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Who is Kanye West?
Jacked from Nahright. Damn, I miss old Kanye. College Dropout was such a huge part of my life when it came out. I was DJing on college radio and probably played every track on that album (minus workout plan) on the air over that year it was released. I remember seeing Ye at Uconn. He bailed on giving me an interview and cancelled all media appearances because the sound in the stadium was too ‘fucked up.’ Kanye literally sat down on the edge of the stage and said he would wait till the sound was fixed before he would continue on.
I remember recounting this to my college rep, Chico, at Def Jam. He says, “oh, Kanye didn’t give the 2 hour performance? Brother loves himself too much.” Or something like that. He was clowning around about Kanye loving to perform, but really thinking he was the greatest. I guess time is proving he had an idea of how big he would be, but I miss the slightly more humble Kanye. The one who thanked Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the end of every show.
Recently Fake Shore Drive posted up a mixtape Kanye West - The Lost Songs. The link on their site is dead, but you can download it here to remember some of the old chipmunk classic Kanye.
Track of the Day - Exile - “For the Kids”
The web-famed producer behind last years classic album Blu and Exile’s Below The Heavens, recently released his own intrumental album, Radio to itunes. To help promote the album which hits physical stores soon, Exile dropped this gem on the world today.
I’ve had a chance to preview Radio, and although this sounds almost nothing like the album, which is much more experimental, it is a great track. Exile’s production is some of the best out there, and hopefully his release will be succesful enough for him to continue to make great music…and hopefully a follow up album with Blu.
See previous Exile:
Exile chops amili | Blu and Exile at the Red Bull Academy
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