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August 06, 2008 Democratic Convention and Kayne WestRap singer Kayne West will enlighten and elevate the Democratic National Convention with his artistry. As Christopher Cook wrote in his Modern Conservative article about the convention:
Kayne West's reputation precedes him. Going to a Kayne West lyrics site (which also offered me his ringtones), I come up with the verse to "Breathe in Breathe Out:"
I will assume the term "hoes" here isn't a reference to gardening. The next tune, "Get 'Em High," has a chorus that goes like this:
I will also assume that the use of the term "weed" here also is not a reference to gardening. Or how about these lyrics from the second verse of "We Don't Care:"
This is what you want to hear performed at the Democratic National Convention -- if you are a conservative Republican, that is. Show the word what you got, Kayne, Howard Dean and Barack Obama. And remember, Harry Reid, it's still not to late to download those Kayne West ringtones. Jack Kemp is not the politician of the same name.
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My, but ain't the 'rats classy?
Posted by: Matthew Quigley | August 6, 2008 09:39 AM
We can only hope he gets to perform during prime time coverage of the convention for all Americans to hear the Democratic version of our culture. As part of the Fairness Doctrine the RNC should be allowed to follow Mr. West's act with Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA"!
Posted by: Mark Krueger | August 6, 2008 10:26 AM
Three years ago this month, Time magazine put Kanye West on its cover, declaring him both "Hip-Hop's Class Act" and "The smartest man in pop music." Upon reading the lyrics presented above, it's so obvious why he deserves both those titles. They just ooze intelligence, erudition and class.
Posted by: Elvis Julep | August 6, 2008 11:29 AM
Perception is the truth for most people.
Posted by: MARK | August 6, 2008 04:31 PM
They just rub in our faces that they are going to win. They don't need to pretend to be "God Bless America" people.
Posted by: BillG | August 6, 2008 04:42 PM
oh my god, rap often talks about weed and hoes. if you want to be on the cutting edge of journalism in freaking out about that, you need to go in a time machine back to the eighties.
and by the way, way to take a great song out of context on that last one. "we don't dare" is actually about people who know nothing else, are used to a certain way of living, don't know what else to do - and dealing with the realities of that, and where the African-American community is realistically. How to get out of that on a group level and an individual level are both challenges. hence the chorus line, sung by kids - "we weren't supposed to make it past 25, joke's on you we still alive..."
kanye may be alot of things - full of himself, for example - but he often has some very thought-provoking and interesting lyrics. and good music.
Posted by: claire | August 15, 2008 05:16 PM