@@MrPaperRolls no it didn’t, everything he said is still true lmao it’s literally only considered a masterpiece by these same kids who overhyped it when it came out. It had zero influence, nobody even brings it up anymore besides the Stans of it. All these years later and you still don’t have a point for the fact death grips, Lupe, Danny brown and others did this sound before him so it just isn’t groundbreaking. Sorry 9 years later it didn’t influence shit and again these guys definitely all still feel exactly the same about this. His take aged extremely well it was the start of his downfall. Him copying other people is exactly why donda was so bland and y’all praising him as an innovative genius for taking other actually experimental creative acts like death grips and watering it down.
Yeezus is a rock, rap and hard type of album. I would only love this album if I have a certain type of mood. Yeezus is like a mad genius gone wild type of project.
Weird and crazy album. People expected this to be a hip hop album like his classics. But really this is just opposite. I hope SWISH is going to be a Late Registration kind of album.
Facts i get what theyre saying but i just love how this albums sounds and the stupid kyrics are fun i love death grips and tons of experiemtnal music but yeezus just feels like a manic episode and i think it works
Agreed. Yeezus is far more interesting than a lot of other kanye albums. Some of the lyrics are trash, sure. But you could find that on most kanye albums
This album still is "Experimental music for dummies" for Hip Hop fans tho. Like is the album Hip Hop fans listen when they want to feel a lil bit more adventurous but not too much tbh. (I don't hate the album btw relax)
I loved all of the Death Grips albums (I'm forming an opinion on the most recent album), and I LOVED YEEZUS. GET THE PORSCHE OUT THE DAMN GARAGE! It entertained me, and I really did like the production and lyrics. Sue me.
I think they should relisten to Yeezus and review in retrospective. I have come back to to album front to back and it's hard to believe I hated this album in 2013. But if they still hate it totally fine but the album to me is a 8/10 at best.
Yeezus wasn't bad. I first heard the album, I hated it and I hated Kanye for that album. Like everything, if you have the patience, it grew on me. I like the album, it's not a MBDTF, but "It bumps in the whip" for me
While I loved Yeezus, I liked this video anyways because these guys gave a detailed and supported opinion that proved some good points. However, the reason I loved Yeezus was because: 1. It pushed the darkest aspects of MBDTF to an insane extreme. 2. It gave a huge middle finger and scream of escape to everyone who was trying to tear him down and dismiss him. 3. It challenged the music listening world as a whole from hip-hop traditionalists to teeny boppers, parents, hipsters, priests, industrial heads, etc. It is by no means for everyone, and I respect the opinions of those who are not fans, but all I know is that I loved it. 9.5/10
MrPimmetjepom Death Grips is a really good group. The Money Store and Government Plates are high 8/10's and classics in my book. But Yeezus and Death Grips are different albums with different stories. Critically, Kanye can be a tricky artist to understand. His interviews can seem like gibberish, his music overhyped, and his ego making him an asshole to people that don't see value in him or his music. He just takes time listening to all of his albums and an understanding of context to get him.
TheDomanation13 I don't think he's a genius, he tries hard to look like one. He's overhyped in my opinion. But i do have respect for his production and I don't give a fuck about the mainstream.
Didn't like yeesuz the first time either. But after a while, after you let the frustration and anger in. I absolutely loved it. Just an amazing album. Ahead of its time. Not for everybody, but one of my fav kanye albums.
Definitely not ahead of it’s time. You wanna hear ahead of its time? Listen to B L A C K I E. It’s actually been confirmed that Kanye was listening to him in the studio while making Yeezus. Straight up ripped him and Death Grips off
I get what Myke is trying to say. He sees bullshit in Kanye, which we must all agree he is full of it. And Myke is simply calling it out. I loved this album, but he is 100% right.
Honestly I don't think Yeezus was just Kanye hopping on a bandwagon. For one thing, yes, in 2013 Death Grips were blowing up, but it's not like experimental hip hop was such an "in" thing that it would be worth copying on its own. Frankly, it's just needlessly cynical to assume Kanye was ripping off Death Grips. And for another thing, this album doesn't really sound much like DG and other noise-rap from the time. The production is noisy, sure, but you'd almost never call it cluttered. Death Grips songs are layered, filled with all kinds of noises and samples, and that's what creates the overwhelming sound that makes people categorize DG as "noise rap". Yeezus, meanwhile, is often highly minimalistic; songs like On Sight, New Slaves, Bound 2, Send It Up, even Blood On The Leaves, all have quite simple beats. In terms of vocal performances, Kanye wasn't just being weird for its own sake; really, the punchlines aren't that much more ridiculous than what was on MBDTF. Can you really argue that "Eatin' Asian pussy, all I need is sweet and sour sauce" is that much more groan-worthy than "So much head I woke up in sleepy hollow"? Yeezus is not Kanye just trying the "it" sound without really trying; it's him blending elements that were already part of his style-- the autotuned singing, the rebellious lyrics, the creative use of samples-- and cranking them up to eleven. Hell, you could easily argue that "Monster" is a precursor to Yeezus.
I like Yeezus. Here's why, the album plays with my emotions really well. The album gets me pumped almost immediately and throughout the album i can maintain that level of excitement. I think lyrically yes he is lackluster for the majority of the album but in my opinion there are times when he does shine. I think its a solid Kanye Album. I am huge Kanye fan and when this album initially came out i did nit fuck with it, but as time went on the album grew on me.
This album clicks when you realize that Kanye's only saying all this shit because he's insecure. The whole album is one giant ode to insecurity, almost like a slimmer MBDTF only also rooted in the biases of the industry.
+Mtthew 123 do you mean the shitty instrumentals? The production on this album is incredibly intricate but appreciating that requires you to listen through all the screechy industrial noises XD
There's nothing really to "get" about this album, it's just bangers and Kanye wanting to make more electronic-based hip-hop like a lot of other popular artists have been doing nowadays (not many of them very well). On Kanye's first album (remember "Breathe in breathe out"?) he mentioned himself as a contradiction on his albums of "bullshit ice rap" and significant lyrics; Yeezus is following the same trend as his previous albums, just with a different style and less emphasis on good lyrics. I don't think the lyrics are bad, just that most of the time they aren't trying to say anything significant (with the exceptions on the album like New Slaves, Black Skinhead, etc.); but hasn't a sizable portion of hip-hop already been stupid-ass lyrics over trap-ass beats for decades? Young Jeezy never said anything important, nonetheless he's got some classic-ass hood-ass bangers. There's a place in hip-hop for shallow bullshit, and I think Kanye does it better on Yeezus than a lot of artists right now. The production on Yeezus is awesome, and while I'm bumping this album in the whip or seeing Kanye live, these songs are dope. Death Grips is one of my favorite bands, and I can still appreciate Yeezus, because I'm not expecting Kanye to scream complex, cryptic lyrics, and because Yeezus's production works nicely for its kind of hip-hop; MC Ride's lyrics and style wouldn't really work over these instrumentals. I don't only like this album because it's Kanye. There's also a huge catalog of MCs with complicated lyrics worthy of deep analysis and critique that I can refer to outside of Yeezus if I'm wanting socially-conscious rap, and even then, it's not like "New Slaves" should be glossed over like its lyrics are meaningless. There's all kinds of shit like this album that isn't criticized for not being deep enough; we keep expecting Kanye to push the envelope, and people's expectations of Kanye weren't met. The more time I've spent with Yeezus the more I've come to appreciate it for what it is, as hip-hop that just slaps. I can go stupid to this album all the time
+Micah Schoell Actually, Kanye established electronic styled hip hop that is here now or in some cases ( Like Drake) expanded.He did innovate that sound with 808 & Heartbreaks, though.
I don't buy that. Someone like Kanye who has so much to prove to people wouldn't put out an album with shit lyrics unless it served some kind of greater purpose.
