Showing posts with label Kanye West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kanye West. Show all posts

Feb 25, 2015

Kanye West, Macklemore and Tyler, the Creator Battle Illuminati Shamans in 'Hip-Hop RPG'



I've only just discovered Dominick Raburn's 'Hip-Hop RPG', and I can already say that it's hands-down one of the most bizarrely hilarious and entertaining web series' I've watched in a long while. The story follows a group of post-apocalyptic warriors who send a chosen soldier back in time to recruit their younger selves, change the course of history and avert the apocalypse. Sound familiar?

What if I told you the revolutionaries were a broadsword-toting Macklemore, an apothecary Drake, a mysteriously cloaked Kanye West with a reflective mask, and the chosen one was none other than Kendrick Lamar? It only gets crazier from here on out, with Kendrick performing limit breaks and Tyler the Creator transforming into a giant cockroach to battle Illuminati Shamans.

Kanye's got mad stats.
As a avid fan of the genre, It's immensely satisfying  to watch Raburn's combine of two things that, at least on their face, couldn't look to be farther apart (Hip-Hop and Old-School RPGs) into a mini-series that wears its self-awareness proudly and comes from such an obvious place of love and appreciation. Not since Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden have I seen or experienced such an off-beat marriage of two niche hobbies and art-forms.

Check out the rest of the episodes after the break, Stop by the series' dedicated subreddit for news of in-progress episodes, and go follow Dominick and give him a shout-out on twitter!

Feb 19, 2011

Kanye West Rips Off Enter The Void

Yesterday, Kanye West put out a music video for another single off of his Dark Twisted Fantasy album he released last year. If you're like me, you've got no real interest in Kanye West, but you might be interested to know that for his new video, Kanye did happen to rip off one of the best movies of last year.

Here's the original title sequence from Enter The Void:



Now here's Kanye's new video(The sequence in question starts at 0:58):



Not only is the title sequence ripped verbatim, but most of the other shots in the video closely mimic the style Enter The Void was shot in. For shame Kanye.