Ka-ha-hanye! The latest Kanye West music release, Late Registration, follow-up to the oppositely titled, The College Dropout, has Kanye going in exactly that, an opposite direction in everything, except credibility. That part's intact.
So what would that subgenre be? Political rap? "Folk-rap"? "Socioneconomic rap"? Can't really think of many others.
Background tracks are gallore throughout both West's releases. The latest turn on Late, however, regarding the overall look and feel music-wise, is more raw and vibrant than its predecessor.
Music patterns of the late 60's and 70's; for example, Major7 to "minor"7 shifts, horn orchestra sections; occupy much of the background of Kanye West music on his current release. The first several tracks are vibrant in even another more current way, with more spicing of techno in the bass.
The College Dropout was a big pleaser to both fans and critic alike. Late Registration, which keeps a great distance away from a traditional sophomore slump (interesting how we don't see many of these anymore), should have no problem in similar pleasing, or even more, on most aspects.
While The college Dropout had several moments in it, for example strong stand-out tracks and singles, or even "what-the-****- was-that?!" moment of lyrics, there are less tracks on Late Registration that appear to stick out like a sore thumb. Don't get me wrong, it is still an excellent record, although as a whole, not because of just several spiky moments of ingenious Kanye West music.
Kanye West is said to be one of the world's most popular rappers, and singer as well. He was born in a place called Atlanta, which is in Georgia. Unfortunately, the parents of Mr. West split by obtaining a divorce when Kanye was just three years old. His father is Ray West, who was well-known at those times as a 'Black Panther', he was the first black to become the photojournalist at the constitution of Atlanta Journal. He is now working as a counselor of Christianity. Speaking about his mother, her name was Dr. Donda West, who was working as an English Professor in one of the top universities of the country, Clark Atlanta University. Later, she was also promoted in another top university, the University of Chicago State, to be the English Department's Chair. It is good to see that Kanye West's mother later retired to serve him in his works.
During his childhood, Kanye West was enjoying a background of middle class. He was pursuing his schooling in an educational institution called Polaris High School, which is located in Oak Lawn in Illinois. West has said in a recent press release that he used to get A's and sometimes B's when he was being educated in school.
Mr. West was very much interested in arts since his childhood, and as a result, after a few years he went to be a part of art coaching classes, offered by none other than the American Academy. He later enrolled himself in another top university, the University of Chicago State, in the same field. Kanye West gave up his studies in order to concentrate more on music. When he was still in schooling, he had a hobby of producing the local artists for their songs. He later started gaining the popularity as a producer by producing some hit singles.
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