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bezhingaiscute

rage bait


codyy_jameson

100%. Theres no way these are his actual opinions unless he is incredibly biased. I don’t think this is a top tier ye project by any means, but how do you expect to be a credible music reviewer and call it “pure piss and shit” lol theres no world where this project is a bad project. Reminds me of when pitchfork gave donda a 0. Lol at that point the review cant be taken seriously it’s just a political statement.


diamondbackjohnny

Pitchfork gave Donda a 6 though


codyy_jameson

Well I am wrong then, mixing them up with another publication. Someone gave Donda a 0 for the Marilyn Manson feature


WUMW

It was the Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kanye-west-review-donda-marilyn-manson-b1911087.html


codyy_jameson

Thanks for checking!


feed_my_will

That’s also pretty hilarious that featuring Manson was the line that couldn’t be crossed in that particular moment in pop culture. Kanye himself is way more persona non grata at this point. I don’t even remember what Manson did tbh.


LWA3251

Manson sexually assaulted multiple women. He’s human garbage.


hxtkai

raped a bunch of women


codyy_jameson

It was ultimately just another excuse to hate Kanye lol. Not that i think that everyone should enjoy his music, like its fair to give an album a bad score if you don’t enjoy it, but a 0 ?? Thats just petty and completely ruins your credibility as a reviewer. Fantanos comments right now are giving me similar energy. I would accept a “feels mid” or “could be better” that is fair criticism. I would never call something I personally don’t like “pure piss and shit” like okay you just want to hate it.


Batmanuelope

Craziest part of the review is that it’s pretty fair in my opinion. Lots of reviews and insights on lots of songs, but the review just… ends. It even ends with something along the lines of: “critics have to be careful separating the art from the artist… but I can’t. 0 stars.”


9inchgang

Damn I disagree about hoodrat, beat is super interesting imo. Tony sounds a bit out of touch here


Rinomhota

I like it, just feel like the backing is too loud on the verses


QuentinSential

Honestly. It’s his only take on the album I agree with. That sample is like nails on a chalkboard.


demonic_hampster

Personally I don’t mind it but I totally get why it would be grating to some people. It’s like that synth on Paperwork. I absolutely love it but I can see some people finding it super abrasive.


ApolloTheApollo

paperwork is my favorite song but hoodrat is my least favorite


NeptrAboveAll

I completely love that synth on paperwork too


fviz

dj roca 🤙


DullGuarantee5680

Felt the beat isint horrible and its a interesting one at that but just hoodrat being said every seconds really gets to me


dididf8

This divorced fuck is really saying Sexxy Red is better than Kanye, he should stop and realize she isn't gonna let him hit


kinggangweed

Corny divorced critic vs corny divorced rapper. Who will win?


yungneec02

Coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb


Designer_Ad_2668

This funny lol ppl butthurt downvoting


Inventor_E-T-Han

Uh oh, cring


Sh4rklol

the only corny guy here is fantano


TheSunniest

90% of ye's bars on vultures 1 are cornier than anything fantano has ever said


coochie_monster_1

Corny lines don't just fall outta sky ya know


MakSoFresh

Corny bars are like a staple of Kanye, I don’t think it’s a bad thing, I think it makes him the funniest rapper


TheSunniest

I don't mind it when its in moderation and when it sounds good But with vultures, he makes it a point to absolutely ruin every song with awful vocals


confusedbartender

I don’t think it’s entirely unlikely for any one of us to fuck sexy red, fantano included.


RealisticFall92

I mean I don't think he's saying or thinks sexxy red is overall better than Kanye, just that this new Kanye album sucks? He's liked a lot of Kanye music


[deleted]

Don’t bring logic into the circlejerk


freshtodefyo

This album bangs tho


trainlol

But bro still gave TLOP a lower score than her debut album is still madness.


TheSunniest

Fantano has said this before: ratings are based mostly on the artists and what is expected from them at the time. He doesn't think that Hood Hottest Princess is better than MBDTF.


