The Kanye West who appeared at the Bowl was a man in command of the art and message of his most personal work. It’s not because of endless TMZ footage of him passing though airports or award show melodrama.
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It was also an entirely triumphant night for West, and a reminder why we keep paying attention. Amid the blazing electro-beat of “Welcome to Heartbreak,” he questioned the value of material things: “My friend showed me pictures of his kids/And all I could show him were pictures of my cribs.”Įxclusive: Hit-Boy Produced Beyoncé's New Song 'Thique'. Performing the album in order, Friday night began with “Say You Will,” as West sang to a woman painted gold at center stage, with fireworks to underscore the heat within these sometimes agonized tunes, created before marriage and fatherhood. The first of two sold-out nights, it was a high-profile event, with a gaggle of Kardashians seated by the soundboard, including wife Kim, cell phone in hand.
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All were dressed in white beneath the Bowl’s massive clamshell.
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Friday night at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Kanye West let his music speak loudest, leading a rare performance of his 2008 opus 808s & Heartbreak, an eccentric, minimal album now considered among his greatest achievements.įor an album built on little more than drum machines and Auto-Tune, West brought what seemed to be a cast of hundreds, including a full orchestral string section, background singers, an electronic band and 14 women dressed in solemn chador-style garments.