Kanye West

Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR

Books, Music, After Shows, Tv & Film, Film Reviews, News, Tv Reviews, Arts, Entertainment News, Music Commentary

4.5 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Kanye West is a successful rapper and producer who has won 22 Grammys. But West has also been a public lightning rod for his outbursts at awards shows, his outspoken support of Donald Trump, his acrimonious divorce proceedings with Kim Kardashian, and much more. Netflix recently released a documentary called jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. So it seems like a good time to assess the artist himself.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Kanye West is not only a successful rapper and producer, he's a label mogul, a fashion designer,
0:10.8	and reportedly a billionaire.
0:12.7	But he's also been a public lightning rod for his outbursts at awards shows, his outspoken
0:17.0	support of Donald Trump, and much more.
0:19.8	Netflix recently dropped a documentary called Genius, a Kanye Trilogy, so it seems like
0:25.0	a good time to assess the artist himself.
0:27.6	I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we are talking about Kanye West on Pop Culture Happy Hour
0:32.6	from NPR.
0:38.7	Support for NPR and the following message come from Talkspace.
0:42.6	Some of us are struggling with mental health issues, and dealing with them can be a challenge.
0:47.6	Talkspace can help with your mental health journey, and it's not a one-size-fits-all approach.
0:51.8	They connect you with a real mental health professional that's trained for just what you
0:55.8	need.
0:56.8	And the one-sized-fits-one support you need.
0:59.4	Sign up today at Talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with promo code Happy Hour.
1:05.8	Joining me today is writer NPR Music Contributor and co-host of the bottom of the map podcast
1:10.6	Christina Lee.
1:11.6	Welcome back, Christina.
1:12.6	Hello.
1:13.6	Great to have you also making his Pop Culture Happy Hour debut is Gavin Godfrey.
1:18.5	He's an NPR Music Contributor and Atlanta Editor for Capital B News.
1:22.0	Welcome to the show, Gavin.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.