Yeezus

Me da rabia admitirlo porque odio a kanye pero no esta mal, hay algunos temazos pero tambien algunas sin mas.

I tried....I really did. Must be getting old but all this misogyny, racism, egoism, and terrible rhyming is just not appealing at all.

Great album by a troubled dude

Nope

start of the derailment

Goddammit I liked this even though he's a garbage human. 4/5

Onhan tää nyt hyvää. Nää instrut on hyviä. Hold My Liquorin instru erityisen hyvä. Nää instrut on tosi erilaisia, outoja ja raakoja. Nää kappaleet on siinä erikoisen ja omituisen rajalla, mutta pysyen hyvänä. Vokaalit ja autotunen käyttö ei aina iskenyt. Parhaat: Hold My Liquor, Black Skinhead, Guilt Trip, I Am A God

how you gonna be mad on thursday

This is just brilliant, so daring, so dynamic, so outré. He's a massive prick but this is special.

Excellnt

Nah I'm not listening to this

Way darker than College Dropout and MBDTF. I still did not hate it but think he has better.

Still one of the most interesting albums released by a major artist this decade, this was Kanye firing on all cylinders creatively working with some of the most talented producers of their generation. You can rightly criticise Kanye as a human being but as a standalone piece of music this is as good as anything on the list - the opening run of 4 tracks is still electric

Nah.

Again the need to separate the music from the man is key here, as there is no defending Kanye’s actions. The music across the album is quite interesting as its a step mark from most of Kanye’s previous albums Black skinhead has such an infectious beat and is so catchy with a good old fashioned Kanye vocal. Yes there is his undeniable arrogance, but there is also the fair rage at the impact that racism has had and that in attaining a position of power he is free to address this and call it out. i’m in it is another track that hits hard. As does Blood on the Leaves, which makes the most of it’s Nina Simone sample. Send It Up is just annoying is frankly annoying, but Bound 2 feels like classic early Kanye with his magpie use of samples to elevate his lyrics

Yes, the man is hugely problematic. But by God is he talented. I didn’t enjoy this as much as the last one, but I liked it much more than I assumed I would.

I don't like Kanye's voice, rapping cadence or (for the most part) his lyrical content. I was ok with the actual beats and instrumentation, which were quite rocky/heavy, although this did feel a bit samey over the course of the whole record. I have said before that I intensely dislike Kanye as a human being, and I am sure that influences my approach to these records, even though I do try and put that aside. I certainly only listened to this once, even though I often properly listen to a 1001 album through once, then skim through it a second time to really confirm my feelings. It does really bug me that his album reviews are attracting 1 star reviews for reasons other than the music though. If you don't want to give him your £0.0001 of streaming revenue, I absolutely cannot fault you, but that's when you leave a comment about him being a terrible human being (because he has demonstrated he is multiple times), mark it "Did Not Listen" and move on. 1 star for the man (but only because it's not possible to give him 0 stars). 2 stars for the record (because much as I dislike a lot of this, is far from the worst content the generator has provided). 2/5

Gas

Yee whatever The production here is pretty incredible… Some of the lyrics are obnoxious, but I think that’s the point, doesn’t make me want to listen to them though. Worth listening to.

I try as best as I can to be diplomatic when it comes Kanye. When it comes to him as a human he's a egotistical megalomaniac. On the music side I can't deny he's produced some great tracks over his career. I thought this album started off quite well with On Sight and even Black Skinhead, however I Am God started and suddenly the megalomania was bursting out at the seams. I get rappers love to brag about their statuses but soldiering through this until Blood on the Leaves, I felt like I was being tied to a chair being forced to indulge in the biggest messiah complex in hip hop. Great producer but yeah the wheels fell off greatly on this.

I like the album but ugh

Ok and so but anyway, if I'm being as objective as possible, I have to give the music a five for originality, even though most of it was a bit dark for my taste. Lyrically, it's a one. Sophomoric, misogynistic, egomaniacal garbage. Having said that, Kanye is a piece of shit and should be completely ignored for the rest of time. 2

Did not listen out of protest and giving 1 star to drag down rating.

Trying to separate the art from the artist because he is such a giant piece of shit. I know that he is well regarded as a producer and I agree he does build unique samples. But then he proceeds to do nothing with them other than to just to repeat them over and over and rap nonsense. And when I say over and over, it gets so ridiculously repetitive that it drives me insane. There is no variation.

No nazi.

Have you ever looked into the liner notes of the Kanye West album? There is an army of people involved in every song. So for people to call him a genius - and subsequently, he naming one of his album in such a direction - shows only how little people delve into how music's being made today. I'm not saying Kanye West isn't involved in creating good music - just think of his work on Common's Be from 2005 which is also on this list. But does this make him a genius as he likes to proclaim himself? This album is a classical example of the harder they come, the harder they fall. Some interesting beats of Kanye and his comrades, but the lyrics are dumb and the production makes them sound 'cool'. They made better albums than this.

Black Skinhead huh? Me when the movie uses subtle foreshadowing. This album really is a product of the modern music industry, 10 people working on a song just for the end product to be some mid bars over a Temu Clipping beat. Blood on the leaves really got that baby's first day in FL Studio type beat.

I remember this coming out and the reaction to it online was controversial as the man himself has become. I was and still am a fan of 'Black Skinhead' and think it is one of Kanye's strongest tracks due to the infectious, pulsating beat. I wasn't a fan of this album initially, but listening to it over a decade after its release, you can see the influence it had. Instantly unsettling the listener with a confrontational sample, 'On Sight' starts the album and lets you know what they are in for. Taking an industrial and abrasive turn from his previous album, West sounds like he heard a Death Grips record and wanted to clean it up so it could be played on the radio. It feels ahead of the curve. West's braggadocious attitude may drain on the listener and it does detract from the listening experience, but the beats are so brave that its hard not to respect the balls of Kayne for coming out with this.

First of all, fuck Kanye. As for the album, it’s not my favourite of his. I always find Kanye has so much juvenile stuff in his lyrics, but it doesn’t have the playful charm of other rappers. I don’t find it endearing, ultimately. The music is well produced and there’s some great beats, but yeah.

unfortunately still a banger

2/5 Nicht meins

best

Junk

Rap

I don't feel like listening to anything from that black Nazi. He doesn't make music, and I don't want to hear his slogans and political rants. 1/5

I know that rock music is full of misogyny, but it’s so out in the open on this record plus I have a hard time not thinking of Kanye West as the Kanye West from the past four or five years I like the electronic music sections and I don’t in general mind the way this record sounds, but I’m tired of people bragging about wealth and I don’t really care if you slept with lots of girls

Badass Lord!

ni zo goed als het ander

Вообще не моё

As usual for rap albums there is lots of talking, but Kanye gets credit for a little bit of actual singing here. He seems angry on many of the tracks. None of the tracks are memorable for me.

Kanye again in quick succession. By this point (2013) I was already out on him, but I do know some of the singles. Wait, is this space rap?? No, that's just Daft Punk's influence. (They should be on here!) A lot of the samples & electro stuff is really great, but the lyrics are mostly offensive. The delivery is fine, but not outstandingly great. I liked this better than the other Kanye album we had (will there be more?!) but for the record, 808s and Heartbreak is my favorite. Also, I don't listen to it anymore, for obvious reasons. Slur count = 60 (seems kinda low, but it's only a 40 minute album) Highlights: Musically: 'New Slaves', 'Bound 2'; Lyrically: "Slightly scratch your Corolla/Okay, I smashed your Corolla", "Hey, you remember where we first met?/Okay, I don't remember where we first met"

Listen, I get it. You don't need to explain it to me. Fully aware. All that being said, this album is absolutely a 5. Nothing sounded like this album before it came out, and I can't think of anything that sounds like it since. A true one of a kind that hopefully outshines the horrible person that created it as the years go by.

It’s no perfect album, but I like what he’s going for. Some of these songs are bangers and some of them are total misses. Feels a bit like a mixtape

Unique and creative

In 2009, Chris Cornell released a solo record called 'Scream' that was a sound divorced from what we expected from the Soundgarden frontman. It was like a mashup of Timbaland beats and Alt-Rock, and while critics loathed it, I thought it was interesting, brave, and pretty damn good. All that to say 'Yeezus' follows that same exact format. A mashup of EDM, Thrashing guitar and one of the best rappers of my generation. It's also very interesting, brave, and a helluva good listen.

The album was okay. Some of the songs had good beats. But it's Kanye....

Kanye West: 👎 Yeezus: 😐

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While Kanye West does have some bangers (Power, All of the Lights), I found this album to be pretty grating. Constant lyrics about what he'll do to women, bragging, and swearing. Black Skinhead is really the only track I like.

I had no idea how weird and noisy this would be. I really liked it and thought it would make an excellent sci-fi soundtrack. I just couldn’t take the misogyny and so much “fist my bitch” lyrics. It’s hard to separate art from the artist when said artist is basically crazy. People say this is genius

Didn’t want to give any $ or listens to this artist. Sampled a few 15-20 second clips to get the general vibe- I may have appreciated the electronic, sci-fi-influenced, mood if not for the histrionics of said artist. And I’m not referencing his bipolar although this also sounded immensely manic (“I am Jesus”).

Not the strongest, but this still counts as old Kanye

Great music, but feels utterly disconnected from the rapping itself which could have been dropped into anything (perhaps an exaggeration)

I think this is a very representative 1001st album. Great artist, arguably overrepresented. Hard to fully enjoy nowadays

Mysogynistic hateful shite. I lasted 120 seconds.

