I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice.

— Kanye “Now Now” West
Kanye West says he’s ‘voice of this generation’
Nov 2008 Associated Press

Why It’s Moronic

Uh, oh. Kanye’s up to his old tricks again.

Based on the last item we posted from the “songster,” West has a yearly interview focused on reminding everyone how legendary he is.

If he’s correct in his assertion, it’s a sad day. I want the voice of my generation to be eloquent and learned (and not educated at the American Academy of Art, my alma mater), not someone who samples other people’s singing, rap-sings about how in love with Dior he is, and rhymes “now” with “now” as often as possible.

On second thought, he may be the loudest voice of his generation... but I don’t ever remember shouting over everyone being regarded as a positive quality.