late registration - 5 stars in rolling stone
awall
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sorry...more kanye. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/late-registration-20050825i thought it was ok. but this shit is ridiculious.any predictions on what the hip hop rags are going to give it?
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the mainstream coddling of this shit is disgusting. refresh my memory when was the last time a rapper was on the cover of time? i recall maybe snoop when doggystyle came out or was i imagining that?
mama noz: "what's so great about this kane west guy? they say he raps about religion, do you like him?"
I think Lauryn Hill is the only other rapper ever to be on the cover of Time.
but was she on the cover for her rapping?
just as much as kanye is on the cover for his rapping.
Mike Jones? Paul Wall? Dipset? Busdriver? Unknown regional rapper from the south?
When is the last time you have approved of a 5 star recepient?
Seriously, the guy is a mainstream rap act with a style and message that seems to appeal to a wide variety of people. He may or may not represent who you think is best in the game but guess what, America does not care.
they compare "hey mama" to "Side Two of Prince's Sign 'o' the Times after aliens hacked into it."
Of course not--she was on the cover for her smarmy self-righteousness and for being nonthreatening.
Kind of like...
Ha!
Does Kayne = Norah Jones in 2005?????????
personally I think he's fine.
Yes. This will be the biggest record of the year.
Last time out he sold nearly three million copies with, initially, a minimum of promotion.
This time all your parents are gonna buy his record, too.
I don't know man, honestly I'm feeling him despite the whole 'lovable' narcissistic/low self esteem/media darling thing. The record is pretty good and much better on a whole slew of levels than other shit i've been hearing lately.
I'm a fan of his music but, I'm sorry, he has no message to speak of.
For the same reason that I'm not mad at his wild proclamations about being the greatest thing in the history of recorded music, I also can't take any of his "messages" seriously: it's all just a very transparent act.
Haha, i'm not so much speaking for me but for the whole Time Magazine outlook & reason why he's on the cover.
He does say more than "from the windows to the walls", "candy paint drippin'" etc. I know he's not on some Dead Prez, PE shit, but in the scheme of things he's saying more than most and reaching a bigger audience doing it.
Now, do I think people should listen to the gospel of Kanye?
I'll put it this way:
It's alot like Dave Chappelle said about calling Ja Rule to get his thoughts on 9/11.
maybe because 'Be' sucks ass....'Be' put the succ in succinct
This should be in the (mad) suspect behavior thread, but I still have a soft spot for a couple of his dust brothers-produced tracks.
Just for the record, I wasn't commentin' on the merits of 'Be' as product, more on the brevity of the listenin' experience...