Kanye West

[shaunbhoy]

but rap is a massive part of popular English music these days.

If you are prepared to include monosyllabic semi-literate gibberish under the bracket of "music" of course.
Which is a leap too far for anyone with an ear for melody.

[d000hg]

If you are prepared to include monosyllabic semi-literate gibberish under the bracket of "music" of course.
Which is a leap too far for anyone with an ear for melody.

I see you have a very narrow definition of music. Melody isn't even required for it to be music in many cultures.

I hardly think you know much about rap music if you think it is mono-syllabic; the intricacies of the language is the key feature.

[shaunbhoy]

the intricacies of the language is the key feature.

“So if the devil wear Prada
Adam, Eve wear nada
I’m in between but way more fresher”

“Man, I promise, I’m so self-conscious
That’s why you always see me with at least one of my watches
Rollies and Pashas done drove me crazy
I can’t even pronounce nothing, pass that Ver-say-see”

“So yeah, at the Grammys I went ultra Travolta
Yeah, that tuxedo might have been a little Guido
But with my ego I can stand there in a Speedo
And be looked at like a ******** hero”

Now whilst I can readily accept that banal nonsense like this might appeal to someone that accepts the existence of imaginary friends, please don't try to suggest that it is something that ought to be embraced and lauded by those of us with an IQ higher than our shoe size.
I am sure John Lennon is spinning in his grave at the challenge posed by "Kanye" and his deep meaningful prose.

[CloudWalker]

Kanye West = Arrogant pr!ck, end of.

[DaveB]

And the new messiah ought to take care that someone doesn't nail him to something woody.

[MicrosoftBob]

Kanye is a great rap artist but only if you like modern rap (same for JZ I guess). Not really best-suited to Glastonbury but rap is a massive part of popular English music these days.

He makes Goldie Lookin Chain sound like lyrical geniuses, they're 10 times the rap star he'd ever be and they're only a comedy act rather a proper band

[vetran]

If you are prepared to include monosyllabic semi-literate gibberish under the bracket of "music" of course.
Which is a leap too far for anyone with an ear for melody.

just as I tell my teenagers.

Ah Rap music, music that starts with a silent C.

[Doggy Styles]

I don't mind a bit of Kanye West music, luckily I don't take lyrics too seriously.

But the man himself seems to be a bit of an arse.

[darmstadt]

Real rap...

(I will admit to having a fondness for the last one, I actually know all the words and have the 12" remix which is the DBs )

[DodgyAgent]

My favourite

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony & Phil Collins-Home - vidéo dailymotion