A reminder that Kanye puts on G.O.O.D. Fridays for free to keep his fans happy. People still disrespected him by leaking and sharing unfinished tracks after he publicly asked them not to. In light of how generous he's been for putting out stellar tracks for free, legal download, I have to agree he's right to draw the line when it comes to spreading rough, incomplete cuts from his next album.
It's the same reason why Dr. Dre was so pissed when "Under Pressure" (which was hardly half done) leaked in June. The harsh reality is that while it did have enough substance to give us a sense of what to expect from Detox, it was still so raw that it exposed Dre to unfair criticism from marks and naysayers just waiting for a chance to lambaste him for building false hype around his music. It wasn't done yet! Give the artists a chance to put out what they intended to, then you can talk all the shit you want. But at least appreciate the process, people! So many songs, albums, and mixtapes hit the blogs daily, often with the acknowledgement or even approval of the artists nowadays. They know their shit is getting leaked, and that's why I don't have any issues with upping and sharing on this blog. But if you step into the artists' shoes, they're just trying to balance this out by safeguarding what little material they can. In the internet age where few things are sacred, at least leave the half-baked snippets and reference tracks alone.
For this reason, I won't be upping any of the leaked Kanye tracks from this week. Sorry, but not really.
- D
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