August 27, 2005

Now you guys know that I've been trying to scale back my Kanye-related coverage just because obviously he hasn't been taking it very well. But seemingly every time I turn around (just like the song says), this douche has gone and done something else ridonkulous. Yesterday, or actually a few days ago, it was him wasting everybody's time at Live 8, now I hear, via Straight Bangin', that he's recycled one of his old ass "freestyles" that he's been using at every show he ever did for the past couple of years now and even once "performed" on "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" for this new "Gold Digger" song of his featuring either Ray Charles or Jamie Foxx - possibly both.

Which causes me to wonder: Was Rhymefest busy that week or something? As dedicated as he is to rap music (Would you rather he NAT do this?!), you'd at least expect him to wait a week so that he might get some new rhymes that he didn't actually write, but no. That undeserved Grammy of his must be really going to his head. Still Too Stupid for College could be a very interesting album.

Originally posted by Bol on July 06, 2005

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August 25, 2005

It's been brought to my attention, thanks to djxplicit and some of the other kids over at the Kanye = Douche blog, that Big Bank Kanye might have just pulled another "Jesus Walks" with this new single of his, "Diamonds are Forever," or whatever it's called. According to this kid called "Skein" that posts there, Teh Ghey West jacked the idea for "Diamonds" from some underground rapper named Lupe Fiasco. (That's almost as ridonkulous a name as Rhymefest). You can check out the Lupe Fiasco version here:

http://www.sitesled.com/members/busy04/Lupe_Fiasco-Conflict_Diamonds.mp3

If this is true, and right now I don't have any reason to believe that it isn't, then it marks at least the 3rd time TGW has "borrowed" music from some underground artist. His big Grammy-winning single "Jesus Walks" is basically a cover version of a song by an artist named Rhymefest, even though TGW continues to insist that 'Fest's involvement in the song (he came up with the beat and most of the lyrics) amounted to nothing more than a little help with the lyrics. Also, TGW jacked the chorus for that Ludacris song "Stand Up" from some underground group called I.O.F. (It's Only Family).

More on this as it develops.

Originally posted by Bol on June 17, 2005

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I was going to create a much more elaborate post having to do with this, but I'm tired now and I've still got some shit to do. Anyhoo, your boy Big Bank Kanye, pictured above with two of his typical fans, went on this radio show in England the other day (the Tim Westwood program) and went off on yours truly - I mean, like really went ape shit, at one point shouting, "Die motherfucker, die!" and all kinds of crazy shit. You can tell he's talking about me, even though he doesn't mention any names, just because he makes reference to specific posts on Ye Olde BC and also the fact that I once attempted to have him banned from the Grammys.

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Originally posted by Bol on June 27, 2005

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Peep the story at MTV.com: Kanye West Shooting 'Diamonds' Video In 'Pray-Goo'

It's not really at all worth reading (just him talking about how good he is and how he's going to Prague because he's "interested in architecture" - no homo?), but it's at least worth noting just to show how the hype machine for the dude's next album (Late Registration, out later this year) seems to be starting up especially early. At the rate that we're going (there was already this), this summer could get real unbearable real fast. I might have to do something. I've yet to actually hear "Diamonds," but I know I've got it saved on one of the other 3 computers on which I've been blogging, one of which, thanks to the Son of Dionysus, is in the shop and the other is just a huge piece of shit and, more importantly, not here. But I'm figuring I'll get more than enough chances to hear it this summer when I'm sure it'll just be ubiquitous. I know some people have said that it's really good, while other people have maintained that it's just more of his typical ridonkulous bullshit. Call me a "hater," but I'm tempted to go with the latter just on general principle.

Originally posted by Bol on May 19, 2005

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May 16, 2005

As we all know, Kanye's new album will come out whenever, but we all will download and waste time hearing it once before we delete at least most of it from our hard drives. Nhjic. Here is a tracklisiting that's probably wrong, but fuck it.

