The follow up to the Marshall Mathers LP is an incredible
and may be his most complex and accessible album. At 21 tracks(bonus songs
included) itās a thrill ride. Lyrically Em proves he hits hard, perhaps harder
than any other rapper today. His punchlines are better than on Recoveryā¦..and
the production is better too. There are just so many interesting songsā¦.somehow
Em has managed to be very introspective on almost every song. Thereās also
songs like Berserk and Rap God, that are just cool songs but very effective. The
guest features are also good like Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar, but there arenāt many
guests here and really you donāt need a lot. The bonus songs help balance the
album out, but ultimately itās the 2013 album of the yearā¦.
This album review is way overdue. I've had a long time to sit with the album....I really liked it at first but it hasn't really aged as well as other Kanye projects. Kanye's lyricism has taken a noticeable decline. I mean hes not horrible but alot of these bars are bad or tasteless. Ty Dolla $ign on the other hand does a great job on pretty much every track. The production though, as with most Kanye albums is really good. Some of it was reminiscent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus. There are a few guest spots and most are well used. Hearing Kanye's daughter, North West, on "Talking"is cute. Freddie Gibbs steals the show on the hilarious "Back to Me". "Carnival" is a certified hit which features Playboi Carti & Rich the Kid. Overall most of these songs are good but I cant say this really adds much to Kanye's illustrious discography. Lyrics 19 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 21 Verdict 85