Just got thru my 3rd listen. Official review
- this shit mad short. Could'v used 3 more songs
- bars could've been better and the shit could've used more hip hop verses, but I don't really check to Kanye for lyrical reasons (the nigga got ghostwriters n to me is more of a Dr.Dre than jay-z. I check for Kanye beats, hooks, song structure and melodies first and hope the bars are decent enough to replay the songs). Checking for kanye for mostly bars is like listening to Pusha T n Styles P for melodies and hooks.
- there are NO bad songs on this to me. I fuck w every song on this shit, some more than others. The intro could have been structured better, all that murder shit was weird and too long. Feel like he could have gotten into the actual song sooner.
- the album is very cohesive, which is expected on a 7 song joint
- my favorite joints are "yikes" "wouldn leave" and "All mine". The last one being my current favorite. The hook is infectious. "Yikes" is Kanye on his cocky fuck u shit. Reminded me of "power", not sonically, just the feel.
- random thought. W all these Good Music albums only being 7 songs deep. There has got to be Mad leftover songs. Fuck is gonna happen w that. "Cruel Winter"?
- liked the beats on this shit and whoever the fuck singing on the end of "ghost town" and the hook on "all mine"
-kanye went in on a couple verses. Especially the first verse of "all mine" and "make no mistake". I got a daughter so I can relate w all that shit he was saying on "violent crimes". Also thought it was brilliant for him to let niggas know nicky sent him them bars, since niggas running around hiding n beefing over reference tracks. "You lighskinned" lol