KANYE: WORST TO BEST

[@Volksgeist]

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[@AustinNovel]

Fantastic content Volks, your skills have gotten these vids incredibly polished, precise, and tasteful 👌🏼

[@enrique.cardenas]

unpopular opinion: ye is actually an incredibly concise project, and it's my favorite of his

[@LukeL.77]

Ye is one of my favorites too. if it wasnt for yikes it would be perfect imo. (I only like the hook the verses are not too good tbh, like the flow)

[@panavsheel]

@@LukeL.77 yikes Is good imo No mistakes is a pass

[@LukeL.77]

@@panavsheel thats how i used to be too but they now switched😂

[@panavsheel]

@@LukeL.77 lmfao still fire

[@Nonexistentdoc]

W

[@Zockanumber1]

People always give 808s credit for how influential it is but rarely for how well rounded of an album it actually is

[@onemicyeehaw1583]

Frfr plus there's some nice asf songs on it

[@theboi5584]

Top 5 Kanye for me personally

[@husainmozan6332]

@@theboi5584 number one for me personally

[@tarushpant1349]

Yep it's my no 1 of Kanye's

[@danielfleming9630]

If you didn’t think Kids See Ghosts was worth including solely because it’s a collab tape, then why rank Watch the Throne on there too? Is it because it’s shorter? Or because Kid Cudi isn’t as notable a collaborator as JAY-Z? Either way, I think it merits its own spot on any list, and could be argued as better because of its brevity. And if you’re complaining about the length, Ye is around a similar length and was created at the same time, yet is on this list too. Moral of the story, KSG is underrated and I think deserves a rank (towards the top if you ask me).

[@justindoll140]

Facts. KSG definitely deserves a ranking. Also it's arguably a top 5 album too.

[@drewxx3931]

True, KSG is a wonderful album. The power of Kanye and Cudi together is unmeasurable. True music gem.

[@plank2867]

Kiss See Ghosts is in my top 10 favourite albums of all time. It's so groundbreaking and ahead of its time. I've been listening to the same 7 tracks over and over for years and I never get bored of them. What an experience

[@rebibis]

fr. my favorite album ever.

[@wyntur_]

It’s very good but it has the same issue as ‘Her Loss’ when discussing 21 Savages discography or any of the ‘Cozy Tapes’ series when discussing A$AP Rocky or Playboi Cartis work. And that’s that there just isn’t enough of them on it and they kinda feel like a side character in another artist’s world

[@juliephillips1880]

Honestly Ye is top 5 Kanye for me, Crazy how underrated that album is, One of the only Kanye projects with legit 0 skips for me. The opening track one of Kanyes best songs, Its peak experimental Ye IMO

[@barry4649]

Cmon man, how does Donda 2 even count if Kids See Ghosts doesn’t 😂, I don’t think Kanye even knows he put it out

[@asmusgiersing317]

Up the chels💙

[@Juju25118]

@@asmusgiersing317 W

[@xNeveon]

true

[@evyj74]

The Life of Pablo is one of the few albums where I know exactly where I was, how life was, and exactly what I was doing when I first listened to it.

[@n2k970]

literally same, tlop might have unironically been life changing for me, i listened to it sitting on a picnic blanket at night after some shit had just went down and it just hit different

[@Toddos]

Yeah man I remember everyone freaking out cause of the Kanye loves Kanye track leaking before the album 😂😂

[@footballwins32]

@@n2k970I imagine Saint Pablo really hit you when you we’re looking up in the night sky (even if there wasn’t a church next to you)

[@AGETheGawdYT]

I feel that about almost all his albums honestly, cept for the later ones tbh (2020..onward)

[@tomharenda8524]

Being born in 99/00 I feel we have a very unique perspective on the last decade of music. We witnessed the shift from traditional industry standards to streaming & I feel like Kanye’s career embodies that timeline. Great vid

[@HardikAgarwal10]

bro was born in two years 💀

[@aradhnasingh6242]

​@@HardikAgarwal10 probably in 98-99

[@TolaniBarnosmusic]

