So according to the internet its comming this friday. What are we expecting?
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Fire. Post Kardashian Kanye should be as good if not better than pre Kardashian Kanye.
It not to come out.
Underwhelming pretentious music that some weirdos are going to rave about and say it's amazing because they're incapable of realising that Kanye disappeared up his own arse a long time ago.
Apparently one or two tracks co-produced by Frank Ocean & Kendrick Lamar, if true I'm excited for that.
I'm ready to give it a listen, he seems to have gotten the help he needed and appears to be in a better place now.
I'm ready to give it a listen, he seems to have gotten the help he needed and appears to be in a better place now.
I genuinely can’t see it being any good.
You know that Simpsons episode where Frank Grimes is completely lucid and he can’t understand anybody around him in the plant? That’s how I feel with modern day Kanye. I love College Dropout etc. as much as the next person, but anything he has released in the past couple of years just seems bizarre, watered-down and rushed to me. I seriously cannot get my head around people enjoying it as I’m not particularly sure where the appeal lies. But of course that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily bad, it’s just my subjective opinion.
You know that Simpsons episode where Frank Grimes is completely lucid and he can’t understand anybody around him in the plant? That’s how I feel with modern day Kanye. I love College Dropout etc. as much as the next person, but anything he has released in the past couple of years just seems bizarre, watered-down and rushed to me. I seriously cannot get my head around people enjoying it as I’m not particularly sure where the appeal lies. But of course that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily bad, it’s just my subjective opinion.
He fell off. Ye was crap and don't get me started on JIK. TLOP was the last good album he did imo.
I won't ever be able to listen to another line of him without thinking he's a crazy.
I'm hoping it's a bit of a return to form considering JIK was not what most fans were looking for, and while Ye was decent and had a couple of great songs, it's not a full album that I'd revisit.
Mostly is like for it to just come out. And if it does, for him to stay off twitter and stay quiet as he currently is. Just let the music do the talking.
Mostly is like for it to just come out. And if it does, for him to stay off twitter and stay quiet as he currently is. Just let the music do the talking.
Kids See Ghosts nah? Mostly agree on the other two though.
50/50 i guess. Listening session via apple on thursday gives it a bigger chance of actually dropping.
Forgot about KSG.
TLOP is only five years old, and is a brilliant record tbf. It doesn't seem outlandish that he could get back to that.
Interesting seeing the opinions on here about TLOP. I absolutely liked it 100% but at the time it came out it had pretty mixed reviews. Seems it has aged well.
Ultralight Beam is pretty much up there with anything else this guy has done.
Ultralight Beam is pretty much up there with anything else this guy has done.
Be more trash more then likely, i can only dream of hitting the heights of college dropout.
Would be an excellent surprise though
Would be an excellent surprise though
Could be good. After all, KSG was only three years ago and TLOP (which seems to have grown in stature since) was five years ago. It's not like he's been completely past it for ages.
But, equally, it could be awful. And the more of the Kanye-shtick that accompanies it, the less patience I'll approach it with.
But, equally, it could be awful. And the more of the Kanye-shtick that accompanies it, the less patience I'll approach it with.
Kanye is so overrated. Run away everyone, Kanye is coming and we're all going to pretend that what he's doing is spechalThis kinda stuff is usually mostly said by people who dont actually listen to him and just know about his public image and the crap he does day to day. Have rarely seen people who actually like his music say anything like that or rate him insanely highly among the genre.
Boom.
Haven't actually listened to his recent albums except Ye. All that editing shit with Life of Pablo made me not bother, the album seemed to change on a weekly basis. Ye was mediocre and I had no interest in his gospel rap project.
I'll give this a go but Kanye peaked with MBDTF and has been in decline since then.
I'll give this a go but Kanye peaked with MBDTF and has been in decline since then.
This is what sort of annoys me about him and all the fandom around him. Even if it ends up being a good album, I really doubt the production is "lightyears ahead of its time", or that people are just going to stop listening to anything else for a while. How many albums actually have that impact? And this is where I'm annoyed, more by the fans than Kanye himself, there's this constant need to believe that everything he drops is industry- and life-changing, and if you don't see that, you're just not able to fully understand his genius. Yeah it might be good but come on.
Optimist in me is hoping Kanye’s in a better place and produces something resembling the quality he’s produced in the past.
Pessimist in me is expecting a rushed job that has some nice moments but feels like it’s 6 months of production away from being an actual album.
From the bits of information I’ve read around the album, and the fact it’s essentially a tribute to his late mother, I’m leaning towards the first. Hope it absolutely slaps.
Pessimist in me is expecting a rushed job that has some nice moments but feels like it’s 6 months of production away from being an actual album.
From the bits of information I’ve read around the album, and the fact it’s essentially a tribute to his late mother, I’m leaning towards the first. Hope it absolutely slaps.
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He's been surrounded by yes men for years so I would take anything like this with a massive pinch of salt.
Like I said this kinda sentiment doesn't run across majority of the people who like his music. Like in this thread itself most people who have listened to all his stuff are actually more critical than giving OTT praise. There are some nutcases like the tweet above like with anything else.
This is exactly how I feel about Kanye these days. MBDTF was his magnum opus and a legitimate all-time album for the genre, and despite giving him a fair shake every release since, he hasn't ever come close to recapturing that magic.
So true. 2 classic albums. A few decent ones. Lots and lots of filler and trash.
He was a genuine talent, flashes of true genius, but he’s pissed it away.
He’s great. But he paints himself as the Rap David Bowie or Michael Jackson. He. Is. Not.
Light-years ahead of it's time? Ffs
If this schizophrenic puts out an album before Kendrick does, I'd cry.
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College Dropout through MBDTF makes him a legend. Prince had his shitty period too.
Hoping this is a good release.
Hoping this is a good release.
It’s an adjective I’ve used for a reason. Kanye’s mentally ill and still found a way to be organized enough to make a studio album whereas Kendrick, who’s perfectly fine and a hard worker hasn’t put anything out since the black panther soundtrack. It conveys my frustration.
And that's relevant how?
interesting, kinda sounds like Frank Ocean
I still love Kanye but not holding out too much hope
I hope he gets himself back in a good place in life
Yep exactly how I feel - MBDTF is what I feel this new album is trying to hype itself into but I fear it won't come close.
What's the purpose of bringing up his mental health? Also Kanye's entire history has been him working through adversity, whether be a broken jaw & near death(College Dropout), his mother passing away & losing his fiancee (808's), so him being productive despite his struggles shouldn't be a surprise. It's just the quality that has been lacking.
And how do you know anything about Kendrick's mental health to comment on that either?
Fair enough, like I said, I’m a Kendrick fan and I’m thirsty for new content.
It's going to be more nonsense jesusy naval gazing isn't it?! I rate him as one of the top producers of the last twenty years or so working in his genre but I can't get behind him ever since he went all autotune sing rap.