Jesus, Jocks, and the Jukebox

Uttering the name, Kanye West, will always strike many different emotions from different types of people. Many people find him arrogant, self-absorbed, and impulsive. Others find him artistic, innovative, and even revolutionary. Love him or hate him, he still seems to appear on your television sets, computer screens, and most importantly, your headphones.

As for myself, I'm one of the people who think Kanye West is a genius, and in my eyes is one of the most inspiring individuals in my lifetime, in the sense that his work challenges me to be more bold, and live with more ambition. In no way am I saying that he should be compared to some sort of Saint, but in terms of striking artistic inspiration, I think Kanye West has the ability to summon the inner artist and budding ambition in all of those who appreciate his work.

This past weekend at the world renowned Coachella Valley Music and Festival, Kanye was slated to close the festivities by performing the last show on the final day of the festival, and boy did he not disappoint. Fortunatley for those of us who weren't able to make it out to the sold-out festivities, most of the performance was recorded for our viewing pleasure.

Kanye West delivers a larger than life performance, and shows the entire music world what the concert experience should truly be like. Not only does he perform with intensity and charisma, he also pours his whole heart into it, and you can truly see his passion and emotions being delivered to the audience through his performance. If more artists used Kanye's performances as an example of what a concert should really be like, I don't believe that the music industry would be as far deep in the slump as it currently is.

So take a look for yourself. Obviously it's a long video, but if you just watch the first 5 minutes or so, you can get a grasp for the creativeness in Kanye West's performance, and maybe even appreciate Kanye for his incredible artistic vision, opposed to picking him apart for his questionable social skills.

The video is below, courtesy of rapdose.com, enjoy!




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