Yeezus Kardashian Album Thread (6.18)

[Chi Snow]

“I care about everything. Sometimes not giving a fuck is caring the most.” - Kanye West

On being rich: “I’m not a billionaire; I’m just a millionaire. But I’m the youngest guy I know who has this much interest in design and the ability to actually get some of it. So that makes me an important cog in the wheel.”

On design:“Furniture is my superobsession now. Furniture and pornography, still. The porn thing has never left since I was in high school.

On Watch the Throne, his 2011 collaboration with Jay-Z: “It was like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates talking at the same time. You know which one of us was Steve.”

On doing everything: “You know how they say, ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’? I want to be master of all. And not even to be a jack but a king. In fact, not even a king. An ace.”

On his new album, Yeezus: “This music is made to spark the visionaries to stand up for themselves and help the world. Because the world is fucked.”

On Christianity and Ralph Lauren: “I’m Christian in the same way that people have issues with certain elements of Christianity. It’s like if you go into a Ralph Lauren store, maybe that buyer didn’t do the exact buy that you want, but you still really like that brand.”

On being intimidated by celebrities: “Anyone who meets me for the first time and is not slightly nervous is completely full of shit. Because when I meet people I respect, I’m nervous. When I go have lunch with Tarantino at the Chateau Marmont, I’m nervous. It’s fucking Tarantino!”

On his intellect: “Visiting my mind is like visiting the Hermès factory. Shit is real. You’re not going to find a chink. It’s 100,000 percent Jimi Hendrix.”

On his imagination: “I live a pretty interesting life. But the life that I’m living is way less interesting than what I’m thinking.”

On the tattoo on his forearm of Madonna and Baby Jesus: “This is me and my mommy.”

On how seriously to take him: “You should only believe about 90 percent of what I say. As a matter of fact, don’t even believe anything that I’m saying at all. I could be completely fucking with you, and the world, the entire time.”

On his style don’ts: “Even the greatest tattoo artists in the world have a few bad tattoos. And that’s Kanye West. A few of my past outfits—questionable, you know? But I’m testing. I’m discovering who I am.”

On W’s 2010 cover of a nude Kim Kardashian: “I loved the fact that it happened, that it disturbed people. I loved the fact that it put those curves right inside that Hamptons house, that there’s some Hamptons husbands who had to cover that up.”

On his rock-star status: “Instead of using it to date as many supermodels as possible or to be as much of an asshole at a restaurant as possible, I would rather use it to access great minds. To be able to go to Axel Vervoordt’s castle on the first day that I meet him.”

this nigga is a walking facebook status

this nigga something else

 

[Nah Son]

“I care about everything. Sometimes not giving a fuck is caring the most.” - Kanye West

 

[IResearch]

Lol @ all this back and forth. I really like the album. But i like shit that breaks from the norm though so.

Keep it up Kanye.

 

[tiuri]

My titangraph on Yeezus:

Well, the enigmatic God of Hip-Hop (or 21st century music, now that I think about it) hath once again approacheth. Kanye is back with Yeezus, which is supposed to be…well, I’m not even sure what HE intended it to be yet. None of us do, and that’s the brilliance of Kanye lately. His outright pushing of the creative envelope has kept him atop of Hip-Hop’s lists for years now. That combined with the latest events surraounding his life, including the birth of his first child, we get a much-more unrestricted Mr. West doing what he does.

What Yeezus excels in: Well, obviously, Kanye has learned how to master the art, almost to where he can bend different genres of Soul, Electronic, and Hip-Hop to his will. Coming out with his usual unpredictable flair, “On Sight” sounds like more like Atar-2600 crossed with a freestlying session, but it does give a us a great indication as to where this album’s going, as Kanye “gets this bitch shakin like Parkinson’s”. The album then moves to the tribal-moving “Black Skinhead”, a great get-up-for it song, which is sure to burn up dance floors/sports arenas/random gatherings if it hasn’t done so already. Then comes the ever-controversial “I Am A God”, in which he certainly brags like he’s absolutely all-powerful in his craft: “I am a God/Hurry up with my damn massage/Hurry up with my damn Ménage/Get the Porsche out the damn garage.” “New Slaves” is pure rebellion, in which Kanye opens up and proclaims that he doesn’t need the glitz and glamour his uber-famous life has brought him, but he can get it without having to be a slave to the media or world, which actually is slightly noble on his part. Kanye also gets to the usual topics on such as circus-like sex on “I’m In It”, partying hard on the tune “Blood on the Leaves”, breaking all the rules and still thriving “Send It Up”.

