The New Kanye Song Is Sad

Kanye West switching his character straight from Angel to Demon is what he's all about.

Sometimes Fantano puts too much weight on having a perfect and clever verse that is topical and not “cringe.” I personally think the real ness and heart of Kanye’s verse is killer. He’s the only rapper who says what’s actually on his mind, 100% true to himself and his life, never about superficial stuff. One of my favorite Kanye verses in a while and on a sick beat

I think it's hypocritical going against Kanye for not sounding cool about his rage or for not sounding polished while venting. He's literally riding off his raw emotions and talking about his kids being spoilt while acting spoilt himself. It's honest, it's genuine and that right there is being a true artist.

Of course he's coming from a place of insecurity. This is a sad song. If he was confident it wouldnt be a sad song. Art is about letting your inner world show through, and it's exactly what Ye does. It's a phenomenal song in my opinion and it really touched me.

I’m pretty sure 90% of people would feel insecure about going through a divorce, and Kanye is an artist so being able to put that insecurity into music works great for me, how are y’all thinking that’s a bad thing?

Kanye putting out that single cover after releasing two christian rap albums is pretty hardcore

Honestly , the way Fantano missed on interpretation of this verse shows also why he has given lower scores to MBTF or Yeezus.
Kanye doesn't always want to always look cool and he is aware that people listening to his music are judging him. He wants to be judged
Expects it. He prefaces or ends most of his verses with a commentary.
Here it was saying that he is talking more out of hurt pride than anything else. On MBTF on Power he says that he is omnipowerful etc but then has lines "you don't sleep" and crazy laugh with ending on suicidal ideation. On Yeezus he repeats "I'm a God" and then the second half of a song he screams in terror and hyperventiles suggesting the events surrounding the death of his mother.
I'm not saying that all Kanye lyrics are top notch, genius level or that there is no cringe or anything like it, but Ye is more self-aware than people are giving him credit.

I don’t think kanye meant he was actually going to beat pete Davidson’s ass, I took it as he was saying that his life has gotten to the point where those thoughts are coming into his head. I think the whole point of the verse was to show what’s really going on in his mind (which happens to be a lot of insecurity). I agree I didn’t love the verse, but I did find it interesting

Honestly I respectfully disagree with you melon. I think that this Single is an intriguing evolution from what Ye did on donda, and I understand what you mean when you say where is that runaway kanye. I believe that we'll get that type of music soon, but this song really encapsulates what he's feeling at the moment. I wouldn't call this insecure or delusional he is simply speaking about what he feels. I think anyone feeling emotionally wrecked isn't going to be a nice dude especially to the guy who just took his exwife. Ye is expressing those emotions through and through here, but hey i respect you're opinion my melon friend have a great day.

I love the track. Kanye’s appeal when it comes to lyricism is how transparent he’s always been. He will talk just as much at his most insecure and heartbroken as he will at his most confident.

Kanye skined an NFT for the cover

dude i genuinely feel bad for kanye i hope he’s doing okay mentally man

I think that the rawness conveyed, what you may call insecurity, makes it artistically beautiful. To me, it encapsulates the weird feeling after ending a relationship, and the uncertainty of how you feel before having processed those emotions

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that he rated MBDTF 6/10

What makes this track good artistically is that he is truly speaking how he feels and does not censor his thoughts. We all know nobody likes they ex's new man, and he comes on here and just lays it out along with the rest of things happening in his life.

I don’t care how crazy or immature it is, that Pete Davidson line killed me

As a person Kanye isn't my favorite but I do love his music. I respect that you are constructively criticizing that he's coming from a place of insecurity and not confidence, but it's raw emotion. Not what everybody expects of him to be feeling. That's what makes this a great song.

The vulnerable, but still cocky energy we get from Kanye in this verse is one of the main elements that has always made his music great

The game was hungry in this track like he always is , Kanye’s verse on this was way better than any of his verses he’s put out from his last 3 projects and the instrumental was a blend of nostalgic and hip hop this whole song together makes for the best rap song I’ve heard in a while period from anyone

As an artist he has the right to communicate how he’s feeling through his craft. The verse can come off sad to you but Ye is in a super sad situation with his family life. He’s trying to make us feel that

I will forever regret wanting to have a cover that wasnt just a black square on a new kanye song

This is a classic!! So much pain and truth bout this. I could see this on many movie soundtracks. I personally love rappers who speak of their life. His music is on his therapy.

