Kanye West Vs. Michael Jackson

Increasingly important statements for Kanye West, in fact in the vicinity of a new collection (!?), a capsule (!?) or just the clothes for his next tour, perhaps he doesn't what he wants to do exactly, and after the long-awaited last album, Yeezus, where with the song "I am a God", he maintains pleasant conversation with our Lord in person (the original one, with beard and long hair, for instance), he gave us gems like:

"You know, if Michael Jordan can scream at the refs, me as Kanye West, as the Michael Jordan of music, can go and say, ‘This is wrong."

"This one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration … I’m a minimalist in a rapper’s body."

"I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things."

until the most recent :

"When I see Hedi Slimane, and it’s all like, okay, this is my take on the world. Yeah, he’s got some nice $5,000 jeans in there. It’s some nice ones here and there, some good shit here and there. But we culture. Rap the new rock and roll. We culture. Rap is the new rock and roll. We the rock stars. [Zane Lowe: “It’s been like that now for a minute.”] It’s been like that now for a minute, Hedi Slimane! It’s been like that now for a minute. We the rock stars, and I’m the biggest of all of them."

So there are a lot of websites or tumblr that collect the best Kanye West quotes, including one of my favorite, but not confirmed at all, which you can read below:

"First there was Elvis, then there was Michael. Now in the 21st century it's Kanye's time to rule."

Now without going on the comparison between two strong men, I just thought of comparing loves, passions, music and the lives of those who feel God and who perhaps God has called to himself too much soon.

Video game

News of the past months the release of Kanye Quest 3030 - Kanye is transported into the future to fight against the clones of 2Pac, Notorious BIG, Eminem, Snoop Dog and others, the game has not been approved by Kanye, but is an example tangible of its media power. Certainly a success, but if it confronted with Michael Jackson Moonwalker by Sega, the video game inspired by Sir MJ, who saved children from the evil Mr. Big thanks to moonwalker shots and dance steps. Perhaps that is just the move of the hat that has made ​​all the difference ...

Children

A too much sensitive topic, we take advantage only to wish Mr. West for the child arrived, the wind always blows strong from North West ...

Love

Love is a very serious matter for both. For MJ it almost always talks about platonic love, never physical (see surrogate mother ). Its eternal flame , which has never denied, but not confirmed, the involvement of a sexual nature is without a doubt Diana Ross, his mentor and myth to follow. For Kanye, which in this case certainly comes out the winner, his beloved Kim beats all the flames past and extolled in his musical career. And if we remember the appearance of Kim during pregnancy and its preposterous outfits ... well we understand that love is really blind ... but as Mr. West has repeated in the most recent interviews: "She was in a powerful enough situation where she could love me without asking for money. Which is really hard for me to find." The love, this crazy thing ...

Particular friendships

Both though in a different manner have attracted "light" doubts about his sexuality, who a little more deliberately, as MJ, and those who as Kanye, the victim of the alleged truth of gossips. The fact is that on the one hand Maculay Culkin, the eternal child of Home alone movie, and on the other, his majesty Riccardo Tisci, have played a key role in the artistic life of both. The rest doens't matter ... the important thing is taking care of himself .

Video

The videos of MJ made ​​the history of music, the only album Dangerous enough to silence even the most skeptical. Remember the time, directed by John Singleton and choreographed by Fatima Robinson, starring to Mr Eddie Murphy, the model Ima, statuary in its beauty, and the star of the NBA, Magic Johnson is something of unforgettable. All set in ancient Egypt, complete with pyramids and pharaohs ... a timeless video. We could go on citing Thriller and Bad, but we start to fix on Kanye West, who certainly is no exception. Runaway, the short films, lasts more than 30 minutes, represented the apotheosis of the phoenix rising from its ashes, a bit like his career, according to Kanye's word. Remarkable that one of the most talked about scenes of the film was to "dedicated" to MJ, complete with a KKK style hood, where Kanye talks about the cult of pop, his followers and the possible successors. To read more about it.

Live

The Dangerous Tour Live in Bucharest is unforgettable for those who have lived it, or perhaps for them it is just something that goes beyond the knowable, and for those who saw it later. The final scene of him flying over the audience with a lot of reactors is imprinted in the collective imagination : MJ as an artist was really capable of anything. It was really a shame not to be able to assist on This is it live tour. However, avoiding worries and melodramas, intervenes Kanye West with Jay -Z for Watch The Throne live tour, that has filled stadiums, places, balconies, houses and so on. But the impression was always that something is missed, just my ignorant opinion, perhaps with Yeezus will also know him fly over his audience.

Fashion

The white socks with the hat were some distinctive elements that have infected people from all over the world. Rather than follow the style of MJ people have literally copied, imitated, idolized him, so around the world are born clones of clones that was heavily influenced by his look. Some people even if it is bleached her skin like him .... just stuff for fans. But for me a special mention should be made of the leather jacket worn in the Thriller video and also picked up by Martin Margiela. A true object of desire. As for Kanye fashion is a little his second home, or rather an apartment where he would live at all costs. As ambassador or influencer works more than ever, has created a capsule with APC, sold out online in just a few hours, he has contributed to the  PYREX Vision sold out in collaboration with his "big brother" Virgil Abloh, he has helped KTZ to establish itself on the international scene, not to mention that the graphics created by the team of Tisci for the Watch the throne tour have strengthened further, if proof were needed, their partnership, as well as the image of Givenchy American street in the world. As a designer, you see the New York catwalks , the road is still long, you have to work harder. It is now working on the new collection (!?), personal wardrobe (!?), merchandising (!?) : headquarter in Milan, the most important  designer from Chanel and Balmain as Christophe Recarnin, the request to work with Renzo Rosso for production, but it seems not yet to goal his brand. The collection that should have been presented in Paris, has been postponed to the next FW, meanwhile prepare the costumes of his highly anticipated tour and the Yeezus merchandising inspired by Rock and roll way … it's better to continue to talk about music ...

Music

The comparison can not be done or at least I do not feel like it … Kanye West is still alive, let's give him a chance.