Kanye West has pushed past the art of touching multiple genres in his music. He has strived to create his own with controversial lyrics, dance in his videos, and subject matter.
In Runaway the dinner scene represents Kanye’s relationship with the hip-hop industry and audience. Here, he attempts to revive his art by reintroducing himself after a long hiatus, as he brings the Phoenix to dinner with him. The Phoenix, as a manifestation of his music, looks different than everyone else (the ballet dancers) at the table.
Once dinner is served, the Phoenix begins to panic, because she is shocked that everyone at the table has no problem eating one of her kind. This represents the cannibalistic nature of hip-hop and the industry. An art form that once had a set of rules is now indifferent to commercialization and has no problem eating itself.
This music video is a perfect illustration at how the form of dance can be used to move a culture, represent a message, and show the flexibility that it has.
Kayne West is very knowledgeable. Although my favorite album from this artist is "Graduation", I admire his effort to incorporate multiple forms of art in his music.
ReplyDeleteWow! Somehow I never pictured Kanye West as having a side of him that would even contemplate ballet, much less be any part of it. I'm pleasantly surprised. I like his music and being an old timer myself, I still like "Heartless", but he is good.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a fan of Kanye as an artist from his early days, he really uses a lot of creativity and he thinks outside of the box with his music, his videos and the words he says. I also feel he is misunderstood as a person, especially in the last couple of years, and sadly that overshadows his talents
ReplyDeletei love this song! i never heard it before, and i will definitely watch the whole film. very interesting!
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