Kanye West - Yeezus (#1 obvs)

[Shaun]

Tonight, Kanye West has proven himself an innovator in the art of the album launch. He unveiled a new song and video via projections on buildings across the world. Above is what was projected at the corner of Bedford and N. 7 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. According to Rap-Up, the song premiered is called "New Slaves". Check out video below.

Kanye's website has posted a map of the world, indicating where actions will take place throughout the night in cities throughout the world. Sixty-six projections are involved in the launch.

The track will be on the follow-up to 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

After tonight's events, we can only imagine what kind of Kanye-isms he's got cooked up for his "Saturday Night Live" performance tomorrow night.

UPDATE: Check out "New Slaves" in full:

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[Shaun]

oh my god this beat :lovedup:

[Ninastar]

thats a pretty cool way to promote yourself

only kanye would project his face in 6 places all over the world

[Brother Leon]

Yeezus Th New Album out June 18 apparently. He's already in **** for Blasphemy lol

[Shaun]

worst album title ever

[Smithy]

http://www.billboard.com/files/media/kanye-article-info.jpg

[Smithy]

Ugh fgs, im not resizing that I can't be arsed

[Saph]

Yeezus :laugh2:

[Brother Leon]

Chief Keef
Young Chop
King L
:amazed:



Skrillex...
:idc:

[Shaun]

He was...interesting...on SNL

the other song (not New Slaves) was very good though

[Brother Leon]

Need to check out the SNL performance actually. Kanye fans were freaking out, because Kim showed the complete album CD on her Instagram before he went on :joker:

http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/5b824a38c03211e29f2e22000a1fb37d_7.jpg

[Shaun]

artwork, I like

PLEASE change the title though ;_;

[Samuel.]

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yeezus/id650229924

[Samuel.]

Apparently no singles, just straight releasing the album.

June 18th

[Smithy]

oh god that's the actual album cover, i thought it was a picture of a case with it

[Brother Leon]

The name is either going to cause a **** storm and create a sales boost or scare many away and it will flop for Kanye standards. Either way with the sound of the two songs already shown and features like Sosa and Young Chop he's going for a gritty sound and I love it tbh. Bring it on.

[Shaun]

meh, I imagine everyone will check it out and it'll get to #1 anyway because it's Ye but :/

I'm sure it'll be at least "good"...

[Shaun]

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[Shaun]

the artwork...

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/50974/4cb4beed.jpg

:/

[armand.kay]

Wait so the cd come with out artwork or that is the actuall art work,:/

[Jayson]

Edgy

[Me. I Am Salman]

I don't get the need to be so pretentious. Looking forward to it anyway :)

[Iceman]

No singles or artwork....

I reckon he just wants this album out before miniye pops out of Kimye

[Brother Leon]

Black Skinhead is meh. New Slaves is decent and the Young Chop/Chief Keef/King L Collabs are certified Bangers.

[Shaun]

Tonight at Milk in New York, Kanye West held a listening session where he debuted Yeezus. (Yes, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were there.) As the never-before-heard tracks came out, there was one overwhelming revelation: Kanye mentioned that both Chief Keef and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon appear on the same song. It's called "Can't Handle My Liquor". Holy ****.

UPDATE: Kanye also confirmed that Daft Punk worked on three or four songs, shared a track that flipped TNGHT's "Higher Ground" with the Billie Holiday classic "Strange Fruit", and said that Rick Rubin executive produced the album.

Keef and Bon Iver on the same track... should be interesting...

also... Rubin :amazed:
and TNGHT :amazed:
and lots of Daft Punk :amazed:

[Samuel.]

Really not hyped for this album. Not in the right place for this tribal hip hop style he's going for.

But
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Kanye >

[Samuel.]

Album leaked. Link on atrilli.net.

[Brother Leon]

Will download ASAP.

[Samuel.]

Hold My Liquor is so good.

Chief Keef delivering hook OTY

[Samuel.]

Sorry for doubting you, Ye. Loving this after a first listen. Not what I was expecting.

[Brother Leon]

****ing Sosa :worship:

Need to listen to whole thing now.

[Brother Leon]

Pleased J.Cole surprised me and on first Lauren pleased Kanye hasn't let me down. ALOT of people not liking The new Kanye though.

[Smithy]

Black Skinhead studio version :amazed: only listened to the first 3 songs cause of BB but I really like it

[Samuel.]

Pleased J.Cole surprised me and on first Lauren pleased Kanye hasn't let me down. ALOT of people not liking The new Kanye though.

Yeah, not unexpected tbh. Going to divide people like 808s did.

I'm glad I went in with low expectations. I think I'm enjoying it a lot more because of it.

[Samuel.]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/five-star-review-kanye-west-yeezus-rocks-raps-article-1.1373220

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/06/14/kanye-west-album-yeezus/2425047/

Perfect reviews coming in...

[YodaBB]

Love Kanye, Going To Download.

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/JqIMpA2.jpg

Not your average Kanye listener

[Brother Leon]

Wouldn't put it ahead of MBDTF or Late Registration,or College Dropout but so far it's fair play with the others.

[Samuel.]

And another
http://sqmagazine.co.uk/2013/06/review-kanye-west-yeezus/

It's my least favourite solo album, but that's more to do with the other five all being at least borderline classics.

[Me. I Am Salman]

I can't download on a tablet :(

[Brother Leon]

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/buzz/2013/06/KANYE-cro.gif

[Shaun]

right, time to give this a whirl. On Sight. crikey.

