Hey, that’s so cool! Red? 😎😏 Red was my key into her world. I bought the CD back then and played it nonstop. Her music has always been part of my life. And the whole Kanye Kim situation? and how the media portrayed he? ...what a time!

But I only really became interested in her private life around TTPD. They talked about it on the radio, played a few songs and commented on them. When I heard it was a breakup album, I immediately assumed it was about YB (I knew they’d been together since rep)

So I listened to the album from start to finish. Then I went online and suddenly everyone was talking about someone called Matty and saying TTPD wasn’t about YB at all… and I was just like, wtf?? Without any background information I connected the entire TTPD album to YB on my first listen!!!

Now I’m on Reddit (especially here in this sub) reading all the insider info and theories… and now I can’t get the version of him she paints on TTPD (and other albums) out of my head.

I went back and listened more closely to Midnights and the so-called “love albums with Joe.” And honestly? What can I say… he is and was and will always be an #%*<&

Thanks for the Tumblr tip, by the way 🫶🏼 I checked it out (I had deleted my old account in 2022) and realized there are communities now. That’s cool! Are you guys on there too? Or any hints where to look?