DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Kanye West

[@liamthemusicreviewer]

WALT DISNEY IS DEAD, MICTHESNARE IS DEAD, I’M DEAD

[@MicTheSnare]

I CALLED THE HEAD OF LIAMTHEMUSICREVIEWER, I'M LIKE I'M DEAD

[@anuel3780]

@@MicTheSnare YOU'RE DEAD flying lotus deep dive when

[@NotRealMusicRyan]

MICTHESNARE IS NOT DEAD YOU LIARRRRR

[@liamthemusicreviewer]

NotRealMusic RYAN’S BEARD IS IN THE BUILDING AAAAAAAYYYYYY

[@brubarurno]

IT AINT NO JOKE

[@lindseyclair921]

The contrast of Ben Affleck’s depressed energy and the overwhelming cry of joy from the audience is just hilarious every time.

[@hardfiled]

I only saw this comment the moment that clip started and I burst out laughing

[@BROJANGSTER]

“the man you all came to see” 😂

[@daishoryujin95]

He looks like he’s about to burst into tears the moment he steps backstage

[@tcgraider3076]

The voice crack makes everything better.

[@scootinand]

The way it cuts, too

[@georgethemonkeydrummer5598]

“The college dropout is solid”.... L I S T E N H E R E B U D D Y

[@Victor-ge8cs]

I’m not that far into the video but I fucking swear if he consider MBDTF anything less than a masterpiece I’m gonna unsub

[@Apathist1408]

Fences lol well I didn’t like almost ANY of that album...sorry...and just to piss people off Pitchfork was paid to give it a 10 soooo

[@Victor-ge8cs]

Jaycob Kinder why not?

[@gkay8889]

@@Victor-ge8cs mbdtf is pretty mid

[@lukeferraro01]

The Qounaistado straight blasphemy

[@alanfloresayoroa1204]

Kanye: I think I just fell in love with a porn star. Turn the camera on, she a born star. Mic the Snare: ... the album is rooted on empathetic and relatable feelings.

[@bobbyoctovio5582]

Being horny is pretty relatable if you ask me

[@syazrulhardi828]

See i can have me a good girl.....

[@irinamilanvishevsky7575]

Yes, because one line in one song dictates the theme of the entire album.

[@christaddelospunch]

@@irinamilanvishevsky7575 It's just a joke

[@irinamilanvishevsky7575]

@@christaddelospunch Yeah, I think that one just flew over my head.

[@christophercaldwell5093]

6:15 correction: Amber Rose wasn’t until later in Kanye’s career. Kanye had a girlfriend named Alexis Phifer I wanna say since Dropout. They were each other’s fiancé for 18 months. They split up around the same time his mom died.

[@disc0very]

Christopher Caldwell 👆

[@smokkendo]

What about the robocop video with amber rose?

[@rosendomartinez5965]

Samuel K they had started dating after making 808s if not mistaken and that was a video she was supposed to be in but got pulled

[@Jerrycourtney]

Correction: *Through The Wire* “She was _with me before the deal, she been tryin to be mine”_

[@cheekzt2l]

@@moonchild3130 came to make this correction. Glad im not the only one that know their kanye GFs history

[@wja4801]

You should do Kanye next.

[@aidanbryson1024]

He's doing it next week

[@Ashiodyne]

@@aidanbryson1024 it got delayed

[@brianself5598]

BaziodyneFX RIP

[@achair650]

Agreed.

[@tellmewhere1]

I am Kanye

[@sidneyphillips6022]

He didn't start dating Amber Rose until after 808's & Heartbreak, the album is about his mother's death and his split from his at the time fiance, Alexis Phifer

[@jessemcgovern6622]

Was thinking the same thing

[@KilljoyRPMX]

I'm going through Kanye's discography myself right now (currently at Yeezus) so the timing couldn't be more perfect.