I've gotta say Melon, I think you're off the mark on your thoughts regarding Ye's verse. There's no posturing, trying to be the good guy, framing, there's only a story of how Ye is feeling right now, and what he's going through. Yes its sad, because the situation is sad. Yes, he's coming off as insecure, as that's exactly how he's feeling. When did putting your feelings on a track become a bad thing?
I don't like how this open and vulnerable track has been reduced into a discussion about Pete Davidson. Whilst we're at it the Pete Davidson line is tongue in cheek, he's not actually threatening him. He's hurt by this whole situation, the breakdown of his marriage, the fact he can't be around his children, the fact his wife is moving on. Is he not allowed to feel jealous? vengeful? petty? he's human too. I think this level of openness is missing in a lot of songs these days, Ye has always been willing to put what he's been going through on wax, and this verse has a few great lines "Go to court together/Go to Kourts together", "Don't negotiate with therapists", "Boujie and Unruly need to do some chores". This is a great snapshot of what's going on for Ye right now, something we've all been excited to see - how will the divorce effect him? coparenting these children who've grown up in a very different lifestyle to his own childhood, seeing your ex wife move on, and I think the verse is great as it touches on each of these aspects, whilst including some classic cringe/corny Ye lines too.

Fantano has really fallen off, I appreciate everyone has their opinion and everyone is allowed to have that. Kanye isn't trying to come across as confident he's broken. I'm not even a big Kanye fan but this song hit me hard because it was the tale of a broken man falling apart his attempts at brag rapping were almost to protect himself from how much pain he's in. The lines about beating Pete Davidson ass are an expression of his insecurity and almost like all he has left is anger and violence from everything. Sure the track was awkward and uncomfortable to listen too but I believe that was his intention. To understand how uncomfortable and awkward he feels.

Sadly another very common fantano L take

Whenever Kanye raps with this conviction it's always memorable. For example, the new life of the party verse is cool, but the drake diss version stands out way more. I get that Kanye comes off as toxic and insecure in verses like that, but it just feels like that's the real emotion kanye suppresses on his album songs

I m not defending what Kanye is doing but I do understand the hurt. Dude had a family with Kim and she was who he went to after his moms death. To have that person leave you and you’re left on your own causes people to go down dark paths. Not defending it but saying I get it and it’s a lot easier to just say “fly straight”

“Never trust a happy song” - Grouplove
This song was fire🔥stop playin. I’m not focused on the gossip behind Kanye’s personal life. The song is super ill, especially for a hungry hip hop head. Kanye has never been known to be an elite MC, like Jay, Nas, Big and Pac. He’s said corny shit in his songs a lot of times. But he’s a genius musician and the drums on this song are heavenly. “Imma get that Thug Life tatted across the navel” 🔥

I can see where you’re coming from Melon Daddy, but it is so fucking hard to take what you’re truly thinking no matter how dark the thought is and publish it for all to judge and spectate. This is exactly why I love Kanye. He’s gonna speak on how he feels in present moment, high or low. I respect it.

I don’t know if he dropped the song cause of support or being badass, I’m pretty sure he’s just rapping about what he feels and what he feels might not always be morally justified

Anthony missed here. I don't think it could be more obvious that Kanye's verse isn't coming from egotism, as if he truly believes you're supposed to love him, No. The man literally prefaces his verse by exposing his own hypocrisy so that people wont get it twisted. 'God Ye, wanna let God in? But tonight, I guess I'll let my pride win'.
It comes from a place of vulnerability. A desperate jab into the air hoping he'd hit something, knowing well there's nothing he could touch.
And the Pete Davidson line is so obviously facetious. Do you really think Kanye is going to beat Pete Davidson's ass.

When u get into the booth some artist like to have original thoughts making this studio session a moment in time and to truly collaborate and make a memory.. in rap we don’t like hearing the rehearsed shit we like new shit, organic and new and still just as good context wise but I don’t want to feel like I heard this somere before or be thinking of some other rapper when I’m the booth this keeps your work sounding like u … and it’s somthing magical about creating somthing fire from scratch it is also essential if u want to grow as a artist. U want to be able to display your skill when ever u want like a super power some are so good they don’t wright anymore they just feel the lyrics .. these young guys tho be just freestyling bull shit tho cus they don’t know how to feel the lyrics all the way yet they just say shit till they mess up and record over there mess ups that’s why they have good work ethic but bad lyrics or lyric timing but if this trash 80% of the music u listen to now is yeah and u been listening sence the fire that was dark twisted fantasy wich did beter than c 4 remember.. he was the only one to break Wayne streak with artist of the year or able of the year and after that it’s been a new person every year…he did the Taylor swift thing .. this dude don’t fumble cus he caint his presses of making music has evolved to the point of divinity bruh I doubt this man has time to be writing as well and making his beats he is a billionaire now tuning company’s if he wants to keep doing this music he had to evolve I’m sure this is the best kayne or at least the most effective for him right bow being in this state mentality and he is a animal truly being human in his bars and not trying to seem like god … it’s humbling cus we all have broken down before and inspires me to be honest and not to be this toxic but to go towards my dreams even more

