In the "AIDS" part of gorgeous, he's referring to the conspiracies of how the government tested biological weapons (especially HIV) on black and impoverished neighborhoods in the 50s.
for me the beauty of this album is incredible and the importance of this album in Kanye's catalog is insane. This is the gray of New Kanye and Old Kanye. The story of the creation of this album and the dual meaning of the album after power is incredible, the story could be talking about his toxic relationship with the woman he spoke about or his toxic relationship with fame... it's all up for interpretation if you have extra time I recommend watching a video on this album's creation loved your reaction btw
also the outro of runaway is symbolism of kanye being misinterpreted by the media and not being able to express himself. he’s just singing the chorus but it means a lot more than just the chorus.
@@TheReactionBar will you listen to yeezus? i find that it's kinda like a sequel to this album, but it uses heavy satire and instead of using a maximalist production it uses minimalism to make some pretty grand music. if this album is like an analogy of being a villain, yeezus is a full on characterization. its my fave
The perspective Kanye is rapping in on a lot of the songs in this album can be taken in multiple ways, with the more interesting perspective being that in a lot of these songs Kanye is referring to his fame and artistic career rather than a person. For example on all of the lights you could take the lyrics for face value and they make total sense telling a story of a father who cannot reach out to his daughter and raise her anymore. However, at the time of this albums release Kanye himself had no children and was in a lot of controversy due to interrupting Taylor swift at the VMA awards. So you can take what he is saying about 'slapping his girl' and spending time in jail and losing money as representing the time after this incident where Kanye stepped out of the limelight and made this very album due to all the backlash he was facing. Another track where this thinking applies is runaway where the main chorus could be speaking directly to the woman Kanye was dating at the time Amber Rose or to the public and the media, almost acting as a sort of apology for the Taylor Swift incident and stating that he is all the things he states in the chorus but also that it isn't going to change anytime soon. Also just to add some more information on the whole Taylor Swift VMA incident and how impactful that was, the backlash Kanye got from that literally made him go into hiding and contemplate suicide multiple times which he brings up in Power.
Man I have only come 22 minutes in to the video but you're great! Made me laugh when you commenting on the stupid bars 😂 You got yourself a new subscriber! You're plannig on reacting to his other albums? I would like to see that. Keep up the good work! 😃
Raekwon, the one you said sounds like MF DOOM, he’s a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, another member also appears in MBDTF, RZA, as a producer and feature. So you should react to 36 Chambers if you haven’t already
Holy dude this is an awesome reaction, you are so underrated! You got nearly every aspect of the album right, especially that thing with POWER being the end of his actual life and everything after being the afterlife and regret Also, the "Can we get much higher" thing that you were hearing was probably from the One Piece edits that were real popular like 3 years ago
The metaphor for Hell Of A Life is that he’s watching porn, and dreams of a life with a pornstar that he is watching, because he is so lonely. And if you notice in the chorus, he never says “Hell of a life” because he doesn’t pronounce the f at all, which means he’s actually saying “Hell of a lie” because he’s dreaming of living with this woman because he just wants to have someone to love and loves him, and at the end it kind of snaps back to reality with him masterbating, you can hear his deep breathing with the moaning of the woman on the video in the background. Also one more thing, the first three songs are reality, but then he kills himself at the end of POWER, All Of The Lights (Interlude) is like funeral music, and everything after that is just in mind, and through every song, you get deeper and deeper into it. I love this album, it’s my personal favourite, and I’ve analyzed every song, and I’ve listened to season on a podcast dedicated to analyzing this whole album (it was like 8 hours in total), so if you have any questions about any of the songs I can answer them. Also, amazing video, it seems like you definitely know what you’re talking about. This is my favourite reaction I’ve seen.
Oh and another thing, at the end of Blame Game, that Chris Rock part is supposed to be something that Kanye makes in his imagination, so it’s not really Kanye corrupting her, it’s what he wants to believe happens, it’s showing he’s blaming her in the end.
Btw, Rick Ross absolutely makes double what Tupac did. Rap wasnt nearly as profitable in the 90s
That makes sense
Thx for the comment
In the "AIDS" part of gorgeous, he's referring to the conspiracies of how the government tested biological weapons (especially HIV) on black and impoverished neighborhoods in the 50s.
for me the beauty of this album is incredible and the importance of this album in Kanye's catalog is insane. This is the gray of New Kanye and Old Kanye. The story of the creation of this album and the dual meaning of the album after power is incredible, the story could be talking about his toxic relationship with the woman he spoke about or his toxic relationship with fame... it's all up for interpretation if you have extra time I recommend watching a video on this album's creation
loved your reaction btw
Def will have to watch a breakdown vid
also the outro of runaway is symbolism of kanye being misinterpreted by the media and not being able to express himself. he’s just singing the chorus but it means a lot more than just the chorus.
