Kanye's Diamonds!

Kanye West is such a talented entertainer when he's on his game. One of the best rappers in hip-hop and a top producer. His achilles heel has always been his uninhibited personality that causes him to do things without thinking first. The Taylor Swift incident is an example, with the assistance of a few drinks. Kanye's all over the place now promoting his album slated to be released next month and a short form movie for his song "Runaway". If you pay close attention to him now, you can see that he's replaced the bottom row of his teeth with diamonds.

I'm not sure what made Kanye replace his teeth with diamonds, but I hope that he's not headed to a world that only he understands. Michael Jackson went into his own world and we lost him forever. It would be sad to lose the talented Mr. West the same way.

Kanye's Inner Turmoil

According to media reports, hip-hop superstar Kanye West was arrested yesterday after an altercation outside of a London nightclub. If the reports are correct, this will be West's second arrest in the last month.

Kanye lost his beloved mother just over a year ago, and lamented in an interview with People Magazine about wanting to find a woman who really cares about him. He also made the following statement:

"It's lonely at the top," he told reporters Tuesday at a London listening party for the new album. "Losing my mom, having no woman in my life to support me – I feel like I'm on my own and can only express it through my music."

He also seems to blame himself for his mother's death, stating:

It's a subject that, for a long time, was too sensitive to discuss. "I didn't do any interviews after my mom passed, I wasn't ready to speak about [it]," he said. "Now I'd rather talk it through than commit suicide. I'm super devastated." Cruelly, the rapper blames himself – or more specifically, his fame – for her death. "I feel like I moved to California, then my mom moved to California, and she did stuff she wouldn't have done if we'd stayed in Chicago," he said. "If I'd never made it in the music business, it never would've happened."

Kanye is is understandably still mourning the loss of his mother, who was his manager and rock of stability. Hopefully Kayne will understand that his mother is still living through him and his talent. I hope that these recent bouts of aggression aren't signs of additional problems, and if they are that his circle of friends and family will give him the support that he needs.

Kanye Does Good Deeds

Kanye West is being featured this month on the MTV's series "Choose or Loose" assisting soldiers who recently served in Iraq and Afghanistan overcome the obstacles of transitioning back into mainstream society. Kanye is featured meeting with the ex-soldiers, who are dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mounting debt, and the inability to maintain employment because of the PTSD. Kanye's assistance goes above and beyond the call of duty, and includes the following: paying off debts, setting up children college funds, paying rent for a year, and even offering to help one of the ex-soldiers jump start his rap career.

Kanye West is the preeminent artist in hip hop, but it always appeared that his intensity collided with his intelligence to sometimes form incoherent comments and tirades. Kanye appeared very calm during this program, and by his actions really wanted to positively impact the lives of the ex-soldiers. Kanye has now joined David Banner as an "Agent of Change" within the hip hop community.