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Alright, so I finally got around to giving some of these tracks a spin. I can't help but relate the vibe of this album to Death Grips. dark and violent. I don't know how much I'll like this album, but it's alright so far. 7/10
 
thadoctadvocate said:
Someone wanna post all the dope album art they have come across?
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Just listened to it twice while reading the lyrics.
And I really listened with an open mind trying to give Ye a chance.
But dude just aint talkin about nothin. The beats were subpar compared to his earlier stuff.
Overall tho, **** is hot garbage.
You dont have to like my opinion just like I dont like this wack *** album.
 
It's disappointing to learn that consequence wrote some of ye's earlier material, I legit used to think of ye as a real deal genius, but now I just look at him as an above average artist. I wonder exactly how much of his material was ghost written. It's bad enough that he samples 99% of his work, learning that he didn't write the rhymes makes him basically a rich man's diddy.

College dropout era was my absolute favorite. The issues he touched on and the things he said are still relevant to this day, that album was iconic.

"we buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom,we'll buy a lot of clothes but we don't really need 'em, things we buy to cover up what's inside, cuz they made us hate ourself and love they wealth..."

You can't tell me that this doesn't apply to millions of Americans right this second. The only song on this new album that can hold a candle to his classic stuff is new slaves, and he's really not saying much on that either. Kanye used to deliver messages with unexpected, twisted yet relatable humor. Now it's a bunch of sex punchlines, nonsense, and brands that we've never heard of. :smh:
 
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It's disappointing to learn that consequence wrote some of ye's earlier material, I legit used to think of ye as a real deal genius, but now I just look at him as an above average artist. I wonder exactly how much of his material was ghost written. It's bad enough that he samples 99% of his work, learning that he didn't write the rhymes makes him basically a rich man's diddy.

College dropout era was my absolute favorite. The issues he touched on and the things he said are still relevant to this day, that album was iconic.

"we buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom,we'll buy a lot of clothes but we don't really need 'em, things we buy to cover up what's inside, cuz they made us hate ourself and love they wealth..."

You can't tell me that this doesn't apply to millions of Americans right this second. The only song on this new album that can hold a candle to his classic stuff is new slaves, and he's really not saying much on that either. Kanye used to deliver messages with unexpected, twisted yet relatable humor. Now it's a bunch of sex punchlines, nonsense, and brands that we've never heard of. :smh:
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CD is my second fav album behind MBDTF

would be nice but aint even mad though

just got home from downtown LA with my girl and they only showed new slaves :stoneface:
 
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gllahone84 said:
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I heard it all...dude said MJ blew up New Jack swing...
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That **** was on its way out the door...12 Play killed all that. 
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i feel like rkelly is on another level than all the r&b dudes
*******chitown stand up********
 
[h1]Kanye West, 'Yeezus': Track-by-Track review[/h1]
        88 Billboard Rating

Did you hear that rumble earlier? It was the sound of the Internet shaking as news tweeted across the world that Kanye West’s sixth solo album “Yeezus” sprang a leak, just four days before its official June 18 release.

 
The anticipation for the album has been massive since West coyly tweeted the release date for the effort last month. Fans expected a single, but the rollout of “Yeezus” has been unorthodox, to say the least. First, there was the screening of his “New Slaves” clip  on select buildings in cities all over the world. The video was never given to conventional outlets like YouTube or MTV. Then came  his “SNL” showing, where he performed “New Slaves” and the raucous “Black Skinheads.” And finally, he debuted a slew of newbies last Sunday in New York  at the Governors Ball festival. Still, it wasn’t until this week that Kanye did something common for any other artist with an album on deck: he hosted a listening session. On Monday (June 10), West and his Def Jam record label invited peers and media to hear what he’d spent months in Paris and Los Angeles recording.

Kanye: From 'Dropout' to 'Yeezus'  | Kanye's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits

“Yeezus” is a medley of several genres -- new wave, punk, rock, and of course hip-hop. Those looking for vintage soul sounds or even full-on raps from start to finish will be thrown several curves here. It’s an album with numerous emotional layers as well. There are a few lighthearted moments, and cuts about love along with lust. But mostly, West is just plain mad -- angry at naysayers,  “The Man” censoring his art, and even at his own celeb status.

But after all is said and done, does "Yeezus" live up to the hype? Is West, in fact, the Michael Jordan of music (as he claimed in a recent New York Times article)? Here's our track-by-track analysis of the year's most aniticpated -- and what will undoubtedly be the most scrutizied -- hip-hop album of 2013.

1. On Sight

The album begins like a scene a sketchy downtown dance club, as if Kanye’s trying to figure out what frequency “Yeezus” will tune to. The beat -- which comes courtesy of French dance demigods Daft Punk -- starts with fuzzy synths that turn solid to prance over the track. “Yeezy season’s approaching,” Kanye raps. “…The monster’s about to come alive again.” 

2. Black Skinhead

Over tumbling, industrial-sounding drums (maybe the sort of massacre music they played back during battles at Rome’s Colosseum), West tackles the perception of a black man dating a white woman, saying racist people are “gon’ come and kill King Kong.” He’s a savage on this song, for sure -- bent on deading everything and anyone that isn’t “ready for action.” Kanye claims to be wiser than he’s ever been, meaning those in the wrong should probably watch their backs. “If I knew what I know in the past,” he raps, “I would’ve been blacked out on your ***.”

