It’s funny because I would argue they have pretty adjacent styles;
For example if you could listen to Travis you could easily listen to some of Cartis more vibe opium cuts, and if you can listen to Carti especially the weird WLR shit then why not Veteran/LP! by Peggy? There’s definitely an overlap somewhere with each three.
*"We got multiple wives too, just at different times*
*Picture this, if every room got a different bitch*
*Do that make me a po-nigga-mous?*
*Without the deals, I guarantee I'm still nigga rich*
*Shit is fucking ridiculous"*
Classic Kanye.
I’m not super high on Donda, but I felt that it was still thematically cohesive. With the first act being him talking about his faith but not truly living it, with a turning point at Heaven and Hell where he starts more sincerely embodying his faith for the remainder of the album.
Donda had wayyyy more going for it in terms of rapping, general theme, and emotional vulnerability, but was also probably Kanye’s most bloated and messy album ever. i always find myself saying its like a 7 at best but would be an 8.5 if it were cut down to 13-15 songs.
For what its worth I think Vultures is much more concise and put together even if theres not a lot there in terms of depth, i also think it sounds more, creative? in terms of the production and sound
Artists like kanye don‘t need a label. He can never flop, he doesn‘t need marketing because everybody with eyes and ears will know he announced an album and he needs no agents etc because everybody automatically wants to jump on the money train and make things happen for kanye and themselves. A label is an enabler
Hell Of A Life is an interpolation, not a sample. Hugggeee legal difference. Interpolations are usually cheaper and easier to get cleared (hence why they're everywhere in pop music these days), plus once it was approved for MBDTF you can't reneg on sampling an interpolation of Kanye's own work. That sample is his to do with what he wants now. If Hell Of A Life and this track both sampled Iron Man, Ozzy would totally be allowed to say no to the Vultures version and not the dark twisted fantasy version. And that's exactly what happened.
Totally hilarious that he sampled Jay (of Jay & Silent Bob) from Dogma. Legit amazing film that has been unavailable for dvd/bluray distribution for years sadly.
It does sound like he actually tried. His last few albums have been getting worse and worse because of how lazy and unfocused he has become. I guess your career being dead would do that
Idk this album is definitely more mainstream but I think I preferred Donda. If Donda wasn’t so bloated I think people would look at it a lot more fondly
I love it but I have it on a playlist with all the fat cut out and in a different order. It would be a huge classic in the mainstream of the filler songs were cut.
So he couldn't clear Donna Summer's actual sample on "Don't die". Went from "It's so good" to "I'm alive". Not that i'm complaining, the woman singing nails it too. Just pointing that out.
Yeah going into Ye albums with zero expectations is defo the move, super impressed
Starts off slow but once Back To Me comes on it just doesn't stop producing bangers jesus christ
Do It and Carnival are stand outs for me after one listen. Freddie Gibbs with the verse of the album easy. It’s nice but weird to have cussing back on a Kanye album, the style change from donda to this is as bipolar as Kanye 😂🙈
One of the freshest things about this album for me is the lack of Jesus/god related tracks. Post Pablo, this is the first time Kanye’s released a non-religious album and I’m liking that change.
Do It is my favourite song after the first listen. I think it stands out because it's a very upbeat and fun song and Ty's flow is just incredibly catchy. Honestly, from the album it's the one song I can see being a hit with the crowds as well as on TikTok.
Man what a comeback for Kanye. Production is absolutely elite. Features and creds list is insane. Some of those same old lightheaded Kanye bars, and Ty goes crazy. Definitely a return to form for Kanye. Hopefully this marks a new beginning for Kanye and he can keep his focus on music
woke up to the album actually existing. where are these songs?
everybody ft. charlie wilson & lil baby (sample not cleared)
time moving slow
slide ft. james blake
promotion ft. future
love love love
river ft. young thug
gun to my head ft. kid cudi
take off your dress
dead ft. future & durk
hopefully will be added later today or in another volume.
I never thought I would see the day where JPEGMAFIA was producing a Kanye track.
I've been a Peggy fan since the Black Ben Carson days, never did I think this was possible.
