Earth To Kanye
Posted Wed 9 Jul 2008 10:55PM BST by Johnny Famethrowa in Touching The Void
Imagine being Kanye West. How aces in space amazing would that be? Let's face it, Jay-Z's Glastonbury display may have thwacked Noel Gallagher back in time to the ‘60s black hole he craves and deserves, but there's only one man sparkling at the top of hip-hop's diamond right now. That's Kanye. He's got the lot. Wealth, innovation, acclaim, the culturally approved big mouth, dope shades, those groovy glow in the dark stick things and his own line of chloroform-scented perfume called "Daddy", probably.But take a closer look and it seems all is not well at McWest Towers. This week he's been in the news virtually every day (but not for musical reasons) leaping onto his Macbook Air to berate those who call him names. Alright, "c*nt" is a little strong but Amy Winehouse is confused and really not all there. Most of Kanye's red bile has been saved for the crowd at last month's Bonnarroo Festival, where he showed up 90 minutes late to be met by boos from fans rather miffed at a 4am stage time.
In his now infamous online tirade he accused people of trying "to plot my downfall", calling it "the worst insult I've ever had in my life" and making him "the most offended I've ever been...the maddest I ever will be". "Call me any name you want...arrogant, conceited, narcissistic, racist, metro, fag whatever you can think of...BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL!", his thunder fingers ranted. Well perhaps it's not just Famethrowa who thinks this is a man in need of anger management classes, as yesterday's press claimed and to which he insisted: "If anything, I need anger enhancement".
Then before you know it, he's off to quash another story, this time stemming from a Harpers Bazaar interview which said the rap don owned a painting depicting him as an angel. Reprising his fury, he insisted: "I'm just a regular guy with cool stuff in his crib but instead I was made out to be Ben Stiller's character in the movie 'Dodgeball' with the huge pic of him wrestling a bull in his office." How could anyone think Kanye an ego-maniac? Take a look at his new infomercial. Is this the work of "a regular guy" or a man who's had too much smoke blown up his paranoid ass?
Today's Famethrowa's
New: Neon Neon "I Told Her On Alderaan"
Old: Prefab Sprout "Cars & Girls"
