As you already know my 3 favorite rappers at the moment are KiD CuDi, Lupe Fiasco, & Kanye West. With all the things that Kanye is putting out at the moment I'm going crazy with excitement, because most of it is free :D. One of my favorite things that he did recently is his short film, Runaway, which I posted about a few days ago. In case no one saw it and has trouble with the link i provided earlier, you can watch it in this post! :]
Anywho, I'm a fan of this short film. I find it interesting, artistic and different. At first, before even watching this movie, I expected it to be a movie/ interview about the song and his new album etc. Basically a bunch of boring stuff. But once I actually watched it, it kind of opened my mind to other things and made me realize that music can also be art. In the movie, Kanye used symbolism, metaphors and color schemes that all brought his song to life, I mean that's what a movie is, however, there were some points where he left you wondering, which added on to the curiosity. For example, when he shows the phoenix the fireworks and there's a marching band and men walking in red KKK looking outfits, in my mind I said "what the hell is he doing? and why is this important?" I was so confused, I didn't get it. But later on you realize that using his songs from the new album, he was trying to show his viewers that he's doing something different and that its okay to be different, because sticking to the norm makes things dull. The use of the phoenix added on to that when she says "The one thing that I hate about your world is that everything that is different they try to change." That line is really important since there isn't much dialogue in the movie and it cleared things up for the viewers. The art behind this movie are the colors, the vibrant colors he uses with the whites and teals, everything makes sense but its also mixed. Not only the colors but the music too, the whole movie is based on the music in his new album. Not only did the music make sense with what was going on, but it also transitioned well with the scenes. In the end, you can see that he lost his phoenix girlfriend because she was afraid to live in his world mainly because she was different. This sums up his movie and brings some of his life into the picture. Within the past few years he's lost countless of important people. One was his mother, Donda West, who lived to do everything she could to help Kanye live his dreams. She was an important person in his life as he states in his song "Hey Mama" and her death severely affected his life and work (even actions if you guys remember the 2009 VMA's). With his film and his new album he's showing the world that hes back and hes ready to work and make his fans happy.
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do you feel he used the phoenix rising from the ashes as a metaphor for his career at the moment. You know the disapearance from the world basically after the vma incident?
I do, because he was gone for about a year +. I think he needed to get his life back on track after all the hate he received post VMA. From his interview with Sway the night Runaway aired you could see that he traveled a lot and picked up numerous things as he saw different parts of the world. So the phoenix represents lots of things, it's a metaphor of not only his life but his past too and the message of being different.
wow i completely agree. youre good i must say. do you like this new kanye this new creative plateau hes creating for himself?
I feel that Kanye was always known for doing something, He has a bunch of albums out and he works with ALL kinds of artists, but I love the Kanye that strayed away from his College Dropout theme. It's cool to see artists do something different but still keep it the same. His flow is still the same Kanye flow we've heard from "Through the Wire" back in 2003 with a whole new touch to it. I personally love his beats, theyre not typical hip hop beats, and you'll always find something different with him and i approve of it.
Wow 34 min...this is more like a mini epic movie than a music video. Seriously though, it definitely was different. Most hip hop videos just show rappers drinking and girls dancing in the background. But this one was abstract with the various color schemes, scenery, and even acting. It really had me thinking about all the symbolism and hidden meanings. That's what makes music videos so enjoyable; when they show a story to enhance the lyrics behind it. Seems as though Kanye really out did himself with this one:).
damm girl you must really love kanye...haha practically all your posts are about him
Annie: He did for sure, like i said, its so good to finally see some art and meaning in a music video. I got annoyed of the booty shaking too. Which is why im a huge supporter of this art movement he's got going.
Angie: HAHA well he's on his game now and he's one of the first few rappers I listened to when I just started liking Rap so I kinda stuck by him. ESPECIALLY since he's doing so much new stuff.
lol...Kanye is always out there lmaoo hes good at getting attention ;)
But thats what makes him so awesome tho!
idk like his music isn't that bad but i still think he is an ass :P excuse the language lmaooo
He is very cocky, as u can tell from the blog title its a line from one of his songs. He is arrogant and he knows it. Its his personality, but his personality is different from his music in a sense because he is emotional in his music Take a listen to Hey Mama he speaks about his momma and how important she is to him.
i forgot to put the I before like...lol...no i know what you mean...personally i think each person has a soft spot :) he just expresses it in his music...but the personality that he shows that's the thing that turns people off sometimes..
Definitely ! Thats why after the 09 VMAs he stepped out of the spot light and took some time off.
that was a total disaster..if i was in his spot i would have too
i agree with you when you say there is something going on beneath the surface. Like with the phoenix scene, i was thinking the same thoughts your were but then i realized what his meaning was. He wanted to convey that there is nothing wrong with being unconventional. I also believe that there is art behind the movie. I look forward to seeing more of Kanye this year and next year.
Totally, He's def back and after his album drops hes gonna have an album out with Jay Z next as well as GOOD Friday songs til Christmas!
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