I was born in 95. I recorded my favorite songs on cassette from the radio on cassettes, burned cds of my favorite albums on the family computer , downloaded shady mp3s, and streamed. I have seen things you people wouldn’t believe

[@JC19021]

Yes being born in 96 I did not witness this

[@qwerty_1871]

Putting TLOP at #1 is a rare take but an absolute correct one

[@daniellesve5595]

I wish you included kid sees ghosts! It was the first Kanye project I became really obsessed with and I think kid Cudi is such a good contrast to Kanye

[@zach_walkerdine]

Probs wasn't included because it's under the artist name KIDS SEE GHOSTS

[@JohnMushitu]

Do you know how crazy it is to transcend the "best rapper alive" to be considered the "best artist alive"?

[@bigtobomo4465]

WHO is the best artist alive?

[@freestyle4solid]

@@bigtobomo4465Ye (formerly known as Kanye West)

[@ajtaylor8750]

Seeing The Life of Pablo in the Top 2 warms my heart because thats my personal favorite album from Kanye. It's his most real and authentic body of work that highlights his newfound Christianity with his connection to the luxurious Los Angeles lifestyle. The rollout is one of the best in recent years and every song is great to amazing.

[@sankdom4598]

100% agree

[@DBOG]

He’s always been a Christian, the College dropout literally had “Jesus walks” on it, but otherwise I do agree with you

[@Disciple_JK]

​@@DBOG While he never stopped believing in God, his lifestyle and beliefs definitely strayed away from God over time as he blew up after TCD and Late Registration. This is most evident in Watch The Throne - an album that was very lacking in religious themes besides the opening track, No Church In The Wild, a song that can be interpreted as kind of a middle finger to traditional Christian beliefs and values. (Keyword "traditional")

[@DBOG]

@@Disciple_JK he made an album called “Yeezus” that had a track named “I am a God” no doubt he definitely got somewhat loose with his religion. I’m just making a point that he has always been a Christian.

[@alex24oe]

Yes exactly I love TLOP so much

[@AGETheGawdYT]

1. The College Dropout 2. Late Registration 3. Graduation 4. MBDTF 5. 808’s & Heartbreak 6. Ye 7. TLOP 8. Yeezus 9. Donda 10. Watch The Throne 11. JIK 12. Donda 2 6-8 totally interchangeable love all these albums

[@sobotica4173]

i think late reg is better than college, but thats just my 2 cents

[@barberic3927]

This is a good list. Ain’t no way Yeezus is above College Dropout 😂

[@theboi5584]

I feel like more and more people lately are coming around on TLOP being their favorite Kanye album, which is really cool to see.

[@Immortallsinz]

The funny thing about Kanye rankings is you can watch 12 different videos and all of those videos will ranked differently

[@Vemberwost]

Those animated collages for each record are so beautiful! 😍

[@rebibis]

1. Yeezus 2. MBDTF 3. Kids See Ghosts 4. The Life of Pablo 5. The College Dropout 6. Graduation 7. Late Registration 8. 808s and heartbreak 9. Ye 10. Donda 11. Watch the throne 12. Jesus is king 13. Donda 2

[@sean77486]

1. The College dropout 2. Late registration 3. The Life of Pablo 4. MBDTF 5. Graduation 6. Yeezus 7. Ye 8. Donda 9. 808s and heartbreak 10. Watch the throne 11. Jesus is king 12. Donda 2

[@GREATSLUMBER]

i would rate donda higher, but this is fair

[@EYevoleW]

Justice for JIK

[@radioraheem1555]

I understand that these are your personal favorite albums of Kanye and thats fine. Most people would put MBDTF or TCD as their top picks. They have the most accolades. TLOP felt shattered and incohesive and Yeezus felt incomplete but different. My personal favorite is LR. It had the best production with orchestras, won rap album of the year and was nominated for album of the year

[@maverikregime9888]

this here.....tlop-yeezus all goin forward were edgy n bipolar facing enough for new fans who always heard bout the greatness of Kanye to feel like they were witnessing a tru genius big thing happening but it was not truly his best works or close, just a great artist finally unravvelling and the music starting to suffer as well. the last decade seeing him half float on the accolades of those 1st 5 albums w half baked new ideas that progressivly had less time energy n care put in to them and relyed more on other artist sounds that built upon his old songs genius is also so sad and hurts as a fan for the most innovative genre defining wheel destroying and truly pure genius artist weve ever seen this era and maybe ever smh..

