Thursday, October 10, 2013

untitled (how does it feel).

A Moment of Clarity.


words. 

 "At this point, Kanye is used to not being heard. In fact, his entire career has been shaped by a series of instances in which he pushed against various boundaries to communicate something.

...Heightened emotion and hard-pressed elocution have shaped much of West’s career and public persona. Last night's quote about his confidence in his fashion ideas reminded me of a lyric from the Late Registration track "Gone": "I'm ahead of my time, sometimes years out/ So the powers that be won't let me get my ideas out/ And that make me wanna get my advance out/ And move to Oklahoma and just live at my aunt's house." But Kanye never runs away—quite the opposite.

...Kanye’s decade-long solo career has been a struggle between the non-stop ideas running through his brain and his skills at verbalizing them through a variety of communication obstacles, whether self-created or forced upon him. In this light, it’s completely understandable that a man so bent on being understood would be furious to hear his words revoiced by a child.

 ...As Kanye reminded us last night, being black and creatively edgy, in fashion or music, can be an uphill battle when it comes to being heard—and understood—on your own terms."

THE PITCH: Let Me Get My Ideas Out: Why Kanye West Is Still Speaking Through the Wire

SEE ALSO:

VULTURE: The Best Things Kanye West Said to Jimmy Kimmel Last Night

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