Again

2y

I wos 2 late

frenchpress

2y

Ain’t Mike dean fix donda too

frenchpress

2y

Ain’t Mike dean fix donda too

deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

lioned

2y

Some1 post zip

deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

Grok

2y

I thought Mike Dean said he not working w ye no more

Grok

2y

Sidenote I didn’t realize you can just re download the updates and I’ve bought a new album every update >>>>>

C***ye pest does it again

Gotcha

2y

overreaction / same old s*** imo

his drive for perfection is fleeting and comes and goes

GREAT albums from him will be few and far between here on out, but i still think he's capable.

speedy chiron boy

2y

What no way uve you’ve buying the album multiple times 😭

Grok

2y

Travis Scott is not a real friend for hopping on can u be while ye was in a nitrous induced rage

Gotcha

2y

overreaction / same old s*** imo

his drive for perfection is fleeting and comes and goes

GREAT albums from him will be few and far between here on out, but i still think he's capable.

WASHINGTON

2y

"He doesnt make his own music" is at least a 12 year old argument.

Drezo

2y

Trab been on there buddy

Culprit

2y

The bigger issue is the fact that he has nothing interesting to say and rap about anymore.

Also, he's regressed into this "burn everything down" 4chan dweeb

Culprit

2y

The bigger issue is the fact that he has nothing interesting to say and rap about anymore.

Also, he's regressed into this "burn everything down" 4chan dweeb

Gotcha

2y

overreaction / same old s*** imo

his drive for perfection is fleeting and comes and goes

GREAT albums from him will be few and far between here on out, but i still think he's capable.

deleteduser2863

2y

Probably the realest thing I’ve ever read from r/GAS:

I remember a while ago on here someone was talking about how they disliked V1 and I read a comment at the time that basically said, with the degenerative mental illness + rest of the Kanye circus- we’re in a sort of mass sunken cost fallacy/diminishing returns situation where we’re never going to win more than we lose now. The idea that Kanye’s this mad volatile genius who lets things deteriorate to the point where his back’s against the wall and then he pulls out some beautiful undeniably great piece of art that shuts the critics up is an over-romanticised holdover from the dark fantasy era lol. I agree that things began to slide for all the reasons u states, but up until v1- even on albums I don’t like like Jik- I still thought there was some sort of intellectual vision for them- even if they were poorly executed. Some sort of conceptual grounding that felt interesting and worthwhile exploring that sort of tied the disparate ideas together to some degree. Jik obvs it’s Jesus and on Donda it’s that but made a lot more personal and executed infinitely better. But even musically he was trying a drum less “minimalist” aesthetic that seemed intentional and he’d make interesting, weird, occasionally polarising exec prod decisions. But it still felt like he was at least directing these albums. V1/2 has none of that mystique whatsoever. They’re albums that basically function as playlists, and when the songs aren’t at all tethered to anything greater than the sum of their parts- their flaws are laid all the more bare.

Whilst I’m discussing this- I also just want to add something that I don’t see brought up enough. Kanye has become a pretty dreadful MC in terms of vocal delivery. This I think started post Pablo but has become steadily more prevalent on every album. On a lot of tracks (especially noticeable on something like keys to my life where it sounds like he’s actually struggling to stay on beat on what is an extremely conventional and quite slow time signatures) he has this “it’s 4am in the studio and I’m rapping these words as I read them for the first time in one take and that engineer can splice it together for me and I can’t really be bothered to be here” energy. Even on something like off the grid- yea the third verse is good, but Jesus Christ- it’s not some no more parties level because it’s obviously 80 different takes of him saying someone else’s words that are spliced together and thus no energy or momentum builds through his performance. It’s also an issue on take of your dress. And honestly most songs from vultures. He doesn’t write, he doesn’t produce and he doesn’t sound interested lol.

He is 100% washed and a bit of a joke figure in 2024 if u pop ur head outside this Kanye bubble long enough to breathe air. Look at how the like that verse was ridiculed from the moment it dropped lmao. 2016, even 2020 Kanye is getting the benefit of the doubt on that one but post Hitler and post everything else- people can see through the bs because they’re just beginning to not really give a f***.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1etgpal/comment/liddlep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Worth the read if you actually care about Ye

deleteduser2863

2y

I love DONDA but how does something like OFF THE GRID make it out the lab with all the vocals cut ins like that

Can we still consider that song classic with something like that