The album yeezus is quite brilliant actually... there is a cohesive underlying story arc that went over alot of people's heads. Keep in mind that Kanye not only does what he feels when he makes an album but he also plays off society's perception of him. It's a combination. He wholeheartedly wanted to make the album 808's & heartbreak as an artist but it also gave him an excuse to make it in light of the passing of his mother and the break up of his relationship with Alexis who was his fiance at the time. So I'm sure the feelings were very much real, but at the same time he played off the public perception of the state of emotions that people would imagine he was in. When he made MBDTF it was the first time you witnessed him embracing "asswhole" type of lyrics in a more direct way. It allowed him to play off the perception of his Taylor Swift moment the year before when the whole world hated him. Yeezus is a character that he played to go with the theme of the project and the time period of his life and aspirations. He played a character. I understood this more when I went to the Yeezus tour and was blown away by how it came off almost like a broadway play on a Walt Disney stage, which was a mountain by the way lol. But anyways he wore a mask, which he takes off when Jesus walks to the stage, at that moment is when Kanye takes off his mask as if to symbolize his enlightenment. The rest of the show proved that because after that point he ended the show with his more happier songs. Now let's get back to the cohesiveness of the story in the album... Kanye had a theme of minimalism for the album yeezus. So while at surface value the lyrics definitely come off as maybe some of Kanye's most simplistic rhymes ever, the genius lies in the underlying messaging of the story that I found very entertaining. The entire album is infact an allegory depicting the tragic fall of the "Yeezus" persona, going from the strong hard hitting angry, obnoxious, egotistical tracks On sight, Blackskinhead, I am a God, New Slaves. Then, it shows the inevitable tragic fall, like something straight from Aristotle himself: Hold my liquor and I'm in it deal with Alcohol and Sex addiction in a way that shouts the typical glorification of the Rockstar lifestyle, whilst robbing it of its glory. "Had to stop at 7/11 like I needed gas/i'm lying i needed condoms don't look through the glass/chasing love and all the bittersweet hours lost/eating Asian pussy all I need was sweet and sour sauce". The distorted sound of the tracks and the uneasy schizophrenic sampling show the deterioration of the Yeezus persona as he "gets in too deep", The distortion of his voice throughout the song makes the listener realize the horror of what it is to embrace these aspects of life. Blood on the leaves is the climax of the album. Returning to the robot voice, to express the detached state that his sinful ways have led him to. This song is the Anagnorisis(similar to when Oedipus realizes that he's married his mother in the Greek tragedy). Yeezus has fallen low since he declared himself a god. Now you sitting court side/wifey on the other side/gotta keep em' separated i call that Apartheid/then she said she impregnated/that's the night ya heart died/now you gotta go and tell ya girl and report that/main reason cuz ya pastor said you can't abort that/now ya driver say that new benz you can't afford that/all that cocaine on the table you can't snort that/that goin' to that owin' money that the court got/all up in that alimony, uh, yeah - yeah she got you homie/'till death but do you your part, unholy matrimony." Guilt trip is a continuation of Yeezus' road to redemption, his catharsis(continuation of robot voice). It's Yeezus attempts to overcome his failed relationship and come to terms with his own fallibility. "Focus on the future and let the crew knock her" "if you love me so much then why you let me go?" (x3) Then, we get to the final stage with the last two songs: Send it up and Bound 2. Send it up is Yeezus coming to terms with what has happened and joyfully choosing to put it all behind him. "Reliving the past? your loss" is the beginning of the song, and it ends with Beanie Mann singing "Memories don't live like people do; they always 'member you/whether things are good or bad/it's just the memories that you had". At the end of Kanye's verse, he shows that the Yeezus persona has revived anew "Yeezus just rose again". Bound 2 is the happy ending of Yeezus. Yeezus, after that all he's endured: the greatness, the loss, the suffering, and the revival; he is now redeemed. He is no longer chasing the fame, the money, the superficial things, and he's found that "one good girl [who] is worth a thousand bitches" meaning that he has found a legitimate relationship with a woman, as opposed to all the bitchy girls that he's been dealing with. This girl gives him everything that Yeezus could ever ask for: companionship. The final lines of the song reflect their relationship. "It's not perfect but you know, ain't nobody perfect". They celebrate the small milestones of making it to thanksgiving and to Christmas; perhaps they can make it all the way to the altar, but first she's going to need to forget and forgive the person that Yeezus was. On the last two lines, Yeezus sums up the entire journey, on a number of levels: after this long-ass journey and transition that Yeezus has gone through, reflecting the verses of these raps and self reflection; or the verses of him against his demons; or the verses of the bible as they get married they're both tired; and sad for the way things are for people still living their life in despair; and in a metaphor and reference to the shortest "verse" in the Bible, they weep, just as "Jesus Wept." "Maybe, we can still make it to the church steps/but first, you gon' remember how to forget/after, all of these long-ass verses/i'm tired, you tired, Jesus wept." I wrote this long-ass comment in hopes that some of you may revisit the album yeezus, and play it straight through from track one with a open mind now knowing this information. It really is light years ahead of anything he's done thus far, even though personally late registration and 808's are my two top favorite Kanye albums, I understand the brilliance of Yeezus. Just remember to not take everything so serious because if it's one thing I love about Ye it's his ability to poke fun at himself in his music. He really hasn't changed, only progressed. In alot of ways "New Slaves" is a 2013 version of "All Falls Down." Same subject matter. And i never understood the fuss about him being hypocritical when this is not a new Kanye, he was hypocritical on his very first album. Acknowledging being hypocritical is one quality of being a conscious artist. You're human, humans are hypocritical. People forget that celebrities are human too and do the same shit we do only difference is that they're famous so they are judged more harshly. It's almost like you're a joke once you're a famous artist you lose the right to have an opinion... 2Pac was misunderstood by many to being hypocritical in a lot of ways, When you hear Kendrick Lamar say "I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015" he's talking about himself aswell, not just to others. Kanye has always conveyed musically to me "hey guys, I'm one of you" He was always addicted to clothes... "things we buy to cover up what's inside".. Keyword "WE". Kanye has always been this type of social rapper. True concious artists relate to the people, and in my opinion Kanye has done that well for atleast a decade.
+Rich E. Rich This comment is brilliant, I wish it was at the top of every discussion on this album because I think this is the most sensible way to digest it. I've always enjoyed it (since the 5th listen - hated it on the first), and for me it's my 3rd favourite of all his work, but the Yeezus persona really must be emphasized for the album to shine.
I completely agree with Myke. I was saying the exact same things he was saying after i listened to it a couple times. But then someone told me to imagine that Kanye isn't rapping but instead the persona of Yeezus. After that, it all made sense to me and now i love this album. I think if Myke just had that idea in his brain and listened to it again, he would like it a whole lot more.
+Ammar Mohamed yeah i guess you can look at this album as sort of a parody of kanye himslef, but i dont think kanyes that self aware to do that. also as myke mentioned the production is just extremely bland noise hop/industrial.
Yeezus is supposed to show Kanyes anger and frustration at the media and the corporations and all that stuff he rants about. He simply gave his thoughts and feelings a sound. This album isnt about the lyrics but about the feel and what it represents. When youre furious you dont really think about what you say or do and yeezus captures that perfectly
I love Yeezus. Most people will hate it. That's ok. But for 1% of hip hop fans, this LP is the shit. If you wonder why, I'll spell it out but in summary of all of the ranting I could do about this album, I love it. Except for Guilt Trip.
It gets mixed reactions because of how experimental it is. It's appeal at least from how I understand really depends on whether or not you understand Kanye and are fascinated with him as an artist and person. People who are into extreme music genres like Industrial, Metal, etc also may understand it's appeal.
TheDomanation13 And because of Kanye's lyricism at points. We both know that he purposefully made the 2nd verse of I Am a God or the whole song On Sight crappy songs, lyrically to get a reaction out of people, but people who didn't get the deeper meanings behind lines like "I got her back in and put my dick in her moooooouuuuuuthhhhh." and the whole "Hampton" part of New Slaves, will hate this album for that.
TheDomanation13 Not really true. I do listen to industrial music but yeezus was a pile of trash in my opinion. Yeah the production was interesting but the lyrics were elementary level. He went with a different sound but with the same ass mainstream lyrics.