I have many thoughts about this one that I’m still trying to sort through. In many ways I feel like it explains something crucial to the current zeitgeist. Young people who followed Kanye to this point in his career and then watched his psychological deterioration must be powerfully conflicted. The beats are wildly creative and inventive. The lyrics while narcissistically self-aggrandizing and misogynistic are no more so than much gangster rap that preceded it and there are glimmers of genuine social commentary though he seems to draw unfortunate conclusions from them (and continued to do so). I feel like there’s a close alternate universe where he took a philosophy course or just read the right book and became a cultural force for good.

Like his other album I’ve listened to for this list, I like the music and samples well enough, but the lyrics are too egotistical and misogynistic for me. Also, and more importantly, he’s a terrible person.

I've heard better from this guy.

I like some of the samples. But that begs the question: why not just listen to the original song the sample comes from?

Conflicted on this one. Obviously Kanye has become a total disaster in recent years, and has aligned himself with terrible people and ideas. That said, I'm going to set that aside for this review, because I was and still am a Kanye fan, especially of his early work. I remember when this album came out, the hype was insane. MBDTF had been this huge turning point in modern rap, and everyone was waiting to see what he did next. This thing came out of left field, ditching many of his signature sounds for a colder, synthier, more future sound compared to his older souls flips and sample based projects. I was not a huge fan of this album when it came out, and I'm still not really on board today. It's the lyrics and not the music that bother me, I think. I can dig some Daft Punk produced electro beats, but his lyrics on this album really pivoted away from his earlier stuff, which while still shot through with tastes of his ego, retained a playful, relaxed element. This album is nothing but bald faced ego, and horribly misogynistic throughout. It was pretty rough to listen to at the time as a young man, but now as a dad with a wife and daughter it's just shitty. I'm going 2/5, I do appreciate the production here, I just can't get on board with the lyrical thesis of the project.

Sorry, I cant listen to Nazis.

Not My kind and I don't like rap

Started to listen out of curiousity and didn't enjoy it - not worth continuing given the type of person he has become. I also didn't find the rap that appealing, perhaps spoilt by more complex rap from other rappers/bands.

⭐⭐+ Först hade jag problem med den något stökiga produktionen men med några lyssningar växer den, framförallt spåren där Justin Vernon varit inblandad. Även om jag tycker helheten växer så är det ändå inte en topproduktion och nästan inget riktigt topp-spår, så det får bli en stark 2a. Bäst är Black skinnhead, Hold my liquor, I'm in it, Blood on the leaves och Bound 2.

2026.04.02.

ich habe schon besseres gehört. produktion ja, musik: musik?

Ja, schon etwas experimentell

On one hand, this is like an innovative, sound-shaping record for hiphop, on the other hand it has songs like I'm in it

Such a famous album, instantly recognizable from the cover, and yet, I've never heard this. I've never listened to a single Kanye West album. This should be fun. Ok - the tracks are fantastic. I've never heard Kanye before, apart from "Gold Digger," but I can tell how innovative this is musically, and how wild it is - it sounds dangerous and paranoid and out of control and that is incredibly engaging. Kanye's rapping and lyrics leave a lot to be desired. He is VERY repetitive in his flow, relying on some stylistic crutches all throughout the album. The lyrics are occasionally revealing but mostly are just - shit. Does he really think the Romans were the 300? I'll also say that one thing he and Taylor Swift have in common is an enormous persecution complex. He's convinced of his own genius and yet - everyone hates him and is out to get him. Possibly why he identifies with Jesus on this record so much? This is a hard one to rate, because I genuinely believe it is fantastic. Except for most of the rapping. Which is sort of the whole point of this genre. So. I don't know. FOUR STARS

Very interesting and fun album! I especially liked "New Slaves", "Im In It", and "Blood On The Leaves"

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. And honestly I'm sort of ashamed to say that ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Did not think I would like it as much as I did. Creative, lyrically captivating, and some great beats

Like many of Ye’s records, this one jumps between transcendent productions and lyrical trolling with dizzying speed (“Hurry up with my damn croissants”). As frustrating as this combination can be, I think it’s central to his success, and ultimately his records don’t disappoint.

The soundtrack of the 2013 summer. Man, what a great utilization of auto tune

Favorite Track: Bound 2

I stand by Kanye West being a disillusioned Nazi and antisemite, but "Yeezus" is pretty good.

Released on June 18, 2013, *Yeezus* represents one of the most radical sonic departures in Kanye West's discography. Coming off the ornate, maximalist *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* (2010), West deliberately stripped away excess to create a raw, industrial, and confrontational 40-minute experience. The album was famously described by West and creative director Virgil Abloh as an "open casket funeral" for the CD format—minimalist packaging with no artwork, just the physical disk . --- ## Production & Sound The production on *Yeezus* is its defining characteristic. West collaborated with an eclectic team including **Daft Punk**, **Rick Rubin**, **Gesaffelstein**, **Hudson Mohawke**, and **Arca** to forge what critics described as a "wiry mess of bassy synths and sinister samples" . **Key sonic elements:** - **Industrial aggression**: Tracks like "On Sight" and "Black Skinhead" employ distorted synthesizers, primal drums, and abrasive textures that draw from industrial rock, EDM, and experimental electronic music - **Minimalist approach**: Unlike the orchestral grandeur of *MBDTF*, *Yeezus* embraces starkness—often just drums, synth, and Kanye's voice - **Genre-blurring**: The album incorporates dancehall, reggae, trap, and soul samples, often within the same track - **Raw, unpolished feel**: West reportedly worked on tracks until the last minute, resulting in a spontaneous, unfinished quality that became intentional aesthetic The opening track "On Sight," co-produced by Daft Punk, immediately signals the album's confrontational nature with what one reviewer called "a recreation of Ragnarök on a Moog" . --- ## Lyrics & Themes *Yeezus* presents a complex, often contradictory thematic landscape: ### **Race & Power** "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" deliver scathing social commentary. The latter attacks consumerism, racism, and the prison-industrial complex with lines like "Fuck you and your Hampton house" and "I'd rather be a dick than a swallower" . "Black Skinhead" explores the struggles of being a Black artist in the entertainment industry with primal intensity . ### **Ego & Divinity** The controversial "I Am a God" embodies the album's central tension—West proclaiming deity status ("I am a God / Hurry up with my damn massage") while the production reveals a "tortured and full of regret" figure behind the bravado . The track uses deathly screams and dark synths to suggest that godhood isn't everything it's cracked up to be . ### **Sex, Love & Vulnerability** Tracks like "Hold My Liquor" and "I'm In It" explore desire and emotional recklessness. "Hold My Liquor" features Chief Keef and Justin Vernon in a woozy meditation on drunken regret and failed relationships . However, some lyrics—particularly the "sweet and sour sauce" line on "I'm In It"—have been criticized as tasteless or objectifying . ### **Fame & Isolation** The album chronicles West's psychological state at the height of his celebrity. "Guilt Trip" and "Blood on the Leaves" reflect on past mistakes and the weight of regret, with the latter sampling Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit" to juxtapose historical trauma with personal betrayal . --- ## Track-by-Track Highlights | Track | Notable Elements | |-------|------------------| | **On Sight** | Daft Punk collaboration; aggressive industrial opener with jarring choir samples | | **Black Skinhead** | Primal drums; social commentary; Gary Glitter "Rock and Roll" sample | | **I Am a God** | Deathly screams; dancehall influences; explores cost of fame | | **New Slaves** | Frank Ocean feature; transforms from minimalist aggression to soulful Auto-Tune | | **Hold My Liquor** | Chief Keef & Justin Vernon; woozy synths; emotional vulnerability | | **Blood on the Leaves** | Nina Simone sample; TNGHT horns; bridges *808s & Heartbreak* and *Yeezus* eras | | **Bound 2** | Soulful sample of Ponderosa Twins Plus One; love song to Kim Kardashian; stark contrast to album's industrial sound | --- ## Influence & Legacy *Yeezus* has proven remarkably influential on subsequent hip-hop and pop music: - **Travis Scott**: His 2023 album *Utopia* and earlier work openly draw from *Yeezus*'s "sonic experimentation, autotune vocals, and genre-blurring soundscapes" - **Industrial hip-hop**: The album paved the way for more aggressive, electronic-infused rap production - **Minimalist aesthetics**: Its stripped-back approach influenced artists to embrace rawness over polish - **Genre boundaries**: *Yeezus* demonstrated that mainstream artists could embrace experimental, non-commercial sounds without sacrificing cultural impact Critics noted that *Yeezus* was "yet another radical departure" that kept West "a step ahead of his contemporaries" . --- ## Critical Reception Critics nearly unanimously praised the album's innovation. The UCLA Ethnomusicology Review called it "one of the tightest, most original works of pop music released in the past several years" . However, audience reception was more polarized—casual listeners often struggled with its lack of radio-friendly singles and accessible hooks . --- ## Pros & Cons ### **Pros:** - **Groundbreaking production**: Successfully merges industrial, electronic, and hip-hop in ways rarely attempted at this mainstream level - **Emotional authenticity**: Despite (or because of) its arrogance, the album offers "a more genuine look into the mind of the Chicagoan than there has ever been before" - **Brevity & cohesion**: At 40 minutes with no filler, it's "West's most complete start-to-finish album" - **Cultural bravery**: West deliberately sacrificed commercial appeal for artistic vision - **Influence**: Reshaped the sonic possibilities of mainstream hip-hop ### **Cons:** - **Lyrical inconsistency**: Contains some of West's "lowest lyrical points"—vapid, tasteless, or simply cringeworthy moments - **Accessibility**: No real hit singles; "the only thing accessible about Yeezus was Kanye West himself" - **Uneven quality**: Tracks like "I'm In It" and "Guilt Trip" are considered weaker by some reviewers - **Jarring transitions**: The constant sonic shifts can feel disjointed rather than innovative - **Final track placement**: "Bound 2"—while beloved by many—feels sonically disconnected from the album's industrial aesthetic --- ## Conclusion *Yeezus* stands as one of the most audacious albums in modern hip-hop—a deliberately difficult, abrasive work that sacrificed commercial appeal for artistic integrity. While its lyrics don't always match the sophistication of its production, the album succeeds as a "startlingly individualistic reflection of its creator" . It captures Kanye West at his most unfiltered, wrestling with fame, race, sexuality, and divinity over some of the most adventurous production of his career. A decade later, its influence on artists like Travis Scott confirms its status as a forward-thinking, if divisive, masterpiece .