[@aadityabhattacharya]

It's really rough ground to cover after that

[@NotJarrett]

@@aadityabhattacharya TLOP and KSG are fantastic tho, man's still got gems ahead, ye had its moments even (I Thought About Killing You, Yikes, Wouldn't Leave, No Mistakes, Ghost Town, and Violent Crimes are great and that's like most of the album)

[@KH0LRA]

I just went through Ye's discography completely and I am in love with the music

[@1rockcrawford]

Stop now. You do not need to listen to any other solo Kanye albums after Yeezus. You will be very disappointed.

[@johnmuselmann7886]

QR One Pablo is good

[@ItsTheAtomicGamer]

fun fact: kanye has said that 30% of the vocals on JIK were recorded on his iphone. the chorus on closed on sunday is an example

[@thatscrazyyyyyy]

no one: the captions at 0:00: “GAYS IN THE BUILDING”

[@ericfonseca2919]

LOL

[@deepfried2654]

made my day

[@seanbuggy2185]

Underrated comment

[@ashtonb7931]

as we should

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Who put that there?

[@danytalksmusic]

How to you do a Kanye West discography and not mention "Through the Wire" once?!

[@godspeedhero3671]

He doesn't understand Kanye's place in Rap music as a whole is why.

[@Stargazer3131]

So true! And we all know his car crash is what kicked of his solo career and a reason for him making 'Through The Wire'.

[@4rifr0mthe3nd]

​@@Stargazer3131 yeah exactly cuz that was the time he found his iconic style when he was still a producer for Jay-Z and then decided to make his own music with this style.

[@jaredhartsell4208]

I suggest animal collective since they weren't in the poll.

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

GAYYYYY

[@ocketspay936]

This guy seems really cool! Wonder what he’s up to these days…

[@niteclef]

Last Call has some of Kanye's best lines and I actually love the speaking part after the 3 minutes of rapping. It's essentially the same as Kendrick with Mortal Man where what he's talking about plays a central role to the core ideas of the album. Kanye was a new artist trying to show people that he could make music, show people that he could rap, and him at the end there is him talking about how he almost got a record deal with another label before finally signing to Rock-a-fella.

[@sammyruntz]

I started really following Kanye around the release of Ye, and from paying attention to all of the antics that happened between Yandhi and JIK, I can say that I think his priority is no longer in music. He wants to focus on his fashion, his architecture, and broader societal issues like prison reform. As far as his artistic output will go, I think it will either be entirely religious, or non-existent. He seems to be the happiest he has been since before Yeezus, and I'm genuinely happy for him, but I don't think we'll ever get the high caliber of music from him again. But hey, it's Kanye, so he'll probably do a 180 just to make this comment look stupid and go back to making secular albums or something.

[@gyromaster4174]

sammyruntz we’ll see

[@landenhashimura9854]

did you hear yandhi

[@gyromaster4174]

Landen Hashimura exactly

[@sammyruntz]

@@landenhashimura9854 Yeah, I have a few different versions of Yandhi.

[@phantasm_4638]

Honestly I agree on the 180 thing, he’s said so many things and told his fans he was gonna do so many things only to reverse his stance entirely. But hey, if we get great music out of it, then I’m willing to overlook it.

[@mickyt8063]

Ye is his most underrated album

[@Theonlyoneto]

Cruel summer

[@cigangster_7055]

Overhated*

[@Theonlyoneto]

@@cigangster_7055 both

[@yce.info.]

not overrated but it is overhated

[@nodogsallowed420]

I like the NEW Kanye

[@benbauer7866]

Me: Okay, I'm on board with being respectful. You: "I don't care much for the College Dropout" FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I've only every heard 808, his singles got really big here in India. For the longest time, I only thought of him as an autotune heavy singer

[@nnnnnn496]

Yup... Heartless, Amazing, Love lockdown etc played endlessly on vh1

[@elliotbarron]

you are one of the most underrated channels in the music community on youtube. love your content.

[@Vvvvliege.]

“Kid see ghost” is a masterpiece in my opinion, easily top 20 album of my generation.

