Kanye Flips...
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The video..."poses as a criticism of human rights violations that occur on a daily basis by british and american diamond companies who profit disproprtionately from slave labor conditions in sierra leone (They send children into these mines without protective masks and clothing ... this is the only place in the world where people still get the pneumonic plague)...The video too quickly (and without explanation) diverges from this criticism and devolves into a story about how well West wears his jewelry and how fast his cars are.
The song is devoid of meaning ... West is a great rapper in the braggadocio tradition of west african toastmasters, but even the boasts in this song arent nearly as impressive as his usual offerings. And the misleading title is most egregious ... the song is devoid of meaningful political content."
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"It's not that this song doesnt have dope lyrics over a great beat, its just that it focuses way too little on making a statement about its title subject. the first verse of the remix does a good job of making that statemnt, but the rest of the song fails to say anything that sticks with you about a situation that needs to be brought into our conciousness as a true atrocity."