Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Promise of a new day.


Listen without prejudice.

"Last night, Kanye West publicly debuted his new album, 808s & Heartbreak, at the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles via a collaboration with Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft...As for album: yes, it's almost entirely sung by West, aside from one verse by Young Jeezy on "Amazing" and a duet with Lil Wayne; yes, it is sung almost entirely through Auto-Tune; yes, some people are not going to be sure what to make of it, but we applaud West's decision to step off a creative ledge wearing a jetpack that no one else is sure will actually work."

I knew it. Lil Wayne's unprecedented success this year has proven to be quite the inspiration for a rapper or two. The minute Kanye pulled Lil Wayne on stage at the BET Awards and mentioned how this cat right here has him rethinking his game plan, I knew, just knew that Kanye was gonna go back in the studio and go hard, following a few of the templates that helped break Lil Wayne out of the southern rapper-mixtape-bubbling beneath the radar box [For better or for worse].

So lookout T-Pain and Lil Wayne, he'll chew you up! [Or at least that's the plan?]

  • THE FADER: Vanessa Beecroft & Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak Listening Event
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