Kanye West: Love Lockdown

You know I’m thinkin’ he’s a great artist but this one? I don’t know…

I love me some Kanye, but that’s some weak shit!

no, no. no.

the live version > the studio version.

look, i’m a big Kanye fan. i think his 3 albums are incredible. that’s just me. if you think different then that’s your opinion. you can’t change my opinion. tough shit.

however, i’m thinking this has to be a demo version. the live version to me sounded good. this “studio” version sounds like something an amateur would record with a cheap hundred dollar microphone.

i’m waiting for a better version. and that’s all i gotta say.

Yah, it can’t possibly be the final version. He pauses to take a breath in parts and his vocals are just not good. I think the song is good, though. He should make an r&b compilation or something. But I know his ego won’t let him. Hope the album sounds better than this.

he leaked the unmastered version, hence the quality of the recording.

i’m warning you now, this is a GENERAL vent, so don’t anybody catch feelings like I’m talking directly to them on here. i’ve heard endless discussion about this song today from 4:00 onwards. on the bus, on the train, walking on the street, in line at Jamba Juice, and ofcourse, on every other blog in existence.

i’m not normally one to stick up for him or his tight pants, and am FAR from a Kanye Stan, but come on, judge this track for what it is.

it’s a POP track.

yeah, he can’t sing, but can Britney? Rihanna? Cassie? T-Pain? it’s catchy & extremely club friendly, so you already know the girls are gonna love it as much as they did Flashing Lights, and it’ll get extra heavy rotations in the clubs and on the radio. why? cause it’s a POP track.

i’m not one for pop music, so this song isn’t my cup of tea, but that doesn’t change my opinion about him. since when does one track define an artist? that’s just like how Fox News trashed Nas acting like “Shoot Em Up” was his only track ever. let the mastered track drop and have a new mos def or 3 stacks freestyle find it’s way on top of it. you know that’ll change peoples’ stances.

he’s an artist, is he not? he’s allowed to experiment. if he wants to do the pop thing, then simply pass on the tracks/album, and keep it moving. if he’s not trying to cater to his hip hop fans, don’t take it personal and be over-dramatic, cause it’s not even that serious. you got 2 (or 3 to some) solid hip hop albums of his to quench your thirst on. look forward to that hov album he’s producing. i mean, from what i saw, people were diggin Jockin’ Jay-Z, right?

i agree with what krome said. it’s a pop song. if he does that pop thing then that’s good for him. he’s an “artist”.

i like all types of music. my iPod is pretty crazy. that being said…. i really enjoy GOOD, catcy pop music. i like “some” pop music that are out now-a-days like Metro Station, Katy Perry, Madonna’s new album, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, and some more that i’m forgetting.

i would be interested in the change of direction for Kanye. but let’s be real……. this is something a kid who is just starting out making songs/beats would do. the quality in the vocals sound crappy. i understand the auto-tune concept & i still don’t care if this is part of his experimentation. the overall song is not properly mixed.

I HOPE THIS IS JUST SOME SICK JOKE FROM ‘YE. *Still waiting for the official version*.

Yeah as much of a Ye stan as i am, i still dunno about this song. im waiting for proper proper release before final judgement.
let’s just hope there isnt many more of these types of songs on 808s & Heartbreak.
but have you guys heard ‘heartless’?? now that song sounds mean!!!

i think one of the points that hasnt been mentioned about this song and ‘new kanye’ and with this being the first single:
a conventional kanye song would never have caused this much discussion! and thats all u can really want from a lead single right??

this can’t be the original version!! it sounds like some retard trying to sound like kanye! This is not the original version!

This is kind of to what Krome said… I don’t think anybody is hating on Kanye here, we’re just hating on the song. Kanye is already pop, he’s one of the biggest artist out now. I was at his tour this summer and believe me he is the definition of pop even before this song. To me just because something is pop music that doesn’t give it a pass. I also think Britney, Rihanna, T-Pain and Cassie are trash and would never buy their sh*t but everyone has their own taste. This joint will get heavy rotation because Ye is the big artist right now. Whether music is good has nothing to do with radio or tv (mtv is the devil as well as all these radio stations). Anyway good intelligent post my man. I have enough GOOD music from Kanye that I’m happy to have if he never made another song period. Hopefully that Jay-Z album will be classic!!!

I would love to get my hands on a vocoder then I could sing too!!!

also the CDQ version has leaked. in case you didnt know!

i remixed this wack song. give it a listen…

Harsh words Kev….LOL