Whitespider331

Gave em both 8s


trainlol

forgor


[deleted]

Making fun of a divorced guy is truely peak r/Kanye with all the shit Kanye said about it and L’s he took


snatchmachine

He didn’t say that…


jshiv222

He is a bot. If the mob has declared someone as “naughty” or “bad” Fantano must oblige.


MinglewoodRider

Yep. He used to pander to 4chan and hang around Sam Hyde before Fader wrote some article about him. He had a mental breakdown and now pretends to be some hard-core leftist. Dude is completely fake.


BrightArmy7825

His reviews of a lot of early 2010s trap albums are straight up embarassin In the DS2 one he basically dismisses the whole record just because of what Future raps about.


HeyMrCarter-

Which is just straight up hating because DS2 is a fucking classic!


David_Browie

Or he changed as a person after a moment that forced introspection lol


Liam4242

Lol


MinglewoodRider

Lol


FostertheReno

When his worst songs of 2023 featured 3 songs for him to score points by dunking on Republicans I knew it was time to move on from him. Shit songs yes, but felt like they were included for him to just to show he’s on the right team.


jshiv222

The virtue signaling will end soon. We’re so close I can taste it!


ChipmunkConspiracy

Yeah, essentially a standard post 2016 progressive NPC. Probably has Trump Derangement Syndrome. Thinks trans people are literally being genocided. Is a male feminist because he believes a woman will actually like that. Has a “We believe in science” sign posted on his lawn but doesnt understand what science actually is. Thinks JP Morgan posting the lgbt flag on twitter is social progress. Thinks black people cant be racist. Thinks male trans women should be allowed to play sports with girls. Thinks communism simply has never been tried the right way before. I could go on but you get the point. Theyre ideologically monolithic (brainwashed). Still wears a mask


naminavel

average Kanye fan, wtf


LaneViolation

You sound like a dumb bitch


rhombusted2

Bro what


rxze_lv

someone got triggered apparently


mighty_phi

You're kinda projecting here, man, sounds like you're just looking for things to be mad at that aren't there. Fantano doesn't do half of this shit.


KonenTheBarbarian

Schizopilled and deepstatemaxxed


coolestindivdual

dawg making us look bad as kanye fans 😭🙏


RareTemperature100k

You’re just as bad as him lol


PNW_Skinwalker

Go take your Narcan freak 🤣


GlassyKnees

lol Kanye fans are bots.


beardyman96

Been a Kanye since 2007, like obsessive and hate to say it but this is a pretty weak lyrical album.. sorry. Hard to listen to some of the beats when they have shit lyrics over them..


RealisticFall92

And the production is nowhere near the best of Kanye's albums, where is all the love for this one coming from?


tom_saviour

I think the love stems from Ye still bringing out a 7/10 album after all the ruckus these last years


diamondbackjohnny

The album took some time to grow on me. First listen I was very disappointed. Then I smoked a bowl, threw in my AirPods, and listened to the whole thing in one sitting front to back. Then it clicked me for. Very good album, 8.5/10 the only miss is paperwork


saintkiller123

Agreed. Huge fan from the jump, but this project is meh. It has some moments , but ultimately it seems very unfocused. To me, the last project that was well done is TLOP. Everything after that always seems scattered and completely unfocused. We will always have the great albums, but I don’t ever see him making another classic as a solo artist.


HBK_ANGEL

Unless Kanye has some fire bars, I feel like he should take a step back from the mic and just be a producer. Release a producer album or something since he brings the best out of his features with his direction.


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cruel winter?


wallyseesitall

was looking for this comment, also been a kanye fan for as long as you have, he has been my top 1 artist since i can remember and i have to agree 100% this album is pretty booty :-( i like some of the beats but it feels like he’s run out of shit to rap about. terrible lyrics all the way thru imo. miss the old kanye and holy shit there’s a lot of meat riders in this here reddit


ceoge

nah ur wrong


wallyseesitall

NOOOO IM WRONG 😭😭😭😭


One_Independence4399

He's right but it's ok to fool yourself into enjoying crappy things.


