The thread where you hate on Kanye's new album

[Jonny_Paycheck]

Herm said:Whooooo-eeeeee!





"Chain Heavy" ft Kweli and Consequence (produced by Q-Tip)





(It'd be awesome if that sample was one that Meaty sold Q-Tip.)




I am not crazy about this?





Maybe I'm missing something





Also, this:

 

[CinisterCee]

cookbook said:mannybolone said:In any case, I wish Ye hadn't added the RIck Ross section to "Devil in a New Dress." It was perfect the way it was before.




he ruined what Bink! did for him with all the extra instrumentation




"Devil In A New Dress" was my favorite song on the album previews (G.O.O.D. Fridays). I understand that if he was going to extend the song any further he felt the need to make it change-up. The original ended abruptly before the second where the extra instrumentation drops in now - I'll probably be hitting skip at the same spot.





"Runaway" gives you this option too, because the "let it ride" portion begins after the song could normally end.

 

[CherChezLaPLAN]

All of the Lights sounds like a hit.





I don't like it, but I'm sure I'll absolutely hate it in a couple months...

 

[bassie]

Perhaps this would have been more apt for the cover art?

 

[CinisterCee]

Love Bink's chops.

 

[Hotsauce84]

That bassline on "Hell Of A Life" is hard ass hell. I just wish the drums were more fiercerer.

 

[Walter_Nagl]

10/10

 

[Walter_Nagl]

10/10

 

[damms]

:talib:

 

[utters]

Walter_Nagl said:10/10










it's an amazing album





all of the lights= EPIC

 

[edpowers]

Rhymes: Dude sounds bloated and bored.......i know this is intentional....but there's a thin line between passive and lifeless.





Beats: Materpiece

 

[edpowers]

Rick Ross misses the breakaway layup.........smh.

 

[Cosmo]

edpowers said:Rick Ross misses the breakaway layup.........smh.




Yeah, and too bad cause I find Ross to be one of the most exciting major rappers out in the field today. But as a whole the album really is dope. Maybe not Materpiece, but really fresh.

 

[SIRUS]

i'm making love to tha angel of death!

 

[edpowers]

Cosmo said:edpowers said:Rick Ross misses the breakaway layup.........smh.




Yeah, and too bad cause I find Ross to be one of the most exciting major rappers out in the field today. But as a whole the album really is dope. Maybe not Materpiece, but really fresh.







Yeah....i like Ross.......Masterpiece probably wasn't the best word... the production as a whole is just better than other rap albums i'm hearing.





b/w





Man on the moon 2 is better than expected





Cee Lo's is half great, half nonsense

 

[Hotsauce84]

 

[Junior]

A week later and I still think this album is fantastic. Hasn't lost any of its power from repeated plays over the last seven days. Not only is the range and imagination of the production on a different level to any other albums I've heard recently but it's an incredibly coherent listen from start to finish, don't think there's one jarring moment when the the next track doesn't flow from the one before.





I didn't really like Kanye's last actual rap album and was nearing the point of no return with him in general but, whatever my personal feeling about his level of douchery and the fact I doubt he could better this, MBDTWF makes me want him to continue to release records for years to come.





The bargain bins are littered with artists who had too much time and too much money and ended up releasing albums littered with indulgent disasters and tracks that only seem to exist to show off their famous friends. All logic tells me that this album should be added to the list and that it's probably not particularly trendy to heap plaudits on an egomaniac's latest mainstream album but something in there has just clicked perfectly and I can't help loving this album more and more each time I play it through.

 

[white_tea]

Pitchfork: 10.0








I love it. I have listened to it probably 10 times.

 

[mannybolone]

Just wanted to give Faux a nod for helping me with the lede to my NPR review that runs today.

 

[brokenrecord]

mannybolone said:Just wanted to give Faux a nod for helping me with the lede to my NPR review that runs today.




Ha ha! I was just in my kitchen, cooking dinner and listening to the news, and when the review came on, I was like - 'Hey, that quote's from Soulstrut!' Wow - I spend WAY too much time online.





Good job you all! Though I still don't like Kanye. As someone said above, the music is okay, even really good in parts, but his rapping / singing is something I've never liked.