POWERKanye West · 2010

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“Obama called him a jackass. A nation booed him. Fucking Jay Leno almost made him cry on TV. Just when it seemed like Kanye West was ready to go into hip-hop overdrive after that 808s detour-- check the astounding pre-Imma-Gate run of guest shots for proof-- he was banished. Or, perhaps more accurately, he banished himself. No potentially head-expanding tour with Gaga. No new verses. Almost nothing”