[@caspian463]

lmao

[@gatsu6906]

@@caspian463 youre comments on this channel are all about how you have better music taste than every body else. I promise you you dont , youre a loser

[@imsoggybread5689]

Would love to see you try to tackle King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard before their discography gets too big

[@eamon4612]

imsoggybread I second this

[@firegodmc1080]

good news

[@AnyOtherCityInTheWorld]

I'm really happy I started listening to Kanye after the TLOP updates were finished, because listening to a bad album and then slowly hearing it get better I feel like would ruin any album for me. I do love the album though, and it's my my favorite (maybe except for late registration idk), I love your videos and this one too.

[@cybercrasherstv]

"Now ask yourself, what on earth could get people more excited than a new Kanye album?" "THE ALL NEW HEFTY LOAD AND CARRY!" I love KZbin ad placements

[@shi_.]

i got a tiktok ad lmfao.

[@cybercrasherstv]

@@shi_. I mean, just by sneer volume of people...

[@shi_.]

@@cybercrasherstv 😂😂

[@HarrisonMains]

Absolutely love this series! Would really enjoy seeing videos on artists with shorter discographies, such as Lil B Buckethead Mike Patton Frank Zappa Viper Bull of Heaven Keep it up!

[@eamonsherris-watt6118]

Presumably Frank Zappa would include The Mothers of Invention though, wouldn't it?

[@seancascone]

Buckethead pike series lol

[@buyulucizgi3954]

H PM lil b has like 40 albums

[@HarrisonMains]

Büyülü Çizgi joker’s trick

[@Ben-es7ut]

it would take him like 12 years to listen to every lil b song

[@themarky2714]

That MBDTF as a spiritual awakening to music statement rings so true. It opened me to listen deeply not only to hip hop, but a lot of music genres.

[@bencarlson4300]

That was one of the first non-classic rock albums I listened to, and it helped change the way I view art in general. Anything in any genre of any art form can be great, you just have to be open to it.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Poll suggestions: Wilco Pearl Jam Aesop Rock Stephen Malkmus/Pavement/Silver Jews/The Jicks Arcade Fire Tool Brockhampton The Magnetic Fields

[@maxidescribedeternity7584]

A deep discog dive on Stephen would be amazing tbh

[@darraghclarke2884]

Graham Kristensen Weezer would be so damn entertaining.

[@acurlyboi2944]

Graham Kristensen I need more videos about Aesop rock

[@calumfoster-bayliss7122]

@@acurlyboi2944 seconded

[@jackalthereefer]

Graham are you me?

[@rileyschmedeman652]

excited for your coverage on the new strokes album

[@steadyrhythms9571]

check out his twitter, he put some thoughts on it already.

[@hobogotmojo6626]

i attended the Sunday Service concert in Salt Lake City back in October, and despite it being a religious themed musical event (obviously), it was one of my favorite live shows i’ve ever attended. it was outdoors (and literally a last second event) and the energy was insane. Kanye fans crowded together, happily singing along to “Father Stretch My Hands” and “Jesus Walks”. Absolutely beautiful. as a fan of Kanye since i was in middle school, it might be the most satisfying concert i’ve ever attended :’)

[@BasteGod]

I was there too! So dope

[@fakename2956]

808s isn't about Amber Rose she was his rebound after the real break up, Amber was with him at the 2009 VMAs

[@LewdScoff]

Just one of many things i disagree with this video on. But, i listen to everyone's opinion because you know.........fish sticks.

[@thomasnelson5758]

I think the production value on your more recent DDDs is so vast and improved over time that this one deserves a redo. Not to mention ofc Donda.

[@mrsmirk4495]

I would love to see a QOTSA DDD (I know it's in the poll)

[@je5.]

But he made graduation 😭😭😭😭

[@thetheodora2371]

As someone who's not really into rap / hiphop, I'm really into 808s. It's an album I love from start to finish, at one point I listened to it on the daily basis, still listen to it at least once a month. I'm overwhelmed by albums with many featuring artists and long tracklists, so this is closer to my comfort zone of rock and indie records that I typically listen to. I've tried listening to all his other albums as well but never got into them (except Yeezus, that has some mad bangers) but this video makes me wanna revisit them again and see what sticks this time.

[@otamatoad314]

PLEASE DO ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, their discography is incredibly fun and varied, I think you'd really love them.

