Comments on: Daily News Roundup: Kanye in Trubs Again http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/11/14/hot-off-our-screens/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:50:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chris nelson http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/11/14/hot-off-our-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-11301 chris nelson Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:30:45 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/?p=9325#comment-11301 Deb - honestly, that was probably the best indictment of Kanye West that I have ever read. It really sums him succinctly, and takes him to task for his borrowed greatness. I for one am not enamored with his mystique, as I know several of my friends are. I'm generally reviled by his antics, while my friends can conveniently set aside the face-value obnoxiousness of it all and chalk it up to his "persona". Only, I think is absolutely as self-possessed and megalomaniacal as he projects, which is a scary prospect. Deb – honestly, that was probably the best indictment of Kanye West that I have ever read. It really sums him succinctly, and takes him to task for his borrowed greatness. I for one am not enamored with his mystique, as I know several of my friends are. I’m generally reviled by his antics, while my friends can conveniently set aside the face-value obnoxiousness of it all and chalk it up to his “persona”. Only, I think is absolutely as self-possessed and megalomaniacal as he projects, which is a scary prospect.

]]> By: deborah stokol http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/11/14/hot-off-our-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-11263 deborah stokol Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:14:41 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/?p=9325#comment-11263 Pollyanna, I can't agree more. Basically, Kanye's famous...for having good taste in music. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy his songs and regularly dance to them in my room, get through traffic through his beats. But I don't know about you, I like them not because of his work--but despite it. When your songs are based entirely on revamped samples of pieces by groups and musicians like Daft Pank, the Kay-Gees, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey and Labi Siffre, it's kinda hard to go wrong. Aren't his lyrics *inane*? He raps about threesomes, Louis Vuitton and...himself. When his lyrics are, in any way, touching, they seem reminiscent--er, outright plagiarized copies--of other songs (cough, "Homecoming" and Common's "I Used to Love H.E.R."...anyone? anyone?). But the truth is, he's neither hot enough, nor is he a good enough writer to justify that kind of asinine narcissism. He's a great producer...have you heard his reworked "Billy Jean"? It's beautiful. But I wish he could take a step back and remember where his talents lie and why he's really so well known. Pollyanna, I can’t agree more. Basically, Kanye’s famous…for having good taste in music. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy his songs and regularly dance to them in my room, get through traffic through his beats. But I don’t know about you, I like them not because of his work–but despite it. When your songs are based entirely on revamped samples of pieces by groups and musicians like Daft Pank, the Kay-Gees, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey and Labi Siffre, it’s kinda hard to go wrong. Aren’t his lyrics *inane*? He raps about threesomes, Louis Vuitton and…himself. When his lyrics are, in any way, touching, they seem reminiscent–er, outright plagiarized copies–of other songs (cough, “Homecoming” and Common’s “I Used to Love H.E.R.”…anyone? anyone?). But the truth is, he’s neither hot enough, nor is he a good enough writer to justify that kind of asinine narcissism. He’s a great producer…have you heard his reworked “Billy Jean”? It’s beautiful. But I wish he could take a step back and remember where his talents lie and why he’s really so well known.

]]> By: Pollyanna Whittier http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/11/14/hot-off-our-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-11246 Pollyanna Whittier Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:13:15 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/?p=9325#comment-11246 Kanye West is a man of contradiction. On the one hand, I helplessly bop along to all his tracks (because they are, actually, fine examples of having a good production team) but the man can't free-style rap for sh*t. So the music he produces is infinitely better than the live Kanye. Then there is his underestimation of the British press: "Who killin' them in the UK? Everybody gonna say you K - Reluctantly, because most of this press don't f*ck with me" Oh yeah? Your false self-modesty proves to be untrue, once again, Kanye. Kanye West is a man of contradiction. On the one hand, I helplessly bop along to all his tracks (because they are, actually, fine examples of having a good production team) but the man can’t free-style rap for sh*t. So the music he produces is infinitely better than the live Kanye. Then there is his underestimation of the British press:

“Who killin’ them in the UK?
Everybody gonna say you K –
Reluctantly, because most of this press don’t f*ck with me”

Oh yeah? Your false self-modesty proves to be untrue, once again, Kanye.

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