I like the album. My only knock on it is that it's only 10 tracks.
Perhaps, some or much of what I'm about to say has been stated, still allow me the courtesy of sharing my thoughts:
To me, Yeezus is the type of mishmash that sprouts from artistic sense. The point of emphasis here is that it's artistic--first and foremost, nothing more nothing less. This is to say, then, that Yeezus is NOT an album for a hip-hop purist. I'd venture to call it an experiment; it's not, however, experimental in the pure sense of the word, or even in (an all encompassing) musical context, but in the genre of hip-hop, it definitely stands out as something "new" and something wholly "different," and I can appreciate this. (I could be wrong though, so feel free to enlighten a bro')
Only the future holds the answer to the question of how many albums Kanye will release, or how many "classics" (ps: this word "classic" is thrown about all too easily nowadays...smh) Kanye will produce, but I believe that x number of years from now, when we examine Kanye's oeuvre, this album will stand out as something special--an indelible cache in a discography that may or may not stand the test of time. I firmly believe this.
You want pure hip-hop? Well I'm hearing that some guy called Jay-Z apparently just released something of that nature, so go listen to that. And when you're done listening to that, come back and listen to Yeezus and appreciate it for what it is: something different. Something unlike Born Sinner, MCHG, The Gifted, etc.
At this point in time, the creators of the aforementioned albums may be better hip-hop artists, but make no mistake about it, Kanye is the better
artist, now and in the long run.
Ohh, and last but not least, 808nHB was abominable. I seriously can't believe some of y'all think highly of it...
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