[@Prodbyjah464]

How is yeezus incomplete?

[@robertmcgarr23]

1) Yeezus 2) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3) The College Dropout 4) Late Registration 5) Watch The Throne 6) The Life Of Pablo 7) Graduation 8) 808’s And Heartbreak 9) Kids See Ghosts 10) ye 11) Donda 12) Jesus Is King

[@yo-man928]

People really underate the projects Kanye did with Common (Finding Forever and Be.) I know it doesn’t make sense to rank them, but Kanye was heavily involved in them and I think it has some of his best work production and feature wise.

[@VeryLovingCat]

Love this art style and information provided. Respectable ranking.

[@abelnocera3500]

You’re the first person to drop a horrible list but still have me listening without being mad.

[@MarlonBen]

Ong bro put college dropout and mbdtf at 5 and 4

[@panavsheel]

@@MarlonBen i was surprised tlop at 1

[@natu28ful]

deadaass

[@denisdiaz5869]

Kanye is the best artist in the history. Not because he’s modern but because his life is poetic, his art reflects that. Kanye puts is life and soul on display like no one else, good or bad, right or wrong unapologetically. Kanye is raw humanity, struggling with finding purpose and always starving and striving for accession yet plagued with our flaws and damnations.

[@visualspark6308]

He is a musical genius

[@afdulmitdemklappstuhl9607]

I do not think that this a quality that makes Kanye unique as an artist. Infact its a quality that kayne shares with alot of artists.

[@Tcamdzic]

so glad to see the deaf community showing love and ranking kanye it warms my heart

[@lxmpros4278]

😂😂😂

[@Notaxmar_Da_Santa_Silvas_Jr]

This rank made me drop my phone thats how ass it is

[@atonofhats2185]

1. TCD 2. Graduation 3. TLOP 4. Yeezus 5. 808s 6. MBDTF 7. Ye 8. LR 9. Donda 10. WTT 11. JIK 12. Donda 2 i love all of these albums except like WTT-Donda 2, all of the albums minus those three are at least 9/10 to me

[@Sketch_Study]

The lil looping collages are an interesting style….but maaaaan making some of those features bigger got me uncomfy 👀

[@Volksgeist]

Nah man

[@CameronBallZ]

This list is very close to mine, Yeezus and The Life of Pablo will always be my 1st and 2nd favorite Kanye projects. Great video.

[@99ish91]

Yessir I love the life of Pablo and Yeezus they're his best in that order

[@FrannieFibgert]

TLOP is def my fav too just purely because of how much u can tell he was having fun w it. All the collaborators he had w him and just how he sounds, you can just tell he had fun making it and tuning it

[@visualspark6308]

The album blew my mind the first time I heard it. The sounds and arrangements are so unique and meaningful.

[@FrannieFibgert]

@@visualspark6308 at first I thought it was lowkey kinda mid bc wolves wasn't finished, chorus wasn't added to FSMH PT 1, Saint Pablo wasn't on it, etc. A lot of the parts I cherish now were not on it. I can't imagine Saint Pablo not existing on the album bc it's my fav kanye song oaf all time next to Drive Slow or Flashing Lights

[@conorkelly6738]

Would love to see a volksgeist vid about Mach hommy

[@adambanul5545]

saying that KSG is not as experimental as other Kanye albums when sonically is more experimental than any other Kanye album is so mind boggling, also its length is almost the same as Ye so I have no idea why wouldnt you rate it. Its a crazy ass album that takes you on a druggish but clean ride to a beautiful conclusion, easily better than eg. Donda more cohesion AND EXPERIMENTATION

[@Prodbyjah464]

But it isn’t sonically more experimental then other Kanye albums like at all

[@neswingeorge5346]

Kanye is the greatest artist of all time. He has the greatest discography in the whole music industry. Even his unreleased albums are amazing tbh.