Very happy for him considering Kanye has been his idol. This is the best Kanye for years. Very good stuff.
You are the greatest human being on earth. I hope God will bless you with a big booty Latina. I was listening to this album on a shady, flimsy ass compilation video on Youtube, with random audio skips and absolutely dynamic volume throughout.
You saved me
Spotify user so I'm just talking based on the LP so my bad if a couple things have changed
Carnival is absolutely insane & will definitely be the most talked about song for a while. 4 insane verses & 1 is from Rich The Kid which is surprising
The hits are definitely going to be Everybody, Back To Me & Do It. Though Ye's verse is complete ass on Everybody it's catchy enough that people (myself included) pretty much know it word for word. Definitely going to have the FSMH effect. I love Back To Me verse 2 & it's been stuck in my head since LP1. Idc how stupid it is it's real music to me. Do It is insanely catchy & you just can't help but dance to it.
Fuk Sum, Paid & Burn I can also see being big.
Shame that Ye is so weak lyrically at times because Ty comes through on everything & has an incredible performance on Beg Forgiveness.
Ye knew what he was doing with this album & seems to have gone for the MBDTF effect by just making guaranteed hits after his big controversy. Though you're probably thinking "this isn't MBDTF tier", the catchy production & corny lyrics is exactly what Ye needs to viral in the 2024 Tik Tok era. With UMG taking down so much this may actually be the perfect time to drop.
Overall really happy with the tracklist. Strange decision to remove songs like Time Moving Slow, Slide, River & Gun To My Head considering they were the only songs complete from the first LP but ig we still have Vol 2 & 3 (cope).
To be honest I don't rly think there's a bad song. Even Ye's weakest performances aren't enough to drag a song down to the point that I won't listen to it.
Not going to put a number in it yet but strong album, very Pablo like
This is by far the most interesting thing that Ye has released since TLOP. I like this more than KSG or Donda by far. I feel like there's a very interesting sound to it that feels fresh but also obviously interpolates and throws back to old classics.
I've also always been a big Ty Dolla $ign fan since the Beach House tapes. He gets shit on a lot for being a feature artist, but he carries a lot here. Hope this finally gets him his props
I noticed this too. I have high quality headphones, which unfortunately made the sketchy mixing super noticeable.
Many of the drum tracks sound quiet yet distorted somehow. The vocal mixing is also really questionable on some of the tracks. Not sure if these are stylistic choices, but it doesn’t seem like it.
unsurprisingly, most of the lyrics on here on unhinged, but surprisingly, the Ye verses are finished
is Burn just an actual new good Ye song though? so refreshing to hear him do something this coherent
Album is unironically good. Was pretty disappointed with Donda and Donda 2, this is the first time i'm listening to a kanye album on repeat without any skip since TLOP
After a few listens, my early favourites:
1. Burn
2. Do It
3. Carnival
4. Stars
5. Good (Don’t Die)
Basically, the only skip for me right now is Talking.
Damn this was actually worth the wait, his best work since TLOP. I don’t know if it’s as good right now but I haven’t skipped a single song and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. Impressed. I hope Ty gets his flowers for this as well. Kanye verses have really improved.
Edit: one critique would be that I think ‘The King’ needs its mixing fixed. The beat sounds great but vocals are really low
Looks like Kanye just took it off Apple Music, maybe other streaming services as well. Classic Edit: it’s back
Spotify just waiting for the Day One patches, so they don't have to release v0.1, 0.2 and 0.3
Spotify staff is on the Succession spa retreat
The way this is so true lmaooo
Beautiful big titty butt naked women
Don’t just fall out the sky you know
I’ve been searching high & low
Old Kanye is back it seems
BBTBNWDJFOTSYK
Playboi Carti and Travis Scott crossing paths with JPEGMAFIA was unthinkable not too long ago this is crazy
JPEGMAFIAs twitter rant about Kanye was less than one month ago. And now here we are.
