So...I happen to be a HUGE Kanyè fan. I love most of his work, but recently I've been disappointed with the trends associated with him. First, I hear "Shutter-Shades" aka Kanye's are actually a popular trend that was prevalent in Chicago before the rapper/producer brought them onto the scene.
As far as the most recent feat, the Heartbreak Video, I was EXTREMELY disturbed when THIS VIDEO by a band called Chairlift was brought to my attention. I find NO originality in Kanye's work, but what I CAN say is that he brings the achievements of others to the attention of his fan base. I wish he would give more credit, but since he doesn't this is my request that we DO OUR OWN RESEARCH!!! Kanye never SAYS that these were his ideas, but the fact that he uses them and people haven't seen them before leads them to believe that it was his idea. Much like with the classic song "Killing Me Softly." Many people not only associate that song with the Fugies, but believe it is THEIR song. Even worse, they think it is Lauryn Hill's song, when in actuality it is Roberta Flack's song (and as much as I love Lauryn, I must say Roberta does it best) If you are one of the people who was unaware of this, please go look up the song, and feel free to research anything else you think is original.
I invite you to watch the making of Ryan Leslie songs such as "Gibberish" (which will be posted below) to see what REAL originality looks like. Until then, Kanye is the equivelant of the media. All publicity is good publicity, right? Keep working hard, Chairlift and other un-recognized bands. Someone like Kanye will steal ur idea and all of a sudden you'll be cool. Just be patient. The American Way will prevail!!
As promised, here's the video:::
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