[@hakimfayyadi6132]

i think of that too, but i barely listen to another genre of music. i assume you listen to a lot of music, do you think that kanye is really the greatest compare to artist in other genre? such as rock

[@neswingeorge5346]

@@hakimfayyadi6132 yeah i think so.. , because he has done 10 albums and all those albums sound completely different. I'm from India and in India there are about 22 major languages. In my state 99% of the music is really melodic kind of music. Now only rap kind of music is getting introduced in Kerala. I love Every kind of music, but when it comes to kanye i think he is the greatest artist of all time. 99% of the kanye songs are perfect to me.

[@Groffo123]

College Dropout, Late Registration, MBDTF, Yeezus and The Life of Pablo are all better than Graduation

[@ScareCrowShow]

Missed opportunity to call the video " worst to west"

[@cerealkiller4702]

1. Yeezus 2. Late Registration 3. MBDTF 4. College Dropout 5. Life of Pablo 6. 808s & Heartbreak 7. Graduation 8. Donda 9. Ye 10. Jesus is King

[@lilmonke2190]

What’s with the baby keem diss on donda, that verse is way better than Travis Scott’s on that song

[@Newman10steps]

I love Yeezus, the production, the concept, the innovation, the risk, the rawness, but as a rapper it’s far from Kanye’s best rapping so I can’t put that over albums like college drop out, late registration, graduation, dark fantasy. And wtt is way too low on this imo. As far as collaboration albums go I can’t think of one that comes close and in the modern era it kinda set the precedent for collab projects to begin with. Dope vid as always though. Forgot to add I’ve been saying for a couple years that TLOP has been aging well, I agree with everything you said on that. Late registration is still my favorite mainly for personal memories but tlop feels like dark fantasy on acid, covers the whole spectrum of emotions, a messy collage of a masterpiece

[@harelbuchman-wv8qt]

Okay,so Yeezus is better than the college dropout, late registration and graduation…………..🙁

[@greekfreak384]

All of the whypeepo who think Yeezus is Kanye’s best album also says “ my best friend is black”

[@barry4649]

The Life of Pablo won’t be Kanye’s last masterpiece. The next one he brings out will definitely we ridiculously good because he’ll have to win people back like he did on Dark Fantasy and he’s taking his time to make it and that’s when he’s at his best

[@barry4649]

@@leventeberdock355 yes he will, where are you getting that from

[@Mike-uq6fm]

Awesome visuals for this video!! Really like this cut-outs of kanye photos. Did you make this by yourself?

[@Volksgeist]

Yes. 🙏

[@baL88537]

@@Volksgeist mf add WTT but not KSG 🤣 stop milking kanye west make another videos

[@inspire4breezey]

@@Volksgeistomg the juxtaposition art is amazing!!! tutorial pls

[@Volksgeist]

@@inspire4breezey I have a Nebula class and Skillshare class!

[@cerealkiller4702]

12. Jesus is King 11. Watch the Throne 10. Ye 9. Donda 8. The Life of Pablo 7. 808s 6. Graduation 5. The College Dropout 4. MBDTF 3. KIDS SEE GHOSTS 2. Late Registration 1. Yeezus

[@Iammoneyman420]

Dude how can you not rank kids see ghosts, but rate ye and also watch the throne. Other than that great video man lmao

[@Yshtola.]

pretty unique ranking tbh

[@vigneshsubramanian2511]

As a kid born in '99 my first Kanye album was Graduation. I mean I heard it as a kid because my sis was a Kanye fan those days. I love both New and Old Kanye, but I get a lil annoyed at the Life of Pablo hype because I feel "too many people say it's underrated" when in reality it is just a decent album. I think Life of Pablo functions as a double-edged sword. Its greatest strength is in it being a "greatest hits" album but it is also its greatest curse. The reason is because of how the album is structured. It isn't structured methodically where the earlier tracks resemble early Kanye and later tracks resemble the new and fresh sounds for a 2016 Kanye. That is what the album should have done. So Volksgeist I have to respectfully disagree with you as my top five is a little bit different. My top five is 1. Late Registration, 2. Yeezus, 3. 808s, 4. Ye, 5. Graduation.

