deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

Grok

2y

That line cracks me up every River listen

SonicSend

2y

Ye is either making generational music or generational memes. V2 is both. He's a genius

frenchpress

2y

Real

Again

2y

Had2 bro

ImportedOliveOil_

2y

I thought it was Usian? Lol like Usian Bolt

ImportedOliveOil_

2y

I thought you were making a joke

scHoolboy Oward

2y

jesus christ the f***ing drums on TC part on my soul are so claustrophobic it’s crazy

frenchpress

2y

I will never undownload old lifestyle. That sample will blare

deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

Again

2y

I just need those extras that dropped like can u be unfortunate they can’t be purchased anymore

scHoolboy Oward

2y

jesus christ the f***ing drums on TC part on my soul are so claustrophobic it’s crazy

Gotcha

2y

irko is trash lol, shame mike is out the picture

frenchpress

2y

imagine not realizing the zeitgeist moment that was Can U Be Bundle and purchasing within 30 seconds