Written by Taylor Rivers and Victoria Ercolao

Kanye West makes himself very easy to hate. Whether it’s stealing the stage from Taylor Swift (he was right), or simply ranting in an acceptance speech about his greatness, he has definitely secured his spot as the industry’s biggest “douchebag”. In the past decade, West has released extremely innovative and daring albums, which have often been overlooked by the same people who felt bad for “innocent” Taylor Swift. Sure, it wasn’t the most respectful thing to do, but what we are trying to say is, get over it. Dismissing West as an artist identifies that the line between artistry and personal lives has been blurred beyond recovery. In the case of his latest album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”, credit needs to be given where credit’s due. Continue reading →