One day weāll have an artist you know well, Rich! (I mean this in a nice way)
5/5
Now Iām backing away from this thread
Also when he shuts up a bit heās still got it. Ultralight beam and the beat for if you know you know both are fucking brilliant
The way that Who Will Survive in America seems to loop round so perfectly when the album is on repeat is nuts as well.
Think Iāve voted on 9 of these, but yeah, thereāll be one I can dive in on soon.
There was an early 2000s period where just about every hip hop beat that caught my attention turned out to be by Kanye, and if it wasnāt him it was probably Just Blaze. College Dropout is great, Late Registration is about 70:30 / and MBDTF is fantastic. Most of whatās come since has been a bit average and heās gone from being standard irritating bravado annoying to full on helmet as heās detached almost entirely from reality. 5 years ago this would have been a definite 5 from me, now I think he annoys me so much itās gonna be a 3.
Only ever really connected with MBDTF (which is incredible, if uneven). I think one of the things that appeals about that album is when he shows his weakness and insecurities which was often rare on hip hop albums that preceeded it,
Most of what Iāve seen of him since is Kanye with a god complex. No self-reflection beyond adoration and no self-awareness. I have no interest in his latter stuff for this reason.
BTW, anyone who doesnāt like ārapā for whatever (incorrect) reasons should go and listen to 808ās & Heartbreaks. If you can look past the autotune every single music fan should be able to find something to appreciate on it. To have put that out at the height of his stadium filling fame as Hip-Hopās biggest star is an absolutely astonishingly bold move.
oh yeah Iām grabbing some popcorn.gif for this one, peeps are about to get yeeted imo (gave him a 5 btw)
Might be wrong about this, but a lot of his erratic/awful behaviour happened after his mum died, which must have been incredibly traumatic, and he was right about George Bush, and the first 6 albums are really good.
But then again, he has been really awful lately, soā¦ (bad shrug emoji)
While he obviously should be accountable for his bad opinions I think the memeification of Kanye kind of intentionally ignores the grief he went through around 2008/9 and the long term effects that has had on him
Was gonna say. Would be funny if after all this build up this thread turned into the one with the biggest consensus
5/5. Everything he did up to Yeezus is incredible.
I do think he really started to slip on that album and his recent output is dross, though, like Aggpass said, tracks like āUltralight Beamā and āIf You Know You Knowā are stunning.
Still blown away by his own work and the production work he did for others. Always glad when I come across a Kanye-produced track I hadnāt heard before, like this Rhymefest track I heard a few years back.
Think this is the only song of his I really like
Aye, during botched surgery that he paid for as a result of his newfound celebrity. She was also his business manager and biggest confidante etc as well
producerā¦often a 5. as himselfā¦complicated
Fuck me the version of hey mama at coachella 2011 is absolutely devastating
Somehow Iād never heard that about his mum. Damn thatās dark
Probably encapsulates a performer and artist at their absolute creative peak better than any gig Iāve ever seen