Kanye West’s new album “Ye” was released on June 1st of this year following his last release “The Life of Pablo” from back in 2016.
We all remember Kanye having a breakdown in our beloved Golden One Arena and the drama that followed, including his statements supporting Trump’s presidency. This brought lots of anticipation for the “Ye” album he was promoting.
Kanye has never been the type to filter himself in both real life and in his art, but in the album, he does not mention much about his party preference. He mainly focuses on other topics like his own mental health and life.
The seven track album has been controversial amongst his fans that don’t necessarily agree with West’s current public persona. Putting all of that aside and focusing on the album itself, many can agree that it is relatively “incomplete” lyrically compared to all his other subsequent productions (Pusha T’s album Daytona, Nas’s NASIR, Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E and Kid Cudi’s and Kanye’s collaborative album KIDS SEE GHOSTS).
The first track is “I Thought About Killing You.” We can catch the pattern early in the song up until minute 2:21 of the 4:34 minute long song, he is repeating the same line. Just like his recent tweets, his words cut off, leaving the audience interpreting what he meant.
We don’t only just see this in his first track, but also throughout the album. The production of the album has brought a new style compared to past Kanye albums and any other artists in 2018. Many can agree that Kanye has changed over the years, and in this album we see how his music has evolved, whether his fans like it or not.