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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Titan on November 14, 2008, 11:50:03 PM
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He is saying how he is the voice of a generation. What a self indulged prick.
http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/15348921
Kanye West says he\'s \'voice of this generation\'
11/13/2008 4:00 PM, AP
Derrik J. Lang
Kanye West is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball — at least that\'s what West thinks, in his humble estimation.
"I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice," he said in an interview on Wednesday. "It\'s me settling into that position of just really accepting that it\'s one thing to say you want to do it and it\'s another thing to really end up being like Michael Jordan."
The Grammy-winning rapper-producer said Justin Timberlake had a chance to be music\'s MVP, but hasn\'t put out enough material. (Timberlake\'s last album was in 2006, while West released a CD last year and is releasing his latest — "808s and Heartbreak" — on Nov. 24.)
"There were people who had the potential to do it but they went on vacation, so when Justin went on vacation I made albums," he said. "And it just came out to be that."
West, 31, said life has been difficult since his mother\'s death. Donda West died last November after having plastic surgery.
"I\'m just going through balancing that. And I always used to have that support system, you know. My mom would be there; no matter what, she was there before everything," he said. "We were together for like 30 years. And you know now when I\'m on that stage and I look out and I say, \'What am I going to do with the rest of my life?\' Like when does a real life start?\' Because I have sacrificed real life to be a celebrity and to give this art to people, which is great. It is great that I was able to do that, I\'m not trying to shun that in any way, but it\'s definitely a Catch-22 and it\'s bittersweet."
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Hmm....should be in Off Topic.
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Hmmm...you should have been aborted in the womb.
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as opposed to being aborted outside of the womb?
i guess if you spike it...
...just thought of the best \'glad it\'s football season\' commercial
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He\'s always been a somewhat conceided egotistical nut. Having confidence is one thing, but he\'s talkin\' like he\'s one of the major, if not thee only major player in the business...he\'s not,...i like a couple of his tracks, but for the most part he\'s average. But i also feel that alot of the r&b artists and rap artists are below average....there are alot of one hit wonders in the field right now.
The only person lately that\'s makin\' a ton of money(and i honestly can\'t see why) is lil\' wayne, he\'s on everybodys track nowadays and i think his latest album sold something like 7 million copies in the first week.
Back to kanye, i think he also needs to grow up....he still complains and throws tantrums at music awards,... i think the award shows just throws him a bone to shut his ass up. I felt bad for him when his mom\'s died, and i thought that maybe it would\'ve made him reflect a bit and humble him some, but he\'s had that attitude when his mom\'s was alive so i guess it\'s part of his personality....dude is just too full of himself.
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i always thought it was paris hilton.
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Better get use to all black people acting like this now that Obama has won
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Better get use to all black people acting like this now that Obama has won
Sheeit... even before "The One" became prez, i\'ve already had a swagger the size of texas...:fro:
http://www.psx2central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40144&highlight=black+men+biggest
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He\'s always been a somewhat conceided egotistical nut. Having confidence is one thing, but he\'s talkin\' like he\'s one of the major, if not thee only major player in the business...he\'s not,...i like a couple of his tracks, but for the most part he\'s average. But i also feel that alot of the r&b artists and rap artists are below average....there are alot of one hit wonders in the field right now.
The only person lately that\'s makin\' a ton of money(and i honestly can\'t see why) is lil\' wayne, he\'s on everybodys track nowadays and i think his latest album sold something like 7 million copies in the first week.
Back to kanye, i think he also needs to grow up....he still complains and throws tantrums at music awards,... i think the award shows just throws him a bone to shut his ass up. I felt bad for him when his mom\'s died, and i thought that maybe it would\'ve made him reflect a bit and humble him some, but he\'s had that attitude when his mom\'s was alive so i guess it\'s part of his personality....dude is just too full of himself.
Uhm.. West IS one of the major players in the game and has been for a long time. His production skills far outweigh his rapping skills, but the guy has been around for a long time before releasing his own albums.
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I was. Checking in at delta the other day and I was in first class. I was chatting with a black attendant and I tried to get my buddy upgraded. I told her "you\'ve got the power.". She told me, "Obama won. We didn\'t all win.". I laughed my ass off. Too funny.
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sounds like a black bono
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sounds like a black bono
sans the philanthropy
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sans the philanthropy
Just give him some time...
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I had thoughts on this, but thought I\'d let Kanye sum them up instead as the voice of my generation:
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and get them sit ups right and
Tuck your tummy tight and do your crunches like this
Give head, stop breathe, get up, check your weave
Don\'t drop the blunt and disrespect the weed
Well said, Kanye West. Well said.
