Is kanye West actually from the hood..?!
Question: Coz, he doesn't rap like someone from the hood
Answers: Coz, he doesn't rap like someone from the hood
No, he even admits he isn't. He's from a middle-class area and both of his parents I believe were professors or at least teachers. His mom was, I know that.
For a time though, he pretty much lived poor after he dropped out of college. He made beats and whatnot and after some time, Jay-Z discovered him and he joined his record label.
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Xande, you're ignorant as ****. Do your research.
Anyone who says they are from the hood are not even that tough. No, I don't think he is.
No, he isnt
no he is from a middle class family
yes hes from the hood just because his lyrics arent dirty and gritty doesnt mean hes from the hood you predjudice B****
Life and career
West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived with both of his parents. When he was three years old (as mentioned in "Hey Mama") his parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father was Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor.[6] Kanye's late mother, Dr. Donda West, worked as a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as Kanye's manager. He was later raised in an upper middle class background, attending Polaris High School[7] in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.[8]
Kanye took some art classes at the American Academy of Art, a Chicago art school, and also enrolled at Chicago State University, but eventually dropped out due to poor grades and in order to continue working on his music career. While attending school, West produced for local artists. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for major hip hop/R&B artists, including Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam'ron, Paul Wall, Common, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupri, Scarface, The Game, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and John Legend among others. He also "ghost-produced" for his once mentor Deric Angelettie according to his song "Last Call" and the credits of Nas' "Poppa Was a Playa."
West's style of production often utilizes pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments. The first major label song he produced was The Truth by Beanie Sigel, and his first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was "This Can't Be Life," a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre's "Xxplosive" to use as a replacement for his drums on "This Can't Be Life."[9]
West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,[10][11] and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites. Said by Kanye West: "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time… We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that."[12]
2001
Well just like everyone else said, except one person. Kanye West is not what you would call, "From the hood". He had parents that were both teachers or professors, so they were a middle class family. He admits to that and to the fact that why he may not have lived in the "ghetto" or "projects" he still understands the struggle and knows about how hard it is to be unique and get noticed and all that type of stuff.
because all people from the hood are low-class & ignorant?
well, if you're going on that sterotype, YOU must be from the hood.
nOPE
NO.