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Somehow it says a lot about Kanye that he premiered his new video for “Love Lockdown” on Ellen. ELLEN! Next thing you know Lindsay will be listening to Kanye West.
If I was a lot smarter than I am, I would probably have something to say about how weird and unsettling it is that Kanye West features decontextualized figures of native African culture as so much aesthetic decoration in his sparse, modern apartment. I would talk about what a complicated and weird statement he is making by associating Africans with Sub Zero refrigerators, as if somehow his blackness was a tasteful curio picked out by his interior decorator. I wish I was smart enough to talk about that. Oh well.
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I thought it neatly represented Kanye’s personality – obsession with modern kitchen design, overly sexual usage of Glow In the Dark paint and african tribal dancers making the track “raw”…. All we’re missing is an anime Teddy Bear skateboarding through a multi-colored Murakami galaxy!
Weakest. Video. Ever.
the chorus to this song is just sooo good though. the drums remind me of that awesome fuck buttons song. about that autotune, though, kanye. go to your room.
I’m definitely calling some penis flashing on that jumping native around 1:03 into the video. Actually Kanye confused me with his adult contemporary music video that I’m pretty confused. Second opinion?
so am i to understand that because he’s black and famous he has to withhold his natural africanness? and must supress being black? this video’s awful.
hey. it’s just a music video.