I don’t know how to format this or what to call it, but I (along with a number of people) think that there’s some sort of performance element that’s happening (happened?) with this era, maybe discuss that in here?

bet throw in some listening event set pictures in the op

this guy says some stuff about it

Lp1 = hell
2= Purgatory
3 = Heaven

i think it’s more than just this era, hes expressed being a fan of kaufman so i’m sure he’s done it throughout his career

gq.com/story/kanye-donda-demna-listening-party?utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=gq

great write up about it too

on the atlanta locker room space: The full possibilities of his makeshift space were on display, and it was frankly electrifying: he was the monk reducing his belongings to necessities in pursuit of a higher power; he was the divorced dad who hasn’t gotten around to buying furniture or even a bedframe. He was the prisoner serving time for his indeterminate crimes. He was the artist whose tiny studio sparks collaboration and eleventh-hour genius

I agree, I think he’s been some type of “character” for each era, but for this one it feels especially important