Comments on: ‘I got it from my momma’

By: Marshall G. ssci180

Marshall G. ssci180 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:29 +0000

You have to respect what a single Mom does. In todayâ€™s society the poetry you hear the most is coming from individuals like Kanye. His songs arenâ€™t the normal ones you hear about shaking your groove thing. Kanyes songs have deeper meanings. Kanyes Mom saw this spark and guided and motivated him to stay with his talent and that is something to be respected. Dr. Bailey did a good job of giving a Mother that raised her kid with a good head on his shoulders. Give some Respect to your Moms.

By: Marshall G. ssci180

Marshall G. ssci180 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:00 +0000

You have to respect what a single Mom does. In today’s society the poetry you hear the most is coming from individuals like Kanye. His songs aren’t the normal ones you hear about shaking your groove thing. Kanyes songs have deeper meanings. Kanyes Mom saw this spark and guided and motivated him to stay with his talent and that is something to be respected. Dr. Bailey did a good job of giving a Mother that raised her kid with a good head on his shoulders. Give some Respect to your Moms.

By: melissa martinez

melissa martinez — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:27:17 +0000

i got alittle off track and forgot to honor my mother. Beautiful Rosemary from a broken home found love in a man and in her belly, at thirteen she became a mother. despite being a child herself , she dedicated her life to being the best nurturing mama you could ever find. home room mama, girlscout leader mama, softball coach mama, she did it all! Always putting us first and herself second. i dread the day i lose my mom and i feel for kanye west..hopefully the leasons i’ve learned thus far from her, will continue to enrich my life. peace & love melissa

By: melissa martinez

melissa martinez — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:27:00 +0000

By: melissa martinez

melissa martinez — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:04:26 +0000

we sure do get it from our mama…our daddy too; whether just biologically or otherwise. whether you have had two parents, 1 parent, no parents, shity parents in your life..there comes a point in life when you grow the hell up and accept the choices and consequences you have paved for yourself. we ARE all creatures of circumstance..you and i could have just as easy been born in another place or another time, but @ what point do you take responsibility. None of us are free from pain…we’ve all had mountains to climb, rivers to swim… GET UP and dust yourself off. Learn more from your failures in life than successes! On the subject of rap & Kanye West….it’s okay..it sells..its more than fourties, blunts, and bitches. Its about making money and a little self-expression. music doesn’t make you violent …if your violent it aint from rap my friend …it’s you. peace & love…melissa

By: melissa martinez

melissa martinez — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:04:00 +0000

By: Jennifer A.Leaks

Jennifer A.Leaks — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:45:05 +0000

While I feel deep sorrow and sympathy for the West family, and respect Kanye on a lyrical and musical level, i question a few things. Miss West seemed to be a very intelligent, hardworking and dedicated mother and professional. However, i can not help but ask why she was seeking to alter her physical characteristics so desperately that she was willing to risk her life, which consequently was ended due to her own error in judgement? Was she caught up in living the g.o.o.d life of hollywood glamour? Had she fallen victom to the pressures of desiring that long gone youthful physique? If Kanye does in fact “get it from his momma” will he be subject to the same tragedy? No one is perfect, and we all make horrible decisions at times, but i do not know what the hell she was thinking!!!!

By: Jennifer A.Leaks

Jennifer A.Leaks — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:45:00 +0000

By: Ray Chin

Ray Chin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:52:39 +0000

Nothing can possibly be more tragic than losing your mother. Kanye is one of the few rappers that avoids the mainstream messages such as violence, gang activity, and improvises how the “industry” is. The term “I got it from my momma” is just a slang that will be forgotten such as “dope” and “fresh”. Yes, we do inherit our parents genetics, but Will.I.Am just mocks it from a rappers point of view. Not all individuals who were raised without a father live a dangerous lifestyle. For example, some girls are just more susceptible to men who can be viewed as a father figure and at times can have their way with them. For boys, they tend to have a hatred for their father because of their abandonment. Kanye was raised by a great women who luckily did not abort him.

By: Ray Chin

Ray Chin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:52:00 +0000

By: Analee Hernandez

Analee Hernandez — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:40:28 +0000

I believe this article is a way of letting people know that just because someone doesn’t grow up with two parents, doesn’t mean they will turn out “slipping through the cracks of truancy, teen pregnancy and juvenile incarceration.” I myself have grew up without a father figure in my life and I do have to disagree with the part of the article that says, “That young ladies, estranged from their fathers, are prey for smooth-talking men, who may have the inclination to exact a paternal chastisement on their bodies physically and sexually, while they incessantly seek for that “daddy” in their numerous male relationships.” Not having a father figure has made me want to do better in my life. Although, I know that in some cases people end up doing the opposite. My mother has been a very positive role model in my life and I am happy to say she is the reason I have succeeded so far in my career. It seems that Kanye West had a very strong role model in his life and now that she is gone I hope that he will continue succeeding in his career and keep following in her footsteps.

By: Analee Hernandez

Analee Hernandez — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:40:00 +0000

By: Melissa Penerian

Melissa Penerian — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:37:23 +0000

That is a great article. We do owe so much to mothers who show our youth how the world turns. A mother who takes the time to teach thier children right in a world that sometimes is just so wrong is the greatest impact in any ones life. It is wonderful that no matter what your background is and what nationalility one may be, we all have “got it” from our mothers. In some cases we may not want to have whatever it is that we got from our mothers but, we should embrace who we are. God Bless all the mothers out there who help us through this crazy world.

By: Melissa Penerian

Melissa Penerian — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:37:00 +0000

By: Natasha P

Natasha P — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:46:31 +0000

My prayers have gone out to Kanye and his family. My Mother and I are extremely close, and like the late Donda West my Mother has always supported me. Kanyeâ€™s loss will forever effect who he is, however he should never forget who is Mother raised him to be. Being a single Mom is a job no woman should have to â€œman-up toâ€ however, with societies values and morals changing many many women have take on the role of both Mother and Father to their children. My hat and heart goes out to those strong independent women that make the effort to raise their children on their own. In Kanyeâ€™s case he turned out to be everything Donda expected.
I agree that his music has â€œsomethingâ€ special to it. No, his lyrics are not always life changing, you said it best when you said, â€œKanye attempts to provide a scathing critique of our common consciousness and force us to wrestle with our own sense of right and wrong.â€ However, he is making a lot of money, his music is everywhere and he is a part of the 21st century and therefore, whether a person owns his CDâ€™s or hates his guts, the fact remains, that he has made his mark. And, while most people see Kanye as a solo artist that performs alone, his manager, mother and main man supported him and succeed in getting him to where he is today.
Hopefully his loss will only help him further his career, because thatâ€™s what his Mother would have wanted. While his life will never be the same without her, he must realize that everything he has today, is due to her love. Donda West supported and loved her son, and because of that he has come so far. It is with dearest sincerity that I wish Kanye and his future the best, because the best is has yet to come.