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Jun 21, 2013 5:51 PM

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Haven't got around to listening to it when I dl'ed all of Kanye's albums.
Jun 21, 2013 6:41 PM

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Definitely check it out next time you feel like some new Kanye/Jay-Z. It's full of upbeat, car blasting type songs.

And I just noticed the Yeezus sticker in your sig, haha. Nice.
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Jun 21, 2013 6:57 PM

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Didn't this guy name his kid "North"? As in North West?
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Jun 21, 2013 7:01 PM

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SharifEbeefE said:
Didn't this guy name his kid "North"? As in North West?

I'd put good money up that when that kid writes an autobiography someday, they're gonna call it "North by North West."

Does anybody else think that his public persona is some elaborate act? Like something Andy Kaufman would have done?
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Jun 21, 2013 7:13 PM

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Does anybody else think that his public persona is some elaborate act? Like something Andy Kaufman would have done?
I agree that his "Yeezus" persona is at least somewhat separate from the "real" Kanye West, but I don't think that he is always "Yeezus" in public. Sometimes he seems really genuine and/or normal. But I'm no Kanye scholar, so google would probably be more helpful than I am. I know he's made lyrical references to this a bunch of times, which is kinda cool.
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@Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian.
Jun 21, 2013 7:26 PM

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Araby said:
NickyCharisma said:
Does anybody else think that his public persona is some elaborate act? Like something Andy Kaufman would have done?
I agree that his "Yeezus" persona is at least somewhat separate from the "real" Kanye West, but I don't think that he is always "Yeezus" in public. Sometimes he seems really genuine and/or normal. But I'm no Kanye scholar, so google would probably be more helpful than I am. I know he's made lyrical references to this a bunch of times, which is kinda cool.

Thanks for responding! It's not just his Yeezus personality. There were quotes from an interview where it was clear that he either had Borderline Personality Disorder or this is a carefully crafted character. Did you hear that he's supposedly an anime fan too? I never would have guessed it.
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Jun 21, 2013 7:47 PM

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He's definitely an interesting case and yeah, haha, I did hear that. I wonder if he just likes a few classics or if he actually watches anime on a semi-regular basis.
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@Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian.
Jun 23, 2013 10:43 PM

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SharifEbeefE said:
Didn't this guy name his kid "North"? As in North West?


Blue Ivy got the stripper name and North West got the direction to the strip club.
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He's definitely an interesting case and yeah, haha, I did hear that. I wonder if he just likes a few classics or if he actually watches anime on a semi-regular basis.


He likes love hina and golden boy. He's alright with me.
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Jun 30, 2013 4:54 AM

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This album is brilliant.
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Jun 30, 2013 2:47 PM

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Yeezus is good. Really good.
I can play it out.


Kanye West himself is a great rapper. One of the best in my opinion.
From The College Dropout to Yeezus.
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Jun 30, 2013 7:53 PM
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Yeezus was trash. He jumped on the "noise-hop" and "industrial" hip-hop bandwagon and tried to copy other groups. You can't tell me he didn't get major influences from Clipping or Death Grips seeing how abrasive most of the music is.

Lots of people say he's pushing the genre's limits when many other overlooked groups have done it before and better than him. It's just because he's Kanye and his first album is considered a classic. Yeezus is by far Kanye's most lyrically-weak album.

He tried something different on 808 and it sounded good and cohesive. This album has a set theme too, but he comes off as trashy and is extremely hypocritical from one song to the next. I just can't get into this album like I could with all his past albums.

That being said, the beat on Blood on the Leaves is awesome. And Hold My Liquor is great.

EDIT: This is just my opinion by the way, most of you guys love this thing.
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GrayZOX said:
Yeezus was trash. He jumped on the "noise-hop" and "industrial" hip-hop bandwagon and tried to copy other groups. You can't tell me he didn't get major influences from Clipping or Death Grips seeing how abrasive most of the music is.

Lots of people say he's pushing the genre's limits when many other overlooked groups have done it before and better than him. It's just because he's Kanye and his first album is considered a classic. Yeezus is by far Kanye's most lyrically-weak album.

