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So, are there different versions of the album? Leak vs digital vs physical?
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Jun 18, 2013 14:31
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Me in Reverse posted:I hate the outro to Send It Up more every time I hear it. Whoever that is sounds like a lovely impression of "Stereotypical Jamaican/Reggae Voice" and it's unlistenable. Kanye's fake accent when he says "Jamaican" sounds better than that guy. gently caress. Hahahahhahahaha
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Jun 18, 2013 14:33
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I don't care. I don't care. I hate it. Edit: Google says it's Beenie Man. Apparently I hate Beenie Man, and that's bad. Oh well.
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Jun 18, 2013 14:34
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The ending to "Send It Up" is one of my favorite parts of the whole album. It's so ridiculous and comes out of completely nowhere but that's what makes it so great. It doesn't need to be there at all, but I'm really glad it is.
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Jun 18, 2013 14:40
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Me in Reverse posted:I don't care. I don't care. I hate it. It is bad because you accused someone who is actually from Jamaica of having a fake accent? It's fine if you don't like it but that was straight ignorant.
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Jun 18, 2013 14:44
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You're misreading. I GET that he is Jamaican. His verse sounds like a caricature of Jamaican voices. Which is why I don't like it, or presumably, him. He inflects on every loving vowel and it's awful.
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Jun 18, 2013 14:46
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You like fake Jamaican accents more than real ones. That is what you are trying to say (but don't realize it).
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Jun 18, 2013 14:58
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Spotify lists God as one of the features on "I am a God" and I don't know if it's intentional but that's funny.
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Jun 18, 2013 15:34
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The comment about Kanye's fake accent was a joke. But let's drop this derail. I'm awful.Skeezy posted:Spotify lists God as one of the features on "I am a God" and I don't know if it's intentional but that's funny. Please be intentional.
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Jun 18, 2013 15:37
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On iTunes God is the only feature listed.
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Jun 18, 2013 15:45
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Who is the one that says the opening line to "Black Skinhead?" Sounds like Lupe. Maybe it's me. Anything confirmed?
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Jun 18, 2013 15:48
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Can of Cloud posted:Who is the one that says the opening line to "Black Skinhead?" Sounds like Lupe. Maybe it's me. Anything confirmed? I'm guessing it's not you.
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Jun 18, 2013 15:53
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I am a God (ft. God) is how most of the leaked tracklists had it so I am pretty sure it is intended (by Kanye). Why not? Edit: Blood on the Leaves is by far my favorite song on the album. The TNGHT beat, the Nina Simone sample, the lyrics, and even Ye's singing all work so well together. It is one of the few track where all the elements coalesce in perfect harmony. This is the type of song I look for from Kanye because only he could pull it off... And no, it's not too long, dont blaspheme yeezus thathonkey fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Jun 18, 2013 |
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Jun 18, 2013 15:59
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I don't get why so many people on the internet keep saying how much better Born Sinner is, compared to Yeezus. I'm really curious if J.Cole is gonna be more successful, but to be honest I think moving the release date to be the same as Kanye's was a really weird decision. Did he try to get it to be more noticed via Kanye's fame?
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Jun 18, 2013 16:17
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There is a lot of "wtf am i listening to, kanye?" chatter on my FB. At risk of sounding super pretentious: the mainstream might not be ready for Yeezus. There is not a single track on here that has a chance of making it on the radio besides MAYBE Bound 2.
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Jun 18, 2013 16:20
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Can of Cloud posted:Who is the one that says the opening line to "Black Skinhead?" Sounds like Lupe. Maybe it's me. Anything confirmed? Yeah the line "For my theme song?" there is another voice and it does kinda sound like Lupe. Lupe was also on twitter defending Kanye's album. I get not having Pusha on the album if he wanted to keep a tight Chicago focus, but Lupe wouldn't have been entirely out of place for a verse.
