Ye
by Kanye West
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7.1

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  1. saraysamuel
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    un muy uen alum que representa muy bien los sentimientos de kanye en muchas de las canciones , y teniendo 2 de sus mejor canciones en toda su carrera , muy infravalorado
  2. jamesgraef
    Jun 27, 2023
    9
    despite being 7 songs long this is still a great album, violent crimes and ghost town some of the most beautiful songs i have ever listened to
  3. Skeledon
    May 22, 2023
    10
    A short but crazy good album, the vibe is point on, and every song is a hit. Favorite song: Ghost Town
  4. Jetcer
    Mar 19, 2023
    8
    Damn, this is not what I expected going into this album. The opening track "I thought about killing you" is a real good introduction to the themes and vibe of this album. You can interpret the track in two ways which I like as well. The track "Violent crimes" is also one that goes really deep into the thoughts of Kanye, which is weird since the song is ghost written. That takes a bit theDamn, this is not what I expected going into this album. The opening track "I thought about killing you" is a real good introduction to the themes and vibe of this album. You can interpret the track in two ways which I like as well. The track "Violent crimes" is also one that goes really deep into the thoughts of Kanye, which is weird since the song is ghost written. That takes a bit the credit away off of the song, but it's still great. "Ghost Town and All MIne" are just real radio songs, I dunno what he did on "All mine" but it just works, the fast rap/singing with the bubbly beat. In my opinion the track "yikes" takes a turn for the worse, that's the only track I don't really like that much even though it's on the short side. I don't like the beat and the rapping on this. "Wouldn't leave" has a great chorus by PARTYNEXTDOOR and the lyrics and rap by Kanye are also fantastic, same can be said for the track "No mistakes", I LOVE the Slick Rick sample, I dunno why but it gives it a real nostalgic feeling.

    Overall this is just a great Kanye project and in my opinion it's underrated and overhated by critics. But I'm glad people enjoy the album for what it is even though it doesn't have that many bangers, it's a really viby and chill album.

    Fav tracks: I thought about killing you, All mine, no mistakes, ghost town, violent crimes
    Least fav track: Yikes    … Expand
  5. Diego_19
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
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  6. Kxxmek
    Jan 29, 2023
    3
    Definitely it's worst Kanye album out, raw mix and master, weird beats, I feel like this album is missing something, not a fan of this album but I can understand people that love it and consider it as top 3 Kanye. Perfect word to describe this is RAW.
  7. Blonisco
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    相当好一专，唯一的遗憾就是太短了。后半专质量高于前半专………………凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数凑字数我
  8. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    7
    a deeper album for Kanye with his diagnoses of being bipolar really **** with his head and on this album it shows it has some really messy tracks with all mine being a skip and a lot of weird themes with the album but it has amazing tracks like ghost town, no mistakes, violent crimes and wouldn't leave
  9. slambone
    Jun 1, 2022
    9
    Kanye’s most underrated album, there are absolutely no skips. Album gets better with time, Ghost Town and Violent Crimes are both top 10 Kanye tracks
  10. jake47jake
    May 17, 2022
    7
    I like this album. A bit short but it makes it easier to listen to for me.

    favourite songs- i thought about killing you, yikes, all mine, ghost town
  11. JamesJennings
    May 3, 2022
    8
    A grower. Upon first listen I didn't think much of it but after another listen and a video from turning the tables I grew to love it. Ghost town is one of my favorite Kanye songs, but the fact that violent crimes wasn't entirely written by Kanye is very disappointing. The middle of the album is a little rough, but if you can stomach that and would like a peek into Kanye's mind at hisA grower. Upon first listen I didn't think much of it but after another listen and a video from turning the tables I grew to love it. Ghost town is one of my favorite Kanye songs, but the fact that violent crimes wasn't entirely written by Kanye is very disappointing. The middle of the album is a little rough, but if you can stomach that and would like a peek into Kanye's mind at his lowest, this might be for you.… Expand
  12. narolo
    Mar 30, 2022
    7
    goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodvgood
  13. garfield7081
    Mar 25, 2022
    6
    this album could've been great, it just feels as if at least one thing went wrong with the creation of each song. "all mine" and "i thought about killing you" have incredible production, but "all mine" fails lyrically, and "i thought about killing you" turns a great sample into a painful soundscape of kanye taking about how **** bad he wants to kill himself.

    best song: ghost town    this album could've been great, it just feels as if at least one thing went wrong with the creation of each song. "all mine" and "i thought about killing you" have incredible production, but "all mine" fails lyrically, and "i thought about killing you" turns a great sample into a painful soundscape of kanye taking about how **** bad he wants to kill himself.

    best song: ghost town

    worst song: wouldn't leave    … Expand
  14. Snowyiscool45
    Mar 24, 2022
    10
    My favorite album of all time best songs from kanye ever literally a masterpiece he made his best work here
  15. BananaSkywalker
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    It’s all right. Really short, which is good. Most of the tracks on here are fine, like, pretty standard songs. But then you have ‘Ghost Town’ which is no doubt one of Kanye’s all time best.

