[divider]Turning Kanye Into an Adjective[/divider]
Kanye West is known for his bluster, his ego, and of course his massive influence on hip-hop throughout the last decade. Naturally, Alex and Drew saw fit to encapsulate this in a single song. But don’t for a second think this is about Kanye as a person. Rather, it’s about capturing his essence while moving away from the bouncy verbal aspects of #SELFIE into the killer melodies The Chainsmokers specialize in.
So yeah, KANYE, the simplest way to put it, is it isn’t a song about Kanye West. It’s a song about what Kanye represents idealistically. It’s about turning Kanye in an adjective. About living the life you want to live and not worrying about what anyone else thinks. If you are feeling good then that’s what matters. It’s a perfect transition from #SELFIE to a sound we are more interested in. Its catchy, has a great melody, the topline is fire, and it feels real.
Many artists feel satisfied riding the success of one hit until the entire musical community chews it up and spits out; since the very beginning of pop charts, we’ve seen it happen time and time again. What the Chainsmokers are managing to do is completely buck this trend: Think of #SELFIE as their way of saying “hello.” Everything that follows from hereon in, that’s the conversation they want to have.
https://soundcloud.com/thechainsmokers/kanye
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