Also Lil Wayne is an asshat. Anyone named Lil, for that matter.
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how inspiring and philisophical...nobel prize perchance?
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I like Kanye, but he doesn\'t know when to shut the fuck up. Hes pretty whiney sometimes
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Uhm.. West IS one of the major players in the game and has been for a long time. His production skills far outweigh his rapping skills, but the guy has been around for a long time before releasing his own albums.
Maybe he is,....and while i do listen to alot of the rap/ r&b artists of today, i still think alot of it is mediorce....i\'m old school..i like alot of the stuff that came out in the late 90\'s - 03/04.....i think alot of the rap artists of today would get hammered by the likes of KRS-1, NAS, Rakim, EPMD, A Tribe called quest...that was some quality music back then.
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i think alot of the rap artists of today would get hammered by the likes of KRS-1, NAS, Rakim, EPMD, A Tribe called quest...that was some quality music back then.
Respect knuckles to you Clips. My wife and I were just listening to Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth.
Rap USED to be fantastic music and an art from.
Rap now is a fucking commercial.
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lol at clips and his belief that the 90\'s were old school.
Since you like KRS1, you should know the difference between a lyricist/hip-hop artist and a rapper.
The last album NAS had did not do well.
Rakim and EMPD are essentially the same thing minus Eric Sermon
And who did not care for tribe..they helped blow the spot up.
Rap still is whether you like the direction it is going.
Plenty of underground
Hiphop is still around
To an extent, so is rap.
You can\'t complain about this economy in "shambles" and expect the guys not to do what sells in a "shambles" market.
ALmost all music is a commercial now.
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I like Kanye, but he doesn\'t know when to shut the fuck up. Hes pretty whiney sometimes
Whiney? yes I know he is.....but coming from you who used to whine about black ppl and now you like kanye is total ROFL
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I don\'t know why people are surprised by this. Let them make catchy music and don\'t expect much out of them outside of that. Similar to celebrities backing political candidates.
Luckee, what were you getting at with Nas\' last album?
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You can\'t complain about this economy in "shambles" and expect the guys not to do what sells in a "shambles" market.
ALmost all music is a commercial now.
I agree with everything you stated, but these artists were making horrible tracks even before the economic downturn...."soulja boy?"...that song "walk it out?"...that s**t is complete garbage and makes my ears bleed. I never listened to NAS\'s last cd, but the last song i liked from him was the song "One Mic"
Respect knuckles to you Clips. My wife and I were just listening to Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth.
No doubt...."reminensce over you"(spel)...is still one of my all time fav\'s...:)
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b/c soulja boy does not represent the masses.
I bet you think Tpain cannot rap either?
ignore dj khaled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcMX2jdcZ9E
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I don\'t know why people are surprised by this. Let them make catchy music and don\'t expect much out of them outside of that. Similar to celebrities backing political candidates.
Luckee, what were you getting at with Nas\' last album?
Nas fell off..for a while now at that.
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b/c soulja boy does not represent the masses.
I bet you think Tpain cannot rap either?
ignore dj khaled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcMX2jdcZ9E
I can\'t see youtube at work....Tpain?....i always considered him to be r&b-ish..
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Nas fell off..for a while now at that.
That\'s odd cause his recent albums have been better than any of the garbage I\'ve heard lately and I did just go to a concert of his in the past 3 months that was sold out.
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That\'s odd cause his recent albums have been better than any of the garbage I\'ve heard lately and I did just go to a concert of his in the past 3 months that was sold out.
His recent shit, as in the last 2 is garbage compared to anything else he has touched.
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His recent shit, as in the last 2 is garbage compared to anything else he has touched.
I\'m gonna have to say wrong. They may not be It Was Written but at the very least they hold up just fine compared to Nastradamus and God\'s Son.
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He is still far better than most with a catalog these days, my point is that he fell off and it\'s true.
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I follow ya. I disagree to an extent but I follow ya.
I\'m waiting for people to realize that Lupe is setting the standard right about now. Hell by the time they do it\'s gonna be too late.
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Lupe is the new Common.
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Lupe is the new Common.
I agree with this...i like lupe...he has a nice smooth flow.
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http://www.andpop.com/article/12823
I love stephen colbert
as of writing this Colbert Christmas is at number 3 and 808 & heartbreak is at number 5 on the itunes store
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I know you are not trying to compare a political comedy sketch show to a rap album? lol
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Nope, he\'s comparing one album to another.
