i won't go into any of the controversy kanye west has entrenched himself within as of late. i think, so long as you're on social media, you probably know the gist of it.
this is really the first time i've listened to kanye before. i knew, of course, what he was up to, and i had a general idea of what his impact on hip-hop was. i avoided listening to anything he's put out until now, as his behavior on social media really put me off of kanye as an artist. i've been watching a lot of f.d. signifier's video essays recently, and his second video on kanye made me curious. and holy shit. yeezus is incredible.
i've never heard a sound quite like kanye's before. wow. he really is as talented as they say.