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[cdyhybrid]

If he makes another album, I hope he puts his ghostwriters to better use. His minimalism is showing off how weak he is lyrically.

Is that Keef on Send It Up? I don't understand how anyone can hate that track.

The beginning? I believe that's King L.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Can't believe how much people are really feeling this. The lyrics are so astoundingly bad, dude is basically a parody of himself.

R.I.P to old school hip hop heads?

 

[SoilBreak]

edit

 

[MThanded]

Edit: beaten

 

[Detox]

Haven't listened but ten tracks? The God is watching

 

[Esch]

R.I.P to old school hip hop heads?

Good riddance

 

[cdyhybrid]

Can't believe how much people are really feeling this. The lyrics are so astoundingly bad, dude is basically a parody of himself.

R.I.P to old school hip hop heads?

Stuck in the 90's ain't a good look

 

[RBelong2Us]

Stuck in the 90's ain't a good look

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

 

[MThanded]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple

Define hip-hop. Be careful. You will most likely dig your own grave here.

 

[thabiz]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

so then how is it the death of hip hop heads?

 

[HiResDes]

Alright I'm done with it for today after four listens, lol. Going back to Bones and Nacho Picasso.

 

[Oldschoolgamer]

How is this not Hip Hop? Lol

 

[Kwixotik]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

You know there can be multiple styles within a genre? And you are welcome to enjoy as many of them as you want?

 

[RBelong2Us]

Define hip-hop. Be careful. You will most likely dig your own grave here.

When production overlaps lyrics, it becomes something else.

What other great rap artist do people really say, well his lyrics completely suck but that production is amaze balls?

 

[Esch]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

I mean really, who cares? Does Kanye have to make purely hip hop music? Does him releasing this album mean there wont be a jillion other analogues of the boom bap or w/e you like out there?

Cmon son.

 

[cdyhybrid]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

 

[MThanded]

so then how is it the death of hip hop heads?

shit.

 

[RBelong2Us]

so then how is it the death of hip hop heads?

Because we are supposed to take this as a hip-hop album and people actually believe that it is.

 

[Detox]

Alright I'm done with it for today after four listens, lol. Going back to Bones and Nacho Picasso.

Ether

 

[thabiz]

When production overlaps lyrics, it becomes something

wow. just wow.

 

[HiResDes]

 

[RBelong2Us]

wow. just wow.

It's a concept album. Like 808s

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Stuck in the 90's ain't a good look

I got to go and listen to this but the statements like ^this here are making me an unbeliever already.....

 

[Esch]

It's a concept album. Like 808s

So hip hop albums cant be concept albums?

 

[thabiz]

It's a concept album. Like 808s

there cant be hip hop concept albums?

im pretty sure hip hop is defined by the 5 elements. not some bullshit production vs lyrics criteria.

 

[SoilBreak]

It's a concept album. Like 808s

Please keep going.

 

[MThanded]

It's a concept album. Like 808s

What is russian roulette by alchemist?

 

[RBelong2Us]

So hip hop albums cant be concept albums?

True, anything can be but there's no specific category to solidify what this is. It's its own thing. There's no label and that's fine, love it, hate it, whatever. But ranking it with other hip-hop albums on the basis that its Kanye West? Yeah, no.

 

[The Return of]

I am entertained by RBelong2Us reaction. I knew this was going to happen and I was honestly hoping for it

 

[PBY]

This isn't hip-hop, plain and simple. No matter if you love this or hate it, it's just not

Lol okay

 

[Esch]

True, anything can be but there's no specific category to solidify what this is. It's its own thing. There's no label and that's fine, love it, hate it, whatever. But ranking it with other hip-hop albums on the basis that its Kanye West? Yeah, no.

Tier listing is for fun and street fighter neckbeards who gives a shit lol

 

[EloquentM]

Brought to you by the coli

 

[RBelong2Us]

I got to go and listen to this but the statements like ^this here are making me an unbeliever already.....

Yeah, I don't understand the whole 90's hip hop look is a bad look now?

GKMC's roots are straight 90s hip-hop with a contemporary vibe and that happens to be arguably the best hip-hop albums in a while.

 

[Trey]

This album mauls in the ride. I recant my earlier statement.

And I'm glad to see TNGHT being mentioned - means my ears aren't total shit. Thought I heard them.