It’s hard to separate the work from the problematic nature of the artist. This wasn’t the album for me but I understand it’s spot on this list

He's a good producer. Never been sure about him as a rapper. But there's always something to grab onto in a Kanye album from ALL of 808s & Heartbreak to Niki Minaj's verse on Monster. But fuck him for making me annoyed by Billie Holiday. You're going to use Strange Fruit as a hook for a warped MDMA follow up to Gold digger?

Den öppnar maffigt med flippade syntar i On sight, både skruvat och svängigt. Men sen blir det genast ganska dåligt om än fortfarande lite intressant. Det dröjer till Blood on the leaves med en förhäxande Nina Simone sampling som sparingpartner till Wests autotune, då blir det riktigt bra och bränner till lite igen. Det är dom två höjdpunkterna. Det andra är rätt dåligt och Kanye är en rätt usel MC, inte De La Soul klass precis, så det kan han heller inte hänga upp nåt på. Men de bibehåller nåt som åtminstone stundtals är intressant. Det känns som här finns förutsättningar för att göra nåt spännande och bra men han slarvar bort den chansen. Jag gillar t.ex. det nedstrippade soundet och blir intreserad vad han ska göra med det, han gör dessvärre inte mycket vettigt. Han skulle kunnat jobba mycket mer med samplingar som motpol som i Ninalåten, det hade kunnat bli rätt bra. Nu får han nöja sig med en stabil tvåa för försöket.

Nog är Kanye en bra rappare. Men jag tycker inte så mycket om det blippiga kompet på den här skivan. Här finns ingen Jesus walks precis.

Ett betydligt råare och mer minimalistiskt sound än hans första plattor som jag tyckte var rätt bra när de kom. Sorterade ganska snabbt bort Yeezus när den kom, men får nog säga att jag blir positivt överraskad här. Såpass att det går bli en trea.

Kanye är arg. Oklart varför. Det är också oklart varför jag ska lägga tid på detta elände. Beatsen är bombastiska och trista. Texterna är kassa. Visst finns är fina samplingar, men jag lyssnar hellre på originalen. I Kanyes händer blir det en trist soppa på rostig spik.

Not my favorite Ye album

fuck kanye west lowkey

Didn't realize so many iconic songs were on this album. also very of it's time

Sure, it is a decent album but listening to it in the context of today is... interesting. Like how looking at the 90's in hindsight.

Bound 2 Black skinhead I am a god On sight Send it up

By 2026, we can all basically hear Kanye crawling up his own ass and the brainrot setting in on this one. So much good interesting stuff musically, but so much shit.

Behold, the last good album Kanye ever made. And there are signs of the poor music that was to come from in the decade and a half since ("They be balling in the D League, I be speaking Swaghili"). But overall, this is the last stand of Kanye standing for something, speaking truth to power, and crafting a powerful message through masterfully written and produced music. To think he would go on to make a song making fun of people who say they miss/ed this version of him is pretty much a perfect encapsulation of his downturn in music. It wasn't the erratic behavior or acting like a genius that drew us to you, Kanye. It was legitimately being a genius and creating music like this. Favorite track: Blood on the Leaves. It might be the best track in his discography

Not quite one of my favorites, as it once was (the crass narcassicism often seems more bathetic and silly than anything else), but it's still an album without a lot of great sounds and contrasts.

I think this just isn’t for me. I was way too overstimulated listening to this. There were some cool beats, but then it was followed by some crazy steel pipe sounds or something. The lyrics feel edgy just for the sake of it and made to shock the listener. Not everything was awful, though. Bound 2 was probably my favourite song, Guilt Trip was my least favourite.

To everyone in this list who’s skipping this album cause it’s Kanye, I’ll say this: can you really say you’ve finished the list if you’ve really not listened to all the albums. Pirate it, do whatever you can to not support this Nazi, but I think there is a reason to listen to this. This has got some great use of sampling and there’s a reason people call him the goat, his flow is just so mmmmmmmm. I don’t agree with a bunch of the lyricism but like how can we be surprised when it’s Kanye making the album.

First of all, fuck this Nazi scum, and there is a lot of misogyny and terrible lyrics across the album. But the album itself isn't so bad. There is a reason why people love him so much, and while I disagree with it massively, the sample work and the flow are pretty good. Decent album from a shit person.

No stars for nazis. This was garbage.

Nazi

This album came out when I was in high school, and somehow I completely avoided it. And if this is what it's like to listen to Kanye West without nostalgia, then I'm really glad I listened to some of his older stuff when I was young, because this was roooooough. The mix is loud, noisier than musical. And as much as you could call it ahead of its time or some other cliche, it couldn't help but feel like it's trying way too hard to be. The samples didn't work for me like prior Kanye albums, and ultimately I think it really is one of the very few albums where I found myself desperately wanting to skip songs. Yikes.

Not his best. Crafty, for sure, but College Dropout remains his best. Yeezus is mixed beautifully, but it's lacking anything mind blowing, which is what I expect. "Blood on the Leaves" is exquisite.

Just awful

I didn't vibe with this at all. Kanye is a crazy egotistic person. This album just proves that he is mediocre.

Yesterday’s album was Yeezus (2013) by Kanye West, and y’all already know that there’s no streaming revenue going to Nazis from me, so to replace this final Kanye album (crazy that I’ve gotten all 3 of his records in the first 250) I listened to: Mayhem (2025) - Lady Gaga After going through her lounge singer phase with Tony Bennett, then releasing the good-at-times but uneven Chromatica five years prior, this was the return to form that Gaga needed. Covid lockdowns and falling in love/getting engaged is all it took to get her best album yet! It’s all here: we got Dance Pop Gaga (‘Abracadabra’, ‘Killah’, ‘Zombieboy’), Extremely Horny Gaga (‘Garden of Eden’, ‘LoveDrug’, ‘The Beast’), Dark Gaga (‘Disease’, ‘Perfect Celebrity’), Female Empowerment Gaga (‘Don’t Call Tonight’, ‘Shadow of a Man’), In Love Gaga (‘Vanish Into You’, ‘Blade of Grass’), and Big Corporate Hit Gaga (‘Dead Dance’, ‘Die With a Smile’). This is a no skips affair, an album buzzing with energy, joy, and emotion, only solidified further as her best work by the incredible 2.5 hour theatric concert on The Mayhem Ball Tour. It’s my favorite album from her (I favor this over Born This Way, but it’s a close race) and I highly recommend giving it a listen. An unofficial but powerful 5/5

The public deterioration of Kanye is up there with Morrissey's alt-right turn in musical persona disappointments. I like his records up through The Life of Pablo, with this being the most challenging among them. Lou Reed sang this album's praises at the time and Nick Cave has said he wants "I Am a God" played at his funeral, but the open rage valve along with "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead" titles mapped against the unconscionable things he embraced later make this a dodgy listen now.

It’s hard to listen to this objectively, given Kanye West’s turn toward far-right shock tactic self-destruction (not hearing about or from him the past couple years reminds me of when Twitter kicked Trump out and things for a while were mercifully quiet, sigh). This album does boast some commanding sonics, but I wish the lyrical fare was up to the task. Instead, we get lines like this: “I just talked to Jesus / He said what’s up Yeezus / I said shit, I’m chillin / trynna stack these millions.” The whole thing is an orgy of excess and misogyny in service of Kanye’s massive but ultimately pathetic ego, and I have no interest in stoking it.

I used to really like this guy, I know his albums well, never found the love for this one.

Okay some of the grooves are good but this dude is such a train wreck it's impossible to evaluate this without acknowledging the Hitler in the room.

(CD) This album just fucks. That's it. Simple and doesn't need to be anything more. Lyrics are silly, sometimes crazy, sometimes genius. Vern is all over it. The simple mix CD artwork is classic. I didn't want to give it a 5 but I just might have to. It's not Dark Fantasy, but it's in the same HOA

You can really begin to identify Kanye starting to fall apart here. Still some cracking tracks though

Inaudible par moments

I still remember this album dropping. It was such a transcendent thing at the time. Like the new era of hip hop for me. Blood on the leaves, Bound 2, Black skinhead.. all bangers that sound like they could have been released today. This album is ranked so low because of things outside of the music itself. There’s reasons so many younger artists cite this album as such a big influence.

I know, I know, I swore off Kanye in 2022. I won't be revisiting it call it what it is, sorry guys. I will say in a vacuum this is a 4 every time. Yeah I hate Kanye now but to deny his influence is silly. Yeezus leads directly to the modern hyper rap that we have now with Bigxthaplug and Yeat. Kanye sucks as a guy but his impact on hip hop is still felt but never meet your heroes 3/5 really a 4/5 though but I dont want this showing up in my top. Blood on the leaves is in hisis top 5 for sure. The sample is amazing Billie holiday is truly the goat. All in all good record that’s legacy is lost cause of controversy the worst kind

One of the first albums I listened to in its entirety. Some of these tracks still pop up for me on Spotify to this day. If I rated with bias, I'd give it a 5 purely because of nostalgia. I'm content with accepting it as a 4 since I've heard quite a few albums from this list that I enjoy more.

OK, I'm giving props here. Not my genre and don't love his message, but this is a solid album. Way better than the others I've heard from him. Radical departure stylistically but he keeps it together. It's not just different for difference, it is genuinely fun to listen to.

