I love Kanye West. The people who know me know this. People who don’t know me all that well probably know this. A whole lot of the identity I’ve for better or for worse associated myself with over the last few years has been that of a passionate Kanye apologist, sometimes even with inconsistent values when it comes to defending him. I’ve often gotten the sense that even close friends doubt the authenticity of my Kanye fervor, that they see my pro-Kanye stance as contrarian and attention-seeking. They’re wrong.

Musically, Kanye is a brilliant and insightful writer and storyteller with […] Read more…