Kanye West: Artist In Modern Pop Culture

I believe that we would all agree that Kanye West is one of the most talked about artists in modern pop culture. However, throughout his many outbursts, media mishaps and questionable views of his image the media cannot deny his contributions to the Hip-Hop and music cultures. Kanye West successfully brought self-conscious, thought-provoking music to a genre that had pride in glorifying, violence, drug use, sex and negativity among African Americans. He was a successful contender to Gangster Rap when he surfaced early in his career.
“Jesus Walks” is a song that portrays the struggles of minorities that are exposed to violence, racism, classism, and victims of the circumstances in which they live. At the beginning of the song, Kanye West says,