Russell Simmons regards Kanye West a ‘Genius’
Hip Hop Artiste, Kanye West hasn’t been shy about lauding his own professional accomplishments, regularly calling himself a genius and comparing himself to the likes of Steve Jobs and Pablo Picasso.
And now, despite receiving some criticism for his words, he has received nods from Def Jam founder and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons who recently penned a piece on hip-hop website Global Grind praising West.
“I recently sat down with Ye in New York and got the chance to hear about his hopes and ambitions, his frustrations and contradictions, his happiness and his anger,But through it all, what I felt from Kanye was an artist who desperately wants to leave his imprint in the history books.”
“What’s often times misunderstood about Kanye is that people believe he wants all of this for himself, in fact, quite the opposite, he wants all of this for the rest of us, He wants to destroy the glass ceiling with 808′s and crack music … so one day WE have the power to see all of the lights. Certainly he wants a piece for himself … everybody would, but at his core, at the bottom of his heart, lies an inner-truth that has led to an external battle to make this world a bit easier for those who have been dealt a hand of struggle, by showing them a glimmer of hope through his art.”
Simmons also praised West’s ambition and “his genius, his tenacity, his creativity, his relentlessness and his madness.”
Kanye took to Twitter to respond to Simmons’ piece, thanking him for the support.
