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Today I made my first anchor post where I discuss the rhetorical implications of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West. In the episode I discuss how its significance made a counter cultural claim amidst public controversy occurring at the time. Significance of MBDTF

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https://www.mtv.com/news/1444701/jay-z-beatsmith-kanye-west-doesnt-sweat-lil-romeo-comparison/ - 2001 article that reviews Kanye West’s process as a producer before he was ever recognized as an artist. This reflects how Kanye was prepared to manifest his success through his confidence before anyone knew who he was on a mainstream level, despite the odds that were against him. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-05-0405050087-story.html- 2004 article after Kanye West releases The College Dropout and reflects upon the role of its production. skits, lyricism in merging with mainstream culture. https://www.complex.com/music/kanye-west-roc-a-fella-office-full-story/ is a 2022 article that reflects a video clip from the Netflix documentary, Jeen-Yuhs, where Kanye West rapping “ All Falls Down: for Roc-a-fella records and getting turned down like it was nothing —that song would later become double platinum. Furthermore, this article appraises the perseverance and character of Kanye West as he continued to believe in himself and embrace a culture of self-respect ( Feature News Story). I plan on inserting an embedded link of the clip of him rapping to Roc-a-fella Records and getting turned down by using the highlighted term above. I also plan on including inline links of The College Dropout’s album cover and cuts from the Jeen-Yuhs documentary.

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