[Shaun]

omfg I Am A God :worship: Hudson Mohawke can do no wrong

[lostalex]

a not-so positive review of it in the Guardian...

Seems to be saying that Kanye is a hypocrite.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/14/kanye-west-yeezus-album-rage

[Niall]

I just finished it and I loved all the tracks apart from Bound 2. Great album. :lovedup:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

a not-so positive review of it in the Guardian...

Seems to be saying that Kanye is a hypocrite.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/14/kanye-west-yeezus-album-rage

thats not a review its just an article :x

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

blood on the leaves omfg :worship:

[Me. I Am Salman]

I'll have to wait til this is out I guess

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

why :x

[Me. I Am Salman]

I can't download torrents or anything on a tablet and I cba to turn on my slow laptop :( I'm facing the same dilemma with Kelly Rowland's album

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

you poor soul :sad:

[Shaun]

the songs are probably on tumblr if you search the song titles

[Me. I Am Salman]

Ok, I'll try

[Brother Leon]

Very mixed reviews so far. This will be like 808s and WTT and start off generally disliked and then grow into a borderline classic. I remember all the "ergh, go back to old Kanye please" when WTT came out and then they had a GOAT tour off it.

[Samuel.]

Mixed reaction from fans, but very strong reception from critics. Easily heading for an 80+ on MC with the current reviews.

Hold My Liquor, Blood on the Leaves and Guilt Trip are my favourites so far.

[Me. I Am Salman]

I'm listening to Blood on the Leaves and I'm worried this is gonna be like 808s

[Shaun]

Only listened to it once but Blood on the Leaves, I Am a God, Black Skinhead and Hold My Liquor :worship: only one I'm not liking so much is Bound 2

[Samuel.]

Minimal in production like 808s, but a lot harder and aggressive. Not similar beyond some autotune use.

[Shaun]

it does feel like he tries too hard to slip in some catchphrases and soundbites though... especially on I'm In It (the eating asian pussy, all i need is sweet and sour sauce line :joker:)

but idc i love it.

[Samuel.]

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[Shaun]

:laugh2:

[Shaun]

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It's here: The short film Kanye West made with E! stars and Kardashian affiliates Jonathan Cheban and Scott Disick has surfaced on KanyeWest.com. It's inspired by American Psycho-- Disick plays Christian Bale's character, and Cheban sits in for Jared Leto.

cringe

[Samuel.]

9.5 from Pitchfork
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18172-kanye-west-yeezus/

Currently Kanye's second best reviewed album after MBDTF. 86 on MC, but that'll go up when the site updates.

Would still say it's his weakest solo album.

[Doogle]

Am I the only person who loves Bound 2? It's amazing. :worship:

The whole album is great though. Not one of his best and a bit inconsistent but I really enjoyed every track.

[Samuel.]

Yeah I really like Bound 2 as well.

The marmite track of the album.

[Brother Leon]

Best track is Hold Your Liquor imo. The beat,hook,anger in the verse and all the Quotables.

[Roy Mars III]

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cringe

bit stupid, but at least they play homage to what is arguably the greatest scene in cinematic history

[Locke.]

Brilliant album, based on first listen I'd place it third behind MBDTF and College Dropout. Hold My Liquor and Blood on the Leaves are my favourites.

[Shaun]

I'd put it fourth (808s last, I know it's very different and good and everything but it's just not got a number of songs I love).

[Iceman]

Im not a huge kanye fan but I absolutely love this album. I Am God is by far and away my favorite

[Roy Mars III]

A solid 9 for the album. It was great.

Black Skinhead :worship:

[King Gizzard]

Just realised the Wolf of Wall Street theme is Black Skinhead..hadn't heard anything before that, and I like that

[Me. I Am Salman]

This is #1 by the way
Black Skinhead is my favourite track on the album

[Samuel.]

Actually surprised this is number 1. MBDTF, with a ton of promotion compared to this (and being a much better album), didn't even make the top ten.

[Jayson]

Why did he not promote this at all I only just realised it was even out I'm very distressed

[Jayson]

Well at least it's not The Second Law

[Brother Leon]

Sold a little over 300k

Cole sold 290k

Mac Miller 100k.

Not bad numbers for 2013, but still. So, who won? Kanye for selling more with little promotion, or Cole for pushing it close with a heavyweight? Well, Jay won I spose :joker: Jay is so gonna flop next month though:joker:

[Shaun]

Black Skinhead's been confirmed as first single. Already in the UK charts with no promo :idc: (ok only #39 but still)

[Samuel.]

The largest 2nd-week percentage drops for #1-debuting albums

MDNA 86.70% | Born This Way 84.28% | Blue Slide Park 82.54% | Yeezus 80.27%.

https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/352510852504625152

Welp.

[Shaun]

is that in the US? it dropped to #5 i think here

[Samuel.]

Yeah US I believe.

Apparently MBDTF dropped by 78% second week, so it's not the first time.

[Shaun]

i'm not surprised really, they're all huge artists (the albums you mentioned) who everyone will get week #1.

[Brother Leon]

There was zero radio play and very little Promotion. It was always going to be a first week seller imo. Surprised how well J.Cole is doing against him though.

[King Gizzard]

Listened to this for the first time on Friday cause I'm a late bastard

Bound 2 is ridiculously good