    There’s also ‘All Mine’ though.
  16. ISETAEME
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    Este álbum es muy emocional, hablando sobre los problemas de bipolaridad y otras cosas que sufrió.
    Todas las canciones de este álbum me gustan. Entiendo que a no todos les guste el sonido que tiene este álbum, pero eso no es significado de tirarle odio.
  17. sodovich
    Dec 25, 2021
    6
    A veeeery forgetable sticker on Kanye West's discography, "Ye" has some charm, but fails on being what it was supposed to. Not that bad though, just, meh.
  18. ladida
    Dec 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ye is the first vinyl i bought from kanye accidentally, and its such a suprise, i think its the most beautiful album of kanye, the production is absolutely gorgeous, i'd like to spend 20 min everyday to feel this masterpiece that kanye is giving us. but this album is also extremely underrated...… Expand
  19. MESSA21
    Dec 3, 2021
    7
    Ye was enjoyable but is really carried by the final two tracks. Tracks 1-5 are just kinda subpar. But the reason this is a positive review is that Ghost Town and more specifically Violent Crimes and top tier tracks. I remember listening to these last couple tracks on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and was absolutely in awe. Just solid but wish the first 5 tracks could live up to the last two.
  20. DequanJdfh
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    Corny raps, amateurish production. Messy mixing. Album art you can tell took 1 second to make and was a bad idea too. Not a fan of this one
  21. bedroom
    Oct 21, 2021
    7
    Ye is a good album, for me is a short yet concise album, which sometimes plays in favor or against Ye, but the biggest problem is the lack of exploration on Ye's bipolar disorder, nevertheless I think and I hope this album will age really good, almost as good as Yeezus did. Basically, it falls short in comparison to his previous work, regardless it is pretty solid. Strong 7 or maybe even an 8.
  22. kota_marck
    Sep 26, 2021
    0
    i dont understand how many people find this album to be one of kanyes worst, every single song on the album is enjoyable to me and i think 5 outta the 7 are TOP TIER kanye
  23. LenReviews
    Sep 23, 2021
    10
    I came into this album with high hopes, my friend recommended it to me and we have similar music tastes so I expected this album would be good. and man was he so right this album was so great 10/10 I love every song on this album one of my favorites has to be "Ghost Town" I extremely recommend this album
  24. RuRu92
    Sep 3, 2021
    9
    The intro track is genius, some very strong tracks in this short list, but overall an enjoyable listen and feels a more matured version of Kanye.
  25. Fra101
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's such a boring album! That's all, just boring, nothing special. Sorry...
  26. glmonkeylord9
    Aug 7, 2021
    9
    An amazing Kanye record, definitely his most underrated.

    This is Kanye's shortest yet most focused record to date, providing us with not only great songs but also the most introspective view into Kanye's personal struggles with his mental illness. To sum it up, the first half of the record exhibits Kanye's manic part of his psyche, where he has his ego, suicidality, and sexuality    An amazing Kanye record, definitely his most underrated.

    This is Kanye's shortest yet most focused record to date, providing us with not only great songs but also the most introspective view into Kanye's personal struggles with his mental illness. To sum it up, the first half of the record exhibits Kanye's manic part of his psyche, where he has his ego, suicidality, and sexuality unapologetically on display. The remaining 4 songs show his journey to freedom from his demons through his wife and kids, ending with Kanye's transformation from an egomaniacal, misogynistic celebrity to a loving, caring father who worries a lot about his kids and loves and appreciates his wife. Very wholesome vibes.

    All of this is accomplished in under 24 minutes, all while delivering some of Kanye's greatest tracks of all time and most personal verses, wrapped up in a neat bow with the immaculate production and creativity displayed throughout the project. The only small nitpick I have is that the instrumentation is a bit bare in the first half of All Mine, which makes it just slightly underwhelming and lacking in impact in that specific part. Nonetheless, this is undoubtedly one of Kanye's best albums to date, and deserves much more attention and love from fans and audiences in general.

