Following the release of a 50-second preview of Zane Lowe’s interview with Kanye West last week, the first part in the in-depth conversation with the Yeezus crafter has been released. During Kanye’s chat with the BBC Radio 1 personality, the G.O.O.D. Music emcee touched on his most recent project, Yeezus, and how that album compares to his label’s most recent collaborative work, Cruel Summer.
According to Kanye an album like Yeezus or his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak, has the ability to stand out hundreds of years from now whereas a project like Cruel Summer has less staying power due to the number of radio-friendly records featured on the album.
“I was able to start making exactly what was in my mind again,” said Kanye while speaking on Yeezus. “Not having to speak the textures of the time. Cause you know Cruel Summer is definitely Kanye West…If you look at it 200 years from now it’s not gonna stand out in the way that 808s or Yeezus stands out. And can completely push or redefine or make people say ‘Hey, I completely hate that’ or ‘I completely love that.’”
Kanye was later asked to describe Yeezus in his own words and went on to detail how he creates music for the likes of John Legend and Pusha T as well as for himself. While speaking on making music for himself he touched on his need to “fuck shit up” before commenting on the sound of frustration heard on Yeezus.
“I just think that I’m a production person. I’m a product guy. I’m a producer,” ‘Ye revealed. “So, if I’m working on a John Legend album I’m gonna try to give John Legend the best home for him to stay in. And I’m gonna try to push Pusha T, no pun intended once again it keeps happening to me, to make the thing that represents what I like about his music the most. And then for me as Kanye West I gotta fuck shit up…It was just that level of frustration,” Kanye explained while detailing the other projects he worked on while creating Yeezus. “And this is what frustration fuckin’ sounds like. This is what frustration sounds like.”
Kanye West Praises Michael Jackson, Calls Rants “Motivational Speeches”
Following his remarks on Yeezus and the creative process behind his sixth studio album, Kanye referenced the late Michael Jackson and revealed that there would be no Kanye West without the famed singer. But according to the rapper, he feels he’s at a place in his career where he’s now surpassed Jackson and has reached the “glass ceiling” in his music career.
“There would be no Kanye West if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson. That allowed him to be that, right? So, now let’s take like where there’s people who have issues with me as Kanye West—they classify my motivational speeches as rants and things like this. Like, ‘Why is he saying that, why is he doing that? Blah blah blah.’ Well, I’ve reached a point in my life where my Truman Show boat has hit the painting,” Kanye explained. “And I’ve got to a point that Michael Jackson did not break down. I have reached the glass ceiling. As a creative person, as a celebrity. When I say that, it means I want to do product. I am a product person. Not just clothing, but water bottle design, architecture, everything that you can think about. And I’ve been at it for 10 years. I look around and I say, ‘Wait a second. There’s no one around here in this space that looks like me and if they are they’re quiet as fuck.’”
Kanye’s full interview with BBC Radio 1 can be found below (via Complex).
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Realest speech that Kayne ever made. Listening to Yeezus is frustrating and made me pissed off more than ever.
Damn then listen to D5 homie its guaranteed to be a killer
^lol
Actually yeezus is what being a crack head sounds like.
NO THAT WOULD BE DMX
Great interview, looking forward to rest of it
Huh?!?!?!?
yeezus is what a rich spoiled celebrity fucks that have it all but still wants people to feel sorry for him sounds like. nothing but rich people complaining.
I’m not a Michael Jackson fan.
I am. See I can play too. You LOSE!!!
200 years from now people will not remember 808s, Cruel Summer, or Yeezus. There’s a slim chance anyone will even know who Kanye is… And that’s not hate, that’s bing realistic. You know how fast trends change.
Except JA RULE, ELVIS, 2Pac, FRANK SINATRA, THE BEATLES ALL LEGENDS
Kanye will be remember as the rapper/producer who ranted, acted crazy, and took risks musically.
Errrm Kanye, MJ did a ton of albums before he considered himself finished in the music business as well as the best selling album in history, you got a long way to go buddy lol
I agree, Kanye…I was definitely frustrated listening to it….
ye’ why the fuck you talking like that
yeah i had no idea that he spoke like a white guy like that wtf? lol he usually talks all g, this just sounds weird.
