Kanye West Testing Out New Tracks On The General Public

September 18th, 2008

We missed our flight and had to wait a couple of hours in the lounge,” says Lewis, whose second solo album, Acid Tongue, is scheduled for release on Sept. 23. “I noticed Kanye West was waiting for the same flight. He looked over and said, ‘Excuse me, would you mind listening to my new track?’ And so he put his headphones on my head and I listened to two of his new songs. He had no idea who I was. I guess he was doing research.”

Source: Hollywood Insider

Every rapper should hit the streets and get opinions on their music before dropping an album.

Tags: Kanye West

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21 Responses to “Kanye West Testing Out New Tracks On The General Public”

shine95 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I say drop some rappin first. we done ripped you up on that love lockdown shit. you gonna give me some ” drunk and hot girls singing type shit save it for the album. you get a general perception from the community that you don’t rap no more.
Tru Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Give it a rest, number 1. While I’ll agree with you that “Drunk & Hot Girls” wasn’t hot, his music is innovative and he’s an artist. So don’t expect him to always come out with a rap song. You forget that he started as a producer. He has a vision and rapping is just a prerequiste to his artistry.
mateo Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
i forgot about drunk and hot girls omg if that album is full of tracks lik that im not coppin…that track was saved by mos def..i doubt his album is that lucky
Jacko Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Ima bootleg this shit regardless, so i could give a fuck less what he does.
sogaudy Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
kanye i know how to pick singles

i got the bear ears in the universe

lemme pick the tracks for your album

on the real
LatinKing Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
the real is…..Kanye knew who the dude was….period…he was playing it off……..cuz he respects other musicians….

I hate journalist that take a snip-it and run in the wild like a crazy white woman
shine95 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Kanye started as a producer, artist. Guess he ain’t really emceeing to me. you can progress musically as an artist, but if ain’t hip hop you ain’t a mc, you ain’t rappin that’s it. you ain’t rhymin you ain’t emceein. it’s as simple as that. Kanye is a great artist, guess people put him on the top mc’s spot, people will attack you like sharks. they’ll get critical on you. to emcee for hip hop fans is a tough crowd, they probably nominated Kanye as the up and coming “mc” when he probably was on ” I’m just an artist” big difference between being an artist( generally ) and being one of the top mc’s along side Lil Wayne as the fans say.
moneycash Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
You fucking idiot, thats what the internet and mixtapes is for, fuck you mean hit the streets and get people’s opinios, if that was the case we wouldn’t need blogs. SMH.
PoohBearLubb192 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
@7 comment

I really don’t understand where you are coming from with that comment. If Kanye is not a Hip-Hop artist, then what is he? What is your definition of Hip-Hop or an MC? It is where he started, so to say he is not hip-hop is a big negative. Just because he is different it shouldn’t exclude him from being considered a hip-hop artists. Hip-Hop has changed from the start and it is still changing. Being a unique artist is what sets you aside from the rest. He’s a smart man and takes his chances with his music. So far has been very successful at it. So you can’t hate on that.
S.W.A.G.G Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
@7 Kanye isn’t hip-hop? lol, tell me what he is than, alternative hip-hop? if soulja boy is considered hiphop, everybody can be imo lmao.
Noelle Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Kan man millitant all day produ should grow out a beard. i hd a tight nick name
Noelle Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
i mena a gotee
PoohBearLubb192 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
@ 11 He already has one. It can be tighter than the Louis Vuitton Don. It is what it is.
PoohBearLubb192 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I mean can’t
Noelle Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
PoohBearLubb192 wrote on September 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
@ 11 He already has one. It can be tighter than the Louis Vuitton Don. It is what it is.

I know I corrected myself lol. Thank you!!
PoohBearLubb192 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Noelle your typ0 tendencies rubbed off on me. Stop it! LOL Show me some Lubb!!
Backlash Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Lol .Has Kanye, Ever Dropped Uh Mixtape Before?
yikes Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
im sure that there will be another single out. If it doesnt work then they just have to try again. Diamonds was the first single from Registration. I thought it was a dope song, but then when Gold Digger dropped, the response was crazy from all angles.
shine95 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
my point earlier was, if you ain’t rhyme you don’t mc, you ain’t hip hop period. you got to rhyme to rap. him droppin that love lockdown make real heads bug like yo Kanye don’t rap no more. shit ain’t hip hop he don’t rap. my point is if he got 13 cuts of love lockdowns all audiotuned like that for the album, that’s probably an artist that’s musically growned but definitely not an mc therefore not hip hop. I don’t give a fuck how much positive shit dude is spittin, if you sing the whole album then he switches his shit to R&B. my point on the whole album is singing. this connects to my 1st comment up top.
shine95 Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
and oh yeah to #2 I never said that Drunk and hot girls wasn’t hot. I actually like that song for the bitches.LOL
devil ether Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 1:20 am
wait wait wait. who the can hate on ye like that. drunk hot girls who gives a dern. this man is a hip-hop mogul! do ya homeworks peoples google wiki anything. resume is loooong posted. grammys yall. GRAMMYS!
you disrespect common talib def nas fuckin you name it. these are people who respect him and love working/rap/sing you name it. How many producers you know get on a beat they produce and makes headway???? Thats how hot he’s gettin.

“swagger like us” hmm who made/killed that shit first dibs at hot shit yall need to congratulate a young black talented ass man when you see em cuz so many people try to rip the same shit and sound just like my taco night farts.

you know that sayin real recognize real?
G.O.O.D. music best new hip-hop artists 2009 mark my words in ye’ we trust. How you think ye’ acquire these prodigies? Knowledge passion and experience to hold a grasp of where hip hop is and where it can be taken.

“is there really love in this world”

-cudi

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