    9/10    … Expand
  27. monkeeh
    Jul 26, 2021
    9
    Ye is a very short but beautiful piece of work. Each track has its own brilliant qualities and the project as whole is unbelievably entertaining thematically, the only track I have a problem with is parts on No Mistakes which seems to be the most out of place which is what most people seek to be its biggest flaw. However, I just can't seem to understand how people can't enjoy this project.
  28. ronanomalley13
    May 7, 2021
    9
    This album really takes into perspective how Kanye is feeling and what goes on through his brain throughout all of his daily struggles, and I feel he does this perfectly with this album. Wish it had more tracks to it, but I do think this album gets the message through clearly, as well as the songs being very catchy and great while also diving into the brain of Kanye West. I'd give thisThis album really takes into perspective how Kanye is feeling and what goes on through his brain throughout all of his daily struggles, and I feel he does this perfectly with this album. Wish it had more tracks to it, but I do think this album gets the message through clearly, as well as the songs being very catchy and great while also diving into the brain of Kanye West. I'd give this album a high eight/low nine.… Expand
  29. Chris182
    Apr 25, 2021
    6
    This album is pretty bland coming from someone as bold and in your face as Kanye West is. Some of these songs are good, i cant say that i will come back to this thing as a whole anytime soon. This was the first Kanye album that i heard in full and it was not the amazing experience i thought it would be.
    Best Songs: Yikes, Wouldn't Leave, Violent Crimes, No Mistakes
    Worst Songs: Ghost    This album is pretty bland coming from someone as bold and in your face as Kanye West is. Some of these songs are good, i cant say that i will come back to this thing as a whole anytime soon. This was the first Kanye album that i heard in full and it was not the amazing experience i thought it would be.
    Best Songs: Yikes, Wouldn't Leave, Violent Crimes, No Mistakes
    Worst Songs: Ghost Town, All Mine    … Expand
  30. Wowisawow
    Apr 16, 2021
    8
    Pretty good album. I like all of the songs a lot. But also All Mine is a very iffy song to me, sometimes I like it and sometimes I don't. Kinda weird.
  31. SpartanBlood_17
    Mar 30, 2021
    10
    Overhated for no reason... Kanye chose quality over quantity, also I loved this album and I think it's one of the best Kanye project, because it talks about how hard it is to live with the bipolar disorder. Over-hated for no reason.
    Also there are no skips!
  32. Hendo250
    Mar 29, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  33. tdbtom
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    Even today, "ye" is one of the most intimate albums of our age. In previous albums, Kanye has deliberately chosen to show off his power, his confidence, and his success. What I love about "ye" so much is that it's consistent. Kanye only discusses his hardships, depression, suicidal urges, etc. The opening track lets the listener immediately know what they're in for. Such songs as "NoEven today, "ye" is one of the most intimate albums of our age. In previous albums, Kanye has deliberately chosen to show off his power, his confidence, and his success. What I love about "ye" so much is that it's consistent. Kanye only discusses his hardships, depression, suicidal urges, etc. The opening track lets the listener immediately know what they're in for. Such songs as "No Mistakes" and "Ghost Town" fill me with euphoria in the same way as "Reborn" does (from KIDS SEE GHOSTS). I don't know how else to word it other than: it morphs somber into strength. When I think back to this album, it just feels like an 10/10, it earned that score. It has its imperfections but they make me love the LP so much more! As a final note, I find a lot more enjoyment out of this album when listening to DAYTONA right before it, and KIDS SEE GHOSTS right after.… Expand
  34. washingmachine
    Dec 21, 2020
    8
    Ye by Kanye West is one of my favorite albums of 2018.
    This album has no filler unlike projects such as MBDTF, TCD, and Yeezus and in 7 songs and 23 minutes
    Kanye unpacks all of his mental health issues with some we found out in projects such as MBDTF ye experiences more with one example as "violet crimes" were Kanye talks about parenting. The thing I do not enjoy about ye is the rushed    Ye by Kanye West is one of my favorite albums of 2018.
    This album has no filler unlike projects such as MBDTF, TCD, and Yeezus and in 7 songs and 23 minutes
    Kanye unpacks all of his mental health issues with some we found out in projects such as MBDTF ye experiences more with one example as "violet crimes" were Kanye talks about parenting. The thing I do not enjoy about ye is the rushed beats that sound like they were done in under 5 minutes in most of the tracks. PARTYNEXTDOOR does not need to be on here either. Over all this album is really strong but not much to say about it. 8/10    … Expand
  35. MikeMulaney
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    Generic music, nothing special, typical Kanye egomania top to bottom, not worth the time.
  36. Lamerson19
    Nov 10, 2020
    7
    This album covers the definitely questionable mental health of Kanye West. He talks about his recently diagnosed bipolar disorder, hence the album cover. Featuring only 7 tracks, this album does a solid job of covering the purpose of this album. Featuring a few songs that I absolutely love, and some tracks that are simply odd, this album is somewhat inconsistent. The production and chorusThis album covers the definitely questionable mental health of Kanye West. He talks about his recently diagnosed bipolar disorder, hence the album cover. Featuring only 7 tracks, this album does a solid job of covering the purpose of this album. Featuring a few songs that I absolutely love, and some tracks that are simply odd, this album is somewhat inconsistent. The production and chorus is some of Kanye's best, and he uses the features on this album near perfectly, however songs like I Thought About Killing You can totally ruin the vibe. Overall, the album is a solid 7 in my opinion.… Expand
  37. bushyforest
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    The album brings nothing special, just another attempt to say something original without the power to follow through with it.
  38. sebastianmina
    Oct 7, 2020
    0
    It is, in my mind a more focused and too the the point "The Life Of Pablo" and its great.
  39. JohnSnow41188
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Unoriginal work, it feels like Kanye was trying to hard but the results did not pay out.
  40. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    If you track Kanye's career you can clearly see the gradual decrease in the quality of his music: it has nothing worth listening to left to say.
  41. amertume
    Jul 28, 2020
    0
    It is clear that Kanye has nothing else to give musically and all inspiration has left him as there is nothing but controversy to get people talking about him. Such an overrated figure.
  42. Atum_
    Jun 8, 2020
    8
    I don't get all the hate this album gets, it's honestly a pretty great, short and straight to the point album. It's like the mental health dlc to TLOP, as the themes are pretty similar, only more focused on mentality rather than family.
  43. vincedivine
    May 13, 2020
    10
    Every song is strong and very direct. Album goes into Kanye’s mental health at the time and makes this Kanye’s most personal record. Beautiful.
  44. NolanLundgaard
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    ye by Kanye West: 0.11

    I Thought About Killing You: 0 Yikes: 0 All Mine: 0 Wouldn’t Leave: 0.25 No Mistakes: 0.5 Ghost Town: 0 Violent Crimes: 0 0.75/7 ~ .107 -> 0.11 Wow… why did I listen to this? To start this off, I listened to Kanye West’s “ye” because of two reasons: I thought I’d give rap music a try, and I was interested in listening to West’s latest, which has    ye by Kanye West: 0.11

    I Thought About Killing You: 0
    Yikes: 0
    All Mine: 0
    Wouldn’t Leave: 0.25
    No Mistakes: 0.5
    Ghost Town: 0
    Violent Crimes: 0