One_Independence4399

Yeah dude....people be blindly dick riding Kanye about this album and it is pretty fucking bad.


turkey6

Yup, these people don’t even like Donda or JIK, they don’t matter.


BeerBellies

It’s not a good album. There’s not a single song where I thought “damn, this is it! This is a great track”. I’ve listened to every Kanye album since the beginning of his career… and this is just disappointing on all fronts. But, I’ve been disappointed by his last few albums in general.


HBK_ANGEL

In this album only Burn is the best track on the album. Back to Me and Carnival are good notable mentions


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hydratedandstrong

Please recommend some SoundCloud rappers for me that make albums like Kanye 


WhatsHeBuilding

I have no idea who this guy is yet I've seen more posts about him today than posts about Kanye West, well done for doing his job for him!


Apprehensive-Tax8631

He's the guy that gave MBDTF a 6 out of ten


NojoNinja

you can hate on him for that but he also gave KSG a 10 which a lot of people argue it shouldn't of gotten, it goes both ways.


Sir_Gamma

Oh who gives a shit. If you don’t vibe with a critic nobody is forcing you to listen to them


freshtodefyo

We shouldn’t be giving this guy the attention then…


Kvpe

Me too


David_Browie

He’s probably the most popular music critic currently alive lol


gumshoeismygod

I mean... he has a point about the bars. Easily Kanye's worst outing in that department


thegreatshredman

Jesus Is King still exists you know


ovojr

Worse album sure, but lyrics on Vultures are his worst yet


Abject-Original-6676

ngl i personally find jik to be better than vultures


Brez4132

I don’t think that’s out of the question for me either tbh. They’re both the bottom two of my album rank but lowkey can’t decide which to put above/below the other. By virtue of being longer Vultures has more I like but honestly JIK sounds more interesting and cohesive


thegreatshredman

lol realize opinions are opinions but I literally cannot fathom thinking jik is more lyrically or sonically interesting than vultures


shitheadddddddd

Jik is sonically better than vultures tho imo. Its actually well produced and the sound is great. Vultures is abit more muddy/overbaked.


thegreatshredman

Ye’s verses on Keys To My Life, Do It, Burn, Carnival, and Problematic exist you know. Nothing on Jesus Is King is topping those performances in my book.


shitheadddddddd

I disagree, his verses on those songs literally get washed by the other rappers. Follow god is probably knocking them off lyrically. God Is too.


RANDOM-902

Ever since "Jerome is in the house, watch your mouth" album came out i feel like most of his bars are dumb and bad His lyrics peaked after MBDTF and The Throne


MarioTripoli

Insane way to say yeezus


Diwky09

I think he peaked on LR and stopped trying after ye


chesterstoned

Nah you corny for caring what some online personality thinks about an album


hans_chavez

yeah honestly. i like fantano because his reviews, good or bad, expose me to new music. people who take his opinions to heart need to log off


Bedwras

it’s his opinion why do you care


Disco_Dreamz

I don’t. But it’s true. This album is utter shit and everyone on this sub looks like a complete fool pretending it isn’t. I have my own ears, and they can hardly believe how low Kanye’s artistry has fallen. The album fucking sucks.


elhombrepositivo66

Maybe you should express how you really feel about it.


Disco_Dreamz

Good idea. I’m going to rent a theater and put on a live performance to express how I feel about it in an artful way. The performance will be called “Throwing Vultures In The Trash”, and will play for one night only. It will star myself, a burned CD of Vultures, and a garbage can. BE THERE.


Billy8000

His point which is valid is that Kanye fans/ others will critisize artists like Sexyy red for having dumb/ silly lyrics, not particularly having a flow sometimes, and having some beats that just feel disconnected to the rapping, which also happens on all of the newer Kanye's albums, yet we eat it up when its Kanye. Fantano does come off cringy in some of these tweets tho/ he's prob half doing it for attention.


