What is meant by that is that whatever elements or ideas make something unique and differentiates it from its neighbors and peers is what it should lean into and pursue. Nietzsche's idea was, to make a complex idea very simple, that things should become themselves. And "Overman" is just one way to attempt to name that thing. He did after all say it was about going "beyond good and evil." But it's not like he meant the fruits of the labor of Overmen would inherently be good.Ĭulture and individuals can still decide whatever a creative saint makes is good or bad there's nothing that says we have to sign off on anything a creative genius makes.īut likewise, it's hard to debate figures like David Bowie or Miles Davis or Prince having something that carries over from group to group, some kind of vision or unnameable thing. It's become controversial partly on the fault of Nietzsche. It's a mode people can slip in and out of.
More specifically, it's a creator making something true to their vision and their vision alone, and remaining in a state where they can keep doing that. The Overman, as Nietzsche saw it, was more or less a creator. That's a little controversial, but only because the cultural view of Nietzsche is a little off. Really, in short, Kanye is a Nietzschean Overman. The man designs clothes, makes beats, raps, directs videos, designs stage productions, offers what can only be termed (in a very endearing and respectful way) performance art improvisations.īut it's not plurality that makes Kanye a genius, nor is it his occasional greatness. It's proper we start referring to him as a "creator" now instead of all the multifarious hats he wears and has worn over the years. Let's be honest with ourselves: Kanye West is a genius-level creator.
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