    0.75/7 ~ .107 -> 0.11

    Wow… why did I listen to this? To start this off, I listened to Kanye West’s “ye” because of two reasons: I thought I’d give rap music a try, and I was interested in listening to West’s latest, which has gotten mixed reviews from critics and I thought one of the songs was pretty funny upon listening to it’s very end with some people I know. ye on the other hand, was absolutely horrible. I don’t know what I was expecting, but certainly not drum tracks and synths with lots of explicit language, especially the use of the N-word. It just made me so uncomfortable and it was offensive. On the other hand, the only two slightly bright(er) spots in this album were Wouldn’t Leave and No Mistakes, since the music was actually decent, even if that’s not the music I would choose to listen to on a regular basis. I’m sure Kanye West has a lot of supporters, but after listening to ye, I’m definitely not a part of that list. This is the first downright negative review I have given to any album. Hopefully his next album is better. Highlights: none :(    … Expand
  45. MidWestWill
    Mar 20, 2020
    9
    Ye is an album created by Kanye West in the most controversial era of his life yet. But while Kanye might be slightly off the mark in real life, this album is most definitely on the mark. And while it's Kanyes shortest album to date, it succeeds with flying colors. Ye gives us an intimate look at Kanyes state of mind, sometimes the brutal truth of what he thinks about in "I Thought AboutYe is an album created by Kanye West in the most controversial era of his life yet. But while Kanye might be slightly off the mark in real life, this album is most definitely on the mark. And while it's Kanyes shortest album to date, it succeeds with flying colors. Ye gives us an intimate look at Kanyes state of mind, sometimes the brutal truth of what he thinks about in "I Thought About Killing You" saying that he sometimes thinks really bad things, like really really bad things. And this is almost a guarantee in a Kanye project, the album sounds great. Sonically it's very pleasant to listen to and the beats and production are so so good. I feel very strongly that Violent Crimes is the best closer out of any Kanye project we've seen yet. 070 shakes voice on this track is so so pretty. Kanye definitely still has his ear for music because that track is one of his best. Ye still remains as one of the more intimate looks on Kanyes mind and his very personal thoughts. "Yikes", and "All Mine" truly capture the thought process of Kanyes dark side of his mind. Ye is one of Kanyes most important projects he's ever put out, a lot of the lyrics in this album are easily interpretive about his family life and his darkest thoughts. While some of the lyrics don't exactly hit home and the album isn't seamlessly together this still is considered a great listen and a great album by me. ye has certainly earned it's 9/10… Expand
  46. A_Normal_Bush
    Mar 10, 2020
    8
    Right after Jesus Is King was released, I finally decided to listen to Kanye's discography. Ye was the last album of his that I listened to. The last few albums of his that I listened to were 880s, Yeezus, and LIfe of Pablo. I absolutely hated all 3 of those albums, so when I started listening to Ye, I was not excited. I only really listened to it just to end what I started. I evenRight after Jesus Is King was released, I finally decided to listen to Kanye's discography. Ye was the last album of his that I listened to. The last few albums of his that I listened to were 880s, Yeezus, and LIfe of Pablo. I absolutely hated all 3 of those albums, so when I started listening to Ye, I was not excited. I only really listened to it just to end what I started. I even contemplated just not even trying the album, but I decided to, and was pleasantly surprised.
    I absolutely love this album, maybe because it's good, maybe because I just wasn't expecting anything from the album. I think it was both. I go back to the album regularly and still love the album
    HIs first 3 albums and MBDTF are still his best 4 albums, but this is as close as I think I will get to being as good as those 4. It's not as good as those 4, but is definitely close.
    Ye isn't his best album, but is on the higher end of his albums. It has its flaws, but has more pros. It's the only reason that I don't think he'd never be able to be as good as he was in the 2000s (and 2010). Jesus Is King isn't as good as Ye (in fact, I think it's just alright), but because of these 2 albums, I think that Kanye is getting better and better and can get to another period of greatness.    … Expand
  47. Kyle_Peake
    Jan 28, 2020
    8
    Great album but not on par with some of West's other works. "I Thought About Killing You" and "Ghost Town" are the strongest tracks, while the rest is still good but the album doesn't hold up to classic level. This is because "All Mine" contains some cheesy lyrics that could've been replaced with better ones, the production on "Wouldn't Leave" is somewhat generic and "No Mistakes" is 2Great album but not on par with some of West's other works. "I Thought About Killing You" and "Ghost Town" are the strongest tracks, while the rest is still good but the album doesn't hold up to classic level. This is because "All Mine" contains some cheesy lyrics that could've been replaced with better ones, the production on "Wouldn't Leave" is somewhat generic and "No Mistakes" is 2 minutes which is too short for a track on a seven-track album. If these issues were fixed then Ye may very well be a classic.… Expand
  48. aabortus
    Jan 23, 2020
    8
    i like this album, its simple but gets the message across in a nice way. there are some amazing tracks on this album like ghost town and violent crimes. definitely one of kanyes most underappreciated albums
  49. brenb
    Jan 22, 2020
    8
    Incredibly overhated. Ghost town and violent crimes are masterpieces. However, all mine is a bad song and brings down the album. The rest of the songs are great.
  50. Dubillot
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    when you lost your inspiration...this album don’t represent the level Kanye had
  51. SimplyTrifec
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    SOOO Bad. Hiw do people listen to this. Seriously horrendous. Like embarrassingly bad
  52. Mantis_Tobaggan
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    This is a perfectly good album, so I'm not sure the critical panning of the album had all that much to do with the actual music. While not a masterpiece like Pablo or 808s, all 7 tracks are solid, and we get a little bit of each of Ye's different styles. On the intro track we get a very Kanye spoken word intro followed by a transition into being a trap banger. On Yikes we see Kanye returnThis is a perfectly good album, so I'm not sure the critical panning of the album had all that much to do with the actual music. While not a masterpiece like Pablo or 808s, all 7 tracks are solid, and we get a little bit of each of Ye's different styles. On the intro track we get a very Kanye spoken word intro followed by a transition into being a trap banger. On Yikes we see Kanye return to the craft of hit-making with a legitimate banger tailed for the charts. All mine is next, this sleeper hit introduces us to Ant Clemons, who sings an innovative hook over a minimalist beat. No Mistakes is classic College dropout Ye. Ghost town is an obvious MBDTF call-back, and Violent Crimes is an all time Ye song. None of the verses miss, the production is there, and the features do their jobs. The only criticism I have of this album is that it's too short.… Expand
  53. Rayray105
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Horrible lyrics, just like every other album. Don’t know what I expected, really.
  54. nereed678
    Oct 31, 2019
    8
    Brutally honest, chilling, touchy and messy, ye is one of Kanyes best, and among the best things he has done since the release of MBDTF. An essential part of Kanye's discography
  55. manahe
    Oct 30, 2019
    8
    Great album, its tracks connect with you emotionally, and can successfully change your feelings positively. Furthermore, Kanye shows his audience that you can make magic with only 7 tracks.
  56. draediamond
    Oct 26, 2019
    7
    I give this album an 7.5ish. Kanye didn't release a classic or a masterpiece with this album or TLOP but what people won't understand is how much better these albums are than the music that comes out today. The only questionable song on this album is All Mine. It's a very experimental version of the sounds heard today which is where Kanye always succeeds in. The production is solidI give this album an 7.5ish. Kanye didn't release a classic or a masterpiece with this album or TLOP but what people won't understand is how much better these albums are than the music that comes out today. The only questionable song on this album is All Mine. It's a very experimental version of the sounds heard today which is where Kanye always succeeds in. The production is solid throughout and shows that production is still his territory (same with Daytona). I'm not a fan of the album being 7 songs because I feel like this has potential to be an incredible album with at least 10 songs (maybe 2-3 to wash All Mine out of your ears.) but this album is still a can't miss album. Songs like "Wouldn't Leave" are reasons why Kanye is a genius and even though this isn't a masterpiece, he proved it again.… Expand
  57. Xellophone
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    Short but amazing, yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
  58. Lleay
    Oct 14, 2019
    8
    The simplistic title and cover art really summarize the album. The beats are simplistic and the songs are straight to the point. Kanye shows his vulnerable side by talking about his thoughts and his bi-polar syndrome. Ye is a short and easy to listen to album. It's a shame critics rate this album so badly.
  59. jacobfurness
    Sep 29, 2019
    8
    A great project that focuses more on Kanye's mental struggles than it does his egotistical side.
  60. SovirakchhaiS
    Sep 9, 2019
    7
    Kanye West's 8th Studio Album is a weird one, it's not a mainstream album like his previous projects, it's a personal album, so you wouldn't hear any exciting music.

