Another day, another Kanye West Twitter rant. What’s consistently interesting to me is that Kanye has no problem with telling the world he’s basically just sitting around Googling himself and obsessively reading the reviews of his album, The Life of Pablo. So there’s this music critic and producer named Bob Ezrin. He’s worked with people like Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Alice Cooper and more. Ezrin is 66 years and he wrote a “scathing” review of The Life of Pablo, claiming in part:
“Unlike other creators in his genre like Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer for that matter, it’s unlikely that we’ll be quoting too many of Kanye’s songs 20 years from now. He didn’t open up new avenues of public discourse like NWA, or introduce the world to a new art form like Grandmaster Flash, or even meaningfully and memorably address social issues through his music like Marshall, Macklemore and Kendrick. Kanye’s greatest achievements have been in the form of excessive behavior, egomaniacal tantrums and tasteless grandstanding. What he is a true artist at is living his life out loud – and shoving it down the throats of the rest of us whether we give a sh-t or not. He’s like that flasher who interrupts a critical game by running naked across the field. Is that art???
Um… he’s entitled to his opinion, of course, but even I think Ezrin is smoking something if he thinks MC Hammer is a bigger deal to hip-hop than Kanye West. So of course Kanye had to say something. On Twitter.
Has anybody ever heard of Bob Ezrin??? What the f-ck does he know about rap…I’m tired of old people that have no connection with anything trying to comment on music!
Do something relevant… Please don’t speak on me bro ever again!!! Your kids are ashamed of their dad… Sorry for speaking about kids… but could you imagine if you were Bob Ezrin’s kids…I’m so sorry for them… I will send them free Yeezys to make up for the embarrassment that you have caused your family!
Bro you said Macklemore was more important musically than me… no offense to Macklemore, he’s a nice human being! Bob please never speak in public again… you are everything that is wrong with the old guard …it’s guys like you that run companies and don’t invest in Ye even if I’m your kid’s idol!!!
Rock and Roll was stolen… Rap was exploited…
I made Dark Fantasy and Watch the Throne in one year and wasn’t nominated for either and you know who has 2 albums of the year.
Welcome to pop culture!!!
Ezrin I truly feel sorry for your friends and family that they have had to suffer an idiot like you for so many years…
God bless the fools … all positive vibes!
The statement “I made Dark Fantasy and Watch the Throne in one year and wasn’t nominated for either and you know who has 2 albums of the year” is being called yet another slam at Taylor Swift. Which, sure, she has two albums of the year, which she said at the Grammys this year. But… um, Kanye was just stating a fact? Looking back on it, can you f—king believe that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – arguably Kanye’s best album – was genuinely snubbed for Album of the Year? As for the rest of it… it’s what I would expect from Kanye.
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