![]() Picture Credits: Axel Antas-Bergkvist on Unsplash In the Picture: Ye, in typical masked provocative garb for a live concert. From when he started publicly supporting Donald Trump, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat to his presidential run and then a series of public outbursts online following his split with Kim Kardashian, Ye has made quite the habit of preaching a gospel that strays sharply from the realm of A-list narratives. ![]() Paired with an absolute conviction to his ideas, you find a musical force so innovative, you’d have to look back to the likes of muddy waters, Les Paul or Aretha Franklin to find an analogue.įrom the art, to the artist: Kanye West (Now Ye) is controversial and provocative in ways that make his most unorthodox music look quite tame. The man is a genius and his music is emblematic of a mind that processes knowledge and sparks originality with the frequency and ease of breath itself. ![]() I have engaged with black art and black culture, and in my studies in music at university, learned more about the rich but troubled way that jazz, the blues, rock n roll and especially hip-hop changed the pathways of unfurling history.Īs a scholar of music, here’s what I will say: To be as influential as Kanye West is rare for any musician, and this is no coincidence. I am not black, and will never understand the extreme suffering and oppression that African Americans have suffered over the last four centuries. ![]()
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