+SuperMightyChicken This is a comment from another video I had. - Must say, I was a fool for not really listening to these songs. My love for the production grew as the years went on. The thing is, I didn't like his flow so I couldn't adhere the lyrics other than the ones like "MY DAMN CROISSANTS" or "I keep it 300, like the Romans... " And this is coming from a core Kanye West fan. I can't believe I undermined some of the excellence on this project. However, I don't think I will ever genuinely understand "I'm In It" (the first 30 seconds at least), and "I Am A God," however I do burst out laughing when I hear ' yo what up yeeeeezus.' Guess, my #1 album will evolve from the most recent MBDTF, which I only started loving in 2015.
Death Grips didn't fucking invent industrial hip hop. If I hear that comparison one more time like they're the progenitors and they patented the style, I'm gonna put my head through a fucking wall.
It's been around in various forms since the mid-80's. Here's the Wikipedia article on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_hip_hop Direct contemporary parallels to Death Grips have been around since the late-90's with acts like Dalek and Saul Williams. The same people that say people who like Kanye's album don't know about industrial hip hop are guilty of the same damn thing.
myke stays predicting the future. a bunch of kids are gonna copy the kanye west album because it’s hot? bam. trap metal and wendigo type beats are a thing.
"Hurry up with my damn croissant!" -This term is obviously referring to his lack of purity and/or happiness and he's ordering the world to get it to him. The song all in all is him metaphorically hyping himself to be larger than life due to the social society and publicity he receives and...yeah I tried but no, he was so shallow on this album. Sorry Ye, I tried to make it deep. I fail :(
Yeezus is the dopest cd that came out this year and Im not a die hard Kanye fan. I appreciate the creativity, the lyrics and the music. I can bump it from front to back 100
Yeezus is an incredible piece of art. The production is a work of art and is like a toned down more sonically Death Grips album. With Kanye's typical rhyme scheme (which does have faults at points), and some fire production Yeezus is pretty great conceptually. 7.8/10
I still don't feel it. This album for me was Kanye just reaching desperately for something and he basically fooled the people into thinking this album is "deep." But it's really just nonsensical stuff.
Pac didn't have to have an underlying message, he blatantly and loudly preach what he meant(and said exactly what he meant). He lived the way he said he was in his music, he seen the stuff he rapped about in the culture around him, he had inspired millions around the world (black, white, and whatever). So what he was acting in movies, so what he was getting paper from endorsing a clothing label, so what he was writing books??? Pac was still the man, overall.
Shemzinho he didn't copy, but it's definitely an El-Pish, Techno Animal-like production. of course its all kanye, but i just find it weird when people (not you) call kanye innovative.
Andrew Dawson said in an interview they ain't even listen to DG while making the album. Fantano just started that 'Yeezus ripped off DG' trash ass take and everyone ran with it
Yeezus is not creative and different. When it comes to socially aware and alternative hip hop Yeezus is literally one of the most basic and superficial albums in the spectrum.
Very well said. I disagree with DG not being too far ahead in the category of lyrical content...but I think it's more to what each individual is into and is comfortable with. But I feel you.
Holy fuck Myke C-Town said something that really resonated and made me realize something: Yeezus has extremely dumbed down lyrics in comparison to MBDTF but the production was completely experimental, dark and FAR FAR left. It's almost like Kanye got tired of industry pressure right now to dumb down lyrics in order to sell records and his response was to comply, BUT at the same time to compromise for the lyrics he decided to scout producers like Daft Punk and Rick Rubin to make the most in your face and abrasive beats to give a HUGE middle finger to his critics. It's all about the subtle things he did on this album that make this album amazing to me, like how he put a random kids' choir sample in the middle of On Sight and the way the instrumental suddenly brakes and starts again on Blood on the Leaves. This album is not for everybody but what people need to realize is that everything on this album was cold and calculated to the point where you almost need a microscopic lense to get a real feel for the music. 9/10 IMO
"I look at this like a little kid trying to get my attention by tugging on my shirt. And if I'm ignoring him long enough he's gonna go light something on fire." God dammit that line made me choke on my food. Classic.
I gotta agree with most of the points made here. It is sad that critics and fans who are completely ignorant to the fact that this style of cross genre sonic experimentation has been happening for the last decade will champion Kanye for being "daring" or god forbid, "ground breaking". Like Mike said, he is jumping on a trend that he knows has a future in hip hop, and he will gladly step in and take all the credit for it. With that said, I disagree that it was poorly done
Blood On The Leaves is certainly one of my favourite tracks from the album, but I think the way West sampled Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit" was pretty insulting. The sample's from a song about a lynching tree with "black bodies swinging in the summer breeze" and West goes and makes it about a breakup with a long-time girlfriend he did molly with, who seemed to rat his out to the media and attempt to put down his reputation. Sampling a song which has such cultural and historical weight to it and then rapping "She instagram herself like bad bitch alert / He instagram his watch like mad rich alert" just seems to show how removed West is from his own context.
i agree. it wouldn't surprise me if he was comparing his bad relationship to the lynchings in the early 20th century. it seems like something kanye would say.
i disagree with it being insulting, but im not african american so i guess take what i say with a grain of salt. to me the whole point of yeezus was black pride and sticking it to what is essentially a white mans world. making comparisons to shit like slavery and oppression isnt anything new to kanye. he did it a lot on my beautiful dark twisted fantasy. but w/e, i appreciate yr criticism and i understand why people might see it as being in poor taste. context aside tho, the song is pretty fucking great.
Yeah your right, his discography has something for everyone. His earlier music definitely could be called concious. I remember the underground mixtape b4 the College Dropout and I was excited to hear him release and see where he was going. Man that was 2003 or 04 and he has come a long way musically. I think the experimentation works musically cuz like u said it ends up where u have something for everyone in the end. The fact that his discography/albums can promote this type of dialogue is good
I'm getting really tired of this "I miss the old Kanye" argument. Yes, Vintage Kanye was amazing and I love *The College Dropout*, *Late Registration* and *Graduation* but to say that Kanye isn't as terrific of an artist as he once was or that he's not as good of a man as he used to be is naive and ignorant. Kanye has always been arrogant and brash, and the only reason he did not put it on display very much when he was younger was as a result of his wonderful mother keeping tabs on him and so he could maintain commercial appeal as he was a new up and coming artist. In addition, *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* is as excellent if not superior to either *Dropout* or *Registration* and the only argument I've seen for criticism against *Yeezus* is the fact that it's different. Different ideas do not equal mediocrity just as much as it does not equal greatness. However, I'm not hearing the latter argument. All I hear is it's not the "Old Ye". It would be one thing if it didn't work, but it absolutely does. Music critics would be the first to tell you if it didn't (as few people - especially in the music industry - like Kanye West personally), and yet I hear so many people bashing those critics anyone else for praising it. Honestly, this seems to be a *Kid A* situation. Remember how the entire fan base was divided because it was "different" but all the critics loved it and now years later it is almost unanimously agreed upon that it's a masterpiece? Would not be surprised if the same thing happened again. It literally happens every time an artist tries to veer off in a new direction especially when the new direction being taken is a good one because some people just can't seem to understand the term "change". People hate change. "If you always do what you’ve done, you will always get what you’ve always got." - Ed Foreman "If you want to make enemies, try to change something." - Woodrow T. Wilson "The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." - Charles Kettering Honestly, people are so hypocritical, if Kanye hadn't changed a thing about his style at all over the years, you would be criticizing him for that instead. Though....admittedly....Bound 2 was an incredibly mind-numbing music video that shits on the song it was created for. I think I may have even bled from my nose a little.
People hate change but people also like what they like and don’t what they don’t. If you agree that the album is drastically different than his old style then you can understand that some fans wouldn’t fuck with it.
I do like the forward thinking production on this album, but man, the lyrics are awful all the way through. And it doesn't help that Death Grips have been doing this style better for over two years. Kanye just sounds like his copying them. And doing it pretty poorly. Music Critics really need to stop kissing Kanye's ass. He ain't God.
@@presleyluis4666 The only ones are Send it Up, On Sight, and maybe Im a god. Coincidentally enough, the worst tracks on this album sound like they could maybe be Death Grips tracks (if you ignore the dancehall influences and the soul samples on Im a god and On Sight). No Death Grips song at the time sounded like Blood on the Leaves, Bound 2, New Slaves, Im in It, etc. Those songs take noise influence and infuse Nina Simone and Motown samples, dancehall influences and features, Eastern European classic rock, melodic autotune singing, etc. Kanye only sounds like he's copying them if you also think Death Grips is copying Saul Williams and Dalek. It's called influence.
