The College Dropout

had a voice in this world. A voice that can inspire lives to change the meaning of hip-hop, while getting his point through to the nation. At the Grammy Awards, “The College Dropout” (debut album) was nominated for both album of the year and song of the year. A journalist from the New York Times Magazine states, “ ‘The College Dropout’ defied recent hip-hop formulas by presenting Mr. West as a thoughtful, good-natured character without gangster trappings.” Making his presence known, that he is…

Galileo Galilei once said, “Passion is the genesis of genius”. Passionate people can be found from across the globe; however, the passion of one young man who comes from the Southside of Chicago is unmatchable and unique from anyone else. Kanye Omari West grew up in the “Windy City” of Chicago. Kanye’s mother, Donda West, was an English Professor and the first African American Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University. Kanye’s father, Ray West, who was also a former black…

Infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, renowned artist Pablo Picasso or the great poet Pablo Neruda? Leaving fans to guess which one Kanye alludes to all three throughout his most recent studio album, The Life Of Pablo. It is well known that Kanye West has one of the most eccentric personalities to date. He Is obsessed with fashion and has essentialy married into a reality show. Kanye is always finding ways to make controversial statements and tweeting something absurd, but when it comes down to…

Kanye West’s single “Through the Wire” from “The College Dropout” album, was released in 2003. The importance of the single being released during that specific year was that Kanye was trying to be recognized as a rapper. Many people wouldn 't recognize him as a rapper mainly because he did not have as much credibility as other rappers, such as Jay-Z and Tupac did. In fact, people wanted him to give up on rapping and focus on beating, which was what he was good at. Kanye didn 't give up in what…

hard worker. He was raised in a lower middle class household in Chicago and began pursuing his passion of rapping in the 3rd grade. Later, he dropped out of college and even though multiple record labels rejected him, he continued to pursue a career in music. Finally, in 2004 he released his first album, appropriately titled “The College Dropout.” Kanye West is a true icon of this generation, seeing as he began as a young boy with a dream and the odds stacked against him and is now a rapper,…

Kanye West is a hip-hop recording artist and is notoriously known for his unique style of music. He left college in order to pursue his musical career. When he dropped his first album, “The College Dropout,” he rattled the hip hop industry by deviating from popular gangster and club music found in hip hop. In his own music, he is more concerned with the concept of religion, racism, family, and higher education. One noteworthy song that came out of that album was Jesus Walks. In this song, West…

This hiccup could be seen as a career ender, but West recorded “Through the wire”, a single from album College Dropout, even with his mouth wired shut. His As West’s career grew so did his ego. His ego kick began when he was praised for openly criticizing President Bush during relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. He is known for his random and often uncensored…

reconsider their behaviors. Society expectations represent how a society could be judgmental and affective toward individuals and reveal a lot of facades about the society with such expectations. “All Falls Down” is, a song by Kanye West from The College Dropout album in 2004, talks about how people could be insecure in there communities because of what it expects from them. “Barbie Doll”is a poem by Marge Piercy talks about how seeking acceptance in society cost a girl her life. While our…

Controversial continues to be the adjective that defines Kanye Omari West. On his Saint Pablo tour in San Jose Last week, Kanye proclaimed that if he had voted he would have voted for Donald Trump. The large rectangular stage he stands on is suspended from the ceiling and is at the center of a Colosseum style stadium. The lights casts a reddish/orange hue on the stage, a stark contrast against the blacked out crowd. The design of Kanye’s concert is very much a metaphor for how he is viewed in…

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