🚨 Rory, Mal & Demaris argue Kanye West’s ability to stay relevant with younger fans this deep into his career is almost impossible to replicate
Demaris argues The Life of Pablo was the point where Kanye captured a NEW generation of fans, because the kids who originally grew up on The College Dropout had already become adults.
Rory calls that a great point and says TLOP became the fork in Kanye’s career where he could’ve turned into a legacy act or remained extremely relevant with the younger generation.
He points to the Madison Square Garden listening event, Lil Yachty modeling and Kanye continuing to connect with younger fans without looking like “the old guy at the party” chasing relevance.
Rory ultimately says he thinks Kanye is the only artist who has been able to pull that off in hip hop.
They also argue Jesus Is King deserves more credit for its impact, with the pod praising the production and the Sunday Service era.
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🚨 Rory, Mal & Demaris revisit Kanye West’s catalog and question whether Donda has become one of his most underrated albums
The pod argues the chaotic rollout and everything surrounding Kanye at the time may have distracted people from how strong the actual album was.
Rory calls Donda an “incredible” album and says that with more time, it could creep past some fans’ favorite Kanye projects.
They then debate Kanye’s best 3 albums, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Graduation, The College Dropout and 808s & Heartbreak all entering the conversation depending on whether you value quality or impact.
They also say Late Registration doesn’t get enough credit compared to the rest of Kanye’s classics.
Rory then makes the biggest claim:
“Outside of Ye, Ye doesn’t really have even a subpar album.”
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