Never heard a Kanye West album. Was hoping to keep things that way for my whole lifetime. Oh well. Open mind! I like the sound and production on On Sight but there lyrics suck. I can't not like the energy and delivery on Black Skinhead. That was great. Man I Am A God is so embarrassingly bad. "So hurry up with my damn massage" "So hurry up with my damn croissant" dude what. I really don't understand why cool beats need to be ruined by misogynistic lyrics. Yeah New Slaves, despite having some interesting things in there, is not good. Hold my Liquor does nothing for me. I'm In It... do you guys think Kanye West is edgy?!?!?!?! Do you guys think he does shocking things?!?!?! And includes them in his shitty songs?!?!?! At least this song made things easy for me, since not only are the lyrics bad and the performance predictable, but the beat is so shit. It sucks ass (and he eats ass, did you guys know?!?!?!?!). Is the constant throwback to Strange Fruit supposed to make a comparison between the struggles related in that song and the ones represented in this one? I don't know, this is not my hill to die on, but it does feel disjointed. The song also just does not sound good (besides a good part at about halfwaythrough). But yeah, what I think was supposed to be the most emotional moment of the record fell flat. Oh my God, more autotune, yey. Send It Up is mostly fine. Interesting beat, but goes nowhere. Bound 2 is supposed to be one of his masterpieces, but it genuinely does nothing for me. The sample that serves as the song's base gets tired fast, and the vocals are kind of grating. Don't love the lyrics either. Meehhhh This record's hability to go from great and innovative sounds to absolute dogshit is its most interesting factor. I'd be more intested in knowing more about what lead to this contrast than in relistening to the album (I will not do any further research though, because I do not care about this man's career). Most of the album ranged from mid to bad. Some moments of genuine brilliance are found in the first two songs, but man everything else mostly sucks. I get that his 2000's and 2010's albums were very influential, and it is true that a lot of new sounds are explored here, but while some of them are cool, some are very bad! So no, this is not a good record. I love it when I don't feel the need to separate the art from the artist, cause they both suck.

meh

The album started off rather aged, but it kind of grew on me. I think Kanye is a real piece of work, but this is good stuff. I think he was a pioneer for techno produced rap? I haven’t heard beats quite like these.

This album feels very aggressive but has some of the best production of any of Kanye’s albums, the songs almost get better through the album which is a nice change of pace from other albums front loading the only good songs

Still remember when this album came out listening with my friend/roommate at the time and after we finished he turned to me and said "I dont even know who I am anymore". Crazy left turn from Kanye, somehow both minimalist and way over the top/indulgent. I liked it immediately and think it holds up.

Só gostei de uma musica que foi a última.

Sonically interesting, but dumpster fire lyrically. The soundtrack of a talented individual completely losing the plot and giving in to all their worst impulses.

Minus 3 stars for being a nazi

Great sound, crazy lyrics. Hard to believe he only got crazier from here

This sure ain’t the first couple Kanye albums

Kids, let me tell you a story about what happened when Kanye and Rick Rubin listened to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music...

NOPE.

Cet album m'a agressé et j'ai quand même pas détesté ça.

Kanye's fall has been sad, and it's hard to listen to his work now without that coloring it. He was always an asshole though-- anyway, don't think I ever heard Yeezus. It's a far cry from the elaborate production of MBDTF. I have to recognize the weirdness of the harsh industrial-tinged beats. It's somehow suitable for the anger and chest-thumping that comes through in the raps. There's still a ton of variety in the samples though, and Ye was clearly a (flawed) genius. I like I Am A God, just enough melody in the synths and a kick drum straight out of a noisecore track. New Slaves is even wilder, both lyrically and musically. Blood On The Leaves sounds like marching music fit for an Egyptian pharaoh, and Guilt Trip is good, swirling synths and cut up vocal samples. Look, these aren't all hits, in fact most of them aren't and that was probably the point. I don't think I'm easily shocked, but the lyrics are a turn off at times. This is a challenging listen, but if you want to go there it can be rewarding. I won't blame you if you don't.

What happened to Kanye West man. He went from being the undisputed most prominent figure in hip hop to a literal self describing nazi. And as much as I love the vast majority of his early work, it does still feel a bit tainted by who he is now. But on the whole, I still love this album, it's very harsh electronic production style was really unique for its time, and is a huge part of the reason that so much modern hip hop is very electronic leaning. But you still have the very melodic and soulful vocals just like on any Kanye album, which does keep the album from being too harsh and abrasive all the way through. This is just a super influential project that stands the test of time surprisingly well given how it was the first to do many things. A part of me almost feels dirty having listened to this and giving it such a positive review, but I remind myself that there are many other horrible people that have made great music both now and throughout history, but Kanye is just a particularly notorious example right now.

Ugh, fucking Kanye

God, what an influential album. Feel like you hear sounds influenced by Yeezus today still, and you probably will decades from now.

This album is a force. You can feel he is imposing his will through his rhymes (or imposing his omnipotence delusion) all with this funky electronica, German industrial techno vibes, overlaid on groovy swinging beats. Its a fun listen. If this album was a movie it would be very quotable.

Just doesn’t really stack up to some of his other work. Still some good stuff here but have to go with 3

Honestly one of the most creative hip hop albums imo. This has lots of catchy and creative rhymes and the beats are so insanely creative it almost listens like an electronic album is some parts. Highly recommend.

Kanye is a stupid narcissist no talent useless excuse for a musician

bound 2 makes the album

The tracks sound like a weapon, built by the first AI uprising, to induce schizophrenia in humans and the lyrics are the reflections of a deep and vengeful insecurity.

Refuse to listen to something made by such a vile human

hmmmm.... i have this on cd from when it came out so i can actually listen to it without giving him streams and give an honest review. this is just a bunch of noise... feel like this was his first album after completely losing his mind. black skinhead beat is so good tho. put my fist in her like a civil rights sign??? 😦 we need to not normalize ts 🫩 he just said i be speaking swaghili 🥴 send it up beat is so nct

No not having it, anything of music interest is immediately lost by the absolute bullshit. I hope it’s ironic but bad feeling it isn’t. This shit stain is so famous, wtf is wrong with the human race. I genuinely feel sorryI heard this. 1 Star

I find this a hard one to get through. I was once a big Kanye enjoyer, and his early career is really interesting and the production is amazing. But I just can't get past his shitheadery in real life, and have no interest in supporting him anymore. This album is experimental certainly, I was no bored lol, but I don't like it.

On one hand the production is insane but on the other the lyrics are gross and he’s a nazi

Review - much better album than I expected. Only really remember enjoying Bound 2 when it came out but there's a lot more to it. Industrial, abrasive, surprising at times. Black Skinhead has a glam rock vibe to it. Disappointingly good album given the way he's gone since. Review - 8.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Це, мабуть, 1,5. Можливо слухати, але мені не сподобалось. Лише в середині пісні On Sight є прикольний момент

I feel about Kanye West somewhat similarly to how I feel about Brian Eno: I prefer the music they produced to the music that they released themselves. But at least Brian Eno didn't ruin a Tadao Ando house. Everything else I have heard about Kanye West hasn't helped my opinion of him or his music, either. But there's one big thing about this album for me - I think the minimalist (lack of) album art is one of the coolest looking albums of all time. Favorite track: "Bound 2"

Stand-out tracks: Black Skinhead, New Slaves, Bound 2

Highlights: On Sight, Black Skinhead, I Am a God, New Slaves, Hold My Liquor, I'm In It, Blood On the Leaves, Send It Up, Bound 2 Hard af. Great use of weird distorted sounds. This is his turbo testosterone ego trip record and he masterfully translates this feeling into sound. Lyrics are here just to serve the noise, so it's not at all weird that he often spouts weird bs about croissants, 300 Romans and King Kong. But it often touches on his frustrations which fit with the angry and aggressive sounds. New Slaves is a great example of that - spittin facts even though he also spits stuff about dicks, swallowers and Hampton blouses. The aura of bragging and douchebaggery on display here is his own little manifesto that he would stick by for the rest of his career. His state of mind on this record is literally the same as it is in his meltdowns. Post Graduation he was really trying to reinvent himself and I feel like this is the peak of his metamorphosis - Pablo is just a polished continuation of this. It also defined his style for the new decade and that's why I believe this one of the most important records in his discography. The record is a great package and it's one of my personal favorites.

Wow. How talented do you have to be to have Daft Punk and Mike Dean (to name a few) to produce your record? Kanye is truly one of a kind

Tho many of these tracks are classics that simply pervaded the airwaves of the 2010s, they're not in my psyche like the ones off Twisted Fantasy. I had never heard Yeezus all the way thru, not b/c I found the ostentatiousness of the project off-putting, but b/c the record that preceded it had the zeitgeist pinned down and Kanye's messianic sense of self was either endearing or a not-too fleshed-out barrier to aesthetic pleasure. There's a lot of aesthetic merit that Yeezus carries, principally at the sonic level, but I cannot deal w/ Ye's self-conviction that he's offering more food for thought than he is, i.e., a lot of this is just vacuous: 'Eatin' Asian pussy / All I need was sweet and sour sauce.' An album like this needs its irony; sincere, it fails to say much.

Very difficult to listen to Kanye West objectively. Before I knew what a shithead he is, I liked a lot of what he did and thought he was a musical pioneer. Not this record though. Leaving aside my disdain for him, I found lyrics to be misogynistic, juvenile, and crass. The music wasn’t breaking much ground here either. His earlier records were worlds better. This one doesn’t deserve to be in this list.

Feels like a crazy man’s fever dream. Only reason it’s not a 1 is because Daft Punk worked on it.