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Jun 18, 2013 16:28
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Prefuse posted:lol everybody look at this loving post hmm yes
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Jun 18, 2013 16:39
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From the Yo! NMD Raps thread continued here:Professor Funk posted:Don't just listen to the lyrics, listen to the music. It is not a triumphant song. It's not an arrogant song. If anything, it's a song about Kanye's insecurity and self-doubt. He's saying "I am a God" as though he is trying to convince himself and others of his greatness. He's not saying "I am a God," there's a difference. The folks at Grantland compared the song to Kanye waking up in the morning, looking at himself in a mirror, and saying those words over and over again, which I think is perfect. Musically, the song isn't really the picture of self-confidence or bravado either, with Kanye's insane screams perforating the instrumental and the dark, droning synth tracks. That's an interesting way at looking at this, ill read the Grantland article and listen closer to I Am a God. It's sad that Ye could use his celebrity and reach to do and touch more people positively. Rap is poetry in motion to me, and its disappointing when the "voice of a generation" misses the mark ever so slightly.....
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Jun 18, 2013 16:40
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The Rooster posted:Yeah the line "For my theme song?" there is another voice and it does kinda sound like Lupe. yes, perhaps he could have cackhandedly explained a Marxist ethos
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Jun 18, 2013 16:42
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dieFALKENATOR posted:yes, perhaps he could have cackhandedly explained a Marxist ethos Or he could have done something else.
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Jun 18, 2013 16:48
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The Rooster posted:Or he could have done something else. He could, but Lupé is such a loser now, and it would have sucked to have him on this (half-great, imo; maybe I'll think more after it's germinated a bit mentally) album.
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Jun 18, 2013 17:02
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dieFALKENATOR posted:He could, but Lupé is such a loser now, and it would have sucked to have him on this (half-great, imo; maybe I'll think more after it's germinated a bit mentally) album. dieFALKENATOR posted:yes, perhaps he could have cackhandedly explained a Marxist ethos 
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Jun 18, 2013 17:13
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Yuzenn posted:That's an interesting way at looking at this, ill read the Grantland article and listen closer to I Am a God. Holy poo poo.  I'll read that article on lunch, but just reading that image about Kanye saying it to himself in the mirror has changed my perspective on the song. "I am a God" might be my favorite Kanye song ever just because I thought of it as so arrogant and unapologetic, but now that I think about it there is something profoundly sad about it.
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Jun 18, 2013 17:13
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Yeezus is blowing me away. Holy poo poo. So much to like from the album. It's got everything - sort of bipolar ... in a good way (if possible).
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Jun 18, 2013 18:22
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Bound and the outro for New Slaves are fantastic but the rest of this album does nothing for me. People calling it the new 808s are right, but that album was a drag too.
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Jun 18, 2013 18:31
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RandomAction Man posted:I don't get why so many people on the internet keep saying how much better Born Sinner is, compared to Yeezus. I'm really curious if J.Cole is gonna be more successful, but to be honest I think moving the release date to be the same as Kanye's was a really weird decision. Did he try to get it to be more noticed via Kanye's fame? I have seen exactly one dude say that J.Cole's album is better, and he posts in the rap thread here. I tried to download J.Cole's album but my computer kept going into sleep mode. People have been talking about his lyrics, but his lyrics have always been corny. The reason he gets away with it (besides the whole amazing production thing) is he sells it. I remember reading a review of one of Lil Wayne's later mixtapes, and Noz said the biggest difference between his old stuff and new stuff wasn't the punchlines, but before he sold that poo poo-when he said something he just KNEW it was fresh and he had the personality to carry it. What he lost was that force of personality, the little ad-libs and just extra things that would get people to buy along. And if anything, Kanye's even MORE into his lines than before. He likely knows his lines are cornball, but he doesn't care at all. Also the album is expectedly good. I'd be more surprised if he made a bad album, or even just an average/mildly good one. Kanye's likely the most important artist of his generation (and no, that's not hyperbole). Every one of his albums has built upon the last while going in new directions. And all his albums are events-his music demands attention. The one thing I wonder is how much of his music's effect comes from him vs. the music-like if someone else made this same album (switching the name puns appropriately) would it have the same effect? I think so but I'm not 100% sure.
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Jun 18, 2013 18:38
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alansmithee posted:I have seen exactly one dude say that J.Cole's album is better, and he posts in the rap thread here. I tried to download J.Cole's album but my computer kept going into sleep mode. Apparently the physical copies have different colors of tape (depending on store? I don't know).    (pics stolen from another forum's thread on the issue)
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Jun 18, 2013 18:57
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I just bought my copy, from target. The tape seems to be the middle color. It made me laugh that it doesn't even say "Yeezus" on it.
