![]() We’ll have to come back to this in five years but I’m giving this to “All of the Lights” because I believe the Taylor Swift controversy is fogging up the greatness of “Famous.” That and the Nina Simone sample at the end of “Famous” rubbed my ears the wrong way. For “Famous” it’s the now-infamous Taylor Swift line and Swizz Beats gleefully yelling over that hot ass “Bam Bam” sample, while “All of the Lights” is built up as grand as it could possibly be.ĭS: Picture this year’s slam dunk contest. It’s a hard fought battle, one that will be remembered for years to come. ![]() Famous has an edge in the OMG factor with the Taylor Swift line. Both songs are a 10 on the Bump in the Whip meter. Let’s not forget to mention the star studded ensemble of backup vocalists. Famous doesn’t have any instruments or an orchestra that All of the Lights has. All of the Lights is more metaphorical and Famous is more concrete. Both songs feature Rihanna and discuss Kanye’s relationship with fame. Easy win.ĭS: This is the marquee matchup. 1” sounds like an evolved track off 808’s, which isn’t a bad thing at all, it just really doesn’t hold up to the standard set by “Gorgeous.Īnd then I listen to “Power” and it sounds so much better than I remember it, and it might just be because everything that Kanye’s saying in it serves as an explanation for everything he’s doing currently, even down to the Saturday Night Live diss. PK: Even though Kanye’s verses on “Gorgeous” sounded waaaaay cooler as a freestyle on Hot 97, the lyrics he comes with still ring as poignant today as they did back in 2010. ![]() The questions that Kanye asked can spark fiery debates “What’s a black Beatle anyway, a f****n Roach?” “Is hip hop just a euphemism for a new religion? The soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing?” In the end “Gorgeous” made statements “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. Every line addresses a societal issue whether it be racism, sexism, conspiracy theory. PK: What a weird coincidence that Kid Cudi is on the second song to both albums though, right? (Considering the fact that Cudder’s been on every Kanye album since 808’s and Heartbreak, I guess maybe not.)ĭS: Both songs use Kid Cudi well, but Cudi’s far more epic in “Gorgeous.” The lyrics in “Gorgeous” can have their own college course. 1” has one and it doesn’t even start off well. Next matchup… What? Do I really have to explain why? Ugh, fine! “Gorgeous” has three verses from Kanye, “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. If Chance the Rapper is a representation of your influence on an entire generation of artists, then you did a job well done. (Did you catch all of the Kanye references? He had at least three.) Chance’s verse was brilliant and it showed his appreciation and fandom for his idol. What puts “Ultralight Beam” over “Dark Fantasy” is Chance’s verse. “Ultralight Beam” is Kanye taking us to church. Both songs have choirs, but only one makes you feel like you actually just attended a church session.ĭS: “Dark Fantasy” is at his peak asking if he can get much higher. Chancellor Bennett, but the overall emotion and composition of the song is just too beautiful. Yes, Kanye says nine total line on his own in the song, deferring rap duties to a one Mr. PK: “Dark Fantasy” should win this, I know it should, but I can’t just shake the belief that in the end “Ultralight Beam” is bigger and better. “this is a god dream.” On “Ultralight Beam,” we’re welcomed by the rousing words of a toddler preacher while “Dark Fantasy” gives us Nicki Minaj’s weird-ass alterego Roman reciting Ronald Dahl lyrics.ĭS: At first I thought North was the little girl in the beginning of “Ultralight Beam”, but I realized that if she was then Kanye would’ve tweeted about it. Perry Kostidakis: Listening to these two albums back to back is such a funny juxtaposition, this is a matchup between “can we get much higher?” vs. Having Nicki Minaj do the Roald Dahl inspired introduction in an English accent is genius. “Dark Fantasy” and “Ultralight Beam” do a great job at setting the scene for their respective albums.
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