[@KayButtonJay]

Wunderkind is pronounced “Vun-der-kin-d”. The kind part rhymes with mend or wind

[@Tomwithnonumbers]

It might help to remember kind as in kindergarten

[@Aidenfilmsfriends]

Bro didn’t bring up ghost town 😔

[@duppy404]

he did, in the kids see ghosts section

[@WillTheGreatest]

Came for the review Stayed to loop that guy screaming by Ben Affleck at 10:03

[@phibie8853]

Before I knew Kanye's music, I knew him for his controversies, so I didn't take him seriously at all. But in all honesty, after his latest album, Jesus is Kind, I became interested. Because it just got me thinking, how does a guy so detatched from being humble and anything christian find himself making a whole album dedicated to god? I listened to a few songs on there, and they were ok, but far less than I expected from someone I then knew was regarded as a musical genius. Then I listened to 808 & Heartbreak, and oh my god did I understand. He's raw, emotional, insensetive, and creative. He's not too afraid to put out whatever he feels like (I mean look what he did to Yahndi...) and I love that in an artist. And like OP said, he opened up the possibilities of rap and hip hop in his music, and whenever I hear music that's supposedly boxed in rap or hip hop transcend the typical sound, I find it very special. I find it easier to seperate the artist from the art because tbh I liked Tyler the Creator long before he was considered morally correct, and so, even if Kanye is unsurprisingly a not too great person, I wouldn't have much issue finding beauty in his work if he puts out a modern banger.

[@astrothunder3580]

he's the GOAT and it ain't close

[@igloo2962]

the album is called jesus is king, not jesus is kind

[@muchfunnysuchcomedy]

Welcome to the Kanye Cult. Enjoy your stay.

[@kolbytard]

This needs a part two like if you ain’t already been done made it

[@susie8799]

Kanye west is a musical genius. As a person I intensely dislike him but you have to admit he is a master of production, lyrics, and flow. The graduation trilogy, my beautiful dark twisted fantasy, god they’re just incredible. My ego would be that big if I could write like that.

[@ManniLive]

Kanye has the best music discography as a solo artist

[@elemenopi9239]

uh oh

[@seancascone]

POLL SUGGESTION: APHEX TWIN I MEAN YOU GOT AUTECHRE YOU NEED APHEX TWIN

[@JohnFortniteKennedy503]

You pretty much hit the nail on the head, except for that the college dropout is my favorite album of all time

[@sephiroth7655]

"I don't care much for the college dropout " you tried to warn me but I didn't expect this.

[@jeffpeyton8983]

During 808s he wasn’t going through a breakup with Amber. He broke off the engagement with Alexis pheifer

[@SteeZy644]

That stretch between Dropout and Yeezus is some of the best modern hip hop hands down. Dark Twisted Fantasy is my absolute favorite.

[@veryveryreverie]

Man’s fighting for his life trying to review Kanye’s album 💀

[@hsn7018]

My review college dropout :10 Lr :9.5 Graduation 8 808 and heartbreak 7.5 MBDTF 10 Yeezus 9 Tlop 8.5 Ye 8 (it grows in me a lot when he release it it was a 6) Jik 5

[@wolfie8890]

Said Housni graduation is better than yeezus

[@astrothunder3580]

808s 9/10 Graduation 9/10 TLOP 10/10 Ye 9/10 JIK 7.5/10

[@_trashmandan_2903]

Agree mostly but Yeezus is a light 7

[@kostajovanovic3711]

Kind

[@user-vt7zo4wz5g]

College dropout 10 Lr 9 Graduation 9 Haven’t listened to 808s for sum reason Mbdtf 10 Yeezus 9.5 Tlop 8.5 Ye 8.5 Ksg 9 Jik haven’t bothered

[@robertmatthews9650]

Can’t tell me nothing is one of his best songs. I wish it had been mentioned. Also, I wish you could have mentioned some of the tracks on Dark Twisted Fantasy.

[@ChickenMunroe]

10:45 “all i need is sweet and sour sauce” lol

[@achair650]

Mic: *has a different opinion on the college dropout* Kanye fans: and I took that personally.....

