Comments on: Kanye West: Love Lockdown

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:42:09 +0000

Remix contest is over. We’ll have some new contests coming up, but won’t be doing another weekly contest for a while.

By: Cenzo

Cenzo — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:23:21 +0000

yep. i gotcha kev. i know it sucks. kanye is tryin to do something new but he’s messin up. the vocoder effect is boring, cause everybody is using it, and i’ve read that he’ll use it for almost the whole album…damn!!!

(question: how can i participate on a remix competition of your site? ima try to bring some fresh air into this thang…no dance shit like my kanye gay remix…im a hip hop addicted boy. flensburg & hamburg stand up…soulclap knows what im talin about. imm tipsy, but izs saturday so its okay i guess. have a nice week,..and kev, please answer my ques)

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:13:40 +0000

Harsh words Kev….LOL

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:48:22 +0000

Apparently there’s no difference between the CDQ mastered version and this one, which is why I didn’t post it. Nice idea for a remix, but the song still sucks.

By: Cenzo

Cenzo — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:35:53 +0000

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

i remixed this wack song. give it a listen…

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:24:04 +0000

http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=24427 Billy X Sunday has a different opinion of this Ye joint.

By: K

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:20:41 +0000

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

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:36:08 +0000

I don’t like the song, probably not the first look I would want from Ye; but whatever. Ye hasn’t let me down as far as putting out a good product….so even though I don’t like the song (right now) I’m still copping his album when it drops.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:26:51 +0000

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!!!

By: JB

JB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:04:19 +0000

This sounds like a recording taken directly from the board at the VMA’s. I’m still on the fence with this as well. Common sense is telling me to hate it, but something is keeping me interested. Weird…

By: yashga

yashga — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:35:09 +0000

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

By: Cenzo

Cenzo — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:11:45 +0000

AHHH! i told ya he gon fuck with that vocoder. damn…im not really feelin the song. there’s something missing. A-Trak has to remix this. it is made for a crazy a-trak remix with some cool electro drums and stuff. (im a hip hop head, dont get me wrong)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:51:35 +0000

Looks like the file has been deleted. I’ll stream it later.

By: S.2

S.2 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:42:42 +0000

just had another thought. If Kanye were to continue to do the same thing, we would probably get bored of him. He’s making us miss the College Dropout / Late Registration sound. Hopefully if he ever goes back to that sound it will make it that much better, cos we had to wait.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:30:44 +0000

Just for the record, this mp3 came straight from Kanye’s blog. Yeah it may not be the final, final mix, but I’m sure it’s not gonna hold a candle to the live version (for those that like the track). Remember last year when Lil Wayne debuted “Gossip” live (I think it was at the VMAs too)? The studio version sucked ass compared to the live as well. Just a comparison. I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t too far from the final mix.

By: S.2

S.2 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:56:46 +0000

I agree I don’t like the mix. I think I prefer the older Kanye, n I’m not completely sure if I like this song. But its real catchy (as I think was intended). I’ve only heard it twice n its stuck in my head.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:36:27 +0000

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??

By: SoulClap

SoulClap — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:32:16 +0000

Man, I hope Kanye aint on some T-Pain shit for his album. i’ve seen the performanca on the VMA’s and I really liked the stuff with the drums and everything, but I’m very sceptical concerning the new album… But nobody was buying the last kanye album because of the lyrics anyway… so it doesn’t really matter if he raps or sings

By: QueRico

QueRico — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:41:15 +0000

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*.

By: nofrillz

nofrillz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:16:22 +0000

when stronger 1st leaked more than a few peeps were not happy with the change in kanyes sound. then when the album came out people were happy with it. i like the song & i too do not like the singing. but this is in no way a mastered version. i’ll wait to hear the song in context with the rest of the album. judging by the title ’808 & heartbreaks’. it looks like he may have left the school concept behind. i’ll wait till december to judge. h’es 3 out of 3 so far right?