+johnhamilton08 Well, every time Kanye comes up in conversation, I'm the first to state that I *love* his production work, but his lyrics and raps are average to weak.
I feel like this song works a lot better as part of the album. The first half of Yeezus is him just getting mad at society and trying to project an image of himself as being above it all. Sometimes his anger is justified (New Slaves) and sometimes just ridiculous (I am a God), and this song is a bit of both. The second half is him going into a deep depression because of personal shit (Hold My Liquor and others) to basically show that a lot of his anger is from his private life as opposed to his public life. And then Bound 2 is him moving beyond the anger and depression. So maybe I'm just reading to much into it, but I feel like this song is supposed to be disjointed and a little nonsensical. The 300 Romans thing was probably just a mistake though.
Rup Tratin Unless I'm mistaken...Kanye rapped on 7 types of beats before Yeezus and he made Hardcore Hip-Hop and Rap Rock tracks, he doesn't stay in 1-3 styles like most Hip-Hop artists. Kendrick raps on Jazz Rap and Alternative Hip-Hop instrumentals with Funk influence. Kendrick lacks diversity when it comes to genres and styles. How can he rap on Industrial Hip-Hop tracks if he haven't rapped on aggressive beats or more than 2 genres?
Listen to his discography numb nuts. Quit being blinded by the media and every headline and looking at stuff with preconceived opinions. Kanye has a whoooole lot of validity
there originally 4 heads but then 2 left over contract disputes...they brought another 2 heads in to replace those 2...then one of the original heads was fired for missing a show or something. They were CRAZY successful as trio. But sadly one head was the star and it went solo and married jayz. cool to see them reunited for the video.
+Максим Пинчук that's awesome how hip hop reaches so many cultures. Mexicans, British, Russians, Americans, Indians, just so many cultures that it reaches out.
When this episode was first posted on Blip, it was frequently preceded by an ad for Motorola smartphones... using this exact same beat. So much for "Not For Sale."
Anybody else find it hilarious in hindsight that he released this with the message "Not For Sale," and yet most people heard this song in either a Moto X or Adidas ad?
I don't understand the whole "BLACK...BLACK" gimmick. At least, the "DRANK" gimmick works for Swimming Pools since that's what we do with shots of alcohol.
kenterminatedbygoogle the repetition of it throughout the song symbolises what it's like to live with constant reminder that he's black. *(in my opinion)*
5:40 I agree with most of your other points in this video, but I've gotta disagree with this one. I don't think Kanye's comparing himself to the kids in Chicago, or 'Chiraq' in this case, I think he's saying that the previously mentioned Conservative Baptists are the ones comparing him to the kids in Chiraq, saying something along the lines of "Y'know, you rappers are all just whiners. You're like those kids in Chicago, completely overreacting to a non-issue." Then again, I really like this song so I could just be trying to justify a crappy lyric as meaning something more than it actually does, and I don't live in America so I have no idea what the discussion surrounding Chicago and its violence is like. Kanye is an egomaniac, maybe being criticised by Conservative Baptists is as bad as being constantly afraid of violence in his head.
I think there are a few points here where you're actively ignoring the context surrounding Kanye's persona and the view most of the people who dislike him go with. (Overreacting to everything)
Meaning the entire concept of the production on this song, let alone the album was to create something that was anti-pop, anti-hip-hop. The whole idea was to create a dissonance, it's meant to be jarring. And he's also playing into his imagined persona while making it.
It seems like Rap Critic approached this song with an already formed opinion. He simply found points that supported his dislike for the song without attempting to understand it any deeper.
But he's not jarring, he just sounds like a crazy person. You do know this is the guy who asked Mark from Facebook for over a billion dollars to develop lasers right?