[@greekfreak384]

That green bar behind you is hella distracting 😩😂

[@matthewknudson4303]

Did we just forget what he did last year?

[@nepotsuki6856]

separating art and artist

[@Isaac-ul8yz]

@@nepotsuki6856 I do agree, but damn I personally have a very hard time doing that especially with Kanye and it wasn’t just one thing it was a stream of conscious that did not stop and it was a bad “season” of Kanye and I kinda no longer can listen to his works of art the same it’s a shame really

[@nepotsuki6856]

@@Isaac-ul8yz he is mentally ill

[@jdshumilla7314]

I don’t understand the 808s hate. It’s personally my favorite Kanye album. But I suppose that’s why Kanye is such a musical genius. Every album can be ranked so differently, because they’re all THAT GOOD.

[@barry4649]

1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. The College Dropout 3. Late Registration 4. Yeezus 5. The Life of Pablo 6. Graduation 7. Watch the Throne 8. Donda 9. 808s and Heartbreak 10. Kids See Ghosts 11. Ye 12. Cruel Summer 13. Jesus Is King 14. Donda 2

[@blaykjord6171]

your top 5 is flawless

[@barry4649]

@@blaykjord6171 🙏

[@Prodbyjah464]

@@blaykjord6171 fax, my order would be different but all of those albums are objectively his top 5 5. Late registration 4. Tlop 3. Tcd 2. Mbdtf 1. Yeezus

[@Likkleheli]

Honestly, for some reason I would say donda was a masterpiece don’t get me wrong , songs that took little to no energy like tell the vision or junya pt2 weren’t that great but the writing on jail and the instruments and gospel for 24 was legendary and it took music to a whole new level. Donda is still relatively new though but it’s I believe when time passes on it’ll be on a lot more top 5s for sure

[@billhoult3262]

Glad you highlighted 24 as i fell its a very underrated track, but i would like to add that come to life is a top 5 all time ye song, and jesus lord pt. 2 is magnificent, both lyrically from every feature, and in the meditative, elevated vibe that the production brings. And never abandon your family is the only ye song to make me cry the first time i heard it. Donda belongs in the top 5.

[@Georges_IV]

It fs wouldve been perfect if donda was like 15 songs

[@fac_t]

1. The College Dropout 2. Late Registration 3. Graduation 4. The Life Of Pablo 5. ye 6. Donda (Kids See Ghosts) 7. Yeezus 8. 808’s and Heartbreak 9. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 10. Watch The Throne 11. Jesus Is King 12. Donda 2

[@rijonnn]

i've never seen such a bad ranking i enjoyed it so much

[@SamuTT]

Comparing this to the list you made in a video a few years ago it's interesting to see how the rankings have changed. Pablo rose way up from the bottom group and Kids See Ghosts went from 4th place to not even on the list 😂

[@nate_thegreat313]

Yeezus, Life of Pablo & Late Registration in my opinion are his most underrated albums in Ye’s discography

[@CriticsConfession]

Bro it's literally over, why are you *still* talking about the guy who said Hitler was cool and hated Jewish people until he watched a fucking comedy movie? Like yeah, cultural impact, but just sit with it on your own at this point and leave it behind. We still have Tyler, it's time to move on.

[@uffy6668]

great video. 808s wayyyy too low tho my wodie

[@ryanxamp]

kanye, as my favorite artist of all time, speaking out against homophobia in rap meant so much to me on a personal level

[@slick3996]

unfortunately he is not speaking out against nazis and antisemetism, quite the opposite in fact

[@yousofalmghari2787]

11. Donda 2 10. JIK 9. YE 8. Donda 7. 808s and Heartbreak 6. Yeezus 5. Graduation 4. TLOP 3. MBDTF 2. The College Dropout 1. Late Registration

[@joegaffney1]

1. Yeezus 2. MBDTF 3. The Life of Pablo 4. Graduation 5. The College dropout 6. Late registration 7. 808s and heartbreak 8. Ye 9. Jesus is king 10. Donda

[@mr.youtubetoast4062]

You included Donda 2 and not KSG???

