Why the pass for Kanye?

[dns]

Nas always get hit with the hyprocricy rant, yet Kanye gets a pass. I see right through Kanye's fascade. I feel he uses the concious mc as a gimmick. How could the Jiggamen tell Nas 'is it black girls lost/or you owe me ice'. Mr. Businessman should look at his own artist. First the Workout Plan, now Diamonds from Sierra Leonne. Somebody's been studying Nas.

By the way Hype Williams is still an incredible director.

[Ironlungz]

kanye is the first to point out that hypocrisy.... Just listen to the college dropout....

[tical2000]

kanye is the first to point out that hypocrisy.... Just listen to the college dropout....

yep...........NAS will beat you over the head with how anti-pop he is, then he does a song with GENUWINE......

.....that being said NAS is on the right path with his last couple albums

[dns]

So Kanye does get the double standards?

[T.H.O.M.A.S. Man]

nas>kanye first of all..

i think everyone's noticed this, songs like new york state of mind glorifying crime and then 'i can'. i cant explain it, i still like nas though. a lot of rappers do this, they rap about crime even if they never did it, even biggie and pac. (shocking, i know)

[THE W]

is because of these hypocrisies that i believe all hiphop artists need to just make their music and KEEP THEIR FUCKIN MOUTH SHUT!

[dns]

I had the notion Kanye was glorifying diamond, now I hear the remix and he's mentioning kids arms getting chop off in Sierra Leonne. If this was Nas, he would of caugh heat. But, Kanye seems to get a sanding ovation for every unoriginal thing he does.

Sorry I've seen the greats: RZA (production), and Nas (lyrics) do a much better job innovating the rap game. Kanye's not doing anything new or better.

[tical2000]

I had the notion Kanye was glorifying diamond, now I hear the remix and he's mentioning kids arms getting chop off in Sierra Leonne. If this was Nas, he would of caugh heat. But, Kanye seems to get a sanding ovation for every unoriginal thing he does.

Sorry I've seen the greats: RZA (production), and Nas (lyrics) do a much better job innovating the rap game. Kanye's not doing anything new or better.

at this moment in 2005.....I dont think there is anyone in the rap game making beats better than KANYE WEST

[tical2000]

as far as changing the rap game........KANYE WEST has, since BLUEPRINT dropped everybody uses those sped up soul samples now......so he changed the game

[dns]

I already heard The RZA, Beatminerz, And DJ. Premiere do a better job of soul sampling in '93.

[tical2000]

I already heard The RZA, Beatminerz, And DJ. Premiere do a better job of soul sampling in '93.

Sure I agree 100%.......but right now in 2005 no other producer is killin it like KANYE

[PN_00]

i dont think kanye tries to be necessarily a 'conscious' emcee...just not a 'thugs/guns/hoes' type one, in which case 'the new workout plan' is fine since he's not being a thug or anything, just more pop, which kanye never said he wasn't

[tical2000]

well, you know RZA's been doin that since shadowboxin...

yep RZA is the master........but after BLUEPRINT dropped, and album has not come out that does not use the speed up soul sample

[MefMan36]

Kanye says hes a hypocrite all the time. Listen to college dropout and he says it a couple of times.

[THE W]

as far as changing the rap game........KANYE WEST has, since BLUEPRINT dropped everybody uses those sped up soul samples now......so he changed the game

yeah kanye bit off Rza and everyone bit off kanye

kinda like how jay-z bit off biggie and now everyone is biting jay-z