Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. RM17.25, RM21.56 The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 327,000 copies in the first week of release, while also topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Russia and the United Kingdom. Original Price RM25.83" [37] "I Am a God" was inspired by a "diss" from a major fashion designer, who informed West of his invitation to a widely anticipated runway show on the condition he agree to not attend other shows. Each track has it's own unique style and I absolutely love this album. Kanye wearing a Jesus piece chain, a staple in hip-hop fashion. The Origin Of The "Yeezus" Cover Art. Kanye West’s exercise in minimalism was polarizing to some, but uncompromising in its sonic mission. The atmosphere in the studio was described by contributor Evian Christ as "very focused", and West once again brought in several close collaborators. He's entitled to do whatever". [91] Exclaim! [103] By topping the poll, West attained his fourth album to do so, following on from The College Dropout, Late Registration, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2004, 2005, and 2010, respectively. revealed that he had been working on West's sixth solo studio album (and seventh overall) and that it would be released after Cruel Summer (2012), a collaborative compilation album between members of West's record label GOOD Music. High quality Yeezus inspired art board prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. 4 out of 5 stars (12) $ 16.00 FREE shipping Favorite Add to Yeezus Kanye West Album Logo - Cotton Full Coverage Lightweight and Breathable Face Mask With Optional Nose Bridge Included JadaMerch. Kanye West Yeezus Cover It looks like a simple CD case with a piece of red tape on it Kanye West has debuted the album cover for Yeezus. [5] Reports emerged that he and his then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian had moved to the loft in order for West to begin work on the album.[10]. folklore is the eighth studio album by Taylor Swift, released July 24, 2020. the album has eight different covers, but most digital versions use the first: " in the trees ". There are 21 yeezus album cover for sale on Etsy, and they cost $21.61 on average. Please. [59] "Bound 2" features vocals from American soul singer Charlie Wilson and incorporates numerous samples into its production, including prominent elements of the song "Bound" (1971) by soul group Ponderosa Twins Plus One. [138] Simultaneously, Born Sinner entered at number two on the Billboard 200 with sales of 297,000 copies, selling 30,000 less than Yeezus. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart", "American album certifications – Kanye West – Yeezus", "J. 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[158], Public reaction to Yeezus, including its unorthodox and deliberate lack of promotion as well as its brash and aggressive sound, was mixed. Sale Price RM21.95 Kanye West's Yeezus album has one of the more memorable covers in recent years, thanks to its minimalist approach. [139] That same week, Born Sinner remained at number two on the Billboard 200, outselling Yeezus by nearly 20,000 units with sales of 84,000 copies. [174] West went on to make the claim in October 2015 that despite many people rating My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as his best album, Yeezus is "so much stronger" in comparison. Discover all of this album's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. West released two singles from the album; "Black Skinhead" in July 2013 and "Bound 2" the following month. Part Six Fanart. "You know with this album, we ain't drop no single for radio. Close. [27] Pitchfork critic Ryan Dombal viewed it as a "razor-sharpened take" on West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak, concluding that "cohesion and bold intent are at a premium on Yeezus, perhaps more than any other Kanye album. [52] The Source pointed out a resemblance between the Yeezus CD packaging and a packaging concept designed for the single "Crystal" by the English band New Order in 2001. [84] Chris Richards from The Washington Post found West's lyricism perhaps "his least compelling" yet and "drunk on bitterness", though viewed the album as "West at his most wasted, stumbling through rubble". Well you're in luck, because here they come. Kanye West, Yeezus (2013) – The 10 Best Rap Albums of The Last 5 Years", "Exclaim! [90] Rolling Stone named it the second best album of 2013, comparing it in concept to Reed's polarizing 1975 album Metal Machine Music: "No wonder the late, great Lou Reed embraced Yeezus, since it's basically the Metal Machine Music concept translated into futuristic hip-hop, all industrial overload and hypertense egomania and hostile vibes". He can do whatever he wants. With no disc jacket to be found, the cover is a clear case with a blank CD inside. The industrial production alienated