Title: "Touch the Sky" ft. Fiasco
Album: Late Registration
Produced by: Just Blaze
There isn't too much that can be written about the fourth single off of Late Registration. To put it simply: "Touch the Sky" is a great song. The Curtis Mayfield "Moving on Up" sample sets the tone for the song's story and anchors the track like only a solid gold oldie can. A jubilant tale of West's ascension to "hip-hop legend" status, "Touch the Sky" is a cross between the old 'Ye who fought to prove himself and the arrogant mogul he's become. The video is a perfect compliment. Shot in 70s style by Chris Milk (director of "Jesus Walks" and known now as the mastermind behind "the Wilderness Downtown" project), it features hilarious cameos by Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross and introduces the world to a young crowd-pleasing Lupe Fiasco. At the end of the video, Kanyevel crashes and bursts into flames attempting a record-breaking rocket jump across the Grand Canyon, a sign perhaps that Kanye knew his rise to glory would not come without a few falls. Still,the ascent is worth it all. That's what the song is about, and before the rocket crashes and burns the superstar beams with life and joy as he flies above the crowd; the beauty and tragedy of success.
Favorite Line: While Jay-Z's is "I think I died in the accident 'cause this must be heaven," I prefer "I'm trying to right my wrongs/ but its funny them same wrongs helped me write this song".
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