Yeezus
Kanye West
In Depth Review
Opening Opinion: 9.5
Ah
yes, I have finally gotten to Kanye’s latest album, Yeezus. Here’s a quick in
Depth Review. The album starts off with On Sight, a Daft Punk produced song
that hits hard. The beat is a bit much. It’s loud and features a really cool
sample in the middle of the song. Musically and Lyrically this album has a lot
of expectations.After all his 5th album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy was one of his(if not his) best albums.I’m going to tell you if it met
those expectations.
A
lot of people(For some Reason) didn’t like this album. I bet most of them just
don’t like Kanye period. I mean Yeezus is a very daring title for anyone. The
album then continues with the excellent Black Skinhead song. I love this song.
Its high tempo, dark, and explosive. Kanye raps like a man possessed…..Its kind
of tribal…but honestly Kanye has never made a song like this before.
The
3rd song, I Am a God, is very very weird. Its got a dope beat and
interesting yet not so onpoint lyrics. There’s even some horrocore in there
also. The result is another daring song that hits hard. It was as if Kanye
isn’t going for shock value, but he simply wants to make creative music….The 4th
song New Slaves probally features the best lyrics of any song on this album. It
features a creepy beat, and Kanye spits about Blacks being New Slaves. He gets
so mad he goes “Bobby Bouche”(Waterboy Movie) lol. There is a very
disappointing Frank Ocean feature at the end..At this point the album has
delivered but how are the next six tracks you may ask.
You
would think that the next track Hold My Liquor, which is a successor to the
weak Drunk n Hot Girls song from Graduation wouldn’t be good. It features Chief
Keef who isn’t the best of rappers. However this song kinda feels like a record
from 808’s and Heartbreak. Its effective. The next song is not for the kids.
I’m In It is very sexual but very catchy.Kanye’s has those odd punchlines like
“eatin Asian P**** all I need was sweet and sour sauce”, or “They be ballin in
the D-League, I be speakin swaghili”
The
next song, Blood On the Leaves may be the albums best song, or at least the
most dramatic. I absolutely love the vocals. The song definantly feels like a
super charged 808s and Heartbreak song. The beat hits really hard eventually.
The song is destined to be one of Kanye’s best songs. Everything comes together
on this song, even if Kanye’s virtually singing on the whole song. Guilt Trip
which feastures Kid Cudi is also very emotional.The sample is chopped up(not
screwed) which gives the song a nice feel.
The next track, Send it Up is “The hottest thing in the club
since In Da Club(by 50 Cent). Its odd but the song is effective in that sense
as far as being a fun party track. However theres no real substance to the song
which makes me think it could have been replaced by something else. The final
track, Bound 2 is a great song that sounds like its right from Late
Registration.. The song has a lot going on with it. Charlie Wilson even adds
vocals. Its an odd way to end an album with a sort of for the ladies song.
So after hearing Yeezus plenty of times, I will say its not
quite as good as Graduation or Late Registration but it is hot. Kanye proves he
can make hits at will but where will his music go from here.