Kanye West has once again redeemed himself as one of the best hip-hop artists of our current time. After releasing a series of songs in his G.O.O.D. Friday series, Yeezy drops his fifth album titled, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Before you get to the disc, you will notice that West did not scrap his controversial artwork, however, it was blurred as a compromise with those who opposed his nude imagery.
G.O.O.D. Friday releases “Monster,” “Devil in a New Dress” and “All of the Lights” were placed on the album, which leaves listeners with fewer tracks that are fresh to the ears of listeners. …wait, let’s add in the singles “Power,” and “Runaway” to songs available to listeners prior to the album’s release. So, with many songs already out prior to the album release and just over half of the album being fresh songs for listeners upon release date, what are buyers saying about this album? Here area few excerpts from consumers around the Web:
Maybe Kanye’s done the impossible and crafted an album so good that we’ll pay for it even when he gives it away for free. –Akash
Kanye has stated that he wants to be the new King of Pop, and “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” sounds like an obvious claim for this title. –s.t.
I purchased this cd early today, having ignored Kanye’s G.O.O.D friday program in an attempt, in this society of leaks and instant gratification, to genuinely approach a work with the possibility of surprise, and I was surely rewarded. –R. Ross
5 for 5. It is damn hard for any artist to start off as strong as Kanye did. College Dropout and Late Registration are two of the best rap albums of the last 10 years. The man is a producing genius. –Trout
Despite the fact that a number of songs were available to listeners prior to the album’s release, West still managed to sell over 500,000 units in his first week! What does this say to the music industry? It says that regardless of how many songs from an album are leaked or are made available for free, music lovers will still spend money to support artists who give them the musical high they fiend for. The music industry and consumers both have valid arguments in why music isn’t selling like it used to. The industry blames it on pirating, consumers blame it on the quality of the music. Who do you feel is more at fault in this situation? –steve simpson