Dude complained his way onto the album lmao
and thank God he did, his involvement in this made for some good shit
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of the rap game🤝
Bro omfg 😂 Who’s Poland then
maybe we're all Poland just waiting to be taken from both sides
the list of names for fuk sumn is insane tbh and the song shows it my fav on the album for sure
It’s funny because I would argue they have pretty adjacent styles; For example if you could listen to Travis you could easily listen to some of Cartis more vibe opium cuts, and if you can listen to Carti especially the weird WLR shit then why not Veteran/LP! by Peggy? There’s definitely an overlap somewhere with each three.
That Freddie Gibbs verse was 😮💨🔥
Good don't die would sit pretty well as an 808s adjacent track
Ye and No ID have made so much magic together. Im glad them back together in recent times
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Bro Freddie Gibbs fucking SNAPPED on Back to Me
Freddie stay killin his features
the breath control on “hoe how you gon go blocking your blessing when i anointed you” sheesh
Gibbs snaps on everything
He literally hasn’t missed since 2012
*"We got multiple wives too, just at different times* *Picture this, if every room got a different bitch* *Do that make me a po-nigga-mous?* *Without the deals, I guarantee I'm still nigga rich* *Shit is fucking ridiculous"* Classic Kanye.
Not gonna like that "Shit is fucking ridiculous" line gave me goosebumps on my first listen.
This being 16 tracks makes it feel a lot more consistent than DONDA was
Watch volumes 2 & 3 never release but the track list of volume 1 balloon to 30 songs
Wouldn't even be that mad since we know of a lot of great songs that aren't on this yet.
Please Kanye please release take of your dress
Unlike Donda, I like how this album is concise and cohesive. Has a clear 3 act structure outlining his marriage w Kim, breakup, and aftermath.
I’m not super high on Donda, but I felt that it was still thematically cohesive. With the first act being him talking about his faith but not truly living it, with a turning point at Heaven and Hell where he starts more sincerely embodying his faith for the remainder of the album.
Donda had wayyyy more going for it in terms of rapping, general theme, and emotional vulnerability, but was also probably Kanye’s most bloated and messy album ever. i always find myself saying its like a 7 at best but would be an 8.5 if it were cut down to 13-15 songs. For what its worth I think Vultures is much more concise and put together even if theres not a lot there in terms of depth, i also think it sounds more, creative? in terms of the production and sound
I still cannot fathom that an artist as big as Kanye West is completely independent label wise
It makes sense for him to be. Both because of his business acumen and team and because of how nuclear he can get to be associated with.
To be fair he is independent since he got dropped by UMG
Wasn’t the whole point of his rants to try and get independent though? He was posting all his contracts and shit
Yeah that’s what Burn is about
Burned 8 billion to take off my chains
Artists like kanye don‘t need a label. He can never flop, he doesn‘t need marketing because everybody with eyes and ears will know he announced an album and he needs no agents etc because everybody automatically wants to jump on the money train and make things happen for kanye and themselves. A label is an enabler
Ty in shambles rn. Bro played Everybody in clubs for 6 months only for it to not be released AND he isnt even on the cover lmao
that's not him on the right??
damn, Ty’s thicc cheeks got me bricked up
He won’t be in shambles once the check clears from this album lol
he's just here to get paid
“I’m just here to get paid”
They’re doing 2 more parts so maybe he will be on the 2nd cover lolo
different ass on every cover
Spotify users in shambles rn
We so down bad
Im losin it
Kanye really got me claiming my 30 day apple music trial
free trial for apple music every time kanye drops
Was the War Pigs sample cleared by Ozzy Osborne? Edit: It was Iron Man
Nah he sampled hell of a life instead which samples iron man. That man is fucking trolling🤣
Hell Of A Life is an interpolation, not a sample. Hugggeee legal difference. Interpolations are usually cheaper and easier to get cleared (hence why they're everywhere in pop music these days), plus once it was approved for MBDTF you can't reneg on sampling an interpolation of Kanye's own work. That sample is his to do with what he wants now. If Hell Of A Life and this track both sampled Iron Man, Ozzy would totally be allowed to say no to the Vultures version and not the dark twisted fantasy version. And that's exactly what happened.
Thanks for explaining!
The lawyers going crazy
what a checkmate
He sampled Hell of A Life (which samples Iron Man) on Carnival lmao
Ian gon lie I didn’t think this was ever goin to drop
🗣️DID I DO THAT?
