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Originally posted by all eyes on me
i think his persona post Yeezus has turned a lot of grassroot fans off, but i was a fan and will definitely listen to his next album so I'm going to give you and him the benefit of the doubt and just wait to see how it plays out. I think it just comes off as out of touch when he does perform songs like New Slaves but is perpetuating capitalism in the ways that hes criticizing
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No I get that, I'm not mad @ you for how you feel bc I know other ppl feel that way, but I think it's bc the way he handled it in 2013 made everything messy and since you are an old fan of him you know he's never been good @ explaining things
Something I think ppl miss in New Slaves is that he's admitting to be a victim. The whole song is based off him being a slave as well -
"I know that we the new slaves" - it's the same thing in All Falls Down, when Kanye said
"things we buy to cover up what's inside" but also saying
"than I spent 400 bucks on this, just to be like ***** you ain't up on this" or
"but I ain't even going to act holier than thou, cause **** it I went to Jacob with 25 thou, before I had a house and I would do it again cause I want to be on 106th and Park pushin a benz"
The contradiction always existed with Kanye. He calls out the bad but admits to being a victim of it at the same time, so the New Slaves thing isn't new. It makes him more human imo. But he is trying to fix it. I wish other ppl gave him a shot to prove himself like you though, I respect that!
Donda would not approve!