Asking Zuckerberg for a billion came well after Yeezus, it also has nothing to do with the music nor did he mention lasers at any point in that twitter rant. He wants money for fashion pursuits and grander stuff in the realm of design. He essentially wants to be a mordern day Le Corbusier except rather than architecture and industrial design his media are pop-culture, music and fashion. Say what you will but the man's an artist and often times artists operate on a different wavelength than most people. Now on the musical side. Up until Yeezus all of Kanye West's music had clear cut, melodic composition, whether it was in structure, instrumentation or lyrical content. It was pleasing to the ear, and followed pretty logical structures. The whole idea of taking his approach and making it ugly to represent his frustration was why he asked Rick Rubin to do much of the production. The industrial percussion, lack of melody and disjointed song structure was a completely different direction from everything he'd done up until that point, it was also at arguably the most turbulent point of his career. Now the average rap fan doesn't think about this shit, they go for a dope beat, lyrical content/punchlines and a good hook. When something is jarring it has exactly the effect that Yeezus had in hip-hop. It becomes contentious. That's why Yeezus wasn't as big among rap fans but had a good reception from people who traditionally enjoy other genres.
rap critic focuses on the lyrics, which i think is fair. and does say that he likes the beat / sound. i still give this song a higher rating because its just really enjoyable, but his criticisms are legit
Who cares. Either the beat sounds good to the ear or it doesn't. What, do you want him to start breaking down the individual sound channels and describe how they produce a pleasing sound when laid over each other? Cause I sure don't.
ManOutofTime913 ideally a critique of rap music should be half insrumental, half lyrical content and flows. Both are important thematically especially in this song and it’s worth a breakdown. Saying “it’s either good or it’s not” is a disingenuous simplification that I can easily apply to the lyrics. “They’re either good or they’re not, but the music comes from the instrumental, without it there is no song.” If you see what I mean...
Hater ass bitch he's the RAP critic. Rap is rythm and poetry. Reviewing the musicality isn't his job so he's already done more than enough by his fleeting mention of the primal beat.
If it makes Nike more money to sell his shirts at $120 than at $40 you can bet your life that they will no matter what Kanye wants as they know his "brand" is worth charging $120 for as people will still buy them at that price. Kanye made FACTs because he was pissed at Nike.
y'all be making the ONLY excuses for Kanye. Was he on Twitter getting mad over the prices? Was he saying don't buy them for that price? Was he caring at all? No, he wasn't so shut the fuck up with the "Kanye Cares" excuses.
Google Working That goes for a lot of people who have stuff on the market. Companies will overprice their product and they don't say shit about it although they would most likely put it at a lower price, that's called signing a deal and being marketed. A twitter rant wont stop that. Do you see athletes saying don't buy my sneakers although a lot of them are examples and role models for the youth? no they let there fans buy the 160-200 dollar sneakers without a say so for prices.
I can't believe the 120 dollar white plain T-shirts sold so well when people can buy that in Goodwill. Seriously, are people stupid enough to buy those shirts because it's from Kanye West?
kenterminatedbygoogle yea. the brand lets everyone know that they paid a ridiculous amount, which makes them look rich and feel good about themselves. This t shirt seems to be a perfect example.
Nunya Bidness That's stupid. I rather buy a plain white T-shirt from Goodwill and lie to friends thinking that this is from Kanye. I am disgusted at people who buy expensive things that aren't worth anything (coughs, Future album, coughs).
i almost lost my shit when Rap Critic kept chanting "BLACK". Too fucking funny. you are the perfect mix of comedy, intellect, and analytical thinking. thank you!
the line about his jeans is a reference to an earlier line of his from Good Morning. "i'm the fly malcolm x, buy any jeans necessary". he's trying to establish that he's going in a new direction. having his "by any means on" is also meant to signify that he has a new attitude or paradigm. there are a lot of dumb lines in the song, but that one in particular is actually a pretty interesting one
If this isnt the most biased review ever. You obviously don't like Kanye, so you complain about his clothes for 2 min? tf does that have to do with the song?
"I put my fist in her like a civil-rights sign" "Let them out, your titties; free at last." These are the words of someone who doesn't give a fuck about the civil rights movement.
Well, Rap Critic, what did you expect this song to be from an album which bluntly hints at the fact that Kanye thinks he's gonna be the next religious figure?
I wish I had something more substantial to say in regards to your review, but I really just want to thank you for taking your time in making such amazing videos and reviews. I always love to hear your perspective on hip-hop and your thoughts, they're usually very well worded and very exciting to hear. Also, never a bad time for a CB4 reference. blackedy black black
I'm a little disappointed that there's no discussion of the title. Skinhead subculture came to the UK through Jamaican immigrants, it was originally black to begin with. Not that Kanye does anything interesting with that fact.