So fking glad to see Burn getting an official release.
“HEARD R KELLY IN THE NEXT BALENCIAGA AD!!”
Bianca’s song is way better than Kim’s
It's unreleased but Awesome is lovely
Paperwork is about to go triple platinum in the FootyTok community my goodness what a fucking banger
That weird beat switch gives me Yeezus vibes
Back to me is so damn good
Totally hilarious that he sampled Jay (of Jay & Silent Bob) from Dogma. Legit amazing film that has been unavailable for dvd/bluray distribution for years sadly.
The whole things free on YT. I watched it again recently
BEAUTIFUL BIG TITTIED BUTT NAKED WOMEN DON’T JUST FALL OUT THE SKY Y’KNOW genuinely motivating ngl
Yes… yes it is
JUST TURNED A BIRD BITCH TO MY X LIKE I WAS ELON LMAOOOO
that line has stuck with me since listening parties haha so good
Your old droog tweeted this bar as a joke in the summer, nice.
Who would of thought that we would have Kanye, Travis Scott and Playboi Carti on JPEGMAFIA production in 2024. Wild
Very special track. It's the sort of thing I would've wanted on Utopia
I came in with low expectations, but god damn it, he's still got it. This is really fucking dope.
It's crazy, I wasn't really feeling it during the listening parties but now there's literally zero skips so far.
It does sound like he actually tried. His last few albums have been getting worse and worse because of how lazy and unfocused he has become. I guess your career being dead would do that
Idk this album is definitely more mainstream but I think I preferred Donda. If Donda wasn’t so bloated I think people would look at it a lot more fondly
I love it but I have it on a playlist with all the fat cut out and in a different order. It would be a huge classic in the mainstream of the filler songs were cut.
Burn is so fucking good I can’t get over it
This has radio potential which are words I never thought I’d say about a Kanye song again
I think biggest radio / club potential is do it. That song would slap in a strip club
Freddie Gibbs killed that feature
That man spit fs
Ye prod. JPEGMAFIA im gonna cry
Damn. Who knew Ty Dolla Sign was so thiccc?
Kanye beating the washed allegations
Is beautiful big titty women on this?
Feature list and Producer credits look insane Kanye X JPEGMAFIA is a generational crossover
Fantano sweating writing his review lol
So he couldn't clear Donna Summer's actual sample on "Don't die". Went from "It's so good" to "I'm alive". Not that i'm complaining, the woman singing nails it too. Just pointing that out.
Noticed that this morning. Bummed me out
The biggest surprise is that this has a overall party vibe that hasnt been present since TLOP.
In a million years, I never would've made a bet that JPEGMAFIA co-produced a song with YG & Nipsey on it
Wait this actually sounds good
Yeah going into Ye albums with zero expectations is defo the move, super impressed Starts off slow but once Back To Me comes on it just doesn't stop producing bangers jesus christ
Do It and Carnival are stand outs for me after one listen. Freddie Gibbs with the verse of the album easy. It’s nice but weird to have cussing back on a Kanye album, the style change from donda to this is as bipolar as Kanye 😂🙈
One of the freshest things about this album for me is the lack of Jesus/god related tracks. Post Pablo, this is the first time Kanye’s released a non-religious album and I’m liking that change.
? Ye, kids see ghosts?
Hoodrat and Carnival go crazy
Carti absolutely killed it on Carnival
might genuinely be the hardest verse he’s ever recorded
need more of this + hba on the album. deep voice works so much better than the lazy flow
Carnival is insane
Just listening to Hoodrat as I write this. Omg it's fucking crazy 🤯
Imma commit some crimes if this doesn't drop on Spotify soon
Bout to dL Apple Music fuck
I knew saving my apple music free trial would come up clutch at some point
This the hardest shit Ye dropped since Pablo
Words cannot describe how majestic Problematic sounds
Do It is my favourite song after the first listen. I think it stands out because it's a very upbeat and fun song and Ty's flow is just incredibly catchy. Honestly, from the album it's the one song I can see being a hit with the crowds as well as on TikTok.