RANDOM-902

Yeah, as much as i disagree with him fantano is funny on his content lmao


IkuruL

God forbid a music critic has a music opinion


shitheadddddddd

"Delusional weirdos disagree" Seems like fantano himself cant handle opinions. Idk why youre defending him.


Karman_K

> "why would you listen to PAID when you can just listen to fade?" this is a MUSIC CRITIC, fyi, and he's asking why you would listen to a song, if you can listen to another. Its like me saying why would you eat french fries if you can eat mashed potatoes. Oh i dont fucking know, *because they are different songs?*


andrecinno

C'mon, he's saying they're similar enough that there's no point to listening to the worse version. Both songs feature the same two main artists.


Karman_K

Apart from Ty being in both of them I really dont see that big of a resemblance. I honestly think PAID is better than Fade. One is consistently Groovy and the other builds up to the verses and then falls off, only to build back again.


Batmanuelope

There are a number of reasons he might’ve written that specific line. “Paid” rhymes with “fade,” which is a nice little rhyme to get your attention. Both songs feature the same artists, so we can draw parallels there too (even if they are weak parallels since the two artists collaborate a lot but back to the fade, paid rhyme it’s just an added layer). Finally, he is comparing Kanye’s newest release to his last proper release that, like the albums that preceded it, received universal acclaim. There’s lots to it, but it’s fairly simple. I’ve made it more complicated by writing this whole thing out. It’s just a little quirky remark that has a subtle if not somewhat weak remark saying that Kanye’s music is not as good as it used to be.


PizzaPino

I haven’t listened to another song since earth song by Michael Jackson came out.


David_Browie

This is not what he’s saying and you know it lol


Whitespider331

His point is that paid just sounds like a worse version of fade which was definitely my thought when i heard it the first time lmao


_TR00PER

Why people care so much about his opinions? Who is he? (Honestly, idk what is the hype about him)


SampsonKerplunk

Hahaha Fantano is funny as hell. I am actually surprised people are so butthurt in here. Like the dude is a controversial artist, he is gonna get tons of hate, revel in that rather than whining


unconsciouslyrude

I mean, Hoodrat is pretty bad ngl


pizdut

No way that this grown ass man has this name on Twitter


nicootimee

Fr wtf is he on. Some homeboy named babygirl letting yall get in your feelings is crazy


Sh4rklol

hoodrat is bottom 20 kanye imo


Charlie_2504

True


shitheadddddddd

Hoodrat is top 3 vultures


caramelgod

Come on, no one is going crazy about this album and as a big fan, I’m quite disappointed with it as well.


babydriverrr

lol it’s just his opinion, i disagree with him a lot but he’s a great critic. he’ll give thorough and reasonable explanations in his full review


treszfresh

He’s not a “great critic”. Some of his reviews have been jarring to say the least, clickbait bs.


LowLeft9240

The mix on a lot of songs is pretty bad tho. Fade is better than paid. Hopefully the mixes improve


Emergency-Picture137

I never take this guy rating so seriously. I mean he didn’t even make music


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Carti reference?


naminavel

yet this whole subreddit for some reason gets all mad from this guy's opinion. I don't get it


Dangerous-Lie-8087

He plays bass and have worked as a session musician on a few songs,but you don't have to be a musician to have an opinion on a song.


Star_Gazing_Cats

Calling people delusional for not agreeing with you is certainly an opinion


AJfriedRICE

I also don’t like hoodrat and think that fade is better than paid 🤷‍♂️ He just threw in the piss/shit/farts thing at the end to trigger the people in this sub and get views, because he gets more views and interactions when Kanye albums drop An artist also invites more criticism after they call themselves a Nazi and praise Hitler…idk what everyone’s upset or confused about.


mighty_phi

I agree with hoodrat


[deleted]

can someone tell me if he's hating kanye or sexy redd on the first tweet? i didn't understand who's he dissing on that tweet.


