Kanye West makes white music for people who don't wanna listen to white music.

[Monster]

Thats what his core fanbase is. This goes for all races who like Kanye, black white & Hispanic. I'm talking more content, not musicality. There's nothing wrong with that but it is what it is.

That's why his popularity/skill is overrated. He's not special, just filled a big niche/audience first.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Kanye now is making music for people who want cool points by playing it at a party or namedropping it or talking about him.

I never thought i would see the day that this man and his fans became a monolithic cult.

Combine that with the Yeezy adidas fashion hype and hes now the quintessential tumblr fashion blogger rapper.

 

[Unknown Poster]

And too....really his new music and art serves more of a purpose seemingly than just to feed his already massive ego.

Shows where he goes on 15 minute plus straight rants
Constant attention whoring
His marrying into the KardashianJenner media clusterfukk
Pretentious interviews
His new codechecked voice
Consistent album delays.
Underwhelming guest verses that still get overhyped because its kanye on the track.

Hypebeast posterboy rapper.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Thats what his core fanbase is. This goes for all races who like Kanye, black white & Hispanic. I'm talking more content, not musicality. There's nothing wrong with that but it is what it is.

That's why his popularity/skill is overrated. He's not special, just filled a big niche/audience first.

This sadly makes sense.

 

[Lifer11]

Kanye makes music for people who wan't to be accepted by blacks and get into rap and hip-hop culture but aren't quite ready to make the full jump in.

Which is actually what I think you're saying just worded differently.

 

[CM_Burns]

This is very true. His albums have ranged from CAC friendly (College Dropout, Graduation) to outright CAC pandering (LR with Jon Brion, Yeezus)

 

[Yoda]

ummm....HUH????

 

[Jean Jacket]

Kanye is pushing the buttons that he knows will get him fame/money/relevance.

That's the thin line that artists walk. Being true to your fans, or true to your ambitions as a starving artist.

 

[Jean Jacket]

Kanye is pushing the buttons that he knows will get him fame/money/relevance.

That's the thin line that artists walk. Being true to your fans, or true to your ambitions as a starving artist.

..... and Attention is something that is actually something nikkas starve over.

 

[scarlxrd]

 

[Monster]

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[Lifer11]

I'm talking about that, but also the other way around. People that grew up on hiphop but may want to hear a different type of content that hiphop didn't provide when he came out.

I was listening to his 1st 3 albums and realizing this based on what he talks about. Hard to explain what I mean

I think I get what you're saying. Like the lifelong fan that feels they're outgrowing, or maybe even too smart or enlightened (really just pretentious) for the OG sound so Kanye tried to bring that new sound to them, even though IMO he failed horribly with Yeezus. Am I on the right track?

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Kayne walked that line perfectly, not too black so other races(whites)can enjoy it, but black enough for brothers and sisters to relate to

 

[SirBiatch]

This is very true. His albums have ranged from CAC friendly (College Dropout, Graduation) to outright CAC pandering (LR with Jon Brion, Yeezus)

truer words have never been spoken about Ye

 

[Pier7]

Ye's content was always pretty pro black.

It was his image that made people comfortable with him. Kanye super talented tho, dont let his recent c00n antics negate his work ethic and contributions to the game