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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2196 Ratings
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Mar 13, 2022
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Oct 1, 2013
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Mar 22, 20156.4/100...............................................................................................................................................
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Jun 8, 2020
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Jan 5, 2014
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Mar 26, 2022what the ****
very hit or miss album
best song: new slaves
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Jul 10, 2013
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Sep 17, 2013This is a messy album that I tried so hard to like. I really, really did. But I find most of the album to be rather unlistenable.
The positive 6 score is for three reasons:
1. "Bound 2"
2. "Black Skinhead"
3. "New Slaves"
These are three of the greatest tracks I heard this summer. Unfortunately, Yeezus isn't a three-song EP, and the rest of the album falls flat in comparison. -
Jul 3, 2014
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Jun 18, 2013Wow As much as I love Kanye since the Roc a fella days, and reading some of these critic reviews, I cannot help but get the feeling that this album is the audio equivalent of watching a model at a fashion show with a steaming turd on her head and having the critics tell me its "high brow" and "innovative" fashion.
Mr West has officially "jumped the shark" -
Feb 26, 2018
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May 14, 2014
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May 26, 2018Kanye proves that he can put out anything and, people will still eat it up. This album is the equivalent of Kanye West just saying "man mah life sucks" for 45 minutes and then expecting you to care. I honestly don't understand the appeal. The music just sounds like everything else released in the 2010s.
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Dec 25, 2021An O.K album, nothing more, nothing less. I think it could be fairly better if more effort was put into it.
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Mar 29, 2015I don't blame the man for trying to put a breath of fresh air to the table, but, I wonder how he could think this was a good idea, the production is great on some tracks (Bound 2, Blood On The Leaves) and some other tracks just sound like R2D2's ballsack, the subject matter, is LAZY. Maybe aside from New Slaves, but the way it is executed is poor.
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Sep 8, 2013Superstar Kanye West's newest album features instant hits in "Black Skinhead" among others, but the album lacks strength throughout it's entirety by attempting to use over-powerful beats and backgrounds alongside his rapping. Despite this, it is clear why he is one of the biggest stars in the world.
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Jun 19, 2013
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May 9, 2022Not going to lie, this is a very different album than MBDTF and his past albums. If I were to rank his albums, this one might be toward the bottom. Other than the fact that these songs are weird, they are still pretty good in all. "Bound 2", "Black Skinhead"? They are all really good, but overall, there is no reason for me to rank this any higher than it is
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Aug 31, 2013
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Jun 20, 2013
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Jun 21, 20132nd worst album from Kanye IMO. Not sure wat else to say about this polarizing album that only Kanye could pull off. I hope he rebounds with a much better effort next time bc this ain't the one.
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Jun 21, 2013
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Jun 27, 2013Initially this album sounds amazing. The minimal production, the intensity it's a giant middle finger.
I loved Black Skinheads and New Slaves. However, aside from those tunes you're mostly going to find lyrics about Kanye's dick and how he likes to put it places.
The lyrical content is severely lacking. This is a nasty record that could use some more soul, or at least something to say. -
Jun 24, 2013Feels rushed & very raw Underwhelming to say the least. I can respect him going in new directions but I feel that has far overreached here. Kanye is an amazing producer but an average lyricist & below average singer.
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Jul 24, 2013
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Sep 1, 2013I dont think it deserves as much praise that it has been given.... Love Kanye, but he could have done a lot better... i don't know if its possible to be too creative... but he found a way..... its mind blowing.. and not in the best possible way.... wow....
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Jun 24, 2013
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Jun 18, 2013
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Jun 21, 2013
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Jun 19, 2013
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Jun 20, 2013
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Jun 18, 2013This album is very different and this adds to the fact that Kanye West has brilliant originality. The beats were absolutely brilliant but the lyrics were below par. This is an exciting project but is definitely not Kanye's best album. I thought he was too experimental and just over thought on this album.
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Jun 18, 2013
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Sep 18, 2014I'm a huge fan of Kanye West's music but for me this album just was blah compared to his other albums. Black Skinhead and Blood on the Leaves are the only songs that are compelling and different but other then that the album suffers. Bound 2 is still one of the worst hip hop songs I've listened to.
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Apr 28, 2015It starts out with some good ideas, but suffers from very poor execution. This is especially true with "Bound 2", which can be used as a metaphor for the entire album, starting of with a good beat and melody, but then drowning in unnecessary sound effects and "noise", in an attempt to sound artistic and fresh. Kanye can do much better...
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Jun 20, 2013
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Jun 23, 2013
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Aug 18, 2013An incredibly mediocre review after releasing one of the best hip hop albums of all time. Yeezus is a poor attempt at making a noise hop, industrial hip hop, or experimental rap album, and comes up incredibly short.
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Apr 26, 2015Yeezus sounds like Kanye heard Death Grips, and said, "These guys are getting a lot of critical acclaim, I should probably try to do something like this”. However, he failed to do all the things Death Grips does right.
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Jul 1, 2013This album is very weak, kanye knows a lot about music so i guess that he had heard a lot of Nine Inch Nails, but the thing is that he knows that now Experimental/Noise hip hop is the with artist like Death Grips or Clipping so he tried to do his version of the genre....
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Aug 6, 2013Overrated. Kanye went down a totally new path that doesn't represent his good albums such as "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" or "Late Registration". This album did have some fantastic songs such as "New Slaves" and "Bound 2" but there were some terrible songs such as "I Am A God" and "On Sight". 'Ye should return to his original flow.
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Sep 12, 2013Listening to this album kind of seems like he is demonic. Great beats but some of the lyrics is concerning. Some examples are like 'I'm A God' and 'Blood on the Leaves'.
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Jan 1, 2014The long awaited album was for the most part to me a disaster. Besides the two big hits (Black Skinheads & New Slaves) & the songs that reminded me of old Kanye (Blood On The Leaves, Bound 2) This album was just awful. Save yourself the money and do not pick this one up, even if you are a die hard Kanye fan.
Awards & Rankings
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The WireDec 10, 2013His concerns are serious--consumerism, race, fame, relationships--but he rarely addresses them with the craft or focus they deserve. [Sep 2013, p.66]
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Q MagazineAug 20, 2013Contradiction incarnate, Yeezus is Kanye's most Kanyeish LP yet. [Sep 2013, p.103]
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MojoAug 13, 2013Nasty, brutish, short, and wholly compelling, Yeezus begs only one question: where next? [Sep 2013, p.89]