Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analys...
This is an in-depth-yet-entertaining dive into the lyrics and narrative artistry of Kanye West's music. We go track by track through Ye's discography, revealing the narrative and poetic techniques he uses, tracking his growth as a storyteller, and illuminating the narratives behind each of his albums.
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Two Words by Kanye West
Moving away from "bullshit ice rap", Kanye enters the final phase of The College Dropout with Two Words—an epic tribute to his idols and a promise to make music that change the world for good. Jay Z, Mos Def, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, 5th Dimension and...
61 min
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School Spirit by Kanye West
At one time, Chris and Travis considered School Spirit to be Kanye's worst track—today, they make amends. Not only is there so much going on within the song itself (don't get us started on that Aretha Franklin sample), but how School Spirit and the...
77 min
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Breathe In Breathe Out by Kanye West
Alright everyone, we know what you're thinking: "Why even bother with Breathe In Breathe Out? It's the worst song in Kanye's discography!" Well, we're here to help you appreciate it a little more. Despite its problems, Kanye actually pulls off one of...
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Slow Jamz by Kanye West
Jamie Foxx sang the chorus as a lark—but little did he know that "Slow Jamz" would become Kanye West's first No. 1 single. There's so much to unpack when it comes to this legendary track. And Chris and Travis are ready to break it all down, from how...
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The New Workout Plan by Kanye West
For about two-thirds of this episode, Chris and Travis wondered, "Did Kanye have any deeper intentions with 'The New Workout Plan?'" And then suddenly, amidst the chaos of their what is considered by many to be one of Kanye West's worst songs...they...
95 min
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Joe Rogan's interview with Kanye West
Today, Chris and Travis discuss how they felt about Joe Rogan's interview with Kanye West. The topics include how Kanye has opened up about his potential policies, Kanye's "symphony" style of speaking, what kind of leader Kanye would be. Note: This is...
32 min
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Get Em High by Kanye West
We've got another extensive breakdown of a Kanye West song, this time for the legendary Get Em High. Chris and Travis cover it all, from Kanye's first instance of conflating romance with fame, to Talib Kweli's disguised advice to a young Kanye, to...
82 min
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Never Let Me Down by Kanye West
Chris and Travis perform a lyrical dissection of Never Let Me Down by Kanye West
80 min
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Jesus Walks by Kanye West
Chris and Travis perform a lyrical dissection of Jesus Walks by Kanye West
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Spaceship by Kanye West
Chris and Travis perform a lyrical dissection of Spaceship by Kanye West
90 min
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All Falls Down by Kanye West
Chris and Travis perform a lyrical dissection of All Falls Down by Kanye West
99 min
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We Don't Care by Kanye West
Chris and Travis perform a lyrical dissection of We Don't Care by Kanye West
88 min
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The College Dropout by Kanye West
We overview the album narrative on Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout
33 min
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DONDA delays and Kanye Twitter rants
This past week has been one of the most trying times ever for Kanye fans—and Kanye himself, seemingly. Chris and Travis run through everything in this episode, from DONDA being delayed to Kanye's Twitter rants to how our conversation about mental...
62 min
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Kanye hosts his first presidential campaign rally
"This was extremely good, this was extremely bad. I’m out." Those were the words spoken by Kanye West as he exited his first presidential campaign rally. And those words...well, they pretty much exactly describe how everyone felt. Chris and Travis...
65 min
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Kanye West announces new album DONDA
Kanye West announced a new album!!! An album called DONDA!!!! An album that is....definitely coming out.......right? Right??? OK, realistically? The album might not come out this Friday. But in this episode Chris and Travis are going to pretend it is...
53 min
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Our reaction to the Kanye/Forbes interview: Part 3
Chris and Travis continue their discussion of Kanye's interview with Forbes. They finish going through Kanye's actual platform in this episode as they go quote by quote through the entire article. If you'd like to support the show, then join our ....
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Our reaction to the Kanye/Forbes interview: Part 2
Chris and Travis continue their discussion of Kanye's interview with Forbes. They get into Kanye's actual platform in this episode as they go quote by quote through the entire article. If you'd like to support the show, then join our . There you'll...
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Our reaction to the Kanye/Forbes interview: Part 1
More than any day in history, today is probably the weirdest day ever to be a Kanye West fan. Ye conducted an interview with Forbes in which he laid out his 2020 presidential platform, and the results are...well, interesting puts it mildly enough....
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Kanye West is running for president
Man, it's a good time to host a Kanye West podcast. The Louis Vuitton Don himself has officially decided to run for president in 2020—and that's amazing! But...what does it mean? Can he technically still run? And what would his platform look like?...
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First reactions to the new Ty Dolla $ign and Ka...
Another day, another Kanye song! This time he's featured on Ty Dolla $ign's new song Ego Death—which was long rumored to be part of Yandhi. In this episode, Chris and Travis discuss the philosophy of an "ego death" and how Ty, Ye, and FKA Twigs are...
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First reactions to Kanye's new song "Wash Us in...
What a glorious day! It's been a minute since we got a new Kanye song ahead of an album, but today we've been blessed with Ye's first single since Jesus is King: "Wash Us in the Blood." In this emergency episode, Chris and Travis discuss their initial...
46 min
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#WESTDAYEVER: Details on YZY Gap, Dr Dre’s Jesu...
Yeezy partners with Gap? Dr. Dre + Jesus is King? A music video for Wash Us in the Blood? A KIDS SEE GHOSTS animated series?!?! Wow, this really is the #WESTDAYEVER. On today's very special emergency episode, Chris and Travis dig into every bit of...
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Has Ghost Town has aged well? (Patreon Exclusive)
Today’s episode comes from our page. Twice a week, we post bonus mini-episodes of the show. These mini-eps are a lot of fun to record and we want everyone to enjoy them. So we decided to post this episode on the public feed for everyone to enjoy....
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My StorYe: Malik
Chris speaks with Malik, an Austin artist who has won a Grammy, is being mentored by No ID, and is releasing his first project, “Spectrum,” bi-weekly over the course of the 2020 summer.
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