West v. West

face-off

Cornel West and Kanye West both have new albums out. But that's not all the two Wests have in common...

November/December 2007, Page 19

• Sample Lyric: "Raise your Socratic questions to the system!"
• Once wrote a spontaneous 50-page essay comparing Kant's conceptions of God to Hagel's.
• Served on the Coucil of Zion in The Matrix reloaded.
• Admires the Black Panthers
• Teaches at a university
• Has 20 honorary degrees and a National Book Award.
• Once arrested for participating in a protest rally.
• Thinks 50 Cent denigrates women and gay people
• Thinks Larry Summers doesn't care about black people

• Sample Lyric: "Have you ever popped champagne on a plae while getting some brain?"
• Once wrote a song called "Jesus Walks," in which he surmises: "The way Kathie Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus."
• Once said that if the Bible were written today, he'd be in it.
• His father was a Black Panther
• Calls his websie UniverseCity
• Has six Grammys.
• Once sued by Evil Knievel over trademark infringement.
• Once acused by 50 Cent of denigrating Britney Spears.
• Thinks George Bush doesn't care about black people.

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Keywords:

• Kanye West,
• Cornel West,
• hip-hop,
• Face-off

Mentioned:

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  Cornel West : College Class of 1973 : College Class of 1974 : GSAS Class of 1976
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  George W. Bush : HBS Class of 1975
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  Lawrence Summers : GSAS Class of 1982