Kanye really made a gospel album after calling himself Yeezus. Who is this woman? She kind of sounds like Beyonce but I know it’s not. "Highlights"Īnother song that begins by referencing God. I wish I had pictures of Alicia Keys to stare at. He’s the producer that should remain silent. This is cool, but I hate when Swizz speaks. Beat switched, this sample is at the tip of my brain, I know it but my head is currently spinning too fast. Personally, this is the most I’ve enjoyed Kanye’s rapping in some time. Swizzy on the beat and, man, it bangs. Kanye just said something about having sex with Taylor because he made her famous. Man this song is layered like a wedding cake. WTF IS GOING ON? This sounds like R2D2 singing from the soul. This song is all over the place but I have to say, I’m intrigued. Is this Future? THIS IS FUTURE ON KANYE’s ALBUM!? That flow. It doesn't have his thunderous drums so maybe not, but the beat just switched and this is pretty crazy. I still can’t put my finger on who's singing on this, but I think Metro Boomin did the beat. I don’t know who is singing but it doesn’t sound like Future. Ye just came in, Auto-Tune on the vocals, whoa, did he just drop a "bleached asshole" line? Ye’s verse is over. Sounds like more references to God and the Bible from a woman, singing. There was a pause so I’m assuming this is track two. THIS IS CHURCH ON A THURSDAY, HALLELUJAH HOLLABACK. MY TIDAL STREAM STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS VERSE BUT IT STARTED AGAIN AND HE SAID MY DAUGHTER LOOK LIKE SIA. Wait.CHANCE! CHANCE THE RAPPER IS ON KANYE’S ALBUM. This sounds like something that Chance The Rapper would do. A gospel choir is taking me into the light. A baby preaching, soulful, Kanye singing about a God’s dream. "We don’t want no devils in the house," that’s one hell of a way to start the album. But if the music is incredible, who gives a shit how many times the title changed? And so now, finally, thank Yeezus Christ there's nothing left to talk about but the music. If TLOP sounds as thrown together as its rollout than the disorganization leading up to it will look like harbingers of doom. The good news is that great music can erase any sin. But as we walk up to TLOP and prepare to sit down, the carnie running the roller coaster is too busy texting his girlfriend to even check the harnesses at all. Still, approaching a Kanye album was always like approaching a terrifying roller coaster, but when you saw the cleanly-uniformed amusement park employee professionally check to make sure your harness was secured, you knew that no matter how scary the ride, you'd exit the ride in one-piece. The quality of "Real Friends" and "No More Parties" were beacons of hope in an otherwise pretty desolate landscape, and a streamed show from Madison Square Garden is no small feat, all praise due there.