The "my by any means on" line is a reference to a line in his 2007 album Graduation where he says in "Good Morning" - "I'm like the fly Malcolm X, buy any jeans necessary"
Love your work rap critic. And watch a lot of it even the old stuff but I kinda feel you miss the wordplay on purpose you know, for the sake of the critique
0:36 Funnily enough, I was in San Diego when Kanye released this single and my friends and I went to where it was supposed to be screened. Sadly, the screening fell through due either an equipment malfunction or interference from the Navy event that was going on near by, I can't recall which
ya i was in line at my methadone clinic and this dude was bragging about how his stupid gucci t-shirt cost $100 it looked no diffrent then a hanes white T... Thinking also at a methadone clinic who are you trying to impress with your over priced T
you'd be wrong, he collaborates in terms of writing far more now than he did circa 03 he wrote most of the lyrics for the college dropout before anybody even took him seriously as a rapper
I don't care about this song's so-called 'message' it just makes really good workout music. There's a reason I used this song as intro music for one of my videos. Also the 'NOT FOR SALE' stuff makes me laugh. My brother in Christ... you are literally Kanye West...
The first shirt that he released (the one RC mentions here) were intended to prove a point that people will buy anything. It plays into the message of New Slaves, etc.
This guy is getting way too serious about Ye’s bars here. It’s like he’s looking for things to dislike. He wasn’t comparing his issues to black kids in Chicago. He’s talking about how black people are often represented as crazy or dramatic by who’re racists.
I can't take mainstream rappers seriously when they try and get into social issues with a few exceptions (Lupe Fiasco "Words I Never Said" being a great serious song.) Most of the time their egos or need to brag and show their materialistic, fake "OG" life dilutes the message they've latched onto, and made it seem less sincere and more of an attempt to scapegoat social activism while still trying to make the show all about them. For a rapper to truly make strong, serious points, they need to put their ego away and keep to the issues when talking about the issues, otherwise it just comes off as a Hollywood slacktivist anthem.
HELPED. He didn't have full creative control over the lyrics. And being friends with another rapper doesn't put you into the same lague as them. Eminem is friends with Drake, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West, but none of them have near the same level of vernacular depth as him.
This is like Nostalgia Critic but about rap, nice! It would be great if you had at least english subtitles, latin people like me could enjoy this kind of critics (?
Whether you like Kanye or not, there's no denying that the guy can create some good beats.
Yeah but what's up with the video? Those triangles on the side look like a video glitch. And did Kanye make his nephew animate this?
Yeah... videos are a whole different category.
+johnhamilton08 I think he was bullied by epileptics when he was a kid.
+johnhamilton08 Well, every time Kanye comes up in conversation, I'm the first to state that I *love* his production work, but his lyrics and raps are average to weak.
Yeah, Kanye is one of those guys where I WANT to like some of songs but his lyrics (and his personality) annoy me.
Well, this song has an entirely different meaning in 2022
Fuck that beat was good though
Daft Punk produced the beat, of course it's gonna be good!
Shit sounds like a White Stripes song it's so good
sounds a bit like the beautiful people by marilyn manson
like a mix of Gary Glitter and Marilyn Manson. just less pedophillia and gothyness.
It's basically a Death Grips beat
I’m a time traveler from 2019. You can’t even comprehend what Kanye’s gonna do.
Time traveler from 2020:
Sweats profusely
Time traveler from 2 weeks forward in 2020. It's gotten worse
@@flipperz0362 he has chilled out a lil
He is making a lot of dumb tweets but no meltdowns
@@perhaps1094 now he's after record labels lol.
Time traveler frok 2021 well uh hes getting divorced
"When you really look at it...I don't care."
