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The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
TIME's Josh Tyrangiel rates the evening's performances from the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Kanye West performs at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, February 10, 2008.
Mike Blake / Reuters
Stronger / Hey Mama
The rhymes are clear, the flash pots full of fire, but there's something lacking. Alone on the stage and hidden behind incandescent white shades, West seems even more self-important than usual. Then he sheds his glasses and brings up the lights for a strings-only version of Hey Mama dedicated to his late mother. It's nice, simple, even touching. A reminder that bare bones rap—a few words, a little rhythm, a lot of emotion—still has power.
— by Josh Tyrangiel
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