Lyrically, Kanye has still improved, but not in terms of vernacular and technique. He excels this time by simply applying the right wordplay and flow to the tracks he’s created to even – dare I say – save some of these tracks from becoming total duds. Lost in the collection of blended tunes is a new-age revolutionary spitting some very real shit here, just from an over-exposed millionaire’s view.

Too much of a “good” thing?: Unfortunately, from what I’ve heard, Yeezus’s greatest strength also became its greatest weaknesses. One of the things I felt that made his last true solo album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, so amazing was his willingness to integrate other genres while still making Hip-Hop the base of the movement he created. That really only happens here on “Black Skinhead” and “Blood on the Leaves”. Everything else gets so wrapped up in the creativity that it comes off (on at least first and second listens, anyway) as moving so far away from the elements of Hip-Hop, that at times you forget you’re listening to a hip-hop album, but a fusion album with Hip-Hop features. That’s not gonna fly with Hip-Hop fans, no matter how complicated ‘Ye wants this to be. “Send It Up” does the album little favors, production-wise, as does “Hold My Liquor”, which also make the surprising Cheif Keef's appearance utterly worthless. The main problem with this album is the all-out randomness of some of these beats, which won’t make this album a keeper, nor will it get any real replays after the summer is over. Normally, his albums bang for at minimum six months before they fall out of the rotation. Bottom line: this needed like two-to-three most “Hip-Hop” based songs that have more bounce to it, which is my truest drawback of the album.

My scores:

Lyricism: 9/10

Production: 8.5/10

Replay Value: 5.5/10 (and I’m being generous with this)

Album Cohesiveness: 8/10

Overall: 7.5/10

Final Thoughts: Depending on who you are, this album will be either “something special” or a “swing-and-a-miss” type of experience. I think that’s become the Rubix cube that is Kanye: when he’s on, he’s easily overall the most talented artist Hip-Hop has seen in years. When he’s not, you get a bowl of musical mush mixed with fancy sounds and emotional breakdowns. Here was a mix of both. A little more focus on the Hip-Hop boom sound would’ve worked better, but we all know that’s not Kanye’s real self. He’s an adventurer, willing to risk and risk to take Hip-Hop to new highs (and lows) and directions. Last time, it worked to a tee. Here, not so much. This isn’t a terrible album, however. I thought the creativity was a nice touch; I also believe he strayed a little too far from home to prove himself.

Personal Favs: Black Skinhead, I Am A God, Blood on the Leaves

Lyrics 9/10 :-O

I like Kanye and shit, and I kinda fucks with this album, but the lyrics were definitely under par...

 

[Lebong James]

damn thread is nearing its impending push to the second page and beyond...good times itt

 

[Miltown Marauder]

Send it up, black skinhead and hold my liquor had the party going

I wouldn't have wanted to be at that party.

 

[rip.dilla]

Was it Pusha T on 'I Am A God' doing the hook or did I hear wrongly?

 

[Lebong James]

Send it up, black skinhead and hold my liquor had the party going

I wouldn't have wanted to be at that party.

black girls sippin white wine.....

 

[Lebong James]

ima keep this shit alive until i get to 1,000 post

 

[Lebong James]

my momma was raised in the era when...

 

[Lab Baby]

I'm still wondering why people are dissin Chief Keef's spot on Can't Hold My Liquor... that hook is hard as fuck as it pertains to the song concept, and one of the best moments on Yeezus. But I guess "hurry up with my damn croissants" is more of a quotable.

