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[entremet]

To be honest, I wasn't too keen on this album on release after a few spins.

I moved on.

I've been on a Kanye kick of late and listening to Yeezus has been fun this time. Black Skinhead, Blood On The Leaves, Bound 2, On Sight and my favorite New Slaves.

The album has a rawness and anger not seen in Kayne's earlier work. I know many were disappointed with Yeezus back in the day, but it's only gotten better for me.

What are your thoughts on Yeezus today?

 

[Laieon]

I don't like it at all. Never been able to get into Kanye though, I've tried multiple times. Dude just does nothing for me.

 

[navii]

I've listened to kreezus a lot.

 

[Snagret]

Totally agree, it's a brilliant album.

Though I've never been a fan of Kanye as a lyricist and I find it weighs some of the songs down a bit. I think each successive release of his has been a little worse each time in this regard (imo). But he's such a powerful producer that pulls everything together into a really great package.

 

[Peanut0423]

I love Yeezus, but I'm a Kanye Stan. New Slaves is top 10 Ye in my opinion.

 

[Thornton Reed]

It's the only Kanye album I still revisit regularly. It's my favourite Kanye album hands down

 

[Net_Wrecker]

It's his second best album IMO, after Late Registration, and has my favorite Kanye track on it (Hold My Liquor).

I get why people don't like it, but I dunn curr.

Bound 2 is trash though

 

[DerZuhälter]

 

[J-Roderton]

I played that album out. Haven't heard any of it in a long time.

 

[rugioh]

Still his worst album.

 

[jon bones]

love the album - great, stripped down sound

one of his bests along with 808s

 

[Dali]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=732535

I liked it from the jump.

 

[Lord Fagan]

Who's Kanye West?

 

[Sarcastic Poster]

Nah. It was severely undercooked.

 

[Ristifer]

Half good, half bad. Pretty meh album overall. But when it's good, it's damn good.

 

[Darko]

blood on the leaves and bound 2 are classics.
Black skinhead is aight.. everything else trash tho

 

[RecRoulette]

Still my favorite Kanye album, and one of his best, but I get why people hate it.

 

[TuXx]

Still his worst album.

That would be Life of Pablo.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Aged like a fine wine made from grape juice that was squeezed out of a dirty mop.

 

[close to the edge]

It has two of my favorite Kanye songs (Hold My Liquor, Black Skinhead). Apart from those I don't like it that much.

 

[PanicFreak]

So it should sit on a shelf and never be consumed? I'm ok with that.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Nope.

More like aged piss.

 

[Doominated]

Half of it's incredible, the other half is alright.

Hearing Black Skinhead or Onsight for the first time in a while is pretty crazy compared to any of his other stuff.

 

[yananana]

I always assumed that people hated Yeezus because it wasn't really what they expected as a follow-up for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy; you know, the harsh production style vs. the more "grandiose" (not sure if that makes sense but I can't find an another word to describe it) one of MBDTF.

I wasn't a fan myself of Yeezus when it dropped but I eventually came to appreciate it (a bit) more later. It's definitely not my favorite Kanye album though.

That would be Life of Pablo.

I'd say (if we count it as a Kanye album) Watch the Throne was noticeably worse.

 

[Snkfanatic]

That would be Life of Pablo.

Yep, his first album that I just couldn't get into.

Yeezus took me a bit to get into but I love most of it.

 

[theaffection]

Really disliked it at first but have grown to appreciate it over the years. Pretty solid album.

This album laid the groundwork for Kanyes greatest album The Life of Pablo in many ways, will always respect that.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I need to give this another listen

 

[LionPride]

I strongly disliked it after the first four times I listened to it besides Black Skinhead and Blood on the Leaves. Then I started to like Hold my Liquor and New Slaves, now I just about like every track except for Bound 2

 

[Spider from Mars]

It's been hot since day 1.

Slightly scratch your Corolla.
Okay, I smashed your Corolla

His greatest lyric

 

[TheOfficeMut]

I checked out as a fan after MBDTF. After that I didn't enjoy anything else.