I'm not a fan of this album

Not listening because it’s Kanye West #problematic

Kept me wrapt front to back. Not always lyrically the most interesting (lots of dick-sucking and pussy-fucking) but really fun musically.

This album is FUCKING AMAZING. I really hate Ye because of the incidents that happened in the past few years, but I really hope he gets some help and goes back to making amazing music like this again. This shit SLAPS. Musically produced masterpieces, each song plays like heaven on your eardrums. Some songs feel a bit cliche with their lyrics, but even then they still have something to offer. 5/5!

It hurts me to know that Kanye completely lost his mind, because the production on Yeezus is genuinely phenomenal. It's harsh, abrasive and definitely not for everyone; but it feels genuinely timelessly fresh and futuristic. The ending to Hold My Liquor still gives me goosebumps. The lyrics are sadly arguably the weakest part of the album, I'm In It was genuinely grating to listen to, fuck me (not literally, please Kanye). Putting aside Kanye's slow descent into complete madness, it'd hurt me to give this album a bad rating, but it's also definitely not a 5.

Gear: Fostex TH610 Artwork: 💽🟥🏴‍☠️ Production: 🧃💪💯 Music: 🧠😵🗣️ Rating: 🚩🚩🚩(🚩)/5

Great entertainer, trash music

Ooof, misogyny IMMEDIATELY. Fuck you!

One of my least favorite Kanye album's, but I can respect it. Some cool production choices and a couple of fantastic songs

The production is very weird but I kinda like it. I understand the hate tho because of the akward production and the aggressive rapping. However I like this aggressive delivery on New Slaves because it expresses his anger well.

Ok, let's face it: this guy is an asshole, but he has talent. I found this album very inspired and interesting. I guess it helps that I'm not a native speaker, so I don't understand some of the sexist stuff (I don't really care about other aspects like drugs or cursing). Some tracks I enjoyed: "Black Skinhead", "New Slaves", "Hold my liquor", "Blood on the leaves", or "Bound 2".

2.5

Clearly a controversial and important artist of his time. Some interesting use of samples and melodic moments in and amongst the racial confrontational language, not to mention unnecessary sexism. Black skinhead is quite a significant hook laden track but I don’t hear musical development, I hear celebrity product placement.

Umm, I’m not sure if I like him or not, i listened in the car - the only song I really liked was Bound2, if I listened again, maybe I might like this more?

I listened with an open mind, ignoring everything I know about Kanye. I was really impressed with the soundscapes, arrangements and creativity. But after a few tracks, I lost all patience with the lyrics. It's all so focused on ego, superiority, being better than people, whining, moaning, aggression. Really tedious.

I have to admit although everyone regales this album as amazing, I don't really like the sound overall. I also know this is probably some revisionist history because Kanye kind of lost the thread there with his music, and I know he pushes the envelope which I do admire, but it wasn't my jam.

Liked: Black Skinhead, New Slaves, Hold My Liquor, Bound 2

not for me.

Did not listen to this bullshit

Probably my least favorite of semi coherent Kanye. Some real bangers tho

I didn’t like the Eminem album because it was juvenile, misogynistic, and gross but at least he was clever. This is hopefully one of the lamest set of lyrics I’ll ever hear, assuming I don’t have to listen to the albums that came after this.

It sounds great until this dog enters the studio and start spewing diarrhea everywhere. Daft Punk is awesome, they should hire a better raper (rapper? rapist?)

Love Kanye’s music, this is good but it has a really aggressive vibe that makes it hard to listen to on a casual basis. Blood on the Leaves and Bound II are the best tracks

Still one of the best sounding albums of all time. When I first listened to it it introduced me to sounds I had never heard before that just gelled with my brain perfectly

feels like Pandora's box. This should have never happened but it's amazing it did. So good when listening to when angry. Altho doesn't feel like a typical 10/10 it absolutely is. Only song I don't like is send it up but even then its more opinionated then it being bad.

I'm going to keep this commentary focused strictly on the music since when it came out, that was all we had to grade Ye on at the time. The ego on this album is absolutely next level and kinda takes some of the enjoyment out of it, but the production goes just as hard. Some of the lyrics are a little silly ("hurry up with my damn croissants!"), but Kanye usually has a few laughable bars in his songs, so that's not so surprising. The hype around this album when it came out was crazy, but honestly, I don't think there's anything groundbreaking here. A bit of a style switch up from his previous records, but it's nothing revolutionary. I'm more surprised that College Dropout was dropped from the official list but this remained, while Late Registration and Heartbreaks & 808s never even made the cut.

look, i know he's controversial but the dude knows how to make an album. i absolutely do not condone what kanye has said over the past few years, and i think it's awful even if you buy that he blames it on his mental health conditions. but just like a bunch of other albums in this project, i am going to separate the art from the artist. if you listen to this album just as an album with a generic artist, there's no way you think this is a bad album. the beats and production are innovative and unique. the album sounds great. his rapping is as great as ever. despite everything, it is a pretty good album.

I will not give this pos even the tiniest fraction of a cent. Openly hating Jews, extolling Hitler, and selling swastika tshirts online in 2025 is beyond anything any of us should ever accept. Sorry - not separating the art and the artist on this one. Oh, but he did post a full page ad apology for his behavior just a few weeks ago. Interestingly timed a few weeks before an album release. Nope.

i really love some of these songs but I can’t give a good note to a n@zi

As my girlfriend said, there are better Kanye albums. This one was a shift toward his more current sounding albums, at least I think. Its a tough album to review, because Kanye himself is so polarizing. Its a battle of art vs the artist. I don't "love" Kanye enough to tie the two together. He's clearly mentally unstable but he can still put together a collection of songs. Do I still want to go back and listen to College Dropout? Sure, its a classic album. Do I like songs from this album and other Kanye albums? Yes Do I believe in what Kanye believes? Hell no. Biggest Hit - Black Skinhead Biggest Miss - I Am A God Underrated Gem - Blood On The Leaves

Enjoy some, really dislike others.

What a cunt.

Not good.

You can see Kanye starting to lose his mind, but other parts are great.

Sorry I just can't listen to Kanye after all of the nazi shit. I know he apologized, but I am still waiting to see if it is genuine and if he carries through with it and has an actual change of heart. Low 1.

I dont like kanye as a person, when i first got this album i said i would put that aside for this listen and just listen to the music. ICL Everyone glazes the shit out of him. His production is good, not his misogynistic lyrics. Either way im not a huge rap person

On the surface I like the music, it is catchy and pretty. Then Kanye raps over it and in some ways really ruins it. He no doubt has smart references in his raps, but its all about how amazing he is and really over the top sexual lyrics. I am find with kinky but the way he talks about it is so disrespectful. This is such much of rap music I don't like, I am God and bitch's be crazy. You are talented Kanye I think by this point you could write songs about something a little deeper. Also I fully know there is a lot of racial and cultural context in this music that I don't understand and don't connect with. But I also see so much of it as hypocritical...New Slaves, he talks about corporations taking advantage of Black people to make money...what was his clothing line doing????? Blood on the Leaves....being a celebrity and fame and money ruining relationships...you married Kim Kardashian and now control your new woman with money???? I am God....Jesus called and I told him I was counting my millions and he said cool, but you are a godly man...Have you read the bible? He is such a hypocrite and maybe that is why him and MAGA and Trump get along, he can say and do whatever he wants but is above it all and better than it all because it is him doing it.

I've never listened to Kanye before this project. Artistically, I think he has an interesting sonic palette. But his raps did not make me a fan. I'm fine with graphic sexuality. But the way Kayne does it on this album just feels yucky.Pretty much felt like the album is vulgar, misogynistic, and racist. If that's what he was going for then, good job? Mission accomplished? On top of that he calls himself a God? Look... I understand that part of rap music is all about puffing up your ego but this is pretty ridiculous. Not into this.

Hell freaking NO. Kanye sucks. No explanation is needed. This project has really reached a low point the past few weeks. It’s giving nothing. 0/5

His music is always so creative and impeccably produced, and these song structures are pretty fantastic. But he's also SO full of himself and misogynistic in his lyrics on this, and he's a really hard person to take seriously because of how he's behaved and also for calling himself a god. This is a really hard one to rate. Musical quality is close to a 5, lyrics are close to a 1.

There's a reason this guy was such a force in the late 2000s and early 2010s

It surprised me, wasn't that bad but like eh

Listens 1.75 Standout Tracks: I Am A God How big must Kanye's fucking ego be to make a song like I Am A God and compare himself to Jesus Christ. I was going to talk about the fact that he recently apologized (for what its worth) by taking out a full page ad talking about his mental health and how he's working on it and was in a dark place. I guess that's a good thing. Buying a full, front page ad in a newspaper is still pretty batshit insane. It reads more attention-grabbing than genuine seeking forgiveness for being a shitty person. Positives: It's only 40 minutes long. The samples are certainly unique. Negatives: Massive ego stroking. Shitty album cover. Shitty album name. Most of the songs are boring.

Can’t decide whether KW is a genius or just bonkers. Judging by recent history, probably the latter. This album is conceptual with brilliant highs but also moments where I was questioning why I was listening to essentially drivel. KW is a real piece of shit and this is emphasised by his lyrics in most of the songs - I got kind of bored by the number of times he either compared himself to some sort of deity or described his sex life - we get it, you’re a narcissistic womaniser! That does make the times when the lyrics do hit that bit more special, though. I liked almost all of the features on the album. The beats and sampling were questionable at times, but when they hit it is great. The rapping was good, some of the ‘singing’ not so good. I can only give this a 4/10

Another Kanye album two days later. Bloody hell.