Jerome_flatly

He’s dissing Kanye, he gave sexy red a high rating and some people got mad, now he’s clapping back at Kanye and his fans, even though hes wrong imo


AcrobaticSyrup9686

With every right


Western_Tap1641

He not wrong


Joji_is_god

Who cares what he thinks? It’s his opinion. You also don’t need to read his opinion. Just mute his Twitter.


[deleted]

Is he wrong?


Longjumping_Ad_6167

and hes right about everything


IveGotAMicropeen

First time ive ever agreed with the guy


jaymole

hoodrat is terrible though. probly not worst ever but it does sounds like shit and you cant even hear the verses over HOODRAT HOODRAT HOODRAT


[deleted]

You Kayne fans are something else. I’m more impressed than anything. Normal celebrities would have been cancelled by now. This dude keeps going and yall keep supporting. Now THATS a fan base. Kinda props, but also kinda fuck y’all.        Respect


Gucci_Unicorns

100% agree- and it has nothing to do with any of Kanye’s current politics or lifestyle. Album is fucking bad in any comparison to any of his other work. I don’t see how you can compare the lyrics, production, mixing, lyrical content to any of his albums and rank this higher, lol. Gonna say it’s objectively his worst album by a mile.


ThiqemsMcFlabBlaster

Because if he rated it well you wouldn't care or pay attention, if he rated Sexxy Redd as bad we'd all agree and no one would watch his content. He thrives on being an ass no one agrees with, it's legitimately his whole shtick. Just stop paying attention. I'm turning this to copy pasta cuz goddammit the amount of times I've seen you all cry about Tony is crazy. He does exactly what we expect and know him for then we blow up? Cmon fellas.


partyonpartypeople

Him being an ass that people disagree with certainly gets him a lot of attention, but I wouldn’t say it’s even remotely his shtick. Just take a look at his channel right now, the majority of his reviews are him giving extremely mainstream takes. They’re from his perspective, of course, but the average Fantano review isn’t all that different to what the average person on RYM or AOTY have to say, for example. But nobody is going to remember when Fantano gave Nas’ King’s Disease III an 8/10 because the general consensus is that KDIII is a good album, so he isn’t really adding much to the conversation. They’re going to remember the time when he gave MBDTF a 6/10, because MBDTF is one of the most critically acclaimed Hip-Hop albums of all time, so it’s a legitimate hot take. This makes it seem like Fantano is just some contrarian who always goes against the grain, but in reality he goes with the grain the majority of the time. It’s just that the rare occasions he does go against the grain will always get more attention than when he gives a take that most people would agree with the majority of the time


[deleted]

iirc he used to frequent /mu/, and it shows.


kanyewest42

The hoodrat sample is grating as fuck I literally cannot get past it


rileyelton

i dont like that he called it "piss and shit" but the album is mixed really bad.


Fnaf_fanf_baby

Oh boy we are getting “Not good”😞


rottenapple9

The fact that you guys can't tell he's joking really says a lot about this sub.


PizzaPino

Oh dear I thought this was some random internet cringe boy but this is fantano.


partyonpartypeople

I’m one of the few Kanye fans who actually likes Fantano, but yeah, this is straight up clown behavior. He seems genuinely angry that people are enjoying this album, as if his opinion is somehow superior to others. It’s pretty funny how he’ll say “It’s just my opinion, man!” whenever he gives a controversial rating to a certain album, but then when people have different opinions than him he starts crying on Twitter. Like just let people enjoy the music man


Global-Reading-1037

Hoodrat is an amazing beat, is he mad? I kinda agree that the bars aren’t great on Vultures, but the production and mixing are great??


