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Discuss “Kanye West touches the sky”

The University of Pittsburgh's Peterson Events Center was filled to full capacity last Sunday, as college students and local fans came out to get a glimpse of hip-hop superstar Kanye West, who embarked on a nationwide college campus tour earlier this month.

Kanye ? who blew up in both the pop and hip-hop markets two years ago with his album [ITAL]College Dropout[ITAL] ? builds his music on catchy vocal hooks, gospel and R&B samples, and of course, good rapping. His stage setup accommodated all of his own strengths ? a live string section, backup singers, a keyboard player, a DJ, and a live percussionist.

Unlike other groups with a live backing band (The Roots, Outkast), Kanye's battery of 13 musicians all too often created a cluttered...

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