Kanye West is the big draw in hip hop right now,
yet he still finds time in between his many production
commitments to come up with big guns like this.
The lyrics are telling: West raps about his
graduation from a Ford Escort to a Porsche, yet not in
a way that makes you want to disown him. On the
contrary, he gives the impression of dark times
lurking beneath the surface, although he doesn't need to
resort to the tired old trick of lambasting the music
critics. Just make sure you pronounce his name right,
it's not Kane, alright?
This is hip hop for the widescreen, as the
Shirley Bassey sample retains its full
orchestral backing, given even further depth by the
addition of a seismic bass to bother the woofers. It's
an impressive sound from a man who can seemingly do no
wrong at present. He just needs to beware the
celebrity tantrum.
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