There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. I think you’re right.
There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. I think you’re right.
Are you serious? Dude completely changed hip hop, multiple times. Absolutely massive innovator in production style, and basically created the chipmunk soul style of production. He would be considered one of the most important figures in hip hop even if he never even released an album, just for his production work with Jay Z.
The College Dropout was a landmark record for hip hop, for many reasons.
Then he had another landmark record in 808s, popularizing the use of auto tune and melodicism in hip hop (not a trend in hip hop I loved, but you can’t deny the influence here).
Then he had another landmark record in MBDTF, bringing hip hop to the absolute front and center of pop culture. Completely bombastic and basically the HH equivalent of a stadium rock album. Collabs with Justin Vernon and samples from King Crimson brought in fans of rock to hip hop like never before.
Yeezus is slowly showing itself to be more and more influential as well, though this one was delayed a bit but we’re seeing more and more high profile disciples.
Anyone that denies the influence of Kanye is completely ignorant. He’s a piece of shit, sure. But his music has been incredibly important and to deny that is absolutely ridiculous.
Fuck Kanye but at the same time he’s one of the most important and influential musicians of my generation and you bet your ass I’m gonna listen to it and everything he’ll put out from now until perpetuity. I’ll just pirate it so he doesn’t get the proceeds.
Beatles: Hard Days Night - Tomorrow Never Knows
David Bowie: Suffragette City - Warzsawa
Miles Davis: 'Round Midnight - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Radiohead: Creep - Kid A
Beach Boys: California Girls - Wind Chimes
Kanye West: Jesus Walks - Black Skinhead
My three favorite artists are Miles Davis, David Bowie, and Kanye West. Three artists that changed their sound every single album.
So no.
My brain doesn’t really process lyrics. Vocals are just another instrument to me.
Really digging the new new Noname out today.
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Donda by Kanye could be a top 5 album of his potentially if it were cut by half to about 45 min.
We set ours on a pedestal and give them a megaphone though.
He was paid to tank Twitter.
Generally not a huge pop fan but I’m a big fan of Carly Rae Jepsen. Emotion is one of the best pop albums of the last 30 years, however I’ve liked her last two albums progressively less and less, which was a worrying trend.
However her new album out this Friday is FANTASTIC. It has her most forward thinking and experimental production she’s ever had, and every song is growing on me a ton. It’s definitely her best since Emotion and I’m a huge fan of it. I think I’m at 4 listens now and I’m trying to hold off until Friday when it officially releases to listen again.
I would sooner get a tattoo of Ronald Reagan on my ball sack than listen to music with ads. I’m not a barbarian.
That one I can believe
808s, his most depressive album of his career is his stadium album? Was this a typo? I could accept Grad maybe.