Off the rails and revealing himself with no shame is the art. Good tracks don’t have to be technically sound nor relatable. Just cause you step in his shoes and feel cringe doesn’t mean you could walk a mile in it. He let it all out for that moment. It’s human and showed true colors , whether you like it or not.

Kanye was speaking from a place of raw emotion and I love that.

Art isn't necessarily meant to be liked - it's meant to be talked about and immortalized. We all see the downward spiral, I'm just glad Ye is with us for now.

Kanye being insecure and toxic doesn't make the song bad. It makes it real. The song was written in a bitter state and it's harrowing and wonderful to listen to.

Dam melon I actually 100% agree with you this time! You we're on point with your criticisms today! And you're a real gem in the music community

"It comes off as insecure rather than confident"....
Maybe that's what makes it interesting? Maybe that's even the whole point? Idk i feel like it doesnt even matter what angle or level of self awareness kanye is approaching it with, it's equally interesting and valuable from any perpective.

He had me looking up this song to see if it was actually that bad or not, it was actually fire

I love the song honestly even if Kanye’s bars are a bit jealous fueled this is who he is and he’s putting how he feels in his music.

Hard disagree. Kanye's verse was fire

I love the calmness and acceptance in his voice when he says “it’s horrifying”

I completely disagree. This was my fav Kanye verse in a long time because it actually felt real. Stop acting like you would write a better song and handle your emotions better 🤣

He speaking on what he's passionate about. You can feel it. Bars were 🔥

the random pete davidson diss was so funny

I can’t deny the bars are extremely basic and aren’t very impressive. The Game definitely outshined him talent wise

Damn no dislikes? Everyone must agree that this is a great review

3:13 Ye bares his soul sometimes on tracks, and maybe he isn’t “confident” and maybe it’s clear that he is insecure, but he doesn’t hide it. He shows you how he is feeling even if it isn’t the perfect image of him he wants remembered. It’s a slice of his true soul, and I honestly MUCH prefer that to any confidence-boosted song that would go over well with new audiences. This is Ye again, telling us how he feels. I respect that, a lot.

Zero lies detected in this review. Bravo, well done!

Reading lyrics isn't Anthony's strong suit he always takes them so literally lol

This Kanye verse shows us we’re all human, dealing with human emotions. Even Kanye goes through break ups that hurt. I really like this.

I loved the ye verse, honestly I think as far as the divorce bars I definitely think it could have been worse, way more petty and crazy so I think he actually came across as pretty restrained, also as a ye fan the newminati biiiitch line is gold and I love it every time I play the track

in love with this song, kanye’s verse was crazy (good)

I think that putting this song out, especially when he knows that its not going to look great, shows his level of vulnerability and that he really just needs to express himself.

This dichotomy of artsy vs “not so artsy” has always kind of existed between Album Ye and Feature Ye.
His feature versus are pretty much always a bit more aggressive and referencing contemporary life stuff or pop culture. He never gives the Runaway or Come to Life kind of character.
I definitely prefer the album stuff.
Edit: yes, I meant verses instead of versus. It was 3am lol

I loved the pete davidson line and the “i dont negotiate with therapists” lmaoo

Thank you for having the only honest reaction to Kanye's part

I was in a pretty salty state the night it dropped and I loved. Waking up and listening on a new day it does seem a lil eh towards the end but I feel like i completely get where Ye’s coming from and what the song is.

Love u Melon and I know you said you don’t know everything about what’s going on in his divorce and personal life but it still really comes off like you’re talking about him as if you knew everything about his divorce and personal life

I don't get the point how you don't trust Kanye's motivations. At this point you gotta acknowledge that Kanye literally puts everything that goes through his mind with no filter on wax. From a self proclaimed narcissist., he would flat-out say that his new relationship was based on jealously if that was the case or it crossed his mind at all. When has Kanye ever hide his tongue in the past?

Idk man. I fucking loved Kanye's verse that shit felt real and hilarious at the same time 😂😂

I think Fantano missed the ball here. Kanye even sets it up for you. He let his pride win and he's intentionally expressing the more unappealing aspects of his humanity. Not something Kanye does ever. I think its very brave acknowledging that side of oneself because people often find it disgusting and pathetic because it reminds them of it in themselves. It surface level, its childish and its completely unkanyelike but unlike the audience he's not pretending it doesn't exist. Perhaps Fantano was triggered by his own blind spots?

