Friday, May 30, 2008

Kanye West Flashing Lights


The artistic genius of Hip Hop.

Fuck Keats. To Hell with Walt Whitman. Later for Poe and all that Satanic crow shit.

Kanye West is the greatest cultural critic of the century.
Kalena said...
I completely disagree with illmath. First of all, i think Kanye went to great lengths to try and make this a 'colorblind' video, but black folks gonna see what they wanna see.

Anyway, chick ruined her on "life". Did you notice she spent the ENTIRE day trying to figure out what to wear to go to the club? Did you notice the only time she smiled in the video was in the club with a drink in her hand? She didn't even smile at herself in the mirror she was in ALL DAY. That wasn't by accident.

I think Kanye is speaking to those so mesmerized by 'flashing lights' to not let their lives waste away. I think it's also a warning to make your life worth something, give your life purpose before something as unfathomable as rape, death or other tragedy comes along to violently rip you up off of snooze status.

IMO, this video expounds upon the first one, in which the message was "if you got a bad chick at home, keep yo ass at home before she kills you!"

Very similar messages ;-)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is my favorite version too. i think it's awesome. kanye's the truth.

Denmark Vesey said...

Ahhhh .... Good morning Kalena.

I knew I could count on you for a healthy dose of art appreciation.

How do you interpret the piece? I don't quite know what to make of it.

I'm thinking it is a commentary on hedonism, spiritual bankruptcy and the inevitability of self-destruction.

Anonymous said...

Illmath says: I saw a black man rape that white girl.. light skinded but nevertheless a brotha ruining this white girl(who happens to have black blood)girls perfect life.

Kalena said...

Wassup DV,

i completely disagree with illmath. First of all, i think Kanye went to great lengths to try and make this a 'colorblind' video, but black folks gonna see what they wanna see.

Anyway, chick ruined her on "life". Did you notice she spent the ENTIRE day trying to figure out what to wear to go to the club? Did you notice the only time she smiled in the video was in the club with a drink in her hand? She didn't even smile at herself in the mirror she was in ALL DAY. That wasn't by accident.

I think Kanye is speaking to those so mesmerized by 'flashing lights' to not let their lives waste away. I think it's also a warning to make your life worth something, give your life purpose before something as unfathomable as rape, death or other tragedy comes along to violently rip you up off of snooze status.

IMO, this video expounds upon the first one, in which the message was "if you got a bad chick at home, keep yo ass at home before she kills you!"

Very similar messages ;-)

G M said...

I dunno - looks like just another one of those artsy elitist vids about some angsty supermodel divorced from reality by wealth, beauty, drugs & privilege that life becomes abstract.

Reminds me of a boozhy, soulless perfume ad, to be honest. Oh wait, is Kanye gonna come out with his own stinkwater like Diddy next?

If this chick wants to find meaning to life, tell her to go get her hands dirty feeding herself in a 3rd world country for a week.

Didn't Pac prophesize that you know rap will be over when it's all about party anthems and club bangers?

Anonymous said...

ILLMATH says:
KALENA I enjoyed it too... damn baby your sexy but so am I.. I actually kinda live that life.. just throw in a lot of books some chicks a some medicinal marijuana and my homeboys but godamn with all the stigma attached and a feigned history of Black men raping white women I thought he'd at least keep it real... For byrdeyeIt.. was supposed to look like a perfume ad.. a perfume ad gone wrong!. Anyway your innately jealous but you'll change the subject and blame it on a jew. For the record Ive NEVER had a boss and have always since the age of 14 had white ppl fetching my bags driving me around getting me sandwiches and tea. I am actually used to white ppl being at my service but that doesn't mean that the gsws doesnt exist my ass was just lucky and my talent is marketable! anyway denmark you go from being an idiot savant to a complete and utter idiot sometimes but so do I so I guess Ill keep coming back to this bullshit.. Obama is the last bastion of masculinity.. 50 is being rewarded for the young black (and white) minds he's corrupting. anyway I m starting to think denmark is actually byrdeye.. he's informed enough to pull it off... but he's needs to shut to fuck up anyway... he' one of them smart white boys... theyre dangerous.

Anonymous said...

ILLMATH says:
Denmark if you are Black to put it simply I still like you bra...