UHHHH Kanye wants to be an R&B singer now???

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Seriously?

Kanye West - Love Lockdown [2008 MTV VMAs]
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I...this...what? You know, I'm actually just in total awe of his sheer gumption right now. And also wondering just how many singing lessons he must have had to get through that without disgracing himself...like, it's obvious he's no singer, but his voice is more than palatable, and he doesn't hold back on some of those notes. The song is totally bare-bones minimal, but I think I love its brooding intensity, the lack of melodic variation ends up really hypnotic and compelling.

Also: DRUMS.

Other things that happened at the VMAs (I can't watch highlights as that would mean active exposure to Russell Brand, ugh): Jordin Sparks was a div on stage, and T-Pain turned up ON AN ELEPHANT:



EDIT ugh the picture of the elephant has inexplicably disappeared. It is here: http://concreteloop.com/2008/09/events-2008-mtv-video-music-awards/t-pain-arrives-on-an-elephant/

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

apparently this is the studio version: http://www.zshare.net/audio/185463400d4d711d

really lacks the mesmerising intensity of the live version, where you feel as if he's pushing himself to the limits.