Kanye please take your medication and see a neurologist so you can get back to the studio I am begging

My reaction before listening is concern. After, ew

I used "Black Skinhead" as inspiration for a short literary analysis of the film King Kong (1933) for my Intro to Film course in university by calling out the long lasting racist comparison of black Americans to King Kong. I look to "Black Skinhead" for personal life inspiration in it's declaration of "For my theme song, my leather black jeans on." One of my favorite albums of all time.

This album is unironically and unapologetically one of my favorite albums of all time. Take that back, it is apologetically one of my favorite albums - the lyrics are so crass and emblematic of a man who was rewarded or forgiven for behaving like an abusive man-child his entire life, using the death of his mom as an excuse in the most perverted way. Now that that's out of the way, somehow this abrasive schizophrenic metallic and overlooked project is arguably the most impressive piece of art from a generation of genre-bending hip hop artists. The layers of creativity are so thick that this album will never grow old. The transition from I'm In It -> Blood On The Leaves sends chills down my spine every time, and not even because using a song from the civil rights era to raise awareness about lynching as a metaphor to being chained to a gold-digging woman is the most distrusting use of sampling. But the pain and genuine emotion behind Ye's words (not something usually associated with the machismo of modern rap) and vocals on an otherwise ironic album cuts through the disgust and shame of liking the song. The tagline of Kanye's career is "too creative and masterful to not indulge", and Blood On The Leaves is the perfect example - a shameful song through and through, but somehow one of the best songs every created?

I mean, for my money, his second best. Goes hard. I'm still trying catch up, so I'll keep it brief.

I don't need 40 minutes of this, where this is "Kanye West rapping about how great he is and how he can fuck any woman he wants". I like his earlier stuff, but this is just grating. I'm giving this a two star for production value only. For anything that was only Kanye, this merits only one star.

I would give this a 0 if I could.

As with most of the vulgar, abrasive hip-hop I’ve had the displeasure of listening to throughout this project, this makes me want to lay on the rails and wait for the “L” to finish me off.

He'll give us what we need... It may not be what we want.

Fuck Kanye, I’m not listening to this

Top 3 Kanye album oat Favorite songs 1. Blood On The Leaves 2. New Slaves 3. Hold My Liquor 4. I Am A God 9.2/10

I really liked this when it came out. Hard to listen to now. Hard to divorce art from the artist and where society has transitioned to since this came out as well. For a while it was maybe a top 2 Kanye album for me, high praise, but now I can't really listen to him anymore.

Honestly? The beginning of his downfall. I never listened to him again after this.

Obsessed when it came out, and it undoubtedly made waves across a lot of music genres, influencing countless records that followed it. Now, sadly, the reality of who Kanye truly is has bubbled to the surface and eclipses so much of his music for me. This is still important noteworthy music, but primarily for the production and some thematic ideas. Lyrics were then (and still are) Kanye’s achilles heel, and he’s at his worst on this record.

No denying this is a great record even if Janye is a dickhead. Very fun to listen to.

not even gonna listen to this bc of that anti semitic psychotic asshole ❤️

Can you seperate the art from the artist? That was my hope when giving this a listen. There were times when I thought, "ok, that's not bad" and others when I wondered if kanye was parodying himself. His rap style grew stale after a few tracks and some of the filters and samples seemed just silly after a while. I can glimmers of greatness, but they are dimmed by overcompensation.

Somewhat awful lyrically, but sonically it was more interesting. I feel three stars is a good score for something I won't listen to again, but was glad to hear once.

If I were in Dimery's shoes I'd add Graduation, MBDTF to the list and (maybe) the college dropout- they're Kanye's classics. This simply isn't don't even think it's bad at all but it's not a 'listen before you die' album? 3/5

8.1/10 Abrasive is a strong word, but in this case it matches. highlights: Black skinhead, blood on the Leaves, Bound 2

I remember this album when it came out before Kanye went completely crazy and horrific. The album was clearly a turning point. At the time, I thought it was an interesting one and would lead to more interesting things. Sadly, we know better, and listening to it again was not enjoyable in the slightest.

This was the album I stopped listening to Kanye on, it just wasn't good and I couldn't continue to support this idiot, there are like 2 good songs and that's it! Waste of time lol

Pues bien, supongo. No lo odié, ni de lejos lo amé. Tiene algunas canciones con arreglos cool, pero no me veo buscando más discos de Kanye.

Hard Rap. Although the album has very good songs. The overall presentation of it is rather noisy and wildly excessive at times. I would listen to it more often, but there are parts of the album that just rips you from enjoying the music.

8/10

#22/1001 🇺🇸💩 Misoginistic, narcistic and delibarately uncommercial. Not a lot to enjoy here. Best track: Hold my Liquor. I won't be sad if i never hear it again.

An album that was problematic when it came out and has only gotten more problematic with time. Unfortunately it is also an absolutely perfect album. The trumpets on Blood on the Leaves are simply transcendent.

Awful. Minus 5 stars

some interesting tracks and beats but yeesh

The last time I listened to Kanye and enjoyed it was when Graduation came out tbh. He's had a couple of bangers since then sure, but his music became very... experimental after that album, in a way that I just really don't vibe with. Plus it makes me super sad to think about who he is as a person now. I definitely loled at some of the bars in 'I'm In It' though.

Nope

Nostalgic about "Black Skinhead" but refuse to support Kanye.

My intention in my reviews is to separate the art from the artist as much as possible, and consider the album on its own merit rather than judging it based on the artist's actions. I also don't intend to skip an album, just because its content or its creator is in some way objectionable. I must stay impartial for science, and treat it as if I've never heard of the album or the artist in my life. I totally respect people's decision to not listen to this one, and I went back and forth on it myself, but ultimately decided that the music itself was the focus of this project for me, and I'd live with that. Clarifying the above is something I decided that I needed to do about halfway through the first song, as I was thinking to myself "Oh hey, this is pretty good... the production is crazy, the performance is captivating... I'm worried this is going to end up being a 5 and I'll have to justify giving this problematic guy such a high rating". (I have heard some of Kanye's other work before, and I can't deny that some of it is really good.) Then I listened to the rest of the album. It's not worth a 5. There are things I liked... from a production and composition standpoint it's both polished and unusual, a combination that I typically like a lot. It's also got a few recurring themes and lyrics that lend it some good cohesion and make the album feel more like a single work, rather than just a collection of songs. Anyone who knows my taste in music knows I value the album as an artform, especially when that thematic throughline is strong. Another big tick. On the other hand, lyrically it's pretty awful. There's a line in "I'm In It" about sweet and sour sauce that made me cringe so hard on multiple fronts... a lot of objectifying, womanising... and if I'm not mistaken, the invention of a new curse word: "Mothern*ggas", which just doesn't make sense. There's no verb in there. All of this considered, I'm glad I chose to include my disclaimer at the start of this review anyway, if only so that you, dear reader, would know without a shadow of a doubt that this album was bad, that my low rating has nothing to do with Kanye being problematic, and is entirely earned by the low quality of the album itself.

There are some glimmers of greatness in this album, but it just doesn't sound nearly as good as Kanye's earlier work. I think this is the album where he really starts to sound like he's going off his rocker, and that doesn't sound great.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Great - This might be my favourite Kanye album. The sound is so out there and abrasive but formed into something accessible and I love it. Bonus points for one of the greatest samples ever on the New Slaves outro.

Nope, fuck off Kanye. I don’t care how much of a genius you supposedly are, I’m not rewarding your actions. All Kanye albums on this list are a 1 for me.

shi might be too experimental but i fw it cuz its kanye

fuck this loser. Not listening.

kanye 😭 he has better works, also, kanye

Lurer på om noen så statistikken vår for 2010s og tok grep. FKA Twigs, Frank Ocean, og nå Kanye i løpet av fem dager? Yeezus er ikke den beste skiva til Kanye -- den tittelen går til My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy -- men jeg regner den ofte som min favoritt. Det var tydelig allerede fra Graduation at han var i ferd med å gro som artist, og ambisjonen han begynte å finne som kunstner peaka på MBDTF. Hvor går du når du har runda pop-musikken og laget en skive som kommer til å toppe listene for det 21. århundrets beste album i all tid? Dykker ned i undergrunnen. Her har vi Yeezy på sitt mest experimentelle & kompromissløse, og det er en nesten ubevisst / psychedelisk tilnærming til låtskrivingen, hvor det i hvert fall høres ut som om første-innfall får passere forbi sensoren og etterlate et evigvarende inntrykk. "I keep it 300, like the Romans / Three hundred bitches, where the Trojans?" kan rives i stykker av enhver historiker der den blander kulturer adskilt av hundrevis av år sammen i en sammenlignbar mølje, men fy faen som det funker. Yeezus oppererer på et slags pre-rasjonelt plan der Kanye har latt geni-visjonene og mediespetakkelet spille i førsterekke og høyner seg selv over det ved å lage noe som er så hyperbolsk og overdådig at det er umulig å høre på dette uten å smile. Skiva har alltid et glimt i øyet og det er en slags post-ironisk performativity ved hele pakka. Ingen steder er det mer tydelig enn i siste sporet. Bound 2 er et slags super-troll. For det første hører den ikke hjemme her, sonisk ulikt alt som har kommet før. For det andre positionerer den seg som en slags oppfølger til låta den sampler. For det tredje er musikkvideoen en gigantisk pastiche som involver Kanye sammen med Kim K. på en motorsykkel foran en green screen. Hvordan han klarte å få en gag-låt til å høres så legit ut burde få novelty-band verden over til å ta et crash course i Yeezyismen. Og som om han ikke har dratt hardt nok i de 35 minuttene som kom før, leverer han fortsatt strofer som "Start a fight club, Brad reputation", "She asked me what I wish for on my wishlist / Have you ever asked your bitch for other bitches?", og han klarer attpåtil å næme seg oppriktighet med "One good girl is worth a thousand bitches". Jeg vet ikke om noen andre skiver som har så mange linjer som Yeezus. Kontrastene og den upolerte & usensurerte tanken gjør at det føles rått & ekte. Selv skivas mest dustete spor — pule-balladen I'm In It — har udødelige strofer som: "Eatin' Asian pussy, all I need was sweet and sour sauce", "I'm a rap-lic priest", og ikke minst "I be speakin' Swaghili." Den har også Justin Vernon, bedre kjent som Bon Iver, synge "I'll be gone long, grab that ass, shed your clothes." Det eneste som kan drepe Yeezus, er at den blir analysert til døde. Den er umiddelbar, og på et kunstnerisk nivå, hinsides logikk & politikk; Ye fremstår her som en slags hip-hopens svar på Henry Miller. Men det er også den siste gangen Ye jobbet på et nivå som dette. I ettertiden har han gitt ut mye slurv, men gjerne i en pompøs impakning. Han var nærmest å lykkes med Life of Pablo, hvor han igjen strekker seg mot MBDTF-grandiositet, men snubler på målstreken. På Yeezus føles det som om han faktisk har klart å ikke tvile på seg selv og positionen sin i mediesfæren. Jeg er spent på om vi noensinne får tilbake Kanye, som for lengst har gått seg vill i massemedienes Spiegelsaal.