The reason it's pushing boundaries is because he's a mainstream rapper; he's just thrown a massive curve ball for the majority of his listeners. I enjoyed it for the most part, coming from a Death Grips fan.
William Smith I see what you mean. MBDTF and Yeezus are probably my two favorite. then I would say Graduation and Late Registration. I couldn't stand 808's. I tried to listen to it multiple times, but i couldn't do it.
yeah I agree on you with that one, I never liked kanyes work but I can sure appreciate someone fearlessly pushing their own boundaries whatever those may be
Kanye West isn't the first to do the industrial hip-hop sound. But you have to acknowledge the fact that Kanye West is the first to do it in the mainstream. It takes great bravery for such a famous artist to say fuck the radio. And he isn't copying Death Grips. He's going about the industrial sound in a very different way. He's not screaming about killing people, being paranoid, drunk, high, crazy, or other crazy shit like MC Ride from Death Grips. (I love Death Grips by the way.) The ONLY comparison is that they're both loud. Kanye is merely taking influence from art-hop like Death Grips, Odd Future, and Shabazz Palaces. And to all of the people saying the lyrics suck on Yeezus, only I'm in It and On Sight have questionable lines. He's not exactly spittin on Black Skinhead, but he gats his point across and it's a good song. And on I Am A God, his verse is really good. (Old n***as mentally still in high school.) On New Slaves, both of his verses are jaw-dropping. His verse on Hold My Liquor is also very good, talking about a broken relationship. People take two lines from the album: "Get this bitch shakin' like Parkinsons" and "Eatin Asian pussy all I need is sweet and sour sauce," and say all of the lyrics suck. And don't forget on MBDTF, on Hell of a Life, he talks about porn extensively, and raps about girls doing anal and gangbangs. He's not new to sexual rap. And back to the originality point. Since this is Kanye's Kid A or In Utero, or "artistic freakout" and people are saying he's not being original, are you forgetting that Radiohead took influence Charles Mingus, 20th Century classical music, Massive Attack, and other stuff for Kid A, and Nirvana took influence from a lot of aggressive metal and punk music for In Utero. The point I'm making is that nobody's entirely original. This is going to sound so snobbish, but I really think people just don't get it, or are too quick to criticize Kanye. If Jay-Z had put this out, nobody would have any problems with it. I'm ranting here, and I love you guys at DEHH, but I respectfully disagree.
Terryon McMillion Production wise they're both loud, that's it. That's pretty much where the similarities end. So if something is loud now, then it's a rip-off of Death Grips? I guess by that logic Exmillitary is a rip-off of In Utero. That's stupid. There is not a single beat on Yeezus that I could see on a Death Grips album, except for maybe I Am A God, which has that cold, eerie, icy synth vibe found on Mo Love Deep Web. All of the other beats are either too quiet, too melodic, or too mainstream to be on a DG song.
Ethan Flynn you really a Kanye stan. Lots of mainstream artists bring underground sounds into their work, and when they do they often get praised for it. It's not new. I'm not saying it's bad because the mainstream does it, but it's not new. Kanye isn't being brave. This is standard procedure.
Damn, Mike just took the words outta my mouth. There's little to nothing I can add on to his comments so i'ma just say thank you! We got a surface-level, fisher price Kanye this time around.
"This is 'My Fisher Price first experimental hip-hop album'." Myke is the greatest.
END_VOID:\\ hoooooly shit lmao
my exact thoughts
Came here for that soundbite from dissect
@@rashadismail1685 that take aged terribly. Yeezus is a masterpeice years later
@@MrPaperRolls no it didn’t, everything he said is still true lmao it’s literally only considered a masterpiece by these same kids who overhyped it when it came out. It had zero influence, nobody even brings it up anymore besides the Stans of it. All these years later and you still don’t have a point for the fact death grips, Lupe, Danny brown and others did this sound before him so it just isn’t groundbreaking. Sorry 9 years later it didn’t influence shit and again these guys definitely all still feel exactly the same about this. His take aged extremely well it was the start of his downfall. Him copying other people is exactly why donda was so bland and y’all praising him as an innovative genius for taking other actually experimental creative acts like death grips and watering it down.
“If you love me so much then why'd you let me GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO". - Kid Cudi
"YOU PUT THIS SHIT ON... AND THE SHIT COMES IN WITH ALL OF THIS FUCKIN' SHIT..."
I love Myke C-Town's opinion. Every time I wait to see his thoughts because his views almost mirrors my opinion. He's harsh and I like it.
ken went IN!
7 Years still no reply
Damn
@@amanuelberhanu2717 it be like that
@@amanuelberhanu2717 DAMN. 7 years/10
@ayyy__donkey damn fr, when did he blow up?
I guess I'm kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good site to stream newly released movies online ?
You put this shit on and the shit comes in with all of this fucking shit- Kinge
love myke's reviews
I agree
Sorry yall, but I like that Yeezus shit.
AYEEEEEEEEEEEE
@@dereklane7843 my son was an OG fan LMAO
Extremely glad Death Grips was mentioned
lol not even death grips are particularly original; they bit from B L A C K I E, techno animal and the beatnigs. great artists steal.
....but not Daft Punk who worked on half the album
3:35 bruhhhh 😂😂😂 ''slam dunk into the recycle bin'' shit had me dead
edm gumbo shit 😭
+YO DADDY SON ,kbinge killed it
Kbinge was wildin' out on this one. But, Myke was right. Perfect points.
+Cole Pace Nobody is "right" about subjective music taste. Respect your opinion tho
Micah Schoell I agree. No one is right.
To me, Yeezus is a character, like MF DOOM or Dr Octagon, I listen to the album with that in mind and I enjoy it.
Yeezus is a rock, rap and hard type of album. I would only love this album if I have a certain type of mood. Yeezus is like a mad genius gone wild type of project.
Weird and crazy album. People expected this to be a hip hop album like his classics. But really this is just opposite. I hope SWISH is going to be a Late Registration kind of album.
+Urine Denial Yeezus is just Kanye being full of himself.
***** The album isn't even that different, anyone who listens to glitch knows this. It's unique in a lot of ways though, which I respect a lot.
***** I disagree, i'm not saying just because its different it's good. I'm saying it's good.
I would love to see an ultimate Kanye revisit series. Every album every week and see how they hold up today.
What if I love both Death Grips and Yeezus
Facts i get what theyre saying but i just love how this albums sounds and the stupid kyrics are fun i love death grips and tons of experiemtnal music but yeezus just feels like a manic episode and i think it works
Agreed. Yeezus is far more interesting than a lot of other kanye albums. Some of the lyrics are trash, sure. But you could find that on most kanye albums
This didn’t age well but a lot of people were wrong too.
@@wm_9640 that’s not what I said. A lot of people (including these guys) have changed their opinion on this album.
Nah I still don’t like this album lol
This album still is "Experimental music for dummies" for Hip Hop fans tho. Like is the album Hip Hop fans listen when they want to feel a lil bit more adventurous but not too much tbh.
(I don't hate the album btw relax)
@@cristianjofre1607 you cant get really experimental and get the level of mainstream attention yeezus got imo.
I loved all of the Death Grips albums (I'm forming an opinion on the most recent album), and I LOVED YEEZUS.
GET THE PORSCHE OUT THE DAMN GARAGE!
It entertained me, and I really did like the production and lyrics. Sue me.
I think they should relisten to Yeezus and review in retrospective. I have come back to to album front to back and it's hard to believe I hated this album in 2013. But if they still hate it totally fine but the album to me is a 8/10 at best.