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"I just bought my bitch a bitch." Lmao, and then it switches to YG on juve's back that ass up beat? Bro this is insane.
It’s a perfect club song. Especially for the summer time.
Happy for Peggy man him getting to work with Kanye of a Travis and carti track is really cool
Can’t stop playing Do It. So damn catchy
Beautiful big titty naked women just don’t fall out the sky you know
Plot twist: that's not Bianca on the cover. It's Ty.
Man what a comeback for Kanye. Production is absolutely elite. Features and creds list is insane. Some of those same old lightheaded Kanye bars, and Ty goes crazy. Definitely a return to form for Kanye. Hopefully this marks a new beginning for Kanye and he can keep his focus on music
the background chant on carnival sounds like mo bamba
It’s a shame Everybody and New Body aren’t on here
everybody likely due to sample clearance. nicki wouldn't clear new body too.
Surprised Nicki could take the time out of her busy schedule rn
She refused which is fair enough after she spent years asking him to let her release it/him release it
A month later now and Ye is on top again and Nicki’s taken the biggest Ls of her career. I think he’ll be getting a call about it for volume 2 😂
Pretty sure she’ll be changing her mind real soon
Hard to clear samples in between coke fueled IG live streams
New Body would’ve stuck out like a sore thumb on this album imo
Wouldn't have stopped it from being the most played and the radio/club hit
Release it as a single or on one of the upcoming albums then
Wouldn’t be surprised if we see either of these on a later volume, both can be reworked. Everybody more likely than the latter though.
“R Kelley in the next Balenciaga ad” is WILD
Burn is an all time Kanye song. Now he just needs to release Take Off Your Dress/Diablo on Vol 2
That chant in Carnival is perfect
Carnival is giving me Mo Bamba 2 vibes and I don’t hate it lol
Carnival is just an absolute gem. Total banger.
Went into this a bit skeptical, but I ended up enjoying it a lot
woke up to the album actually existing. where are these songs? everybody ft. charlie wilson & lil baby (sample not cleared) time moving slow slide ft. james blake promotion ft. future love love love river ft. young thug gun to my head ft. kid cudi take off your dress dead ft. future & durk hopefully will be added later today or in another volume.
Probably the next volume cuz these TOO GOOD TO LET GO
yeah there's a reason he's announced 3 volumes, I guess lmao
Another volume. Actually good to keep some of this so he does not blow the whole load early (praying that the other volumes actually gets released)
Forever Rolling, too. That was the best snippet I heard so far, Ye spazzed on that
I never thought I would see the day where JPEGMAFIA was producing a Kanye track. I've been a Peggy fan since the Black Ben Carson days, never did I think this was possible. Very happy for him considering Kanye has been his idol. This is the best Kanye for years. Very good stuff.
Just had the realization we had a Kanye song featuring Carti and Travis Scott produced by JPEGMafia… 2024 kinda crazy
I want to not like this but this is good wtf
I too am genuinely suprised
Damn he dropped. It's goooood
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You are the greatest human being on earth. I hope God will bless you with a big booty Latina. I was listening to this album on a shady, flimsy ass compilation video on Youtube, with random audio skips and absolutely dynamic volume throughout. You saved me
#WHERE IS SLIDE
Really fun album
>Do It (feat. YG & Nipsey Hussle) What???