    I Thought About Killing You - 6/10 Yikes - 6/10 All Mine - 6/10 Wouldn't Leave - 7/10 No Mistakes - 7/10 Ghost Town - 9/10 Violent Crimes - 8/10 It seems that his first 3 songs are going downhill but then when    Kanye West's 8th Studio Album is a weird one, it's not a mainstream album like his previous projects, it's a personal album, so you wouldn't hear any exciting music.

    I Thought About Killing You - 6/10
    Yikes - 6/10
    All Mine - 6/10
    Wouldn't Leave - 7/10
    No Mistakes - 7/10
    Ghost Town - 9/10
    Violent Crimes - 8/10

    It seems that his first 3 songs are going downhill but then when Wouldn't Leave plays, it goes uphill. One of the weakest Kanye's albumin my opinion, but not his worst album. sorry.    … Expand
  61. Shaymooose
    Sep 7, 2019
    8
    This is just such a REAL album.

    Best Tracks: Ghost Town, Yikes, I Thought About Killing You, Violent Crimes, Wouldn't Leave
    Worst Tracks: All Mine
  62. gsgsgaurav2
    Aug 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring I didn't like it I don't know why but too much rapping and it didn't have the usual passion as his past work… Expand
  63. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    6
    Kanye's worst solo project as far as I'm concerned. It just seems to cobbled together, half-baked and has one too many cringey lines. Still, Kanye has some genius production (Ghost Town) with eclectic samples and addictive beats, but it definitely is his least important and memorable solo project to this point.
  64. Yanstarr
    Jun 5, 2019
    5
    This album is my least favorite from Kanye's discography. This album felt rushed and unfinished. Not his best.
  65. dodoless1
    May 12, 2019
    8
    Kanye didn't surprise me and he did great job on this album. Every single track is literally piece of art.
  66. Wavy_Yeezy
    May 6, 2019
    10
    Incredible album. I don't know why, but it just works. Ghost Town is a top 5 Kanye song of all time.
  67. arnoldcheng
    Apr 27, 2019
    7
    A personal and touching album that delivers as the name suggests: a narrative about Kanye West. Although not the best album from Kanye, it is arguably the second-most emotionally insightful of his discography, behind 808 & Heartbreaks. The features in this album was certainly a highlight as well. Kanye brought in Hip Hop veterans, such as long time collaborator Kid Cudi, as well asA personal and touching album that delivers as the name suggests: a narrative about Kanye West. Although not the best album from Kanye, it is arguably the second-most emotionally insightful of his discography, behind 808 & Heartbreaks. The features in this album was certainly a highlight as well. Kanye brought in Hip Hop veterans, such as long time collaborator Kid Cudi, as well as up-and-coming artists, such as 070 Shake.… Expand
  68. wavy
    Apr 25, 2019
    10
    This is an amazing album. Production amazing. Lyrics not kanye's best work but still pretty good.
  69. hldmylqr
    Jan 18, 2019
    9
    Kanye's most dense project to date consists of beautiful flowing instrumentals & amazing features. Sounding digital & modern at places, with electric distortion & glitch effects, but also being an return to the "Old Kanye" with soul samples that get cleverly bound into the songs, this Is one of the best Albums by Kanye West, challenging the Beauty that is My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye's most dense project to date consists of beautiful flowing instrumentals & amazing features. Sounding digital & modern at places, with electric distortion & glitch effects, but also being an return to the "Old Kanye" with soul samples that get cleverly bound into the songs, this Is one of the best Albums by Kanye West, challenging the Beauty that is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy In Dedication & Perfection, but also challenging the Abstract Masterpiece Yeezus in experimentation & rawness.
    After his 2016 Release The Life Of Pablo, this feels like he has returned to old strengths & found his true self.    … Expand
  70. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    6
    "Ye" tries to be minimalist, but sometimes it's simplistic. I understand the idea of ​​Kanye, he makes nice and smooth letters and like no one else. The album has no beginning and end, I feel lost listening. We have to wait much longer.
  71. bastiaanm33
    Dec 10, 2018
    9
    All killer, no filler on 'ye', with some great production and funny one-liners.

