Even Mr. West has enough brain cells to count how many tears I will shed at this incredible slight.
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Kanye West Says New Album Will 'Never' Be Available Through Apple Music
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Should somebody who has to beg for help with his debt really be turning down ways to sell his music?
Considering the world population,millions of people with bad taste is just a drop in the bucket.
Whoa, is this the comments section of MacRumors or a circle jerk for Kanye haters? Fun fact Michael Jackson AKA "The King of Pop" only received 13 grammy awards during his lifetime. Kanye West has 21 grammy awards and still counting (making him one of the most awarded artist of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age).
You don't have to like his music, but respect a living legend when you see one. That is all.
You don't have to like his music, but respect a living legend when you see one. That is all.
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Apple Music Exclusive Announcement
"As part of an exclusive deal for our subscribers we don't have the new Kanye West album"
"As part of an exclusive deal for our subscribers we don't have the new Kanye West album"
KW is so self-centered he has no idea that no one gives a crap.
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I have more respect for MJ as a dead person than I do for KW alive. I don't care how many awards anyone has. You have to earn my respect. And, as much as KW doesn't give a rip about who I am or that I may not like him as a person OR artist, says nothing more than you still have to earn the respect of people.....one person at a time.
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I have more respect for MJ as a dead person than I do for KW alive. I don't care how many awards anyone has. You have to earn my respect. And, as much as KW doesn't give a rip about who I am or that I may not like him as a person OR artist, says nothing more than you still have to earn the respect of people.....one person at a time.
You guys are all confused. His job is to make music not be your friend. You never met him, but claim you don't like him as a person? Your image of him is only what the media presents you, which is already geared towards "what damaging thing can we say about him to boost our ratings/make more money?" Everyone hated on MJ up until his death for all of the allegations, but then after he dies, all of a sudden the media/society portrays him as an angel and he was always loved.
If you take a peak in art history, you will find that most of the greatest artists this world has ever seen were hated on 'til they died. Then their artwork was truly valued and appreciated.
Why wait until a legend dies to be pretend you like at least SOME of his artwork? Don't let the popularity of his hate right now dictate your opinion of his undeniable talents.
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He didn't have the slightest respect for a dead legend, just try YouTube for his performance of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury. I detect many things there, but talent is not one of them.
So let me ask you this question. Can you achieve 21 grammy awards as well? If Kanye West has no talent, then that must be true, right?
You're falling into the popularity of his hate. Someone could be a jerk and still possess true artistic talents. If he wasn't truly talented, he wouldn't be on his 2nd DECADE (yes, you read that correctly. DECADE!) of Hip Hop success.
The problem is you want the people you like to be perfect heroes, and if you don't like them, then they're the perfect villains. Human beings are not that simple and tend to be more complicated than that.
Dude. There are people in this very form who have every Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 album since Ben and Dancin' Machine. You know you love a person and their work, especially like Michael, when he sings a song about a boy's best friend being a rat. So please don't get trumped up on this 'hate someone until they are dead', when you don't know who here has what.
Have you heard of Michael putting his hand out asking for $1 billion from a person who worked hard to make his own money? Last I remembered, no person in desperate need of something from someone else is in any position to make any demands or stipulations, especially when they NEED that person. Kanye NEEDS money and help from someone else. That someone else does NOT need help from Kanye.
If you're measuring the amount of Grammys as the pinnacle of success, then you're leaving a hell of a lot to be desired. I.. hell, WE await the time where Kanye can go from the amount of narcissism that would make Donald Trump jealous, to looking at himself in the mirror and being the change that needs to be reflected in the world, to caring about other people and cultures, to caring about our planet, to touching every life in an enlightening and positive way that he encounters.
Michael as done that, and touched millions of people around the world. Kanye? well, I'll paraphrase his sister, Janet: What has Kanye done for us lately?
BL.
You're on a forum right now that delivers news to you about the company Apple, which was created by arguably the biggest jerk in history! But he's dead now and possessed amazing talents so it was ok.
The hypocrite level is through the roof here. I should probably go. I think I'm bringing too much truth into this forum and it's threatening so many fake realities.
I'll leave you with this: you CAN still be a jerk AND possess amazing talents that are undeniable. Steve Jobs was proof of that.
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Is anyone here arguing that Steve wasn't a jerk? We all know that and it is acknowledged. But what you are failing to understand is that he turned that around as well.
Kanye is a jerk. Has he turned himself around yet? Yes, or no?
Yet you fail to debate every point I have made. Is that 'bringing too much truth', or not being able to handle the truth? Because if you look at history, both Jobs and Jackson prove you wrong.
BL.
My neighbor recently was diagnosed with bipolar, and he had a lot of these same symptoms. Crazy that I realize, after the reading the list you provided, that sounds a lot like Kanye. Probably is bipolar or something of the sorts. I saw the man go off on some crazy rant at Bonnaroo (disclaimer: my friend wanted to see his performance) about how he's going to be one of the greats. "I'm coming for you, Henry Ford, Thomas Jefferson!" The entire crowd booed. It was really embarrassing.
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Good find, man. Just checked the article out. Really think there's something wrong with the fellow (Kanye). Yikes.
Can we turn this into a music definition thread? That would be much more fun.
What is your definition of music? Does it need melody, harmony, beat? What about discord? Does it need to adhere to western standards? Ever heard Eastern music scales, is a sitar music or does instrumentation have to be tuned to a diatonic scale? What about Gregorian chants? What about John Cage, is 4'33" music? Do you understand what he was trying to accomplish with that piece? Are any minimalist composers music? Is punk rock music when it is sung atonally? Is rock and roll music when put against the backdrop of the baroque or romantic classical composers? How about purely percussion pieces (Stomp, drum circles, some world music), is that music? How about polyrhythm, does everything have to be 4/4, is Zappa breaking the rules and no longer "music"? Enlighten us
Tidal doesn't have Siri integration. To be able to say "Play (some music not in my library)" while driving is essential.
I don't think Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Chris Brown fall under crap music.
Also, Baby Blue Velvet is who?