Pop Culture Analysis: Good Life by Kanye West

Kanye West's good life is the celebrity  lifestyle. Women, cars, and money are all aspects of the life he is currently living as a star, and by having all this he has been "[welcomed] to the good life." The celebrity lifestyle also comes with the ability to do what you want when you want without consequences. The line "go 'head switch the style up/ and if they hate then let 'em hate/ and watch the money pile up," shows that he can do what he wants, because even though some may not like it, the money will keep coming. The lifestyle he is rapping about put him above the common working man.

The imagery in the video expresses the importance of instant gratification.  Every line he says has an image that pops up with it, showing him getting what he wants, when he wants it. Most people have to work and wait for what they want, but not Kanye. "The good life, feel like Atlanta," and all of a sudden he's there, "feel like NY," and now he's in New York. Whenever these locations pop up in the video is doesn't show him doing anything significant, like being with family, or helping people. It shows him at resorts, clubs or mansions, places that are usually reserved for those with a lot of money. Celebrities have the media connections and the money to raise awareness of many issues and donate money to different causes, but this video might as well say "Fuck that, I'm going to use my money and power to benefit only me."