![]() Attacks on social strata, drug culture and blood diamonds are both brave and clever, able to point a finger at corrupting elements in the black community here and abroad, while never letting the author off the hook or allowing him to sound self-righteous. Realizing the power of the podium he speaks from, West has actively politicized his lyrics the second time around, hoping at most to bring about social change and at the very least disseminate his wealth of ideas. It’s this gift to draw from personal experience and connect with an audience that stands as West’s finest character trait and one that best lends itself to a narrator as flaky and conflicted as his listening audience (myself included). Having survived his own brush with death, West’s diary-entry intimate accounts of his mother’s struggles and grandmother’s passing resonate with despair and powerlessness, comforting only in their relatability and honesty. ![]() ![]() Ambivalence overwhelms Kanye West from the first note of Late Registration, with “nothing’s ever promised tomorrow today” acting as proverb for an endless range of uncertainties, most prominently career and life itself.
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