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.
Latest episodes
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35 min
My StorYe: Ricky Starks
AEW wrestler Ricky Starks joins Chris today to talk about his love of Ye's music.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community.…
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1 h 12
Power by Ye | Part 2
Part 2 of this episode concludes our line-by-line analysis of Power by Ye.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn…
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1 h 24
Power by Ye | Part 1
If you know Chris and Travis, then you know there's no way they're getting through a masterpiece like Power in just one episode.If you'd like to support the show (and hear this epi…
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2 h 19
Gorgeous by Ye
Ain't no question if we want it—the world needs this lyrical breakdown of Gorgeous. And being a song the entire Ye community adores, Chris and Travis have decided to bring their A…
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2 h 10
Dark Fantasy by Ye
It's time to get higher—much, much higher. High into the clouds where we dissect the music of Ye. And in this particular cloud, we pick apart every single line, sample, and interpo…
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1 h 06
Adam Pally Goes DEFCON
Adam Pally has been a fan of Ye since the beginning. But...well. Ye's recent behavior has changed everything. In this episode, he sits down with Chris and Travis to work through so…
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1 h 45
Season 8: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Ye
In a moment where Ye is in the middle of about 15 different controversies...we just wanna focus on the music. So that's what we're going to do with Season 8 of Watching the Throne,…
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36 min
We Should Talk About Ye...
Next week we begin our new season on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But before we start, we need to have a discussion about Kanye's recent behavior.If you'd like to support the…
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1 h 13
Reactions to True Love and Daylight
Annnnnnd WE'RE BACK!!! And we're ready to discuss two new songs—one belongs to Kanye, and the other features Kanye. The first is True Love, which features XXXTentacion and is/was s…
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43 min
Every Movie Reference Made By Kanye West
Shout out to YellowKing for putting together this huge list of every movie reference Ye has ever made in his music. There are a lot of them. And we read every single one because th…
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1 h 02
Hip Hop vs The Grammys | Could Kanye's canceled performance lead to revolution?
The Grammys cancelled a performance by Kanye West at the 2022 award show. And it's not sitting well with everyone. J Prince wrote a long Twitter thread about it. Dame Dash expresse…
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34 min
The 10 Most Over-Hated Kanye West Songs
Why do you hate this Kanye song, again? In this video, Travis goes through a list of ten over-hated Kanye songs and repeatedly asks that question until he's blue in the face.You ca…
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16 min
A bit of art theft in the HURRICANE music video | Kanye West | Denis Forkas
Someone yoinked Denis Forkas's art for one of the key images in the Hurricane music video. We compare the video to the painting, look at Denis's other work, and discuss Kanye's use…
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12 min
Kanye West suspended from Instagram | 24-hour ban
Instagram decided to suspend Kanye for 24 hours after posts he made about Pete, Dave Sirus, Trevor Noah, and DL Hughley. Wild. We look at some of the posts that got him in trouble,…
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9 min
Kanye goes after Trevor Noah on Instagram | Daily Show host responds
Kanye went after Trevor Noah on Instagram. And before long, the Daily Show host responded. Let's take a look. If you'd like to watch this in video form, then check out our YouTube…
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46 min
Pete Davidson texts Kanye West: A Breakdown
Pete Davidson had Dave Sirus post to instagram a text message conversation between Pete and Kanye. And it is outrageous. Pete goes from standing up for himself to lecturing Kanye t…
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28 min
The EAZY video explained | Kanye West, The Game
People may not know that Chris is primarily a film critic. So here he flexes some of his film critic muscles in an analysis of the EAZY music video and a discussion of everything w…
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45 min
City of Gods by Fivio, Kanye West, Alicia Keys
Better late than never! Today we discuss the incredible, deeply layered collaboration between Fivio, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys: City of Gods. We cover Fivio and Kanye's verses an…
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28 min
The EAZY video explained | Kanye West, The Game
People may not know that Chris is primarily a film critic. So today he's going to flex some of his film critic muscles in an analysis of the EAZY music video and discuss everything…
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20 min
5 indie bands Kanye West should work with
Why the heck not? Today, Travis is going to list five indie bands Kanye West should work with. Ye worked with Beach House and Bon Iver, so why stop there? NOTE: If you have suggest…