Jeg syns egentlig den plata her bare er bråkete og rotete. "Black Skinhead" er egentlig den eneste låta som funker med det soundet Ye har gått for her, kanskje "I'm In It" også. Mens "Blood On The Leaves" høres litt ut som en outtake fra 808s, og er nok den beste enkeltlåten sammen med "Black Skinhead". Låter som "I Am A God" og "Hold My Liquor" høres ut som de er laget på et pubertalt nachspiel. De delene jeg liker best er det altfor få av, slik som nydelig sampling på slutten av "New Slaves" eller cruisedelen på slutten av "Hold My Liquor". Det kan godt hende at det er noe jeg ikke har skjønt, men det låter bare kjipt og kjedelig fra en artist som har mestret albumformatet og vel så det før denne plata.

I mitt hode har jeg alltid puttet Kanye West og Lady Gaga i samme skuff. Lady Gaga, i likhet med Kanye West, er en artist som er kjent for å revolusjonere popmusikken i sin samtid. I Lady Gaga sitt tilfelle forsto jeg aldri hvorfor hun fikk den merkelappen, for når jeg hørte på musikken hennes låt det som ganske vanlig popmusikk. Jeg skjønte senere at i Lady Gaga sitt tilfelle handlet pioneringen mer om image og fremtoning, enn om det rent musikalske. Så når Lady Gaga og Kanye West er i samme skuff, regnet jeg forståelig nok med at dette gjaldt Kanye West også. Så feil kan man altså ta. Dette er jo faktisk ganske kult, og overraskende eksperimentellt. Det er hardt og skittent.

This is absolutely one of the most influential albums in the 21st century, when it comes to hip-hop at the very least. It's got maybe 1 or 2 songs that aren't as strong as the others, but it's hard for me to deny the pure lasting effect on popular music. 4.5/5

Even though it's been impossible to escape Kanye West's celebrity, I'll admit I've never actually listened to his music. This was surprisingly interesting and varied, although there were some songs and lots of lyrics that I could have done without. - Heard before? No - Will I listen again? Probably not. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? No, but I did enjoy the auto-play of hip hop and rap that followed this album.

I've never listened to Kanye before, so all I had going into this one was his reputation for edgelord egomaniac narcissistic bullshit. His lyrics follow that formula on this one and probably all of his other work. Most rappers boast about their bitches, bangin', and bling and this is no different, so in that respect there is really no reason for this to be on here except for some excellent electronic backing tracks which include compositions by an army of artists like Daft Punk, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Justin Vernon, and Frank Ocean. The music reminds me of Amon Tobin a bit, and sometimes minimalist leanings like Plastikman. I would love a version of this that's stripped of Kanye's revolting self-aggrandizing lyrics, but instead it's stained with the poetry and persona of a severely damaged dumbass.

An okay album, not my usual style of music and no real stand out songs.

Another record where I go in without knowing more than two songs. I was shocked - it's an incredible album. I don't listen to Hip-Hop or Rap, maybe the techno sounds helped. But I love this record.

Musically (only), Kanye is great. But Yeezus falls very short of My Dark Twisted Fantasy in manner of creativity and production. And I cannot stomach some of those misogynistic lyrics.

This is the sort of music one makes when all they can think of is their crotch. Grade-A trash.

La dualité de cette liste, on est vraiment tombé bas. C’est vraiment Shitpost: L’album, vraiment très fidèle à l’image de son créateur, le roi des trolls antisémite en personne. C’est fou à quel point toutes les tracks sont imprégnées d’étrons musicaux, tous plus nauséabondes l’une que l’autre. J’ai pas réussi à en finir une au complet, il me tape trop sur les nerfs, je devais skip frénétiquement en pensant très fort « TA GUEULE TA GUEULE TA GUEULE ». Ça mérite amplement un 1 étoile, et j’espère sincèrement que c’est la dernière fois que j’en donne une.

i guess the joke is on me that even after kanye has done everything in his power to burn all his goodwill and throw away all his chances, he's still got me fretting over my relationship to his art. i do not perform my morality as a public pageant, i remain close to art made by worse people than kanye, so when i say i cant call this one of my faves anymore i do mean it in an authentic, emotional way. yet it also doesn't feel like its fallen enough in my estimation for the fall to feel like a really meaningful statement, which is frustrating!!! my biggest barrier in revisiting kanye is that, for all the power of his ability to execute a vision, he truly doesnt have, and maybe NEVER had, anything interesting or meaningful to actually SAY about anything other than Maybe his own psyche, the voyeuristic fascination with which he had once cultivated to make him essentially uncriticizable and get away with abuse, incoherence, antiblackness, and shallow artistry. i really just cant put myself in that position again, given how obvious all the machinery was in hindsight and how he used to to both become a worse person and eventually completely stop giving a shit about his mania-fueled art. so then, if yeezus constantly fails to engage with anything outside itself, then its own existence as a self-describing object must be the only explanation for why i undeniably still like it...it is the first of many kanye albums to be the product of obvious laziness, but the initial spark burns so bright and produces so many world-swallowing sounds and instantly unforgettable moments that its validation was inevitable. blood on the leaves is so powerfully solipsistic that it just Destroys everything else while its playing, creating one of the most blatantly antiblack moments of kanye's discography while not losing one once of immediate power, and i think that vibe of minimalism as Destruction is what carries me through the record still. its highly unproductive, truly a type of album no one should make (i dont think i have to explain why Kanye Fans might easily overlook antiblackness), but my authentic reaction still has that recognizable awe in it. bound 2's mastering in the transition between the charlie wilson part and the verses is still the greatest thing ive ever heard...it almost justifies rick rubins whole career! definitely not kanye's tho.

Kanye is one of my favorite musicians ever, so it's no surprise that I enjoyed this album. I will admit though that it took me a long time to truly appreciate it. It comes off so harsh and abrasive, so minimalistic and electronic. The lyrics and subject matter are offensive, and the public's view of Kanye as a human being doesn't help whatsoever. But it is damn good. It flows well and tells a cohesive story. The production is top notch, something that became an expectation for Kanye. I don't really know how to explain why I enjoy it as much as I do, but I do.

Hard no.

Not for me, sorry. All the swearing and slang tire me out—even though certain songs are truly original and have an excellent beat!—I even get headaches and feel physically sick. And then there's all the misogyny, omnipresent... thanks, but no thanks!

This record came out after I was already off the Kanye train and I’m firmly unenthusiastic about having to listen to it today. This album is a little more abrasive (read:aggressive) than I’m used to from Kanye, and I can understand why critics would have found that noteworthy. He seems super obsessed with sex/power in a way that’s pretty off putting, so I lost interest as the album went on. I can’t put my finger on anything else that really sounded like this at the time, but I was admittedly not super plugged into hip-hop in 2013. Shame he’s such an insufferable asshole though.

Yeah, I don't care for music made by a Nazi.

What’s said about the production of this album has already been said, there are numerous choices on this album that are genuinely interesting and I vibe with. I like this album less now than I used to, and I dunno. When I was younger, I used to think these lyrics were stupid, but also ironic, tongue-in-cheek, charming, but knowing what we know about Kanye from the past 7 years, these lyrics reveal themselves to be just stupid.

favorite - Hold My Liquor + Guilt Trip 7/10

that was hard to listen to

Amazing 🤩! I can see why the album 💿 is held in such high regard. I added many to my playlist bc many of them were fun and beats 🎧 went crazy 😝!

Anything by Kanye falls in the rate the art not the artist category for me. That being said, I quite enjoy this album.

Not allowed to listen to Yeezy any more

Yeah, I know. But you gotta separate art from artist, right?

9/10

Better than I remember it being

My second favorite Kanye album. This is one of his most divisive works. I can see why; the entire album is in-your-face, loud, noisy and arrogant. But there's just something about that noise, those beats, that i-don't-give-a-single-fuck-i'm-kanye-motherfucking-west attitude giving the album a sense of character only Kanye can give. It's a manic episode in experimental rap form and I absolutely love it to death. One of my favorite albums of all time.

kanye è kanye, bello immersivo ma non mi ha fatto perdere la testa

He might be a piece of shit but he’s a musical genius whether you like it or not

it was pretty okay, i don't really like this genre of music but the lyrics were really well written and it was pretty well done; i can tell why rap fans like this album a lot. the only song i liked was bound 2 (ik it's popular but it's for a reason) - 5/10

A difficult one. Musically really strong with good samples and some great synth lines… but the descent of Kanye as a lyricist (and person) is very apparent here. He used to stand out for his ability to speak about issues… now he just talks about money, cars, and his shlong (and what he is going to do with it). He became just another rapper distracted by shiny things, albeit with superior production.