[@tensazangetsu7062]

College dropout at 6/5 is criminal its easily Nr 1 with all falls down beeing his Best song and last call beeing his Best outro of all time

[@V4lentink]

fr

[@saidtxsx5411]

we not counting donda 2

[@nepotsuki6856]

I really love your taste man. great video as always. I can relate to how u feel about kanye

[@brandonnino2456]

great video man

[@saltyjohnny1614]

college dropout at 5 is crazy honestly, i think you should’ve put life of pablo at 5 instead

[@arixjahonson2519]

don’t even disrespect the joy ever again

[@raxino774]

Kanye - best to great

[@sharkfinn7234]

What are these animations. Nightmare fuel

[@neswingeorge5346]

AMAZING VIDEO THB

[@Yelamar1]

Perfect list

[@chiku1337]

great vid!

[@eniayodele48]

amazing video. i rarely even comment on things

[@alexavalle9734]

He never fails Mr.volk

[@Luaibeesnumber1fan]

My beautiful dark twisted fantasy has no flaws

[@shape8198]

Kids See Ghosts and ye are one and the same. Literally being made at the same time as Ye, I consider them to be apart of the same album, especially since each one is only 7 tracks each and the themes complement each other so well.

[@bobjimbobjim9006]

Ye is underrated

[@franflor3408]

IMO, there is no such thing as a bad Kanye album ranking

[@BigzUA]

Bruh everybody puts 808s always low i think it should be like top at least

[@TAL1SMAN6]

imma ignore that robocop slander

[@brandonhamaguchi]

I get why 808 doesn't get much love, but not only this was a influential album for the following decade, is also an album that says why Kanye is Kanye now, he was on the crest of the wave coming from that trilogy, so throw all that to the window is his first big Kanyeism.

[@freshlycleanmemesofficial3285]

this list isn’t bad but Life of pablo being 1 is actually WILD

[@reynaldoleon6118]

Nah I think LOP is number 1 cuz its the most Kayne Album

[@user-vn1sc1ez8n]

first you leave off my dear melancholy and now kids see ghosts

[@mangome14]

this is gonna be good

[@heimstefane5908]

Donda is my fav album, no skips

[@EYevoleW]

This list is great but it sucks knowing that JIK won’t get the love it deserves

[@noelmaldonado559]

donda 2 isnt an actual album.

[@davidalvarado1872]

I’ve always thought Life of Pablo was Kanye’s best project, it’s a collage, almost as if it is a mood board

[@cooperditto2364]

Wow super good video. How long does it take to edit?

[@Volksgeist]

Couple days 😎

[@cooperditto2364]

@@Volksgeist legend

[@swaggodback670]

this is the hottest of hot takes

[@very250]

Yeezus is the best album of all time

[@mangome14]

alright next: eminem worst to best

[@soSkikik]

This is so disappointing. Kanye literally said "I love Hitler". How is it not embarrassing to make a 40min video talking about a fascist.

[@amongus1866]

Separate art from the artist

[@kartavyakumar8059]

That was all a part of his manic episode, look at how silent he is now after taking his meds.

[@soSkikik]

@@amongus1866 LMAO yeah...

[@kingkuska]

So you ranked Donda 2 but not Kids See Ghosts? Opinion automatically declined

[@ketchup8837]

Stop comparing yeezus to death grips, it's like the only "experimental" hip hop y'all know is The Money Store and yeezus ...

[@Volksgeist]

I had to dumb it down for you

[@Owen-nr8uy]

incredible video.

[@MrDarkChao]

great video

[@alle7540]

1. Yeezus 2. Dark twisted fantasy 3. Pablo 4. Graduation 5. 808s 6. Ye 7. Late registration 8. The college dropout 9. Donda 10. Jik I don’t even want to rank donda 2

[@ricardorodrigues3776]

The fact is what you said in the end, is THE artist of our generation, I don’t even try to rank the albums, top 3 are tlop mbtdf and 808, but all of them are masterpiece, even today I was listen to ye. But man is he a genius. People really need to separate the art from the artist, he’s not always right, I don’t agree with everything he says, but he will be remember for a long time or forever I should say! Great video 🤙🏻