*yes!*
right... thats the thing with a lot of these social issues... at the end of the day you do you and ill do me lol
Dogs barking and rows of black people? Is this a DMX video or nah
I feel like this song works a lot better as part of the album. The first half of Yeezus is him just getting mad at society and trying to project an image of himself as being above it all. Sometimes his anger is justified (New Slaves) and sometimes just ridiculous (I am a God), and this song is a bit of both. The second half is him going into a deep depression because of personal shit (Hold My Liquor and others) to basically show that a lot of his anger is from his private life as opposed to his public life. And then Bound 2 is him moving beyond the anger and depression. So maybe I'm just reading to much into it, but I feel like this song is supposed to be disjointed and a little nonsensical. The 300 Romans thing was probably just a mistake though.
"When you really look at it.... I don't care" genuinely how I feel about the kardashians
Bitch looks like a black chick.
which is why you took the time to comment about how much you don’t care
How tf you went from this to Kardashians bruh
Kendrick Lamar would destroy this beat with this theme.
Agreed
His flow wouldn't match
Rup Tratin But he clearly hasn't rapped on any Industrial Hip-Hop tracks or very aggressive beats...
Rup Tratin Unless I'm mistaken...Kanye rapped on 7 types of beats before Yeezus and he made Hardcore Hip-Hop and Rap Rock tracks, he doesn't stay in 1-3 styles like most Hip-Hop artists. Kendrick raps on Jazz Rap and Alternative Hip-Hop instrumentals with Funk influence. Kendrick lacks diversity when it comes to genres and styles. How can he rap on Industrial Hip-Hop tracks if he haven't rapped on aggressive beats or more than 2 genres?
+John Currence he has done trap in untitled unmastered, also most of gkmc isn't exactly jazz rap or funk. Hell, remember backseat freestyle
The whole "BLACK" beat that was going on was weird as hell...
Imagine songs that go "WHITE" or "ASIAN".
Hang on, that'd be hilarious. I can't wait.
+littleblueclovers I didn't even know he was saying "Black" until Rap Critic mention it.
+littleblueclovers GREEK.
RUSSIAN.
I immediately pictured Eminem roasting Kanye.
+Osmorosvo Lmaoo
"Kanyeisms" LMAO new word. Kind of fits everything Kanye does.
>"NOT FOR SALE"
This is not a point that Kanye West can make with any validity.
Listen to his discography numb nuts. Quit being blinded by the media and every headline and looking at stuff with preconceived opinions. Kanye has a whoooole lot of validity
@@thenavigator2559 there’s literal evidence of him selling out in the video ya dumbass
The beat reminds me of Marilyn Manson's 'The Beautiful People.'
Am I the only one who sees it?
I hear it.
I thought it was a sample
+CMIIIFeetHigh you do realize you can look these things up right?
yeah i hear it
That was the first thing I thought when I heared the beat.
when rap critic came close to the camera saying "BLACK" I lost itttt😂😂😭😭😭 ha hahaa
😂🤣😢😭😭
I laughed at the greek part
it's not 'DOGS', bro. It's DOG, singular. It's supposed to be 'Cerberus', the three-headed-dog, who secures the gates of hell
Is he trying to relay a dark message about himself. I think so.
Ezzedine Zeid But. There was 5 heads at one point.
M
there originally 4 heads but then 2 left over contract disputes...they brought another 2 heads in to replace those 2...then one of the original heads was fired for missing a show or something. They were CRAZY successful as trio. But sadly one head was the star and it went solo and married jayz. cool to see them reunited for the video.
You don’t consider Cerberus’s heads to be separate entities?
Hmm. It's strange to see these videos without the Russian subtitles.
+Michael “Tarkenfire” Mancuso You know, us, russians, are just really into hip-hop.
+Максим Пинчук that's awesome how hip hop reaches so many cultures. Mexicans, British, Russians, Americans, Indians, just so many cultures that it reaches out.
fo real 💯💯😂😂😂
Hiphophead1 Do we all? Me too? OH MY GOD, TURNS OUT I'M RACIST TO THEM BLACK PEOPLE!!!
how can you hate something tough?
if this is 3\5 then The Blacker the berry is 23750\5
you know it
Abdou Gunner Agreed
Abdou Gunner Yeezy>>>>>>>
shutup
When this episode was first posted on Blip, it was frequently preceded by an ad for Motorola smartphones... using this exact same beat. So much for "Not For Sale."
