Kanye Perfectionism

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There have been various changes in Kanye now compared to when he started. He started off as a normal rapper trying to get the fame and money but the situations that passed through in his life changed the person he used to be. He has raised his standards compared to his past songs. The lyrics of the track ‘Runaway’ describe Kanye West's perception of media critiques against him as well as his part in failed relationships. This shows that he changed according to the media and so did his work. Kanye impersonates as a perfectionist. The author asserts that, “If Kanye symbolizes anything it’s not mindless, self-serving ‘ego’; it’s relentless unyielding perfectionism, a perfectionism he applies as harshly to himself as to others.” He thinks that

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