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June 22, 2007

A Contrast In Video Styles: Kanye Vs. Daft Punk

He's easy to hate on, but every so often Kanye's sample/egomaniacal rant combo is just too good to resist. But Mr. West isn't content just with a solid banger in the Daft Punk-sampling "Stronger"; he wants the appropriation to be full on and complete ... so the Hype Williams-produced vid will feature the robots and, apparently, super-huge subtitles in a language we can't read.


See kids, Kanye "takes videos really seriously." Good thing, too -- he's got his work cut out for him. 'Cause this Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" video is pretty sweet.

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Posted by: Ben at 06/22/07 6:51 PM  | Reply
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That's pretty awesome.

Posted by: Jorge at 06/22/07 7:05 PM  | Reply
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Kanye totally bit Girl Talk's style?

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=158233

Girl Talk totally bit Kanye's ego.

Posted by: Deez Nuts at 06/22/07 7:09 PM  | Reply
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that's what we call "lyrically hand-some." rad.

Posted by: black star at 06/22/07 7:10 PM  | Reply
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the katakana in that screenshot says su-to-so-ga. I'm guessing they intended the "so" to be "n," but then the second slash shouldn't be so high; those characters can easily get confused.

And shouldn't it be su-to-ra-n-ga anyway?

Posted by: D at 06/22/07 8:02 PM  | Reply
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Great. Just what the world needs right now: Buckaroo Kanye In The 8th Dimension.

DwD

Posted by: Dw Dunphy at 06/22/07 8:20 PM  | Reply
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that video reminds me of this one
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YQXiew-DQH4

Posted by: Alex at 06/22/07 8:26 PM  | Reply
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wow...better than thriller!

Posted by: EnchantingWizardofRhythem at 06/22/07 9:22 PM  | Reply
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is that the official video? because it was kind of fantastic. at first i thought it was just going to be a pair of hands moving back and forth the entire time, and even that i found hilarious.

Posted by: Charlotte at 06/23/07 1:52 AM  | Reply
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I was not expecting to be so impressed by that Daft Hands video. Well worth the while.

Posted by: Finchmeister at 06/23/07 2:16 AM  | Reply
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that hands video is awesome.

Posted by: nick at 06/23/07 11:44 AM  | Reply
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No doubt MTV will "premiere" this and then play it as often as paid for by Kanye's record company. News indeed.

Posted by: zedpop at 06/23/07 12:52 PM  | Reply
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Adam- found that hands video on b3ta. Don't know where they got it, but we weren't ripping off anyone else.

Posted by: jim at 06/23/07 3:40 PM  | Reply
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I certainly hope Kanye gets nominated for MTV Video of the Year and then doesn't win it so he can storm the stage again and bitch about how his video was far better than all the other nominees.

Posted by: Allen at 06/23/07 5:25 PM  | Reply
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OKKERVIL RIVER HAS LEAKED!

Posted by: - at 06/23/07 7:16 PM  | Reply
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tight sample. when is the real video dropping?

Posted by: www.xanga.com/musictowakeyou at 06/23/07 7:55 PM  | Reply
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re: 7 16

AND IT RULES!

Posted by: nick at 06/24/07 12:29 AM  | Reply
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I just wanna see someone do the hands thing with a long song with lots and lots of lyrics (eg. Love or be loved - BE).......but otherwise, the daft punk thin with the hands is very good.

Posted by: Jack at 06/24/07 11:08 AM  | Reply
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i think kanye's video/song is DEF. bad a**

Posted by: jade at 07/13/07 11:24 AM  | Reply
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