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Kanye West presents Yeezus |OT| #YeezySeason Approaches
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LOVE IT.
TheOohChild
Member
All this hype over Blood on the Leaves, and all I hear is robot sex voice ruining a Nina Simone song. The verse was good, but that was a whole lot of bullshit to deal with just to get to the verse
Phire Phox
Banned
That's KTT for ya
spindashing
Banned
Hold My Liquor, Black Skinhead, and Bound 2 are probably my favorite tracks from the whole album.
No pre-orders for Yeezus
Discotheque
Banned
it made me look up evian christ. this dude is the shit.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
This shit is like a Saul Williams record, lyrics by dead prez
yikes
3 mics, at best. 2.5 of those mics because of the sample work.
yikes
3 mics, at best. 2.5 of those mics because of the sample work.
Yep.
run.
cmon bruh
Haha Saul Williams did come to mind listening to this
ViewtifulJC
Banned
It's better produced than Nas's Untitled, the last time a smart/swaggy artist went explicitly pro-black, but it's just on par otherwise. 
First Man of Steel, now this. The Last of Us, you're my only hope.
First Man of Steel, now this. The Last of Us, you're my only hope.
Was I just put onto Saul Williams by a guy knocking Saul Williams? I think so.
feels really cohesive as an album, but the songs themselves have some really amateurish-sounding transitions - I'm sure it'll all be bought into as sounding "experimental" because Kanye is behind it, but I doubt it would be as accepted if someone else's name was attached
really digging the end of New Slaves and I'm In It
really digging the end of New Slaves and I'm In It
Respect. I think I'll be using this too.
Uh.. this still has songs as "untitled" lolAlso I don't remember who was asking for features, but here:
Also it's clearly CuDi. We know that from iTunes. People just thought it was Travi$ Scott because he's a moron. Don't believe any tracklists/features/credits going around right now. They're all unsourced from KTT.
It's better produced than Nas's Untitled, the last time a smart/swaggy artist went explicitly pro-black, but it's just on par otherwise.
First Man of Steel, now this. The Last of Us, you're my only hope.
Sucks for you. MOS and this are both great
JordanLMiller
Member
I've given it a bit more time, and it's starting to sink in now. I was wrong - it's good.
Also I don't remember who was asking for features, but here:
No track 6?
I really like Send It Up for some reason. Just wish it was longer.
Also sort of wish the ending of New Slaves was a full song.
And I actually love Can't Hold My Liquor. When I saw the Keef feature I figured it would be the worst thing ever, but he actually doesn't detract from the song. Beat is on some real cinematic shit.
Still not feeling I'm In It and the Kid Cudi song, but liking everything else.
Also sort of wish the ending of New Slaves was a full song.
And I actually love Can't Hold My Liquor. When I saw the Keef feature I figured it would be the worst thing ever, but he actually doesn't detract from the song. Beat is on some real cinematic shit.
Still not feeling I'm In It and the Kid Cudi song, but liking everything else.
Rastafarian42
Member
Same here listened to it four times already
Dreams-Visions
Member
it goes by incredibly fast.
Net_Wrecker
Member
The praise for Bound 2 is weird to me. It's such a flat outro. Sounds like the intro bars for a better track, except over and over for almost 4 minutes. Weak.
Hold My Liquor, I'm In It, Blood On The Leaves, Guilt Trip, Send It Up >>>>>>>>
Hold My Liquor, I'm In It, Blood On The Leaves, Guilt Trip, Send It Up >>>>>>>>
XANDER CAGE
Member
Just realized that Kanye makes a Cochran joke on this album. Kim Kardashian's dad was also a defense attorney for OJ.
I didn't see it actually posted, but I could have just missed it: Rolling Stone Review (4.5/5).
And USA Today (4/4).
New York Daily News (5/5):
And USA Today (4/4).
New York Daily News (5/5):
Just realized that Kanye makes a Cochran joke on this album. Kim Kardashian's dad was also a defense attorney for OJ.
Man I fucking love this picture haha
Black skinheads omgzzzzzzzz
blame space
Banned
really conflicted on the strange fruit sample
CountBlack
Member
I've been wondering for so long countblackule, who is that girl in your avy? she looks east african.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Not gonna spend much time beating around the bush: Yeezus is pretty good. I must say I was worried during the first track which is pretty shitty to me, and sounds unmastered or something. But that initial low point serves as a launch pad for the rest of the album, and you can also tell Rick Rubin saved this from being a complete mess; there are a lot of ideas thrown around, many of which could have easily failed. This new version of Black Slaves is much better without the ugly outro the original version had, for instance.
Keef continues his dope crooning hook streak on Hold My Liquor. I'm In It broke my face, although I have no idea wtf RZA did on this track. Blood On The Leaves is one of Kanye's best songs (despite the "Jay-Z/Beyonce/lazy" rhyme being a Krispy Kreme rip off), and such a perfect mixture of every style his albums have explored; I'd love to see this mixture explored more. And when those horns kicked in I knew we'd get a C-Murder reference.
The entire second half of the album is strong actually. Send It Up's synth line works perfectly, perhaps more than any on the album; if there's one sound I can imagine The Camel aping, it's this. Bound 2 is in a similar vein as Blood On The Leaves to me, in terms of Kanye's sound coming full circle. Overall it's a dope album. Lyrically it's not as bad as some are saying. There are some undeniably BAD lines, like "I be speaking swageli." C'mon ninja, the fuck is that. But there are plenty of 2 Chainz-esque moments of odd yet endearing wit.
Getting that critical love. Im a little surprised by how consistently positive it is.
Via Purifico
Banned
I have been listening to this shit all day. Its so damn good.
Net_Wrecker
Member
She Instagram herself like "Bad bitch alert"/
He Instagram his watch like "Mad rich alert"/
He only wanna see that ass in reverse/
Two thousand dollar bag with no cash in your purse/
That part from Blood On The Leaves are probably the smoothest lines on this entire album. I wanna hear more of that from Kanye. I'd be fine with all the nonsense punchlines and made up words if he rode all the beats with that kind of control.
He Instagram his watch like "Mad rich alert"/
He only wanna see that ass in reverse/
Two thousand dollar bag with no cash in your purse/
That part from Blood On The Leaves are probably the smoothest lines on this entire album. I wanna hear more of that from Kanye. I'd be fine with all the nonsense punchlines and made up words if he rode all the beats with that kind of control.
You will never be happy again after being disappointed in all 3 of those then
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Listening now. God damn. Album is so different from MBDTF. So raw, and almost industrial. Experimental.
It's rocking my new V-Moda M80's.
It's rocking my new V-Moda M80's.
Via Purifico
Banned
lol at someone who rebloged my Black Skinhead post and said no not well played Daft Punk.
Kanye delivered as always and DP brought the production to handle it.
Kanye delivered as always and DP brought the production to handle it.
It's better produced than Nas's Untitled, the last time a smart/swaggy artist went explicitly pro-black, but it's just on par otherwise.
First Man of Steel, now this. The Last of Us, you're my only hope.
My thoughts exactly. What a disappointing fucking day.
Vincent Alexander
Member
Round 1 isn't going well. I finished "I am a God" and didn't move during the whole thing. Saw a lot of people recommend "Blood on the Leaves" so I skipped to it. Some damn good music. First track to make my head move.
OKay...back to New Slaves. Pretty good too. Album looking up.
OKay...back to New Slaves. Pretty good too. Album looking up.
Dreams-Visions
Member
you're disappointing people!
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