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

I'm still wondering why people are dissin Chief Keef's spot on Can't Hold My Liquor... that hook is hard as fuck as it pertains to the song concept, and one of the best moments on Yeezus. But I guess "hurry up with my damn croissants" is more of a quotable.

In a French ass restaurant!

 

[JDSTAYWITIT]

Yeah so basically end of the day the people have spoken as far as Yeezus

#1 album in the world

Critically acclaimed

W's

End of story

 

[Lebong James]

my nigga Frodo(don't know his real name) said the album is incredible

Ye stacking W's

 

[Lebong James]

"When he came to you with the record, did you have a sense of what needed to be done?

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.” That was one of the first breakthroughs. Kanye was like, “That’s what I came here today to hear! It could be 10 songs!”

So there might be another Yeezus in the pipeline?

Might be."

maaaaaaannnn fuckk Rick Rubin....

 

[Lebong James]

Kendrick speaks on Yeezus, another W...

DOVER, Delaware — Kanye West's Yeezus album was deemed everything from artistic to aggressive, but one thing was for certain — it was something fans, including Kendrick Lamar, couldn't wait to get their hands on.

"It was hard for me to grasp it on the first take," K-Dot told MTV News at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware. "I got it, but as I kept listening throughout the week, I understood where he was going and that was him stepping out of the box again and doing what he felt.

And as an artist, we all need to take heat into that and salute that because, at the end of the day, it's so much we can do following radio, following the politics in the business so for somebody to come back again and do what they want, it helps out new cats like myself, Cole, Drake, whoever, so salute."

'Yeezus' Was 'Hard To Grasp At First' For Kendrick Lamar

Recognizing that Kanye stretched boundaries with his sixth studio album, which will hit #1 on Billboard's album chart, Lamar admitted he appreciates and understands the message Yeezy was trying to convey.

"My interpretation is, man, it's crazy how you come through with a distorted beat and still tap the realm of hip-hop and put some hardcore raps on it," Lamar said. "So I digest it, digest it and he continues to break rules."

The unconventional album, with the lack of a proper single and its experimental sounds, doesn't necessarily fit in a specific genre, but according to Lamar, that's what makes it so great.

"I'm good with the fact that it don't have any classification, or trying to classify anything in particular," he said. "I think it's just music, period and if it's universal, if it can touch everybody in the world that's a beautiful thing too."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1709638/kendrick-lamar-yeezus-kanye-west.jhtml

 

[Baw$3$mok3.JR]

"When he came to you with the record, did you have a sense of what needed to be done?

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.” That was one of the first breakthroughs. Kanye was like, “That’s what I came here today to hear! It could be 10 songs!”

So there might be another Yeezus in the pipeline?

Might be."

maaaaaaannnn fuckk Rick Rubin....

 

[Lebong James]

"When he came to you with the record, did you have a sense of what needed to be done?

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.” That was one of the first breakthroughs. Kanye was like, “That’s what I came here today to hear! It could be 10 songs!”

So there might be another Yeezus in the pipeline?

Might be."

maaaaaaannnn fuckk Rick Rubin....

don't say that...that version of Yeezus is probably the one niggas in this forum would like..the "easy hits, melodic songs" version he scrapped

 

[Baw$3$mok3.JR]

"When he came to you with the record, did you have a sense of what needed to be done?

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.” That was one of the first breakthroughs. Kanye was like, “That’s what I came here today to hear! It could be 10 songs!”

So there might be another Yeezus in the pipeline?

Might be."

maaaaaaannnn fuckk Rick Rubin....

don't say that...that version of Yeezus is probably the one niggas in this forum would like..the "easy hits, melodic songs" version he scrapped

I doubt it. Kanye is Gone

& He ain't Striving or riding on chromes this time.

 

[TheRicanKing]

At first I liked this album, but now I only fuck with 3 songs. This shit is trash on Kanye standards.

The Gifted>>>Born Sinner>>>>>>>>>>>>Yeezus