frenchpress

4y

idk what u or others talk bout when u use the word justify

no1 needs to justify the albums existence, it exists that's just the be all end all of it no justification needed this isn't like a "you need to justify why you're eating a whole cheesecake on a diet" kinda thing

as for ppl thinking these reviews are dumb, it's mainly the ones that have silly headlines like this where the reviewers pretend they can see the future and know the foregone conclusion of how this unfinished album will be when it is finished. and even then i don't think people are saying that these reviews Shouldn't exist, they're just saying that they're stupid cus they overly rely on clickbait gimmicks like pretending the reviewer is raven baxter

Oblivion X

4y

Ehh not really

JeffersonSteelflex

4y

I think when it comes to stuff he’s releasing now, it’s critiqued harder than normal because of the antics he’s done outside of music. I don’t think an album like Pablo would have been received well if he put on the hat in 2016 tbh. Nowadays in order to get universal praise, he has to drop an MBDTF quality album and he’s definitely not doing that. Donda 1 is the best work he’s put out in years (not counting KSG)

WESLEYS THEORY

4y

When has Frank dropped like Ye?

math fifty

4y

Not at all

KobeToTha

4y

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Ye really been doing this unfinished s*** to death. I love Ye but he’s truly one of the only musical acts that can get away with releasing something unfinished to the fans. I can’t imagine the backlash if any other rapper did that. Imagine if Drake released CLB and he was mumbling on Champagne Poetry

Greens

4y

It is what it is my man, no one can stay on top forever. It's easy to forget kanye has been in the game for damn near 20 years with how culturally relevant he has managed to stay.

theDonandOnly

4y

Endless? Maybe? I don't know I haven't heard that since it came out. but the whole way it was tied to a performance art thing and treated not like a proper album but a lead up to a proper album feels a bit similar to some of these events

theDonandOnly

4y

yeah and tbh Donda did get a better reception from fans, on streaming and a lot of hip hop podcasts like Budden. It's really the types of reviewers who write in papers and for music magazines that cover all genres that s***ted on Donda.

But I think in the end with music people don't remember the s***. Donda has weak songs like Remote Control but all people will remember is the songs they added when it first came out. It's the same with his whole career. In the end people will remember Yeezy and the music. That's why the whole 'ruining the legacy' conversation feels very in the moment. All the stupid little details like Pete Davidson will get forgotten about.

KobeToTha

4y

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Ye really been doing this unfinished s*** to death. I love Ye but he’s truly one of the only musical acts that can get away with releasing something unfinished to the fans. I can’t imagine the backlash if any other rapper did that. Imagine if Drake released CLB and he was mumbling on Champagne Poetry

Van Gundy

4y

27 track album

Don’t list features on track list

Blank album covers

Idk dude on some different s*** and especially in these times image is important with your music

We say separate the artists and the art but it’s very important in rap

WESLEYS THEORY

4y

When has Frank dropped like Ye?

WESLEYS THEORY

4y

Nah fam. Endless regardless of how it was released, was very much a finished body of work, and a great one too. There was a lot of thought put into the release of Endless and Blonde so he could get out of his contract with Def Jam.

Oblivion X

4y

Never, but the iceman freestyle he dropped a couple months ago that's only on blonded radio is similar

But I was moreso talking about he's not meticulous with his drops like that. Post 2016 proves that

WESLEYS THEORY

4y

Nah fam. Endless regardless of how it was released, was very much a finished body of work, and a great one too. There was a lot of thought put into the release of Endless and Blonde so he could get out of his contract with Def Jam.

theDonandOnly

4y

I guess it's too early to tell though. Because if this album drops on streaming at the end of April and is as good as Donda, then I guess it is kind of a thought out release? Like how Donda got better with each listening party and was a cool new way to release music. If it stays how it is then it will just be an unfinished album of mediocre demos.

I think the Ye release is way more of a stain on Kanye's discography than what he's doing now. Maybe that's just because it's linked in my brain to the TMZ thing

Van Gundy

4y

TMZ hoe’d that nigga

Van Gundy

4y

TMZ misconstrued his comments for their own gain s*** crazy

theDonandOnly

4y

I guess it's too early to tell though. Because if this album drops on streaming at the end of April and is as good as Donda, then I guess it is kind of a thought out release? Like how Donda got better with each listening party and was a cool new way to release music. If it stays how it is then it will just be an unfinished album of mediocre demos.

I think the Ye release is way more of a stain on Kanye's discography than what he's doing now. Maybe that's just because it's linked in my brain to the TMZ thing

Van Gundy

4y

TMZ misconstrued his comments for their own gain s*** crazy

Unforgivable

4y

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This man really released an album with unfinished demos, fully censored, and wanting us to pay 200 dollars for it from an unknown streaming platform

The f***ing nerve of him