Ye
by Kanye West
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1222 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 889 out of 1222
  2. Mixed: 142 out of 1222
  3. Negative: 191 out of 1222

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  1. ason313
    Jun 5, 2018
    0
    some of his worst lyrics yet on album that feels like an attempt at "ye being ye" fan service but ends up being half thought out ideas from someone who needs actual help. sad to see him fall like this.
  2. aguarner11
    Jun 17, 2018
    0
    man i was hoping for a great project but after having digested it you realize that this is mediocre Ye at best. It is really a shame but that doesn't take away from the fact that All Mine and Ghost Town are cool tracks, the only ones i will ever revisit
  3. turksevend
    Jun 3, 2018
    0
    when will people understand that he is nowhere near that being called iconic or memorable? hes lyrics are so simple if you want to listen real **** go listen jay-z or j cole or childish gambino but not the egomaniac person.
  4. jonhperry
    Jun 1, 2018
    0
    reputation outsold, outimpacted, outcharted, outviewed & outeverything'ed
    kanye west is OVER
  5. shadesoffroot
    Jun 1, 2018
    0
    Sonically ambivalent about its message and too brief to distill anything substantial to its listeners.
  6. LeadOxide
    Jun 8, 2018
    0
    This is completely unfinished. Kanye clearly put the minimum effort possible into this and as a result none of these songs are coherent.
  7. josephred101
    Jun 4, 2018
    0
    Trash, mediocre, deserves to flop, Kanye should retire, why is wife famous again?
  8. dirtycomputer
    Jun 1, 2018
    0
    No growth from his previous albums... I expected better. This album is instead mundane, repetitive, and unoriginal.
  9. Doof
    Jun 3, 2018
    0
    Short, messy, totally lacks anything that could be labelled a 'hit', disposable, awful guest vocals, sore thumb production choices, entirely throwaway. I think that's the statement? I think that's the point? All the same, pass...
  10. Shadyboi
    Jun 4, 2018
    0
    Mediocre, Bland, Misogynist tones and nothing extraordinary. Kanye West the self proclaimed "genius" has officially lost it.
  11. eazyz99
    Jun 4, 2018
    0
    This fool should stick to producing beats for other artists. He's been releasing irrelevant garbage for the last several years. He's not a smart man. He's not a good rapper. This album isn't worthy of any of the attention it's getting, good or bad. Kanye, just go away.
  12. lykkeli
    Jul 9, 2018
    0
    UMA MEEEEEEERDA
    MERDAAAAAAAAAA CD RUIM PRA CARALHO QUEM SE ATREVE A OUVIR ISSO FORA OS FÃS DESSE FODIDO? PUDIM DE ABORTO
  13. EduSilva
    Aug 13, 2018
    0
    Apenas uma música é boa nesse EP, Kanye é bom em algumas coisas que faz mas nessa ele me decepcionou um pouco
  14. desantis34
    Oct 20, 2018
    0
    Never trust a music artist that fully embraces Donald Trump. Overrated and boring.
  15. gsgsgaurav2
    Aug 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring I didn't like it I don't know why but too much rapping and it didn't have the usual passion as his past work… Expand
  16. sebastianmina
    Oct 7, 2020
    0
    It is, in my mind a more focused and too the the point "The Life Of Pablo" and its great.
  17. Rayray105
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Horrible lyrics, just like every other album. Don’t know what I expected, really.
  18. SimplyTrifec
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    SOOO Bad. Hiw do people listen to this. Seriously horrendous. Like embarrassingly bad
  19. Fra101
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    It's such a boring album! That's all, just boring, nothing special. Sorry...
  20. amertume
    Jul 28, 2020
    0
    It is clear that Kanye has nothing else to give musically and all inspiration has left him as there is nothing but controversy to get people talking about him. Such an overrated figure.
  21. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    If you track Kanye's career you can clearly see the gradual decrease in the quality of his music: it has nothing worth listening to left to say.
  22. JohnSnow41188
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Unoriginal work, it feels like Kanye was trying to hard but the results did not pay out.
  23. bushyforest
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    The album brings nothing special, just another attempt to say something original without the power to follow through with it.
  24. kota_marck
    Sep 26, 2021
    0
    i dont understand how many people find this album to be one of kanyes worst, every single song on the album is enjoyable to me and i think 5 outta the 7 are TOP TIER kanye
  25. DequanJdfh
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    Corny raps, amateurish production. Messy mixing. Album art you can tell took 1 second to make and was a bad idea too. Not a fan of this one
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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. RapReviews.com
    Oct 8, 2018
    60
    ye is an average album with some good songs, some bad songs, and some songs that will clearly be spun millions of times. The problem is that "average" has never been good enough for Kanye West nor should it be.
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  2. The Wire
    Jul 26, 2018
    60
    For all his power as a motivating force it’s perhaps inevitable that Ye proves weakest of the first four. Left to his own devices West sounds bewildered, somewhere between awe and exhaustion. [Aug 2018, p.63]
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 15, 2018
    50
    Ye can feel uneven, sometimes boring, and more indulgent than usual, but it's a fascinating peek into West's psyche.
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