Yeezus wasn't bad. I first heard the album, I hated it and I hated Kanye for that album. Like everything, if you have the patience, it grew on me. I like the album, it's not a MBDTF, but "It bumps in the whip" for me
While I loved Yeezus, I liked this video anyways because these guys gave a detailed and supported opinion that proved some good points. However, the reason I loved Yeezus was because: 1. It pushed the darkest aspects of MBDTF to an insane extreme. 2. It gave a huge middle finger and scream of escape to everyone who was trying to tear him down and dismiss him. 3. It challenged the music listening world as a whole from hip-hop traditionalists to teeny boppers, parents, hipsters, priests, industrial heads, etc. It is by no means for everyone, and I respect the opinions of those who are not fans, but all I know is that I loved it. 9.5/10
Death grips did exact the same and they haven't shitty lyrics
MrPimmetjepom Death Grips is a really good group. The Money Store and Government Plates are high 8/10's and classics in my book. But Yeezus and Death Grips are different albums with different stories. Critically, Kanye can be a tricky artist to understand. His interviews can seem like gibberish, his music overhyped, and his ego making him an asshole to people that don't see value in him or his music. He just takes time listening to all of his albums and an understanding of context to get him.
TheDomanation13
I don't think he's a genius, he tries hard to look like one. He's overhyped in my opinion. But i do have respect for his production and I don't give a fuck about the mainstream.
¨TheDomanation13 But too many people don't know that Techno Animal was doing a similar sound than found on Yeezus over 10 years ago.
Neurozumim
8:20 is absolutely what I think.
Didn't like yeesuz the first time either. But after a while, after you let the frustration and anger in. I absolutely loved it. Just an amazing album. Ahead of its time. Not for everybody, but one of my fav kanye albums.
Ahead of its time? Lol dude ripped off death grips
Definitely not ahead of it’s time. You wanna hear ahead of its time? Listen to B L A C K I E. It’s actually been confirmed that Kanye was listening to him in the studio while making Yeezus. Straight up ripped him and Death Grips off
Myke hit the nail the head in this one.
nahh
nahh yeezus go crazy
Death Grips isn't hip hop, its sooo soo much more.
im sayin
I get what Myke is trying to say. He sees bullshit in Kanye, which we must all agree he is full of it. And Myke is simply calling it out. I loved this album, but he is 100% right.
"Struggle" the album 😭
I think Yeezus aged better than anyone would’ve thought back when it first dropped TBH
After listening to the album almost a year later after all the hype and bandwagon hopping died down, Myke was spot on.
yup
lmao no, Yeezus is one of the best albums of this decade and if you haven't heard that yet you should listen again
BLKKKSKKKNHEAD
Kanye.. is that you?
earth to kaaaanyeeeee
BLKKKSKKKNHEAD Man you crazy. NO, College Dropout, Late Registration have been some of the best albums since 2000 from him.
Sam Alexander each to his own
Honestly I don't think Yeezus was just Kanye hopping on a bandwagon. For one thing, yes, in 2013 Death Grips were blowing up, but it's not like experimental hip hop was such an "in" thing that it would be worth copying on its own. Frankly, it's just needlessly cynical to assume Kanye was ripping off Death Grips. And for another thing, this album doesn't really sound much like DG and other noise-rap from the time. The production is noisy, sure, but you'd almost never call it cluttered. Death Grips songs are layered, filled with all kinds of noises and samples, and that's what creates the overwhelming sound that makes people categorize DG as "noise rap". Yeezus, meanwhile, is often highly minimalistic; songs like On Sight, New Slaves, Bound 2, Send It Up, even Blood On The Leaves, all have quite simple beats. In terms of vocal performances, Kanye wasn't just being weird for its own sake; really, the punchlines aren't that much more ridiculous than what was on MBDTF. Can you really argue that "Eatin' Asian pussy, all I need is sweet and sour sauce" is that much more groan-worthy than "So much head I woke up in sleepy hollow"? Yeezus is not Kanye just trying the "it" sound without really trying; it's him blending elements that were already part of his style-- the autotuned singing, the rebellious lyrics, the creative use of samples-- and cranking them up to eleven. Hell, you could easily argue that "Monster" is a precursor to Yeezus.
I like Yeezus. Here's why, the album plays with my emotions really well. The album gets me pumped almost immediately and throughout the album i can maintain that level of excitement. I think lyrically yes he is lackluster for the majority of the album but in my opinion there are times when he does shine. I think its a solid Kanye Album. I am huge Kanye fan and when this album initially came out i did nit fuck with it, but as time went on the album grew on me.
Myke C-Town Just destroyed this thing. He's the man, so right!
This album clicks when you realize that Kanye's only saying all this shit because he's insecure. The whole album is one giant ode to insecurity, almost like a slimmer MBDTF only also rooted in the biases of the industry.
That makes a lot of sense actually but it doesn't take away from the shitty production IMO.
+Mtthew 123 do you mean the shitty instrumentals? The production on this album is incredibly intricate but appreciating that requires you to listen through all the screechy industrial noises XD
TheGooseinator Production may be intricate but it sounds very noisy and chaotic.
Because that's the point.
+Mtthew 123 check out industrial music
There's nothing really to "get" about this album, it's just bangers and Kanye wanting to make more electronic-based hip-hop like a lot of other popular artists have been doing nowadays (not many of them very well). On Kanye's first album (remember "Breathe in breathe out"?) he mentioned himself as a contradiction on his albums of "bullshit ice rap" and significant lyrics; Yeezus is following the same trend as his previous albums, just with a different style and less emphasis on good lyrics. I don't think the lyrics are bad, just that most of the time they aren't trying to say anything significant (with the exceptions on the album like New Slaves, Black Skinhead, etc.); but hasn't a sizable portion of hip-hop already been stupid-ass lyrics over trap-ass beats for decades? Young Jeezy never said anything important, nonetheless he's got some classic-ass hood-ass bangers. There's a place in hip-hop for shallow bullshit, and I think Kanye does it better on Yeezus than a lot of artists right now. The production on Yeezus is awesome, and while I'm bumping this album in the whip or seeing Kanye live, these songs are dope.
Death Grips is one of my favorite bands, and I can still appreciate Yeezus, because I'm not expecting Kanye to scream complex, cryptic lyrics, and because Yeezus's production works nicely for its kind of hip-hop; MC Ride's lyrics and style wouldn't really work over these instrumentals. I don't only like this album because it's Kanye. There's also a huge catalog of MCs with complicated lyrics worthy of deep analysis and critique that I can refer to outside of Yeezus if I'm wanting socially-conscious rap, and even then, it's not like "New Slaves" should be glossed over like its lyrics are meaningless. There's all kinds of shit like this album that isn't criticized for not being deep enough; we keep expecting Kanye to push the envelope, and people's expectations of Kanye weren't met. The more time I've spent with Yeezus the more I've come to appreciate it for what it is, as hip-hop that just slaps. I can go stupid to this album all the time
+Micah Schoell Actually, Kanye established electronic styled hip hop that is here now or in some cases ( Like Drake) expanded.He did innovate that sound with 808 & Heartbreaks, though.
I don't buy that. Someone like Kanye who has so much to prove to people wouldn't put out an album with shit lyrics unless it served some kind of greater purpose.
The album yeezus is quite brilliant actually... there is a cohesive underlying story arc that went over alot of people's heads. Keep in mind that Kanye not only does what he feels when he makes an album but he also plays off society's perception of him. It's a combination. He wholeheartedly wanted to make the album 808's & heartbreak as an artist but it also gave him an excuse to make it in light of the passing of his mother and the break up of his relationship with Alexis who was his fiance at the time. So I'm sure the feelings were very much real, but at the same time he played off the public perception of the state of emotions that people would imagine he was in. When he made MBDTF it was the first time you witnessed him embracing "asswhole" type of lyrics in a more direct way. It allowed him to play off the perception of his Taylor Swift moment the year before when the whole world hated him. Yeezus is a character that he played to go with the theme of the project and the time period of his life and aspirations. He played a character. I understood this more when I went to the Yeezus tour and was blown away by how it came off almost like a broadway play on a Walt Disney stage, which was a mountain by the way lol. But anyways he wore a mask, which he takes off when Jesus walks to the stage, at that moment is when Kanye takes off his mask as if to symbolize his enlightenment. The rest of the show proved that because after that point he ended the show with his more happier songs. Now let's get back to the cohesiveness of the story in the album... Kanye had a theme of minimalism for the album yeezus. So while at surface value the lyrics definitely come off as maybe some of Kanye's most simplistic rhymes ever, the genius lies in the underlying messaging of the story that I found very entertaining. The entire album is infact an allegory depicting the tragic fall of the "Yeezus" persona, going from the strong hard hitting angry, obnoxious, egotistical tracks On sight, Blackskinhead, I am a God, New Slaves. Then, it shows the inevitable tragic fall, like something straight from Aristotle himself: Hold my liquor and I'm in it deal with Alcohol and Sex addiction in a way that shouts the typical glorification of the Rockstar lifestyle, whilst robbing it of its glory.
