Is Kanye West the new revolutionist of video making?

June 29, 2:58 PMNY Hip-Hop Music ExaminerSamantha Greaves

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Kanye gets animated in "Street Lights" video. Photo: MTV

Kanye West without a doubt is one of the most eccentric rappers in Hip-Hop to date. He is not afraid to push the envelope and to do the total opposite of what everyone else is doing. Would it be crazy enough to compare his eye for originality to Michael Jackson? And yes, the comparisons have just begun.

With video's like "Stronger", "Homecoming", "Paranoid" and now his new video for "Street Lights"; it's safe to conclude that Kanye is in a league of his own when it comes to video's.

In his new video for "Street Lights" Kanye takes a more animated road, figuratively and literally. With a sports car going down a road with what seems to be him in the drivers seat, the video is kind of reminiscent of the video game Need For Speed: Underground 2. Though the lyrical content of the song is a little depressing, the video gives way to an interesting view.

Expecting to see a stereotypical rap video from Kanye West is like finding money on a crowded street, it hardly ever happens. It is artists like this that single-handedly change the music video game for the better.