Kanye West's 'Lift Yourself' Isn't as Bad as You Think

Pray for me/I'm about to hit the 'Ye button
I don't wanna say nothin' wrong/But it'd be wrong if I ain't say nothin'
Imagine if I ain't say somethin'/Wouldn't none of these niggas say nothin'?
—Kanye West, "Champions"Is there a such thing as bad press? This month, Kanye West – undeniably one of the most famous, successful, critic-proof hip-hop artists in history – went on what can best be described as a "negative press tour." His baffling series of public provocations were, at