@@liammati2 that makes a lot of sense in the context of the album
Great reaction. Nice insights in first listen! Kanye’s work rewards over time. Hope there is more of his discography for you to explore.
the part on all of the lights about slapping the girl and losing custody is a continuation of connecting his fame and creativity to a child.
Ohh that makes sense
@@TheReactionBar will you listen to yeezus? i find that it's kinda like a sequel to this album, but it uses heavy satire and instead of using a maximalist production it uses minimalism to make some pretty grand music. if this album is like an analogy of being a villain, yeezus is a full on characterization. its my fave
@@tsmith8082 ill add it to the list of albums to react to but it will take a while because there are like ten albums before it
Nicki absolutely WASHED everyone in monster 😭
Yeah and she never peaked this hard again her career 😭
@@rubysings7738pink Friday?
Please react to more Kanye! This is his 2nd best album imo, right behind his debut album The College Dropout
I have a schedule for the next eight reactions and the college dropout and TLOP is on it👀👀
The perspective Kanye is rapping in on a lot of the songs in this album can be taken in multiple ways, with the more interesting perspective being that in a lot of these songs Kanye is referring to his fame and artistic career rather than a person. For example on all of the lights you could take the lyrics for face value and they make total sense telling a story of a father who cannot reach out to his daughter and raise her anymore. However, at the time of this albums release Kanye himself had no children and was in a lot of controversy due to interrupting Taylor swift at the VMA awards. So you can take what he is saying about 'slapping his girl' and spending time in jail and losing money as representing the time after this incident where Kanye stepped out of the limelight and made this very album due to all the backlash he was facing. Another track where this thinking applies is runaway where the main chorus could be speaking directly to the woman Kanye was dating at the time Amber Rose or to the public and the media, almost acting as a sort of apology for the Taylor Swift incident and stating that he is all the things he states in the chorus but also that it isn't going to change anytime soon. Also just to add some more information on the whole Taylor Swift VMA incident and how impactful that was, the backlash Kanye got from that literally made him go into hiding and contemplate suicide multiple times which he brings up in Power.
Man I have only come 22 minutes in to the video but you're great! Made me laugh when you commenting on the stupid bars 😂 You got yourself a new subscriber! You're plannig on reacting to his other albums? I would like to see that. Keep up the good work! 😃
great, simple and to the point reaction!
Glad you liked it!
keep doing reactions, ur actually good ;)
Raekwon, the one you said sounds like MF DOOM, he’s a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, another member also appears in MBDTF, RZA, as a producer and feature. So you should react to 36 Chambers if you haven’t already
Holy dude this is an awesome reaction, you are so underrated! You got nearly every aspect of the album right, especially that thing with POWER being the end of his actual life and everything after being the afterlife and regret
Also, the "Can we get much higher" thing that you were hearing was probably from the One Piece edits that were real popular like 3 years ago
no way that was already 3 years ago
Great reaction!!
Thank you
Impressive insight
Appreciate it💪
react to the college dropout. the start of kanye’s legendary career. love the vids my guy
The metaphor for Hell Of A Life is that he’s watching porn, and dreams of a life with a pornstar that he is watching, because he is so lonely. And if you notice in the chorus, he never says “Hell of a life” because he doesn’t pronounce the f at all, which means he’s actually saying “Hell of a lie” because he’s dreaming of living with this woman because he just wants to have someone to love and loves him, and at the end it kind of snaps back to reality with him masterbating, you can hear his deep breathing with the moaning of the woman on the video in the background. Also one more thing, the first three songs are reality, but then he kills himself at the end of POWER, All Of The Lights (Interlude) is like funeral music, and everything after that is just in mind, and through every song, you get deeper and deeper into it. I love this album, it’s my personal favourite, and I’ve analyzed every song, and I’ve listened to season on a podcast dedicated to analyzing this whole album (it was like 8 hours in total), so if you have any questions about any of the songs I can answer them. Also, amazing video, it seems like you definitely know what you’re talking about. This is my favourite reaction I’ve seen.
That makes a lot of sense. Might have to relisten to the album with that in mind
Oh and another thing, at the end of Blame Game, that Chris Rock part is supposed to be something that Kanye makes in his imagination, so it’s not really Kanye corrupting her, it’s what he wants to believe happens, it’s showing he’s blaming her in the end.
Thanks for the explanation
u need to listen to graduation, it’s debatably his best album
Judging from this video I'm making a bet right now. You're favorite Ye albums will be This, Ye, JIK and Kids See Ghosts.
@@houragents5490 We’ll see, I’ll be reacting to more Ye in the future. I believe the life of pablo is five videos from now
W reaction Man U should listen to Yeezus next
ill add it to the list of albums to react to but it will take a while because there are like ten albums before it
All of the lights is an easy 10
Please do life of pablo
Planning on it
React to igor
I would love to however I’ve already listened to the full album
@@TheReactionBar demon days by Gorillaz?
@@arby9768 haven’t listen to that one yet, I’ll add it to the list, I’ve got a few vids that’ll come out before it but I’ll react to it