some people, in particular, those who yearn for the days of Late Registration and The College Dropout. Album Covers. Learn more. He's the greatest". [82] In Robert Christgau's opinion, the combination of harsh rock and hip hop sounds on Yeezus was as bold as Public Enemy's music during the 1980s, but West's lyrics were grotesquely off-putting. We ain't got no big NBA campaign or nothing like that. [8], In 2012, West began recording his sixth studio album with collaborators, including No I.D. [138] The second week sales saw the album fall dramatically; although it descended two places to end at number three on the chart, sales dropped by 80% to 65,000 units, making Yeezus the largest second-week percentage drop for a number one-debuting album in 2012–13 and the fourth-largest for a number one-bowing album in the SoundScan era. Ready for your walls, shelves, and the world. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . DONDA art-directed the minimal look to compliment the industrial sound. The most popular color? Original Price RM21.56" Tags: kanye, kanye west, saint pablo tour, saint pablo, black and white, kanye concert, yeezy, yeezus, kanye black and white. ", "And Pitchfork says the best album of the decade is...", "100 Best Albums of the 2010s, Ranked by Rolling Stone", "Best 50 Albums of the Decade So Far (#10 – #1)", "Official: Kanye West's 'Yeezus' Sells 327,000; Debuts at No. [163], Within four days prior to the release, Yeezus was leaked online. [85] Critics were very kind to Yeezus regarding critical reviews, but others viewed the release as "musical and commercial suicide", and "fans live-blogged their own befuddlement on Twitter and Facebook". Print. [12] "Blood on the Leaves", which samples Nina Simone's 1965 rendition of "Strange Fruit" and was the first track in the first incarnation of the track list, is an example of West's signature dichotomy in which he melds the sacred and profane. [12] The album's recording process was described as "very raw" by Thomas Bangalter of the French electronic duo Daft Punk, who produced four songs for the album, adding that West was "rapping – kind of screaming primally, actually". [66] The tour resumed on November 16, 2013, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. [55] It was officially released to radio in the United Kingdom on June 19. She said that she thinks West is brilliant and praised him for speaking his mind all the time. There are 66 yeezus album cover for sale on Etsy, and they cost RM47.81 on average. "[54], Def Jam confirmed in late June 2013 that "Black Skinhead" would be serviced to American radio as the album's first single on July 2, 2013 and that a music video for the track was being produced. We just made some real music". [149] The re-count found that Yeezus was actually the number one album of the week. [71] Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone called it a "brilliant, obsessive-compulsive career auto-correct" that made other abrasive records by "mad geniuses", such as In Utero by Nirvana and Radiohead's Kid A, seem tame by comparison. Jan 4, 2015 - Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. If the song called for something aggressive, it was up to three or four people to design what in their head was the best solution for that aggression in that moment. [57][58] In August 2013, it was revealed that "Bound 2" would be released as the second single from Yeezus. [139] Billboard's Keith Caulfield attributed the diminished figures to the non-traditional marketing, considering that the lack of singles and public appearances led the album to find "difficulty in sustaining its momentum". [105], Yeezus debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming West's sixth chart-topping album and selling 327,000 copies in the United States in its first week. Rosen, Jody. [5] West also met with architect Joseph Dirand and Belgian interior designer Axel Vervoordt, and had "rare Le Corbusier lamps, Pierre Jeanneret chairs and obscure body-art journals from Switzerland" delivered to the loft. [88] Yeezus was rated as album of the year by nine publications. Yeezus is the sixth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. Posted by just now. (15% off), Sale Price RM17.62 [173] That same month, Jack White, a vocal advocate of analog recording, remarked that Yeezus "is obviously recorded on Pro Tools but sounds unbelievable, because it is very simple and there aren't a lot of components going on, and this really allows the songs to shine. Yeezus by Kanye West on WhoSampled. [1] Rubin thought it impossible to meet the deadline and all involved ended up working long hours with no days off in order to complete the record. We ain't got no NBA campaign, nothing like that. Original Price RM80.64" Yeezus was noted as one of the most anticipated releases of 2013 by major publications, but the lack of a major radio single was regarded as a risky move. [86] In The