![]() ![]() Sometimes, however, the ways his lyrics are written are what feel cinematic, and not solely the callbacks within them. Either way, his film references are far from abstract, and are usually some of the more identifiable parts of his lyrics. A highly memorable case is when he mentioned how he keeps it “300 like the Trojans”, forgetting that the Zack Snyder film is about Spartans (unless he’s referring to the Roman numerals for 300, being CCC: cool, calm, and collected ). West’s songs have touched upon Ferris Beuller’s Day Off at least a couple of times, including Watch the Throne’s “Gotta Have It” (with Jay-Z) and the collaboration to promote LeBron James (remember those days?) “Forever” (he also brings up Superbad in the same verse). Even in something a bit more unorthodox like “New Slaves” off of his abrasive album Yeezus, West takes a minute to reference an Adam Sandler picture: The Waterboy (“I’m about to wild the fuck out I’m going Bobby Boucher.”). Whereas Frank Ocean displayed an affinity for film school selections and arthouse (I’ll spotlight him in a similar article in the future), West is much more of a mainstream, Friday night release kind of guy. It turns out that West is a fairly easy-going guy in this department. Often enough, you can tell exactly what his taste in films is like because of his references. The most obvious exhibits of West’s cinephilia comes in the form of his lyricism. Let’s dive into some notable examples, shall we? In a little bit of everything, West’s obsession with cinema comes into play, and it’s part of the identity he crafts and reinvents every era. He tries to get everything going with each release: the music and lyrics (obviously), album artwork, promotional materials, and even how he presents himself are all attached to a specific feel, aesthetic, and intention. When it comes to his artistic side, this gets reflected in his music often each album feels like it is of a different universe, with the palette of whatever comes in this particular territory this time around. One thing is for sure: West certainly will try anything, and his career has proven it for better or for worse. As an art student at heart (he attended the American Academy of Art College, as well as studying English in Chicago State University), I’m able to acknowledge some of the justifications for what he does (but not all certainly not all), since provocation is something he has down to a fine formula or two. Kanye West has been a producer, rapper-singer, designer, businessman and more in his twenty-or-so years of fame. It's true, it will remind us that we are, after all, not God.Today is the birthday of one of hip hop’s most iconic - yet polarizing - figures. And your father's name will shine again like a beacon in the galaxy. Then, having reached the heights, this all-but-divine race perished in a single night, and nothing was preserved above ground.Īlta, about a million years from now the human race will have crawled up to where the Krell stood in their great moment of triumph and tragedy. Ethically and technologically they were a million years ahead of humankind, for in unlocking the mysteries of nature they had conquered even their baser selves, and when in the course of eons they had abolished sickness and insanity, crime and all injustice, they turned, still in high benevolence, upwards towards space. In times long past, this planet was the home of a mighty, noble race of beings who called themselves the Krell. United Planets Cruiser C57D, now more than a year out from Earth Base on a special mission to the planetary system of the great main-sequence star Altair. And so, at last, mankind began the conquest and colonization of deep space. Almost at once there followed the discovery of hyperdrive through which the speed of light was first obtained and later greatly surpassed. ![]() By 2200 A.D., they had reached the other planets of our solar system. In the final decade of the 21st Century, men and women in rocket ships landed on the moon. ![]()
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