Originally Posted by jimmycooper

Kanye does not fit into the stereotype you have of American rappers.

He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, he got good grades in school, and his mom was a college English professor. When he was young, kids made fun of him because he preferred to wear polo shirts instead of whatever the popular urban type clothing was at the time. He grew up in a better environment than most people in this thread.

He doesn't rap about gangster stuff or selling drugs and he never has. He resonates more with the fashion scene than he does with the urban ghetto scene.

As far as him 'being just another rapper', well he came out with his first album over 10 years ago after being a successful producer for years. He's already not 'just another rapper'.