Times, Will Hodgkinson surmised that Yeezus could have been West's masterpiece had he not become "so hopelessly self-important". [17] As late as a week prior to release, lawyers were forced to track down the choir director and members of the choir on the South Side of Chicago in order to get clearance for such a sample. Born Sinner June 18th". [171] Expressing his thoughts on the mixed reception of the album in October 2013, fellow rapper Lupe Fiasco viewed himself as not facing a similar uphill battle. [5] West made several last-minute alterations to Yeezus, enlisting the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, Rick Rubin, as an executive producer for additional recording mere days before its release; changes included re-recording whole songs and rewriting entire verses. [47] On May 29, A.P.C. An album with arguably no cover, Kanye's sixth solo album divided critics and fans. [31] The album also incorporates elements of industrial and trap music. The album continues West's use of unconventional samples, including (and most notably) the vocal refrain from Nina Simone's cover of "Strange Fruit." FREE shipping, Sale Price RM58.21 ARIA issued an apology and the chart was fixed. Well, too bad, because Kanye's just keeps trucking forward. The cover has a lot of question to be answeredmusic by Gotye - Smoke And Mirrors Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsy’s Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. kanye yeezus mbdtf album cover vector sticker Poster. The album also features guest vocals from Justin Vernon, Chief Keef, Kid Cudi, Assassin, King L, Charlie Wilson, and Frank Ocean. [152] The following week, Yeezus descended five places to number six on the UK Albums Chart. [168] American rapper Hopsin dissed West over the album within the lyrics of his single "Hop Is Back" in October 2013, while the music video included Hopsin reenacting one of West's numerous encounters with the paparazzi. Inverted (Upside Down) Cross is a Satanic Symbol. West's unconventional use of samples is also contained, as on "Blood on the Leaves", which contains a sample from Nina Simone's 1965 rendition of "Strange Fruit". [137] The album failed to reach the 500,000 sales projections, and marked West's lowest solo opening week sales in the US. Each fluorescent strike of noise, incongruous tempo flip, and warped vocal is bolted into its right place across the album's fast 40 minutes". [97][98] The album received nominations for; Foreign Rap Album of the Year at the Hungarian Music Awards,[99] International Album of the Year at the Danish Music Awards,[100] World's Best Album at the 2014 World Music Awards,[101] and Best Album at the 2014 NME Awards. [172] Lupe Fiasco continued, assuring that his then-upcoming studio album Tetsuo & Youth (2015) wouldn't be as open for interpretation as Yeezus. "On Sight" interpolates a melody from "Sermon (He'll Give Us What We Really Need)" by the Holy Name of Mary Choral Family, although the track originally sampled an old vocal track from the original recording. 's Best of 2013: Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums", "The 100 best albums of the 21st century", "The Best Albums of The Decade: The 2010s", "100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks", "Top 100 Albums of the 2010s: A decade passes in an instant, as do sounds and trends", "The 13 Best Albums of 2013: Lorde, Kanye West, David Bowie, and More", "Best Albums of 2013: Does Beyoncé Bow Down To Yeezus? Customers who viewed this item also viewed. West responded unfavorably to this due to not receiving more nominations. [18][20] Rubin gave as example "Bound", which was "a more middle of the road R&B song, done in an adult contemporary style" before West decided to replace the musical backing with a minimalistic sample, "a single note bassline in the hook which we processed to have a punk edge in the Suicide tradition". Spin named it the best album of 2013, writing, "Yeezus was a thorny tangram puzzle of boxy headbanger blats that exemplified a year of equally stripped-down, basal pleasures". 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(10% off), RM62.44 [1] The beats emanating from the loft space, which sometimes lasted through the night, provoked complaints from neighbors. It has since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was named by several publications as one of the best albums of the 2010s, including Rolling Stone, who later included it at 269 on its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [170] Hopsin elaborated, stating: "The Godliness stuff, nah. [144] J. Cole responded to this by commenting that he doesn't "live for the accolades" and claiming: "I'm more so about the music. (15% off), RM25.01 [81], Some reviewers expressed reservations. Shit, we ain't even got no cover. [WATCH] Ebro In The Morning Addresses Paddy Duke Situation At Hot 97; Today In Hip Hop History: Lauryn Hill Dropped Her Solo Debut Album … [39] "Bound", a 1971 song by American soul group Ponderosa Twins Plus One from their album 2 + 2 + 1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One, serves as the primary sample used in West's track. [161] West's June 11 interview with Jon Caramanica of The New York Times was similarly viewed with a mixed reaction, with many outlets mocking West's seemingly vain statements. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about yeezus album cover? [162] "One of the most fascinating aspects of Yeezus' arrival is the discursive crisis it's caused, produced by a fast-react culture colliding with a work of art so confounding", wrote The Atlantic's columnist Jack Hamilton. Yeezus album cover as stone ocean. [22] The Independent, Mass Appeal, and The Village Voice described it as an experimental release,[23][24][25] while Meagan Garvey of The Outline described it as West's "industrial album". [68], Reviewing the album in The Guardian, lead critic Alexis Petridis found it "noisy, gripping, maddening, potent",[73] while Helen Brown from The Daily Telegraph said it was "the most exciting album" she had heard in some time. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 46 reviews. [172] In February 2014, English singer Lily Allen announced that she would title her third studio album Sheezus. New York December 16, 2013: 72-73. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and so much more. You guessed it: black. You'll never see Jesus banging his head". [170], Jay-Z described Yeezus as "polarizing", though claimed "that's what great art is" and that West "pushes the genre forward" with his experimentation. Kanye West’s sixth studio album, Yeezus, marked a complete reverse from the bombastic production he accomplished on My Beautiful Dark Twisted … [169] That same month, Hopsin went on to explain the diss, admitting that he is a fan of West who likes a lot of his older music and viewing Yeezus as West "on some straight up [bullshit]". [155][156][157] The album was the ninth best-selling cassette album in the US in 2017. West's "Yeezus" album is due for a June 18 release and features songs like "I am God." [46] He also claimed that the album's "whole marketing scheme is crazy" and "very inspiring". Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. These are third party technologies used for things like interest based Etsy ads. This has to go down as one of the most creative albums of any genre in years. [102], In January 2014, Yeezus was named the best album of 2013 by The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll. 1. [26] Rolling Stone described it as "an extravagantly abrasive album full of grinding electro, pummeling minimalist hip-hop, drone-y wooz and industrial gear-grind",[27] while Vulture called it a "punk rap opus",[28] and Rolling Stone called it an "industrial-rap opus". West kept compositions simple in order to hear the tracks more clearly; too much bass or complexity would simply overpower the room's poor acoustics. [175], Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]. West gathered a number of artists and close collaborators for the production, including Mike Dean, Daft Punk, Noah Goldstein, Arca, Hudson Mohawke, and Travis Scott. West's anthemic re-telling instead details an MDMA-fueled hookup and the perils of fame. [35] West elaborated, claiming that he "was like 'I'm gonna take my ball and go home'". [38] "Bound 2" features heavy soul music samples and has been described as the only song on Yeezus which recalls the sound of West's early work. [1] Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain was also an inspiration for the album. 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[140] The following week, Born Sinner climbed to number one on the chart, tying the peak position attained by Yeezus previously. RM68.52, RM80.64 [165], West was criticized by the UK and US Parkinson's disease Associations for controversial lyrics in lead-song "On Sight". [14] While previous albums, particularly Dark Fantasy, took considerable time in the studio, Yeezus was described by Kilhoffer as "the fastest record we ever made". (10% off), Sale Price RM63.22 ‘Yeezus’ is proof that hip-hop can take any form. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. It'd be like, 'Oh and J.Cole dropped too, a week later.' (20% off), Sale Price RM69.86 Kanye West Keeps It Simple For Yeezus Album Cover Yeezy adopts a 'less is more' outlook on the cover of his sixth solo album, due June 18. RM63.22, RM74.39 [51], The physical CD edition of Yeezus was released in a clear jewel box with no album artwork, reflecting the minimalist tone. [33] Esquire cites "On Sight" as an early example of the album's connection to electronic music, citing its "droning synthesizer tone", which is "modulated until the signal starts throwing off harshly treble-heavy spikes and begins to clip, as if it were overloading a digital audio processor".