Here is a young Kanye West performing on a poetry t.v show called Def Jam Poetry. In his poem Kanye talks about we all get self conscious including himself which is interesting because when we think of Kanye we think of boasting confidence that exudes almost into cockiness. This poem is also interesting because although it was performed on t.v in the mid 00's it is the remains the exact words to his hit song "All Falls Down" part of his breakout album College Dropout released in 2004. In this poem Kanye also mocks the turning of black cultures obsession with expensive material objects which was very ahead of its time.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Kanye West Def Jam Poetry Before Fame
Here is a young Kanye West performing on a poetry t.v show called Def Jam Poetry. In his poem Kanye talks about we all get self conscious including himself which is interesting because when we think of Kanye we think of boasting confidence that exudes almost into cockiness. This poem is also interesting because although it was performed on t.v in the mid 00's it is the remains the exact words to his hit song "All Falls Down" part of his breakout album College Dropout released in 2004. In this poem Kanye also mocks the turning of black cultures obsession with expensive material objects which was very ahead of its time.
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I think this is an awesome video of Kanye before he became really big. I think it really demonstrates the connections between hip-hop and poetry. It becomes very clear just how important the spoken word is when creating hip-hop and even vise versa. It really helped me bridge the gap between the two. Also I thought it was interesting that he went on to put some of these words/ideas into some of his most well known songs.
ReplyDeleteI really like how Kanye changes the pronunciation of certain words. He kind of does this for humor, but also to make sure the words he uses rhyme.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great how Kanye starts by talking about how insecure he is about his clothing, especially since his Wikipedia pages says that he's a "rapper and fashion designer" or something.
ReplyDeleteits crazy to think kanye was once a really humble guy and now he leads braggadocio rap music
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