I think it's hilarious. He thinks people care.

People do care.

Not myself, but others do.

It's true, a lot of Hip Hop heads are really in this kinda Kult of Kanye thing. He's like Hip Hop's greatest artist or some stupid shit like that.

People actually do care and they came up with some really awesome artwork. Some are kind of sketchy but I am thinking about printing out one of the designs from this site.

PLEASE ADD GRAFFITI

Listening to it again, I like the first four tracks of the albums until "Hold My Liquor" comes on, so my opinion hasn't really changed much. The vox really annoy me, except for the Jamaican dude on "I'm In It". Kanye really just ruins this Kanye record for me. Anyone know if the instrumentals have been released yet? The production is what makes me revisit the album is why I ask. I think the beat on tracks like "Blood on the Leaves" is dope, but the autotune and **** really kills it for me f. ex.

I'd be equally just as happy if this was the cover.
http://static.gigwise.com/gallery/4045706_yeezus9.jpg

^ It can be your cover. Just print it out and put it in the blank case.

I personally like this one.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1e96f950...i978o1_250.png

See guys? We take Kanye very seriously.

Im for it
 

I actually like this song a lot its fireeeeee!!!!!

Kanye West is not even worth his own name lyrically anymore. He is washed up!

wonderin what his next project will consist of.

y'know after he made Power music video i saw and heard bad things about Kanye. Why is this? Also yeezus IMO was the best rap album of 2013 next to because the internet(made by childish gambino) Id rather listen to his so called ego than BANDZ TO MAKE HER DANCE or any of the other mainstream Garbage. Very good album. 4/5

"Bandz A Make Her Dance" is so much more fun than anything on this album

all these chicks poppin pussy im just poppin bands

You a college chick, you a college chick
Keep twerking baby, might earn you a scholarship

^ I agree completely, at least for "Black Skinhead."

I heard the song for the first time this last month, and I love it for the reasons mentioned above: the passion of the beat and some of West's raw vocals, mostly his yells and pissed-off "gods" at the end.

I love the simple opening melody, the heavy, bouncy beat, and the breaths used as percussion.

The song remind me of an instrumental hype song played before basketball games to rev up the audience. It's a terrific testosterone and adrenalin rush.

I didn't think about the lyrics and meaning of "Black Skinhead" when I first heard the song, which would have worked just as well for me without actual words in it.

But when I *did* listen to the lyrics, there were a few lines that I felt cleverly express the frustration at one aspect of racism directed at black:

"But watch who you bring home
They see a black man with a white woman
And at the top floor they gon' come to kill King Kong
Middle America packed in
Came to see me in my black skin."

I like how Rolling Stone wrote of this song (says Wikipedia): "Next time someone says America is post-race, play 'em this, and watch their head explode."

I definitely feel "Black Skinhead" is dancey because of its brooding, powerful, energetic feeling and its beat, but it also has some depth. Hearing about the subject matter of the other songs makes me curious to listen to them, too.

I'm trying to find info on this album but nothing's very clear. Basically, I'd like to check this album out if it's not blasphemous. Anyone know?

He says I Am A God, and depending on how literally/seriously you take his cartoonish grandiose, it could be blasphemous or not. Personally, I would say that stupid is a better word for the lyrics than blasphemous.

I'm not religious though, so I'll let you decide as you might see it differently: Kanye West

Thanks for the info. I think I'll give it a pass.

He isn't blaspheming (I'm not religious but whatever) - remember, this is the same guy who wrote "Jesus Walks". The message of "I Am A God" is, to some extent, to shock: "To say you are a god, especially when you got shipped over to the country you’re in, and your last name is a slave owner’s… How could you say that?" The idea is black empowerment and liberation - it's supposed to fight against racism.

(Also apparently it could be a reference to a psalm which says "Ye are gods" because his nickname is "'Ye". Either way - and you may have seen both of these explanations on Genius - I don't think it should violate your religion to listen to it, although that's entirely up to you. Also know that, like many others, I highly recommend it - great album.)

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll check it out.

I say go for it. It's the only Kanye album I've actually enjoyed. Well, the production that is, Kanye is still a really shitty emcee (another reason why any supposed blasphemy shouldn't be taken seriously).

Them's fighting words. MBDTF and Late Registration are both awesome.

Have not checked out Late Registration, but I've tried My Beautiful List of Adjectives multiple times and I really don't see what's so great about it. I say I'd rate it at like 5 or 6/10 because there are a couple of decent tracks on there.

And come one dude, we both know Kanye can't rap for shit.
I mean his rhymes are shit.
He likes to rhyme shit with shit.
His flow is shit.
He spits shit.
^Better than most of Kanye's rapping.

Late Registration and Yeezus are his best albums to me. College Dropout is pretty great though.

I have to say, I was highly disappointed with this release after MBDTF. Sure, there are a few good tracks but the rest just plain get on my nerves and I found it tough to listen through the entirity of it.

it will grow on me

bro what abt BOUND 2 tho :(

This records slaps start to end btw ranks up among my favorite of his albums

KSG>MBDTF>Late Registration>College Dropout>Yeezus>808s>ye>Watch the Throne>Life of Pablo>Graduation

Worst song on the album.

Good point but it’s still not as lazily named as ye was.

Avoid.

Yeah its amazing. The lyrics lack a bit but my goodness does the sound make up for it. That Kid Cudi part got me floating, the gospel samples, in On Sight and New Slaves. And of course the outro banger: Bound 2. Incredible. :beer:

Drake made better album than mr. West!

Not true

You are clinically insane :bonkhead:

Thought bound 2 was very good but that was similar to his earliar work with 'chipmunk soul' sampling. The rest was quite brave. One bonus point for trying. Not my cuppa tea though unfortunately. 3/5.

Why? Kanye made album more for christians (baptists). It is very very unusual to hear so much about Jesus in the rap album!

Weren’t like most early hip hoppers christians too?

It is not the question of religion but the question of genre! How can you call it Hip hop (rap) album if it is not the rap? Call it new-gospel album

But he does in fact rap on the album ???

Like on every track :/