Kanye West: Rapper turned singer (Not Really)

The problem with releasing an album in which a rapper turns into a singer is when you can't actually sing. I took the time to to see how Kanye's promotional push for his latest release was going. We all know he can't sing and I was curious to see how his voice was panning while performing live.

One thing that is evident is that Kanye knows he can't sing and many wonder why he dropped an album that featured his voice paired with the autotune software (makes it sound like T-Payne) on every track. Never the less, there is something ingenious about this last release and it definitely opened up a new market for him. However, you got to admit-it's funny to watch him try to sing.

Pay attention to the first hook. When he says "down"...you got to laugh. By the last hook, his voice is calling 911. David Letterman's response:"Whoa Buddy!"


And of course, you need to see both spectrums of the pole. So, it's only right that I show you Kanye without the vocoder. This is proof that he knows he can't sing. But one thing I'll give him-He's ripping the mic!

Somebody must have told him that he was stinking up the hook. Why do I say that? Because on Good Morning America, he lets the hook run off the cd-barely singing over top:


You can get mad at the man. Fine. Just when you thought you heard enough of the "T-Payne" sound, Kanye added even more to the collection. However, it takes humility to get on the stage, as a international superstar (10 grammies and counting) and yoddle like the Gap Band on crack. I'm impressed Kanye.