Anybody else find it hilarious in hindsight that he released this with the message "Not For Sale," and yet most people heard this song in either a Moto X or Adidas ad?
and this song was apperently used on Animal Planet at one point
I love it when RapCritic starts dancing
Me too! Especially in the Purple Lambourgini review
I don't understand the whole "BLACK...BLACK" gimmick.
At least, the "DRANK" gimmick works for Swimming Pools since that's what we do with shots of alcohol.
kenterminatedbygoogle the repetition of it throughout the song symbolises what it's like to live with constant reminder that he's black. *(in my opinion)*
Its...called blkkk skkkn head, it's about him being black.
Becuase HE'S BLACK.
It's basically the same thing as Kendrick saying "Drank"
BECAUSE HE DRANK.
Very simple.
@@iman5147 I wonder why RC made fun of it.
"Sit down, shut up, and scream 'I WANNA HAVE YOUR BABIES' like a normal fan" 😂 THE ACCURACY 😂
5:40 I agree with most of your other points in this video, but I've gotta disagree with this one. I don't think Kanye's comparing himself to the kids in Chicago, or 'Chiraq' in this case, I think he's saying that the previously mentioned Conservative Baptists are the ones comparing him to the kids in Chiraq, saying something along the lines of "Y'know, you rappers are all just whiners. You're like those kids in Chicago, completely overreacting to a non-issue."
Then again, I really like this song so I could just be trying to justify a crappy lyric as meaning something more than it actually does, and I don't live in America so I have no idea what the discussion surrounding Chicago and its violence is like. Kanye is an egomaniac, maybe being criticised by Conservative Baptists is as bad as being constantly afraid of violence in his head.
Paul Walsh you're 100% right
Lupe Fiasco actually did side/backing vocals for this song, and helped write it. Could you take it more seriously if it was a full Lupe song?
Trevor R. Lupe would probably have more introspection and less lyrics about the clothes/sex he has
If this song was a lupe song it would be awesome!
COUCHES COUCHES COUCHES COUCHES WHICH ONE SHOULD I PICK?
I NEED EXTRA DEEP I LIKE MY BITCHES EXTRA THICK
EVERY TIME I SEE THE NEWS, MAN IT BRING ME HOME
cb4 reference!!! "Im black yall, and im black yall and im blacker than black and back yall, im biggity black black ...."
This song hits way different now
am i the only one who really liked yeezus?
Miller Jefferson yes it was straight trash
Miller Jefferson I think it was one of the best pieces of art of all time.
Miller Jefferson it's ahead of its time much like 808's
A lot of people love it.
Miller Jefferson definitely not, people are really starting to love this album
I think there are a few points here where you're actively ignoring the context surrounding Kanye's persona and the view most of the people who dislike him go with. (Overreacting to everything)
Meaning?
Meaning the entire concept of the production on this song, let alone the album was to create something that was anti-pop, anti-hip-hop. The whole idea was to create a dissonance, it's meant to be jarring. And he's also playing into his imagined persona while making it.
It seems like Rap Critic approached this song with an already formed opinion. He simply found points that supported his dislike for the song without attempting to understand it any deeper.
But he's not jarring, he just sounds like a crazy person.
You do know this is the guy who asked Mark from Facebook for over a billion dollars to develop lasers right?
Asking Zuckerberg for a billion came well after Yeezus, it also has nothing to do with the music nor did he mention lasers at any point in that twitter rant. He wants money for fashion pursuits and grander stuff in the realm of design. He essentially wants to be a mordern day Le Corbusier except rather than architecture and industrial design his media are pop-culture, music and fashion. Say what you will but the man's an artist and often times artists operate on a different wavelength than most people.
Now on the musical side. Up until Yeezus all of Kanye West's music had clear cut, melodic composition, whether it was in structure, instrumentation or lyrical content. It was pleasing to the ear, and followed pretty logical structures. The whole idea of taking his approach and making it ugly to represent his frustration was why he asked Rick Rubin to do much of the production. The industrial percussion, lack of melody and disjointed song structure was a completely different direction from everything he'd done up until that point, it was also at arguably the most turbulent point of his career. Now the average rap fan doesn't think about this shit, they go for a dope beat, lyrical content/punchlines and a good hook. When something is jarring it has exactly the effect that Yeezus had in hip-hop. It becomes contentious.
