I enjoyed this album a lot and I think it was one of the better hip hop releases to date this year.
That being said, Yeezus felt kind of disappointing for a Kanye West album. The beats didn't really convey the emotion that are usually in West's tracks and his whole angry lyrical and vocal approach were kind of lackluster. There are angrier artists than Kanye West whom an album like this would sound much more passionate from.
Kanye has, imo, been going on a slippery slope ever since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Watch The Throne and Cruel Summer were enjoyable but they didn't match up to any of his prior works on a personal level. Kanye's work has always seemed a bit more inwards, as if he's talking to himself and contemplating personal matters, not preaching to the world, and in general, he's been better for it.
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