It’s DEFINITELY not 1-4. That’s reserved from the perfect/near perfect albums.

JIK is faaaaar below the 1-4 slots for me but I can definitely say it’s cemented at #5 as of this week.

The album is just too f***ing good. The more I listen to it. The more Sunday services I see. The more music videos that come out. It all makes me love the album more and more every time. It keeps getting better and better and I don’t know when it’s going to stop moving upwards for me.

For the people who CANT see its genius, I can only guess that it’s because they don’t have any good memories associated with it. As you all know, I have Israel/Egypt/Jordan, as well as other incredibly fond memories with amazing scenery that I have made this album the soundtrack to. So maybe you just need to get a cooler life? S*** I probably wouldn’t like it either if I just listened to it in my parent’s basement all the time, you know?

Discuss this. And without being a bitter hater or I’ll ban you.

Same fam

He f***ing did it

bruh yall stans

its not top 5

imma stan too and its not top 5

I used my gmail to sign in for this.

Y’all folk wildin out here.

Top 8 for me
Better than ye by a mile

That means it’s at least better than either tcd, lr, graduation, 808s or mbdtf which personally I don’t agree with

The JIK Era as a whole enhances the experience of listening to the album, no doubt

Do you ever play JIK for your Uber riders

No, it would make the ride cringy. Only Kanye song I have on my Uber playlist is Reborn

that makes sense

Grew up as a Christian & it's the worst imo. Followed by Ye.

Only 3 good songs on it.

Mans really said we have to travel across the world to understand JIK

bruh

would not go that far but was listening to god is and def top 10 ye song

disrespectful

"discuss without being a bitter hater" right after saying that anyone who doesn't like the album is a loser who lives in their parents's basement. what kind of civil discussion are you expecting lmao

You say that like it’s so far outside the realm of possibility. Maybe if you said top 3 I’d be inclined to argue.

What music videos?

Lol

You are discussing this s*** with 13 yr olds and people who cant understand adam and eve line. What more can u expect.. ofc it's 3 or 4 out of ten for some here lol

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Are you guys really 13?

Biggest gripe on this board is there are so few people willing to open themselves up a bit to new concepts and truly appreciate this man as an artist / creator trying to give you fresh vibes. JIK era may not be the undisputed goat, but It’s been a while since I’ve felt this type of aesthetic consistency and sense of purpose from Kanye. The looks are amazing. The colors and textures are untouchable and perfectly match the new landscape. The visuals have been incredible, from JIK film into the two music videos.

Generally speaking, there’s a wider trend of people around the world (and in the US, more recently) looking to go inward. You’re seeing more interfaith, god-optional groups sprouting up. Zen Buddhist and yogic principles getting applied more broadly. Concepts like “unbecoming” getting more attention. Increasingly, people are anchoring their identity to concepts greater than the ground under their feet and are looking to connect more broadly with humanity. That level of widespread, meaningful connection requires the S+ tier least common denominator - love. Love everyone. Think of the last two years. It’s all been working towards this moment. Love of humanity. Love of family. Love of God, in his case. Kanye’s paying respect and tribute to the tradition he was born into, but bringing those concepts into other forms of creation. Wouldn’t be surprised to see more people going off the grid and disconnecting from the heaviness of modernity, especially with work getting even more decentralized and automation taking hold. People aren’t ready for a wave when we can just create and connect but it’s coming. Kanye, as usual, is just ahead of the game. This is truly a great era.

Been saying it’s top 5 since it dropped