Kanye West and the Temple of Pirate Bay
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So Kanye West has been pretty vocally anti-Pirate Bay lately, after he posted his latest album (and some other misc. tracks) exclusively to the Tidal music service, which is incompetent and literally nobody wants. All my respect to him; it's his property, its his prerogative to put it on whatever sales channels he please, and those illegally downloading his music are clearly (to me) in the wrong in this situation. And in an ideal world, Kanye fans would have simply not obtained the music at all as a voice of protest against Tidal, allowing the service to fail on its own (lack of) merits. (Instead of giving them a scapegoat as to why Kanye's experiment with their site wasn't more successful.)
But here's a little pro-tip to Kanye.
If you're currently engaged in an anti-piracy campaign, don't post an image like this to your Twitter:
Or at least blank-out the browser tabs in a paint tool first.
What have we learned from this screenshot?
- While it's no proof of piracy, it certainly shows that Kanye looked up Xfer Records' Serum product, then searched for same on Pirate Bay. (Serum costs $190. I think maybe he could afford it.) He somehow managed to crop out the BitTorrent download progress bar we, and let's be frank here, all know is on that screen somewhere.
- Kanye has apparently fallen for the MacKeeper scam.
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BTW, Kanye's tweet is, surprisingly, still up:
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(Serum costs $190. I think maybe he could afford it.)
Maybe, maybe not.
I hope the idiot ends up homeless.
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I find that claim hard to believe, because who would have given Kanye West of all people $53 MILLION in credit? Maybe he had like 53 different banks all give him $1 million? I could believe that I suppose.
The guy can't even read from a teleprompter, or stay in his seat at a show, and you're lending him millions of dollars? Hell, how much could my cat borrow, she has about the same amount of self-control.
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Maybe, uh, he was just looking to see if his album was on Pirate Bay, and not actually downloading anything. Yeah, that's the ticket1!
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At least he doesn't use an ad blocker, right?
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I find that claim hard to believe, because who would have given Kanye West of all people $53 MILLION in credit? Maybe he had like 53 different banks all give him $1 million? I could believe that I suppose.
I'm sure between advances from the record company, blowing money on things purchased on credit or long-term loans (cars, planes), and blowing tons of cash on, I dunno, parties(?) and things like that-- plus probably losing huge amounts of money to
embezzlementcompletely trustworthy friends with completely trustworthy investments, one can get that far into debt.
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He is apparently a big investor in Tidal, so, you know, that's a wise investment.
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I fucking love Kayne West because he is such a fucking idiot.
Though his tunes are pretty good
Kanye West - POWER – 01:43
— KanyeWestVEVOHas anyone considered the possibility that Kayne was trying to get hold of the "Ras Kas On the Run" album which isn't availably legally.
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Though his tunes are pretty good
The complete fucking stupidity of the guy pales in comparison to his "art"
He's a shit musician, and his "tunes" in fact, are completely shit generic bullshit.
But don't let that stop you from "enjoying" them.
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No I won't as it is subjective.
I just happen to like the "power" video.
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Jesus wept.
The man is a talentless* hack.
EDIT: for mild entertaiment I watched "Power" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53gjP-TtGE
My opinion is unchanged. That's is a very expensive music video, created for a very substandard music track. I'm pretty sure I could write a Markov chain generator that could do better both lyrically and musically.
* From a musical viewpoint: as he seems to have done well in the marketing of himself as a product
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That's is a very expensive music video, created for a very substandard music track.
He sounds like he's whining. Very unpleasant to listen to.
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That's is a very expensive music video, created for a very substandard music track.
So you prefer something like this?
Pixies - Velouria (Official Video) – 03:43
— 4AD
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The man is a talentless* hack.
Power sounds fucking awesome.
Kanye West - POWER – 01:43
— KanyeWestVEVOYou just jealous you haven't made as much money by jumping up on stage once and insulting a pop singer,.
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awesome
I think the word you are looking for is "awful"
When Mr. West can produce music of this quality
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Best Version Ever) – 09:21
— MovieMongerHZShostakovich: Symphony No. 9 - Bernstein conducts – 27:40
— adam28xxThen I will recant. Until then, my position is that the man is a farce built up from the American obsession with "celebrities"
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I hope he becomes president.
First time since Obama we had a black musical president.
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The common wisdom is that you get the president that you deserve, so, yes.
I also hope he becomes US president. (although the fact you are awake now suggests you are not in the USA)
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President Kanye says:
"If Russia wants to get into a rap battle we are properly prepared. All our troops have a rhyme book and each platoon has a set of technic 1200s".
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(although the fact you are awake now suggests you are not in the USA)
Eh...what? It's nearly 9AM on the East Coast!
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although the fact you are awake now suggests you are not in the USA
I've been up for over four hours now. ^_^
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I'm in Africa. I don't usually speak to Americans directly, only usually after an 8 hours delay.
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Until then, my position is that the man is a farce built up from the American obsession with "celebrities"
There's a curious lack of conflict between the above and the first line below. (I entered the US on a 90-day tourist visa in late 1981, and left there 9 years later(1), so I have some inkling of how their systems work.)I hope he becomes president.
First time since Obama we had a black musical president.
Also, why is it so interesting that a president be either black or musical? Surely neither of those things has any relationship to his ability to govern. And if he were to be elected this year, it would be the first time since Obama that you had a president.(1) Entirely legally, no less.
EDIT: Make that "the first time since Obama that the Americans had a president".
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Also, why is it so interesting that a president be either black or musical? Surely neither of those things has any relationship to his ability to govern. And if he were to be elected this year, it would be the first time since Obama that you had a president.
If president Putin wanted to solve things in a rap battle, I think President Obama would wins hands down. President Kayne had the creds as a rapper ... for sure.
i haven't seen Hilary win a rap battle against anyone ... Bernie Sarders I reckon he could least put on a slow jam.
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Putin's more likely to suggest judo, I'd say.
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Obama is a trained Judo Slut so why is that a problem?
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You just jealous you haven't made as much money
It would be hard for anyone of us to have less money than someone that is $53 millions in debt
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(although the fact you are awake now suggests you are not in the USA)
He's British!
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Biden could totally win a street race in his sweet Trans Am.
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@Steve_The_Cynic said:
Putin's more likely to suggest
judoSamboRoshambo, I'd say.
FTFY.
FTFTFYFY :D
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I also hope he becomes US president.
But everyone knows that the POTUS doesn't care about black people - even if that POTUS is black themself.Filed Under: Dated reference is dated.
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@Steve_The_Cynic said:
Putin's more likely to suggest
judoSambo, I'd say.FTFY.
THAT'S RACIST – 00:02
— froggo doggoFiled Under: homonym power FTW