"Had to stop at 7/11 like I needed gas/i'm lying i needed condoms don't look through the glass/chasing love and all the bittersweet hours lost/eating Asian pussy all I need was sweet and sour sauce". The distorted sound of the tracks and the uneasy schizophrenic sampling show the deterioration of the Yeezus persona as he "gets in too deep", The distortion of his voice throughout the song makes the listener realize the horror of what it is to embrace these aspects of life. Blood on the leaves is the climax of the album. Returning to the robot voice, to express the detached state that his sinful ways have led him to. This song is the Anagnorisis(similar to when Oedipus realizes that he's married his mother in the Greek tragedy). Yeezus has fallen low since he declared himself a god. Now you sitting court side/wifey on the other side/gotta keep em' separated i call that Apartheid/then she said she impregnated/that's the night ya heart died/now you gotta go and tell ya girl and report that/main reason cuz ya pastor said you can't abort that/now ya driver say that new benz you can't afford that/all that cocaine on the table you can't snort that/that goin' to that owin' money that the court got/all up in that alimony, uh, yeah - yeah she got you homie/'till death but do you your part, unholy matrimony."
Guilt trip is a continuation of Yeezus' road to redemption, his catharsis(continuation of robot voice). It's Yeezus attempts to overcome his failed relationship and come to terms with his own fallibility.
"Focus on the future and let the crew knock her" "if you love me so much then why you let me go?" (x3)
Then, we get to the final stage with the last two songs: Send it up and Bound 2. Send it up is Yeezus coming to terms with what has happened and joyfully choosing to put it all behind him. "Reliving the past? your loss" is the beginning of the song, and it ends with Beanie Mann singing "Memories don't live like people do; they always 'member you/whether things are good or bad/it's just the memories that you had". At the end of Kanye's verse, he shows that the Yeezus persona has revived anew "Yeezus just rose again". Bound 2 is the happy ending of Yeezus. Yeezus, after that all he's endured: the greatness, the loss, the suffering, and the revival; he is now redeemed. He is no longer chasing the fame, the money, the superficial things, and he's found that "one good girl [who] is worth a thousand bitches" meaning that he has found a legitimate relationship with a woman, as opposed to all the bitchy girls that he's been dealing with. This girl gives him everything that Yeezus could ever ask for: companionship. The final lines of the song reflect their relationship. "It's not perfect but you know, ain't nobody perfect". They celebrate the small milestones of making it to thanksgiving and to Christmas; perhaps they can make it all the way to the altar, but first she's going to need to forget and forgive the person that Yeezus was. On the last two lines, Yeezus sums up the entire journey, on a number of levels: after this long-ass journey and transition that Yeezus has gone through, reflecting the verses of these raps and self reflection; or the verses of him against his demons; or the verses of the bible as they get married they're both tired; and sad for the way things are for people still living their life in despair; and in a metaphor and reference to the shortest "verse" in the Bible, they weep, just as "Jesus Wept."
"Maybe, we can still make it to the church steps/but first, you gon' remember how to forget/after, all of these long-ass verses/i'm tired, you tired, Jesus wept."
I wrote this long-ass comment in hopes that some of you may revisit the album yeezus, and play it straight through from track one with a open mind now knowing this information. It really is light years ahead of anything he's done thus far, even though personally late registration and 808's are my two top favorite Kanye albums, I understand the brilliance of Yeezus. Just remember to not take everything so serious because if it's one thing I love about Ye it's his ability to poke fun at himself in his music. He really hasn't changed, only progressed. In alot of ways "New Slaves" is a 2013 version of "All Falls Down." Same subject matter. And i never understood the fuss about him being hypocritical when this is not a new Kanye, he was hypocritical on his very first album. Acknowledging being hypocritical is one quality of being a conscious artist. You're human, humans are hypocritical. People forget that celebrities are human too and do the same shit we do only difference is that they're famous so they are judged more harshly. It's almost like you're a joke once you're a famous artist you lose the right to have an opinion... 2Pac was misunderstood by many to being hypocritical in a lot of ways, When you hear Kendrick Lamar say "I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015" he's talking about himself aswell, not just to others. Kanye has always conveyed musically to me "hey guys, I'm one of you" He was always addicted to clothes... "things we buy to cover up what's inside".. Keyword "WE". Kanye has always been this type of social rapper. True concious artists relate to the people, and in my opinion Kanye has done that well for atleast a decade.
+Joshua Espinosa It is a religious experience lmao
+Rich E. Rich this deserves more likes
+Joshua Espinosa haha truly man! saw him live 3 times in different stages of his career and he didn't disappoint
+Stank Movie Studio thank you sir
+Rich E. Rich This comment is brilliant, I wish it was at the top of every discussion on this album because I think this is the most sensible way to digest it. I've always enjoyed it (since the 5th listen - hated it on the first), and for me it's my 3rd favourite of all his work, but the Yeezus persona really must be emphasized for the album to shine.
"This album should have been called 'STRUGGLE.'" Myke.
💀💀💀
I feel like Bound 2 should have been talked about more. The beat was unique, and I feel he spiitted well on that. Bound 2 is phenomenal.
Beats: 4/5
Lyrics: 2/5
Those interracial lines didn't make you laugh bruh
I completely agree with Myke. I was saying the exact same things he was saying after i listened to it a couple times. But then someone told me to imagine that Kanye isn't rapping but instead the persona of Yeezus. After that, it all made sense to me and now i love this album. I think if Myke just had that idea in his brain and listened to it again, he would like it a whole lot more.
+Ammar Mohamed yeah i guess you can look at this album as sort of a parody of kanye himslef, but i dont think kanyes that self aware to do that. also as myke mentioned the production is just extremely bland noise hop/industrial.
If what he was rapping on that album is his Yeezus persona he can keep that shit to himself
Yeezus is supposed to show Kanyes anger and frustration at the media and the corporations and all that stuff he rants about. He simply gave his thoughts and feelings a sound. This album isnt about the lyrics but about the feel and what it represents. When youre furious you dont really think about what you say or do and yeezus captures that perfectly
I love Yeezus. Most people will hate it. That's ok. But for 1% of hip hop fans, this LP is the shit. If you wonder why, I'll spell it out but in summary of all of the ranting I could do about this album, I love it. Except for Guilt Trip.
It gets mixed reactions because of how experimental it is. It's appeal at least from how I understand really depends on whether or not you understand Kanye and are fascinated with him as an artist and person. People who are into extreme music genres like Industrial, Metal, etc also may understand it's appeal.
TheDomanation13 On another note, Yeezus is my choice for the album of the year.
TheDomanation13 And because of Kanye's lyricism at points. We both know that he purposefully made the 2nd verse of I Am a God or the whole song On Sight crappy songs, lyrically to get a reaction out of people, but people who didn't get the deeper meanings behind lines like "I got her back in and put my dick in her moooooouuuuuuthhhhh." and the whole "Hampton" part of New Slaves, will hate this album for that.
Damon Horton It's not poorly done. You just have to get it. People who "get" the album know what I mean.
TheDomanation13 Not really true. I do listen to industrial music but yeezus was a pile of trash in my opinion. Yeah the production was interesting but the lyrics were elementary level. He went with a different sound but with the same ass mainstream lyrics.
18:57 "this album should've been called struggle"
this aged perfectly in hindsight
Took 3 years for this album to grow on me
+SuperMightyChicken This is a comment from another video I had.
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Must say, I was a fool for not really listening to these songs. My love for the production grew as the years went on. The thing is, I didn't like his flow so I couldn't adhere the lyrics other than the ones like "MY DAMN CROISSANTS" or "I keep it 300, like the Romans... " And this is coming from a core Kanye West fan. I can't believe I undermined some of the excellence on this project. However, I don't think I will ever genuinely understand "I'm In It" (the first 30 seconds at least), and "I Am A God," however I do burst out laughing when I hear ' yo what up yeeeeezus.' Guess, my #1 album will evolve from the most recent MBDTF, which I only started loving in 2015.
