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Kanye’s only mistake was trying to apologize at all. Sure,
he’s probably wrong that Bush doesn’t care about black people,
but it could have been one of those so-called “teachable
moments,” had it happened in a time when our culture wasn’t
so sensitive and politically correct that any harsh words are
dubbed “bullying” and dismissed. Ye’s not a gangsta because
he sags his pants or runs the streets. He’s a gangsta because
he says what he wants, when he wants, and no fucks are given.
Kanye West Doesn’t Care About White People
The Today Show interview is analogous to the problem
that the haters (as identified by President Bush) have with
Kanye. When ODB stormed the Grammy stage, he didn’t
receive nearly as much backlash as Ye. But Dirty got his
own microphone. Yeezy is well known for his unadulterated
dismay at being overlooked for awards, because he knows he’s
the most deserving. There’s no denying his musical genius.
Claire Tomko, a hilarious writer outta my clan, believes
Kanye is the voice of her generation. “Kanye West is the only
artist who deserves to have a big ego,” she said, “He’s Kanye
fucking West.” It wasn’t even narcissism because Kanye was
speaking on behalf of another artist. The problem with the
VMA stunt was that he snatched the microphone away from
lily-white Taylor Swift to extoll the virtue of his friend and Big
Homey’s babymama Beyoncé. Entertainment anchors gleefully
speculated that Kanye was racist himself.
It’s not that Kanye doesn’t appreciate white culture.
Musically, I was raised with one foot in hip-hop and the
other in heavy metal. When I was listening to My Beautiful
Dark Twisted Fantasy, the song “Hell of a Life,” came on. The
opening melody is electronic, but sounds like a guitar being
played with a lot of distortion. I was immediately reminded of
the way Black Sabbath opened many of their songs. No sooner
had I finished the thought than the chorus of the song mimics
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