“So many people get so caught up in trying to remake their first album. And its impossible for me to make another College Dropout, but I can make the best Graduation or best the 808′s that I can make. That’s how I think you keep advancing as a artist. So few Hip Hop artists have advanced. Their songs on their 7th or 8th album sound exactly like the songs on their first album. More than a artist, I’m a real person, and real people grow.”
-From VH1 Storytellers
March 4, 2009 at 5:51 pm
This deserves to be the quote of the week, and I could not agree more! I’ve had discussions like this with folks countless times from dealing with legends, great artist, and even my own music. Lil Brother gotta song called “dreams”, phonte talks about how he let a girl hear the new album and she says “I like it but it’s different”…he says “that’s the point”! that’s why I think Kanye and even (I don’t care for him) Lil Wayne are complete artist in the since of trying to make new sounds work! “808′s and heartbreaks” is growing on a lot of people… and who knows what Wayne will do with “Rebirth”! Even “leave it all behind” by the foreign exchange! We as consumers and artist have to realize that a “growth” isn’t always about the success in records sold. A person shouldn’t limit their growth (especially with art or life) because you want folks to accept you! DO YOU! Cause at the end of the day you must be able to live with yourself and the decisions you’ve made!