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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2238 Ratings
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Feb 18, 2016
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Feb 18, 2016The album starts off decent, but with pointless intermissions and many filler tracks, the album loses its focus and cohesion.
Favorite Tracks: Ultralight Beam, Pt. 2, Famous, Feedback, I Love Kanye, FML, Real Friends, and No More Parties in LA. -
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Feb 18, 2016This isn't Hip Hop it's just pure beautiful music. Kanye is at his best and he doesn't seem like stop anytime soon. He might be a distraction in the public but the music trumps everything.
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Feb 18, 2016Some tracks are unnecessary and sound like they were added at the last minute (Facts, Freestyle 4, I Love Kanye - I do like ILK though) and the album is probably SLIGHTLY longer than it needs to be, but it really is Kanye West at the top of his game and... well, being Kanye West. Best tracks: Ultralight Beam, Famous, Real Friends, FML, Wolves, Fade, Highlights.
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Feb 18, 2016
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Feb 18, 2016A bunch of unfinished drafts shuffled together don't make a good album. I listened to this album twice - the second time around it got even worse so I deleted it to where it deserves to be.
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Feb 17, 2016This isn't Fantasy. This isn't quite Late Registration. But damn it's good. Even though the whole thing feels a bit messy, he manages to coalesce a variety of sounds into a distinct feel.
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Feb 17, 2016I have a feeling that Kanye is paying people to post reviews of his album because this album is horrible. It's like if you took two pieces of crap, slapped a piece of crap between them and made a crap sandwich.
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Feb 17, 2016I listened to only some tracks of his new work because I don't have a TIdal account so I listened all tracks but not all. I really like the first singles out like No More Parties In LA. Kanye is back with a kind of Old School Rap....
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Feb 17, 2016
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Feb 17, 2016If you can't see the CREATIVE GENIUS in this album, problably you're an idiot. This album is something amazing, he changed the game yet another time. Love this crazy egocentric psychopath
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Feb 17, 2016
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Feb 17, 2016Some of the beat switches got on my nerves initially and could have been executed more smoothly in my opinion. I have started to get used to them after multiple listens and can really enjoy almost every single song on this album (freestyle 4 aside). Ultralight Beam is amazing. Fantastic album with many highs.
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Feb 17, 2016
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Feb 17, 2016Production is on par with MBDTF, maybe even better. 10/10. The lyrics have their moments, but they're kind of lazy and hold it back from being a 10 for me. They're not any worse than you'll find on other albums, but the production is so good that it makes it look like the flow can't keep up by comparison.
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Feb 17, 2016All these ten reviews are completely absurd. Either people have been paid to promote this drivel or the kanye bandwagon has officially made people lose their minds and act like a religious cult. This is Kanye worst work yet as he drifts closer and closer to ending up in a psych ward.
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Feb 17, 2016
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Feb 17, 2016Look! This record is downright relevant, alive, interesting, full...I've never been a huge Kayne fan, but this record has changed that for me. It's amazing, fun, sad, just downright great. Sorry haters, Kayne is real, real good with The Life Of Pablo.
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Feb 17, 2016To enjoy this album, give it a second listen. It underscores Kanye's desire to explore a wide variety of sounds and produce a chaotic album that makes more sense as you listen to it more. For those looking for experimental music with complementary lyrics and voices this is a good one.
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Feb 17, 2016Kanye did it again, This was not a consistent album, but it was done intentionally. A perfect mixture of many music genres. You start off with a gospel like song, then you just drop into bass with nice vocals of kid cudi. The rest is history.
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Feb 17, 2016This album is absolutely stellar, from the first song up to the last song it's just an art, Kanye isn't afraid of using avante garde background music, and thought provoking vocals to produce something that transcends not only hip hop into great music, but also great music into artefact status.
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Feb 16, 2016I have to fill in the requirements but honestly this is a big no. Its a good 6 but you guys are seriously giving this "man" (cause he is no god) too much credit. He is an okay rapper who just loops and takes things from other songs.
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Feb 16, 2016The creativity of To Pimp a Butterfly combined with the brains and voice of Donald Trump.
Kanye West is really good at producing music and that continues with this album. Just don't listen to it expecting to be challenged or inspired.
Awards & Rankings
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Apr 6, 2016There is plenty here to suggest that West's magic has not entirely left him, but as a statement of art or true intent, this is a significant misstep from an artist with so much to praise.
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Apr 1, 2016There is much to be admired here, rather less to be enjoyed.
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UncutMar 22, 2016For better or worse, no-one else is making records quite like this. [May 2016, p.82]