Never one to shy away from controversy, Kanye West has taken 50’s announced refusal to move from his September 11th release date as a challenge.
“I’d rather come out on a day like that, up against 50 — where people
are excited about going to the stores and it’s an event and people talk
about it — and be #2 on that day rather than come out and be #1 on a
day nobody cares about,” said ‘Ye to MTV News. “It’s about things going down in
history. It’s not that much exciting stuff in hip-hop right now. I
think people are going to make it more than what I’m making it myself.
At the end of the day, I’m making music and I’m trying to sell.”
It should be noted that this coming September 11th will be the six-year anniversary of Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint, which catapulted Kanye into the who’s who of producers. For the album, Kanye produced Izzo(H.O.V.A.), The Takeover and Never Change, all of which brought him much acclaim.
“The Blueprint came out six years ago?” Kanye asked his A&R rep and friend Plain Pat. “That’s monumental. This album, Graduation,
I been listening to it. I like it a lot. I really believe I can take
home that Album of the Year award at the Grammys. I’ve won my awards,
but they’ve always been a category: ‘hip-hop,’ ‘rap.’ I wanna win Song
of the Year, Album of the Year. I wanna deliver this album.”
