A Case for Kanye

It's been two years since the release of Kanye West's 808's and Heartbreak.  A lot has happened since then.  There's been a recession, we got a new president, Bernie Madoff ripped some people off, Rod Blagojevich tried to sell a seat in the Senate, unemployment skyrocketed, there was an outbreak of swine flu...I mean H1N1, Michael Jackson died, Someone interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs, Oprah took a stand on texting and driving, GM filed for bankruptcy, Tiger got caught, Obama's health care bill was approved, Spain won the World Cup, Lindsay Lohan went to jail, and Lindsay Lohan was released from jail.

My point is, what will Kanye talk about on his newest album, Dark Twisted Fantasy?  The album, set for release on November 16th, is as much a mystery as what Mr. West will say next.  After he stormed onstage last year at MTV's Video Music Awards, to let the world know that he felt Taylor Swift was undeserving of her award for best female video, he has basically been in hiding.  We can only imagine that Kanye has been working hard in the studio preparing for something big.

I know most people out there are going to read the title of this post and say, "ugh!  I hate Kanye West! He's such a _fill in the blank_."  I'm here to make a case for Kanye.  Personally, I think he is a changed human being.  He has apologized to Taylor Swift time and time again.  He has sworn off his ego stating from his official Twitter account, "No more ego...  all positive energy...  new emotion...  new visuals...  new music..."  Some may just see this as a publicity stunt, citing this as a way to promote the release of his latest album.  Think what you want, but come November 16th I'll be getting his new album, and you should too.  I'm also going to state that I believe it WILL be one of the best albums of the year and possibly one of the best Hip-Hop/Rap albums ever released.  I'm tired of people hating Kanye just because he had an ego.  People can change.