    Favourite tracks: I Thought About Killing You, All Mine, Ghost Town, No Mistakes, Yikes
    Least favourite tracks: Violent Crimes, Wouldn't Leave
  72. C_dot
    Dec 3, 2018
    7
    Ye is a solid album, but when comparing to Yeezy's other projects, it falls quite short. However, Ghost Town is a peak track in Kanye's career, and will forever keep the album relevant.
  73. MalcolmE
    Nov 4, 2018
    8
    More consistent than TLOP and more perosnal than Yeezus, Kanye opens up about his mental health issues and more on this personal, extremely well produced 7 track album. It might be a bit underwhelming, and feautures one of his worse songs (All Mine), but still Ghost Town and Violent Crimes makes up for all of that and Yikes is also one of his best tracks.

    Favorite Tracks: Yikes, Ghost    More consistent than TLOP and more perosnal than Yeezus, Kanye opens up about his mental health issues and more on this personal, extremely well produced 7 track album. It might be a bit underwhelming, and feautures one of his worse songs (All Mine), but still Ghost Town and Violent Crimes makes up for all of that and Yikes is also one of his best tracks.

    Favorite Tracks: Yikes, Ghost Town, Violent Crimes

    Least Favorite Tracks: All Mine, Thought About Killing You    … Expand
  74. desantis34
    Oct 20, 2018
    0
    Never trust a music artist that fully embraces Donald Trump. Overrated and boring.
  75. Macho_Man
    Oct 15, 2018
    9
    Another great album from Kanye West, this album takes a risk by making it only 7 tracks (20 minutes) very different from the average rap album with most being over an hour for more money on streaming services but it pays off with all the tracks being the best they could. Kanye really opens up on this album with songs like Violent Crimes talking about his daughters, worrying about theAnother great album from Kanye West, this album takes a risk by making it only 7 tracks (20 minutes) very different from the average rap album with most being over an hour for more money on streaming services but it pays off with all the tracks being the best they could. Kanye really opens up on this album with songs like Violent Crimes talking about his daughters, worrying about the over-sexualization of their bodies and that it may be karma for how he used to treat women earlier in life (even though it's ghostwritten). I can listen to this album on repeat listening to it roughly twice a normal day for me and none of the songs get old. The lyricism and featured singers vocals are great (070 Shake and Ty Dolla $ ). I enjoyed it also it doesn't have at "hit" and I personally I like that as to me the album is just one great piece of work, no song is vastly more popular than the others, making it much more fluid and comprehensive.… Expand
  76. gerdenhese
    Oct 4, 2018
    8
    Eight studio albums deep into an already unmatched career, Kanye West still prevails as one of the most ambitious figures in hip-hop in this compact seven-track project. The opening track "I Thought About Killing You" proves to be one of his most vulnerable and exposed songs to date, whereas bops like "Yikes" and "All Me" drive the meat of the project.
  77. deanjacobson_
    Sep 28, 2018
    5
    Mixed album; there wasn't enough content and some tracks were boring. Significant lack of vocals that could have shown off his power as a rapping artist. Some good tracks, but the majority is obsolete and doesn't flow well.
  78. BaffledBuffalo
    Sep 2, 2018
    10
    It sounds so raw at moments which give you chills making it so worth a listen.
  79. Andremax
    Aug 20, 2018
    7
    Solid, brief and nice-to-listening. Interesting album. Who's not a Kayne West's fan probably will listening full album and think its nice.
  80. isaacb263
    Aug 16, 2018
    9
    An amazing album, packed so much quality in 23 minutes. I listen to it every day
  81. EduSilva
    Aug 13, 2018
    0
    Apenas uma música é boa nesse EP, Kanye é bom em algumas coisas que faz mas nessa ele me decepcionou um pouco
  82. Raaz
    Aug 12, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album has some great songs that feel really good. I listened to each song twice and spent time thinking about each one. I enjoyed listening to it overall but I am only gonna keep 3 out of the 7 on my music play-list.

    "I Thought About Killing You"
    The first half is not really music. He is just talking. Its kinda like poetry. When he starts rapping its not bad but I didn't care for it. He has a few nice lines but that's it. I just don't think its a song so its probably my least favorite in the album.

    "Yikes"
    Pretty good song. Lots of good lines. I personally don't care for it too much but I think its good overall. I could see others enjoying it.

    "All Mine"
    The best song in the album in my opinion. I like the beat and flow. Would recommend %100.

    "Wouldn't Leave"
    It's a song about Kanye's personal life. He is saying how he knew Kim wouldn't leave even though he has been controversial. The song itself isn't bad. I like it a bit less than "Yikes" because there are parts that ruin the flow.

    "No Mistakes"
    I don't like this one. I think he is talking about Kim again but there is no substance to it. My second least favorite song in the album.

    "Ghost Town"
    I think this is a good song. Its got a good flow. Not my favorite but its one of the good songs.

    "Violent Crimes"
    This is a really good song. Its my second favorite. It's Kanye talking about his kids and worrying about guys objectifying them. There is one part at the very end that ruins it. It's just talking and that sucks if its on a big play-list because it ruins the flow. The song is still really good.

    So in conclusion. I think the good stuff is: "Violent Crimes", "Ghost Town", and "All Mine"
    The rest didn't do anything for me.    … Expand
  83. Alessio99
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Very melodic album which shows Kanye in a new light. He seems more vulnerable but at the same time stronger than only one year ago. Thus 'YE' is a return to a more careful sound that is not afraid to tell you how life can go both up and down all in the matter of a minute. Brilliant construction and definately an underated classic.
  84. Fruit_Dragon
    Aug 9, 2018
    8
    A journey inside the body of Kanye's mind, we see a wholesome, frightened individual who, like us, is riddled with problems. Layered by beautiful production pieces, especially from the likes of the track Ghost Town, this is simply another wonderful addition to Kanye's discography.
  85. TheReviewr
    Aug 7, 2018
    8
    ye is a focused, but short expression of his feelings.

