Artist: Kanye West
Song: Devil in a New Dress
Album: Dark Twisted Fantasy (Tentatively)
Out: November 16th, 2010 (Tentatively)
So how many of you absolutely despise Kanye West?
Yeah, me too.
But Yeezy is an interesting phenom in himself. He has this strange, "Most Hated Man in the World" kind of vibe to him, but you can't help but jam to his music. Admit it, you were bumpin' Jesus Walks back in middle school when it was big. You even know all the words to Heartless.
But it seems the last straw for the world, and Kanye himself, was when he so heartlessly barged on stage as cute little Taylor Swift accepted her very first ever VMA, like O-M-G! If you don't give yourself the distinct honor of following West on Twitter, do yourself the pleasure, and hit follow. Early this morning, Kanye went on a two hour tirade, at 140 characters a piece, on why he is/was a monster, and how much he hurt Taylor. He blabbered on about how he wasn't a racist, how he realized that when you google the word, "asshole," you'll find his face within the first two pages, and other, truly, deep stuff. Great moments with Mr. West, really.
Earlier this month, Kanye decided that in an odd marketing tactic, he'd release a new song every Friday until Christmas. Now I applaud West for a being a true business man here, and realizing a lot of your business is viral now, but he's practically releasing the entire album before it even comes out, if he doesn't watch it. In reality, Kanye doesn't need anymore album sales, he's got quite a bit. So if he wants to work for free to redeem his tarnished reputation, I'm fine with that.
He's so aptly titled these Fridays, as GOOD Fridays. So far, three GOOD Fridays have come and gone, all with new Internet releases from Yeezy. This week its Devil in a New Dress, a mid-tempo throw back to the old 1970s releases from the likes of Marvin Gaye. Sadly, I haven't really been a fan of anything he's thrown at us on the Internet these past few days. The first, See Me Now with Beyoncé, was a long droning song with a repetitive beat. The next, Monster, picked up the slack a little, but lets be honest, that was because Nicki Minaj slayed the boys on this one. As she should. And now, with Devil in a New Dress, you have another song that doesn't seem to go anywhere. The subject matter, isn't really anything important, and the overall production is weak. I guess, I should just be happy you don't have to pay for any of these tracks, and hope that Kanye is just trying to wet our appetites with cuts that he ended up axing from the final product. Alas, right now, who knows. Kanye is on a odd promotional path with this one, but I can't say it hasn't gotten us talking. So at the end of the day, we'll see who wins, the consumer, or Kanye. Only time will tell.
Bottom line: Stick with your repeat play of Power in anticipation of this new record.
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