Is Kanye your boyfriend? lol
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Apparently didn\'t hear about Operation humble Kanye (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/211966/december-01-2008/operation-humble-kanye)
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I know you are not trying to compare a political comedy sketch show to a rap album? lol
Nope not at all. I\'m just laughing at this odd ball combination that are competing for music sales. Mainly because it kind of worked. Colberts christmas album moved up 12 spots and Kanyes album fell 4 spots and Colbert is currently now 2 spots ahead of Kanye at the iTunes store. Britney Spears and Akon are numbers 1 and 2.
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Nope, he\'s comparing one album to another.
Is Kanye your boyfriend? lol
As far as I knew, it was a 1 hour TV special...not an album.
Please dont bring boyfriends into this when you couldnt even keep your boyfriend giga in check around here.
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Apparently didn\'t hear about Operation humble Kanye (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/211966/december-01-2008/operation-humble-kanye)
You have informed me.
I would say it is more about money than anything.
I dont think losing his voice would even humble Kanye. lol
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Money, humor, and satire. It also apparently got under Kanye\'s skin http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/12/kanye-west-not-humble-yet.html
Dude is a douche, could have at least had fun with it instead of being, well, Kanye.
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I still dont know why people expect celebrities to somehow be different than the rest of us "normal" people.
I dont give a fuck how much of a cocky fuck he is, I dont know the man nor hang out with him so it doesnt bother me.
The only thing i care for about that guy is his production skills.
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I still dont know why people expect celebrities to somehow be different than the rest of us "normal" people.
I dont give a fuck how much of a cocky fuck he is, I dont know the man nor hang out with him so it doesnt bother me.
The only thing i care for about that guy is his production skills.
You two are adorable.
Giga? I don\'t follow.
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Disregard that...
I read Gman instead of bozco for some reason.
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haha now it makes sense
On a sidenote...anybody listen to The Cool Kids? I\'m headin\' to see them in Cleveland right after this!
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They are from Chicago, along with Common.
I like the new Common song a lot.
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Speaking of Common
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/09/common.universal.mind.control/index.html
I hope he doesn\'t actually believe that....
Oh and here\'s Mikey Rocks from the Cool Kids show. Was a real good show, glad to see that many people know about them.
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haha Kanye was at it again at the mtv vmas.
ran on stage while taylor swift was accepting some award, took the mic and said beyonce should of won.
I\'d post the youtube video but viacom is taking them down every few minutes, but its not hard to find.
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What an arrogant ASSHOLE. "oh no, someone\'s not paying attention to me!"
go fucking die, waste of oxygen.
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^^^You sir are racist.....and bush doesn\'t *ahem* i mean Chizz doesn\'t care about black people!!!...:D
But yeah Kanye shouldn\'t have done that.....that stunt was just total disrespec\'. Beyonce\' showed some class and let taylor shine tho.
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Didn\'t he tweet that he was sorry? Leave the brotha alone.....
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kind of wish she had some comedic background. Was a prime opportunity to rip kanye for being a douche but she just stood there like a 5th grader with her pants down in front of everyone
who the hell is taylor swift btw...
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She\'s like a teen country pop star.
I read this last night and just shook my head. What a fucking prick. Who cares what that he thinks Beyonce should have won. She didn\'t and someone else did. It wasn\'t even any of his business. South Park really did get it right. And I loved reading his blog the next day after Comedy Central aired the episode bitching how they hurt his feelings. Beyonce had class though. I\'m glad she brought Taylor Swift back on stage.
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I would have slapped him then started beating him down with the award.
Annoying little douche fag.
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Why black people shout all da damn time, clips? Why ya\'ll be screaming in the bus "YO keee-SHA! WHERE MY INK PEN BE AT?" and they\'re sitting right next to each other.
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I saw this on the news yesterday, before this, I didn\'t know who taylor swift was. I still don\'t know anything about her, but I know who she is now at least.
I couldn\'t help but feel sorry for her, she seemed totally stunned by it, she didn\'t know wtf to do.
the worst thing is that this will stay with her the rest of her life, some selfish pice of shit spoiled it for her.
nice to know west is still a pretentious cuntwaffle, he\'s even surpassed bono now.
I saw a video on another message board of some doris interviewing 50 cent about it, he said if west had done that to him, he would have smacked the fuck out of him, though he worded it more politely than that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCdDKEFFU7Q
Obama calls kanye a jackass, love it.
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I heard about that. That is awesome. You know its true when Obama says it :D Kanye is probably crying now because the black president doesn\'t think he\'s awesome.
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Obama hates black people