 

[Sarcastic Poster]

I always assumed that people hated Yeezus because it wasn't really what they expected as a follow-up for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy; you know, the harsh production style vs. the more "grandiose" (not sure if that makes sense but I can't find an another word to describe it) one of MBDTF.

The word I see used a lot to describe it is maximalist.

 

[myco666]

It's been hot since day 1.

Slightly scratch your Corolla.
Okay, I smashed your Corolla

His greatest lyric

I think

I just talked to Jesus
He said, "What up Yeezus?"
I said, "Shit I'm chilling
Trying to stack these millions."

is better.

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

It's his best album.

 

[PaulBizkit]

"aged"? Didn't it come out four years ago?

Everything prior to 808's (except MBDTF) is top tier IMO, my favorite album being Graduation because it came out during a particularily complicated time of my life. Life Of Pablo sucks, too bad since my name is actually Pablo.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

If you mean aged like garbage you are correct.

 

[yananana]

The word I see used a lot to describe it is maximalist.

Yeah I guess that's a more accurate way to describe it.

"aged"? Didn't it come out four years ago?

Everything prior to 808's (except MBDTF) is top tier IMO, my favorite album being Graduation because it came out during a particularily complicated time of my life. Life Of Pablo sucks, too bad since my name is actually Pablo.

Didn't My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy came after 808's?
The College Dropout and Late Registration are definitely top-tier though, you're right, especially his debut.

 

[Billy_Pilgrim]

It's rubbish. College Dropout on the other hand has got better with every crap release.

 

[Lkr]

I think

I just talked to Jesus
He said, "What up Yeezus?"
I said, "Shit I'm chilling
Trying to stack these millions."

is better.

"Don't judge em Joe Brown" is his best lyric ever. I smile every time I hear it

 

[Antiwhippy]

I don't like wine anyway so the title still fits.

 

[entremet]

It's rubbish. College Dropout on the other hand has got better with every crap release.

That's actually my least fav of the College trilogy. Graduation>Late Registration>College Dropout.

 

[rocketskates]

Eatin' Asian pussy, all I need was sweet and sour sauce

 

[NotLiquid]

I think it's aged the worst out of his solo albums.

He jumped onto the industrial hip hop bandwagon and despite featuring some production intricacies it's all incredibly facile, and it has none of the lyrical chops to back it up. It's an exercise in self indulgence and one that wears incredibly thin the more you realize Kanye is every bit as obnoxious as the songs would have you imply.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

I don't like it at all. Never been able to get into Kanye though, I've tried multiple times. Dude just does nothing for me.

.

 

[PudieRSC]

It's his second best album IMO, after Late Registration, and has my favorite Kanye track on it (Hold My Liquor).

I get why people don't like it, but I dunn curr.

Bound 2 is trash though

My thoughts basically to a T, but replace Hold My Liquor with Black Skinhead.

I also agree TLOP is the first Kanye album I haven't banged for months.

 

[Romez]

Only fuck with the second half, first half of the album is hot trash to me.

 

[Kyzer]

Ummm yeah kanyes worst works by far. His lyrics are nearing uzi vert or yachty level cheesiness and un-uniqueness. IMO as someone whos been listening to kanye since day 1 it sounded to me like he threw the lyrics together in like a day and was also not really focused on his album at the time either.

Fuck you and your Hampton house
I'll fuck your Hampton spouse
Came on her Hampton blouse
And in her Hampton mouth

😕

Peppered throughout, however, were some true kanye moments. Blood on the leaves is insane.

 

[Zia]

Yeah, it's great, his second best after Pablo. Great rebound album after the dull, self-indulgent crap that was MBDTF.

 

[Ristifer]

Yeah, it's great, his second best after Pablo. Great rebound album after the dull, self-indulgent crap that was MBDTF.

What is this?

 

[MrS]

I still bump it. Top 3 Ye album with TCD and Graduation (before the h8rs pull me to bits, I think it's good that we all have different Ye albums. It speaks to his artistry).

 

[Dude Abides]

This album was when you started to suspect Kanye had run out of good ideas, then he confirmed it with life of Pablo.