aLIEN

5y

That Fantano review was most probably not even that much of a big thing for the Kanye community. Kanye fans normally don't fw Fantano, at least not when it comes to Kanye reviews. That MBDTF review was pretty much the dealbreaker for most Kanye fans. So I don't know what you're talking about.

aLIEN

5y

KSG a 10/10

rwina sawayama

6y

My favorite kanye album no cap

YaBoiCarl

6y

I think it's the first time since MBDTF he had an idea, he knew completely how he wanted to execute it, and he fully developed it. There are so many different elements in the lyrics. You get a sense of how manic he is with his abrupt "grat tat tat"s in Feel the Love, to his more calm self confidence in Fire, to his coming to terms with his s***addiction on 4th Dimension, to his super elevated level on Freee (one end of the bipolar spectrum), to his more depressed state on Reborn where he discusses his struggles, to his self reflection and inflated egoism that makes Kanye Kanye on the title track but also with a hint of recognition of his flaws, to finally an outward-looking perspective that Kanye takes on the world around him on Cudi Montage where he revisits his spirituality. It's a holistic representation of Kanye's mental state over the past few years. We even get a self aware Kanye who embraces the meme of "Scoop!" from Lift Yourself on Freee, suggesting he's at a point where he doesn't always have to take himself so seriously all the time.

And the album is filled with cool lines like his 4 bars on Cudi Montage where he plays with difference meanings of "peace" and "piece," his art references on Kids See Ghosts, his "I won't finish the sent-" line on 4th Dimension, etc. And then you get a ton of different deliveries and flows from Ye across the album, as well. He raps in a way that seems "off beat" on the title track, but really he's just putting together his rhymes at even points in the time signature rather than odd. He sings on Freee. He seamlessly switches up his flow on 4th Dimension. He gives us some great sounding lines with assonance on 4th Dimension. And on Cudi Montage we just get a cutthroat traditional rap from Kanye.

It's so cool because the whole album is Kanye working with Cudi through his mental health struggles and ending up in a place where he can take a look at the issues that are bigger than himself. Now, he's done changing himself and he's comfortable in his own skin, and it's time to address all the violence and inequality in the world. Also, I haven't even mentioned how consistently great and variable the production is while still maintaining its psychedelic vibe. Or how fantastic Cudi's contributions are, who focuses more on the recovery aspect than the struggle aspect that Kanye focuses on.

It's a perfect album to me, and it honestly blows me away still how meticulously crafted it is. It's one you really have to just sit down with a good pair of headphones and fully immerse yourself in for its 23 minute run time that manages to feel a lot longer because of how dense and substantive it is.

reptxn

5y

nothing that came out since KSG has topped it for me, perfect project.

jawsnorevenge

6y

it changed my life

the end

5y

KSG IS A 10/10 MODERN CLASSIC

g6ntiana

6y

modern 10/10 classic no doubt

the end

5y

@lil_clam you see

DEL_245

5y

That s*** mid

DEL_245

5y

That s*** mid

yesac

5y

The album is a 30 out of 10