Ramping up to the height of his narcissism, where practically every song is about comparing himself to humanities saviour despite harbouring alt right views himself - It’s hard not to judge this with the hindsight of him going off the rails (whether it is mental health related or just going off the deep end is by the by). I got a bit sick of the constant self reverence and found that as a comment on society, black culture, or world events where rap and hip can really capture the cultural zeitgeist, this absolutely missed the mark. Even the collaborators on it don’t improve this particularly, with the only thing that supports it is that some of the instrumentation in the background had sporadic and rare moments of interest. Otherwise, I really disliked this as a concept and piece of work. Stay on the bipolar meds Ye.

In most cases I can separate the artist from the art, this is not one of them. I will listen to a few albums that a friend told me regardless of how I feel, to hear them. This is not one of them.

as a person who dislikes kanye to the core, i really grew to appreciate this album in the sense of production and its complexity. i like when songs are ambigous and combine multiple styles, sounds and here some of those combinations intrigued me, which affects my rating of the album. i probably won't be coming back to it any time soon, however for my first real listen to his music it was okay and honestly that's enough

I thought this was my favorite Kanye album, but I think I prefer TLOP and College Dropout. In retrospect, a 3, I think.

So this is kinda my favorite Kanye album, because while it has flaws it kinda turns them around to make them strengths. The album doesn't really take himself too seriously like MBDTF does, there is a lot of goofy moments (well, lyrically at least) but they're so absurd that they work. And om the other hand you have the more serious songs which are among the best he has ever written. But let's face it, no one listens to Kanye albums for the lyrics, it's really about the production which is just right up my alley here. It's got those elements of industrial and electronic music delivered with such finesse and attention to detail. Like on Black Skinhead, that beat is absolutely insane. The touches of synthesizers on I Am a God are nuts. Another thing that is amazing is how these beats evolve. New Slaves comes from industrial madness to one of the most eargasmic climaxes in music history, Blood on the Leaves has so many layers and switchups that there is constantly something to look for and even I'm In It which is not really the best song here has some crazy production. The whole album culminates into Bound 2, which between the chipmunk soul production, the endless quotables and humour is in many respects the ultimate Kanye song. While I don't think this would convert any Kanye haters or even appeal to all his fans, it's still a really amazing album to me.

-1 for nazi

Me: There's no such thing as Heaven Ye: Skip New Slaves to 02:51 Me: Praise be to the Lord almighty

Boooo

Being an arrogant knob is always a tricky choice. There is an argument for faking it until you make it, but you run a risk if you’re not as good as you claim to be. Kanye falls well short of the genius he thinks he is

2010s hip hop. Great but Ye is clesrly losing his marbles. Jarring and experimental but in an interesting way. Creative sample use, great beats.

I really like the music, and I do think some of the lyrics are funny, but overall, nah

On Sight 2.3 Black Skinhead 2 I Am a God 1.7 New Slaves 1.8 Hold My Liquor 1.7 I'm in It 0.7 Blood on the Leaves 1 Guilt Trip 1 Send It Up 1.2 Bound 2 1.4 Score: 1.48

Probably gets a lot better when you listen to it multiple times. Listened to it twice and already enjoyed it more the second time

fuck off

It has always annoyed me that Kanye was as good as he was, yet such a hateful little man. Thankfully this album is a considerable drop in quality from prior ones. It still scores a 3 because of the gorgeous production throughout. However, the man should be hung, drawn and quartered for what he did to Strange Fruit here. Unforgiveable.

This being my 500th record of the challenge is kind of fitting

I like the background music on a lot of this - the opening doomy-sounding electronics made me think that maybe this'll be another nice hip-hop surprise. But the vocals were kind of an annoying distraction for me. I'd be interested in hearing a remix of this as a purely instrumental album. I know my opinion is affected by what Kanye is like these days, and it's certainly not uniformly terrible. But I can't get past a 2 on this one.

Vissa delar riktigt bra, vissa delar inte så bra och vissa delar som att lyssna på en skräckfilm

Cool när den kom (t.ex black skinhead) men svår lyssning nu i backspegeln när man mer hör the ravings of a madman.

Hitsen och experimenterandet är där. Black Skinhead, New Slaves, Bound 2! Imponerande lista av samarbetspartners, men nog ser man lite vartåt det barkade om man lyssnar på texterna? Stark 3a.

Blir alltid irriterad av äcklandet med autotune och hans jävla självömkande gnäll. Samtidigt finns ju några bangers här och det är fullproppat med snygga och ibland rätt obehagliga beats. Både black skinhead och new slaves är pissbra. I am a god är en spännande och tvetydig inblick i hans megalomani.

Swaghili

Fa-an vad vulgär han är, Jösses. Och jag är för gammal och Kanye alldeles för sinnessjuk.

denna satt tyvärr helt fel idag

This is hilarious. Him being considered a respected musician at one time is hysterical.

The album was good. Too bad he went off the deep end.

1/5

Album #!9 Kanye West: Yeezus Went into this album expecting to hate it absolutely. I am already not a big rap fan, though that’s more from a lack of exposure than a quality perspective. Previously, I have heard two full rap albums: Straight Out of Compton (by way of this generator) and Graduation (Friend’s recommendation). Though I did actually quite enjoy Graduation, I am under the impression that it is sort of the rap album that you show to non-rap fans. But, out of all mainstream rappers, I have always assumed that I would like Kanye the most due to his reliance on sampling and production, focusing on melody along with the lyricism, which is lost on some rappers. That said, Yeezus, from what I know, is meant to be his most controversial album. I understood it to be more abrasive and experimental than his other albums, to the point that it even put off some of his fans. I really didn’t know what to expect this album to sound like. Experimental hip-hop is sort of just a phrase to me. I have no real understanding of what it would sound like (though I did see Danny Brown live, I didn’t know any songs, so it was mostly just noise. But honestly? It sounded completely normal. I can see how the production can be off-putting, as it is very suffocating at times, but for the most part, I actually really liked the grimy atmosphere that it created. I see a lot of criticism towards this album stems from either the production or the lyricism, which is said to be very obnoxious and egotistical, which, of course, it is, but at least as someone who is not entirely aware of Kanye, I sort of interpret it as satire. The consistent themes of the album seem to be that Kanye has gripes with the state of black culture and how materialistic it is, while also acknowledging himself as the pinnacle of that culture as a ‘godlike’ figure. That could be a misguided interpretation, as I didn’t read too deeply into the lyrics. Kanye is just pretty funny. I did find myself laughing at a few of his lines. The sampling and production are what truly set Kanye apart from other rappers that I have heard; they shine brightest on the tracks ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘Bound 2’, which I believe to be the best tracks. Though not every song lives up to those standards, and some songs are more obnoxious than the rest, overall, the album was actually surprisingly good. I don’t think it is as enjoyable as Graduation, but I did find it to be more interesting, for good or bad. Best Tracks: Black Skinhead, New Slaves, Bound 2 Worst Track: I am a God Score out of 10:6

good album, love the beats and really liked Blood on the Leaves kanye being such an idiot lately does negatively impact replayability for me unfortunately, but I'm not factoring that into my rating

Its good. A lot of great songs but I never get to love this album, a lot that doesnt interest me.

Good beats but lyrics are def over-the-top.

Always a very interesting listen, I feel like its totally unique in his discography, and arguably in rap as a whole, both for some good and some bad reasons. I don't think really any album I can think of is more aesthetically consistent and done well. I love the 8bit distorted stuff, which is often heavily contrasted by old dusty samples, which I think is really cool. I think he might be peak funny bars on here, of course makes me sad he fell off so hard, as I think he just cared so little that he sort of plays a character which is also probably a bit of how he actually is. The featured singers and stuff are great (as always). I'm pretty sure Chief Keef is on blood on the leaves, which is ok I guess, I don't really like that song, as the sample is chopped up really badly and its too loooong. Favourite songs: on sight, black skinhead, I am a god, New Slaves, hold my liquor, guilt trip. Overall around 8/10

Way too much annoying autotune

Koortsdroom muziek… Heavier dan ik had verwacht. Pivo Pivo Pivo Eigenlijk best leuk, sommige nummers dan… Leuker dan de kut hardstyle bij SR 3FM nu🥴

This review is from late 2025 but...Yeezus was about where I parted ways with Kanye. I was about as big a fan of his through MBDTF - which was more of an admired, not loved thing for me - as most other Kanye heads and found the Coachella 2011 performance one of the crowning achievements of hip hop and pop music in the early part of the 21st century. Pinpointing where the wheels started coming off for Kanye is a subjective thing - some friends went “uh oh” and never came back after the Taylor Swift/Beyonce protest. Me, it’s this album. Sonically, musically, his collaborators deliver, but his lyrics and performance, which were always iffy and not his strong suit, felt hurried and undercooked. Which is a problem for making music that is ostensibly as incisive and provocative as Yeezus purports to be. For some, Blood On The Leaves is a highpoint in his catalog. For me, even back in 2013, it felt like an object lesson in Kanye delivering something half-assed about subject matter that was either out of his grasp or poorly crafted because no one could tell him no. If there was ever a subject that deserved more than his just OK make-up assignment in an 8th grade English class, this is it! And this ain’t it champ.

I don't really like this album. Much preferred Kayne's older stuff and for me anything after Watch the Throne had a very different sound. Makes sense that as an artist Kanye would want to evolve his sound and push boundaries, but some people are always going to be left behind and I guess I am one of those. New Slaves shows flashes, as does hold my liquor... but the rest of the album lacks any kind of warmth that can make you love it. 100% deserves a place on this list, even thought it wouldn't be on mine.