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Kanye's Love Letdown???
Filed under: Kanye WestKanye West has put rapping on pause and sang live on SNL this weekend in two much talked about performances.
We liked it, but many didn't.
What do U think????
Check out his performances of Love Lockdown and Heartless (above).
Posted: December 15, 2008 at 10:00 am
I kind of liked it, but the production values sucked. I like his voice, but wish he'd get some voice training. Maybe he's just trashed it from screaming out rap lyrics.
I think his ego needs to be brought down a few (hundred) notches. He needs to go away - he's fugly and he's really not all that talented.
I love Kanye, but it wasn't his best performance…he did much better at the VMAs or EMAs
he cant sing! come on kanye!! n he think hes the shit?! wut! not even!
loved loved loved it!!
sounds like karaoke night at the local bar
yikes! That was NO good. A, he wasnt in tune the whole time. B, the whole gasping for breath between each line was very annoying ans c) he couldnt even hit all the notes LIVE.
he was singing live for the verses and singing with the back up track for the chorus. please anyone lip synching doesnt take such audible breaths like that
He kicked some fucking ass!!! I love Kanye and his music more than anything! His whole album is a work of art. No other rapper has enough balls to just stop rapping and start singing with his heart on his sleave.
I have a hard time appreciating Kanye because he is such a dick. Maybe if he changed his attitude and stopped acting like gods gift to the world people would like him more.
I hate that fuckin' guy. I was THRILLED to see him suck so hard in such a public forum… He really needs that autotuner, but he's such a shitty singer it doesn't help much. Maybe we'll finally be rid of that complete asshole!
OK, so he's an amazing rapper, but this is probably not close to horrible, more towards atrocious, HE DID NOT DO GOOD, AND JUST THINK THAT HE WAS USING CHORUS, HE WAS USING SPECIAL EFFECTS ON HIS VOICE ALSO. what if he would of done that without any of those effects…..he would of beeen WORSE THAN ATROCIOUS. idk i think he SHOULD BE capable of singing those small notes he had. THEY ARE NOT EVEN THAT HARD seriously they aren't hard at ALL.
JAW-DROPPINGLY BAD!!!! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS TO FUCK UP ON NATIONAL TELEVISION LIKE THAT?!?!?!?!?!
Re: KelliKel – You're EXACTLY right… I applauded his effort, but his terrible arrogance and prickly personality make it SOOOO HARD to root for him!!
bah.. just a bunch idiots always criticizing… you all wish u could do half of what he does or have half the life he lives… ENVIDIOSOS
I forgot to mention that his hair is super fugly too!! its like a mix between micheal jackson's thriller hair & eddie murphy's bowfinger hair..lol
it was awful - he should stick to rapping.
He sucks monkey balls!
A lot of people making comments on here who clearly have no idea about kanYe or his career or even where his songs are coming from. Open your minds a bit and try and enjoy it. You don't have to be a bitch to get places…
Just sound like hater, not saying you are, you just sound that way.
I'm with Perez in liking this. It's wonderful in it's own right. Take it as that because kanYe is rising and rising right now!
i liked it. i love kanye.
I hated it and I hate him. He's so awful.. actually his music is sick and I love Love Lockdown buut the live singing sucked so much. He was pitchy and off key for the majority of the performance but he just irks me in general because of his attitude. He needs a good punch in the face if you ask me and a big slice of humble pie..lol. He's so narcissistic and cocky it drives me nuts. He's probably reading this right now to see what amazinggg things people have to say about him. Why don't you go try doing some charitable work without publicity and help society without making accusations about the president not liking black people. It's so ignorant it makes me sick. Ugh.
love him, I think he was great, at least he's trying to do something new.
Re: KelliKel – Exactly what I'm saying… he's a complete dick.
…. oh and one more thing: Stop saying you're the greatest rapper/ singer that ever lived and that your bigger than the Beatles. I won't ever go see a show of his due to his personality. go hang with Justin Timberlake. That guy is an amazing artist, I've even been lucky enough in my singing over the years that I've met a few producers that have worked with him and they all say the same thing.. that there's no one more talented than him and he's such a humble and good person deep down. You could take a few pointers from him Mr. West. And possibly a singing lesson or two. When it's live and your stripped of all the studio "magic" your a pitchy off key person singing a song that would sound better if I were watching it at a karaoke bar in an airport.
kanye owns all your moms
I like Love Lockdown but he ruined it with his live performance his voice sounded awful I would think if he was mimming it would sound good.He should have practiced more he thinks he's so good that he doesnt need a vocal coach cause he always thinks he is above everyone. anyone that thinks that those 2 performances sounded good must have a horrible voice themselves let's be real
his ego is getting the best of him. what kind of bullshit performance was that.
