The ONLY Kanye West Thread (hip-hop, cd, albums, 50 cent)

[LouValor]

Music wise: kanyes lyrics are not to my liking, but he has some decent production skills.
Life wise: i think he is too egotisical, but it works for him and people buy into it.

[Bane of your existence]

Originally Posted by Blainka

Well Ethan, you used one of Eminem's worst songs. It's pretty undeniable that songs like Lose Yourself were enjoyable. The lyrics weren't phenomenal, but they got thorugh.

The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old partna', but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da

Your avatar goes perfectly with Bikini Kill's Rah Rah Replica.

[Bane of your existence]

Come to think of it, it goes pretty well with Gray Matter's Skate and Destroy as well.

[Piss Me Off]

Why does Kanye West feel the need to ruin all the songs i like?

[asiankaos]

West isn't a gangsta rapper by any means. As far as being a producer goes he is nasty. As far as being an emcee goes...horiblle.

[sleepy jack]

Originally Posted by Blainka

Well Ethan, you used one of Eminem's worst songs. It's pretty undeniable that songs like Lose Yourself were enjoyable. The lyrics weren't phenomenal, but they got thorugh.

The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old partna', but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da

Hes still not a great lyricist.

[Sparky]

through the hole that its gapin!

LAWL xD!!!

[hstisgod]

fmqb.com reports Fitty was just playing!!! lol

The latest sales figures still have Kanye West's Graduation ahead of 50 Cent's new album Curtis. Billboard reports that as of today, Graduation has sold 781,000 copies since Tuesday, while Curtis has moved 603,000 units. However, despite their war of words, 50 Cent is not backing down.

50 has been everywhere this week promoting the record. He told Billboard, "[The sales] can't be considered [any one way] anyway because it's just a few days out. I guess [the music industry] would consider me to be a hip-hop favorite because of my sales history, and people like to root for the underdog."

He also backed off his boast that Curtis would be his last album if it didn't debut at #1, speaking to WQHT (Hot 97)/New York yesterday, adding, "The impression I gave them was so strong that they have different standards for me. When my music comes out, if it was someone else's record, it would be a hit because it spun 3,500 times. But they're looking for the hottest music out at the time from 50 Cent, so if it's not that, then they show me resistance until I deliver. I've only been in the music business for four years and I'm already receiving some backlash. That's amazing, isn't it?"

50 Cent also told BET he felt underappreciated at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. "Kanye received the upper hand. I ain't going to front," he said. "He had four looks -- his song 'Stronger,' his new record 'Good Life,' he had a performance with Soulja Boy, 'Crank Dat,' and then he came out with me. So I feel like Def Jam is doing a better job of promoting the CD than Interscope. Interscope is just relying on my base and the actual music. I was on the VMAs for one minute and 20 seconds. I should've just stayed home."

[Bane of your existence]

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[jalessa]

I have....his album is absolutely incredible