Everything I Am by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 112 minutes

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All Common had to do was pass on a beat...and a Kanye classic was born. To this day, Everything I Am remains a lyrical highlight in Kanye West's discography, and a cathartic moment for his growth as a man, as an artist. Chris and Travis unpack this downtrodden track on today's episode and show how it leads into the final act of Graduation's narrative. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/KanyePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:07.0	I guess we'll never know. I don't get enough up here. Jesus just rose again.
0:27.5	Listen to the kids.
0:33.6	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:36.2	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:38.3	My name's Chris Lambert.
0:40.3	And my name isn't Chris Lambert.
0:42.3	It's Travis Bean.
0:44.3	And today we're talking about a song that is helping me to,
0:49.3	helping me today define who I am.
0:52.3	You know what I mean? Yeah, because you always get confused about who you are. I know. We start the show and like, you're like, I'm Chris Lambert and I'm like, I'm Chris Lambert and I'm like, I'm like, shit, I'm not Chris Lamber. And then we have to start over. I know. I know. And you're You're always asking me, you're always saying, Chris, I feel like I'm this, I feel
1:12.6	like I'm this, I feel like I'm this, I'm this, I'm this, I'm this, I'm this, I'm this,
1:15.6	and you know, maybe it's not what you feel like you are, but maybe it's what you feel like
1:22.6	you aren't.
1:23.6	Mmm.
1:24.6	And all I'm doing is sitting there listing characters that Patrick Swayze has played in movies.
1:31.6	Yeah, that's the strangest part by far.
1:36.3	A, that I know all of them so well, and B, that I think I am them.
1:40.9	Yeah, though I must say I do enjoy the fact that you have made so much pottery.
1:46.0	It's really helped us fill out our place with some plants.
1:51.5	Unfortunately, it's all ghost pottery, so it's all invisible.
1:54.7	Yeah, that does not help with the plants.
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