+SuperMightyChicken first listen i didnt like yeezus. now i love it.
I tried listening to it a few times and started to like it just now...
Yeezus is probably my favourite Kanye album. Definitely the most misunderstood narrative.
Yeezus is fucking amazing, its like a fucken energy drink. If you feel dumb or sad or some shit, listen to Yeezus and youll feel like God
"You put this SHIT on.. and this SHIT comes on with all of this fucking SHIT.." Haha well said Ken.
Ken out here looking like Andrew Tate
Death Grips didn't fucking invent industrial hip hop. If I hear that comparison one more time like they're the progenitors and they patented the style, I'm gonna put my head through a fucking wall.
Who did? I'm intrigued.
It's been around in various forms since the mid-80's. Here's the Wikipedia article on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_hip_hop
Direct contemporary parallels to Death Grips have been around since the late-90's with acts like Dalek and Saul Williams. The same people that say people who like Kanye's album don't know about industrial hip hop are guilty of the same damn thing.
>Kanye
>musically ignorant
After hearing Bound 2, you realize Yeezus was all a clever ruse.
myke stays predicting the future. a bunch of kids are gonna copy the kanye west album because it’s hot? bam. trap metal and wendigo type beats are a thing.
Holy fuck, I love Myke. I agree with everything he says.
"Hurry up with my damn croissant!"
-This term is obviously referring to his lack of purity and/or happiness and he's ordering the world to get it to him. The song all in all is him metaphorically hyping himself to be larger than life due to the social society and publicity he receives and...yeah I tried but no, he was so shallow on this album. Sorry Ye, I tried to make it deep. I fail :(
Yeezus is the dopest cd that came out this year and Im not a die hard Kanye fan. I appreciate the creativity, the lyrics and the music. I can bump it from front to back 100
thank you
Yeezus is an incredible piece of art. The production is a work of art and is like a toned down more sonically Death Grips album. With Kanye's typical rhyme scheme (which does have faults at points), and some fire production Yeezus is pretty great conceptually. 7.8/10
God bless you.
I still don't feel it. This album for me was Kanye just reaching desperately for something and he basically fooled the people into thinking this album is "deep." But it's really just nonsensical stuff.
you should write for Pitchfork
Yo! Could you tell me what was the concept behind Yeezus? I really liked it but I feel like I'm missing something.
rEAL hIP hOP *Yeezus is an incredible piece of shit.
fixed
Kanye did something right. Listening to Yeezus in 2017, it still sounds like a fresh new album. So far, it has aged perfectly.
Pac didn't have to have an underlying message, he blatantly and loudly preach what he meant(and said exactly what he meant). He lived the way he said he was in his music, he seen the stuff he rapped about in the culture around him, he had inspired millions around the world (black, white, and whatever). So what he was acting in movies, so what he was getting paper from endorsing a clothing label, so what he was writing books??? Pac was still the man, overall.
Kanye for sure heard Death Grips song "Come Up And Get Me" and made :On Sight". It's a complete rip off of that song.
So when he made Hell of a life back on MBDTF, was he copying a band which didn't exist?
Shemzinho he didn't copy, but it's definitely an El-Pish, Techno Animal-like production. of course its all kanye, but i just find it weird when people (not you) call kanye innovative.
Weeneen Ala'hadouanan I agree man
Andrew Dawson said in an interview they ain't even listen to DG while making the album. Fantano just started that 'Yeezus ripped off DG' trash ass take and everyone ran with it
Yeezus is not creative and different. When it comes to socially aware and alternative hip hop Yeezus is literally one of the most basic and superficial albums in the spectrum.
YEEZUS IS KANYE'S STRONGEST EFFORT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATE REGISTRATION WAS MY FAVORITE BEFORE HAND BUT HOLY MOLY !!!
Yeezus is not creative
lol
@@brandonboughton_000ok
Very well said. I disagree with DG not being too far ahead in the category of lyrical content...but I think it's more to what each individual is into and is comfortable with. But I feel you.
Holy fuck Myke C-Town said something that really resonated and made me realize something: Yeezus has extremely dumbed down lyrics in comparison to MBDTF but the production was completely experimental, dark and FAR FAR left. It's almost like Kanye got tired of industry pressure right now to dumb down lyrics in order to sell records and his response was to comply, BUT at the same time to compromise for the lyrics he decided to scout producers like Daft Punk and Rick Rubin to make the most in your face and abrasive beats to give a HUGE middle finger to his critics. It's all about the subtle things he did on this album that make this album amazing to me, like how he put a random kids' choir sample in the middle of On Sight and the way the instrumental suddenly brakes and starts again on Blood on the Leaves. This album is not for everybody but what people need to realize is that everything on this album was cold and calculated to the point where you almost need a microscopic lense to get a real feel for the music. 9/10 IMO
this album is amazing honestly!
it is, they we're trippin
"I look at this like a little kid trying to get my attention by tugging on my shirt. And if I'm ignoring him long enough he's gonna go light something on fire."
God dammit that line made me choke on my food. Classic.
And this album is still relevant in 2020 lol
I gotta agree with most of the points made here. It is sad that critics and fans who are completely ignorant to the fact that this style of cross genre sonic experimentation has been happening for the last decade will champion Kanye for being "daring" or god forbid, "ground breaking". Like Mike said, he is jumping on a trend that he knows has a future in hip hop, and he will gladly step in and take all the credit for it. With that said, I disagree that it was poorly done
Blood On The Leaves is certainly one of my favourite tracks from the album, but I think the way West sampled Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit" was pretty insulting.
The sample's from a song about a lynching tree with "black bodies swinging in the summer breeze" and West goes and makes it about a breakup with a long-time girlfriend he did molly with, who seemed to rat his out to the media and attempt to put down his reputation.
Sampling a song which has such cultural and historical weight to it and then rapping "She instagram herself like bad bitch alert / He instagram his watch like mad rich alert" just seems to show how removed West is from his own context.
i agree. it wouldn't surprise me if he was comparing his bad relationship to the lynchings in the early 20th century. it seems like something kanye would say.
i disagree with it being insulting, but im not african american so i guess take what i say with a grain of salt.
to me the whole point of yeezus was black pride and sticking it to what is essentially a white mans world. making comparisons to shit like slavery and oppression isnt anything new to kanye. he did it a lot on my beautiful dark twisted fantasy. but w/e, i appreciate yr criticism and i understand why people might see it as being in poor taste. context aside tho, the song is pretty fucking great.
Dan Terlizzi its more of a kanye pride album than it is a black pride album.
mynameishunter12345 one of the reasons kanye is proud to be himself is because of his family's involvement in civil rights of minorities, though.
Dan Terlizzi oh my god no, that is too funny! that is not the reason why kanye has a big ego. but that comment is hilarious though.
I respect this review because you reviewed it the way a review should be reviewed from a review stand point.
Personally Yeezus is my favorite Kanye album ,six years later it still sounds fresh...I respect their opinion though
I think this the first time Ken is more critical than Myke
Yeah your right, his discography has something for everyone. His earlier music definitely could be called concious. I remember the underground mixtape b4 the College Dropout and I was excited to hear him release and see where he was going. Man that was 2003 or 04 and he has come a long way musically. I think the experimentation works musically cuz like u said it ends up where u have something for everyone in the end. The fact that his discography/albums can promote this type of dialogue is good
Beezy and Ken used to have some fire in their voices. I'll tell you what man, getting old can take that away from anyone.
dehh have fallen off since the pandemic started
I forgot how hilarious this was lmfao
Kanye is the best rapper alive....
Rapper - no
Artist - Yes
Guilt trip is fire
You gotta let this album grow on you
Whatever your opinion is, you can't deny the solid facts and arguments that Myke spreads out on the table. He put out a great objective review.
Myke C-Town is spot on as always awful experimental album ripped off from Death Grips. And this is coming from a big Kanye Fan.
If you were a Kanye fan, you wouldn't say you're a Kanye fan. #FACTS
wachicoli Even though I liked every single one of his albums before YEEZUS =/. Also who the hell uses # on TH-cam?
Death Grips influenced but with more flair and his own style.