That's why Yeezus wasn't as big among rap fans but had a good reception from people who traditionally enjoy other genres.
This song is a classic. People still talk about this song in 2023… unless you’re an old head of course
Had to come back to this review after his recent anti-semitic remarks. Yikes...
It got worse….
There was signs he was anti-civil rights.
So no one is going to say that this song was on the WWE 2K18 soundtrack
not much discussion of the actual music here
i know right? smh
rap critic focuses on the lyrics, which i think is fair. and does say that he likes the beat / sound. i still give this song a higher rating because its just really enjoyable, but his criticisms are legit
Who cares. Either the beat sounds good to the ear or it doesn't. What, do you want him to start breaking down the individual sound channels and describe how they produce a pleasing sound when laid over each other? Cause I sure don't.
ManOutofTime913 ideally a critique of rap music should be half insrumental, half lyrical content and flows. Both are important thematically especially in this song and it’s worth a breakdown. Saying “it’s either good or it’s not” is a disingenuous simplification that I can easily apply to the lyrics. “They’re either good or they’re not, but the music comes from the instrumental, without it there is no song.” If you see what I mean...
Hater ass bitch he's the RAP critic. Rap is rythm and poetry. Reviewing the musicality isn't his job so he's already done more than enough by his fleeting mention of the primal beat.
"Early morning cartoon shit"
Makes sure hes animated the whole video so he looks ripped
The beginning few seconds sound kind of like the beautiful people by Marilyn Manson
it kinda does
he sampled it
Brad Princebodkin live drums actually
Ahg man Beautiful people so good.
Tbp = Black , that's the message ;)
Kanye doesent decide the prices of his clothing
+vlex no he doesn't. you obviously don't understand business.
+vlex Seriously he didn't price his clothing line.
If it makes Nike more money to sell his shirts at $120 than at $40 you can bet your life that they will no matter what Kanye wants as they know his "brand" is worth charging $120 for as people will still buy them at that price. Kanye made FACTs because he was pissed at Nike.
y'all be making the ONLY excuses for Kanye. Was he on Twitter getting mad over the prices? Was he saying don't buy them for that price? Was he caring at all? No, he wasn't so shut the fuck up with the "Kanye Cares" excuses.
Google Working That goes for a lot of people who have stuff on the market. Companies will overprice their product and they don't say shit about it although they would most likely put it at a lower price, that's called signing a deal and being marketed. A twitter rant wont stop that. Do you see athletes saying don't buy my sneakers although a lot of them are examples and role models for the youth? no they let there fans buy the 160-200 dollar sneakers without a say so for prices.
I can't believe the 120 dollar white plain T-shirts sold so well when people can buy that in Goodwill. Seriously, are people stupid enough to buy those shirts because it's from Kanye West?
It's a phenomenon known as "Veblen goods" there may be another term, but basically it's all about an illusion of value.
Yes, people are that stupid. The world is unraveling into a nightmare.
Nunya Bidness
Wait, there are people who would buy 120 bucks because of the brand?
kenterminatedbygoogle yea. the brand lets everyone know that they paid a ridiculous amount, which makes them look rich and feel good about themselves. This t shirt seems to be a perfect example.
Nunya Bidness
That's stupid. I rather buy a plain white T-shirt from Goodwill and lie to friends thinking that this is from Kanye. I am disgusted at people who buy expensive things that aren't worth anything (coughs, Future album, coughs).
As much as I hate Kanye that beat is so powerful and addicting to hear.
The Ouchiegiver Kanye's awesome dude
The whole black thing is a joke among my friends
Saturdays off he's talking about the lyric
Saturdays off BLACK!
