Instead of Sending Flowers, We are the Roses.

Roses. Roses is another very dramatic song from Late Registration.

The song tells the story of Kanye West and his sick grandmother. The song is also a critique of the health care system. And that not everyone has the access to medical aid. Such an example is the line:

If Magic Johnson got a cure for A.I.D.S.

And all the broke muthafuckers past away

Keyboard and Bass accompany all the verses, as a feeling of sadness from Kanye is conveyed through the rap. One of the greatest thing about his rapping is he shows incredible emotion. As heard in these lines:

I asked the nurse did you do the research. 

She asked me: can you sign some t-shirts?

Bitch is you smokin' reefer?

You don't see that we hurt?

But still....

The chorus then begins.The chorus includes vocals from Tony Williams and Patti Labelle. Which really help elaborate the song along side the vocals from the sample "Rosie" by Bill Whithers. The chorus is accompanied by an assembly of drums.

A very powerful song, once again Jon Brion and Kanye West produce a track that conveys the emotion Mr. West wanted to.