    1. I Thought About Killing You, yep he did.... 5/10 2. Yikes, we get a MBDTF Kanye level track finally. its the best on the album btw 10/10 3. All Mine, Its a good Yeezus sounding song, love the Ant Clemons part 9/10 4. Wouldn't Leave, Jeremih killed this song, and great lyrics from Kanye 9/10 5. No Mistakes, Kid Cudi always    ye is a focused, but short expression of his feelings.

    1. I Thought About Killing You, yep he did.... 5/10
    2. Yikes, we get a MBDTF Kanye level track finally. its the best on the album btw 10/10
    3. All Mine, Its a good Yeezus sounding song, love the Ant Clemons part 9/10
    4. Wouldn't Leave, Jeremih killed this song, and great lyrics from Kanye 9/10
    5. No Mistakes, Kid Cudi always does great, but the song isn't that good 6/10
    6. Ghost Town, this song has a great track behind it, but questionable vocals from everyone but ye 8/10
    7. Violent Crimes, its boring for an album with only 7 tracks, surprisingly good Kanye verse 7/10

    Overall: 7.7 (rounded up to 8) In the end, this album is short but good.    … Expand
  86. palmmars
    Aug 7, 2018
    9
    an album that went under a lot of peoples radar. Don't let the short track list and length fool you, this is a full album. This is kanye at his most honest, unguarded and self conscious. If you like using kanye as a puppet then you can stay away from this but if you want to hear kanye as a person expressing his love for his family and concern for his mental health then you are at the right place.
  87. AbsoluteRadLad
    Aug 6, 2018
    9
    ye is Kanye's rawest, most emotionally invested album to date, and in my opinion his best. Kicking off with "I Thought About Killing You", where Ye discusses his thoughts of taking his own life, his bipolar. The production on this track, and all the others as well, is unique and makes the album much more interesting, greatly adding to the tone each song gives off. He speaks the first halfye is Kanye's rawest, most emotionally invested album to date, and in my opinion his best. Kicking off with "I Thought About Killing You", where Ye discusses his thoughts of taking his own life, his bipolar. The production on this track, and all the others as well, is unique and makes the album much more interesting, greatly adding to the tone each song gives off. He speaks the first half of the track, sort of thinking out loud, towards the end of which he says he should "Say something good so it doesn't come off bad" and that if he was trying to "relate it to more people i would say I'm struggling with loving myself, but thats not the case". This is followed by Yikes, where Kanye addresses his God complex as well as the thoughts in his head. He talks about the controversy he's created leading up toe release. For classic Ye fans, this is probably the only song that will be enjoyable, which is a big thing with this album, the tracks are more lyrical and emotionally driven than they are driven to be these Game Changing Kanye BANGERZ that he has been know to drop throughout his career. All Mine is a simple beat, great production, for the most part lyrics that don't fit the theme of the album, all around decent track. On Wouldn't Leave Ye starts to talk more about controversies and what this negative attention has done to him and his family. He's kind of saying on the chorus he knew the people that saw these and would get angry at him for saying these things would not go away, would still listen to him and the record. On No Mistakes he seems to have this happier, more carefree attitude that he hasn't had the rest of the record. He seems more content and accepting of what gets fired at him. Following that is Ghost Town which is easily going to be one of the best singles of the year. He talks about pretty much everything here, from the controversies to to his bipolar, and 070 Shake's verse at the end about "nothing hurting anymore" closes out the track very very nicely. Closing out the record we have Violent Crimes where Kanye talks about being savage and ruthless until a child come along. Talking about people being crazy until their daughter comes into world and becoming protective of their kid, telling her not to "grow up in a hurry". The album closes out with a voicemail from Nicki Minaj, spitting a couple lines from earlier in Kanye's verse, asking him to make sure the fans hear it.

    Overall the album is an emotional journey, the thing as a whole after a couple listens can even be a little tear jerking. The production, as i said previously is really really good, original, not like much I've heard this year at least. Kanye's voice, the way he portrays his emotions, he sounds beat down, broken, listening closely you can feel the raw emotions he has throughout. Even his features compliment the tones on each track, Cudi and shake on Ghost Town especially, as well as everyone on Violent Crimes. I personally believe that eventually people will begin to warm up to this record and realize this is one of Ye's best, if not the best thing he's put out to date. This easily going to be in my Top 10 of the year and overall a very strong 9/10.    … Expand
  88. Tuneison
    Jul 30, 2018
    8
    "All killer, no filler" is how Anthony Fantano described this album. I'd agree. Pretty much every track ranges from good to great. The production is kind of all over the place but, I still enjoy it overall.
  89. M64
    Jul 23, 2018
    8
    It’s better than The Life of Pablo. It’s more focused, and has no filler. It has some few questionable lines but overall is a great album.
  90. SKSK
    Jul 21, 2018
    9
    Kanye brings us the good old vibes of MBDTF on an incredible and very well produced album where we get to understand his current state of mind.
  91. TheZombieParrot
    Jul 20, 2018
    8
    Not the best of Kanye West, but pretty good compared to the rest. Not good for passive listening.
  92. aduneye
    Jul 15, 2018
    5
    This album could be great, and does have many great moments within it's songs. The individual components that make up "Ye" are very moving and inspirational in and of themselves, yet they are quickly ruined by some boneheaded lyric about Kanye's celebrity or some ignorant commentary about current events. Most of the time, it's Kanye that gets in the way of his own greatness.

    And while I    This album could be great, and does have many great moments within it's songs. The individual components that make up "Ye" are very moving and inspirational in and of themselves, yet they are quickly ruined by some boneheaded lyric about Kanye's celebrity or some ignorant commentary about current events. Most of the time, it's Kanye that gets in the way of his own greatness.

    And while I do applaud the candidness about his mental illness, It almost feels like it is used as an excuse for Kanye's erratic and offensive behavior than a true discussion or expression of his psyche. In the end, it is crowded out by so much nonsense that it fails to actually make an impact and lift the album to level that it aspires to be at.

