Addiction

If you're any sort of music fan, and you don't have Kanye West's Late Registration, I really don't know what to say. You're an idiot, that's all. Late Registration obviously can't match the pure sweetness of College Dropout, but it's still able to stand on its own as a near-swoop CD. I bought the CD on iTunes, and Kanye is one of the very few artists I'll support by actually forking over money for his stuff. The first three songs are hits (Heard 'Em Say, Touch the Sky, and Gold Digger), and the rest of em are more than worth the cash.

One of the key highlights is the song Addiction, which perfectly displays the thoughts of drinkers and smokers everywhere. I used to be totally against drinking and smoking, which is pretty funny since I engage in both quite a bit nowadays. What really gets me riled up is when people go out and say "Oh, smoking grass is so bad, bla bla bullshit", especially when those people drink. In all honesty, smoking is better than drinking, and you can't say otherwise unless you have experienced both, so keep your damn mouths shut before you spout out bullshit.

That'll be covered in some other article, I'm here to talk about Addiction. I always see people putting music on their websites, stupid shit that's either 1. that emo bullcrap excuse for music that's nothing but screaming or 2. sentimental love music that belongs in an awful chick flick. This song, along with Kanye's others, talk about real shit in real life, so I've copied and pasted the lyrics down here so you can see what I mean (credit to ohhla.com for the lyrics):

Kanye West feat. Strings
Addiction

[Chorus]
Why everything that's 'sposed to be bad, make me feel so good?
Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would
Man I tried to stop man, I tried the best I could, but
You make me smiiiiiiile in my heart

What's your addiction?  Is it money?  Is it girls?  Is it weed?
I've been afflicted, by not one, not two, but all three
She's got the same thing, about me, but more, about us
And she's comin over, so I guess, that means, I'm her drugs
Just let me peak now, I mean dang, I'm so, curious
She's got a lover, so the lies, and the lust, is a rush
Time's of the essence, I need you, to be spon-taneous
Roll up the doja, Henny and C-Co-Co-Cola
Then I'm c-comin over, cause it's n-never over

[Chorus]

I see the emotion, in your eyes, that you tried, not to show
We get the closest, when you high, or you drunk, or you blowed
So I pour the potion, so we can both, get high, as we can go
Then I'll get the lotion, it do somethin to me, when your thighs, is exposed
There's no turnin back now, I mean I, don't mean, to impose
Not now but right now, I need you, to undress, and then pose
I'm into that now, catch a vibe, when the doors, get closed
Roll up the doja, Henny and C-Ca-Coca-Cola
And I keep com-comin over, cause it's n-never over, uhh

[Chorus]

Why everything that's 'sposed to be bad, make me feel so good?
Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would
Man I tried to stop man, I tried the best I could, but
You make me smiiiiiiile in my heart

[Chorus]

I, just wanted to ask you
Just wanted to umm, let me how would I put this umm
Let's say, of your friends
Remember the one, huh?
You said, if you ever she would be the one
Okay, okay, okay, well, I was thinkin
Hypothetically, I mean don't take this seriously
Don't take me, I mean just, umm, not credibly
I, feel it incredibly
I mean let's let it be, I, just let it be
I mean you her and me, I mean you her and me
Baby?  Baby?  Baby?
Baby?  Baby?
You know I was just kiddin
Unless you gon' do it