Hip Hop News bagged a highly exclusive interview with Kanye West yesterday where we talked about his new direction, influences and much more.

The star releases his fourth album 808s And Heartbreak on November 24 and the record features no rapping.

Instead West sings on most of the album employing autotune and vocoder effects. His beats are also noticeably more stripped down and rock influenced.

When asked if he deliberately decided to change direction the star got spiritual.

Kanye said: “What was in me I couldn’t stop, I think it’s a path; it’s a road, that’s been paved and given by God.

“There’s so many signs and I just have to follow the signs and the arrows of where he wants me to go and just be fearless about it.”

The star continued by criticising other rappers who- unlike him- don’t try new styles. He said: “You know it’s so crazy hip hop used to be about being fearless and now it’s all about being afraid.

“It used to be about standing out- now it’s all about fitting in. Like I wear my tight jeans and (they) stand out and people want to talk about me.”

“Because when I had many baggy clothes and I was hip hop people talked about me too. Now hip hop is like a big high school or something so that’s why I respect people who just do whatever they want to do.”

1 Comment to “Kanye West talks about GOD and Hip Hop”

1. André Goblin aka TAURUS 608 — November 21, 2008 @ 2:59 pm
   

   Fuck Kanye, Fashionista gays ass nigga u dress like a fag nigga stick to the beats nigga…and fuck whoever dont like what i said we need real hip hop back not gay ass indusrty niggas making gay ass faces at the video nigga yall killing the3 hood soulja boy popping real niggaz is going wood what the fuck is going on world we need real niggas to bring the game back on some real shit 4 reall godamett!!!!

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