Kanye West Is Not Happy With You, But He’s Not Mad At You Either
Over the weekend, the latest leak from Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak emerged, in anticipation of its release on Nov. 25. “Robocop” has a beat that sounds like it’s the result of Kanye listening to Nine Inch Nails and Portishead’s 2008 releases, a string break, and the now-requisite Autotuned caramelizing of every syllable he utters. But unlike the other three songs to snake out of pre-release embargo, West had no hand in the release of the track; yesterday he made a post on his blog titled “I DID NOT LEAK ROBOCOP!!!… THAT’S NOT EVEN THE FINISHED VERSION… I’M PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT BUT THAT’S THE WAY LIFE IS SOMETIMES!” No further explanation was given, but who needs that when any post on your blog will generate comments like “I’m still buying 5 copies of your album to share with the fam. No worries Mr. West”? A YouTube embed of “Robocop” after the jump.
I DID NOT LEAK ROBOCOP!!!… THAT’S NOT EVEN THE FINISHED VERSION… I’M PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT BUT THAT’S THE WAY LIFE IS SOMETIMES! [kanYe West: Blog] Kanye West – Robocop [YouTube]
