Coldest Winter && Why I love Kanye West .

KANYE WEST "Coldest Winter" Directed by: NABIL "ITUNES link below" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

In The Running For Greatest Video of All Time.

Kanye West recently dropped his new video for Coldest Winter today. I watched it, and I was blown away. The imagery, how it was shot, and everything, brought a already dope masterpiece of a song to untouchable levels.

Of course, people are going to get onto their soapboxes, and claim that this song is incredibly demonic., but after discussing it recently with a friend, I hardly think so. When I see those fiends, I think of dementors from Harry Potter (where they are most likely from) . The ending makes me feel slightly uneasy, but I think that is what the purpose of the video was. Obviously the chick in the video was to signify Alexis (I mean the wedding dress made it blatant) but, the whole video was to say, she's dead to him. Kinda harsh, but maybe he felt that there were forces in his life that was chasing her away, and at the end, after she got up all bruised, she accepted her fate. The ominous hands made me rise my eyebrows, but it just pushed the point even more.

This video actually reminded me why I loved kanye west in the first place. His video paranoid revolutionize my life, and put certain aspects of my life into perspective.

KANYE WEST "PARANOID" feat: RIHANNA Dir: NABIL from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

The Video That Was The Song Of The Summer.

Kanye West in general just shows that celebrities are human too. He makes mistakes, he acts without thinking, etc . etc . etc. He doesn't have a issue with showcasing his life for everyone to see, and I think it's beyond respectable. He's been through two of the most tragic things possible in one year, and lets not forget his near-fatal car accident in 2004. His music reflects him in a moment in time, and yet it doesn't seem out of date when you listen to it years later, and that's a feat that few have.

-- on a side note, while reminiscing about the greatness of kanye west, I also remember the amazing discussions I used to have with Robyn about him and the music industry in general. I definitely missss that "/