1. gorgeous
2. hey mama
3. i need to know
4. improvise
5. livin a movie
6. n****s gossip (feat. talib kweli)
7. out of your mind
8. peace
9. wow

The reason I bring this up is so to open a contest to Kanyegate readers. The contest asks the question: Which song will be the "Jesus Walks" of Late Registration?  In other words, which song will we find out was actually written by some dude years ago and re-recorded by Mr. West? Now, it's not only just guessing which is the right one, but also, out of the people who guess correctly, whoever provided the best reasons why that song should be it wins.

The reasons can be presented as a persuasive essay, in letter form, a one-act play, a rhymed poem, in prose, whatever. The winning pieces will be proudly displayed over the internets. Nhjic.

Winners (up to 3) receive their choice between a copy of the Big Pooh's new Sleepers CD or a can of Miller High Life from PenceFo Industries.

Entries can be sent to my email address here or through the comments to this very post.

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April 28, 2005

First off, to all you idiots: The title is sarcasm. Meaning I don't mean it. Get over it.

Why is it that when you point out a man or group's flaws, their mindless dickriders say that you're jealous of them?

Wow, never before have I seen such a great display of someone incredibly jealous and outraged at another man's success.

They try so hard to point out another black man's flaws, when I'm secretly they are dying to emulate his ever changing style and success. This entire website is basically a tribute to Kanye....

yall muhfuckaz r jus jealous kuz tha man made it big n blew up chi town.......well i got 2 wordz 4 u hataz fuck you!!!!!!!!!!

Wake up, bitches. I'm not jealous of his incredible ability to buy some guy's song and pretend it's his own. I'm not jealous at throwing crying fits because I lost the AMA's (the motherfuckin AMA's!) to the beeyotch who sings "Redneck Woman" (motherfuckin "Red Neck Woman!"). Maybe you Kanye dickriders want to throw crying fits on TV over bullshit, be a man of dubious ethics and be an all-around douchebag, but I am content not being that. Get over it, bitches: I'm not jealous of Kanye West. Find another dumb-ass arguement and stop wasting my time.

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April 24, 2005

Thats an excerpt from the immortal Public Enemy song "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic." Why do I quote that? If we don't give a fuck about a Grammy, then why didn't we want Kanye West getting one? The reason we dont give a fuck about a Grammy is precisely because Kanye West won one. The Grammy is meaningless when undeserving people win. If the Grammy was given to people who actually deserved it, then I would care who won it. The Grammy would mean something. But since Kanye won, the Grammy loses its meaning. It's just another meaningless award given to undeserving people. The people who gave K. West a Grammy...who gives a fuck about what they like, right?

I write this post in response to "non-hatemail" sent to us.

You should update the site to keep kanye away from the grammys. You
need to tell everyone how many grammys he won, and big of a dickbag you are.

So I say: I don't know how many Grammys he won, nor do I care. Who gives a fuck about a goddamn Grammy?

It also should be noted how teh ghey the "non-hatemailer" was:

-Love,

Dan

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April 16, 2005

Kanye West just recently made the Time 100. The Time 100 is "the 100 most influential people in the world today", as selected by Time magazine. Of course, Kanye only made it cause they had to get someone from Hip-Hop. Kanye is not even in the top 100 in Hip-Hop, let alone overall. His music, is completely hypocritical. As Time points out:

All Falls Down calls out the "single black female addicted to retail," while West himself covets anything that shines.

His generic, boring flow coupled with unoriginal beats, douchebaggery and the fact that the shit was written and produced by some other dude only brings the album down. But this isn't a critique of Kanye's album. We all know his shit was never all that good. But this is about Kanye's influence in the hip-hop world.

