Then it was, "Maybe you should play this show," cool, I'll play this show… and it just all spiraled out of control really quickly. JB: I think it came very natural to me. So, if you are someone who creates, or if you make anything, you judge how good of a band you think it is by your taste level. So these are my tastes. So how can I bring all these things I love together? I love the old and the new.
So how can I present it to people? OTW: Cool! So you were born in Nigeria and now you live in London—how would you say both of those places affect you as an artist and as a person? JB: Growing up in Nigeria allowed me to sympathize with a lot of things that happen in the world, that touch a lot of people.
And I think having both is really interesting to how I make my music, because I speak for the oppressed, and London is very… London never backs down. Like, Brits just never back off in general. So that's the energy that I get from London—we always say how we feel. I think Africans are a bit more delicate.
Certain songs are more delicate, some of them strong and powerful - the melancholy of London. OTW: Cool, great balance. So you were the first unsigned act to appear on BBC Radio 1. What was that like, and how has the shift been like from that to now? JB: That was fun. I feel exactly the same towards my team now; I just feel like I have more help, like more people to balance off creativity. There's no doing away your independence—it's you trying to make sense of it all.
JB: The Live Lounge? There was no turning back after that. I guess you can, but it was me announcing myself that I want to play. OTW: Did you want to turn around before that? Have you ever considered going back to civil engineering? JB: I would make a terrible civil engineer. People will die! Lots of people. This is for the best! So I can just apply myself, which is how I got through it.
See like, as someone who works in journalism or stuff: When you read pieces, half your brain is criticizing, and half your brain is ingesting. OTW: Do you have an idea of an end goal or a definition of success for yourself? Would you kill for a cameo? You know what it is? It was just unnecessary. He sang, it was wonderful. I think people were asking for the most basic shit. Like, take "Black Lives Matter" for example.
And for me as well, I feel like I was always trying to justify my taste and what I wanted to make. Once it happens, it becomes the norm. OTW: Got it. So you learned how to play guitar and a lot of other things on YouTube. JB: I learned to fix my car! I can fix pretty much anything. Like, YouTube is the shit.
People need to understand this. I can fix anything off YouTube. JB: I still read. I read a lot. I think poetry is the purest form of writing, for me. The thing with music is everybody knows what they think they know. True Kardashian fans will recognize this as the same night that she was the target of a robbery, when millions of pieces of jewelry were lifted from her personal collection.
The first piece he ever made the rapper was a Jesus pendant, otherwise known as a Jesus piece. However, S4 marks the very first collection from this dynamic duo that is shoppable to the public. S4 contains a slew of necklaces, rings and a bracelet. This jewelry range is far pricier than any previous Kanye merch and most Yeezy Boosts , so expect to spend a pretty penny on the S4 accoutrements.
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