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Kanye West’s stint in Wyoming created an album born from chaos for chaos’ sake. Though it can be somewhat fascinating, it is undoubtedly a low point in his career.
In a way, Ye is what everyone wanted. The word “Trump” appears nowhere on the album. Kanye only acknowledges his risible claim that “slavery was a choice” obliquely, and with regrets (“I ain’t finna talk about it another four centuries”). He doesn’t attempt to fit the hateful rhetoric of his YouTube thought leaders in…
Kanye West’s modestly formed eighth record is a meditation on marriage, mental health, and addiction. Read the NME review of 'ye'.
Flashes of genius hide behind the unrelenting horror on Kanye’s eighth LP
Kanye West continues the most controversial period of his career with a wildly uneven 23-minute album, titled 'Ye.'
Kanye may have set himself an impossible task trying to redeem himself through music from the past year's shenanigans, but with this new album it's like he didn't even try
When Kanye West declares "It's been a shaky ass year" on 2018's Ye, it's an understatement.
So, did he pull it off? Did Yeezy create a masterful enough LP to redeem himself after his recent alt-right screeds? No, of course he di...
Two weeks ago I didn’t want to hear a new Kanye West album. I’ve been a fan since I ordered an imported copy of ‘The College
As a chronicle of living with mental illness, Ye is Kanye West’s most unsparing work to date.
It's been almost two months since Kanye West's return to Twitter, and my ears have not stopped ringing from the sheer volume of the conversation...
The world’s most talked-about rapper is bracingly honest about his mental health struggles – though his attitude towards women still needs work
While the troubled megastar is tender, warm and devoid of ego, the old Kanye hasn’t completely left us
Suicidal ideation, greed, marital strife and paternal sexual obsessions as entertainment: just another day chez West. CD New Music review by Jo Muggs