Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans.
Kanye WestIf I do become more successful, either as a producer or a rapper, I'm going to do everything I can to help whoever I can on the label.
Kanye WestIt's a tough world out there. You're going to prepare yourself for politics, bad bosses, hating employees - and usually when you're the absolute best, you get hated on the most.
Kanye WestWhen I think of competition it's like I try to create against the past. I think about Michelangelo and Picasso, you know, the pyramids.
Kanye WestStarting now, you're just starting to see a glimmer of what the idea of West will mean. So right now, at this age and with this visibility and with the skill sets that Kim is now giving me, I think I have a good chance of success in building something that has longevity, high integrity, high success rate, and is very fulfilling, not only for me creatively but also in adding fulfillment to people's lives. Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding magic.
Kanye West