Kanye West Yeezus Tracklist & Lyrics: 'It Is What Frustration Sounds Like,' Rapper Tells Zane Lowe
During the first in-depth part of Kanye West's interview with the BBC Radio 1 personality Zane Lowe at Abbey Road Studios in London, the G.O.O.D. Music rapper talks about his sixth studio album "Yeezus" and its significance. Also, he compares the album to his label's most recent collaborative work, "Cruel Summer."
"I was able to start making exactly what was in my mind again" said 'Ye breaking down "Yeezus. "Not having textures of the time. Cause you know 'Cruel Summer' is definitely Kanye West... If you look at it 200 years from now it's not gonna stand out in the way that '808s' or 'Yeezus' stands out. And can completely push or redefine or make people say 'Hey, I completely hate that' or 'I completely love that.'"
The Chicago rapper feels that an album like "Yeezus" or his fourth studio album "808s & Heartbreak" has the ability to withstand for long time form now, however a project like "Cruel Summer" has less staying power because several radio-friendly records were featured on the album.
Continuing with his extensive interview, Kanye describes "Yeezus" in his own words:
"I just think that I'm a production person. I'm a product guy. I'm a producer. So, if I'm working on a John Legend album, I'm gonna try to give John Legend the best home for him to stay in. And I'm gonna try to push Pusha T, no pun intended once again, it keeps happening to me - to make the thing that represents what I like about his music the most. And then for me as Kanye West I gotta fuck shit up... It was just that level of frustration," the emcee explains his different approaches he makes when he works with other artists on G.O.O.D. Music. "And this is what frustration fuckin' sounds like. This is what frustration sounds like."
Kanye West expresses how much frustrations went into "Yeezus," parallel that of late Michael Jackson, and he compares himself to Michael Jackson, saying that he's pushing the boundaries of music, culture and fashion:
"There would be no Kanye West if it wasn't for Michael Jackson. That allowed him to be that, right? So, now let's take like where there's people who have issues with me as Kanye West - they classify my motivational speeches as rants and things like this. Like, 'Why is he saying that, why is he doing that? Blah blah blah.' Well, I've reached a point in my life where my Truman Show boat has hit the painting. And I've got to a point that Michael Jackson did not break down. I have reached the glass ceiling. As a creative person, as a celebrity. When I say that, it means I want to do product. I am a product person. Not just clothing, but water bottle design, architecture, everything that you can think about. And I've been at it for 10 years. I look around and I say, 'Wait a second. There's no one around here in this space that looks like me and if they are, they're quiet as fuck."
In addition, Kanye mentions how he never really liked "Gold Digger" from "Late Registration." However, he made it "'cause I always knew I'd be paid for 'Gold Digger.'"
Lastly, Kanye West wraps up the interview in an energetic and firm tone screaming, "Rap's the new Rock 'N' Roll. We the rock stars... and I'm the biggest of all of them."
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