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Has anyone else noticed that Kanye West's "Heartless" video and Ralph Bakshi's 1981 movie, "American Pop," share similar animation styles. And it's more then just similar, It looks like "Heartless" uses Bakshi's signature rotoscoping style. If you haven't seen one or either yet, here are the links:

Kanye West's "Heartless"
Ralph Bakshi's 1981 movie, "American Pop"