[sesame_street_hustler]

it never really dawned on me, until recently, how much of a flatout crybaby kanye west is. i mean, the guy bitches and screams about everything, like a bratty 2 yr old being refused candy in a candy store.

most know Kanye for his infamous statement during the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, in which he voiced that "George Bush doesnt care about black people". This was in 2005, Kanye's debut album was only last year..meaning before then, the guy was little known to the outside world or media. yet, despite this, just because he sells a lot of albums he is quickly embraced by the media and allowed to speak on national television. then he makes a shocking statement, and everyone is thrown offguard. they should be, as i said before..the guy is pretty much a brand new celebrity, and were just now finding out what type of person he really is.

heres the katrina video, for you those of you lucky enough to not have seen it yet.
http://www.youtube.c...=zIUzLpO1kxI&NR

recently, he made an backstage rant about Britney Spears at the MTV Music Awards. A hidden camera caught him ranting endlessly deriding Brittany heavily...

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=IOJ1TsBE5wY

the guy seems to have a shortwire, and can easily flip out at just about anything..here are some videos that catch certain highlights of his flamboyant and beligerant persona

http://www.youtube.c...iMM8y5Hxbc&NR=1

this video is rather amusing...

http://www.youtube.c...RIOd2fBL-k&NR=1

he has also been known to say some pretty downright retarded statements..such as this:

he suggested in Playboy that if a bible were written in the present day, he is famous and important enough to be included in it. "I throw up historical subjects in a way that makes kids want to learn about them", West claimed. "[I'm] definitely in the history books already."

the guy has said some other pretty ridiculous remarks, but i wont bore you out with all of what ive heard. its quite stupendous

...and also...The guy has teddy bears on all three of his albums. C'mon...Teddy Bears??...youre 30 friggin years old,.grow up man! Stop sucking your thumb and get rid of all your waifish associations with teddy bears.

nuff said, this guy is a circus clown, and i expect his career to be short lived.

[TruJade]

Don't hold your breath for a short lived carreer
Love him or hate him Kanye gets mad respect strictly
for the fact that he was a ground breaking producer
for JayZ and the rest of the Roc family in the 90's.

He is so cocky b/c he's done alot of things for people in the industry.
Im not excusing his behaviour or that passionate rant b/c
thats what it was, just Kanye venting.

I do think he is really full of himself but so is Usher
and that (thank GOD!) eventually began to backfired on him
but he will still be a delivering club banging hits and people'll love it.
Thats just the way it is.

West has a crazy fan base and though they
acknowlegde his immature side the can't deny that he's a star!
An extreme example would be Michael Jackson.

Granted his struggles and problems are VERY different
but his fans as awhole have not deserted him.
It would take something major to kick Kanye down.

It won't be a rant, a drug bust, rehab or gun possesion charge
lets face it he's a Black entertainer and its unfair
but the 'hood practically dictates this kinda behaviour.
Another case in point is Michael Vick.

Dog fighting is normal
and largely accepted were he's from
so why change, when thats who he is

[Heccubus]

Why does it matter what's on his album covers? Personally, I think the album art for all of his albums is great.

[TruJade]

yeah teddy bears are cute!
but serious what if it has some

childhood meaning or like is a nickname.
There is also the possiblity he's just

trying to market his product towards children

[Executioner]

Cant hate on Kanye that much. He is a prick, but I love his production/beats he makes. As a rapper, he isnt anything special but the boy can make a great beat.

[barend]

I can't watcjh the videos here at work, but if he thinks britney sucks and george bush jnr hates black people, I'm afraid to say, I think he might be right.

[Snake Logan]

I concentrate on a artist’s songs, not their personality. If I stopped listening to half the people whose lifestyle I disagreed with then the music business would go bankrupted.

[Chyld]

I despise the man's music, but he gets mad respect from me for singing "Golddigger" at Princess Diana's memorial service this August.

[Heccubus]

The guy's production is top-notch, and his rhymes manage to make me laugh sometimes. At times, that may be unintentional, but anyone who can make me laugh is okay by me.

[Executioner]

http://www.youtube.c...o...amp;t=t&f=b

[civilian_number_two]

Who's Kanye West? I keep hearing this name but it means nothing to me.

[Heccubus]

Ridiculously egotistical rapper / producer. Produced hits for Jay-Z and a few others that I can't think of right now, and has released three hugely successful albums as a rapper. As an emcee? Meh. At best. But his production, as I said earlier, is phenomenal.

[Executioner]

I can name like 50 MC's better then Kanye off the top of my head.

[Heccubus]

I can name like 50 MC's better then Kanye off the top of my head.

Only 50? That's kind of sad.

[blueoceans]

I can name like 50 MC's better then Kanye off the top of my head.

I can name more than 5,000

dont make me do it either, cause i damn sure am tempted to

This post has been edited by blueoceans: 19 December 2007 - 02:06 PM