A really well written review from hotnewhiphop. I like it. Not just because it's glowing, like all other reviews I've read, but because it addresses some of the things folks are complaining about.
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/review-k...ews.20229.html
Some really good points are made here. About a lot of the shit we've been talking about.
And it's help me come to the conclusion that resenting an album for not sounding like "the old Kanye" is absurd. It's like resenting the human beings from not being cavemen. Did we acquire a whole shit ton of flaws in our evolution? Sure. But we also grew exponentially and became more complex.
Who the fuck resents an artist for NOT just repeating himself? giving people what he's sure they want? For not doing the same thing over and over again until whatever good he did loses all meaning?
I'm glad this album is controversial (at least among folks in the cafe). If it wasn't, then I'd be worried.