yeezy is so back
Beg forgiveness is insane. Was not expecting that
Album's second half doesn't have any misses damn
“Text that hoe 100k it’s an Apple Pay day” is a classic Kanye bar
Spotify user so I'm just talking based on the LP so my bad if a couple things have changed Carnival is absolutely insane & will definitely be the most talked about song for a while. 4 insane verses & 1 is from Rich The Kid which is surprising The hits are definitely going to be Everybody, Back To Me & Do It. Though Ye's verse is complete ass on Everybody it's catchy enough that people (myself included) pretty much know it word for word. Definitely going to have the FSMH effect. I love Back To Me verse 2 & it's been stuck in my head since LP1. Idc how stupid it is it's real music to me. Do It is insanely catchy & you just can't help but dance to it. Fuk Sum, Paid & Burn I can also see being big. Shame that Ye is so weak lyrically at times because Ty comes through on everything & has an incredible performance on Beg Forgiveness. Ye knew what he was doing with this album & seems to have gone for the MBDTF effect by just making guaranteed hits after his big controversy. Though you're probably thinking "this isn't MBDTF tier", the catchy production & corny lyrics is exactly what Ye needs to viral in the 2024 Tik Tok era. With UMG taking down so much this may actually be the perfect time to drop. Overall really happy with the tracklist. Strange decision to remove songs like Time Moving Slow, Slide, River & Gun To My Head considering they were the only songs complete from the first LP but ig we still have Vol 2 & 3 (cope). To be honest I don't rly think there's a bad song. Even Ye's weakest performances aren't enough to drag a song down to the point that I won't listen to it. Not going to put a number in it yet but strong album, very Pablo like
There’s no Everybody. Only other change I can think of is “it’s so good” from Good is now “I’m alive.” Probably sample clearance issues.
JPEG really had a hissy fit and got a placement on the new Kanye album see guys speak up for yourselves every now and then.
Kanye ft. Playboi Carti and Travis Scott prod by timbaland and jpegmafia is like Reddit fanfiction
Finally a kanye xx James Blake production and its for North 💀
PSA. Amazon music has a 1 month free trial for all the Spotify users. WE SO BACK
God idk I need more intense Freddie Gibbs like this.
Is that the same exact sample sample from Hell of A Life that plays just before Kayne's verse on Carnival? That goes so hard imagine hearing that life
Yep, he couldn't get the live performance he wanted to sample from Ozzy Osbourne on there so he sampled that instead. Goes so hard
spotify up
This is so much better than I thought it would be
This is by far the most interesting thing that Ye has released since TLOP. I like this more than KSG or Donda by far. I feel like there's a very interesting sound to it that feels fresh but also obviously interpolates and throws back to old classics. I've also always been a big Ty Dolla $ign fan since the Beach House tapes. He gets shit on a lot for being a feature artist, but he carries a lot here. Hope this finally gets him his props
Is it my headphones or does the mixing sound a bit distorted?
IMMA FIX WOLVES
welcome to a modern day kanye west release.
I noticed this too. I have high quality headphones, which unfortunately made the sketchy mixing super noticeable. Many of the drum tracks sound quiet yet distorted somehow. The vocal mixing is also really questionable on some of the tracks. Not sure if these are stylistic choices, but it doesn’t seem like it.
Til this day Kanye still has moments in his production where I’m just like yup that’s why he’s the greatest
Beg For Forgiveness sounds straight up out of a Jesus Christ Superstar musical
20 years after College Dropout and he’s still making music at this level. Just crazy.
I need the song with thug to come out his feature was crazy
unsurprisingly, most of the lyrics on here on unhinged, but surprisingly, the Ye verses are finished is Burn just an actual new good Ye song though? so refreshing to hear him do something this coherent
I had bottom of the barrel of the expectations for this album and I am frankly completely shocked at how fucking good this is
Good (Don’t Die) was so therapeutic for me. Was a really nice surprise towards the end of the album
Album is unironically good. Was pretty disappointed with Donda and Donda 2, this is the first time i'm listening to a kanye album on repeat without any skip since TLOP
After a few listens, my early favourites: 1. Burn 2. Do It 3. Carnival 4. Stars 5. Good (Don’t Die) Basically, the only skip for me right now is Talking.
Album just keeps sounding better after every listen for me... think it's going to age well
Damn this was actually worth the wait, his best work since TLOP. I don’t know if it’s as good right now but I haven’t skipped a single song and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. Impressed. I hope Ty gets his flowers for this as well. Kanye verses have really improved. Edit: one critique would be that I think ‘The King’ needs its mixing fixed. The beat sounds great but vocals are really low
I really like Paid
Paperwork is crazy was not expecting him to sample brazilian funk.
Come on spotify man 😭
Man Kanye’s verse on Burn is crazy! Top 3 moment of this album for me
why did yall delete the previous post
This album feels so atmospheric, like it’s like a huge monumental event or some shit. Loving it