Yeezus

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Kanye West's Yeezus Is 2013's Album of the Year". Stereogum. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013 . Retrieved December 6, 2013. Album Top 40 – 24/06/2013". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019 . Retrieved December 5, 2019. Yeezus went on to debut at #1, selling over 327,000 copies in the first week. This marks Kanye’s sixth chart-topping album, however, the album failed to reach the 500,000 sales projections, making this West’s lowest solo opening week in the United States.

It's growing on me a lot. I really enjoy the style more I listen to it. However it isn't deep, aside from new slaves most of the songs are just songs to jam to and enjoy the sonic style of and the lyrics complement that. Nothing here contributes to an overall theme, and while that dissapoints me, this isn't a concept album like MBDTF was. I can appreaciate this album as just a fun album to put on and enjoy. Send It Up" contains samples of "Memories", written by Anthony Moses Davis, Collin York and Lowell Dunbar, and performed by Beenie Man. JAY Z CRUSHES GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES, KANYE WEST'S "YEEZUS" GETS HORRIBLY OVERLOOKED". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10 . Retrieved 2014-01-02. Markman, Rob (June 21, 2013). "Kanye West's Yeezus: Will It Be A Hit on Radio?". MTV. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013 . Retrieved June 21, 2013.a b c "The Village Voice's 2013 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll". The Village Voice. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019 . Retrieved July 14, 2019.

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UK Albums Chart 2013" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved September 26, 2019. a b Montgomery, James (June 4, 2013). "Who's Kanye West Sampling in Retro Yeezus Preview?". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013 . Retrieved August 23, 2013. a b c d e f Dombal, Ryan (June 24, 2013). "The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013 . Retrieved June 26, 2013. a b "50 Best Albums of 2013". NME. November 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014 . Retrieved December 6, 2013.

Ken Lewis – noises and vocal sounds creation and engineering (4), "oh" vocals creation (6), choir production (1) Yeezus – West, Kanye". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013 . Retrieved June 14, 2013.

Release

There are three possible responses to this kind of thing. The straightforward one is that West is an idiot, so mired in a fog of narcissism and self-delusion that he doesn't realise the full implications of what he's saying: if you tend to that interpretation, you'd have plenty of company. The second is that he appears to be having some kind of meltdown: that Yeezus represents the most extreme manifestation in the history of pop of the pre-fatherhood jitters most men feel during their partner's first pregnancy. The other response, however, is that West knows exactly what he's doing and that, from its title down, Yeezus is intended as a deliberately contrary, ambiguous act of provocation in a musical world where provocation is in pretty short supply. These days, pop stars of West's commercial stature usually tend to bland professionalism. They do not adhere to the motto he offers on I Am a God: "soon as they like you, make 'em un-like you." Music Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014 . Retrieved February 5, 2014. Phillips, Yoh (June 7, 2022). "The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 7, 2022. Yeezus made it’s first appearance to the public on May 2, 2013 in a cryptic tweet, revealing a date. The tweet spawned many ideas of what was to come, many speculating an album.

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Yeezus by Kanye West". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014 . Retrieved June 14, 2013.