I want to ask the question: who is influenced by Kanye's work? What concept did he introduce that people are re-using? Sped-up soul samples are not Kanye's concept. RZA was doing that shit years ago, and much, much, MUCH better. Rapping about religion is, again, nothing new. He didn't even introduce wailing schoolchildren. Jay-Z did that. Nas did that. So what did he introduce? As far as I'm concerned, the only thing this douchebag introduced are superflous violin solos in hip-hop songs. And no has attempted to do that again. And, it should be noted, many hip-hop acts have had instrumental solos over their beats. DJ Quik had a guitar solo over his "Medley for a 'V' (Reprise)" song. In conclusion, Kanye West's album was nothing new, and it didnt influence anybody. Are more people using sped-up samples now? Sure, but that was not Kanye's influence, rather, Kanye was influenced by older producers who sped-up songs before. So there you go. Time Magazine discussing Hip-Hop = 99% of the time wrong.

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February 09, 2005

If this is true, it certainly explains a lot:

Much of The College Dropout is explicitly addressed to the rapper's mother: Kan's Louis Vuitton Moms is the major supporting character in his autobiographical melodrama. He's backed this up in interviews, where he's been the anti-Eminem - he talks about his mom constantly, praising her in whatever major media outlet will let him blather on. "Family Business," the most moving song on a very moving album, is practically a tribute to the matrilineal family.

But what about West's pilloried father? Early articles about the producer-rapper always seemed to mention that West was the son of prominent (but always unnamed) professor. Lately, the pieces don't mention a father at all -- which is odd, given that so much of the album is dedicated to taking pops apart.

One theory I've heard (and maybe one you've heard, too): Cornel West is Kanye West's father. There's been an under-the-table agreement between the two not to mention the relation in the press. Hey, I strongly doubt it, too, but it would go a hell of a long way towards explaining all the hostility, and the conflation of the figure of the deadbeat dad with the uncaring professor on The College Dropout. There's that family resemblance, too: an incisive, prosaic viciousness, a will toward ideological destructiveness.

Like I said, if this is true, remember where you heard it first. If it turns out it isn't, I'll just say I got it from here.

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February 04, 2005

I thought it might be revealing to compare Kanye to a real hip-hop legend.

"You Gotta Get Your Fingers Dusty" - While Diamond prides himself on unearthing unused beats and breaks, Kanye lives off table scraps (JayDee and No I.D. beat CD's, drums off other hip-hop records).

"Best Producer on the mic?" - D kicked a simple yet effective vocal technique to describe his daily operations, peppering his verses with amusing, outdated catchphrases like "Holy Mackeral!" (a tradition which has been carried on by MF Doom). West struggles between mush-mouthed incompetence and boarderline illiteracy, even with the help of guys like Rhymefest.

"Dress Code" -  Diamond sports the butter Pelle Pelle leathers, while Kanye favors tight-ass, rainbow-striped sweaters and blazers, in his effort to bring the "metrosexual" uptown.

"The Lab" -  The Best Kept Secret had only an Alesis HR-16 drum machine connected to two Akai S-950 samplers when he created masterpieces such as "Sally Got A One Track Mind". Jabber Jaw has an MPC2000, some keyboards and a ton of other expensive stuff which allow him to create horrible tracks like "The New Workout Plan".

"Spare Time" - D was all about stunts, blunts and beats, but the Kan Man prefers admiring himself in the mirror, listening to underground songs for lyrics he might want to buy for his next project, comparing himself to groups way out of his league and penning his Grammy's acceptance speech.

"The Game's Sold, Not Told" - Diamond built a small but loyal street audience. Kanye appeals to 12 year old mallrats and clueless rock critics, thus selling millions.

"I'm your Idol, Numero Uno" - Diamond is a longtime James Brown fan, while Kanye idolizes Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bell Air.

"Contributions to hip-hop" - D: Played a major role in introducing Fat Joe to the world. K: Encouraged kids to drop out of college and make weak rap songs.

"Who Gives A Fuck About A Goddamn Grammy?" - Diamond made one of the best rap albums ever, which he wrote and produced himself. Where was his nomination? OK, so this last point isn't great, but it makes this post relevent to our important cause.

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