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Kanye's New Album Yeezus Leaked

SgtJoo

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My honest assessment is that he's trying to tap the cross-genre trend of incorporating more electronic/industrial elements which, to his credit, a lot of people in rap don't have the ability to do successfully. I think it is okay musically in that aspect, but lyrically and substance-wise it is kind of weak, but a lot of stuff out there today (especially main stream and borderline main stream) is the same way.

 

Overall it's OKAY and ten times better than most of the stuff getting airplay, but tbqh I don't see it up there with where Kanye's potential once was.

 

When I first heard it I thought I was being trolled, though.

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I have not listened to Ye's work since MBDTF.  Just too many allusions to gnosticism and whatever other crap he's gotten into as well as uninvited imagery, symbolism, etc.  If that's what he's into, great, but you don't have to drown your audience in it.

 

As far as the music itself, I'd say Kanye changed right around 808s.  I remember telling friends to go get his stuff with each of the albums prior because he didn't just rap about materialism, but he actually had substance to his music and lyrics.  Well, something changed along the way.  He actually used to put thought into his music and spoke to social and cultural issues that are often ignored.

 

Then he got his face stuck in Jay-Z's butthole, and ever since he's went full retard.  He seems to have changed as a person and an artist.

 

IMO, no doubt about it, he's the best producer of the modern era of hip-hop/rap, and possibly ever, but artistically, he took a turn for the worse several albums ago.  Although I will say, he seemed to have become frustrated with his overindulgent, materialistic, porno-living persona when I heard New Slaves, I found it an interesting juxtaposition to listen to that versus the bulk of what he's still putting out.  I had friends blowing up Facebook with the videos of the projection project he debuted them in and quoting his lyrics as though he's an anti-establishment trailblazer, when my issue with him as of late is that he has been a poster boy for uninspired industry music outside of his production.

 

mbdtf is musically one of the top albums I've ever listened to. Lyrically, I think it's one of his best if you look at it from a different perspective. It really packs a punch especially when you look at the last track of the album.  His flow is obviously not that great.

 

This album is all about over-indulgence, America's fixation on materialism (specifically black rap culture), and God-like egos. This is essentially a modern day masterpiece when you look at it this way. It is on an epic scale, both lyrically and musically.  From the first track with the lines "Can we get much higher" to the last track with the last lines about the basic necessities of man. "What does webster say about soul? all i want is a good home and a wife and kids, and some food to feed them every night..who will survive in America?"

 

Kanye is a walking, talking oxymoron. It's like he understands this but says fug it and acts like a complete asshole. Which is why the album is aptly named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Because wanting and being content with just the basic things is against American culture.

 

But that is just the way i look at it. It's one of my favorite albums of all time.

 

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there are rappers out there who have a unique sound AND don't require hallucinogens to enjoy.

 

honestly i don't understand how you can make this argument in defense of chance but still somehow hate on danny brown. danny's as far from the mainstream as chance (which really isn't all that far if you consider their features and buzz). i don't fug with chance but i think there's a pretty significant overlap between db and chance fans and i don't get how one's a joke and the other is idk, good? chance sounds really raw (because he's really young) and i personally don't like his delivery, but i don't think i'd go so far as to call him a joke, and i can totally see how ppl could find it listenable.

 

With Danny, it's not so much his music. I don't personally enjoy his music, but I find it totally fine that people do.

 

The reason I say he's a joke is because of the things he does. Like I said, a blowjob on stage during a song at his concert? That is one of the most disrespectful and disgusting things I've ever heard. Shows that he has no respect for the fans at his concert, or arguably fans in general, which is just stupid for an entertainer. 

 

As for the mainstream thing, I'm not judging people by how far away from the mainstream they are. I enjoy Drake, Kanye, and Cudi, and I also enjoy people like Prince Ea, Dyme A Duzin, and DeLaZoo that very little people have ever heard of. It's their music, not the mainstream appeal or lack there of.

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I have not listened to Ye's work since MBDTF.  Just too many allusions to gnosticism and whatever other crap he's gotten into as well as uninvited imagery, symbolism, etc.  If that's what he's into, great, but you don't have to drown your audience in it.

 

As far as the music itself, I'd say Kanye changed right around 808s.  I remember telling friends to go get his stuff with each of the albums prior because he didn't just rap about materialism, but he actually had substance to his music and lyrics.  Well, something changed along the way.  He actually used to put thought into his music and spoke to social and cultural issues that are often ignored.

 

Then he got his face stuck in Jay-Z's butthole, and ever since he's went full retard.  He seems to have changed as a person and an artist.

 

IMO, no doubt about it, he's the best producer of the modern era of hip-hop/rap, and possibly ever, but artistically, he took a turn for the worse several albums ago.  Although I will say, he seemed to have become frustrated with his overindulgent, materialistic, porno-living persona when I heard New Slaves, I found it an interesting juxtaposition to listen to that versus the bulk of what he's still putting out.  I had friends blowing up Facebook with the videos of the projection project he debuted them in and quoting his lyrics as though he's an anti-establishment trailblazer, when my issue with him as of late is that he has been a poster boy for uninspired industry music outside of his production.

 

True, he changed with 808's, but I wouldn't say for the worst. If you like traditional hip-hop, I can see why you'd love his early stuff and not 808's and later. But I wouldn't even say he fell off lyrically. He was never that good lyrically when looking at a lot of hip-hop artists (Lupe, Nas, etc), but I wouldn't say that his lyrics got worse. The production value went up, the albums were more genre bending and open to interpretation while provoking emotion.

 

That might sound... weird? But that's my personal take on it. Personally, I went from listening to Kanye's songs without actually listening to feeling Kanye's music and really taking it in. I dunno, to each his own I guess.

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people really need to start listening to albums from beginning to end. Itunes has ruined music. Go support your local cd/album store. Sit back throw an album on drink a beer and actually listen from start to finish. soak it all in.

 

Made that mistake with Good Kid MAAD City. Listened to individual songs on shuffle for a little bit when it first dropped without actually listening, didn't really get it. Finally listened to it through a few weeks/months later, and it blew my mind how I missed everything that happened.

 

Concept albums require cohesiveness to really succeed in doing what they want it to do. Cohesiveness generally requires a listen from the beginning to the end.

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Made that mistake with Good Kid MAAD City. Listened to individual songs on shuffle for a little bit when it first dropped without actually listening, didn't really get it. Finally listened to it through a few weeks/months later, and it blew my mind how I missed everything that happened.

 

Concept albums require cohesiveness to really succeed in doing what they want it to do. Cohesiveness generally requires a listen from the beginning to the end.

 

I'm kind of out of the loop with music videos and things of that nature. I learn about music from word of mouth. If someone really recommends something or I see one of my friends is really passionate about it i'll go buy the album and listen to it all the way through. There is a certain art form to making an album from beginning to end that is cohesive.

 

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