Omo. Imagine you are your favourite artiste or one of these hipsters the kids listen to nowadays and you’re in a hits battle with Kanye. You guys are going toe to toe and you think you can hold your own. What’s your plan for when All Of The Lights comes on?
See recency bias has made you gas yourself. All you remember is ‘Ye post-2011. You think you can take him. Then the piano from “Homecoming” starts playing and you realise that you are in the presence of god.
Kanye has one of the most elite discographies in not just hip hop, but music in general. Even with his latter works that may not measure up to his earlier stuff; you’re sure of god-level production. And that’s half of what it takes to make a great album covered by default.
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