I woke up this morning to see a pretty good surprise on my Instagram newsfeed. There was a 20 second clip of Kanye West and Lil Pump dancing together in these big Roblox/Minecraft looking suits, in an apparent music video.
I was pretty impressed and surprised by the clip and totally fell for the clickbait. The song was catchy and the visual was pretty cool looking to me.
I went to Youtube to watch the full thing. I wasn't even sure at this point if I was actually going to listen to a song or what. Both artists have been known to participate in troll-like activities.
But it was indeed an actual full song and video with Kanye and Lil Pump. Am I entertained? Absolutely. The video visuals and beat of the song are very much on point. Song in general is pretty catchy. Kanye and Pump sound pretty good together and yes their lyrics and voices are understandable.
I'm not writing this post to express how life changing the song is, but I am hyped enough to share some thoughts.
First off I do like the song. Second, Kanye is definitely one of my favorite Artists. I know to many he might seem crazy, especially because of his various antics in recent years. But I can't really figure out how much of his antics are trolling and media manipulation for sales and attention, versus actual mental instability. Probably both. (Matter of fact Kanye has fresh 'beef' with Drake and Pump claimed he was going to be locked up, all recently. Then this song is released...$$$$??..)
I've been listening to Kanye since I was 8-9 years old. To see him with a super young popular rapper like Lil Pump is surprising and refreshing. It's trippy even.
I remember discovering Lil Pump a few years ago. He was this raw teenager that didn't even seem like he was trying. Now he has come this far. Pretty impressive. I actually really enjoy Lil Pump and his partner Smokepurpp.
Kanye and Lil Pump are genius. They are really exposing their music to each other's very different fanbases and age groups. Financially beneficial but probably good for hip-hop culture too as there has been some tension between the young folk and old heads.
Not to mention that they are dressed in like a Roblox outfit so dang, Kanye and Pump boutta get ALL the clicks from every age. Plus there is a powerful woman there so ladies get a little bit of appeal thrown in.
What do you think of the song, video, and artists? You think Kanye and Pump could help bring some peace into hip hop? Let me know what ya think.