He’s always sounded like that in interviews. That’s his speaking voice. If you recall, his mother is a college professor. They don’t sound like you and your pal Jamal when you’re hanging on the corner pretending to be hood.
Old interviews:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-O_AJws9M0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq3W-E782kc
lol.. love Ye’s music, but this nigga is fake as fuck.. why is he talking like that? so white society accepts him? youtube an earlier interview from this dude, he NEVER spoke the way he does now.. it just sounds forced and fake… wack
He has always spoken like this when being interviewed. It’s his speaking voice. It’s not something he’s “doing.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-O_AJws9M0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq3W-E782kc
Blame Kim K and her fam for that bs. Kanye’s a sellout.
Damn, what happened to him? Ye sound kinda crazy I hope he just acting. RIP to his mom he sounds lost.
RAPPERS R THE NEW ROCKSTARS!!!
“now rap n****s are the new r&b n****s” cough…Drake…cough
he thinks people will remember 808s and Yeezus and not College Dropout or Late Registration? Kanye keeps regressing
its like he has a split personality! listen to him in the first 30 seconds and then compare that to the last 30 seconds…. bipolar or some shit.
I agree with Kanye in this video. He definitely knows what he is doing and is really passionate about his shit.
He is really upset about leather pants? How many peolpe have i seen wth leather jogging pants in the hood.. NONE!
13:10 The coke really kicked in
I think this guy seriously need to rethink taking his meds again. First of all I don’t understand this compulsive need he has to compare himself or his experiences to Michael Jackson and other legends of the past. Doesn’t he realize that they never compared themselves to anyone. That’s because you realized they were great on their own. Their talent communicated to you on a level were you couldn’t have mistaken it for anything else. They didn’t have to shove down your throat in interview after interview “I am great” “I am the best that ever did it” “I’m the greatest of all time” “I am this I am that”. Ironically this may say more about what’s the problem with hip-hop than what his problem is. Humility may take him farther than a egotistical view of himself that only he seems to see.
Sincerely Yours
-Malone
He Sounds like when Eddie Murphy does a white voice.. hahah
Kanye is dope but WTF?
the kanye west that made college dropout, late registration and graduation is dead.
that kanye is what birthed drake , j. cole and the likes.
the world just needs to accept it.
we loved him so much when he came out that everytime we hear he’s got a new album we hope that the old kanye will come back and that this was all a crazy period in his life but it’s not.
he’s crazy, screaming over leather pants and he can’t see it because he’s so busy trying to be a ”legend”.
R.I.P Kanye Omari West
Just because you’re music is “outside the box”, doesnt make it great. Great music is whats great. “Yeezus” = 1/5.
I believe now he knows what kinda album people want right now. I believe “Yeezus” was something that was a experimental project just to see if people would actually listen to it. I mean you got wack ass artist putting music out bullshit and it sells. He decided to take that route also. Every artist has an album you can put on a shitlist and “yeezus” is one of them.
I thought Yeezus was excellent. Incredible production, and a writing style that was direct and blunt. A very cohesive 40 minute album. Give it a longer look. Managed to seamlessly blend genres.
yeah production and engineering were top of the game, the mixing on
I Am A God blows me away every time
yeezus was about his thoughts it was in third person people didnt get it oh well.
KANYE HAS BEEN FALLIN OFF
YEEZUS IS WORST ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR ANY BIG TIME ARTIST
you don’t know what the fuck your talking about, just cause Yeezus wasn’t your standrd formulated hip hop album doesn’t means it sucks when you catch up then you’ll understand
YOUR JUST A LITTLE KAYNE WEST GROUPIE FAG, GET HIS DICK OUT OF YOUR THROAT.
DONT EVER DISRESPECT ME AGAIN LIKE THAT OR ILL TRACK DOWN YOUR I.P., MURDER YOU AND RAPE YOUR MOM
^ U Jelly?
KIM KARDASHIAN BRAIN WASHED HIM
More like pussy whipped than hypnotized.
hes a great human being
i never tot i will b more famous than you
DAMN NIGGA!
I Loved Kanye’s Music.
But stratin NOW I will be boycotting this nigga!!
Thinking u surpassed MICHAEL JACKSON? FUCK YOU!
creatively…not musically
lmao are u serious nigga?
u belive him?
u even defending him???
Ain’t nobody will ever touch MJJ’s legend status.
Kanye, you are NO WHERE near him!
