Kanye West has been the underdog, the hero, and the villain. With the impending arrival of his seventh solo album, T.L.O.P., the narrative of loved ego-maniacal genius could be re-written. His social media presence still flashes the rumination of troubled soul dealing with the burden of having too many controversial thoughts. In turn, could crafted one of the best pieces of music releasing this year, or forever.
Because of this, Armani Ortiz and Dan Buyanovsky put together this 16-minute documentary, or dissertation of the legend of Kanye West. The video features interviews from noted journalists and editors Noah Callahan-Bever, Jon Caramanica, Rob Stone, Erika Ramirez, and others. The interviewees share their stories on first listening to College Dropout, and the progression of each album along with headspace Ye was in, which became evident do to the situations that occurred outside the studio walls.
Re-live all of Yeezy’s ups and downs in great short.