Kanye’s best beat
Hate him or love him or both!, Kanye without a doubt has made some stellar music. The boy has skills.
I’ve heard most of his beats from his youngin days till the present. There are plenty to love, but the one for me that stands out the most is the beat he crafted for Alicia Keys. The song is “You don’t know my name” off of Alicia’s second album “The Diary Of Alicia Keys”. A beautiful old soul sounding ode to the love who doesn’t know he is being loved. This beat makes me want to create music for realz for realz. Kanye used Main Ingredients “let me prove my love to you” at the 1.45 marker to its fullest. It’s like angels descended on the track . Alicia provides the lovely lyrics full of confidence, passion and bravado that make you want to be that dude she thinks about. She also co produced the track. Oh baby girl if only..
Aside from the song itself comes the video. Alicia is a waitress in a Harlem diner where the lovely love interest played by the ever so cool and thoughtful Mos Def, comes in to eat on the daily not knowing that the gorgeous girl in the braids is wishfully thinking….Go get em Alicia….
Kanye it’s my personal favorite because it hits the inner most corners of my yearning soul and for that thank you son..Stop being a dick!
Alicia Keys “You don’t know my name”
Main Ingredient “Let me prove my love to you”
