i heart Kanye West!

Yes, it's official. I'm smitten with Kanye West, almost in love. And it's not just because he told off George Bush on live television ("George Bush doesn't care about black people," remember?). Not just because he can wear hot pink on stage and really rock it. And not just because his song "Golddigger" is the BEST and really gets my bootie shakin'. Oh, and not because he has a song called "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" on his latest album "Late Registration." And not because he sings about government involvement with the crack epidemic, lack of health care, and poverty. Hey wait, what am I thinking? YES, this is why I'm in love with him!

Thank god for conscious hip-hop again. After the early 90s wave of Arrested Development, De La Soul, and even Lauryn Hill, I was beginning to wonder if all of hip-hop was going down the bling bling tubes! Thank you, Kanye. May you sell millions more albums...


Heh, and if that's not enough, there's an amazing remix of "Golddigger" using new lyrics using Kanye's censored George Bush utterance that is sooooo kicking it. I've been holed up not feeling well today at home, and this just so made my day. Thanks to boing boing blog for pointing me the way.