Michael Arceneaux writes at Clutch magazine that Kanye West has transformed from a so-called conscious rapper into the average Internet troll, willing to say anything to get attention.
Lord knows I have tried to be patient with Kanye West as it's becoming ever so clear that he can't play spades at most peoples' tables given he's not working with a full deck. Still, we as a people – of any color and every persuasion – have got to find a tricked out trap door for this wayward Negro to fall through. Kanye may be arguably a creative genius, but that doesn't make his increasingly asinine statements any less annoying.
Kanye West is dipped in megalomania, baked in delusion & frosted with f**k s**t. I'm so sick of some people – i.e. his most ardent fans – pretending otherwise. Kanye has morphed from what initially appeared to be a thoughtful, charismatic rapper who could mix catchy songs with meaningful commentary and take it mainstream into something reminiscent of the average Internet troll. The sort of person willing to say whatever "controversial" statement he can conceive without any real thought of its accuracy or whether or not it contradicts whatever musing is made after it.
It's okay to think highly of yourself, and it's equally fine to share that admiration for your significant other, but Kanye West ought to be arrested for public masturbation following his appearance on KIIS FM's On Air with Ryan Seacrest. I don't know why walking ego trip believes he and Kim are "the most influential with clothing," but I do know anyone, much less a Black man, who would denigrate one of the most visible Black women in the world to a swimsuit Instagram challenge might need to down a bleach cocktail should he not find the missing piece in his brain that's clouding his judgment.
Read Michael Arceneaux's entire piece at Clutch magazine.
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Michael Arceneaux hails from Houston, lives in Harlem and praises Beyoncé’s name wherever he goes. Follow him on Twitter.