I haven't come to a complete judgment, but after three spins that's where I'm leaning.
If there is something else there, please enlighten me.
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Kanye West presents Yeezus |OT| #YeezySeason Approaches
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I haven't come to a complete judgment, but after three spins that's where I'm leaning.
If there is something else there, please enlighten me.
Ken Masters
Banned
Black skinhead and New Slaves are still the best 2 tracks, followed by Bound 2, Blood on the Leaves, Send it up and On Site
Angelus Errare
Banned
Told ya'll this album was going to do like 300-350k. People talkin about 500k easily with no mainstream radio friendly hit or marketing, ridiculous.
Can I get a marketing job? I understand this demographics and marketing game like it's second nature.
Can I get a marketing job? I understand this demographics and marketing game like it's second nature.
It's because it was a lazy album for him. Barely any marketing, Just one track produced by yeezy? Disappointing.
On site is shit
Send it up is mediocre
Carter 2
Unconditional
Member
I don't get Onsite. That and send it up are my bottom two tracks on CD.
Troll?
Black Skinhead is one of Kanye's best songs in recent memory. Everything about it is great.
Ye is the lead producer on every song. It is his vision and his album after all. Collaborating with others doesn't change that.
Also On Sight is dope as fuck. Ye has mastered the art of the opening track for an album. On Sight is just so lush and concise and gets you moving. No wasted lyrics or anything on that song either.
Wasn't hard to see. This shit has no singles.
Word
Ok, throughout the entire album Kanye is contrasting civil rights issues with himself. Like on New Slaves, he's not being Public Enemy, beyond a few lines about the DEA and CCA, it's about how he is affected by the media and fashion industry. I'm In It has 3 offensive lines that increase the depravity of what he's rapping. This song just follows that theme. He knows what Strange Fruit means but the song is about his failed relationship and it shows how important it was to him
If you mean studio album Carter 2 or 3. His best work is on mixtapes, specifically Dedication 2 and Drought 3
no way man that was pre good funny Weezy. so was Carter 2 I guess
Angelus Errare
Banned
Carter 3, seriously?
Big Baybee
Member
Just listened to it straight through for the first time, after only giving it a scan through a few days ago. As a Ye fan, I put this album on the same level as 808s. A good album with a few gems, but ultimately bottom tier as far as Ye albums go. Especially after the greatness of mbdtf.
Funny Weezy? Umm, Carter 1 is by far his darkest album, you have no idea what you're talking about
the production is crazy good, his rhymes are on point, its more fun to listen to than him pretending to be a gangster on C1 or 2
yes, I'm saying that was before he was actually funny and developed the rapping style you find on the mixtapes
Ken Masters
Banned
Send it up could work very well in a club, if that doesn't concern you I can see why one wouldn't care for the track
On site was jarring to my ears at first, but has grown on me, 3/5 track
billy beane
Banned
Sent It Up is a banger. Might be my favorite song.
carter 1 and 2
3 is alright, 4 is garbage
i have an irrational love for his no ceilings mixtape
It's completely rational
I love that we are polar opposites on this. I could replace RAM with Yeezus and this would be exactly how I feel one this album. Especially the over indulgent mess part.
Rastafarian42
Member
Off topic, Best Kanye West Opening Track ?
I'll go with Heard Em Say.
Nah. I only like it because half the time it slaps, and the lyrics are pleasantly foolish. I can see how one would hate it.
Nah. I only like it because half the time it slaps, and the lyrics are pleasantly foolish. I can see how one would hate it.
i can't imagine not liking that song unless it's because it's too vulgar. but i think it's too hilarious to not like.
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
yeah but kanye needs to be slaped for that swagheli line.
3 was the tipping point for when people started hating him
4's only highlight are the tracks he isn't on. That says alot
nothing still comes close to beating say you will. this is my second favorite though.
Technically not an opening track...but I'll let it slide.
It's a toss up for me between Good Morning and Dark Fantasy. I think Welcome to Heartbreak would have made a better opener than Say You Will.
I think Dark Fantasy is the best.
Heretic!!!
No Church in the Wild or Good Morning
On Sight is definitely my favorite first listen though. Sort of a "whoa so this is where were going this time." The perfect way to start off Yeezus.
VVV Say You Will was the right song to open up on. that shit is ice cold. anywhere else in the album and its a momentum killer.
If I remember right, early leaks of 808s had Welcome as the opening track and I fell in love. I was shocked to find Say You Will ahead of it. It doesnt make sense to me, Welcome to Heartbreak has the title as well as the nice piano intro going for it.
Might have to go with Good Morning though. And it has a cool video to boot.
Rastafarian42
Member
Dark Fantasy Say You Will and Good Morning rounding out the top three. Honorable Mention We Don't Care.
I have an irrational love for No Ceilings too. Some bangers on there.
I liked Carter IV. Or, some of it. Some of the best bangers of his career are on there too. Megaman, 6'7", Blunt Blowin', John.
What clubs have you gone to? Lol def not what I would hear in any club around here
toastyToast
Member
"I'm a raplic priest" and "I be speaking Swaghili" have to be Kanye's best worst lines ever. Even 2Chainz would get self-conscious saying some shit like that.
I'm not feeling it
also sweet and sour sauce
theignoramus
Member
am I supposed to be impressed by that?
sounds like a publicity whore grasping at straws for something relevant to say.
thezerofire
Banned
I love I'm In It solely for the Assassin verse
also Good Morning for best opening song
also Good Morning for best opening song
MWS Natural
Member
Still playing it on loop since release. Love the music but lyrically it's probably his worst album.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Imagine driving around, listening to that track with a asian girl sitting next to you. She laughed and repeated "souce".
Yea some of it is cringeworthy if you're paying attention.
MWS Natural
Member
Great article with all of the major producers on the album. Not sure if it's been posted already.
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/
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