A well put together album that displays West's all around capabilities with tremendous production (once again) that consolidate the songs together like a movie. Ye reminds us of his old school bars in "30 Hours" and "No More Parties in LA" which bring listeners to the edge of their seats. His emotional and slightly insecure side comes out again in "FML", "Real Friends", and "Wolves" but he does an amazing job integrating artists like The Weeknd and France Ocean into the intended eerie feeling of the songs. Though it contains some "controversial" lyrics, Kanye shows that he has no boundaries in his level of expression with "Famous", "Highlights", and "Feedback". The album contains soul and gospel sounds that bring out character and an interesting mix of autotune and trap/heavy bass that surprisingly bangs hard. Kanye has nothing left to prove with six of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time (not including Watch the Throne, which was fantastic), and Pablo only further cements his place as one of the greatest. The album contains soul and gospel sounds that bring out character and an interesting mix of autotune and A combination of his work from all his previous albums put into one piece. … ExpandĪ combination of his work from all his previous albums put into one piece. It's definitely a fun listen, but doesn't reach the same heights that his first three LP's did. It works at times, but at some points its just an experiment that didn't go over all that well. The Life of Pablo sounds like a compilation more than a coherent piece of work. "Father Stretch My Hands" has some pretty terrible lyrics and aside from the great start to the beat, it becomes annoying after a while. "Low Lights" could be removed and no difference would be made. Being one of the most infamous and celebrated hip-hop artists, the fact that Chris Brown gets a full chorus while Andre 3000 just hums on his song is totally egregious. The quality is all over the place as well. "FML" with the Weeknd is also a standout with great progression and an incredible ending. Then there is the completely bizarre and insane "Fresstyle 4" which is a true highlight on this album. There are bangers like "Famous" and "Facts" and there is classy production with "Real Friends" and "No More Parties in L.A.". Productionwise this album is all over the place. It's a better album than Yeezus, but still doesn't reach the heights that an album like The College Dropout does. Kanye was constantly changing the track-list, the cover art, and lyrics so much that it sounded like he was unsure of the product he was putting out. There are bangers like I was incredibly skeptical heading into this album.
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