Don’t let this have anything to do with how much you like the respective albums.
Mine:
1. Tie: MBDTF / Yeezus
2. JIK
3. GRAD
4. 808’s
5. LR
6. CD
7. TLOP
8. Ye
And before any of you MFs question it, I’m old enough to have lived and experienced each and every one of these eras to the fullest. I say this because, no matter how much you dislike the album, if you cannot objectively admit that the high level of quality content we’ve been getting (and continue getting) in the JIK era makes this one of his best of all time then you are truly a f***ing idiot.
Rank.
I'm not sure if we can rate the eras without considering how much we love the respective albums but I agree on JIK era inasmuch as Ye is closer to us than ever before. I feel like we really experience the human being behind Kanye more than ever now. Not sure how high I'd rank it tho because I love most of his other albums more than JIK.
Tbh, I think only real fans get their hearts beating through JIK era. Casual listeners won't understand it but real Kanye fans have a deeper connection That's the reason why we as Kanye fans talk about eras and not just the albums. We love him so much that we have surpassed the point where we just ask ourselves if we liked the album or not. Kanye has become much more than that
1. TCD / LR (Ye chopping the s*** out of beats for everyone under the sun and watching his come up was something else)
2. MBDTF (self explanatory)
3. TLOP (ye was running the streetwear industry, single handedly resurrected adidas, 350's were the hottest sneaker, tour was phenomenal)
4. Graduation (ye murdered 50 with 0 bullets)
5. 808's
6. JIK
7. Yeezus
8. Ye
1. Yeezus
2. MBDTF
3. TLOP
4. WTT/CS
5. JIK
6. Grad
7. 808s
8. Ye
Cant really speak on CD and LR since i was too young and barely knew Kanye
Mbdtf
Jik
Pablo
Yeezus
Grad
808s
Lr
Cd
ye
Mbdtf is 1 on my list because thats when i became a stan.
But tbh. This year alone is such a f***ing great era. Like this is the most weve gotten and seen of kanye.
This is also his happiest era as well.