Before I get into this post that I spotted over at NicoleBitchie.com (yeah, I read the gossip), I just want to mention how crazy I think it is about all these new Kanye West tracks being leaked everywhere. Personally, the only track off the new album that I have heard is “Love Lockdown”. What happened to listening to an album as a whole? Why ruin the experience by “previewing” unmastered/unfinished tracks. I understand that our society is in a “gotta have it, gotta have it now, and when I’m done I want more” era, but where do we draw the line?
I’ll get off my soapbox for now and let you ponder that while you read the transcripts from this conference call Kanye had in the UK recently. In it, he discusses the album in detail and mentions that he has not leaked anything except for “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless”. Everything else is not what we should expect on the actual album. Read on…
I just want thank everybody for their support first of all. I’m at a listening session playing my joint for the people in the UK. I love doing listening sessions because I feel like Christmas Day where parents get to see the kids opening up their gifts. Cause I feel like I try to give the gift of music. This album has been basically based off the devastation and the hurt that I’ve felt within the past year with all the losses that I’ve been through. It’s kind of settling in to sort’ve being this super famous alien where every where I go someone wants a f**kin’ photograph. It’s hard when you not really a celebrity, but you’re just a real person that just ended up being famous for your craft. What’s good is that it’s therapeutic for me, and it’s a better option than suicide to just keep putting out music and art. Of course I got a lot of backlash for my medium that I wanted to do this in.
I created a thing I call Heartbreak. It’s like a mixed drink. It’s auto tune, meets distortion with a little bit of delay on it, and a whole bunch of f*cked up life that I put onto records. That’s what I call my heartbreak, and that’s what every record basically has. I’m delivering what I feel is art and that’s what I want to deliver at this point from now on. With records like “Love Lockdown”, they might not have high hats and s**t like everything else has, but when I go out and be listening to Jimi Hendrix and the Stones and Lenny Kravitz, and they wouldn’t play no Hip Hop records in the midst of that. I feel like n*ggas be giving up on trying to make music on a Quincy Jones level. On this record I’m trying to improve my craft, and trying to push it to a level that no n*gga has ever made it to. No n*ggas have ever rocked 50,000, 100,000 people stadiums ten years after their records came out. And for anybody that saw the tour, you know my goal is to take it a whole other level. Today we’re about to drop one of the records that everybody’s talking about, “Amazing” featuring Jeezy. It’s definitely one of those joints in the club that’s gonna go crazy. That’s gonna send it up like we did with “Swagger” like we did with “Put On” and like :We always do it this time”. This is what my job is. My job is to give y’all sh*t that has the model b*tches running crazy and has n*ggas bobbing their heads crazy like “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” and “Flashin’ Lights”. Of course I always hit them with a curve to start off with. Y’all know that “Heartless”, that’s straight n*gga sh*t. The whole album you can rap over at the end of the day, but I’m trying to put on those Phil Collins’ melodies. Even if I’m harmonizing, it’s still from a n*gga perspective. I ain’t making no, “‘girl, your nails are the perfect nails, you the perfect-’” naw, this ain’t none of that. This is still 100%t rap perspective music with melody.
I came on this call to thank everybody for their support on “Love Lockdown” it sold over a million on itunes thus far. B*tches love it and n*ggas love to watch b*tches dance to it. And I’m sorry, for any female djs (that’s on the call) “Young ladies like it”. This album is really from my heart. It’s an art project and I just appreciate everybody. For the people who are mad that I’m not rapping right now, thank you very much for allowing me to sit on this very therapeutic couch while I let this one off and get out what I need to get out. There’s rumors that there’s another album coming in June, I’m not going to put that pressure on myself. I’ll probably come with another tour in June though. That’s where I’m at in my life right now, and I really wanted to release this music and I forced L.A. to give me this release date. I was like, ‘don’t f*ckin’ wait months and months to try to set it up. Just give people the music.’ I’m constantly making music. We’re almost finished with Jay’s album. We were almost finished before I even started making my album. Jay’s album is coming in February, the new Wayne special packaging before Christmas. We got a new record on there together, so we still got a bunch of sh*t coming. But I just said all of that to say thank you, and that’s about it.
*Moderator asked about Album being pushed up to November 24th*
The label moved it up to get more Thanksgiving sales and they called and told me to say I moved it up because of all the excitement. But I don’t do that sh*t. The label moved it up to try to get more sales and sh*t. I’m excited about the album. Also, I gotta say “Robocop” is completely different on the album. “Anyway” is different and I did not leak those. I did not leak the “Heartless” video. The only sh*t I leaked is “Heartless” and “Love Lockdown”, those are the only joints I actually put out. I don’t know who it is but basically the label moved it up. They’re trying to get more sales and sh*t. If I get the sales then cool but if I don’t “hey”. I’ll share the burden cause I’ve been a cocky motherf*cker and talked my sh*t and all that, and people would love to see me not sale, but that’s the way life is. Hopefully I can sell. We’ve been doing pretty good with the singles we’ve been dropping and we moved it up a day and we’ll probably get more sales because of it.
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We talked about this the other day…microwave society. more and more and more….I’m part of that as well I’ve come to realize.
I’ve heard all of the tracks…except the most recent three leaked….I doubt they will be much different than what is being leaked. Why complain about the leaks and they are probably coming from the record company or someone is his camp?
He’s gonna push 800k in the first week…lots of interest in this album.
Kev if you don’t want to listen to the leaked tracks…I’ll listen to them for you and give you my review!! LOL.
yeah…ur on point with the first listening experience…its something u can’t recreate and pretty much one of the main reasons i buy albums still!
my rule is i only listen to tracks the artist wants you to hear, like love lockdown and heartless (how could u have not heard hearless yet kev?!)…but the rest remains a surprise til nov 24
It’s just like Tivoing a ballgame. You just have to avoid learning the result before you watch. Especially if it’s one of your favorite artists, just avoid the hype and wait for the full release.
Yo Kev, I agree with you but not 100%. Back in the day it was special because artists only had albums coming out once every 2 or 3 years and the albums they made were solid from top to bottom. Over the years more and more albums having been coming out and they have two to four good tracks and the rest is garbage. I think people have been long tired of shelling out their dough for half hearted music and artists just trying to make a buck. I also think it depends on the individual. I want to hear Kanye’s “new sound” before I spend money to buy it to make sure I’ll want to listen to it more than once. If it’s Murs or Little Brother coming out then I don’t want to hear any of it and want it to be special. That’s how i feel about it!! Peace homey
yeah, you’re right. very interesting what kanye had to say!
Yeah, I hear you guys…. I’m not saying I don’t preview before I buy though. I just like to wait until the complete package is available.
well I think the full album got leaked today so you may be in luck I’m download it right now I’ll let you know.
said all the tracks… but it was fake should be out soon tho.
“This is still 100% rap perspective music with melody”
mhhh, i dont know about that…but im still excited about the album, cause he said, that some of the leaked songs would be totally different. but maybe he says that because of the “SELLS” hes mentioning about a million times.
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“SALES” lol