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Jun 18, 2013 19:11
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https://twitter.com/SeanMandela/status/347055887891972096 Love Sean Price https://vine.co/v/hB27Xi1IMeL
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Jun 18, 2013 19:21
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That Pitchfork review is the most over the top handjob piece I have ever seenquote:All of these unlikely choices demonstrate how cohesion and bold intent are at a premium on Yeezus, perhaps more than any other Kanye album. Each fluorescent strike of noise, incongruous tempo flip, and warped vocal is bolted into its right place across the record's fast 40 minutes. The precise approach runs through Yeezus' guerrilla-style promotion, too, which found an army of dark vans lighting projections onto buildings around the world, itself a boots-on-the-ground reaction to today's InstaTweet brand of music dissemination. I went to one of these impromptu happenings last Saturday night, in the middle of Manhattan. At 1:20 a.m., the words "NOT FOR SALE" lit up on the south side of the Louis Vuitton building. A few guys ran across the street with Christmas-morning glee, snapping photos. Then, Kanye's starkly-lit visage appeared to recite "New Slaves"'s anti-consumerist lines as cabs streaked by the luxury stores below. His was the only black face to be seen across the jumbo ads lining an eerily desolate 5th Ave. The van soon closed its doors and drove away; the culture bomb’s flash was over in an instant, but the reverberations were just starting to spread. How in the holy gently caress do you write something like that seriously.
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Jun 18, 2013 19:31
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I don't really see what's so bad about it? I actually thought it was pretty well written. (I too generally dislike Pitchfork)
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Jun 18, 2013 19:36
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thathonkey posted:^ that was pretty much me with MBDTF Same. I liked some of his singles like Gold Digger and stuff but I didn't really start to like him until Good Fridays and MBDTF. This album is even crazier because I thought he would keep going more and more bombastic but instead he chose this and it's awesome. So good that he's experimenting, kanye never gets boring (wtt was for the most part, boring).
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Jun 18, 2013 19:36
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Goetta posted:That Pitchfork review is the most over the top handjob piece I have ever seen It's over the top, but not ridiculously so. Also Pitchfork's always gone gaga over Kanye. The scores for his 6 solo albums + watch the throne: 8.2, 9.5, 8.7, 7.6, 10, 8.5, 9.5. That's getting into Radiohead levels of adulation (although tbh you could easily justify all of those).
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Jun 18, 2013 19:37
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PonchAxis posted:Same. I liked some of his singles like Gold Digger and stuff but I didn't really start to like him until Good Fridays and MBDTF. This album is even crazier because I thought he would keep going more and more bombastic but instead he chose this and it's awesome. So good that he's experimenting, kanye never gets boring (wtt was for the most part, boring). Go listen to it again. The more you do, the better it gets.
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Jun 18, 2013 19:39
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The music is fine and all but this album is hilariously racist/misogynist
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Jun 18, 2013 19:46
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inSTAALed posted:Go listen to it again. The more you do, the better it gets. I listened to it a lot and it just wasn't doing anything at all for me save for a few tracks.  Also seeing people react to this album on facebook and twitter is hilarious. They literally don't know what to make of it or they're just calling it poo poo. Haha 
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Jun 18, 2013 19:54
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http://www.okayplayer.com/news/kanye-west-yeezus-review-by-big-ghost.html We can counterbalance the pitchfork review with COCAIN BICEPS.
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Jun 18, 2013 20:13
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The Rooster posted:http://www.okayplayer.com/news/kanye-west-yeezus-review-by-big-ghost.html We can counterbalance the pitchfork review with COCAIN BICEPS. Also this review is fantastic and mirrors my thoughts on a lot of things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vns-81egipQ
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Jun 18, 2013 20:14
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To me this is the worst solo work he's put out. It's also a really sad album. I feel bad for Ye e: Not worst, Freshmen Adjustment counts I guess e2: Angryhead posted:Totally agreeing with Fantano. t a s t e fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Jun 18, 2013 |
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Jun 18, 2013 20:51
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Totally agreeing with Fantano. I'll definitely give it more listens (2 so far, liked it better the second time), but nothing besides 'Black Skinhead', 'New Slaves' and 'Bound2' is doing much for me.
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