Yeah, I’m not your regular track by track sort of chick. I get bored I have no time to tell you what I like best about each song on an LP. More importantly you shouldn’t give a fuck what I think.
Kanye West could well be the last punk rocker on Earth, and the man and even a punk. His attitude of ‘fuck you pay me’ is what the world has become and he is- an in your face reminder of the fucked up planet we occupy. I can’t listen to Kanye in speakers. Crazy isn’t it? Kanye to me is brown paper wrapped porn that I need to hear through headphones only. When I first had a listen to the latest album Yeezus I did so through open speakers and loathed it. Shut up with the wailing bitches, what up with that techno shit. That’s when I realized- Kanye is taboo.
Through headphones his dirty business flows in language that require a proper soap filled washing. But what he says is cutting and true. By the way, Kanye hates you. Worship at his alter but he is no loving God, he will spit in your face and charge you for his spit- that’s why he is a punk. He is the last of the unfiltered voice.
This isn’t a masterpiece cuz when you rhyme ‘massage with croissant its more comical than not but it does show that he doesn’t care what you thing ‘I’m just chillin’ coutin’ millins”, hes a fucking riot. When he is not talking about sex and is on another rant be it race or religion he comes across in almost parody fashion In “Am A God” his terror is hilarious and I don’t think that was its intent. I like the panting bit- and the scream. Good one, Yeezus
I am not a scholar of rap, I don’t claim to be- but damn this boy can tell a story and in “New Slaves” he kicks everyone in the ass and I do mean everyone. Mad props for the dick (not the swallower) brilliant- no other word and to me- best song on the entire album. Is that Frank Ocean? Oh.. dunno who that is.
“I’m In It”, had a dog barking! Name check Brutus yo! The song is disturbing and brilliant and ear porn hardcore. “put my fist in” ya with me? The song is gloriously decandent and I pray it offends everyone who hears it- cuz that’s what being punk rock is. A ‘rap-lic Priest’ speaking ‘swag-heli’ ‘nuf said.
I was discussing Kanye with Iman one time and compared him to Morrissey. Everyone hates him, he talks shit about everything, does not fear repercussion, creates music for himself until its time to ‘pay the rent’ then they pop out a hit. Interesting, huh? All the haters are really just scared. He’s saying shit you don’t want to hear, things that you’re afraid to admit, things you think in the dark but haven’t the balls to say. He scares you doesn’t he? With is vulgarity and his racist blasts, disturbing and fearless, powerful. Makes you feel sort of weak and pathetic doesn’t it.
Porn makes you doubt your skill, can you make the ladies (or boys) scream like that? Do you look that good unclothed? No. Can you articulate unpopular thought without fearing repercussion? No
Unlike porn Kanye is powerful in his ability to make you uncomfortable and dangerous in his sheer genius of thought. He is a God like man. He’s a motherfucking hero.