Bound 2 Kanye West Essay

There are a lot of worldly things people desire to achieve. A great example of this is “Bound 2” by Kanye West. Kanye’s music represents the rap genre, rap has a lot of songs about love and how people act when in love. Love can make you a different person. As showed in his music, Kanye is a hard nosed person. He shows a soft side when it comes to love.
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 1977. He is currently 40 years old. West started out producing for local artists. He developed “chipmunk soul” which included sped up soul samples. He got his big break producing “This Can’t Be Life” for Jay Z. The name Kanye means “the one and only” in Swahili. I found lyrical support for the song “Bound 2” by Kanye West. He shows that he is acting differently with this female. He writes “Okay, I don’t remember when we first met” (Bound 2). Showing that he used drugs or alcohol when he met this girl. He goes on to show he will change when he writes “But hey, admitting is the first step” These lyrics portray that love can make you a different person if Kanye is willing to change (Bound 2).

In the song “Thinkin’ Bout’ You” by Frank Ocean. He say’s “A tornado flew around my room before you came, excuse the mess it made”that explains that his “room” or life is a mess and is embarrassed because he wants to look like a clean guy (Thinkn’ Bout’ You) . In Kendrick Lamar’s song “LOVE” he says “If i didn’t ride blade on curb, would you still (love me)” he is asking if I didn’t drive a car with large rims and low profile tires would you still love me (LOVE)? Another example comes from J. Cole, a line from the song “Power Trips” is “ Anonymous flowers sent, you know childish sh*t”tells us that he is acting like a coward and not acting like he has clout (Power Trips) . He is changing how he is because he acts because he is in