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Angie Martinez Interview With Kanye West:
“If y'all fresh to death, then I'm deceased.” -Kanye West
Over the past few years Kanye West had become somewhat of a walking, talking, living, breathing joke to me. Not as an artist. Don't get it twisted, his work as an artist is always the TRUTH, I mean as a "celebrity". Being a music artist and being a celebrity are two separate and two very different jobs, just in case you didn't know. And as a celebrity he has had quite a few "moments" in the past year or so. I'm not going to rehash all of his "moments" as I'm sure you have read about them somewhere... Then for awhile we heard something from Kanye we had never heard before...SILENCE. Yup...he just disappeared for awhile. Odd...but much needed by him, his career and the public. He needed a timeout. We needed a timeout from him.
He resurfaced a few weeks back with a new track entitled "Power"...I loved it as usual but braced myself for his return to the media. But...nope. Still nothing. Last week another track was released and his press tour started. He did an interview with Hot 97's Angie Martinez and I have to say after listening to him...I have a new respect for him. Why? Because in explaining his absence I learned that he finally did what he needed to do for himself and he did it at FENDI!! Word.
Yup, yup!! Apparently he took a nice little 3 week trip to Japan before moving to Rome and INTERNING at Fendi. In his own words: "I ended up moving to Rome and I was interning at Fendi. Every day, going to work, walking to work, getting cappuccinos!" End quote.
I respect this for a few reasons... 1) Because so many celebs go bat shit crazy for one reason or another and don't do what he did willingly...take a break. He didn't fear not being in the public eye or being forgotten. He just did what he needed to do for him. And 2) Because of all of the rappers who spit names of couture labels out of their mouths like water he is the only one who actually did the knowledge by working with one and really learning about it.
Let's face it, most of these dudes can't even spell or pronounce the names of most designers correctly, they sure as hell don't know the history and inner workings of these prestigious fashion houses. But Kanye apparently doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk...all the way to Rome. Nice. I respect that. Welcome back Mr.West.
Angie Martinez Interview With Kanye West:
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