I was listening to NPR, Morning Edition and during the Pop Off segment they discussed Kanye and his MTV moment with Taylor Swift last year. No matter what your opinion of the encounter, it’s been discussed and discussed and well you get it. I think the 2 commentators on this segment broke it down nicely although they touched on the idea that fans of pop stars don’t like stars that have many sides to them. They think that fans like the “Good Guy”, “Bad Guy” duality not the characters that switch back and forth between multiple personalities. Really…do we check it out that strategically? I am a fan of Hip Hop and most of the artists that I follow possess multiple sides and different personas, thats what makes me interested in them. One more thought you have to dissect is that most artists that are popular were influenced by multiple genres, artists, movements, environments and so on. So it makes sense that an artist may display a touch of Chuck D, Ice Cube (Socially Conscience & Rebellious), Big Daddy Kane, Ice T (Street & Playeristic), 2 Live Crew, Poison Clan (Party & Indulgent), Keith Sweat, Teddy P. (Smooth) and have tons of other dashes of artistic influence from other places that show up at any given moment due to current mood, mind state, environment and other stimuli that is present. Ya feel me! The artist is like a sponge and absorbs it all and it ultimate comes out as their persona! I know this was a detailed post, so check out the link below to hear their take on it. It wasn’t a bad segment I actually enjoyed it. Good work keep us thinking!
Hey let me know what’s your take on it all.
QUEAZY
Pop Off: Can Kanye Call This A Comeback? (Podcast)
Pop Off: Can Kanye Call This A Comeback? Blog
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To be completely honest….some people just don’t know when to let it go! Everybody is entitled to making mistakes, SHIT HAPPENS! Kanye is a very lyrical artist. Listening to his music is interesting to me, because he takes you places and make you think. And I can appreciate that in an artist. Keep doing you Kanye!
Preciate the feedback Jewel. I agree let it goooo! It happened they addressed it now move on.
What I found most interesting was the points made that we like people that are one way or the other good or bad. No one is that way we are all both and then the ton of other shades of grey in between.
True