The Reinvention Of Kanye West

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Kanye West during College Dropout days

Then came Late Registration

Followed by Graduation

So to be 808's and Hearbreaks

Selectism recently posted an article on Kanye West and how his desire to be a pop star has resulted in him changing his music. In the article it is noted that Kanye wants to be talked about in the same ranks as Michael Jackson, Madonna and other big name pop stars, and a key to their success is the reinvention of their music. Where I do agree with that concept to a certain degree, there are still many other factors that have affected their success. Along with a reinvention of their music comes a reinvention of their style as well. Despite the whole skin color issue, Michael Jackson’s style varied as he moved through his career and the same is happening for Mr. West as well (not the skin color). Kanye has evolved from a Polo sponsored casual kid, to a classy money flaunting man, to the super trendy hip hopper, and now to the designer draped uber trendy performer. Especially with his recent work with Louis Vuitton, Kanye has transformed into the luxury brand performer, right down to his latest album which features West as a singer not a rapper. The constant change is what keep people interested in Kanye, because if it wasn’t about what he’s going to do next, well then I guess he’d be just as washed up as 50 Cent.

Thanks Selectism and Flickr for the photos.