Kanye really sucks now… it's really sad.
He's just an egomaniacal douchebag with a great gift with making beats, but… he's not doing that anymore is he? Trying to be like Cher and it's gross since he can't sing.
Just as expected he's nothing but smoke mirrors and synthasizers. He should have just stopped and done the jig like Aslee Simpson
whatthebuck.
uh, NO.
he was tone deaf. i almost wondered if he could even hear at all. he was terrible. please, kanye, stick to rapping. it's something you are actually talented in (if rapping requires any talent at all… ).
i can't see the permormances but i love the album. those are my two favorite songs. i like the fact that he did something that no one expected him to. i also think he should get grief counseling or something. he has been a mess since him mom died. CUT YOUR DAMN HAIR KANYE!
…WHEN I TALK IN KANYE WEST I TALK IN ALL CAPS….TRULY? IT HAS SURPASSED MY EXPECTATIONS THAT A MAN WHO HAS TAKEN INFLUENCE FROM COMMON AND JOHN LEGEND (respectfully i place him within that immediate catagory) AND HE STILL DECIDED TO DO IT. ITS SO FUNNY HO HILARIOUS (especilaly at the 1:48 mark of the lovelockdown performance “no more wastingtttttyyyme.) he means it though,? truly. propss for his audacity, he backs it up with honesty.
honestly
heartless? not this man. not kanye west. the performance is historical. it’s introduced by obscured balding white guy donning bill cosby sweater minus argyle(CLASSIC better that you've never been) and could you not say the performance begins with breathtakingly honest spoken word…h…i’m sorry i don’t mean to get all stephanie myer on you but this is the voice of something heartbreakingly full of sadness…. i can only wish for the gift to approach something so honestly. i’m trying to get at it. my audacity of hope is to get rid of the audacity incurred my momentary mishaps. how could you be so heartless
Trying to be Saul Williams…Kanye…overrated BITCH! YOU ARE NOT SAUL WILLIAMS!
oh my i like kayne but he cannot sing jesus christ that was horriable
i loved it.
kanye is kind of wonderful.
i actually liked both performances..even tho i didnt get wut the hell Pinocchio had to do in the heartless song…but he put his all into those performances and thats wut i like bout kanye..he dont half ass shit and thats the definition of a true artist..so for those who didnt like it UR IDIOTS..
It was horrible. I had to mute it.
i liked it. a lot, actually.
ok as a music and vocal critique…. + on efforts like trying… but - - - - on the performance… his breathing is horrid and is off tune… doesn't matter what anyone else says… he's outta tune like his wardrobe…
i really liked it and dig the whole album.
i think he is brave as fuck for doing this on live tv.
he deserves a lot of credit for breaking new ground.
keep on kanye.
I thought he sounded terrible. I am hoping he just was ill or something and not really that tone deaf.
YEEEEEEEEESSSS! FINALLY exposed! I guess when you dont rely on studio gadgets like Autotune your real voice (ie non-talent) shines through. How about we save love and praise for actual talent?
Just goes to show his vocals are merely 'average'. Maybe that's why he's so bitter…, like, ALL the time!!!
Kayne is a douchebag and he needs to get over himself! He isn't even good looking.
Heartless is an AMAZING song
but live….
it sucked.
at least he's trying though… i really do love him and even if he thinks he's a rockstar, i'll support him. I love him and his album is not as great as Graduation but it's reallllllyyyyy good i lovvvveeeee it. He's just trying to be different, and i support him. and he's
the beginning of love lockdown was not very good, but all-in-all, he's an amazing performer and singer/rapper/ARTIST. so stop the hate! ya'll are just mad because he is better than you and is not afraid to be the cocky guy he is!
KANYE ROCKS!!!!
he's raw. i think he's an ass, but major ups to him for putting it all out there.
Those were exceptional performances (even better than the others he's done for this record so far) all with…well, a great deal of heart.
I absolutely love this album! 808's & Heartbreak is so different and new! Way to go Kanye for making something different than old rehashed (c)RAP!
this douche-bag needs to get over himself…. he can't sing for shit and when he raps its average at best…. AND he NEEDS to stop sampling electro music and claiming it for himself…. it brings down the whole genre
I think he is a total ass but he is talented. I liked it.
I LOVED IT!!!! FUCKING AMAZING.
Perez…stop kissing black ass! I think this fucking arrogant "artist" sucked big time. He didn't even hit the notes on "Love Lockdown" or the other song. There goes the "Voice of this Generation"! I wish everybody would come up to him with a boombox and play his crappy shit and say "You certainly are the voice of this generation….fucker".
I fucking dislike/hate Kanye and your biased reporting.
I can't fucking stand him or his ridiculous arrogance.