As part of Surface Magazine’s Design Dialogues talk series, Kanye explained that his hightened ambitions to be apart of the high-end design world as his reasoning for making both Yeezus and his upcoming new album relatively short:
It’s just reducing down the amount of information that you need. People say a design is the point where you can’t take anything else away. [Yeezus] was very, very designed. I took a departure from radio and popular music in order to get this seat here. If I hadn’t made Yeezus, I wouldn’t be sitting here with this cool font at Basel right here.
Kanye has said on numerous occasions that Rick Rubin’s involvement in the making of Yeezus was instrumental due to his skills of reduction. In an interview with The Daily Beast, Rubin explained how and why he reduced Yeezus:
Initially, he thought there were going to be 16 songs on the album. But that first day, before he even asked me to work on it, I said, ‘Maybe you should make it more concise. Maybe this is two albums. Maybe this is just the first half,’ to which Kanye excitedly said, ‘That’s what I came here today to hear! It could be 10 songs!’
Yeezus part 2 incoming... Great.
He mentioned this a long time ago, before Yeezus even came out. Too many different things have been said since (from an EP, to a remix album, to Cruel Winter, to Q-Tip working on it), and it probably won't just be the same even sonically by then, because he won't do it until the fashion stuff has progressed more, and Yeezus was a byproduct of that frustration.Yeezus part 2 incoming... Great.
Theres a 40 minute version of On Sight? Thats just insane
I still want to hear the 40 minute version of On Sight where Daft Punk and Ye just went nuts. It's a crime On Sight is so short.
I know. Would have been great. Kanye is probably sitting on so much dope unreleased music. Living so Italian :[I wonder whatever happened with the Zomby & Burial produced tracks, if anything at all. That would have been interesting.
For some reason I doubt Burial and Zomby would ever want collaborate with Kanye.I wonder whatever happened with the Zomby & Burial produced tracks, if anything at all. That would have been interesting.
Kanye tryna get that Dre vault.I know. Would have been great. Kanye is probably sitting on so much dope unreleased music. Living so Italian :[
For some reason I doubt Burial and Zomby would ever want collaborate with Kanye.
Ya boy Zomby was popping off at Machinedrum on Twitter on few months ago, dude is kind of arrogant.Zomby did want to at one point. It looks nothing substantial came out of it, though, just talking shit on Twitter. I would have love to seen them do something to together, but I doubt even an airplane hanger could contain both his and Kanye's egos.
I wonder whatever happened with the Zomby & Burial produced tracks, if anything at all. That would have been interesting.
I'm just going to pretend that a prominent GAF-Hop member didn't just link a Justin Bieber song in here.
Ross delayed, Meek can't get a release date, Stalley is Stalley...seems like the only MMG artist not taking Ls is Wale. Crazy world, brehs.
How is Ross taking an L delaying his own album?
Yep. Dilla is mad overrated. I mean, drop 1 decent instrumental album (donuts) and people declare you Producer GOAT just because you died? Pffft.I agree.
Dilla is maaaad fucking overrated on here good lord.
It's my birthday and I have nothing planned so I'm just going to try and finish this 6 pack and play Skyrim.
You honestly think he delayed his own album? lmao breh, come on
I'm just going to pretend that a prominent GAF-Hop member didn't just link a Justin Bieber song in here.
Did you edit a link into my post or something?I'm just going to pretend that a prominent GAF-Hop member didn't just link a Justin Bieber song in here.
Ross delayed, Meek can't get a release date, Stalley is Stalley...seems like the only MMG artist not taking Ls is Wale. Crazy world, brehs.
Could be a number of reasons...
Could be unfinished
Could be another album or two in that lane
Why wouldn't he delay his own album if it's in his best interest?
oooh shit! Can't wait to hear this track. Damn, Kdot going in! Think Dre's been producing again?Did you edit a link into my post or something?
Also Meek just put out an album and the mid-way mixtape. He ain't even looking for a release date ATM, he doesn't even have a project.
EDIT:
Kendrick & Dr. Dre Beats commercial
Hmm wonder where that song's going ?
prolly on Detox.
So Detox is Kendrick's second album? With all Dre production/features?