Power: Remix
2010 · Good · Atlanta, Georgia
- Artist
- Kanye West
- Title
- Power: Remix
- Release
- Power: Remix
- Year
- 2010
- Label
- Good
- Format
- Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Experimental Hip Hop · Pop Rap · Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
"Power", also 2011 album Good Friday "Bring our troops back from Iraq, keep our troops out of Iran... / Now the question is, how we gon' stop the next Vietnam / Keep Flex out of Korea, 'cause you know he drop bombs"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Kanye West, associated with Experimental Hip Hop and Pop Rap, born on 8 June 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Having sold 160+ million records and winning many Grammy and other music awards, he is one of the more prominent and successful Hip Hop artists. (1) Several songs referenced Vietnam: "Get By" (2003) (with Mos Def, JAY-Z, Talib Kweli, and Busta Rhymes), "Diamonds (From Sierra Leone)" (2005), "Eyez Closed" (2011) (with Snoop Dogg and John Legend), and "Power" (2010) (with JAY-Z and Swizz Beatz).The song "Power: Remix" (Good) (with JAY-Z and Swizz Beatz), West took an anti-war position on the US presence in Iraq, and warned about intervention in Iran, using Vietnam as a reference point, a key trend found in the post-war period in all genres: "bring our troops back from Iraq, keep our troops out of Iran... how we gon' stop the next Vietnam". It also featured on the 2011 album Good Friday
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Kanye West, associated with Experimental Hip Hop and Pop Rap, born on 8 June 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Having sold 160+ million records and winning many Grammy and other music awards, he is one of the more prominent and successful Hip Hop artists. (1).
Themes
Anti-War · Korea · Iraq War · Vietnam Analogy · Iran