This album was a huge step up from J Cole’s debut album “The Sideline Story”. Born Sinner was released on June 18, 2013. It sold roughly 599,000 copies to date. J Cole decided to put his album out the same day as Kanye West’s album “Yeezus”, which has sold about 537,000 copies to date. This album is intended for any audience, but is more popular for hip hop fans. “Born Sinner” has some really nice lyrics and beats on it. Hands down I feel like it’s one of the best albums of 2013. If old school
Many people who are up to date with pop culture are familiar with what is one of the most memorable television occurrences of 2009, Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMA’s. This event caused much controversy. The amount of anger from many as well as the lack thereof from others exemplified the level of judgement that is present in our society. People condemned Kanye West for being so disrespectful. Many of them even adopt an air of superiority; they feel as if they would
Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977 to Ray and Donda West in Atlanta. Ray West was a photojournalist, counselor, and ex-member of the Black Panthers. Donda West was an English professor at Chicago State University. When he was three years old his parents divorced and he moved with his mother to Chicago where he attended school, and lived in Atlanta with his father in the summer. At the age of five he began writing poetry, and began rapping in third grade thanks to the influences of the city. He continued
as Yeezus – is an icon in the entertainment industry, best known for his outrageous outbursts and his “Messiah complex”. West identifies himself as a Roman Catholic, frequently making reference to this in many of his songs. In his debut album, The College Drop-Out, Kanye’s 3rd single, “Jesus Walks” portrayed his Catholic upbringing is in both the song’s lyrics and music video. The song however, was the subject of much controversy. In the video, West attempts to deliver the message of hope and faith
Kanye West is an icon, known for his egotism and pride. From his influence in fashion to his musical creativity, Kanye is no stranger to the public eye. His perception on life is self-centred, but that is because Kanye believes that if he does his best, then the rest of the universe will do its best. Unfortunately, this attitude cannot be understood by all. Proof of this is in the way the public media depict him, as being vain an self-righteous. Kanye's attitude is based on an idea, created by
Raised in Oakland, CA, G-Eazy made the decision to enroll at Loyola University New Orleans because of their strong music industry program where he started to cultivate and craft his own inimitable style while still in college. For the budding artist, the partying wasn't nearly as important as creating. He missed more than a few keggers so he could lay down tracks in his dorm room for a series of buzz-generating mixtapes culminating in his 2011 breakout, Endless Summer. With the release of Endless
The song, Jesus Walks by Kanye West, is the fourth single of his debut album, "College Dropout". This song was critically acclaimed as one of the best hip hop songs of the decade. The single was released on May 25, 2004 and a trilogy of music videos for the song were released less than a month later. Of the three music videos created for this single, the third music video was produced on the least amount of money, $40,000 as compared to the $500,000 used to create the other two music videos. The
Kanye West: The Educator 21 million albums sold, 100 million digital downloads. 21 Grammys, 3 of the Greatest 500 albums if all time, best album of the 2010’s, and one of the World’s Most Influential People (Kanye West). Kanye West is one of the most famous, successful, and polarizing figures of the 21st century. But why would someone write and publish an entire academic essay the honorary Dr. West? Well, the author, Antero Garcia, who is a former music journalist and is now a teacher, writes about
In his song “Stronger,” the number one most impactful artist of our generation, Kanye West, fluidly rapped, “That that don’t kill me, can only make me stronger.” In this verse, West presents a universal significance to putting meaning to any form of pain. As long as any pain he experiences does not directly threaten his morality, he can further develop into something “stronger,” or a more complete individual. West’s assertion is an inherently positive one; it provides a motivation to move past any
Kanye west commonly get’s a lot of criticism for how he behaves and without fail disregards this and goes on to do exactly what the media criticizes him for again. While this may seem like Kanye is just an arrogant jerk this is actually one of the many things that makes kanye a modern transcendentalist. Transcendentalists believe it is important to be ones true self and to think freely, Kanye West frequently demonstrates this by dismissing media criticism and doing what he feels he should do. Despite