Y’all know I love Kanye, right?
Sure, he’s brash. Of course he’s obnoxious. But he’s also a fucking genius and is much more daring and artistic than the average hip-hop artist. People made a lot of noise about the whole Taylor Swift MTV situation last year, but people who really love Kanye are 1) completely used to his antics by now and 2) don’t really give a damn about Taylor Swift anyway. I don’t anticipate that the audience for his upcoming “Good Ass Job” LP were the slightest bit fazed by that incident.
Anyway, after taking a Thom Yorkian detour for 2008’s “808s and Heartbreak”, classic hip-hop Kanye is back with “Power”. If you thought the events of the past year or so might have humbled Mr. West, you are sadly mistaken. He’s as brash as ever, and while the song may not be as lyrically potent as previous songs, the beat for this track is bananas like a million monkeys in the jungle. Welcome back, Mr. West!! For what it’s worth, *I* missed you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw87vOiB8TE
6 comments
Kyle says:
Jun 2, 2010
Honestly, I think Kanye has been consistently improving as a rapper over his six-or-so years, and on “Power,” he’s rapping with the best of ’em. He’s still not the most technically-proficient dude around, but he’s improved vastly, and more importantly, he’s developed a very distinct personality and style. Plus, there are virtually no embarrassing lines or stumbles in flow anymore.
Dude, Kanye is fuckin’ rad, man.
blerdwords says:
Jun 2, 2010
The personality is definitely there, and I can excuse technical proficiency if you’re gonna give me feel. I don’t know, something about his flow here sounds a little lazier than usual, though.
But yes, he’s rad.
GG says:
Jun 2, 2010
I’ve also heard that this leaked version isn’t necessarily the one that will be on the album. Remember when Love Locked Down leaked and he then added more drums?
I think the song is pretty dope, but the mix sounds off to me. It seems like the background chants drown him out a bit.
Sini says:
Jun 2, 2010
I just saw that “Storytellers” episode he did for VH-1. It was really good.
blerdwords says:
Jun 2, 2010
I’ve seen bits and pieces of the Storytellers Sini. I enjoyed what I saw.
GG-I did feel like the background chants were unneccessarily loud. We’ll see what the final mix sounds like. I think it goes on iTunes next week.
First Listen – Kanye West’s Power :: Sonic Clash says:
Jun 3, 2010
[…] main man Big Money Mike hipped me to the song earlier today and I do have to say that it’s pure Kanye and tells me […]