"300 b*tches, where's the Trojans" yeah, Troy was long gone by the time of the Persian Wars.
i almost lost my shit when Rap Critic kept chanting "BLACK". Too fucking funny. you are the perfect mix of comedy, intellect, and analytical thinking. thank you!
the line about his jeans is a reference to an earlier line of his from Good Morning. "i'm the fly malcolm x, buy any jeans necessary". he's trying to establish that he's going in a new direction. having his "by any means on" is also meant to signify that he has a new attitude or paradigm. there are a lot of dumb lines in the song, but that one in particular is actually a pretty interesting one
I know this is old but I live in Chitown born and raised here NOONE and I mean NOONE that was born and raised here calls it chiraq the media did
the song is about his father being a black panther.
"when you really look at it I don't care" I like you as a human
Talking about Christian being mad at the album being named Yeezus. Everything doesn't need to be spoon-fed to you rap critic.
New York Pablo would have been more funny if he called it jeebus 😀😀😀
If this isnt the most biased review ever. You obviously don't like Kanye, so you complain about his clothes for 2 min? tf does that have to do with the song?
excuse him for putting some comedy in the review
+daydaydominater lmao "comedy"
+Local Nigga yes,humor
So is this the so called "saltyness" I keep hearing about?
"I put my fist in her like a civil-rights sign"
"Let them out, your titties; free at last."
These are the words of someone who doesn't give a fuck about the civil rights movement.
Well, Rap Critic, what did you expect this song to be from an album which bluntly hints at the fact that Kanye thinks he's gonna be the next religious figure?
sorry... you can't really critique the fashion. APC is a big brand already. The collaboration between them and Kanye West is significant
no offense rap critic but u really misinterpreted kanye's discourse
the king kong line pretty apt IMO considering king kong was partly inspired by the old stereotypical fear of black men carrying off white women
I wish I had something more substantial to say in regards to your review, but I really just want to thank you for taking your time in making such amazing videos and reviews. I always love to hear your perspective on hip-hop and your thoughts, they're usually very well worded and very exciting to hear.
Also, never a bad time for a CB4 reference. blackedy black black
"Hey Kanye, you alright?"
"I'm Jesus!"
"He's fine."
I don't really care about the song trying to be a "Black power"-esque anthem. I just scream and get hype. I thought that's what everyone did.
Me too
wow
It makes me want to run in the streets personnally
Dude! Imagine if fuckin’ TECH N9NE was rapping over this beat! That’d be so kick-ass.
I always thought that keep it 300 meant keep it 300 B.C.E.
Yeezus is my favorite Kanye album which I guess is an unpopular opinion
To each their own man. I love the song personally, just for the beat cuz the lyrics are kinda poop..
Kanye's beat came from Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson, right? Or is it different somehow? It just strongly reminds me of it...
I'm a little disappointed that there's no discussion of the title. Skinhead subculture came to the UK through Jamaican immigrants, it was originally black to begin with. Not that Kanye does anything interesting with that fact.
The way u said GREEK had me lol @ work in a quiet setting
The "my by any means on" line is a reference to a line in his 2007 album Graduation where he says in "Good Morning" - "I'm like the fly Malcolm X, buy any jeans necessary"
This song would be incredible...
if it was instrumental.
Hahaha no.
2:42 this is my favorite part
"Leather black jeans on" = Black Panthers
"By any means" = Malcolm X
Right on
"You don't have to like my opinion but I don't have to like your song" that one sentence right there is the reason why I'm subscribing
It's not his best lyrically, but the beat bangs hard
Yeezus is Ye overreacting and under writing and it has amazing production and i like the album
***** cool
For the record, someone on youtube made a dynamite remix of this beat without any vocals. It's pretty badass.
The beat at the beginning reminds me of the beat to Gold in the Ceiling, and just el Camino in general
Love your work rap critic. And watch a lot of it even the old stuff but I kinda feel you miss the wordplay on purpose you know, for the sake of the critique
2:42 Marilyn Manson has joined the converation
4:24 The first time I heard that lyric, I laughed so hard that the Mountain Dew I was drinking shot out my nose.
Omg I love your channel you are so on point I wud prefer this as an instrumental tbh with him rapping singing whateva
0:36 Funnily enough, I was in San Diego when Kanye released this single and my friends and I went to where it was supposed to be screened. Sadly, the screening fell through due either an equipment malfunction or interference from the Navy event that was going on near by, I can't recall which
ya i was in line at my methadone clinic and this dude was bragging about how his stupid gucci t-shirt cost $100 it looked no diffrent then a hanes white T... Thinking also at a methadone clinic who are you trying to impress with your over priced T
Did anyone else notice that the drum track on this song is the beat section from "MC Chris FTW?"
