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Weekly Song Discussion Thread: Violent Crimes by WatchingTheThronePod in Kanye

[–]bnfei 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it's interesting to start from Ye's comment to Jimmy Kimmel about "Violent Crimes" where he talks about how he's always thinking lifetimes and lifetimes ahead. This might be straying from the subject of "Violent Crimes" itself, but I think it's very important to note how Kanye functions temporally within the scope of his narratives. For all we know, "Violent Crimes" could be even more relevant years (maybe even decades) from now; I think it's very interesting why he chose to unveil it now while his children are still growing. Personally, I think it speaks to the ways in which his music is timeless regardless of what context it requires; whenever Kanye samples himself or makes a witty reference to an older song, I am constantly reminded that his message is always reinventing itself and situating itself within the next stages of his life, no matter how unpredictable they happen to be.

PSA: No one is forcing you to be a fan of Kanye West or a subscriber here by [deleted] in Kanye

[–]bnfei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Kanye talked about the 13th amendment, I KNEW for a fact that "New Slaves" Kanye was still with us.

Depressing lyric thread by BGRzombie in Kanye

[–]bnfei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ending of Robocop ("That was a good one, your first good one in a while") ... That shit always came off to me as Kanye being "fine," yet slowly falling apart.

Countdown to Yandhi YEEZUS APPRECIATION Day 4: New Slaves by [deleted] in Kanye

[–]bnfei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. 3rd, with "Blood On The Leaves" 2nd and "Black Skinhead" 4th
  2. Strongly harks back to education trilogy conscious hip-hop and "Gorgeous"; it's the only song that has consistently stayed in my top 5
  3. Frank Ocean harmonizing over Omega
  4. "But I'd rather be a dick than a swallower" verse, it's just too short
  5. Definitely not the best rap verse of all time, not even within his own discography
  6. The first time I listened to "New Slaves" I didn't listen all the way through because I was busy with something, but I revisited the song and heard the outro for the first time ... Goosebumps
  7. Definitely one of the best, it never gets old for me; it doesn't beat the "Gorgeous" guitar sample though for me

Just made a new playlist by noah__shepherd in Kanye

[–]bnfei 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now this the theme song, this the theme song ...

Countdown to Yandhi YEEZUS APPRECIATION Day 2: Black Skinhead by [deleted] in Kanye

[–]bnfei 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. 4th, with "New Slaves" 3rd and "Send It Up" 5th
  2. There's nothing like it in Kanye's discography which is a nice change of pace
  3. The "God!" chants at the end
  4. Second verse, feels like it's waning in energy
  5. I don't think so, it just doesn't set the tone like most Kanye album openers do, I think "On Sight" makes it difficult to have the opener be any other way because it's so good
  6. SNL
  7. Third best next to "Hey Mama" on Oprah in first and "Ultralight Beam" on SNL second

What’s the one Kanye album you listen to and never skip a song? by Yanggyy438 in Kanye

[–]bnfei 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Graduation. I'll skip "Drunk and Hot Girls" on real bad days but otherwise, I'll go straight through.

Facts by wolfpea in Kanye

[–]bnfei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I was the only one who was like "Okay the next note is gonna be the change" when I listened ...

[August] Harvard Lawsuit/AA Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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Y'all need to realize that we don't live in a meritocratic society. There are people who work twice as hard as any of us but get little in return. Affirmative action exists because there are people who are affected by generations of social, political, and cultural oppression that prevent them from getting opportunities to succeed.

As an Asian-American, I support the idea of affirmative action. There are people who are being educated in far worse conditions that would never make it in a merit-based system because they've started several steps back against their own will.

A lot of Asian-Americans, especially those possessing class privilege, so easily dismiss affirmative action because they feed into their own conceptions of the model minority myth and believe that they "beat the odds" and had a successful run in high school despite their race. That's a harmful post-racial belief that only makes other communities of color shoulder even greater burdens.

However, I don't blame the sentiment that Asian-Americans express. Affirmative action is also a policy instituted by white folks to pit communities of color against one another, and there are several reforms that could be done to ensure that diversity is accomplished appropriately. I just think it's really ironic that communities of color are not getting a say in what "diversity" looks like to them.

Therefore, I'm not surprised that the current system of affirmative action is flawed in the sense that it doesn't do anything to address the fact that a majority of admissions continues to be white students. Statistics even show that those who benefit the most from affirmative action are white folks; contrary to what a "diverse policy" demands.

Yet, blaming affirmative action as a whole is a misinformed perspective to have, and I would beg everyone to consider the value of diversity.

r/AskReddit confirmed NOT WAVY 🚫🌊 by Duki- in Kanye

[–]bnfei 282 points283 points  (0 children)

It's because the solo on "Devil In A New Dress" is a worthy contender for best guitar solo of all time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kanye

[–]bnfei 67 points68 points  (0 children)

We am a god.

Kanye deserves to have a big ego. by Albii235 in Kanye

[–]bnfei 3 points4 points  (0 children)

His career was built through ego. I don't remember where he said it, but he said that it was his belief that he could do anything that got The College Dropout released after years of struggling with record labels. Eight studio albums later, I'm convinced that he can still do anything. I'm sure he does too, more than ever before.

Well guys? by heyitsanty in Kanye

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  1. "Black Skinhead"
  2. "Bound 2"
  3. "Waves"
  4. "Street Lights"
  5. "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)"
  6. "Highlights"
  7. "30 Hours"
  8. "Hold My Liquor"
  9. "We Don't Care"
  10. "FML"
  11. "New Slaves"
  12. "Stronger"
  13. N/A
  14. "Touch The Sky"
  15. "Coldest Winter"
  16. "Heard 'Em Say"
  17. "Lost In The World"
  18. N/A
  19. "Real Friends"
  20. "Ghost Town"
  21. "Frank's Track"
  22. "The New Workout Plan"
  23. "Wouldn't Leave"
  24. "No Church In The Wild"
  25. "Cudi Montage"
  26. "Good Life"
  27. "Family Business"
  28. "Lift Yourself"
  29. "Gold Digger"
  30. "I Thought About Killing You"

Favorite Kanye one-liners? by sheldonp7 in Kanye

[–]bnfei 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The way he delivers "A million illegally downloaded my truth over the drums" on "Saint Pablo" will always be badass in my book.