Playbill
March, 2006
Rappers are often criticized for violent lyrics, but Kanye West has made his name avoiding that aspect of the hip-hop counterculture. In the Playboy Interview West tells Rob Tannenbaum how his independence and contrarianism in the face of rap conventions have helped him become a pop-chart mainstay. "He talks about how much he loves bands," Tannenbaum says. "Most rappers don't open up to other music. West listens to rock, so he understands the structure of a good pop song. That has...