The real question is why is Kanye in the video looking like they didn't finish rendering him in?
black skinhead is a lyrical masterpiece.
At this point I'm just going to assume someone else wrote College Dropout.
why? cause the meaning of the lyrics fly over your head?
I think he means that the music he makes now is nothing compared to College Dropout, WHICH I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH.
you'd be wrong, he collaborates in terms of writing far more now than he did circa 03
he wrote most of the lyrics for the college dropout before anybody even took him seriously as a rapper
also do people really think this is a bad song lyrically? pretty hard hitting stuff imo
Kanye having too many people write his albums is the problem, actually.
the cgi men jumping around with the random jumpscare faces is definitely scaring me
quite a lot?
I don't care about this song's so-called 'message' it just makes really good workout music. There's a reason I used this song as intro music for one of my videos.
Also the 'NOT FOR SALE' stuff makes me laugh. My brother in Christ... you are literally Kanye West...
I don't think Rap Critic knows that Kanye has never had a bad album
He really doesn’t get Kanye I swear. His perspective is like that of a “um actually!” Redditor. Can be real nit picky
I don't know if this is racist or what. but this music video is freaking horrifying
I to his credit I do love how at the beginning he took the head of Gmork from Never Ending Story and used him to form the body of Cerberus.
The beat actually sounds like a mix of Marilyn Manson "The beautiful people" and Suzi Quatro "Can the Can"...
2024 and that title didn't age well
Kendrick repeats BLACK a lot in the blacker the berry and you like him. I think you have a very unfair bias against Kanye
Yiyo Tellez it was how it sounded
Yiyo Tellez Kendrick makes good music.
Sol Jacques yeah ik. And so does Kanye but this guy goes around saying Kanye sucks when all the other good rappers are doing the same stuff
Sol Jacques Kanye West makes WAY better music than Kendrick Lamar. Don't @ me.
Yiyo Tellez But when Kendrick says black it actually has context in it. Kanye just throws it in there.
The first shirt that he released (the one RC mentions here) were intended to prove a point that people will buy anything. It plays into the message of New Slaves, etc.
This guy is getting way too serious about Ye’s bars here. It’s like he’s looking for things to dislike. He wasn’t comparing his issues to black kids in Chicago. He’s talking about how black people are often represented as crazy or dramatic by who’re racists.
This was a great video with a lot of good points.
*BLACK*
You trying to dissect it like it is poetry.
It just angry black man venting out. Thats all.
Has someone got the Black Skin Head Kanye West 3D model he used?
the videoclip and the music are really good... it's like the most beautiful gift wrap ... with a dog dirt in it.
I wonder what Kendrick Lamar could do with this beat...
I love this channel, but tbh he interpreted kanye's lyrics so wrong
isn't there another artist that made a song with that beat?
The beat at the start sounded like the beautiful people
this video aged so poorly
i agree past me but RATIOOOOO
I can't take mainstream rappers seriously when they try and get into social issues with a few exceptions (Lupe Fiasco "Words I Never Said" being a great serious song.) Most of the time their egos or need to brag and show their materialistic, fake "OG" life dilutes the message they've latched onto, and made it seem less sincere and more of an attempt to scapegoat social activism while still trying to make the show all about them. For a rapper to truly make strong, serious points, they need to put their ego away and keep to the issues when talking about the issues, otherwise it just comes off as a Hollywood slacktivist anthem.
Well seeing as Lupe not only helped write this song, but is also pretty good friends with Kanye, what does that tell you?
HELPED. He didn't have full creative control over the lyrics. And being friends with another rapper doesn't put you into the same lague as them. Eminem is friends with Drake, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West, but none of them have near the same level of vernacular depth as him.
This is like Nostalgia Critic but about rap, nice!
It would be great if you had at least english subtitles, latin people like me could enjoy this kind of critics (?
You got a like for the CB4 reference.