4/29/2018

Hey, John Legend: Bring It Down a Notch, Kanye West is NOT A Genius

This blog is not about politics. And despite politics being the catalyst for this text message to exist, that's not what we're addressing here. What we're interested in addressing is how the term genius and other similar descriptors are being consistently watered down by their seemingly indiscriminate use, particularly when it comes to Kanye West.

We're not aware of any sort of consensus among those who create, chronicle or even consume and/or follow popular music, in so far as who the greatest artist of this generation may or may not be, but we firmly believe it is NOT West. And not only is that designation ludicrous but, unfortunately, variations on this have been carelessly repeated, bolstering West's own assumption that he is actually worthy of such a title.

So, for the record, in the nicest way possible and, in a language that everybody here can easily understand, as Malcolm X famously said, Mozart was a genius. Miles Davis was a genius. Frank Zappa was a genius. Kanye West? Please.