A couple weeks back I heard Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) was working with KanYe on his new album, Dark Twisted Fantasy, due out in mid-November. A collaboration with Vernon is just what KanYe needs, especially after hearing Vernon’s work on GAYNGS.
A preview of what’s to come was posted yesterday on KanYe’s blog. The new mix, “Monster” shows some promise for these two, especially when you throw Jay-Z into the mix. Unfortunately, the two others featured, Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj, aren’t as promising.
Not just 24 hours ago, I was listening to MTV – we all have our guilty pleasures at 4 am (usually infomercials for me) – when I heard Sean Kingston’s “Letting Go” featuring Nicki Minaj. It just reminded me of how much shit still gets promoted on the airwaves these days – and how thankful I was to avoid it (thank you, Internet)! But I guess I’ll have to endure it this time. Fortunately, after listening to “Monster” a few time, the two didn’t completely ruin the track.
Although, KanYe’s lyrics are quite becoming of a megalomaniac, his GOOD Music sound is still as present as ever (though, more so in “Power”). Vernon & Jay-Z kept the song strong, giving some breathing room between two other ‘step-children’ of the song. I guess “Monster” is just a good indication of what the album will be like – a mix of the best and worst from the industry.
Question: What do y’all think of Nicki & Rick’s contribution? Am I just overreacting because of my dislike for mainstream garbage – especially from the wanna be Lil’ Kim :)
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Muppets Parody Kanye’s “Monster”:
Fucking hilarious!
KanYe West Info:
Birth Name: Kanye Omari West
Born: June 8, 1977
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Album: The College Dropout | Late Registration | Graduation | 808s & Heartbreak
Similar Artists: KiD CuDi | Wale | Lupe Fiasco | Common
Links: Wikipedia | Facebook | Twitter | Last.fm | AllMusic
Monster Info.:
Album: Dark Twisted Fantasy
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Featuring: Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj
agreed. get that mainstream shit off this track. other than that track is fuckin sick tho. go kanye
Ross literally has like 2 sentences as an intro so you really cant complain about that. Nicki Minaj however is given almost as many bars as Kanye which really doesnt make sense to me, either way shes one of those rappers you either love or completely hate so I understand his choice to include her
seriously? the mainstream scene depresses me just as much as the next guy, but minaj completely kills her verse. forgetting her bullshit radio cuts, she brings a ton of personality to the song. i was impressed with what she did.
Nikki Minaj was good here. Ross is escapism at its best. Go cry in your backpack.
“Ross is escapism at best”. True words.
I still can’t bring myself to say that Nicki did anything for this track, but as @stupidfuckinghipsters points out, you love her or you hate her. She may have had a few decent lines, but her fake-ass persona will always bug the shit out of me. @silk, she definitely has personality, and as lacking as that is in a lot of hip-hop, that’s not the kind I’m looking for.
As far as Rick Ross goes, the best thing about him on this track is his lack of lines. @dan, I don’t quite know what you mean by Ross’s escapism, but there are far better musicians/rappers that are good to trip on.
Lady Gaga calls her fans Monsters and has been her theme for a long time. Kanye is unoriginal.
“Kanye is unoriginal”. And?
As always Kanye is a monster just like the name of the track. im a artist myself and my style of music is in the same lane as Kanye. Nikki is the new Hotness and of course Jay, I dont even need to say anything, you already now. But Im really diggin this track!
Check my album “Super Soul Sauce” http://soundcloud.com/azziedirect/sets/super-soul-sauce
I think this has to be one of Minaj’s best verses, that I’ve heard at least. She definitely brings another dimension to the track.
Personally, I’m suspicious of people denouncing the mainstream purely on the grounds of it being just that, mainstream. Some things are popular because they’re good. And I think in the case of Minaj, she’s (almost) worth the hype. I suppose time will tell when her album finally drops.
I DNT KARE NICKI IS RWAWW NICKI B KILLIN I DONE HEARD DIS SONG LIK 4 THYMEX N I ONLY LISTEN TEW NICKI PART……”FIRST THANG FIRST IMA EAT UR BRAINS DEEN IMA START ROCKIN GOLD TEETH N FANGS……… AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW IMA MUTHA F*CKIN MONSTAH!!!!” ILY DIZZ SONG
This track would be far better without Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj :(
no it would it is good right now
fa shizzle my nizzle
u crazy
I put the pussy in a sarcophagus.
That nigga Kanye killed this shit and so did Jay I think I got a scent of that massacre he smelled. And yall stop hatin on Nikki she did her thing on this track.
And if I’m fake I aint notice cause my money aint.
That line was for yall haters.