[@HoussamNekkaa]

808 was about the breakout with fiancé alexis phifer not amber heard

[@stevisburntin2094]

HOUSSAM V he said amber rose not amber heard lol

[@logankandel846]

Unpopular, but Graduation is not only my favorite Kanye album, it's my favorite rap album of all time, period. 1. Graduation 2. MBDTF 3. Late Registration 4. College Dropout 5. 808's & Heartbreak 6. The Life of Pablo 7. Ye 8. Yeezus 9. Jesus is King

[@shestoosilly]

0:00 Intro 1:05 Prologue 2:16 "The College Dropout" 3:11 "Late Registration" 3:58 "Graduation" 5:27 "808s & Heartbreaks" 6:52 Taylor Swift Incident 7:31 "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" 8:53 "Watch The Throne" 9:24 "Cruel Summer" 9:40 "Yeezus" 11:41 "The Life Of Pablo" 14:00 "ye" 14:58 "Kids See Ghosts & 2018 Produced Albums" 15:59 "Jesus Is King" 17:18 Conclusion

[@fuckboi_killa]

A DDD on Billy Joel would make me too happy

[@johnmarcdegaard6589]

One of the best vids I’ve seen on Kanye sir. And as always, why aren’t you more popular?

[@cantrememberwhatimdoin]

WAKE UP MR.WEST!

[@seanquinn9261]

The last minute changes joke is so much funnier now that donda dropped

[@brookarry1407]

you should do one of these for tyler the creator and ariana grande!

[@MortanAMrk]

Say You Will is honestly the most fascinating and his most passionate songs hes ever made, it really works alot

[@Old_Vein]

Another solid video!! Hoping for Sufjan or Radiohead for the next one ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@daveteves]

I got to be honest. When you said "I don't care much for the College Dropout", my jaw dropped!

[@themetalmanlives]

An updated, longer version of this video is a MUST!!!

[@Jackerco]

ye is one of Kanyes best albums. Stop capping.

[@swat7542]

Opinions 😱

[@emmanema12]

Kanye is so fascinating. Always love a vid about him. Can you add the Killers to the voting list?

[@_mango_]

I really wanna see a Michael Jackson Deep Dive. The more defensive he got in his music is quite interesting

[@CoasterMagicX2]

King crimson and king gizzard ATLW would make such great deep discog dives considering the breadth and variety in their discographies it's a shame they aren't as popular as other artists for the poll.

[@lucD-vj8gq]

I actually agree with you on the College Dropout. Maybe you really needed to hear it at the time. I just can't connect to it as much as most of his other albums.

[@arael3028]

he hadn't met amber rose yet in the making 808's an heartbreak he was talking about Alexis Phifer

[@ValorExtraordinary]

I swear this video was like looking in a mirror. Your experience with MBDTF is the exact same experience I had with the album. Even the 4 albums emblematic of his career are my favorite 4 albums of his. Great video.

[@themandownstairs4765]

"marking the first time Chance the Rapper was responsible for a Big Day going wrong" you just killed a man on camera, Mic

[@fisher7690]

Dude Pablo is one of the best albums ever created

[@lilwaterpump3289]

I decided to go through Kanye's discography last month and then I saw this pop up. A very welcome surprise

[@XD123771]

lil water pump I wish I could listen to Kanye’s discography again for the first time. You’re in for a treat

[@yeezusdropout]

lil water pump what did u think of it?

[@victoriavalchev9476]

I LOVE THE SKITS on the college dropout, they crack me up every time 😂

[@briankrosky3567]

Appreciate how you explained TLOP. At its best (ULB, Waves, NMPILA, Saint Pablo) its his best work he's ever done, but you have to get through bad (Highlights, feedback, freestyle 4) to enjoy it. You really get the absolute best and the absolute worst of him at once, it's honestly remarkable. Appreciate you!