He tried something different on 808 and it sounded good and cohesive. This album has a set theme too, but he comes off as trashy and is extremely hypocritical from one song to the next. I just can't get into this album like I could with all his past albums.

That being said, the beat on Blood on the Leaves is awesome. And Hold My Liquor is great.

EDIT: This is just my opinion by the way, most of you guys love this thing.

i read some interviews and stuff and apparently everyone working on the album had never listened to death grips prior to this. and anyway only a third of the album could be labelled with the 'death grips influence'. what about the rest of it? sounds completely unique and innovative to me.
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I've fallen out of love with Yeezus. It's more something that I see myself blasting in my car from time to time, as opposed to something I'm going to sit down and actually listen intently to, if that makes sense. Definitely no MBDTF or LR, for me.
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BigSimo said:
GrayZOX said:
Yeezus was trash. He jumped on the "noise-hop" and "industrial" hip-hop bandwagon and tried to copy other groups. You can't tell me he didn't get major influences from Clipping or Death Grips seeing how abrasive most of the music is.

Lots of people say he's pushing the genre's limits when many other overlooked groups have done it before and better than him. It's just because he's Kanye and his first album is considered a classic. Yeezus is by far Kanye's most lyrically-weak album.

He tried something different on 808 and it sounded good and cohesive. This album has a set theme too, but he comes off as trashy and is extremely hypocritical from one song to the next. I just can't get into this album like I could with all his past albums.

That being said, the beat on Blood on the Leaves is awesome. And Hold My Liquor is great.

EDIT: This is just my opinion by the way, most of you guys love this thing.

i read some interviews and stuff and apparently everyone working on the album had never listened to death grips prior to this. and anyway only a third of the album could be labelled with the 'death grips influence'. what about the rest of it? sounds completely unique and innovative to me.


It's not just Death Grips, there were probably other influences. Most of the songs (mostly On Sight and I'm In It) have a somewhat glitchy feel to them. I have a feeling that Kanye knew what he was trying to do but didn't reach his full potential. The only 'innovative' song on here is probably Bound 2 because that sounds like vintage Kanye (by vintage I'm referring to his early work, mostly due to his use of soul samples and laid-back, less aggressive flow). And I guess you could slightly say Blood On The Leaves only because he used that Strange Fruit sample so damn well.

I just felt Kanye wasn't very creative on this album. He tried to push the boundaries but instead came off as unoriginal and trashy. Being egotistical can have its benefits in music, but Kanye's feeling himself way too much. It sort of suffers the same thing Kid Cudi had on Indicud.

Can I commend Kanye on trying something new with his mainstream persona? Yes I can, I'm all for artists trying something different. Can I say that I really feel that he executed it well? No, I think he's a bit too narcissistic, hypocritical and materialistic.

That's just all my opinion though. The album has already slam-dunked my recycling bin with the exception of Blood On The Leaves and Bound 2.

Now hurry up with my damn croissants.


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I don't hear too much Clipping influence. They're a lot more abrasive.


They are too abrasive for the music on Yeezus, I'll agree with you on that. Bad example on my part.
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Nothing beats his album
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What do people think about Watch the Throne? I still think it's pretty dope and that the first three bonus tracks are better than half the album.


Watch The Throne is like............unicorn tears, dragon scales, blood from the virgin Mary..
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Araby said:
I've fallen out of love with Yeezus. It's more something that I see myself blasting in my car from time to time, as opposed to something I'm going to sit down and actually listen intently to, if that makes sense. Definitely no MBDTF or LR, for me.

I was feeling the same way. About a week after listening to the album i just started to lose interest.
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Araby said:
I've fallen out of love with Yeezus. It's more something that I see myself blasting in my car from time to time, as opposed to something I'm going to sit down and actually listen intently to, if that makes sense. Definitely no MBDTF or LR, for me.

I was feeling the same way. About a week after listening to the album i just started to lose interest.


I am sad. This happened to me too.

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