    "Ye" is evidence that the Kanye West we've known and loved is no more and all we are left with is a shallow diva that seems blissfully unaware of how much of a fool he is making himself out to be.    … Expand
  93. Gexis
    Jul 15, 2018
    6
    "Ye" is Kanye West's eighth studio album and his shortest by far, with only 7 tracks and about a 23-minute run time. On this album, Kanye speaks about topics such as mental health, drug addiction and the fears of being a father. Yet while he might be talking about serious issues, I feel like he barely scratches the surface. For example on the first track, 'I Thought About Killing You'"Ye" is Kanye West's eighth studio album and his shortest by far, with only 7 tracks and about a 23-minute run time. On this album, Kanye speaks about topics such as mental health, drug addiction and the fears of being a father. Yet while he might be talking about serious issues, I feel like he barely scratches the surface. For example on the first track, 'I Thought About Killing You' Kanye starts the song with a dark yet hilarious word passage that I thought opened the album up nicely. However, it's then followed up with a clustered verse where none of that dark-humor is present.

    The track 'Yikes' Kanye talks about the prescription drug addiction he had and is stating it was 'frightening' and how he scares himself sometimes. The content of this song is good, but sonically it sounds the same as the stuff he was doing on “The Life Of Pablo” which I wasn't a fan of.
    'All Mine' is probably the worst song on the album with its terrible chorus and its ridiculous lyrics.
    'Wouldn't Leave' was another track where I thought he barely scratched the surface of anything serious. He brings up the issues we want him to talk about, but that's it, he doesn't expand on them whatsoever.
    Kanye also sounded like he was reflecting all the mistakes he's done and seems to be brushing them off like “Oh, well Kim didn't leave me so I cant be in the wrong.”
    'Ghost Town' is by far my favorite track on the album. Kid Cudi and 070 Shake did such great jobs with their features, Kanye himself sounds really good as well. This song was grand, detailed and everything you would expect from a Kanye West made song and was a major stand out on the album.
    'Violent Crimes' is the last track. Where he talks about being a dad and the worries he has with his daughters growing up. All around great song.

    While I think this is one of Kanye's most personal albums, I don't think he wasn't able to expand on these topics well enough for me to feel anything. Saying that the sound of these songs were not bad at all and I will be revisiting tracks like No Mistakes, Ghost Town, and Violent Crimes.    … Expand
  94. GarboTaste
    Jul 13, 2018
    9
    My only real gripe with this album is that it was to short. The production on this album is clean plus Kanye's personal yet simple lyrics make this album a treat.
  95. missnice2012
    Jul 12, 2018
    10
    I can not stop listening to "ye' on replay. I love this album. It sucks his personal life was a distraction from this masterpiece. I hope people were able to separate the 2 and give it a chance.
  96. nastayman
    Jul 11, 2018
    9
    This is objectively Kanye's best album. Anyone who says otherwise is too caught up in his political rants to look at this album for what it is, a modern hip-hop masterpiece.
  97. chocstraw
    Jul 11, 2018
    5
    Huge and longtime Kanye fan, first big letdown. I was worried that this album would face critical rejection because of Kanye's recent political outbursts, but it has failed on account of lack of merits.

    7 songs, 24 minutes is a long EP, not an album, and I won't support this reactionary counter to bloated and long hiphop albums. 10 songs / 36 minutes is what this could and should have    Huge and longtime Kanye fan, first big letdown. I was worried that this album would face critical rejection because of Kanye's recent political outbursts, but it has failed on account of lack of merits.

    7 songs, 24 minutes is a long EP, not an album, and I won't support this reactionary counter to bloated and long hiphop albums. 10 songs / 36 minutes is what this could and should have been.

    Initial reaction of disappointment, and the album has not grown on me, I would describe my feelings as secondhand embarrassment at times.

    While prior albums have been met with immediate excitement and hype, I found myself wanting the song to end, as I was holding out hope for the album and wanting the next song to be better. I finished the album without thinking this happened.

    TLOP and Graduation had immediate hype for me, which eventually faded into doubt, then grew on me again. I am not experiencing this phenomenon, feels like a slog.    … Expand
  98. lykkeli
    Jul 9, 2018
    0
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  99. lordvalvo
    Jul 1, 2018
    8
    Overall, I think this is the best album released this year so far. It touches on topics of Kanye's bipolar disorder, his daughter, and Kim. I Thought About Killing You is a solid intro and the tracks, Yikes and All Mine, are the two bangers of the album. Wouldn't Leave and No Mistakes are amazing songs with great features and meaning behind them. The last two songs, Ghost Town and ViolentOverall, I think this is the best album released this year so far. It touches on topics of Kanye's bipolar disorder, his daughter, and Kim. I Thought About Killing You is a solid intro and the tracks, Yikes and All Mine, are the two bangers of the album. Wouldn't Leave and No Mistakes are amazing songs with great features and meaning behind them. The last two songs, Ghost Town and Violent Crimes, are two of my favorites on this album. Great way to end a short but great album.… Expand
  100. huri
    Jun 25, 2018
    6
    Much better than life of pablo and yeezus, but that still doesn't mean much. Kanye is glorified too much, and he's not a genius. He's creative and he often makes good songs, but more than half of his songs are based on sampling and aren't as a original as people think.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 34
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. RapReviews.com
    Oct 8, 2018
    60
    ye is an average album with some good songs, some bad songs, and some songs that will clearly be spun millions of times. The problem is that "average" has never been good enough for Kanye West nor should it be.
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  2. The Wire
    Jul 26, 2018
    60
    For all his power as a motivating force it’s perhaps inevitable that Ye proves weakest of the first four. Left to his own devices West sounds bewildered, somewhere between awe and exhaustion. [Aug 2018, p.63]
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 15, 2018
    50
    Ye can feel uneven, sometimes boring, and more indulgent than usual, but it's a fascinating peek into West's psyche.
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