I know we want artists to bring what we liked before but if any of us were Kanye we would probably want to push the envelope. He has an interesting way of looking at things. I don’t like everything about him, but I respect what he has done and will more often check for his music than not. Props to him.
Kanye’s best buddy Marc Jacobs cruelly tortures a talented young designer called Angel Barta. He’s been stealing her ideas and torturing her for 5 years. He fooled her with love. Read the details with evidence and spread the truth! check: styleangelique.blogspot. com
…thats what she gets for falling in love with a dude who fucks men…businesses are cutthroat obviously she wasnt on point enough to make it
Kanye West Says “Yeezus” Is
“What Utter Garbage Sounds Like”
This nigga trippin’
respect his his work ethic
really passionate
lmao kanye goes to hypebeast
Yeezus is the best rap album so far Ive heard this year. If u dont like this album then please dont talk to me about rap music.
I won’t talk to you about rap music then…
Cocaine is one hell of a drug…
this nigga talkin like he gay
his lips are ugly as hell he looks just ugly
Nah, It’s Dark and Hell is Hot is what frustration sounds like. Yeezus is what a temper tantrum sounds like.
upto I saw the paycheck 4 $7329, I did not believe that my neighbour woz like they say actualy earning money in their spare time from there labtop.. there uncle has done this for under sixteen months and recently repaid the dept on there condo and bought Renault 4. This Site… http://www.Fb39.com
yeezus is like album of the year and shit but it is so far over the masses heads they don’t realize it.
He is right in years to come this will stand out among the releses of today as unique and truthful representation of today.
You must mean the production is over people’s heads because lyrically it was boring. Nothing fresh about his substance, word play, or delivery. What Lauryn Hill did with Neurotic Society was next level. What Kanye did was just take a shot at a new sound.
Kanye West is ahead of the curve. People criticize him, his music, his behavior, but for those who understand him — are ahead too.
This is a GREAT interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAeoOcpUS4
yeezus is what trash sounds like if it had a sound. Drake has taken over once drake outsells this ovverrated attention seeking clown he will have to accept that drake is better than him. Word on the street is that drake fucked kim k and the baby is really drakes.
Your’e a fucking clown. Drake admiited Kanye is hes fav artists ever! he called him god at OVO concert.
If it wasn’t for Ye there be no Drake.
Delu-FUCKING-sional at best, to the fucker below, how is Yeezlost ahead of the curve? what curve? Gucci, Khaleed, French, Baby? Oh I get it the the Zeebrish curve.
“Yeezus is what frustration sounds like” is right. It’ was probably the most uncomfortable listening experience of my life, and you don’t achieve that level of horrible awkwardness by being bad at what you do. You achieve that by being a talented maniac intent on punishing your listeners so they can feel whatever kind of bizarre torture you’re feeling.
His first three albums earned Ye my respect forever, but I’m done letting him punish me for being his fan. I’m going to listen to College Dropout right now.
Drake is on the shoulders of Kanye and that is why Drake is going to Roc Nation.
“808 and Heartbeats” is the blueprint for all of Drake’s shyt.
until I saw the paycheck which was of $9068, I be certain …that…my mom in-law had been realie taking home money in there spare time from there new laptop.. there brothers friend has done this for less than eight months and resently paid the loans on there house and bought a great Honda. read the article… http://WWW.Fb39.com
“Yeezus” Is “What Frustration Sounds Like”…Yeah, for the listener of this bullshit ass album…and the “cover” for Yeezus sucks ass too…Come with some real music next time
Yeezus sounds more like what shitty music is like. Also lol at Kanye calling his rants motivational speeches. Kanye is so damn narcissistic. It’s a damn shame.
Kanye is a cat who is successful in music but wants more. The thing is, his reaction to conflict is not favorable therefore limiting people’s interest in dealing with him. Who’s fault is that?
Your music is whack! You are nothing more than a punk bitch with a wife who is only famous for having Ray J in her mouth!
I love how you try and act so hard, when clearly you are not with those tight ass jeans on!!!
If I ever see you at LAX, I will take photos of your bitch ass and talk about your mother TO YOUR FACE! I hope you trip, so I can lay all 6’6″ 243 lbs on your bitch ass!!!!
You are nothing but bitch maid ass ****!
PROSTITUTE!!!!