Looking back on those High School days, i remembered College Dropout was actually the FIRST cd that i've ever bought (and i've bought 2 more ever-since). I really dont know why, I was still on that Emo-unglorify-the-man-tupac-type-of-hip-hop.. but for some reason, I went to buy Kanye West.. it turned out to be my favorite album of all time (somewhat...) I liked every song, most which I still listen to on a daily basis. Over the years his music has gotten a bit weird to say the least, don't get me wrong, the man is still a genius nonetheless, its just that i feel like his music (or sound) isnt being understood by alot of people because its so... advanced? idk, but theres just something about it thats gives you a different feel.. now, i think there is a big margin of grey lines when it comes to amateur producers and professional producers, but if you break down Kanye's rhytmn, you can see his train of thought and get a sense of what kind of feel he wants you to have... to me, that sets him apart from all the other producers. Now, his lyrics.. eh not so much. I dont know how relevant this paragraph is or how much you value my opinion when it comes to music. lol but i dont mean to regress too far going into my history with Kanye West music. haha...
Anyways... heres what i wanted to write in this blog: ive been listening to Hey Mama (grammy version) for the past 15 minutes... I've always liked the song but i havent really listened to it.. theres alot of sadness and frustration that he depicted through his voice.. I say frustration because i always tell people, his mothers passing was like paying his debt to being famous.. i know it sounds harsh but i think its true... his mother passed away because of plastic surgery complications which she wouldn't be able to get if he wasn't successful (among other things) yeah its so blunt, but ITS TRUEE.. everytime i explain this to someone, its like they think im saying theres always gonna be a price to pay when you become successful, NO thats not what im saying, i believe that your struggle to become successful itself is the price to pay. what im trying to say is that sometimes people so high up looses focus and drive, some need to hit a wall, thats what happened to Kanye.. its very unfortunate that it happens to cost his mother. I cant imagine loosing my own mother to something that i helped pay for.
yeah.. so i really dont know how to end this or where i was gonna eventually go with it in the end, but i felt like my blog readers needed to know how much i appreciate music and how it affects my life daily (sometimes it helps me to write a blog) and there hasnt been any blogs made about my love and respect for artists that i enjoyed listening to.. so heres one of them!
thanks for reading. :)
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