[@user-ln5yo4ir9v]

I wouldnt say freestyle 4 or feedback are the absolute worst of kanye, theyre pretty good hype bangers

[@HOLYCOWofthesea]

I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AT THE CUT OFF SCREAM AT 10:03

[@ReitheOffbeatOtaku]

I really like your take on TLOP; it explains why it's such a polarizing album, even after the updates, and the general appeal of the "throw everything at the wall to see what sticks," approach that album takes.

[@lorenheckard5146]

FREAKING Chance line about a big day gone wrong went overlooked in these comments smh

[@lemonslennonade1930]

Mans just disregards NASIR entirely

[@markusgrant4269]

Jesus is king was kinda underrated

[@smasjjj8476]

I've probably watched all your discog dives 3 or more time

[@jackfrost6463]

greatest and most consistent discography of all time, especially his run from 04-13.

[@jackfrost6463]

great vid btw!

[@van-nt8jn]

04-16 tlop is fire

[@jackfrost6463]

cut it off at 2013 just to be fair because that’s where a lot of fans start to split. and in my opinion, while his production after Yeezus has continued to be god level, his rapping has taken a serious decline.

[@faro8784]

Absolute cap

[@hipryce273]

Kanye broke up with Alexis Phifer in 2008 before releasing 808s & Heartbreak, not Amber Rose (that was in 2010)

[@joeygagnon837]

The Smiths would be great!

[@Mk-dm5xu]

I second this

[@Wildwaffles71]

Love this kind of videos! Please do one with M.I.A.'s or Björk discography

[@Wildwaffles71]

okay, I just saw Björk's one, thanks

[@spaceghostrari1922]

The College Dropout - 10 Late Registration - 9.5 Graduation - 9.5 808s & Heartbreak - 8.5 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - 10 Watch The Throne (with Jay Z) - 9 Cruel Summer (GOOD Music Comp) - 8 Yeezus - 9.5 The Life Of Pablo - 10 ye - 8 Kids See Ghosts (with Kid Cudi) - 10 Jesus Is King - 7.5 MBDTF is his best work

[@wojosquad4680]

Agree to disagree

[@thebc5754]

I just listened to his entire discography for the first time, and Life of Pablo is my favorite. Probably because it's now actually complete and I didn't have to go through what the fans did at the time. I just love pretty much every song on the album, and I think it's a great mix of all of Kanye's music and personality fit into one album. It's kinda messy, sure, but it works perfectly for him.

[@silvercandle8127]

Would be dope if you did a video on J cole!

[@godofawesomeness1]

Amber Rose had nothing to do with 808s. They didn’t meet till later. The breakup that influenced that album was with Kanye’s fiancée Alexis Phifer.

[@lazartlol]

In what aspect did the skits on TCD age ‘poorly’ lol . Like I actually struggle to see where this take comes from

[@elusivegrain9162]

Maybe the slangs in "Workout plan"? Cause it's so unbearing imo

[@lazartlol]

@@elusivegrain9162 maybe, i just wish he elaborated more in the video

[@miningmo1585]

i actually really love Ye. some of the lyrics are a bit eh but it does a great job at showing kanye's mental state at the time and i think it helped win over old fans who lost interest and new fans who just thought kanye was crazy

[@petergabriel8961]

He is go look up all of the stuff he has done

[@soninho8248]

5:48 What you're describing here is exactly Mount Eerie - A crow looked at me. A beatiful album with incredible emotion made weeks after the artist's wife died of cancer. Listen to it.

[@mikeking683]

"Late Registration" IS his best record!

[@shlokpatel9359]

I saw your video cause of suggestion that youtube give. And i really like your reviews. Love your work. Keep doin it.❤

[@iandrsaurri625]

Okay, when you were giving that warning about how everything is your own opinion, i was thinking in my head "dude we get it, we aren't stupid, opinions are just opinions." Then you said you didn't care for the College Dropout. Man you wouldn't believe how fast i clenched my fists

[@SOSHAC]

Haha thats actually so funny

[@nikkisantiago3772]

the changes at the last minute joke aged so bad post-Donda 😂

[@jakethhy]

Brilliant as always brother x

[@clairebit]

She was in the poll, but a deep dive on Grimes would be awesome since not enough people talk about her

[@augustsipped]

The college dropout comment shocked me