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Album Release: Kanye's "Yeezus" Album Dropped Yesterday, Critiques Love It! But Me...I'm Not So Sure... (Review Inside)
6/20/2013 05:00:00 PM |
| Album Cover Art for Kanye West's "Yeezus"
Just a few days ago Kanye West welcomed a new addition to his family and it was his beautiful little girl with long time girlfriend Kim Kardashian. Then a few days later his album "Yeezus" dropped and I was stoked. I love Kanye's music. He is a master of mixing old with new, the foreign with familiar and creating something spectacular!
But in the case with "Yeezus" I'm not feeling it too much. On some #realtalk I'm scared of the album. Thats no joke. I was amped when I found out the release of the album. I listened to a few tracks (Black Skinhead, New Slaves, On Sight) and then I had to stop for a minute and just process what I had heard. After the track I Am a God feat. God, I just was like WOOOW! To be honest before you judge and claim blasphemy listen to the lyrics of the song first then make your decision. I admit when I saw the title of the song I was like this dudes tripping. But you need to listen to the song first, of course there is a lot of ego tripping and all that but Kanye has a lot to say in that song and its worth the listen believe me. Yeezus is angry, gritty and raw. Its something that can't be played all day long. Its an album you listen to your trying to get amped up or your pissed off. Sadness, anger, rage, vicious are all words I would use to describe this album. But in spite of all that I do have some favorites: On Sight, Hold My Liquor, Blood On the Leaves, Send It Up, and Bound 2. I like these tracks, the lyrics are a still a little jarring but they are really great songs. The twists and turns of this albums records are so dramatic its just crazy how he created this.
Personally I'm just not that angry. Hearing that kind of anger pouring out of someone scares me. It really does. It makes me wonder if he didn't have this avenue to vent, how would he?
Here's what some of the critics said about "Yeezus":
Time Magazine & Consequence of Sound - "Yeezus is an album alternately metallic, manic. It is melancholy brilliant." Read more: Time.com ABCNews Music - "It’s a pleasantly menacing record often delivered with a punk-like, venom-filled ferocity." Read more: ABCNews.com MTV Hive - "Kanye’s sixth solo album is dedicated to his self-serving manifest destiny to cum all over the world and every Corolla driver in it; a 40-minute fever delusion of fisting, imperfect racial relations, and slow pastry service." Read more: MTVHive.com HotNewHipHop.com - "A hybrid of many sounds and ideas, “Yeezus” is an ambitious expansion of West’s sound palette." Read more: HotNewHipHop.com
These are just a few of the reviews. See all the major and small media outlets agree, Kanye has a hit album. So all I can say is Congrats!
*By the Way: Check out this Psycho Inspired Promo for Yeezus
But I see a change coming. A shift in the moods. The birth of his daughter may prove to be a major lifting of that dark veil covering his heart. I hope so, cause I miss the College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation; Kanye West. He was fun and happy. Actually, I loved 808s and Heartbreaks (didn't like the circumstances for him and his family at the time) but I loved that album. I wouldn't mind music like that from him. Actually a mixture of all would be fine for me. But I do want to see some of the anger he has subside just for a while.
But this album its just not my forte. Doesn't mean I'm not gonna buy it, I'll support him. I didn't like the entire album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy but I still purchased it. I have no issues with Kanye West. He just wants to live his life and make music. I ain't mad at you, do your thang Kanye.
Congrats on your success and your latest edition to your family!
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