KANYE WEST: The "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Thread

[jrod44]

damn kanye performin whole album right now for 500 people in new york, rick ross just tweeted they was performin, man that's a hell of a concert.

 

[JerfyT]

damn kanye performin whole album right now for 500 people in new york, rick ross just tweeted they was performin, man that's a hell of a concert.

fuuuuuck....I hope that shit comes out on DVD

 

[jrod44]

fuuuuuck....I hope that shit comes out on DVD

for real man, can you imagine, only 500 people? cmon man, 100 bucks too I think they wre charging but I bet them tickets had to go sky high.

 

[supern0va_]

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interesting video..

 

[Kame]

[video=youtube;3QWeLtkPXc0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QWeLtkPXc0[/video]

interesting video..

^^good for him, just straight up. Nice to see a comeback

 

[Kame]

If I wasnt drunk, I wouldve been on stage longer LOLLL

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Kanye stay sonning niggas. Fuck Taylor Swift.

 

[rapmastermind]

It's official. KanYe West as a rapper (Not just producer) has one of the best catalogs for a rapper in Hip Hop History. Dispite his flaws as an emcee, the music is undinable. KanYe West is officially in my view a Top 20 Emcee of ALL TIME. And could easily argue himself in the Top 15. Top 10?, well those spots it's stiff competition. But to all the Production Legends in Hip Hop History. Move on over. KanYe West is a Top 10 Rap Producer all time. You can't name 10 Producers better than KanYe West in Hip Hop History. It took him 12 years but he made it. Congrats Ye' and thanks for pushing Hip Hop forward. Your catalog is amazing.

 

[rapmastermind]

[video=youtube;3QWeLtkPXc0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QWeLtkPXc0[/video]

interesting video..

But, But, It doesn't have any Top 10 Singles and no #1 hits? When will people learn. KanYe albums sell off the music. It reminds me of NaS a little casue NaS has 4 #1 albums and 7 Platinum albums but never has had a #1 single and his songs don't chart that great. Like NaS, Ye's album sells cause the fanbase is strong and behind him. Obviously Kanye has had hits, 7 Top 10's make it undinable but most of his singles didn't chart as great as people think:

I don't think Ye needed a major hit for this album cause the news he created for himself this past year gave people enough awareness that his album is coming. The Taylor Swift incident and George Bush controversy along with G.O.O.D. Friday's is enough for people to know the album is dropping. I think KanYe singles did pretty well for this album considering the 1st single came out 6 months before the album dropped. But when you look at KanYe's history, some of his best singles didn't even do that well on the Hot 100:

College Dropout:

Slow Jams - #1

Through the Wire -#15

All Falls Down - #7

Jesus Walks - #11

The New Workout Plan - Did Not Chart

Technically, "Slow Jams" was Twista song that featured KanYe. Though it was featured on "College Dropout" it was the biggest hit from the album followed by "All Falls Down". "Jesus Walks" nor "Through the Wire" were top 10 singles. Overall this album was KanYe's best on the Hot 100.

Late Registration

Diamonds From Serra Leone - #43

Gold Digger - #1

Heard Em Say - #26

Touch The Sky - #42

Drive Slow - Did Not chart

"Gold Digger" was the only real Big hit from "LR", yet the album sold very well

Graduation

Can't Tell Me Nothing - #41

Stronger - #1

The Good Life - #7

Flashing Lights - #29

Home Coming - #69

On this album only "Strong" and "Good Life" did well, every other single didn't do that great on the Hot 100.

808's and Heartbreaks

Love Lockdown - #2

Heartless - #3

Amazing - #81

Paranoid - #119

This album had 2 hit singles, but it was the 1st KanYe album to not have any #1 singles on Hot 100.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Power - #22

Monster - #18

Runaway #12

This album has had 3 singles Chart in side the Top 25 of the Hot 100 which is the best since his Debut album though there are no #1.

KanYe's most successful Features are:

Slow Jams - #1

We are Haiti - #2

Swagga Like Us - #5

Forever - #8

American Boy - #9

So when you analyze his career numbers, KanYe singles don't do very well on the Charts. Many songs that a lot of us Hip Hop fans call Classics flopped on the Hot 100. So I wouldn't read to much into how the singles are doing on this album. KanYe sells no matter how his singles do. SMH @ "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Diamonds" Two certified Classic Rap tracks flopping on the Hot 100.

I mean damn. "Can't Tell Me Nothing" , "Touch The Sky" (Lupe's Debut) and "Diamonds" did horrible on the Hot 100 yet those songs are easily Top 10 in KanYe's catalog.

 

[choppa_style]

Stop it............

Calm down man. I'm a fan of 'Ye and the album. I'm just being honest.

 

[Smo-King Locs]

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Kanye Is One of the greatest rappers of all times

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Calm down man. I'm a fan of 'Ye and the album. I'm just being honest.

Why are you telling me to calm down? I'm not angry nor mad, but you need to stop all that talk. You sound like a hater. I dont see any legit reason as to why people wont be talking about this album in a year, you say that ish as if its a fact. So I say, kill that noise.

 

[choppa_style]

Why are you telling me to calm down? I'm not angry nor mad, but you need to stop all that talk. You sound like a hater. I dont see any legit reason as to why people wont be talking about this album in a year, you say that ish as if its a fact. So I say, kill that noise.

How can I be a hater when I say that I like Kanye and the album? Just because I point out the fact that people will praise an album when it comes out, and then forget it a few months later isn't any kind of slight against Kanye.

 

[5th Letter]

i'm listening to it now and i like it, certain songs have to grow on me though but overall this is a good album.

 

[opiie562]

just some thoughts...

1.) i wish he had the bear on the album cover like the other ones

2.) why 13 songs only? Plus one is an interlude & the other is some protest type shit

3.) i appreciate the fact he comes out with GOOD Fridays and drops tracks, but fuck he let out half the album Monster, Runaway, So Appalled (which i heard his verse & beat like a year ago already), Devil in a New Dress, Power (okay thats the first single).

4.) is it me or does the final mixing of the album sound not so great?

5.) TOO MANY featured artists...

and i'm a huge Yeezy fan. album is good tho ain't hating, like i said, those are some thoughts.

 

[marie addams]

4.) is it me or does the final mixing of the album sound not so great?

not just you. lost in the world still sounds unfinished. but i guess thats the sound he was going for..idk

 

[A$AP_A$TON]

Havent heard it yet, but I think he shoulda kept the title Good Ass Job.

 

[motrilla]

I appreciate this album more every time I listen to it

 

[texas409]

just some thoughts...
1.) i wish he had the bear on the album cover like the other ones
2.) why 13 songs only? Plus one is an interlude & the other is some protest type shit
3.) i appreciate the fact he comes out with GOOD Fridays and drops tracks, but fuck he let out half the album Monster, Runaway, So Appalled (which i heard his verse & beat like a year ago already), Devil in a New Dress, Power (okay thats the first single).
4.) is it me or does the final mixing of the album sound not so great?
5.) TOO MANY featured artists...

and i'm a huge Yeezy fan. album is good tho ain't hating, like i said, those are some thoughts.

trillest post in this thread

i agree with everything you said

but i cant lie blame game grew on me

the other songs are average this album is not a classic

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

I appreciate this album more every time I listen to it

This..............