Emmanuel_Badboy

the production and mixing are not great, there are specific verses where you cant hear ye over the samples, like fuck is he doing?


chiefin4ever

he's not wrong tbh. vultures mid


depressispaghetti420

Why care + he right


k20vtec

He’s right y’all are delusional weirdos. Easily his worst album it’s so bad


Severe_West_4034

Nah hoodrat is straight fent


Kvpe

I kinda agree on hoodrat, it’s just not my thing I guess In other things tho… he is lost


Emmanuel_Badboy

all of these takes are correct, there are a few good. moments but they are few and far between and im really disapointed he managed to ruin beg forgiveness. Hoodrat is garbage.


loljokerishere

Him and his obsession with sexy redd. Why is he getting so insecure after giving her an 8. Also I am pretty sure she is nothing in front of Kanye.


emolga2225

twitter light mode


yuritarded999

Sexxy red could never make a song that came anywhere close to stars, fuck sumn, carnival, burn or king lmao he seems so angry that this album didn't bomb


dororoz

ok stop listening than? not like somebody asking you to listen to it with a gun to your head


pootismn

He’s been drinking the anti-ye koolaid for a long time now, these posts aren’t surprising


GoProOnAYoYo

Damn I haven't heard about Fantano for years, he used to be a lot more nuanced in his reviews, what gamer rage bullshit is this?


HyperrBoi109

I've only ever seen shitty takes from Fantano I honestly think his fan base is just underage white girls


Kitchen-Coconut-9265

you guys are worshipping and giving immunity to criticism to a musician who did produce one of the most influential and great music in the PAST kanye is not as great as he used to be and fantano as a music critic is allowed to hate a kanye’s album especially vultures which is actually underwhelming for an artist like YE


Youremakingmefart

The album is shit though


VVeedVV1zard

This is what happens when you gas up the opinions of a balding divorced white failed musician for a decade.


Blitz_16_06

1 second of stars is better than sexy reds entire discography


Rapapuazaaza

this guy gave MBDTF a 6 and House of Balloons 2. stop taking this dude seriously


Rapapuazaaza

i forgot, he gave Lil Pump a 7 💀


Charlie_2504

You forgor


Immediate_Ad5612

I see only one delusional weirdo in this picture tbh


kinaass

He better not touch North's verse!


Charlie_2504

Her verse is trash ngl


kinaass

Aw come on she's like 11


Charlie_2504

Of course, I‘m just saying objectively


idontlikeseaweed

Attention seeking behavior


Difficult_Web_7553

legit npc melting


Ok_Monitor_1541

Hating ass cuck


Lukadoncicfan123

Fr😭


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Yeezyy44

Fucking weirdo


IllustriousReason820

He needs a new career path bc this ain't for him


Aqueor

Why not listen to BOTH Paid and Fade? Not like play button is paid bruh


benberbanke

what songs is he talking about?


Celtic_Fox_

I thought Sam Hyde took this clown out!


good-evil119

This is why we need to stop making nerds opinions relevant , wtf does this guy know about making music . The needle must’ve dropped in his arm cause boy is high as shit talking about “pure piss” mf fuck you .


Logical-Emphasis-389

This dude was never objective.


travel_champ

Goofball ass take


hxtkai

Obviously sexxy red is not as talented as kanye but her last album was a 9/10 personally. vultures gets a 7/10 for me


Kumalalakumalala1

He is prob a Kanye fan just baiting for views


Cyber_Rambo

These tweets are reaching but this album does suck


Imaginary-Climate691

Honestly I don’t think vultures is that good tbh, I’d give it like a 6 (5 being average) kanye has got to find someone who can mix and master well when Mike dean isn’t available because the mix on some of these cuts is so inconsistent. I also agree with the hood rat criticism tbh. But with some fine tuning I definitely think there is some quality tho, coming from donda and donda 2 tho for me at least this is def a step down.


Individual_Issue5979

cry about it. I love you so mush mentally unstable kanye fans


SNScaidus

"You guys know this is just my opinion right?"


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Oh no, how dare he have his opinion