3. I Am a God

Through shooting synths, squeals and mushed bass, Kanye revels in all the negativity he’s endured -- the hate received for everything from his fashion sense to brand of hip-hop -- and proclaims himself to be a god “until the day I get struck by lightning." The pained screams towards end make this one teeter towards horrorcore. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon pops in at the tail of this monster to haunt a bit as well.

4. New Slaves

Many are already familiar with this spiteful cut from Kanye's “SNL” performance in May. The album version is just as viscous. Kanye clowns anyone that’s more sheep than shepherd. “You see there’s leaders and there’s followers,” he starts. “But I’d rather be a **** than a swallower.” Unapologetic, as usual. “New Slaves” is basic on the production side, mainly relying on a soft bassline until a scrambled mack truck of a synth drives through on the song's especially aggressive conclusion. “**** you and your Hampton house,” Kanye spits, attacking officials in power positions filtering art hiding information from audiences in need of both. It drastically transforms into something soulful and visceral at the end, with West hopping on the voice-altering device Auto-Tune to sing. Frank Ocean helps close the joint with a few coos as well.

5. Hold My Liquor

Justin Vernon opens this woozy track that finds a drunk Kanye stumbling into an exes home for some emotionally reckless and scattered sex. “[The] ***** had me floating,” says West of the night. “Feel like Deepak Chopra.” There’s a healthy dose of Auto-Tune of here, too, as “Liquor” continues album's string of songs that feature several sonic twists and turns.

6. I’m In It

Here, Kanye mangles his voice and flips to beast mode while talking about the things he’s going to do to a women in bed. “All I need is sweet and sour sauce,” he says after, referring to performing oral sex on an Asian woman. That portion of the song is slow winding -- but all of a sudden, it turns into a dancehall romp. “That’s right, I’m in it,” West says repeatedly while an island guest crows every few bars.  

7. Blood on the Leaves

Sampling Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit,” “Leaves” opens softly with piano keys bouncing lightly and Kanye trying to shake some thoughts, lamenting about a failed relationship. “I just need to clear my mind now,” he sings. “It’s been racing since the summer time.” Clearly, he fails at trying to slow his mind down. Both he and the beat flip into a quaking rage. “We could’ve been somebody,” he yelps. The raps that fill the second half are cruelly aimed at groupies, then spiral back into Auto-Tuned moans. Seven songs in, and there’s still no sign of “traditional hip-hop” on “Yeezus.”

8. Guilt Trip

This is a brief thumper with Kanye once again looking back at a failed relationship. “This is the time when my heart got shot down,” he recounts in his vocals,  delivered as a hybrid of raps and singing.

9. Send It Up

Sirens wail from the start  as Kanye preps to enter a party -- but not before a girl and her crew ask for him to get them in. “’Can you get my Benz in the club,’” he retorts in wise-*** fashion. “’If not, treat your friends like my Benz: park they *** outside until the evening ends.’” Reggae infects “Up” at the end as well.

10. Bound 2

This one is for those starving for West’s soulful sound of yore. Sampling Ponderosa Twins Plus One’s “Bound,” Kanye confronts his “leave a pretty girl sad” reputation with women. “One good girl is worth a thousand *******,” he says. Singer Charlie Wilson croons on the hook, effectively closing out West’s most adventurous album to date singing “there’s no leaving this party with nobody to love.”
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Although I'm quite familiar with a majority of ye's work, I skimmed through his catalog to do an updated ranking.
1. College Dropout, no ifs ands or buts
2.mbdtf- most of this album made zero sense, but most of it sounded so good. The beginning of the dark phase where his music stopped having meaning. It really did feel like a subconscious rant.
3. Late Registration, lots of enjoyable songs, but nothing that I loved. Also, about 5 songs and 3 skits shouldve been scraped imo.
4. Graduation - i love good morning and can't tell me nothing, but i didn't care for the rest of the album much. What's worse is bittersweet was left off, and they didn't use the original version of Home with John legend. Double fail. The last ye album with any remnant of substance.
5. I'm not very familiar with the new album yet, but I'm confident that this spot will be secured for it.

I've never even listened to all of 808s.
 
Azul Rolex said:
N's want my old ish buy my old album



Album of the decade. Can't stop listening to this ****. This **** is beautiful


I still plan on buying the hard copy in stores on Tuesday too. :pimp:
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I definitely respect your right to have an opinion so I'd like to ask. What made this album so great for you?
 
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The production, the beats,the lyrical content, him not being afraid to go against the grain with making a traditional album. He's a genius. I hope he makes Bound 2 the official single.Every radio station should be playing it on repeat. I was a little iffy on hold my liquor and I'm in it initially. But those have grown on me quickly. I just hope he releases a deluxe addition with more tracks
 
Oh, Ok. Well, I can say this, I agree that him not being afraid to make a non-traditional hip hop album was ambitious. That is probably the thing I like most about the album. It being different. As far as the rest of the stuff you said, I'll just agree to disagree. Thanks for answering my question
 
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I'm very surprised that so many people like bound 2,it sounds mad weird and semi annoying to me, although it does put you in the mind of the classic kanye.

I'm truly impressed at chief keef's coherency on hold my liquor, he adds a nice rugged touch to the track imo.
 
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:smh: @ whoever is buying a hard copy of this album..kanye is lowkey dissing you on some "these ****** gonna buy a plastic case with

a piece of tape on it...fools"

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bound 2 > thats it.

first track sounds like x-men 2 clone wars when you turn on da game....

whoever touting this as a masterpiece wishes they were giving birth to kanye's kid instead of kim.
 
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