Rap-Up: Kanye West kicked off his new year with an all-caps blogentry. He thanked his fans for their support over the past six yearsand revealed that he's back in the studio making music, vowing toperfect his craft.
"It's funny how so many rappers get worse as their careers stretch out,but true poets get better," he said, citing his latest inspirations."We will follow in the footsteps of Maya Angelou, Gill Scott-Herron,and Nina Simone."
Mr. West also cautioned his fans against allowing the "powers that be"to "brainwash" them into believing everything they read. "Let us lookpast headlines and deal with just a bit of reality in this new decade,"he advised.
KANYE I CONSIDER YOU A WORLD CLASS F.U.C.K.I.N.G EDIAAT
EVER SINCE YUH MUMMA DEAD YUH CHAT BARE FU.C.K.R.Y
EVERYBODY LOSE SMADDY WHO DEM LOVE SO DEARLY TO THEM BUT THEM NUH GO COO-COO AFTER THAT
U LACK ATTENTION AND DA BALDHEAD b!$%h DEH A TUN YUH INNA WORST OF A CLOWN
U NEED FI DEH ROUND SOME REAL STREET YUTE FI BRING YUH BACK TO NORMAL OR WHATEVER STATE OF MIND U WERE(CAUSE U NEVE NORMAL TO ME AT FIRST)
EVERYDAY UNU GIT UP BOUT UNU A RANT AND HOW UNU"ANGRY" AND HOW UNU FEEL "DEPRESSED" YUH NUH HAFFI WORK 9 TO BLUDc**t 5 LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, U NUH HAFFI DEH OUTTA ROAD A WALK FROM WORKPLACE TO WORK PLACE A LOOK JOB, UNU NUH HAFFI DEH A EMBASSY LINE A GET TUN DUNG FI VISA FI DI "UMPTEENTH" TIME