Kanye West

The good folks across the pond, at The Hip-Hop Chronicle UK attended Kanye’s London 40-min screening of Runaway. Kanye has talked about this project before on twitter and I’m glad it’s coming to us so soon. The Chronicle was able to get a a good Q&A in as well, and you can check some excerpts and the article after the jump. #G.o.o.dHumpDay

“A few hours ago at BAFTA in London, Kanye West held a screening for 40-minute piece, “Runaway”. After members of the industry got into their seats, Mr. West was in the building! He took to the stage and introduced the film that he directed. The movie was written by Hype Williams. Kanye said that London was like a second home to him “since Dame brought me out here eight years ago”.

The artist went on to explain the reason for making this movie. Since Late Registration, he’s always wanted to have what he called a visual reference. Something people can look back to and with the passing of the great Michael Jackson, Kanye feels “convicted” to present art in the proper way.  An extra responsibility to create and make people more inspired.”

Full Article: Via Hip-Hop Chronicle UK

“Bring real culture to popular culture”

Excerpt:

My first question to Kanye related to the use of colour in the movie and what was his inspiration behind it. There wasn’t one main inspiration behind it but he said if he was 5 years old, that’s how he’d draw and colour it in. It wasn’t about being sophisticated but just being organic.

In the extended Q&A, I then got another question in, this time about working with Pete Rock,

“Pete Rock man, yeah that was an amazing experience. Just to be next to Pete Rock and the presence and to think about how Reminse (T.R.O.Y.) hit me … To hear Jay’s (Jay-Z) voice on a Pete Rock beat with a Reasonable Doubt flow and the shit we are talking about is really really crazy”