Glad to see Kanye West is still alive and able to hold a microphone. Based on recent news, I wasn’t sure he had it in him to be away from his big, burly dentist pumping gas in his face for more than 30 minutes at a time.
Let alone jockeying a horse.
And play a 74-song set in front of 41,000 people in South Korea.
Calling it a 74-song set is a bit of an exaggeration. But he did play Portions of 74 different songs. And he even managed to string together a few verses without pausing or going off script and shouting some nonsense while his vocals blared over the speakers.
We also can’t rule out that the fog machines didn’t actually fill the whole stadium with laughing gas. That actually sounds like a pretty great experience for the fans. But I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say that it was harmless fog. After all, he brought his children with him.
It was very nice of him to dedicate a song to Drake too. At a time when the whole world is mocking you for pedophilia, it’s always nice to know that you have the support of the craziest narcissist in the entire music world.
And in a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant, who would have celebrated his 46th birthday, he ended his concert with the song “24”.
Which reminds me of my favorite quote from Kobe Bryant.
Because this quote sounds more like something that would come out of Kanye’s mouth in the middle of one of his semi-coherent conversations than out of Kobe Bryant’s mouth.
All in all, that was a pretty good performance from Kanye. He’s still in top form. It looks like all the fans went home happy. There aren’t many people who can draw a crowd like that just by standing in the middle of an arena with themselves, completely naked. Not many people can get that kind of reaction by playing a single note on the piano.
Well done, Kanye. Now rest up. You deserve a nice, long, 14-hour nap under anesthesia.