 

[Cudder]

Alright I'm done with it for today after four listens, lol. Going back to Bones and Nacho Picasso.

Man, discovering Bones and having 6 albums of his to listen to all at once is dangerous, don't wanna burn out on his deep voiced laid back weed rap, nomsayin? still enjoying his shit immensely.

 

[PBY]

I still haven't feasted brehs. At work.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Yeah, I don't understand the whole 90's hip hop look is a bad look now?

GKMC's roots are straight 90s hip-hop with a contemporary vibe and that happens to be arguably the best hip-hop albums in a while.

I always took "stuck in the 90's" to mean (to me anyway) that experimentation or going outside the traditional boundaries of "hip-hop" is being frowned upon.

 

[Pinko Marx]

True, anything can be but there's no specific category to solidify what this is. It's its own thing. There's no label and that's fine, love it, hate it, whatever. But ranking it with other hip-hop albums on the basis that its Kanye West? Yeah, no.

You're right, Yeezus is more of a Rap album.

 

[brokenbeans]

R.I.P to old school hip hop heads?

Nope still here.

 

[The Return of]

Yeah, I don't understand the whole 90's hip hop look is a bad look now?

GKMC's roots are straight 90s hip-hop with a contemporary vibe and that happens to be arguably the best hip-hop albums in a while.

I actually wouldn't agree with that at all. I find it more in common with albums released in 00s

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Yeah, I don't understand the whole 90's hip hop look is a bad look now?

GKMC's roots are straight 90s hip-hop with a contemporary vibe and that happens to be arguably the best hip-hop albums in a while.

I got to listen to it,so I am not talking about Yeezus specifically. However, in general when kanye gets on his weird tip (cause he does do his share of good music) kanye musical choice is the epitomy of Jay's line

Cause a dude wear a kufi, it don’t mean that he bright
'Cause you don’t understand him, it don’t mean that he nice
It just means you don’t understand all the bullshit that he write"

 

[cashman]

You mean in the mainstream. Because everything I've read about this album sounds like another case of Kanye mining the underground, giving it some polish, and getting credit for "creating" a sound.

Who are some of these artists Kanye is drawing influence from?

 

[HiResDes]

I still haven't feasted brehs. At work.

Leave.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Edit: beaten

Ultimately I think this is a good thing, and a good point. But I think the unfortunate thing is that historically hip hop has been quite a disposable art form. Every other genre of music has multiple legends who can still make a living off their music today because it's passed from parent (or uncle/granddad/etc) to child. Taylor Swift can do a live performance with Stevie Nicks and cause thousands of 12 year old kids to discover Fleetwood Mac. Meanwhile rap fans today dismiss Run DMC, Whodini, etc as sounding dated or being old. Shit is pathetic.

This applies to the mainstream/underground rift too, although it's less severe. Most kids who listen to this album aren't going to say "wow, I need to find more stuff like this!" Instead this is what's going to happen, IF the album is a big success: some sound from the album will be further mainstream'd by the Camel, others will follow suit, and will have another BMF situation where everyone is doing the same thing again. Meanwhile El-p, Flying Lotus, and others will be left out of the circle of success.

 

[Jitters]

Ultimately I think this is a good thing, and a good point. But I think the unfortunate thing is that historically hip hop has been quite a disposable art form. Every other genre of music has multiple legends who can still make a living off their music today because it's passed from parent (or uncle/granddad/etc) to child. Taylor Swift can do a live performance with Stevie Nicks and cause thousands of 12 year old kids to discover Fleetwood Mac. Meanwhile rap fans today dismiss Run DMC, Whodini, etc as sounding dated or being old. Shit is pathetic.

I haven't noticed this.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Who are some of these artists Kanye is drawing influence from?

El-P, Flying Lotus, Death Grips, UK Grime artists such as Dizzee Rascal.
Off the top of my head.

 

[brokenbeans]

El-P, Flying Lotus, Death Grips, UK Grime artists such as Dizzee Rascal.
Off the top of my head.

Dizze ain't grime any more.

He's a popular artist.

 

[HiResDes]

Also after seeing Death Grips live I think I was wrong on the debate of whether or not his music should be considered hip-hop...Ultimately I just don't know.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Dizze ain't grime any more.

He's a popular artist.

Well yeah but his first two albums were about as grime as grime gets.

 

[Jitters]

I would think people that like this would love Cancer 4 Cure