page, one of the most puzzling was his confession to not being a “good celebrity.” In context, this admission arose after a year of having to apologize for an awards show stunt, botched interviews and the fact that, of George W.
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