"It seems like it's coming more from a place of insecurity than it does confidence."
But that's always been Kanye.

He's clearly hurt about his situation and you're laughing at his expression of grief. Cringey or not, it's his art. You're being a little insensitive here, Melon. I'm not even a big Kanye fan but I can at least emphatize with the dude.

Honestly the Pete Davidson line shouldn't be taken anymore seriously than his Southpark and snl jabs. it's just tongue and cheek

I loved this track man. Shit was real

Tbh this was the kinda verse I was waiting for. It has a solid format and he’s just candid about the shit he’s feeling. I almost wish Game’s verse matched it in theme

U were too harsh. Ye was being honest in his verse and even if the lyrics were a little bit cringy, I trust that his writing frames his current mental state accurately, especially for his older age too

I really laughed… hard… Thanks for the review!

Kanye verse is a smash, come back to it when you're ready 🔥

I was pretty disappointed as well. HOWEVER, that "I don't negotiate with therapists" bar was fantastic.

Remember guys you can still like this song he’s just a TheXvidr lol.

Calling oneself a table, in order to talk about one's own supremacy, is never good.

This track is incredible. Anthony is def on some shit if he thinks this is a waste.

I loved the verse, one of my favorite post-divorce verses from him

One of Kanye's strongest off season songs in a while tbh

I just pray that kanye gets his life and family back together.

I liked the song and kinda even liked the Pete Davidson line too. I interpreted it as him saying he went through all the struggles in his life and survived a near death experience and all it's eventually led to is him being the guy who is going to "fight" Pete Davidson. That's all people think his life is at this point.

How could you even listen to this top notch kanye and say "the verse is trash"

Good to see Ye and Game collating again. ‘Wouldn’t get far’ is one of the most underrated songs in both artists’ catalogues

Whenever I want a good waste, I sit through your videos longer than :30. I think most people will disagree with your view on Kanye’s verse.

As an artist he has the right to communicate how he’s feeling through his craft. The verse can come off sad to you but Ye is in a super sad situation with his family life. He’s trying to make us feel that

i dont really get why you dislike his verse here. this is literally the same ye we've had. Bragadocious, narcissistic, and no filter. only difference being a divorce. honestly loved the single.

Kanye’s verse was🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

You know what mate, Kanye rapped his heart out, what this shows is that he is a human being.

i honestly really do think this verse was meant to be taken pretty lightly. at the end of the day, we really don’t know much about Ye’s personal day to day life, or his relationships with others. For all we know, Pete and Ye could be on a facetime call right now laughing their asses off about how angry people are getting.

I’ve always hated fantanos take on music and now I remember why

It's really not that bad - Ive heard far worse efforts from Kayne. I dont think it's really meant to be taken that seriously - the Pete Davidson line was def said with a smirk

2:44 mans turned into Shaggy “Its kinda cringe tooooo” 💀💀💀

I think this whole thing is hilarious. I’d bet my life that Kim K, Pete D, and Kanye have a much tighter circle of communication than we’d guess. I mean Kanye lives NEXT DOOR for crying out loud! Guarantee he talks to Kim almost every day to workout kid situations etc…they are all well aware of how big all the Pete Davidson memes are.
My guess is, Pete knew this was coming and Kanye prob played it for them b4 it was released. We’ll bite on anything and I’m here for ALL OF IT!!

After you listening to Kanye for so long, it kinda surprised me that you think he thinks this will make him look good.
You should know by now he’s expressing all of this in a “fuck it, I’m being present” way than a calculated “I’m making things better” Kind of way.

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this song about to make me send "streaks don't hmu" that's how sad it is

“God saved me from that car crash just so I can beat Peat Davidson’s ass”
I took this line as sarcasm, saying how all of his life’s struggles including the car crash (therefore life not being eazy) just to end up with petty beef with Pete Davidson (who?)

when 50% of this review has nothing to do with the song......

Wow, this seems to have gone straight over his head. Quite hilarious actually.

kanye really dissed a guy whos sleeping with his ex wife on a song featuring a guy who slept with his ex wife

Would love to add it to my playlist but the cover for the song genuinely stops me from doing so

I think it's okay to be overly transparent with your emotions through your art and trying to make that taboo is really regressive tbh

I love trying to decipher how he feels by using his facial expressions during the sped up "Listening" part