LouieK322 more flair? im not even...
the worst part of this review is myke saying this album is a joke.... and then saying he enjoys listening to it
Best album ever
Mbdtf, graduation and college dropout are far better
Poor other guy said he loved the album, DEHH tears it apart on every level
Kanye Wests Line "As soon as they like you, make them unlike you" has a lot to say about this album.
I'm getting really tired of this "I miss the old Kanye" argument. Yes, Vintage Kanye was amazing and I love *The College Dropout*, *Late Registration* and *Graduation* but to say that Kanye isn't as terrific of an artist as he once was or that he's not as good of a man as he used to be is naive and ignorant. Kanye has always been arrogant and brash, and the only reason he did not put it on display very much when he was younger was as a result of his wonderful mother keeping tabs on him and so he could maintain commercial appeal as he was a new up and coming artist. In addition, *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* is as excellent if not superior to either *Dropout* or *Registration* and the only argument I've seen for criticism against *Yeezus* is the fact that it's different. Different ideas do not equal mediocrity just as much as it does not equal greatness. However, I'm not hearing the latter argument. All I hear is it's not the "Old Ye". It would be one thing if it didn't work, but it absolutely does. Music critics would be the first to tell you if it didn't (as few people - especially in the music industry - like Kanye West personally), and yet I hear so many people bashing those critics anyone else for praising it.
Honestly, this seems to be a *Kid A* situation. Remember how the entire fan base was divided because it was "different" but all the critics loved it and now years later it is almost unanimously agreed upon that it's a masterpiece? Would not be surprised if the same thing happened again. It literally happens every time an artist tries to veer off in a new direction especially when the new direction being taken is a good one because some people just can't seem to understand the term "change". People hate change.
"If you always do what you’ve done, you will always get what you’ve always got."
- Ed Foreman
"If you want to make enemies, try to change something."
- Woodrow T. Wilson
"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress."
- Charles Kettering
Honestly, people are so hypocritical, if Kanye hadn't changed a thing about his style at all over the years, you would be criticizing him for that instead.
Though....admittedly....Bound 2 was an incredibly mind-numbing music video that shits on the song it was created for. I think I may have even bled from my nose a little.
People hate change but people also like what they like and don’t what they don’t. If you agree that the album is drastically different than his old style then you can understand that some fans wouldn’t fuck with it.
you're fuckin awesome for this comment
This did not age well at all. They were old heads back then already. Bruhhhh
facts lol
This is cope. “oLd hEaDs” FOH.
Myke even said that he can listen to it and not skip it, but he was more pissed at people who shit on Death grips, yet praise Yeezus.
Yeezus aged well.
If you want to like yeezus , All you need is , 1 good sound system, 2 be mad 3 enjoy.
The guy with the rayban glasses understands his music. +1 Brother.
Myke is the man!! I had the same opinion!!
Yay for you!
I do like the forward thinking production on this album, but man, the lyrics are awful all the way through. And it doesn't help that Death Grips have been doing this style better for over two years. Kanye just sounds like his copying them. And doing it pretty poorly. Music Critics really need to stop kissing Kanye's ass. He ain't God.
Stephen Butchard nope
What song on there sounds like deathgrips??
@@presleyluis4666 The only ones are Send it Up, On Sight, and maybe Im a god. Coincidentally enough, the worst tracks on this album sound like they could maybe be Death Grips tracks (if you ignore the dancehall influences and the soul samples on Im a god and On Sight). No Death Grips song at the time sounded like Blood on the Leaves, Bound 2, New Slaves, Im in It, etc. Those songs take noise influence and infuse Nina Simone and Motown samples, dancehall influences and features, Eastern European classic rock, melodic autotune singing, etc. Kanye only sounds like he's copying them if you also think Death Grips is copying Saul Williams and Dalek. It's called influence.
The reason it's pushing boundaries is because he's a mainstream rapper; he's just thrown a massive curve ball for the majority of his listeners. I enjoyed it for the most part, coming from a Death Grips fan.
It`s annoying that no one mentions that this is a story album. Like it has a tight narrative.
Y'all are funny man. Reviews are on point. Waiting on Wale the gifted review
“Yeezus” is a classic
Good album but LOL these guys are hilarious. Subscribed.
Is it bad that I like death grips and Yeezus? I think death grips is amazing and I some what liked Yeezus
6 808s
5 College Dropout
4 Yeezus
3 Late Registration
2 MBDTF
1 Graduation
William Smith wow you actually like 808s better than yeezus. Please explain. (not trying to start an argument)
William Smith I see what you mean. MBDTF and Yeezus are probably my two favorite. then I would say Graduation and Late Registration. I couldn't stand 808's. I tried to listen to it multiple times, but i couldn't do it.
William Smith I see what you mean, its all a matter of perspective
garyhamilton97 yeah I agree with you. But when I first heard yeezus it was terrible. But I grew into it a lot so my top 2 are also mbdtf & yeezus
What the hell is Yeezus doing above College Dropout or even 808's and Heartbreak?
yeah I agree on you with that one, I never liked kanyes work but I can sure appreciate someone fearlessly pushing their own boundaries whatever those may be
12:30 It’s hilarious when he compares it to 808s & everybody jumps on him
C-town so fucking right
***** thx pal
Kanye West isn't the first to do the industrial hip-hop sound. But you have to acknowledge the fact that Kanye West is the first to do it in the mainstream. It takes great bravery for such a famous artist to say fuck the radio. And he isn't copying Death Grips. He's going about the industrial sound in a very different way. He's not screaming about killing people, being paranoid, drunk, high, crazy, or other crazy shit like MC Ride from Death Grips. (I love Death Grips by the way.) The ONLY comparison is that they're both loud. Kanye is merely taking influence from art-hop like Death Grips, Odd Future, and Shabazz Palaces. And to all of the people saying the lyrics suck on Yeezus, only I'm in It and On Sight have questionable lines. He's not exactly spittin on Black Skinhead, but he gats his point across and it's a good song. And on I Am A God, his verse is really good. (Old n***as mentally still in high school.) On New Slaves, both of his verses are jaw-dropping. His verse on Hold My Liquor is also very good, talking about a broken relationship. People take two lines from the album: "Get this bitch shakin' like Parkinsons" and "Eatin Asian pussy all I need is sweet and sour sauce," and say all of the lyrics suck. And don't forget on MBDTF, on Hell of a Life, he talks about porn extensively, and raps about girls doing anal and gangbangs. He's not new to sexual rap. And back to the originality point. Since this is Kanye's Kid A or In Utero, or "artistic freakout" and people are saying he's not being original, are you forgetting that Radiohead took influence Charles Mingus, 20th Century classical music, Massive Attack, and other stuff for Kid A, and Nirvana took influence from a lot of aggressive metal and punk music for In Utero. The point I'm making is that nobody's entirely original. This is going to sound so snobbish, but I really think people just don't get it, or are too quick to criticize Kanye. If Jay-Z had put this out, nobody would have any problems with it. I'm ranting here, and I love you guys at DEHH, but I respectfully disagree.
You spoke the truth man.. SALUTE
I think what they mean is that he is copying death grips in the sound of the music, not the lyrics but the production.
Terryon McMillion Production wise they're both loud, that's it. That's pretty much where the similarities end. So if something is loud now, then it's a rip-off of Death Grips? I guess by that logic Exmillitary is a rip-off of In Utero. That's stupid. There is not a single beat on Yeezus that I could see on a Death Grips album, except for maybe I Am A God, which has that cold, eerie, icy synth vibe found on Mo Love Deep Web. All of the other beats are either too quiet, too melodic, or too mainstream to be on a DG song.
EXACTLYYYYYYYYY!!!! i ain't a death grips fan tho lol.
Ethan Flynn you really a Kanye stan. Lots of mainstream artists bring underground sounds into their work, and when they do they often get praised for it. It's not new. I'm not saying it's bad because the mainstream does it, but it's not new. Kanye isn't being brave. This is standard procedure.
One of the most honest reviews I've seen from you guys thus far.
Damn, Mike just took the words outta my mouth. There's little to nothing I can add on to his comments so i'ma just say thank you! We got a surface-level, fisher price Kanye this time around.
Wait!!!! You like this album but don't like the EM album?